But I could never imagine buying and playing the game regularly unless they design a path or two you can take through the game to make it to the "end" without having to join up with a huge guild that schedules raids and grinds for gear.
You can make it to the "end" without joining a huge guild or raiding all the time. You'll simply reach the "end" sooner if you don't do those things. There is a finite amount of content in the game, whether you're into small group stuff or raiding. The raiding content simply takes longer to burn through.
I don't plan to join a raiding guild (not quite 60 yet, only 51), which means I'll probably have to settle for lower quality gear. But I don't really mind. I've had a lot of fun getting my current current character to where he is, and I suspect I'll enjoy PvP for a good while, even if I'm at a disadvantage at 60 without epics. When I get bored with the small group content/PvP at level 60, I will likely either start up a new character and try a different class or find some new games to play.
Am I the only one that found this whole statement funny? I would think that they would release the paper to trade magazines and such to get their findings out, rather than waste time with meetings about how meetings are bad. That sounds like shooting yourself in the foot to me.
But shooting yourself in the foot could be a good thing if you're trying to demonstrate that guns are dangerous.;)
It's never been clear to me why they don't give away every copy in the first place.
Considering the fact that I've seen videos previewing WoW from 2001, I'd say the $50 price tag for the box is to recoup the 3+ years of development costs. The $15 per month is paying for server bandwidth and continued development on the game.
I was thinking the same thing, but something else also occurred to me. I can see the companies who currently publish games for the Mac saying, "Hell, since the Mac can run Windows now too, why bother with a Mac version at all?"
Possibly, though I don't think that's too likely to happen. I don't think dual booting is very common among casual users, so I imagine most Mac buyers will continue to only run OS X.
This is a little silly. For the money the MacBook costs, you could get an immensely powerful Windows laptop. With a mac you pay a premium for the hardware and software combination (MacOS X). The only reason to install Windows on one is to wind up the mac zealots (which is possibly why this whole article should be -1 Flamebait.
Just because you cannot see another reason for installing Windows on a Mac, doesn't mean no other reasons exist. I really like OS X, and would love to have a machine running it for my day-to-day desktop use. I also really love the Windows games that I already own. A Mac dual booting OS X and Windows would be really convenient for me, and I'm sure I'm not alone.
Now that I'm 41, oooooooh geez, I now realize what a typical arrogant... young punk I was.
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If someone who is relatively young (i.e., under, say, 25-30) is reading this and thinks I'm full of crap, then you're not qualified to have an opinion. Your brain hasn't finished developing yet. Sorry.
And if someone disagrees with me who is older than that, then you must've not grown up yet.:)
Glad to see you've gotten over that arrogance problem...;)
He was seeking another master to train Leia's twins. Luke was afraid that he would fail in training them, like Obi-wan did with Anakin.
I re-read the trilogy after Ep 3 came out, and while it wasn't as good as I remembered it (from when I was in high school), I still thought it was a pretty good story over all. Actually, my biggest complaint was with most of the names of people, places, etc in the series. Why do some sci-fi/fantasy writers feel that making proper names completely unpronounceable is the only way to make them seem "alien"?
I have a problem, both at home and at work, where sometimes when I type in a form field, it pops up the "search" bar at the bottom, and starts putting my typing in there. Not good if I am entering a password with a co-worker sat next to me. Anyone else have this problem? Is it a known bug?
Not sure if this is your problem, but I've noticed that hitting either the apostrophe or forward slash key will bring up the search bar, though that's only if the focus is not in a form field. So it's possible when that happens to you, your focus isn't in the form like you thought and you hit one of those keys while typing.
I know It happens to me occasionally and it's pretty annoying, especially since the otherwise handy find-as-you-type feature could have your page jumping around. I don't really know the reasoning behind having those keys trigger find...
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Must've been a Daikatana fan. :)
You can make it to the "end" without joining a huge guild or raiding all the time. You'll simply reach the "end" sooner if you don't do those things. There is a finite amount of content in the game, whether you're into small group stuff or raiding. The raiding content simply takes longer to burn through.
I don't plan to join a raiding guild (not quite 60 yet, only 51), which means I'll probably have to settle for lower quality gear. But I don't really mind. I've had a lot of fun getting my current current character to where he is, and I suspect I'll enjoy PvP for a good while, even if I'm at a disadvantage at 60 without epics. When I get bored with the small group content/PvP at level 60, I will likely either start up a new character and try a different class or find some new games to play.
Mistakenly converting to an integer? ;)
But shooting yourself in the foot could be a good thing if you're trying to demonstrate that guns are dangerous. ;)
No doubt :)
Considering the fact that I've seen videos previewing WoW from 2001, I'd say the $50 price tag for the box is to recoup the 3+ years of development costs. The $15 per month is paying for server bandwidth and continued development on the game.
Well, you can always throw the game away. :)
Possibly, though I don't think that's too likely to happen. I don't think dual booting is very common among casual users, so I imagine most Mac buyers will continue to only run OS X.
Just because you cannot see another reason for installing Windows on a Mac, doesn't mean no other reasons exist. I really like OS X, and would love to have a machine running it for my day-to-day desktop use. I also really love the Windows games that I already own. A Mac dual booting OS X and Windows would be really convenient for me, and I'm sure I'm not alone.
Well I didn't notice any "post-Columbine" references, so I'd say he hasn't topped Katz yet. :)
Glad to see you've gotten over that arrogance problem... ;)
Hmm... Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
We can't very well send both men and women since they wouldn't be able to control themselves. :)
Personal Home Page Hypertext Preprocessor?
So there's nothing to be worried about?
Magenta couldn't be reached for comment, officials fear the worst.
He was seeking another master to train Leia's twins. Luke was afraid that he would fail in training them, like Obi-wan did with Anakin.
I re-read the trilogy after Ep 3 came out, and while it wasn't as good as I remembered it (from when I was in high school), I still thought it was a pretty good story over all. Actually, my biggest complaint was with most of the names of people, places, etc in the series. Why do some sci-fi/fantasy writers feel that making proper names completely unpronounceable is the only way to make them seem "alien"?
Well you got modded redundant, you're obviously qualified!
But will a polishing compound leave your iPod smelling minty fresh?
Not sure if this is your problem, but I've noticed that hitting either the apostrophe or forward slash key will bring up the search bar, though that's only if the focus is not in a form field. So it's possible when that happens to you, your focus isn't in the form like you thought and you hit one of those keys while typing.
I know It happens to me occasionally and it's pretty annoying, especially since the otherwise handy find-as-you-type feature could have your page jumping around. I don't really know the reasoning behind having those keys trigger find...
Hmm, perhaps the click wheel could function as an old rotary dial... :)
You poor, poor soul. ;)
- Fellow UMR alumn
Murder for killing someone. War crimes for doing a victory crouch-hump on their corpse.
You know, I'd love to help eliminate the growing apathy problem, but... meh...
The United States Government came under attack today by an internet terrorist organization known as "Slashdot". The attack was made on the US Patent Office website by thousands, if not millions, of Slashdot readers, and as of this writing, the attack is still underway. Slashdot, long known as an anti-patent hate site, is clearly an organized threat to the US. Its leader, Commander Taco is believed to have personally lead today's assault.
Studies show that Slashdot's readers are almost exclusively nerds, and that most nerds are at least infrequent readers of the terrorist site. US Intelligence reports that many of the more dedicated members frequent the site several times a day, often from work. As a result, the Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning for all Americans to be on heightened alert. If you see any nerds engaged in any suspicious browsing, please contact your local authorities.