Indeed, they stopped using ink about 10 years ago (even here in Australia). You might find smaller out of the way police stations in outback towns with paper & ink, but not in big cities.
This is most definitely for gathering prints without the subject realising.
LOTRO, Eve, probably WoW, there's quite a few out there that have been around for a while (or even not that long) and have a strong community with strong backing from the devs.
It's only when a game lacks massively (Tabula Rasa, AoC, WAR) that things start to go pear shaped.
Unfortunately Mythic made the biggest mistake MMOs seem to be making of late - emulating WoW, poorly.
If people wanted to play WoW, they'd have a subscription. I don't, anymore, but I do have a sub for Eve and I do have a lifetime membership for LOTRO. If another MMO comes along and people like it then we'll see more added to the list of survivable MMOs.
Look at the Asian market, they have MMOs that have been around for ages and aren't shutting down servers. In fact, a lot of MMOs that ARE surviving are ADDING servers.
Taking away servers is akin to saying "look, we're going to shut down soon, so you had better look elsewhere". By doing this, and by not planning the release better, they have pretty much signed their own death certificate.
This is aside from the fact WAR is a terrible game.
I didn't go back to WoW... there are other games out there you know.
I actually think it was only second to AoC for the dodgiest game releases of late. It looked terrible and played like old people fuck - jittery and awkward.
I love how your sig is about anti-trolls, yet you're doing it yourself.
What has creating a balanced scoring system got to do with griefing? A lot of MMOs seems to be using this kind of system for PvP to REDUCE griefing. If you get the same points per kill no matter if they are shit hot or a noob you'll always go for the noob (grief). With degraded scoring, you tend to aim higher and leave the noobs till last.
I say good on him. Cops seem to think they are a cop 24/7, yet when it's turned against them it's "locker room talk".
This is why cops get no respect, they think they are above the law. The if I bragged about robbing a bank (even if it was bullshit), or put my status as wanting to kill someone important (prime minister/president) on Facebook or Myspace, the police would use it against me to remove reasonable doubt. I couldn't use the "locker room talk" defense there, I'd end up in prison.
The only issue here is that the cop won't be brought up on disciplinary charges, which is exactly what should happen.
I'm sure if the company didn't go bankrupt and the MCP went bankrupt Microsoft would find some way to make the company still pay.
This is total BS, you don't fuck your reps - they are the ones telling companies to buy your product, without them you're up shit creek without a paddle.
adults (a niche market which Playstations have traditionally been strong in)
Are you high? Can I have some?
Since when has adult gaming been a "niche market" or one that "Playstations have traditionally been strong in"? I am an adult, most of my gaming is done on PC. I know a lot of adult gamers, most of their gaming is done on PC. The ones that don't, own an Xbox (1 or 360 depending on what year you want to go back to)... before the Xbox, it was all PC.
One thing I love about PS3 fanboys is that they try to defend the PS3 by picking holes in others' statements rather than giving examples of why PS3s are good machines.
So what you're saying is you're relying on someone else to decide what's safe and what's not? And this seems to give you the peace of mind to browse like a blind wombat?
Funny how non-gamers seem to run to Hollywood as a comparison for everything.
Honestly, games have been quite varied from the start, many producers and many distributors. The whole "hollywoodisation" of gaming has come in recent years with massive corporate entities like EA, Ubisoft, Rockstar, and the like taking over smaller studios to feed their own agendas.
Yes the game industry is moving toward a Hollywood model, but it's definitely not the one that it's 'always compared'.
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my eyes, my eyes, will you do nothing about the memes?!?!
I swear that could be a mantra for some new geek religion...
yeh, we just get stuff that doesn't break from fire, floods, wildlife, trees... the list goes on.
Indeed, they stopped using ink about 10 years ago (even here in Australia). You might find smaller out of the way police stations in outback towns with paper & ink, but not in big cities.
This is most definitely for gathering prints without the subject realising.
Unfortunately when you have a cause people gravitate to the nutjobs do the same.
And this is why his/her karma is bad... troll baiting.
Yes, I know, OT - but I have excellent karma, so I care not.
May I cross the bridge mr troll?
LOTRO, Eve, probably WoW, there's quite a few out there that have been around for a while (or even not that long) and have a strong community with strong backing from the devs.
It's only when a game lacks massively (Tabula Rasa, AoC, WAR) that things start to go pear shaped.
Unfortunately Mythic made the biggest mistake MMOs seem to be making of late - emulating WoW, poorly.
If people wanted to play WoW, they'd have a subscription. I don't, anymore, but I do have a sub for Eve and I do have a lifetime membership for LOTRO. If another MMO comes along and people like it then we'll see more added to the list of survivable MMOs.
Look at the Asian market, they have MMOs that have been around for ages and aren't shutting down servers. In fact, a lot of MMOs that ARE surviving are ADDING servers.
Taking away servers is akin to saying "look, we're going to shut down soon, so you had better look elsewhere". By doing this, and by not planning the release better, they have pretty much signed their own death certificate.
This is aside from the fact WAR is a terrible game.
I didn't go back to WoW... there are other games out there you know.
I actually think it was only second to AoC for the dodgiest game releases of late. It looked terrible and played like old people fuck - jittery and awkward.
I love how your sig is about anti-trolls, yet you're doing it yourself.
What has creating a balanced scoring system got to do with griefing? A lot of MMOs seems to be using this kind of system for PvP to REDUCE griefing. If you get the same points per kill no matter if they are shit hot or a noob you'll always go for the noob (grief). With degraded scoring, you tend to aim higher and leave the noobs till last.
Obvious troll is obvious...
I say good on him. Cops seem to think they are a cop 24/7, yet when it's turned against them it's "locker room talk".
This is why cops get no respect, they think they are above the law. The if I bragged about robbing a bank (even if it was bullshit), or put my status as wanting to kill someone important (prime minister/president) on Facebook or Myspace, the police would use it against me to remove reasonable doubt. I couldn't use the "locker room talk" defense there, I'd end up in prison.
The only issue here is that the cop won't be brought up on disciplinary charges, which is exactly what should happen.
It did, you just bought the Vista version...
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KILL IT!!!
How can you kill that which does not live?
I'm sure if the company didn't go bankrupt and the MCP went bankrupt Microsoft would find some way to make the company still pay.
This is total BS, you don't fuck your reps - they are the ones telling companies to buy your product, without them you're up shit creek without a paddle.
Bet you're a good old American... no such thing as the Patriot Act.
Gotta love how yank jerks love to poke fun at poms about privacy and lack of rights....
You know what they say, those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Your constitution is not worth the paper it's written on.
no, but I am... hah, damn quote marks.
I remember that... all they made was a highly vulnerable standard that creates frustrations galore for novice users.
One thing I love about PS3 fanboys is that they try to defend the PS3 by picking holes in others' statements rather than giving examples of why PS3s are good machines.
Blah blah terrorists blah blah blah America means freedom blah blah
Oh wait, is it not funny when people take your sig and use it against you?
So what you're saying is you're relying on someone else to decide what's safe and what's not? And this seems to give you the peace of mind to browse like a blind wombat?
GREAT security regimen there...
Funny how non-gamers seem to run to Hollywood as a comparison for everything.
Honestly, games have been quite varied from the start, many producers and many distributors. The whole "hollywoodisation" of gaming has come in recent years with massive corporate entities like EA, Ubisoft, Rockstar, and the like taking over smaller studios to feed their own agendas.
Yes the game industry is moving toward a Hollywood model, but it's definitely not the one that it's 'always compared'.
I think "EA" is a step backwards.
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Wait, sorry, was I supposed to answer the headline or read the submission?
Well, it wasn't called Critical Update Notification Tool at first for nothing.