Do you know that there is an community (careful, link has sound) who are dedicated to destroying all copies of the game in existence?
That does not mean that the game is bad...it means it is a slight against God.
Microsoft has a long history of unprofessional easter eggs in their OS and applications: Windows 98 and Internet Explorer 7.0 have hidden full developer credits, the "SOY" easter egg in Windows XP, and Office 2000 had a developer created game (Dev Hunter). There are MANY more.
The only thing Microsoft may be ticked at is that this is the first time that an easter egg has happened in packaging.
I could not agree with you more. Consider that each old WOW server (with an established population of end-game players) suffers from hyperinflation (a result of infinite money from these characters) and is a closed system. Gold farming is a byproduct of a new/casual player attempting to break into an established server. New players want to buy high-levels item at an auction house to keep up with the established players.
Here lies Blizzard's great secret: if not for new servers being opened, WOW would be unpopular. Imagine if WOW ran one server: most new players would be forced to use vendor/crafted equipment and never afford the high auction house prices for goods. New and causal players would leave in droves.
Who do you propose these videos profile? There is no "high-score" for WOW and thus, no easy way to determine a world champion. There are so many servers that all run the same content that determining who is first or fastest at accomplishing something is a challenging task. Not to mention private WOW servers where players can cheat.
WOW players are not recognized for in-game accomplishments. Just take a look at the most famous (or infamous) WOW players to date:
1) A woman who traded sex for an epic mount
2) A sarcastic man who botched a raid for his party (Leerrrooy Jenkins!!!)
Your "world champion" WOW player documentaries will never happen.
The buying and selling of virtual currency in MMORPGs have proven to "sour" the game environment, the worst effects being inflated prices and in-game spam. What steps have you taken to control gold farming and spam?
Sure, it had to compete with E.T, which destroyed it at the box office. However, "Tron" did not fail - it cost $17,000,000 to produce, and it made $33,000,000 domestically. Don't try to blame "Tron" on the reluctance of Hollywood to try new technology.
Even you may not personally like the Myst style of games there is a demand for them. Just look at the staggering amount of sequels for Myst:
Riven
Myst 3
Myst 4
Uru
The Uru MMO
Myst 5
Overmind: Thank you for stopping by the hive today, larva. Before we spawn you, tell us a little about yourself.
Larva: It has been my personal dream to spawn into something for your organization. I'm not desperate for a position, but there is not much I can do in my current position as a larva besides crawl around. I am looking for a role with more responsibility, like being a drone and harvesting minerals.
Overmind: What do you feel is your best quality that you can offer our organization?
Larva: If I spawn as an ultralisk or drone, I will do my best to serve the Swarm in that position. So, I guess that I'm adaptable to the Swarm's needs.
Overmind: Most of your job duties will entail killing humans. I note on your resume that you have no prior experience in this field. How do you feel about killing terrans?
Larva: Some of my best friends are human, so I'm not really comfortable with that.
Overmind: Yes, well thank you for coming in today. We will give you a call if we have an opening for you.
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Here is a link to said game trailer: link.
No nudity, no blood spilled, one possible death. I feel so robbed...
Who will protect the protectors?
Do you know that there is an community (careful, link has sound) who are dedicated to destroying all copies of the game in existence? That does not mean that the game is bad...it means it is a slight against God.
As Blockbuster currently operates 5,192 stores, I find it odd that they would use the two formats in only 250 of its stores.
I doubt that high school academic achievers are part of the YouTube demographic.
Yeah, because there's nothing more boring than the future of our country.
Microsoft has a long history of unprofessional easter eggs in their OS and applications: Windows 98 and Internet Explorer 7.0 have hidden full developer credits, the "SOY" easter egg in Windows XP, and Office 2000 had a developer created game (Dev Hunter). There are MANY more.
The only thing Microsoft may be ticked at is that this is the first time that an easter egg has happened in packaging.
I SWEAR if you club that baby seal, I will leave this stack of CDs on a library table!
I could not agree with you more. Consider that each old WOW server (with an established population of end-game players) suffers from hyperinflation (a result of infinite money from these characters) and is a closed system. Gold farming is a byproduct of a new/casual player attempting to break into an established server. New players want to buy high-levels item at an auction house to keep up with the established players.
Here lies Blizzard's great secret: if not for new servers being opened, WOW would be unpopular. Imagine if WOW ran one server: most new players would be forced to use vendor/crafted equipment and never afford the high auction house prices for goods. New and causal players would leave in droves.
...the in-game currency is bottle caps. Awesome trailer!
"That's no moon"
I can't wait to hear what Thrall has to say!
My apologies. My sarcasm meter is off today.
Who do you propose these videos profile? There is no "high-score" for WOW and thus, no easy way to determine a world champion. There are so many servers that all run the same content that determining who is first or fastest at accomplishing something is a challenging task. Not to mention private WOW servers where players can cheat. WOW players are not recognized for in-game accomplishments. Just take a look at the most famous (or infamous) WOW players to date: 1) A woman who traded sex for an epic mount 2) A sarcastic man who botched a raid for his party (Leerrrooy Jenkins!!!) Your "world champion" WOW player documentaries will never happen.
When someone on /. calls someone a loser, it MEANS they are a loser.
What has roots as nobody sees,
Is taller than trees,
Up, up it goes
And yet never grows?
The buying and selling of virtual currency in MMORPGs have proven to "sour" the game environment, the worst effects being inflated prices and in-game spam. What steps have you taken to control gold farming and spam?
I can't wait for the "All-Seeing Eye" Google toolbar for Firefox!
1. (From this post) ead /. come up for arithmetic.
2. (From an earlier post) righting
3. I hate to see what
Sure, it had to compete with E.T, which destroyed it at the box office. However, "Tron" did not fail - it cost $17,000,000 to produce, and it made $33,000,000 domestically. Don't try to blame "Tron" on the reluctance of Hollywood to try new technology.
Nah, the trick ending is going to be that Sims are made of people! Stop playing Sims! Don't you realize that Sims is people! SIMS IS PEOPLE!
I just came back from maturity leave. I no longer talk about 80's cartoons or Batman comics. Damn maturity.
I just hope they have the Big Gulp drink holder built into the monitor.
Even you may not personally like the Myst style of games there is a demand for them. Just look at the staggering amount of sequels for Myst: Riven
Myst 3
Myst 4
Uru
The Uru MMO
Myst 5
Overmind: Thank you for stopping by the hive today, larva. Before we spawn you, tell us a little about yourself.
Larva: It has been my personal dream to spawn into something for your organization. I'm not desperate for a position, but there is not much I can do in my current position as a larva besides crawl around. I am looking for a role with more responsibility, like being a drone and harvesting minerals.
Overmind: What do you feel is your best quality that you can offer our organization?
Larva: If I spawn as an ultralisk or drone, I will do my best to serve the Swarm in that position. So, I guess that I'm adaptable to the Swarm's needs.
Overmind: Most of your job duties will entail killing humans. I note on your resume that you have no prior experience in this field. How do you feel about killing terrans?
Larva: Some of my best friends are human, so I'm not really comfortable with that.
Overmind: Yes, well thank you for coming in today. We will give you a call if we have an opening for you.