if your first step is to use the largest drive available in a performance raid, then your first step is probably a misstep.
it's better to use those raids with the smaller-yet-faster drives, ie the 10k+ rpm raptors or perhaps some yet to be seen faster better (stronger harder?) SSD's and use the latest ultra large HDDs in a simple redundant raid setup for backups.
finally the PS3's true processing potential has been revealed to us!
but seriously, it's funny to think how many hundreds/thousands?/millions?/billions? of calculations the ps3 is doing... simply so that game can do a little addition. bwhahaha
I think there are a bunch of EA-lovin mods here, ignoring the top posts they know they can't win (as in, mod down) but instead go down farther in the threads where the truly insightful and informative comments are and mod em trolls.
if you are a mod and hopefully browsing at -1 look around for more QZTR posts he is correct there are a bunch of poorly modded posts.
still, according to google that puts the price of blu rays around 67$... dang, that is an INSANE markup. i don't even buy games for that much, i always wait until they drop below 40 USD... would never buy a blu ray for that much 0_o unless it was like.. a complete blu ray season of some tv show...
Interesting, i went through the same thing awhile ago, but all i had to do was email customer support with pictures of the box/cd case/cd/cd-key all clearly displayed (i don't know if it was all required but i figured it would leave less room for doubt in their minds) after i did so they kept emailing back questions i answered two emails, but on the third email i replied (something like...) "i really don't want to play 20 questions right now, i provided the proof of ownership could you please allow me to activate my product?" and the next email i had my game registered. no cost to me either...
the thing about the questions were that they didn't really seem relevant to my ownership of the game. anyways, i was entirely satisfied with the ease and the outcome of the whole process.
There is more to it than that though... take Bioshock for instance, that game got slammed again and again, especially here on slashdot, i can't even count the number of people who said "i won't buy it because makes you connect online when you install and keeps track of your installs" but then at the same time it really did take weeks for a *WORKING* crack to appear for the game. well the game was up right away but a real crack to you know, actually play the game took at least a full week if not longer, and even then it got proper'd like 3x till some group final got it right.
now bioshock did have strong sales (along with high ratings) but could it have been better, if they hadn't included an online-connect-at-install part?
i dunno, i bought the game and later on i torrented it also so that i could have an "easy install" version just in case.. never really needed it tho.
ummm just so other readers know, parent is mostly incorrect. the game is going to ship with thousands of creatures to populate your which you won't have to download. remember these creature files are only a few kilobytes each. it's not at all hard for them to pack a ton of them on the game disc, especially when you consider there will be no large levels to store on the discs, all the game worlds are randomly generated.
i dunno about textures, i remember hearing early on that they were also procedurally generated, and considering the size of the creature creator demo, textures prolly won't take up that much space either, relative to other games.
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if your first step is to use the largest drive available in a performance raid, then your first step is probably a misstep.
it's better to use those raids with the smaller-yet-faster drives, ie the 10k+ rpm raptors or perhaps some yet to be seen faster better (stronger harder?) SSD's and use the latest ultra large HDDs in a simple redundant raid setup for backups.
multi raids ftw
that is totally cool, have never heard of this project before. very neat.
finally the PS3's true processing potential has been revealed to us!
but seriously, it's funny to think how many hundreds/thousands?/millions?/billions? of calculations the ps3 is doing... simply so that game can do a little addition. bwhahaha
i have no idea if the parent is talking about slashdot polls or the upcoming election...
but it seems to me that either case is equally valid.
i'll play it safe and go with slashdot polls. yes, that must be it.
i would take the job but i'm afraid of being funny.
...you mean played quake
than yes.
I think there are a bunch of EA-lovin mods here, ignoring the top posts they know they can't win (as in, mod down) but instead go down farther in the threads where the truly insightful and informative comments are and mod em trolls.
if you are a mod and hopefully browsing at -1 look around for more QZTR posts he is correct there are a bunch of poorly modded posts.
still, according to google that puts the price of blu rays around 67$... dang, that is an INSANE markup. i don't even buy games for that much, i always wait until they drop below 40 USD... would never buy a blu ray for that much 0_o unless it was like.. a complete blu ray season of some tv show...
is that relative USD price in NZ? i'm clueless regarding the currency, but i would imagine piracy would run rampant with those prices if that is USD.
i vet you are vrong!
we have just recently developed the technology to detect planets, and most of them are "too big" relative to earth...
yet we can detect microbes 700 light years away?
hmmmmmm
i doubt there are very many people living in new york who travel frequently by land or sea to mexico...
"As for ginseng, I doubt that it produces a great difference in taste." ... "I am not a chemist"
apparently you are not a cook either, lol
go and sleep on the street with our children because you are not my responsibility.
rofl wow, awesome... better than 90% of the slashdot troll comments
If you don't Know now, you probably never will.
Interesting, i went through the same thing awhile ago, but all i had to do was email customer support with pictures of the box/cd case/cd/cd-key all clearly displayed (i don't know if it was all required but i figured it would leave less room for doubt in their minds) after i did so they kept emailing back questions i answered two emails, but on the third email i replied (something like...) "i really don't want to play 20 questions right now, i provided the proof of ownership could you please allow me to activate my product?" and the next email i had my game registered. no cost to me either...
the thing about the questions were that they didn't really seem relevant to my ownership of the game. anyways, i was entirely satisfied with the ease and the outcome of the whole process.
i was scrolling down just scanning stuff and i went back and re-read this cause originally i thought you had written
"Some days Slashdot just makes me weep for the future of my pants..."
but do fossilized witches float?
I am a clod you insensitive pants!
There is more to it than that though... take Bioshock for instance, that game got slammed again and again, especially here on slashdot, i can't even count the number of people who said "i won't buy it because makes you connect online when you install and keeps track of your installs" but then at the same time it really did take weeks for a *WORKING* crack to appear for the game. well the game was up right away but a real crack to you know, actually play the game took at least a full week if not longer, and even then it got proper'd like 3x till some group final got it right.
now bioshock did have strong sales (along with high ratings) but could it have been better, if they hadn't included an online-connect-at-install part?
i dunno, i bought the game and later on i torrented it also so that i could have an "easy install" version just in case.. never really needed it tho.
opinions?
oh girls!
how old are they?
maybe he spent to much time as a sun spotter? i can't imagine that staring all day at the sun could be very good for the eyes...
PhysL is a more accurate description of the product that was originally released by AGEIA tho..
thats not toothpaste...
ummm just so other readers know, parent is mostly incorrect. the game is going to ship with thousands of creatures to populate your which you won't have to download. remember these creature files are only a few kilobytes each. it's not at all hard for them to pack a ton of them on the game disc, especially when you consider there will be no large levels to store on the discs, all the game worlds are randomly generated.
i dunno about textures, i remember hearing early on that they were also procedurally generated, and considering the size of the creature creator demo, textures prolly won't take up that much space either, relative to other games.