By all means, feel free to play in wizard mode / explore mode / back up your saves by copying the data files. The folks on usenet might not like it, but impressing people on usenet probably shouldn't be your primary motivation for anything, even something as geeky as playing Nethack.
I'm not so sure the whole "robotic war" scenario holds up to reality... As an example let's say that in the year 2500 Techno-Hitler raises a cylon army and decides to follow in his great-great-(etc)-grandfather's footsteps. If we lose enough robo-troops that we can no longer effectively fight that way, I'm not going to just roll over and say "welp, we lost, guess I better start my life as a slave. Time to start mining Dilithium for the glory of Space-Germany!" In my opinion the losing side of a war will usually end up suffering real human casualties even if both sides do have robotic fighters.
Two actually! Each individual game has full multiplayer functionality. Battle.net is blizzard's DRM. Buy the version for your favorite race to satisfy the DRM (AKA "ability to play on battle.net") and pirate the other two for the single-player campaigns.
ARRRRRR! What'r ye, some kind'a wobbly-legged landlubber? Thanks to global warmin', I'll soon be able to sail me ship well inta th' nevada desert and plunder yon casinos! It be a glad day indeed when th' berth of the sea grows 'round the globe!
You're not thinking like a Best Buy executive. Every free song downloaded from Best-Buy-Napster is a potential sale of an Extended Data Warranty (Only $5.99! Covers your.mp3 file FOR EVER!!!)
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By all means, feel free to play in wizard mode / explore mode / back up your saves by copying the data files. The folks on usenet might not like it, but impressing people on usenet probably shouldn't be your primary motivation for anything, even something as geeky as playing Nethack.
Ummmm, I believe you are incorrect, sir. They do it for the "LULZ". I can haz +5 infourmativ??
I'm not so sure the whole "robotic war" scenario holds up to reality... As an example let's say that in the year 2500 Techno-Hitler raises a cylon army and decides to follow in his great-great-(etc)-grandfather's footsteps. If we lose enough robo-troops that we can no longer effectively fight that way, I'm not going to just roll over and say "welp, we lost, guess I better start my life as a slave. Time to start mining Dilithium for the glory of Space-Germany!" In my opinion the losing side of a war will usually end up suffering real human casualties even if both sides do have robotic fighters.
Two actually! Each individual game has full multiplayer functionality. Battle.net is blizzard's DRM. Buy the version for your favorite race to satisfy the DRM (AKA "ability to play on battle.net") and pirate the other two for the single-player campaigns.
That sucks.
ARRRRRR! What'r ye, some kind'a wobbly-legged landlubber? Thanks to global warmin', I'll soon be able to sail me ship well inta th' nevada desert and plunder yon casinos! It be a glad day indeed when th' berth of the sea grows 'round the globe!
You're not thinking like a Best Buy executive. Every free song downloaded from Best-Buy-Napster is a potential sale of an Extended Data Warranty (Only $5.99! Covers your .mp3 file FOR EVER!!!)
People will still be playing Nethack for centuries to come!
No, you're both wrong. The best game ever is and always will be STARCRAFT
Damn, more than 10 posts before this one. /me pays off the bet I just lost