It'd be fascinating to see radio waves, overlaid on your normal vision.
Any radio science buffs have ideas of what it would look like?
I'm guessing it'd be a constant semi-transparent haze. But since radio waves are directional, and some are limited by varying altitudes, I'd imagine there must be some gradation you could perceive.
It's epic, highly polished, and there is no other MMO like it:
* 50k players online at the same time, on one server * Sci-fi, not fantasy * Real-time skill learning, not grinding * Consequences for your actions * The ability to take revenge for grievances * Your own spaceship:)
Check this one out before some of the more obscure "up and coming" titles suggested here. I wish them well, but MOST new MMOs will fail. If you're just looking for something a little different, Eve Online is the way to go.
FWIW, I play many MMOs, usually a few different ones every couple months. Of all those I play, Eve Online is definitely the most unique. And no, I don't work for CCP:)
> If you want to play a good superhero game, try City of Heroes.
Agreed. The free content releases keep it fresh and exciting. I don't see anything these new super-hero MMOs are planning that CoH doesn't already have, and has already polished.
Cable companies see that bandwidth usage is set to explode over the next 5 years, primarily due to widespread adoption of video, and they are preparing to make a hefty profit off of tiered data transfer caps, rather than the "all you can eat" commoditized bandwidth they have now.
This has nothing to do with managing high-usage customers today, it's about positioning themselves to make a fortune from everyone in a few years.
If I asked you 10 years ago how much bandwidth you'd be using today, what would you have said? At the time, modems were all the rage, and transferring an ISO or watching HD video (what WAS that, 10 years ago? 320x240?) online was laughable. What will we use our bandwidth for in the next decade that we can't imagine yet?
When I read the summary, I thought "Hmm, that sounds VERY SIMILAR to a passage I read in the sci-fi novel 'Rainbow's End' on the subway this morning." In that book (by Vernor Vinge), libraries of books are being scanned and destroyed so that the knowledge can be moved online.
So I clicked on the link in the summary, and... wth...
I see the name: "Roy Blount".
A key character involved in protesting the bringing-online of books in Rainbow's End is named "William Blount".
What's the chance that there are two Blounts -- one real one fake -- who are both working on the same problem?
This is totally bizarro.
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Is it sad that when I read this the first thing I think of is City of Heroes?
Hope someone gets the reference.
It'd be fascinating to see radio waves, overlaid on your normal vision.
Any radio science buffs have ideas of what it would look like?
I'm guessing it'd be a constant semi-transparent haze. But since radio waves are directional, and some are limited by varying altitudes, I'd imagine there must be some gradation you could perceive.
I pay exactly $81/month for a Metrocard in NYC, and can get anywhere in the city with that. So my total costs are about $972/year.
I don't own a car, or have a license.
It's epic, highly polished, and there is no other MMO like it:
* 50k players online at the same time, on one server :)
* Sci-fi, not fantasy
* Real-time skill learning, not grinding
* Consequences for your actions
* The ability to take revenge for grievances
* Your own spaceship
Check this one out before some of the more obscure "up and coming" titles suggested here. I wish them well, but MOST new MMOs will fail. If you're just looking for something a little different, Eve Online is the way to go.
FWIW, I play many MMOs, usually a few different ones every couple months. Of all those I play, Eve Online is definitely the most unique. And no, I don't work for CCP :)
> If you want to play a good superhero game, try City of Heroes.
Agreed. The free content releases keep it fresh and exciting. I don't see anything these new super-hero MMOs are planning that CoH doesn't already have, and has already polished.
Cable companies see that bandwidth usage is set to explode over the next 5 years, primarily due to widespread adoption of video, and they are preparing to make a hefty profit off of tiered data transfer caps, rather than the "all you can eat" commoditized bandwidth they have now.
This has nothing to do with managing high-usage customers today, it's about positioning themselves to make a fortune from everyone in a few years.
If I asked you 10 years ago how much bandwidth you'd be using today, what would you have said? At the time, modems were all the rage, and transferring an ISO or watching HD video (what WAS that, 10 years ago? 320x240?) online was laughable. What will we use our bandwidth for in the next decade that we can't imagine yet?
When I read the summary, I thought "Hmm, that sounds VERY SIMILAR to a passage I read in the sci-fi novel 'Rainbow's End' on the subway this morning." In that book (by Vernor Vinge), libraries of books are being scanned and destroyed so that the knowledge can be moved online. So I clicked on the link in the summary, and... wth... I see the name: "Roy Blount". A key character involved in protesting the bringing-online of books in Rainbow's End is named "William Blount". What's the chance that there are two Blounts -- one real one fake -- who are both working on the same problem? This is totally bizarro.