Me too. When I see them. I rarely see banner ads, popups, any of that crap. But I would NEVER EVER EVER respond to an ad forced on me in such a way. (In fact I go so far as to boycott products that have annoying TV commercials too.)
They also think annoying people will get them to buy their advertizers' products.
It seems their modus operandi is "Any publicity is good publicity". Most advertisers seem to have forgotten the credo "Don't annoy the piss out of your potential customers."
It's funny. I run Mozilla and Proximitron. I was at a site I check out every day and discovered a news posting saying "Sorry for the amount of popup's we've run lately." I wasn't even aware the site ran them:)
It's starting to sound SO stupidly corporate. "Branding strategy" is little more than marketing doublespeak... Kinda makes me ashamed to support Mozilla...
Karma be damned, this AC has a point. This is petty squabbling between open source programs. A clear example of ego's intruding into the scene. The parties involved need to grow up I think and learn to behave like adults. From what I've heard, Mozilla changed the name knowing FULL WELL there was another piece of software with the name. Why not rename it to "Fire Lizard" or something? It's more apt given the logo, and doesn't read on anyones toes. (Cue 10 people posting links to the Fire Lizard homepage that I've never seen...)
I love Mozilla, but this whole thing to me sounds a lot like an 800 pound gorilla trying to stomp on a mouse.
I make the lists up, then have, say, a set of counters A1-A19. Make a note of what consists of the bulk of the force, and make a note that, say, A-17 is carrying something special. When combat is involved, if you don't remember, just refer to the list. Honestly, the TINY bit of extra work is worth it to not get fleeced by these fuckers.
I agree on the aesthetics though. Evil company aside, I admit, if I won the lottery tomorrow, a good chunk would go on buying the huge boxed set of *EVERY* army GW put out. Can't help myself...
Magic is the way to go. It's not called cardboard crack for nothing. Pokemon came and went, Magic keeps going strong. A friend of mine plays in the official tournaments. He gives me his cards he doesn't need. He's given me over 4000 cards in a little over 6 months!!! The guy fucking RULES! I use him as an example because with Magic, he's far from being an exception. You could open a store that just sold MTG and you'd probably be a millionaire in 3 years.
Do what I did. Get the rulebooks, then substitute and fuck the miniatures. You get a pretty nice gaming system, for about $50. I bought the WH40K boxed set and a couple of codices. Downloaded the rest of them. Just have the Warhammer Fantasy rulebook and the "ravening hordes" army lists on GW's website (if you can find them. They're still there if you dig).
I have bought a total of *1* miniature. That's the nice Inquisitor Eisenhorn one because it looks so bad ass. GW only get money for White Dwarf these days from me, and only then when someone I know goes near the store. (It's a 10 hour round trip for me.) Sure, it's nothing but a big promo for their products, but the fact is I find it a better read than most other magazines. (Except Index Astartes. That sucks ass.)
Good point, but any gaming store who pegs their future on GW products is stupid anyway. Sure, great market, but a decent gaming store has to cater to ALL areas so if they lose GW, they can survive. Besides, until Wizards open stores everywhere, AD&D is still a VERY big business. As it the CCG field. Magic, Pokemon, and now Yu Gi Oh. Ever been in a gaming store when the Pokemon crowd hit? MADNESS!
Yeah, so you can pay through the nose for it. Honestly, one online store I ordered from gave a whopping 25% off of GW products. ALL GW products. The store was obviously making a profit. I got Inquisitor and the Eisenhorn mini for less than I'd have paid just for the rulebook through GW. Got free shipping too.
Said it higher up. Buy miniatures from another game (like "Void"), downloaded the codices and stuff off the net, and tell GW to fuck off and don't play in their shitty little stores.
I remember when GW was a GAMING store. I bought a load of Battletech stuff at one in the late 80's. Was very disappointed to see them going to selling just their own products.
A lot of people, for Warhammer 40,000 (my drug of choice) use miniatures from the game "Void". They're about a third of the price I believe, and make good replacements.
Of course, due to GW's rules, you can't enter them in any sanctioned tournies. Hell, one guy got kicked out of a tournament when it was found out his models were painted with *SHOCK HORROR* NON GW PAINTS!
You can get all the codices online, and back in the OLD days GW advocated substituting and using other things as units, but then they switched their business focus to the miniatures side, and now everything HAS to be a miniature. I, however, substitute big time, going so far as printed counters to represent the troops. Sure, it's not as good as the minis, but the whole point of gaming IMO is to use your imagination.
There's also places online you can get templates for making miniatures out of card. Seen a card based Tyrannid horde and it looked AWESOME!
This is ridiculous. My nearest GW is *5* hours drive away. I relied on Great Canadian Miniatures (may as well give them a plug if they're gonna be fucked with this stupidity) to get stuff.
Fine, they want to be fuckers? You can download everything they put out on Emule, Kazaa etc... You can get every single WH40K Codex on there, most of the WHFB stuff, plus I've seen a lot of stuff for Inquisitor, Mordheim, Necromunda, as well as the complete Bloodbowl and Space Hulk.
Have spent a fortune on GW products. In my experience the Games Workshop "experience" is spotty faced gimps with no life outside the store who are incapable of dealing with reality outside of the games, and who like to stare at my wifes breasts because they've never seen a real woman before and definitely haven't ever touched one...
Yeah. I can speak from experience. Was a writer for a prominent website, and reviewed Linux games. You're expected to throw ethics away. I reviewed Loki products. One particular product, I gave a very bad review. I had given glowing reviews to previous titles, but felt this one was poor, but did level most of the criticism at the original developer, NOT Loki.
Loki contacted my editor to complain, and my editor tore me a new one. He made it quite clear that honesty was not what they expected in reviews. I had a BIG problem with this and eventually quit in disgust at the complete lack of ethics and honesty in the business.
I'm CERTAIN that a few months back I came across a Japanese package for the Palm. Maybe on Palm Freeware? That's the only Palm site I visit regularly so it could be there...
Have to agree there... April 1st is a pain in the ass. I mean sure, post one story (the whitespace one was cool), but to post them all day, and ostensibly the same idea? Sad.
Anyhoo, on topic, given how long the poor saps who bought NWN (because of it's promised Linux support down the line) have waited, for Bio to provide NO kind of installer or, by the looks of things, no information either... The word "afterthought" comes to mind.
Well if all the people that whine about the RIAA, but still line their pockets actually boycotted them.... I mean from your statement I take it that because my boycott won't make a difference I should stop then... Seems rather stupid.
hehehe They have plenty of other less mainstream artists, but articles tend to not mention "Sonic Death Machine" (made up name BTW) since they have no recognition, whereas everyone knows that cokehead Houston...
Not bought a CD in over 3 years now. Been boycotting the RIAA. REALLY hard sometimes when there's new stuff I want, but the RIAA will only learn when their wallets hurt, and they're not getting a dime out of me until they get a clue.
Not likely any time soon. Madonna is releasing her single on her website for download... At $1.50 a pop... Whereas I could walk into a store (if I wasn't boycotting), shell out just over twice that, and get a single with 3 or more tracks on it. (Hell, some CD singles I own have about 6 tracks. A Nine Inch Nails one I have has 11!) And packaging, the actual media etc...
One day they'll get a clue. Of course one day, we'll all sprout wings and singing showtunes... It's just a gamble as to which will come first.
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They will appeal and appeal and appeal until they can buy the right judge, then they'll win.
This is a glitch at best for the RIAA.
Find it funny that Rosen is being bought in to write the intellectual property laws in the "new" Iraq. (Meet the new boss, same as the old boss...)
Me too. When I see them. I rarely see banner ads, popups, any of that crap. But I would NEVER EVER EVER respond to an ad forced on me in such a way. (In fact I go so far as to boycott products that have annoying TV commercials too.)
They also think annoying people will get them to buy their advertizers' products.
It seems their modus operandi is "Any publicity is good publicity". Most advertisers seem to have forgotten the credo "Don't annoy the piss out of your potential customers."
It's funny. I run Mozilla and Proximitron. I was at a site I check out every day and discovered a news posting saying "Sorry for the amount of popup's we've run lately." I wasn't even aware the site ran them:)
That's as maybe, but "branding strategy"? Why not just say "name"?
It's starting to sound SO stupidly corporate. "Branding strategy" is little more than marketing doublespeak... Kinda makes me ashamed to support Mozilla...
Wish I could remember, but I've seen it in several places online. Possibly Metafilter?
Karma be damned, this AC has a point. This is petty squabbling between open source programs. A clear example of ego's intruding into the scene. The parties involved need to grow up I think and learn to behave like adults. From what I've heard, Mozilla changed the name knowing FULL WELL there was another piece of software with the name. Why not rename it to "Fire Lizard" or something? It's more apt given the logo, and doesn't read on anyones toes. (Cue 10 people posting links to the Fire Lizard homepage that I've never seen...)
I love Mozilla, but this whole thing to me sounds a lot like an 800 pound gorilla trying to stomp on a mouse.
Melt down the various plastic containers in the kitchen:)
You used to be able to get molds and metal for making your own miniatures. It was sold as a set. Never tried it but it sounded like fun.
Jesus, this whole "Slow down cowboy" thing is *SO* fucking annoying...
Logistically, it's not that bad. I do it myself.
I make the lists up, then have, say, a set of counters A1-A19. Make a note of what consists of the bulk of the force, and make a note that, say, A-17 is carrying something special. When combat is involved, if you don't remember, just refer to the list. Honestly, the TINY bit of extra work is worth it to not get fleeced by these fuckers.
I agree on the aesthetics though. Evil company aside, I admit, if I won the lottery tomorrow, a good chunk would go on buying the huge boxed set of *EVERY* army GW put out. Can't help myself...
Magic is the way to go. It's not called cardboard crack for nothing. Pokemon came and went, Magic keeps going strong. A friend of mine plays in the official tournaments. He gives me his cards he doesn't need. He's given me over 4000 cards in a little over 6 months!!! The guy fucking RULES! I use him as an example because with Magic, he's far from being an exception. You could open a store that just sold MTG and you'd probably be a millionaire in 3 years.
Do what I did. Get the rulebooks, then substitute and fuck the miniatures. You get a pretty nice gaming system, for about $50. I bought the WH40K boxed set and a couple of codices. Downloaded the rest of them. Just have the Warhammer Fantasy rulebook and the "ravening hordes" army lists on GW's website (if you can find them. They're still there if you dig).
I have bought a total of *1* miniature. That's the nice Inquisitor Eisenhorn one because it looks so bad ass. GW only get money for White Dwarf these days from me, and only then when someone I know goes near the store. (It's a 10 hour round trip for me.) Sure, it's nothing but a big promo for their products, but the fact is I find it a better read than most other magazines. (Except Index Astartes. That sucks ass.)
Good point, but any gaming store who pegs their future on GW products is stupid anyway. Sure, great market, but a decent gaming store has to cater to ALL areas so if they lose GW, they can survive. Besides, until Wizards open stores everywhere, AD&D is still a VERY big business. As it the CCG field. Magic, Pokemon, and now Yu Gi Oh. Ever been in a gaming store when the Pokemon crowd hit? MADNESS!
Yeah, so you can pay through the nose for it. Honestly, one online store I ordered from gave a whopping 25% off of GW products. ALL GW products. The store was obviously making a profit. I got Inquisitor and the Eisenhorn mini for less than I'd have paid just for the rulebook through GW. Got free shipping too.
Said it higher up. Buy miniatures from another game (like "Void"), downloaded the codices and stuff off the net, and tell GW to fuck off and don't play in their shitty little stores.
I remember when GW was a GAMING store. I bought a load of Battletech stuff at one in the late 80's. Was very disappointed to see them going to selling just their own products.
A lot of people, for Warhammer 40,000 (my drug of choice) use miniatures from the game "Void". They're about a third of the price I believe, and make good replacements.
Of course, due to GW's rules, you can't enter them in any sanctioned tournies. Hell, one guy got kicked out of a tournament when it was found out his models were painted with *SHOCK HORROR* NON GW PAINTS!
You can get all the codices online, and back in the OLD days GW advocated substituting and using other things as units, but then they switched their business focus to the miniatures side, and now everything HAS to be a miniature. I, however, substitute big time, going so far as printed counters to represent the troops. Sure, it's not as good as the minis, but the whole point of gaming IMO is to use your imagination.
There's also places online you can get templates for making miniatures out of card. Seen a card based Tyrannid horde and it looked AWESOME!
This is ridiculous. My nearest GW is *5* hours drive away. I relied on Great Canadian Miniatures (may as well give them a plug if they're gonna be fucked with this stupidity) to get stuff.
Fine, they want to be fuckers? You can download everything they put out on Emule, Kazaa etc... You can get every single WH40K Codex on there, most of the WHFB stuff, plus I've seen a lot of stuff for Inquisitor, Mordheim, Necromunda, as well as the complete Bloodbowl and Space Hulk.
Have spent a fortune on GW products. In my experience the Games Workshop "experience" is spotty faced gimps with no life outside the store who are incapable of dealing with reality outside of the games, and who like to stare at my wifes breasts because they've never seen a real woman before and definitely haven't ever touched one...
heheheh That was how many game reviews I wrote pretty much, but I covered all aspects of Linux, weekly column for two years.
Yeah. I can speak from experience. Was a writer for a prominent website, and reviewed Linux games. You're expected to throw ethics away. I reviewed Loki products. One particular product, I gave a very bad review. I had given glowing reviews to previous titles, but felt this one was poor, but did level most of the criticism at the original developer, NOT Loki.
Loki contacted my editor to complain, and my editor tore me a new one. He made it quite clear that honesty was not what they expected in reviews. I had a BIG problem with this and eventually quit in disgust at the complete lack of ethics and honesty in the business.
I'm CERTAIN that a few months back I came across a Japanese package for the Palm. Maybe on Palm Freeware? That's the only Palm site I visit regularly so it could be there...
Have to agree there... April 1st is a pain in the ass. I mean sure, post one story (the whitespace one was cool), but to post them all day, and ostensibly the same idea? Sad.
Anyhoo, on topic, given how long the poor saps who bought NWN (because of it's promised Linux support down the line) have waited, for Bio to provide NO kind of installer or, by the looks of things, no information either... The word "afterthought" comes to mind.
Freedom Fries...
Yes, because US "freedom" leaves you fat, bloated, with a high cholesterol level...
Nice site! WOO! Up the revolution!!!
Well if all the people that whine about the RIAA, but still line their pockets actually boycotted them.... I mean from your statement I take it that because my boycott won't make a difference I should stop then... Seems rather stupid.
hehehe They have plenty of other less mainstream artists, but articles tend to not mention "Sonic Death Machine" (made up name BTW) since they have no recognition, whereas everyone knows that cokehead Houston...
Not bought a CD in over 3 years now. Been boycotting the RIAA. REALLY hard sometimes when there's new stuff I want, but the RIAA will only learn when their wallets hurt, and they're not getting a dime out of me until they get a clue.
Not likely any time soon. Madonna is releasing her single on her website for download... At $1.50 a pop... Whereas I could walk into a store (if I wasn't boycotting), shell out just over twice that, and get a single with 3 or more tracks on it. (Hell, some CD singles I own have about 6 tracks. A Nine Inch Nails one I have has 11!) And packaging, the actual media etc...
One day they'll get a clue. Of course one day, we'll all sprout wings and singing showtunes... It's just a gamble as to which will come first.
Neat idea, but since are Slashdot in the business of pimping blogs?