Re:Can you change the world in MMO's?
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So they should divide quests from tasks. You can have a quest log that has the epic literary quests you are trying to do. Like "save the princess" or "find the holy grail." but then you'd have a task list that would include "bring me 37 clam meats" "kill all the rats in my attic" or "take this message to my brother in."
If my boss came to me and said "I have an EPIC QUEST for you to do....Make 20 copies of this memo." It won't make the task any more fun. On the other hand, if my buddy said, "Hey could you run out and stop the gangs from selling crack in LA real quick." It wouldn't really make much sense either.
Re:Are Quests in MMOGs doable?
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Lost the ability, or has it just shown you the ability never existed?
Re:Are Quests in MMOGs doable?
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Multiple paths to glory.
Right now in WOW there are basically two paths. PvE/endgame raiding and PVP/Arenas and battlegrounds. Both are mildly incompatible, equipment, talent and skill wise. Yet both end in a very satisfying and powerful character in their element.
Perhaps there should be more to this. Maybe SOLO High level gear that helps me fight by my self but is of little use in a group, raid or pvp setting. Something for casual gamers that don't want to deal with guild raiding and aren't fans of the twitchy pvp. Something that with the top gear they can solo stuff better than any top geared pvp or raider, but outside their element they're use gets reduced to maybe a mid teir version of the other two.
This could be expanded by the developers to any niche the players may produce. Crafters, Epic questers, goldfarmers, or even people that want to RP real farmers or merchants.
Also interesting that she is someone who has had above an 80% approval rating among Democrats in Alaska. She beat out both the republican incumbent busting his ring of corruption and the running Democrat.
It is nearly impossible to hit this bug while useing the performance enhanced mode and even if you do hit it there is no data loss or security issues involved.
You are unable to hit it if you chose to go with the slightly less performance hash generation.
My first car was a $1500 mildly reliable car that got me back and forth to work and school. When that died I got a $750 motorcycle that got me through 3 years before I had saved up enough to get me a really nice slightly used car that was still under warranty.
This will make a ReiserFS-formatted file system on the device/dev/hdc1 (first partition on the first drive on the second IDE channel). The -h command specifies the hash name to use (you can select between tea and rupasov). The rupasov hash (the default) is the fastest, especially for extremely large directories with sequentially named files, but the drawback is that it has a higher probability of hash collisions. A hash collision means that the system will suddenly refuse to create a file with a certain name even if there is enough free space on the disk. The tea hash is a cryptographic hash, but it is slower and has a lower probability of a hash collision. Since data retention should be of primary importance, I suggest using the tea hash, even if you do suffer a small performance hit for using it. If you need to, you can also specify the block size after the device, but if you omit it, mkreiserfs will determine the best block size to use.
So your saying that an organization is there to protect itself and that if it is accomplishing a stated goal that is merely a side benefit?
I think you are finally getting it. The answer to organized, government sponsored corporations isn't organized, government sponsored unions. Its deregulated corporations with no government protection or limits on liability.
Is it an election year? Why the hell do I feel the need to spout this crap? Stupid libertarian koolaid.
Doesn't anybody pay cash for cars any more? Here's an idea, save that car payment for 4 years with your current car. Then go buy a much nicer car with cash and pay a lot less in the long run. Why make a 20k purchase cost you 35k?
I don't know about the prius but I had a Civic hybrid and the batteries were warrantied with full replacement for 10 years with no additional warranty purchase needed. The rest of the car had a standard 7 year Warranty of which there was an option to upgrade that to 10 years.
Also the cost of replacing the battery pack was listed in the standard mechanic pricing with parts and labor and was pretty close to $3k so you're wrong there too.
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Even a dog knows the difference between being kicked or accidentally stepped on.
No dude, it's all in your head.
So they should divide quests from tasks. You can have a quest log that has the epic literary quests you are trying to do. Like "save the princess" or "find the holy grail." but then you'd have a task list that would include "bring me 37 clam meats" "kill all the rats in my attic" or "take this message to my brother in ."
If my boss came to me and said "I have an EPIC QUEST for you to do....Make 20 copies of this memo." It won't make the task any more fun. On the other hand, if my buddy said, "Hey could you run out and stop the gangs from selling crack in LA real quick." It wouldn't really make much sense either.
Lost the ability, or has it just shown you the ability never existed?
Multiple paths to glory.
Right now in WOW there are basically two paths. PvE/endgame raiding and PVP/Arenas and battlegrounds. Both are mildly incompatible, equipment, talent and skill wise. Yet both end in a very satisfying and powerful character in their element.
Perhaps there should be more to this. Maybe SOLO High level gear that helps me fight by my self but is of little use in a group, raid or pvp setting. Something for casual gamers that don't want to deal with guild raiding and aren't fans of the twitchy pvp. Something that with the top gear they can solo stuff better than any top geared pvp or raider, but outside their element they're use gets reduced to maybe a mid teir version of the other two.
This could be expanded by the developers to any niche the players may produce. Crafters, Epic questers, goldfarmers, or even people that want to RP real farmers or merchants.
Of course they're not bragging about it though either.
the 10,000 writes is a conservative estimate by most realword tests. It's not like 10,001 and the drive dies.
I figured the Indiana Jones Nuclear Market would be a catalog filled with lead lined refrigerators.
I like your original better. What about the unknown problems of any filesystem. At least this is a known issue and can be watched for.
Also interesting that she is someone who has had above an 80% approval rating among Democrats in Alaska. She beat out both the republican incumbent busting his ring of corruption and the running Democrat.
"I would never deploy a file system in production."
Yea just randomly write data to raw devices. That should work much better.
So at what point did Science disprove god?
And I'm an atheist.
Nice, so to you Liberal means agree with any democrat about anything and conservative must mean disagree with any democrat about anything?
Ok, let me rephrase it:
It is nearly impossible to hit this bug while useing the performance enhanced mode and even if you do hit it there is no data loss or security issues involved.
You are unable to hit it if you chose to go with the slightly less performance hash generation.
My first car was a $1500 mildly reliable car that got me back and forth to work and school. When that died I got a $750 motorcycle that got me through 3 years before I had saved up enough to get me a really nice slightly used car that was still under warranty.
because it is nearly impossible to hit this bug and it is not of any real serious problem
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-meta/+bug/116803
and how to avoid it:
mkreiserfs -h tea
This will make a ReiserFS-formatted file system on the device /dev/hdc1 (first partition on the first drive on the second IDE channel). The -h command specifies the hash name to use (you can select between tea and rupasov). The rupasov hash (the default) is the fastest, especially for extremely large directories with sequentially named files, but the drawback is that it has a higher probability of hash collisions. A hash collision means that the system will suddenly refuse to create a file with a certain name even if there is enough free space on the disk. The tea hash is a cryptographic hash, but it is slower and has a lower probability of a hash collision. Since data retention should be of primary importance, I suggest using the tea hash, even if you do suffer a small performance hit for using it. If you need to, you can also specify the block size after the device, but if you omit it, mkreiserfs will determine the best block size to use.
Point one is applicable to any filesystem and not just one who's lead developer is in jail.
Point two should be handled during the companies standard hardware and software refresh cycle.
It's not like if Linus was hit by a bus that all of a sudden all Linux systems would crash.
They got your information then intercepted the memory of it as it was being formed in your brain. It's a new web scam. You can read about it here http://snopes.com/Website-wipes-memory-of-you-giveing-your-private-info.html
And why I'm voting for McCain. He's building up quite a repertou of hot people.
And yes I did make up the spelling of repertou and don't feel like looking it up.
I'm hoping this six pack will wipe out 3rd grade. Man I hated that Tommy Butler douche bag.
Like the one where I rtfa'd.
So your saying that an organization is there to protect itself and that if it is accomplishing a stated goal that is merely a side benefit?
I think you are finally getting it. The answer to organized, government sponsored corporations isn't organized, government sponsored unions. Its deregulated corporations with no government protection or limits on liability.
Is it an election year? Why the hell do I feel the need to spout this crap? Stupid libertarian koolaid.
What myth was that? That your sister's a virgin?
Doesn't anybody pay cash for cars any more? Here's an idea, save that car payment for 4 years with your current car. Then go buy a much nicer car with cash and pay a lot less in the long run. Why make a 20k purchase cost you 35k?
I don't know about the prius but I had a Civic hybrid and the batteries were warrantied with full replacement for 10 years with no additional warranty purchase needed. The rest of the car had a standard 7 year Warranty of which there was an option to upgrade that to 10 years.
Also the cost of replacing the battery pack was listed in the standard mechanic pricing with parts and labor and was pretty close to $3k so you're wrong there too.