How many lawsuits can you imagine will come from people who want to be reimbursed for their "virtual" property's market value?
If you believe EULAs are valid, players have NO virtual property,nor will they. It is the property of Sony. Sony allows you to take money for exchanging Sonys property, but you don't own it.
The real problem here is that it will ruin the escape for the people who do enjoy the fun of it (again, the majority).
No it won't. It *may* ruin it for people who only get enjoyment out of comparing themselves to others. And there does seem to be a lot of people who only get enjoyment out of what others do.
But not all of us. Some of people get enjoyment from what they do. Perhaps you ought to try that.
Quite true. Obviously, no 3rd-party seller of in-game resources can survive being undercut by the system administrators, who can accomplish the equivalent of MONTHS of gil-farming with a single command-line.
Except, what it clearly says in the article is that they will allow players to sell things to each other, not that they will sell things. Basic psychological principles: addiction can best be sustained if the game gives out rewards unpredictably. Game items are valued more because it was hard to know when they'd appear. Putting a blatant dollar-sign on the items is the ultimate form of predictabilty. The virtual Skinner box falls apart. When the mystique is gone, the players will be too.
I don't buy that. Something has value because it has value, not because it happened along by chance.
And in several of those places it would probably be legal for the father to string the guy up by his nads.
Though not in Denmark, France, Faroe Islands, Monaco or Sweden (unless he wishes to go to jail;)
And I was too hasty, 16 seems more the norm than 15, though its usually around there, with a few highs or lows - oddly enough Italy rings in with 14.
In scandinavia are many political parties in favour of allowing people to vote from age 15 as well - they can have sex and go to prison for their crimes, might as well vote from then - though all are not yet convinced;)
If you didn't like that thought, then think for whom you vote next time.
You might find excuses to prove me wrong, but they won't amount to more than being just excuses.
Except of course the factual that it doesn't matter for whom he voted. It wouldn't have changed anything. That's the illusion of democracy, that you make a difference. But you don't. An individual vote doesn't matter. It becomes a majority dictatorship - if you are lucky. Today big business influence most of the decisions.
What are the wrong signals? I must have missed them? The only thing bad I've seen is google groups (with its totally bad formatting that can make the groups actually unreadble, and they don't seem to care)
Just because you can't think ahead, doesn't mean he is stupid.
Unexpected or excessive pregnancy is not usually a problem with gay couples.
But expected pregnancy does happen; when someone 'interacts' with the other gender inorder to create a child - because they want a child in their life. If someone wants to forced gays to get sterilized that would probably be to prevent the "spread" of the gene (if there is one), and so would see it as a problem.
Since when, in the United States, do traditional journalists have MORE freedom of speech than ordinary citizens? IANAL, but methinks the Australians might have a misunderstanding as to what freedom of speech for Americans means. It's not for some Americans, it's for ALL Americans.
Unless you criticise Bush, then you are a traitor to your country.
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I didn't RTFA but I'm guessing Sony gets a percentage cut of all items traded on the Station.
:)
Well, it wasn't actually in the FA, but it is in their FAQ - and they do indeed take a cut for their troubles
How many lawsuits can you imagine will come from people who want to be reimbursed for their "virtual" property's market value?
If you believe EULAs are valid, players have NO virtual property,nor will they. It is the property of Sony. Sony allows you to take money for exchanging Sonys property, but you don't own it.
The real problem here is that it will ruin the escape for the people who do enjoy the fun of it (again, the majority).
No it won't. It *may* ruin it for people who only get enjoyment out of comparing themselves to others. And there does seem to be a lot of people who only get enjoyment out of what others do.
But not all of us. Some of people get enjoyment from what they do. Perhaps you ought to try that.
Quite true. Obviously, no 3rd-party seller of in-game resources can survive being undercut by the system administrators, who can accomplish the equivalent of MONTHS of gil-farming with a single command-line.
Except, what it clearly says in the article is that they will allow players to sell things to each other, not that they will sell things.
Basic psychological principles: addiction can best be sustained if the game gives out rewards unpredictably. Game items are valued more because it was hard to know when they'd appear. Putting a blatant dollar-sign on the items is the ultimate form of predictabilty. The virtual Skinner box falls apart. When the mystique is gone, the players will be too.
I don't buy that. Something has value because it has value, not because it happened along by chance.
I hope it's a unprecendented failure, even though I fear it won't be
Well, like the man said; the wast number of customers either don't care or want it.
... that makes it legal, right?
"Of course in most place in the world you'd be allowed to have sex if you were 15."
But usually, it is with other 15 year olds.
Perhaps - but I doubt the law actually stipulates that.
And in several of those places it would probably be legal for the father to string the guy up by his nads.
;)
;)
Though not in Denmark, France, Faroe Islands, Monaco or Sweden (unless he wishes to go to jail
And I was too hasty, 16 seems more the norm than 15, though its usually around there, with a few highs or lows - oddly enough Italy rings in with 14.
In scandinavia are many political parties in favour of allowing people to vote from age 15 as well - they can have sex and go to prison for their crimes, might as well vote from then - though all are not yet convinced
If you are 15 and stupid enough to meet someone from the net to have sex...you're an idiot.
Of course in most place in the world you'd be allowed to have sex if you were 15.
The girl 19, has just filed now, but it happened two years ago... where she was 15 - at least according to the headline?
Was Dr. Who involved somehow?
It was FUNNY - idiot.
...regardless of which side uses it...
Well, here in Seattle, a number of researchers are being paid by the Gates' Foundation to conduct applied research into malaria infection.
To make it more effective?
If you didn't like that thought, then think for whom you vote next time.
You might find excuses to prove me wrong, but they won't amount to more than being just excuses.
Except of course the factual that it doesn't matter for whom he voted. It wouldn't have changed anything. That's the illusion of democracy, that you make a difference. But you don't. An individual vote doesn't matter. It becomes a majority dictatorship - if you are lucky. Today big business influence most of the decisions.
But if the organization is giving better signals,
What are the wrong signals? I must have missed them? The only thing bad I've seen is google groups (with its totally bad formatting that can make the groups actually unreadble, and they don't seem to care)
Now move along.
Good for you! (And probably your country)
It counts as a bloody stupid comment.
Just because you can't think ahead, doesn't mean he is stupid.
Unexpected or excessive pregnancy is not usually a problem with gay couples.
But expected pregnancy does happen; when someone 'interacts' with the other gender inorder to create a child - because they want a child in their life. If someone wants to forced gays to get sterilized that would probably be to prevent the "spread" of the gene (if there is one), and so would see it as a problem.
Since when, in the United States, do traditional journalists have MORE freedom of speech than ordinary citizens? IANAL, but methinks the Australians might have a misunderstanding as to what freedom of speech for Americans means. It's not for some Americans, it's for ALL Americans.
Unless you criticise Bush, then you are a traitor to your country.
The parent button lead to someone talking about Enterprise. Its not my fault that slashdot is buggy.
No, he's talking about the original Star Trek series from the '60s.
No, he isnt: Enterprise never had a chance to grow. The first two seasons of Ent were decent
Not paying much attention, eh? Angel was cancled last year.
Why watch intelligent TV
Except that Enterprise was very unintelligent, below par, uninventive, badly written junk.
You are confusing Star Wars fans with Slashdot posters. I know quite a few female SW fans. Many of them even have kids.
Some of them are even married.
... and the hope that JarJar would be stepped upon by an ATAT.