You can ALREADY voice-control the bots in UT2004. If you install the Speech SDK you are able to address bots by codename (Alpha, Bravo) and issue then Defend or Attack orders. You cn even order them to dance...
the problem with Risk is that once you start winning you tend to keep winning since you get given more and more armies each turn. Its quite easy to reach a point whereby you simply cannot lose.
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Anyone else remember Xenon 2 by the Bitmap Brothers?
When it came out in the UK one gaming magazine (I think it was CVG) gave it 100%.
I wonder if that reviewer is still playing it today, as it was obviously the best game ever. It must have been impossible to get tired of the game if he scored it 100%, right?
[i]TV shows on DVD's are big money now, so I could see the other side's point. [/i]
What about those of us that live in the UK? We all have to pay a TV Licence that goes to the BBC, regardless of whether we watch/listen to anything on the BBC or not.
That mesnt that we have already paid for anything that the BBC produces, so surely we should be able to download a missed TV show without guilt.
Unreal Tournaments online stats used an ELO style approach.
You got ranked in three areas, All time, This Month and This Week. AFter any game you could go visit their website and it would compare the number of times you killed and were killed by an opponent, see how your ratings compare and then adjust accordingly. There was a min/max cap on the amount of points that could be adjusted.
While it still encouraged people to play more, the more games you play the better and better you had to be to raise, or even hold position.
One sicko has recently been found guilty of sending fraudulent emails to people claiming to be from a govermnet relief agency informing them that their loved ones had been killed in the disaster.
He got the email addresses from various sites that had people posting looking for information on missing friends and family.
I'm sure that Valve have though about what to do if they ever decide to take their activation servers offline.
After all, if around 50/. posters (so far) have thought of it you can be sure the people working at Valve have.
My (horribly simplified) suggestion:- Some form of patch released at the time that disables the need to contact an activation server.
Its odd, you dont see this kind of criticism levied at other companies whose games require server authentication. Ut2004 for example validates your CD key against their central database when you play online.
"Ah, but HL2 is a single player game" I hear you say! Granted, but Ut2004 might as well be online only since the singleplayer is so weak. Therefore if the online play gets crippled in the future it will make the game unplayable. Where were all the complaints about Epic and their tyranical methods?
I wonder how many people this ACTUALLY happened to?
I believe that the actual number os rather low, after all those that have a problem activating make noise about it, while those who didnt have a problem keep quiet.
Personally my installation was activated 30 minutes after global unlock. Considering the huge number of hardcore gamers there were waiting until the unlock hour, all activating at the same time, I think it is impressive that Steam stood up to it. I activated from the UK also, which would have used the European servers I would imagine.
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You can ALREADY voice-control the bots in UT2004. If you install the Speech SDK you are able to address bots by codename (Alpha, Bravo) and issue then Defend or Attack orders. You cn even order them to dance...
On a Dvorak keyboard CTRL-K decapitates the user.
Erm, everyone who participated agreed to be profiled......
When you logged into Steam a window popped up asking if you wanted to be part of the survey.
Paranoia's bad, Mmmkay?
Denise Someone-or-other...
the problem with Risk is that once you start winning you tend to keep winning since you get given more and more armies each turn. Its quite easy to reach a point whereby you simply cannot lose.
How on earth is this a troll??!??!?!
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Anyone else remember Xenon 2 by the Bitmap Brothers?
When it came out in the UK one gaming magazine (I think it was CVG) gave it 100%.
I wonder if that reviewer is still playing it today, as it was obviously the best game ever. It must have been impossible to get tired of the game if he scored it 100%, right?
RM
[i]TV shows on DVD's are big money now, so I could see the other side's point. [/i]
What about those of us that live in the UK? We all have to pay a TV Licence that goes to the BBC, regardless of whether we watch/listen to anything on the BBC or not.
That mesnt that we have already paid for anything that the BBC produces, so surely we should be able to download a missed TV show without guilt.
RM
Unreal Tournaments online stats used an ELO style approach.
You got ranked in three areas, All time, This Month and This Week. AFter any game you could go visit their website and it would compare the number of times you killed and were killed by an opponent, see how your ratings compare and then adjust accordingly. There was a min/max cap on the amount of points that could be adjusted.
While it still encouraged people to play more, the more games you play the better and better you had to be to raise, or even hold position.
RM
That is an impressive service. Now I can visit Switzerland without ever leaving my desk!
If I had mod points, you'd get them!
Heh, they dont say what kind of 'sports' this 'rising' star is part of....
You could always create a torrent for the larger files, that way the sports fans get to help each other download the file.
So do you for not reading the article....
*Based on internal company records and reports from key distribution partners in North America.
One sicko has recently been found guilty of sending fraudulent emails to people claiming to be from a govermnet relief agency informing them that their loved ones had been killed in the disaster.
He got the email addresses from various sites that had people posting looking for information on missing friends and family.
I think the problem is that on Freenet too many people are already thinking of the children.
Yeah, I hate the way cinemas wont let me in to watch the film unless I've bought both food AND drink from them beforehand.
Agreed!
This game is the dogs-danglies!
RM
Two separate links to two separate programs my friend.
I'm sensing you are a glass-half-empty type of person.....
I couldnt agree more....
Its hard to get a mobile phone these days that DOESNT come with a camera, music player and radio.
I already have a digital camera, radio and mp3 player that are all far better quaility than one that could be built into a phone.
I just want to get a decent phone that is good for making phone calls. Is that too much to ask?
I'm sure that Valve have though about what to do if they ever decide to take their activation servers offline.
/. posters (so far) have thought of it you can be sure the people working at Valve have.
After all, if around 50
My (horribly simplified) suggestion:- Some form of patch released at the time that disables the need to contact an activation server.
Its odd, you dont see this kind of criticism levied at other companies whose games require server authentication. Ut2004 for example validates your CD key against their central database when you play online.
"Ah, but HL2 is a single player game" I hear you say! Granted, but Ut2004 might as well be online only since the singleplayer is so weak. Therefore if the online play gets crippled in the future it will make the game unplayable. Where were all the complaints about Epic and their tyranical methods?
Evidently it was...
I guess various other web forums automatic url parsing has spoiled me. Oh.. the shame!!!
I wonder how many people this ACTUALLY happened to?
I believe that the actual number os rather low, after all those that have a problem activating make noise about it, while those who didnt have a problem keep quiet.
Personally my installation was activated 30 minutes after global unlock. Considering the huge number of hardcore gamers there were waiting until the unlock hour, all activating at the same time, I think it is impressive that Steam stood up to it. I activated from the UK also, which would have used the European servers I would imagine.