It was exactly a year after the PC release I think, too.
The WoW release happened more smoothly and most of the issues with the Mac client seem related to the installer and not the game itself--I would imagine that fixing the installer (especially for Mac OS) should be 'trivial' in the sense that it wouldn't delay the release.
In regard to balance issues... people are of the opinion that there are still balance issues in SC1 and the game is 12 years old. You will never cater to every player in a way that keeps the forums clean of complaints. I've been in the beta for months now and they have made a lot of good changes patch after patch and I'm actually pretty happy with the way things are right (aside from the issues with Protoss early game).
I tend to disagree here--at least in the case of SC. While it is true that mouse movements per second and build order/map combination is a key learning point there does come a time when you plateau and have to become more creative.
Take a look at the SC competitive matches and you will see some pretty amazing (and creative) maneuvers you never thought of trying... on the high end the ability to think quick and be creative is essential even if it's just to know the most effective ways to counter your opponents builds based on how well you scouted.
I always thought McAfee was included with shitty software bundles because it wasn't used on corporate networks.
Do yourselves a favour and switch to ESET Smart Security.
Unfortunately that's not the case--the organisation I work for (40,000+) uses McAfee on all desktop machines and coincidentally runs XPSP3. The flipside is that nobody was bored enough to install an update straight out of release and it usually takes a month or two turn around unless it's urgent or specific.
In the corporate world ESET is simply too new a product (comparatively speaking, the old school preference etc).
This is as close as I got.
2001-09-11 08:53:03 Skytel [007512349] D ALPHA
Swimfan6@aol.com|Just read..|the mail re: my top:) GOD, ur so wonderful, cute, SEXY. IWY..so damn bad
Seriously. I wonder what they mean by that? What machines really send automated messages if they feel the building in which they are located collapse?
There's probably 100 different pages building management systems (BMS) could of sent off in the minutes following the attacks. A BMS will typically monitor power systems, lighting, HVAC, lifts/elevators, fire alarms and a whole slew of other systems that would of let out some kind of notification after the attack. The ones we use on our site break the campus in to each individual room and we get notified of a light bulb blown in Room 303 just as fast as we do 'Elevator idle between floors'.
There will be PC/Mac clients? Browser plugins even? Why didn't you say so, all of a sudden I give a shit.
Word of advice: don't get blinded by the US market. They don't spend nearly as much on games as other parts of the world.. and they don't have the greatest broadband. Other than the fact that you're white, is there a reason why you're not rolling out in Korea first?
The simple answer is publicity. Aion has been out for close to a year with 7 million users outside the western world then while approaching a western release it hits the front page of Slashdot a handful of times. That's all it is.
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It was exactly a year after the PC release I think, too.
The WoW release happened more smoothly and most of the issues with the Mac client seem related to the installer and not the game itself--I would imagine that fixing the installer (especially for Mac OS) should be 'trivial' in the sense that it wouldn't delay the release.
In regard to balance issues... people are of the opinion that there are still balance issues in SC1 and the game is 12 years old. You will never cater to every player in a way that keeps the forums clean of complaints. I've been in the beta for months now and they have made a lot of good changes patch after patch and I'm actually pretty happy with the way things are right (aside from the issues with Protoss early game).
I tend to disagree here--at least in the case of SC. While it is true that mouse movements per second and build order/map combination is a key learning point there does come a time when you plateau and have to become more creative. Take a look at the SC competitive matches and you will see some pretty amazing (and creative) maneuvers you never thought of trying... on the high end the ability to think quick and be creative is essential even if it's just to know the most effective ways to counter your opponents builds based on how well you scouted.
I always thought McAfee was included with shitty software bundles because it wasn't used on corporate networks. Do yourselves a favour and switch to ESET Smart Security.
Unfortunately that's not the case--the organisation I work for (40,000+) uses McAfee on all desktop machines and coincidentally runs XPSP3. The flipside is that nobody was bored enough to install an update straight out of release and it usually takes a month or two turn around unless it's urgent or specific. In the corporate world ESET is simply too new a product (comparatively speaking, the old school preference etc).
It's probably worth clarifying... his name is Carlos Slim Helú or just Carlos Slim.
This is as close as I got. 2001-09-11 08:53:03 Skytel [007512349] D ALPHA Swimfan6@aol.com|Just read..|the mail re: my top:) GOD, ur so wonderful, cute, SEXY. IWY..so damn bad
Seriously. I wonder what they mean by that? What machines really send automated messages if they feel the building in which they are located collapse?
There's probably 100 different pages building management systems (BMS) could of sent off in the minutes following the attacks. A BMS will typically monitor power systems, lighting, HVAC, lifts/elevators, fire alarms and a whole slew of other systems that would of let out some kind of notification after the attack. The ones we use on our site break the campus in to each individual room and we get notified of a light bulb blown in Room 303 just as fast as we do 'Elevator idle between floors'.
That was the joke, yes. If only these jokes were as rare as Chinese XP sales...
A military botnet? No problem; just throw all the federally owned computers in to another one, I'm sure Conficker doesn't mind sharing...
Is there actually a method of doing anything unscrupulous with a BASIC interpreter running inside a C64 emulator running on an iPhone?
The flipside is if the wallet gets stolen and you haven't had a chance to get around to remembering those passwords yet--then you're in trouble.
you've stumped slashdot. All I could think was that the diagrams look like the loch ness monster. :p
There will be PC/Mac clients? Browser plugins even? Why didn't you say so, all of a sudden I give a shit.
Word of advice: don't get blinded by the US market. They don't spend nearly as much on games as other parts of the world.. and they don't have the greatest broadband. Other than the fact that you're white, is there a reason why you're not rolling out in Korea first?
The simple answer is publicity. Aion has been out for close to a year with 7 million users outside the western world then while approaching a western release it hits the front page of Slashdot a handful of times. That's all it is.