Agreed. The heart of the problem here seems to be that stock price is seen as a barometer of a company's performance. It's all very well and good to rail against the flaws of this, but proposing a better metric seems problematic.
I agree that the company sees no benefit from their sale of the stock, and in fact, probably a slight loss due to the dilution of the company's value. However, I think what eln is trying to point out is that executives holding large amounts of stock have a vested interest in the company doing well.
Their golden parachute is likely much less lucrative than the compensation they would have received if the company had not been bought out. The fact that they cash it all in at once is what makes it so attention grabbing.
This. We're supposed to believe in this hypothetical gamer who is serious enough to play online, but not enough to buy a new console. Buy Halo 3 already.
You are the ur-parent and the media kids are saturated in that teaches them that superiority is bad.
Nice grammar there. I'd reply, but your incoherence makes it impossible.
If superiority in others is bad, superiority in themselves is also bad, as obviously as night follows day.
The point is that he's not actually superior, he's puffed up with his own arrogance. Grammar is easy, go do something challenging before you tell everyone how great you are.
Yes, it makes them look stupid. Yes, it IS my business, and everyone's business, when you undermine the very idea of achieving superior results.
No, it's not your business. America (since we're going there) was founded on the idea that we have the freedom to be whatever we want. I may despise your choice to be stupid, but I will defend your right to do so. People like you who run around sticking their noses in everyone's business are one of the biggest irritations in life.
I have to disagree about playing it on XBOX. It's gorgeous on XBOX, and the mining was actually fun for a little while. Even after than, it wasn't too bad. To be fair, I'm playing it on 50" 1080p, so you can see where you fall between the two extremes here.
I've only gotten the bug once, and I was able to use cover to teleport out of it.
I guess we have different perspectives on the story. ME1 frustrated me because I felt like the story wasn't moving along when I had to go back and do Noveria after Virmire. The story has to be linear at some point, you can't just design your own storyline. I like it when I know where I am on that storyline. It's still way more exploratory than COD or Halo.
I'm anticipating high replay value because of how different the classes are. I'm a Vanguard right now and it's very much charge and shotgun. I'm thinking Infiltrator next. Stealth/sniper will be a totally different playstyle.
I'm really surprised to hear you say this. The original was good, but there were glaring flaws too. In 2, the graphics are much better and the flaws have been corrected.
Mass Effect:
- The Mako was incredibly annoying to drive until you figured it out. Once you did, the Mako sections were incredibly easy.
- Abilities were not balanced at all. Some in particular were wildly overpowered *cough Immunity cough*
- Classes were not balanced. The Soldier was pointless, as you could get a Vanguard or Infiltrator with the same weapons strength + cool abilities
- Checkpoints were incredibly far apart
- Levels were not focused. I always had the feeling of running around pointlessly until I finally got to the boss.
Mass Effect 2:
- No Mako! Yay!
- Gorgeous graphics
- Unified paragon/renegade with intimidate/charm - much more intuitive. The scars on Shephard's face changing with your paragon/renegade score is a brilliant touch.
- Balanced classes that provide completely different play experiences.
- I feel more emotionally connected to my squad. They did a nice job of fleshing out their characters.
Overall, Mass Effect was nice, but Mass Effect 2 is one of the best games I've ever played.
As much as I dislike poor grammar/diction, I dislike people like you more. Looking down on people because you're puffed up with your sense of superiority is not cool.
Yes, it makes them look stupid. No, it's not any of your business unless you're their boss.
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"[Richard Hofstetter] and his colleagues.
Please tell me this guy is related to Leonard Hofstadter!
Would you like some cheese with your whine?
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Just download it :)
Agreed. The heart of the problem here seems to be that stock price is seen as a barometer of a company's performance. It's all very well and good to rail against the flaws of this, but proposing a better metric seems problematic.
I agree that the company sees no benefit from their sale of the stock, and in fact, probably a slight loss due to the dilution of the company's value. However, I think what eln is trying to point out is that executives holding large amounts of stock have a vested interest in the company doing well.
Their golden parachute is likely much less lucrative than the compensation they would have received if the company had not been bought out. The fact that they cash it all in at once is what makes it so attention grabbing.
Only on the planet Tagjibi, where women gestate for 15 months.
Paypal is the Indian giver.
This. We're supposed to believe in this hypothetical gamer who is serious enough to play online, but not enough to buy a new console. Buy Halo 3 already.
Sometimes it has to go down as deprecated
Parent:
The issue, of course, is less with exactly when a given product is deprecated
Seriously, guys? The product was belittled by Microsoft? I think we're missing an i somewhere here.
There's not an app for that.
I do like it. And I haven't seen the TV series. Point well taken. I'm such a Potter fanboi sometimes :)
recognises that he must try to delete the images associated with David Lynch's 1984 version of Dune from the public's consciousness.
At least for my share of the public consciousness - I was born in '85.
I have found all the HP films to be very enjoyable, personally.
because
I haven't read any Harry Potter.
Have you seen Avatar at all? 3D wasn't used as a gimmick there. Avatar used 3D as a TOOL.
Sure, because Avatar was hugely original and would have stood up on the strength of its story alone.
Yes, to some degree. It obviously wouldn't have been the ultramegahit it was, but I would have enjoyed it, even though I've already seen Pocahontas.
It would have been successful, just not as. Which fits "tool" more than "gimmick" in my mind.
Frankly I think Microsoft is loosing it's halo.
I always thought their halo was too tight anyway.
You are the ur-parent and the media kids are saturated in that teaches them that superiority is bad.
Nice grammar there. I'd reply, but your incoherence makes it impossible.
If superiority in others is bad, superiority in themselves is also bad, as obviously as night follows day.
The point is that he's not actually superior, he's puffed up with his own arrogance. Grammar is easy, go do something challenging before you tell everyone how great you are.
Yes, it makes them look stupid. Yes, it IS my business, and everyone's business, when you undermine the very idea of achieving superior results.
No, it's not your business. America (since we're going there) was founded on the idea that we have the freedom to be whatever we want. I may despise your choice to be stupid, but I will defend your right to do so. People like you who run around sticking their noses in everyone's business are one of the biggest irritations in life.
I have to disagree about playing it on XBOX. It's gorgeous on XBOX, and the mining was actually fun for a little while. Even after than, it wasn't too bad. To be fair, I'm playing it on 50" 1080p, so you can see where you fall between the two extremes here.
I've only gotten the bug once, and I was able to use cover to teleport out of it.
I guess we have different perspectives on the story. ME1 frustrated me because I felt like the story wasn't moving along when I had to go back and do Noveria after Virmire. The story has to be linear at some point, you can't just design your own storyline. I like it when I know where I am on that storyline. It's still way more exploratory than COD or Halo.
I'm anticipating high replay value because of how different the classes are. I'm a Vanguard right now and it's very much charge and shotgun. I'm thinking Infiltrator next. Stealth/sniper will be a totally different playstyle.
I'm really surprised to hear you say this. The original was good, but there were glaring flaws too. In 2, the graphics are much better and the flaws have been corrected.
Mass Effect:
- The Mako was incredibly annoying to drive until you figured it out. Once you did, the Mako sections were incredibly easy.
- Abilities were not balanced at all. Some in particular were wildly overpowered *cough Immunity cough*
- Classes were not balanced. The Soldier was pointless, as you could get a Vanguard or Infiltrator with the same weapons strength + cool abilities
- Checkpoints were incredibly far apart
- Levels were not focused. I always had the feeling of running around pointlessly until I finally got to the boss.
Mass Effect 2:
- No Mako! Yay!
- Gorgeous graphics
- Unified paragon/renegade with intimidate/charm - much more intuitive. The scars on Shephard's face changing with your paragon/renegade score is a brilliant touch.
- Balanced classes that provide completely different play experiences.
- I feel more emotionally connected to my squad. They did a nice job of fleshing out their characters.
Overall, Mass Effect was nice, but Mass Effect 2 is one of the best games I've ever played.
As much as I dislike poor grammar/diction, I dislike people like you more. Looking down on people because you're puffed up with your sense of superiority is not cool.
Yes, it makes them look stupid. No, it's not any of your business unless you're their boss.
"Tony Stark Takes Reigns"
Even multi-million dollar productions have errors these days...
Hmmm, where are you from? In the US, chauvinism is the better fit. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauvinism#Chauvinism_as_sexism.
"Macho" or "machismo" would refer to an exaggerated or brash sense of manhood whereas "chauvinism" refers to a sense of superiority to women.
Oh, come on. It's clearly tongue-in-cheek.
Must have been a woman driver.