Actually I meant to click to reply to another posters question about how high the mark up is on games as best I could based on my experiences. But I clicked wrong.
And bought my games with their employees-get-cost discount. Typically on console games that was in the area of 10-12$ less than retail (which was the typical 49.99). So around 38-40 dollars is what CompUSA paid for each console game. PC games had a bit more mark up, usually around 15-17$, to bring them to 49 if they were a "top tier" release. I heard from people at other chains (Best Buy for example) that their cost was slightly lower, perhaps because, compared to CompUSA, they had more retail outlets and bigger sales.
As the prices went down, the margins dropped too. A lot of times CompUSAs 9.99 games then were costing them 8 bucks and change.
But reinvision isn't a word. I am pretty sure you meant reenvision, but that isn't a word either. Just a marketing term. I know people complain about this a lot, and I'm just fanning the flames, but when you start asking people to pay you a regular fee, you may want to try and make it appear that money is being used in a responsible way to better your service, not make people feel like it's just thrown on a big pile while the "status quo" is maintained.
Or you could band together with other like minded people and become civicly active. Although that might take away your free time to watch reality TV and go shopping. (not knocking you personally, just making a general statement.)
I know that I and many others share the same sentiment. I have non "nerd" friends who watched Screensavers to learn a bit more about computers, but also watched Fresh Gear because they were typical guys who liked gadgets. When it became G4, they all quit watching because they aren't hardcore gamers. Way to shoot yourself in the foot.
Guys have been loud and obnoxious to opponents over sporting events for decades. It doesn't have anything to do with games and everything to do with society. We like to stroke our egos when we do well. It's PEOPLE that are retarded, not games.
The main focus here is the storytelling. If you read the article you're limited to a 4x4 tile, 4 characters (one PC), and you can't have combat. At first, I thought the same thing you did, but after reading the rules, quickly realized that it is more than doable.
As an aside, I myself became rooted in the same position as you. I was recreating The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, but became frustrated with the tedium (especially since I'm a perfectionist and would completely restart each area if it just didn't feel "right"). I may wait for NWN2 and see how the modifications to the tools I've read about turn out and maybe continue my Zelda: ALTTP mod.
What I would like to see is a dynamic mission system. The exact scale of it could be as simple (go here, do this, get attacked, win/die). However if this is going to be a long term game (hence the MMO status), this could start out simplistic, and if designed right from the start, be fleshed into a huge vat of content for players.
To clarify what I'm talking about, it would be akin to Diablo's random dungeon generator. Every time you start a new game from the beginning, the dungeons are laid out differently. In "Star Trek Online", your missions would offer up different objectives, and you could play them out as far as you wanted. When you and your ships crew gets bored you can end the mission after completing that goal.
Galaxies has a similar system called Duty Missions, but the biggest problem with them is they don't diverge much from being "go here, shoot these guys" missions that just repeat. If it broke it up into ground/space and you uncovered small bits of little stories, they would probably be more worth their time.
I realize the complexity of a system like this, but like I said, for a long term MMO, what else do they have to do? If they lay the proper foundation for a system that can be fleshed out now, this could snowball as the game goes along and become a really interesting take on gameplay. IMHO that is.
If you don't care about video signal loss, why not just buy one of those black & white (usually fuzzy) security camera setups? Why go through all the work to hook this to your fancy new projector and have each signal look like broadcast TV from the 60s?
I agree, but where you said "So long as it doesn't directly affect me" when it comes to someone believing what they want, is negated as being altruistic when you follow it by saying that you feel obligated to destroy small childrens innocence by revealing the truth about the Easter Bunny and Santa, in effect, forcing your beliefs on someone else.
Someone got nothing but coal in their stocking every Christmas, huh?:P
Look at how crazy successful games like DDR are. My sister in high school saved money with friends so they could buy a nice DDR pad. They get a bunch of people together some weekends and create tournaments. Otherwise they don't play video games.
If the Revolution (games) can deliver on creating that sort of experience even on a infrequent basis (not every game, but 3-4 a year), it could signal a shift in how some developers think.
However there is still a huge demand for "traditional" games too, but the Rev has that covered with the ability to use GC controllers (unlike the PS3 and Xbox where you have to buy all new hardware.) Yeah I'm a slight Nintendo fanboy, but if I weren't, I'd still be more interested in the Revolution than the competition, because I'm a gizmo nerd first and formost.
It would be nice if some of those artists whose cd's were infected with this crap would stick up for themselves. I saw Foo Fighters name on one list, don't tell me they couldn't get the word out. Besides it would be in their interests, to help mitigate the amount of fans who don't know better from thinking Foo Fighters support these shenanigans.
Right now pre-paid runs out regardless of how much you play. How hard would it be to have a pre-paid cellular model and bill for time spent actually logged in. It wouldn't be too hard, although the game would have to be pretty immune to random disconnects that keep your account logged in until timeout, but I haven't seen that much with todays games.
Security is consistently lacking and it is easily and predictably compromised by worms (on a consistent basis I might add.)
Score 1 for MS being straight forward.
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Last I checked the PS3 is going to ship with Blu-Ray which is filled with its own DRM restrictions, so essentially his "broad generalization" is fairly accurate IMO.
Yeah because I explicitly stated "NO IT'LL BE THE REVOLUTION!"
RTFA dumb ass. There is no official statement from NCSoft saying it will be the PS3. The basis for the PS3 claim is that it isn't part of their plans "at the moment." Even that statement was from an unnamed "source" at NCSoft-Europe.
So my statement stands. No where does the article say "Yes we are bringing MMO's to PS3."
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Switching off the magnetic field would result in the engine reappearing in our current dimension.
What about the rest of the ship and its crew?!
Actually I meant to click to reply to another posters question about how high the mark up is on games as best I could based on my experiences. But I clicked wrong.
And bought my games with their employees-get-cost discount. Typically on console games that was in the area of 10-12$ less than retail (which was the typical 49.99). So around 38-40 dollars is what CompUSA paid for each console game. PC games had a bit more mark up, usually around 15-17$, to bring them to 49 if they were a "top tier" release. I heard from people at other chains (Best Buy for example) that their cost was slightly lower, perhaps because, compared to CompUSA, they had more retail outlets and bigger sales.
As the prices went down, the margins dropped too. A lot of times CompUSAs 9.99 games then were costing them 8 bucks and change.
Unfortunately as time goes by, it seems more and more likely that that next figure won't be an individual but a corporation.
This could cause people to actually return to the game. It's unfortunate, because in reality the mismanaged mess that is SWG needs to die.
When are they going to put in patches to make the game worth playing?
But reinvision isn't a word. I am pretty sure you meant reenvision, but that isn't a word either. Just a marketing term. I know people complain about this a lot, and I'm just fanning the flames, but when you start asking people to pay you a regular fee, you may want to try and make it appear that money is being used in a responsible way to better your service, not make people feel like it's just thrown on a big pile while the "status quo" is maintained.
Or you could band together with other like minded people and become civicly active. Although that might take away your free time to watch reality TV and go shopping. (not knocking you personally, just making a general statement.)
I'm sure if I asked, Comcast would say it isn't *MY* IP address, it is theirs. I just rent it for 50$ a month.
I know that I and many others share the same sentiment. I have non "nerd" friends who watched Screensavers to learn a bit more about computers, but also watched Fresh Gear because they were typical guys who liked gadgets. When it became G4, they all quit watching because they aren't hardcore gamers. Way to shoot yourself in the foot.
Guys have been loud and obnoxious to opponents over sporting events for decades. It doesn't have anything to do with games and everything to do with society. We like to stroke our egos when we do well. It's PEOPLE that are retarded, not games.
All the code was just /.'ed into oblivion. Time to start from the beginning all over again. :(
The main focus here is the storytelling. If you read the article you're limited to a 4x4 tile, 4 characters (one PC), and you can't have combat. At first, I thought the same thing you did, but after reading the rules, quickly realized that it is more than doable.
As an aside, I myself became rooted in the same position as you. I was recreating The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, but became frustrated with the tedium (especially since I'm a perfectionist and would completely restart each area if it just didn't feel "right"). I may wait for NWN2 and see how the modifications to the tools I've read about turn out and maybe continue my Zelda: ALTTP mod.
What I would like to see is a dynamic mission system. The exact scale of it could be as simple (go here, do this, get attacked, win/die). However if this is going to be a long term game (hence the MMO status), this could start out simplistic, and if designed right from the start, be fleshed into a huge vat of content for players.
To clarify what I'm talking about, it would be akin to Diablo's random dungeon generator. Every time you start a new game from the beginning, the dungeons are laid out differently. In "Star Trek Online", your missions would offer up different objectives, and you could play them out as far as you wanted. When you and your ships crew gets bored you can end the mission after completing that goal.
Galaxies has a similar system called Duty Missions, but the biggest problem with them is they don't diverge much from being "go here, shoot these guys" missions that just repeat. If it broke it up into ground/space and you uncovered small bits of little stories, they would probably be more worth their time.
I realize the complexity of a system like this, but like I said, for a long term MMO, what else do they have to do? If they lay the proper foundation for a system that can be fleshed out now, this could snowball as the game goes along and become a really interesting take on gameplay. IMHO that is.
If you don't care about video signal loss, why not just buy one of those black & white (usually fuzzy) security camera setups? Why go through all the work to hook this to your fancy new projector and have each signal look like broadcast TV from the 60s?
I agree, but where you said "So long as it doesn't directly affect me" when it comes to someone believing what they want, is negated as being altruistic when you follow it by saying that you feel obligated to destroy small childrens innocence by revealing the truth about the Easter Bunny and Santa, in effect, forcing your beliefs on someone else.
:P
Someone got nothing but coal in their stocking every Christmas, huh?
Look at how crazy successful games like DDR are. My sister in high school saved money with friends so they could buy a nice DDR pad. They get a bunch of people together some weekends and create tournaments. Otherwise they don't play video games.
If the Revolution (games) can deliver on creating that sort of experience even on a infrequent basis (not every game, but 3-4 a year), it could signal a shift in how some developers think.
However there is still a huge demand for "traditional" games too, but the Rev has that covered with the ability to use GC controllers (unlike the PS3 and Xbox where you have to buy all new hardware.) Yeah I'm a slight Nintendo fanboy, but if I weren't, I'd still be more interested in the Revolution than the competition, because I'm a gizmo nerd first and formost.
I'm a newb when it comes to physics. I like to read about it, but I don't quite get how measuring something creates such a change.
Is it our processes for trying to detect and measure states that create a change or do we not know why?
I keep wanting to buy a kit from these guys. I'm a little reluctant to deal with "little known" online vendors. Anyone have any feedback on them?
It would be nice if some of those artists whose cd's were infected with this crap would stick up for themselves. I saw Foo Fighters name on one list, don't tell me they couldn't get the word out. Besides it would be in their interests, to help mitigate the amount of fans who don't know better from thinking Foo Fighters support these shenanigans.
Right now pre-paid runs out regardless of how much you play. How hard would it be to have a pre-paid cellular model and bill for time spent actually logged in. It wouldn't be too hard, although the game would have to be pretty immune to random disconnects that keep your account logged in until timeout, but I haven't seen that much with todays games.
Security is consistently lacking and it is easily and predictably compromised by worms (on a consistent basis I might add.)
Score 1 for MS being straight forward.
Last I checked the PS3 is going to ship with Blu-Ray which is filled with its own DRM restrictions, so essentially his "broad generalization" is fairly accurate IMO.
damn Microsoft - instant monopoly. Bastards
Yeah because I explicitly stated "NO IT'LL BE THE REVOLUTION!"
RTFA dumb ass. There is no official statement from NCSoft saying it will be the PS3. The basis for the PS3 claim is that it isn't part of their plans "at the moment." Even that statement was from an unnamed "source" at NCSoft-Europe.
So my statement stands. No where does the article say "Yes we are bringing MMO's to PS3."