Am one of those guys who touched a game pad for the first time at the age of 5 and knew from then that it gave birth to a fated passion. But if I, one dude who enjoys roguelikes and complicated storylines, boycotts a company, there will be a hundred more 12 years old kids who will happily buy the next Cawadooty because it got all kinds of tacticool weapons and flashy achievements.
Not to mention that whole stock photo fiasco...
You take one of the most popular, loved, masked characters. She was in all three episodes, and there have been numerous speculations on what she could possibly look like. Entire threads with hundreds of posts were just discussing what lies under that mask of hers.... and in the end? It's just a poorly photoshopped stock photo they found on google and bought for 10 bucks. Bioware is beyond redemption.
Trying to get rid of the middle-man somehow became a suspicious deed, lately. It's like being an independent content creator is the new crime of the 21st century.
Am one of those guys who try to make a living out of flash games, and I can tell you that this isn't very good news for us. A couple of months ago, they withdrew flash support for mobile, and now for Linux.
it's like Adobe wants the death of flash.
... And she was delighted. It's really natural for us to think that the universe is that old, and that our vision of it is like lag in an online game. But there is something utterly satisfying when you show this to someone who isn't that much into cosmic timetables and when you watch their reactions as they try to imagine the scale, and their faces when they realise just how meaningless this planet is.
News like this should really become mainstream. This kind of humbling, nihilistic conceptualisation of our lives and surroundings could, ironically, save mankind from whatever foolish suicide we'r preparing to ourselves.
Manufacturers really should get over their 3D complex. Sure, they spent a lot on it, R&D and Marketing, but it does more harm than whatever gimmick-value it provides...
I think it's a fondamental flow in all Multiplayer games with PVP... The powergaming factor. br>
Technically there is a billion possible combinations of skills and stats to suit the need of every roleplayer. But as soon as you face someone, you realise that your two options are: 1-Be a weakling and die trying. 2-Be a powergamer with the best combination and have a chance of winning (Ignoring items and such).
This is what killed UO PVP for me, everyone was Dex-Warrior or Tank-Mage. This is what killed NWN for me, everyone was Fighter-Mage. This is what will kill D3 for me, everyone will be
You can't propose a free skilling/runing system and tell people that they have all the freedom they wan if, one week later, 50% of your players gravitate towards a single winning combination.
Yes, but I was wondering why it was chilling there on the surface of the sun and then, all of a sudden, BAM! Off she goes.
Excuse my ignorance on the subject, am part of the biology audience of Slashdot.
I think he meant "The prototype drug won't work". Sadely making a new drug (that isn't just a generic copy of another) is like coding a new software with java while you only know C#. Things work easilly in test tubes, half that easilly on rats, and then the gamble part starts when you try stuff on patients.
Keyword: "Mufti".
A Mufti is some kind of "Islam-Expert" who understands Islam so well he has the right to create "Fatwas". A Fatwa is something like a law or a guidance resulting from interpretations of the holy book. For example, X drew Muhammad, and the holy book says somewhere that you must not draw Muhammad, a Mufti will issue a Fatwa saying that anyone who kills X will go straight to heaven.
Thankfully these Fatwas only happen in retarded countries with a majority of zealous idiots. But every muslim country has a Mufti who works with the government (Generally he's the Minister of Religious stuff), and most of their job resolves around announcing the dates of muslim events (Since they use the Lunar calendar and shit).
Baghdad and Basra were once the central pillar of the Arab and Muslim world. Pulling numbers out of my butt here, but probably 90% of the folk stories I was told when I was a child (like the 1001 nights) all "happened" in Baghdad or Basra. This shows just how important those places were...
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He was probably aiming for 1337 companies...
Troll Mage specialised in the Patent school...
Why shouldn't they?
Am one of those guys who touched a game pad for the first time at the age of 5 and knew from then that it gave birth to a fated passion. But if I, one dude who enjoys roguelikes and complicated storylines, boycotts a company, there will be a hundred more 12 years old kids who will happily buy the next Cawadooty because it got all kinds of tacticool weapons and flashy achievements.
Not to mention that whole stock photo fiasco...
You take one of the most popular, loved, masked characters. She was in all three episodes, and there have been numerous speculations on what she could possibly look like. Entire threads with hundreds of posts were just discussing what lies under that mask of hers.... and in the end? It's just a poorly photoshopped stock photo they found on google and bought for 10 bucks.
Bioware is beyond redemption.
... Haters gonna hate!
... must be hell to calibrate.
Trying to get rid of the middle-man somehow became a suspicious deed, lately. It's like being an independent content creator is the new crime of the 21st century.
Am one of those guys who try to make a living out of flash games, and I can tell you that this isn't very good news for us. A couple of months ago, they withdrew flash support for mobile, and now for Linux.
it's like Adobe wants the death of flash.
... And she was delighted. It's really natural for us to think that the universe is that old, and that our vision of it is like lag in an online game. But there is something utterly satisfying when you show this to someone who isn't that much into cosmic timetables and when you watch their reactions as they try to imagine the scale, and their faces when they realise just how meaningless this planet is.
News like this should really become mainstream. This kind of humbling, nihilistic conceptualisation of our lives and surroundings could, ironically, save mankind from whatever foolish suicide we'r preparing to ourselves.
Hah... now you made me all jealous. Lucky you.
Manufacturers really should get over their 3D complex. Sure, they spent a lot on it, R&D and Marketing, but it does more harm than whatever gimmick-value it provides...
I just sent you a SYN request, send a SYN-ACK back to ten friends and the crush of your life will start noticing you.
Damn it, messed up my tags and killed the formatting. But whatever. My point still stands.
Yes, am mad at D3.
I think it's a fondamental flow in all Multiplayer games with PVP... The powergaming factor.
br> Technically there is a billion possible combinations of skills and stats to suit the need of every roleplayer. But as soon as you face someone, you realise that your two options are:
1-Be a weakling and die trying. 2-Be a powergamer with the best combination and have a chance of winning (Ignoring items and such). This is what killed UO PVP for me, everyone was Dex-Warrior or Tank-Mage. This is what killed NWN for me, everyone was Fighter-Mage. This is what will kill D3 for me, everyone will be
You can't propose a free skilling/runing system and tell people that they have all the freedom they wan if, one week later, 50% of your players gravitate towards a single winning combination.
Yes, but I was wondering why it was chilling there on the surface of the sun and then, all of a sudden, BAM! Off she goes.
Excuse my ignorance on the subject, am part of the biology audience of Slashdot.
Yeah I wouldn't mind an explanation for this one. The thing looks like it was propelled without any momentum.
If it wasn't for the UFO theory, it wouldn't spread in the first place.
It's all part o the Illuminati's plans, man!
I think he meant "The prototype drug won't work".
Sadely making a new drug (that isn't just a generic copy of another) is like coding a new software with java while you only know C#. Things work easilly in test tubes, half that easilly on rats, and then the gamble part starts when you try stuff on patients.
... Telling me that the AC who wrote this is actually Tristan Schapp.
Who do you think is financing the SOPA campaign?
Keyword: "Mufti".
A Mufti is some kind of "Islam-Expert" who understands Islam so well he has the right to create "Fatwas". A Fatwa is something like a law or a guidance resulting from interpretations of the holy book.
For example, X drew Muhammad, and the holy book says somewhere that you must not draw Muhammad, a Mufti will issue a Fatwa saying that anyone who kills X will go straight to heaven.
Thankfully these Fatwas only happen in retarded countries with a majority of zealous idiots. But every muslim country has a Mufti who works with the government (Generally he's the Minister of Religious stuff), and most of their job resolves around announcing the dates of muslim events (Since they use the Lunar calendar and shit).
But yeah, that's basically it.
We need a "Artistic" rating.
Baghdad and Basra were once the central pillar of the Arab and Muslim world. Pulling numbers out of my butt here, but probably 90% of the folk stories I was told when I was a child (like the 1001 nights) all "happened" in Baghdad or Basra. This shows just how important those places were...