Everquest has so or so standard servers on each of which you can have 8 characters per account. However there is one server, launched a little over a year ago with a special ruleset. Firiona Vie is the roleplaying prefered server, and part of the ruleset is a one character limit.
Firiona Vie was my server since I started eq in January. I've just recently quit and canceled my FIVE accounts. Having been a hardcore player I wasn't satisfied by one character, and playing on any other server just wasn't an option to me since all my friends and efforts were local to Firiona Vie.
There is a huge potential for the same behavior by hardcore players of the new game. Believe me the game creators know this and I'm sure it's a factor in their decision.
With the number of gamers out there, ranging from casual to hardcore, why not take this concept one step further? Create the Internet3, a network optimized for gaming.
Of course, you'd have to come up with a cool name for it, otherwise it'll never happen. I suggest "ph4tn3t";)
This isn't a case of ATI working extra hard to improve the experience of their customers. Anyone in the hardware scene knows that Quake3 is the number one benchmark for comparing video cards. Not meaning it is the best, just the most commonly used.
It seems to me that ATI deliberately tweaked their drivers to make their FPS score on a Quake3 benchmark higher. It seems obvious that they did this so that their card could compete in the hundreds of Reviews matching the Radeon 8500 with the GeForce3 family of cards.
As far as PSO is concerned (or even other games), why not just release a new version of the game that allows you to use a mouse in combintation with the keyboard? I've played a bit of PSO, and it annoyed me to no end that you couldn't map keys on the keyboard to act as buttons on the controller. There is already a Dreamcast mouse (There is a Dreamcast version of Quake3 and Unreal Tournament.)
Seems to make more sense than producing that monstrosity of a controller.
Personally, I think online RPG's like PSO work much better on the PC. But for those who can't afford a high end PC and a broadband connection, it's a fun alternative.
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I don't know about the rest of you, but I know all my girlfriends passwords and accounts, and she knows all of mine. It just makes it easier, since we use a lot of the same accounts and systems.
Yes, that means that if I wanted to, I could check any of her email accounts. Do I?... Nope. I doubt she checks mine either. We trust each other.
If you are in a point in a relationship where you feel the need to spy on your signifigant other, then it's probably a sign of deeper problems.
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Lets see, 52 weeks in a year, two years...
You're telling me that at least 104 slashdoters have girlfriends! Get out!
Come on Hemos, you don't have a single extra machine lying around that could even be a dual boot linux / windows? It's a shame to miss out on cool apps like this one because you never venture from your favorite os.
God knows theres enough apps for linux to last a lifetime, but to ignore all else seems silly.
I tried this, but I couldn't seem to find anything that hurt the multi-headed dragon in level 4... only the sword seemed to work. How did you do it??? Hint please!
Come on guys! "Steve Jobs: All your GeForce3 are belong to us." from the earlier article was just as funny as this one! And it got modded down to 2,Redundant.
It's still funny! Sorry to those of you who are sick of this already.
It is a bad idea to make devices fry themselves permanently if they do not constantly recieve a GPS signal. Realisticly, at the very worst the device will cease to operate until it begins recieving the GPS signal again. This still sucks, but it's not QUITE as bad.
I seriously doubt a system in which devices permanently fry themselves as soon as there is a lapse in the GPS signal are what they intend to implement.
I don't see them getting away with this one though. There are far too many things that could go wrong.
LOL!
Damn thats funny! And appropriate too, MacWorld Japan and all.
Somebody mod this up to (Score: 5, Fucking Hilarious) Please.
Now I am convinced to buy a high end tower, (minus the DVD-R, don't need that).
wow, a labeled hyperlink that points to a different address than the label, confusing.
Been using Yahoo since about '95 so I guess I caught it pretty early on. I'm glad they've remained true to form and not morphed into one huge banner ad like other portals.
Why is it everyday I'm reading about inventions that are going to "revolutionize" an industry? You can make whatever predictions you'd like, if you are a well respected expert people may even listen to you. The fact is that the "next big thing" often is NOT.
All new inventions hit snags. While I am sure there is a demand for a $15 laptop, even if it is quite a bit slower by todays standards, they are likely to cost much more at first. If the don't catch on quickly, they aren't going to get cheaper, and this company is likely to go out of buisness. After which other companies will be unlikely to embrace the new technology.
Although I would like to see an idea like this succeed, I'll beleive it when I see it.
Apple was a great company for geek tshirts. There may already be a site with a few of them, but it would be great to see all the old project and company tshirts again. Hopefully none of them are lost forever.
This site is a great idea!
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Everquest has so or so standard servers on each of which you can have 8 characters per account. However there is one server, launched a little over a year ago with a special ruleset. Firiona Vie is the roleplaying prefered server, and part of the ruleset is a one character limit.
Firiona Vie was my server since I started eq in January. I've just recently quit and canceled my FIVE accounts. Having been a hardcore player I wasn't satisfied by one character, and playing on any other server just wasn't an option to me since all my friends and efforts were local to Firiona Vie.
There is a huge potential for the same behavior by hardcore players of the new game. Believe me the game creators know this and I'm sure it's a factor in their decision.
With the number of gamers out there, ranging from casual to hardcore, why not take this concept one step further? Create the Internet3, a network optimized for gaming.
;)
Of course, you'd have to come up with a cool name for it, otherwise it'll never happen. I suggest "ph4tn3t"
2.0GHz would be 2500+! Those extra 100 performance points matter buddy, get it right! ;)
This isn't a case of ATI working extra hard to improve the experience of their customers. Anyone in the hardware scene knows that Quake3 is the number one benchmark for comparing video cards. Not meaning it is the best, just the most commonly used.
It seems to me that ATI deliberately tweaked their drivers to make their FPS score on a Quake3 benchmark higher. It seems obvious that they did this so that their card could compete in the hundreds of Reviews matching the Radeon 8500 with the GeForce3 family of cards.
As far as PSO is concerned (or even other games), why not just release a new version of the game that allows you to use a mouse in combintation with the keyboard? I've played a bit of PSO, and it annoyed me to no end that you couldn't map keys on the keyboard to act as buttons on the controller. There is already a Dreamcast mouse (There is a Dreamcast version of Quake3 and Unreal Tournament.)
Seems to make more sense than producing that monstrosity of a controller.
Personally, I think online RPG's like PSO work much better on the PC. But for those who can't afford a high end PC and a broadband connection, it's a fun alternative.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I know all my girlfriends passwords and accounts, and she knows all of mine. It just makes it easier, since we use a lot of the same accounts and systems.
... Nope. I doubt she checks mine either. We trust each other.
Yes, that means that if I wanted to, I could check any of her email accounts. Do I?
If you are in a point in a relationship where you feel the need to spy on your signifigant other, then it's probably a sign of deeper problems.
Lets see, 52 weeks in a year, two years...
You're telling me that at least 104 slashdoters have girlfriends! Get out!
Too bad, I liked the original URL.
SLUG=MICROSOFT
Does this mean he's thinking outside the box?
Wow, I would have expected more than that, but I don't know the specs of those 8 so I can't come to any conclusions.
Anyone know about the hardware behind slashdot? (extremely curious)
Come on Hemos, you don't have a single extra machine lying around that could even be a dual boot linux / windows? It's a shame to miss out on cool apps like this one because you never venture from your favorite os.
God knows theres enough apps for linux to last a lifetime, but to ignore all else seems silly.
I tried this, but I couldn't seem to find anything that hurt the multi-headed dragon in level 4... only the sword seemed to work. How did you do it??? Hint please!
Perhaps true. But then again why are so many of the sci-fi characters I'm read about using slide rules?
If slashdot issued corrections for all the errors in the posts, we'd be up to necks in Slashbacks. :)
It won't necessarily shorten it any but,
Th3r3 4r3 m0r3 7h1ngs 1n h34v3n 4nd 34rth, H0r4ti0, Th4n 4r3 dr34mt 0f 1n y0ur ph1l0s0phy.
Isn't that aspiring?
You've obviously never tried turning on 4X anti-aliasing on a Voodoo5500. :)
What was the article about? It was taking too long to load the page on my new DSL line.
Maybe it's just me but from his answers he seems depressed or burnt-out. None of his answers are particularly enthusiastic.
Could be that he wasn't that interested in answering the questions.
Does CowboyNeal need a vacation?
Anybody else get this vibe? Or am I just reading too much into his answers.
Come on guys! "Steve Jobs: All your GeForce3 are belong to us." from the earlier article was just as funny as this one! And it got modded down to 2,Redundant.
It's still funny! Sorry to those of you who are sick of this already.
It is a bad idea to make devices fry themselves permanently if they do not constantly recieve a GPS signal. Realisticly, at the very worst the device will cease to operate until it begins recieving the GPS signal again. This still sucks, but it's not QUITE as bad.
I seriously doubt a system in which devices permanently fry themselves as soon as there is a lapse in the GPS signal are what they intend to implement.
I don't see them getting away with this one though. There are far too many things that could go wrong.
LOL! Damn thats funny! And appropriate too, MacWorld Japan and all. Somebody mod this up to (Score: 5, Fucking Hilarious) Please. Now I am convinced to buy a high end tower, (minus the DVD-R, don't need that).
wow, a labeled hyperlink that points to a different address than the label, confusing. Been using Yahoo since about '95 so I guess I caught it pretty early on. I'm glad they've remained true to form and not morphed into one huge banner ad like other portals.
Why is it everyday I'm reading about inventions that are going to "revolutionize" an industry? You can make whatever predictions you'd like, if you are a well respected expert people may even listen to you. The fact is that the "next big thing" often is NOT. All new inventions hit snags. While I am sure there is a demand for a $15 laptop, even if it is quite a bit slower by todays standards, they are likely to cost much more at first. If the don't catch on quickly, they aren't going to get cheaper, and this company is likely to go out of buisness. After which other companies will be unlikely to embrace the new technology. Although I would like to see an idea like this succeed, I'll beleive it when I see it.
Apple was a great company for geek tshirts. There may already be a site with a few of them, but it would be great to see all the old project and company tshirts again. Hopefully none of them are lost forever. This site is a great idea!
maybe they know what 'IT' is!