I seem to remember something about flouroscopes being used as a "fun" way to measure your child's shoe size. I also remember there being a problem with radiation leakage, especially in the direction of the unlucky child. I think the results of high exposure there have proved to be the opposite results of the article.
Usually, when a company settles like this, its because they don't want to continue paying the court fees. Going back to court in search of criminal prosecution, would not do them any good if this is the case.
The EULA is actually nothing to extraordinary. They do the same thing for pretty much every public beta that I am aware of. How else are the programmers & QA employees going to be able to get accurate performance numbers for your computer. That's what a public beta is for, to test and gather metrics for the game before it is published.
The best part of the new 4th edition rules are pretty close to simulating a typical action movie. Action movies aren't bad story vehicles and so I'm happy with most of the changes.
There's conversion rules to go from Star Wars to the Saga Edition. Star Wars Saga Edition has beasically the same rules as D&D 4th, and the old Star Wars was fairly similar to D&D 3.5 but with some rules that were in the Unearthed Arcana alternate rules. So, I am sure there will be similar conversion rules to 4th ed.
Games Workshop is widely known to be very hands on and overly protective of their IP. It could be that Mythic is obligated to make sure that everything they do as far a gameplay and strategy is the most perfect blend of table-top style gaming and the MMORPG style of gaming. If they don't get it just right, I have a feeling they could see a lawsuit from the IP holder, whether Mythic is able to make a killing on the game or not.
Sure. If the Wii is a gimmick, then it's a gimmick on the level of a pet rock. Pet rock sold millions in it's day, just like the Wii is selling millions now. Worldwide, Wii has outsold both PS3 and the 360. So, even if it is a fad or a gimmick, it's done it's job. Made Nintendo millions of dollars and given them back a dominating market share to play with.
I'm not a fan of they way the Star Wars prequels were done either. Yet I think I can help you with your ship style problems.
Consider this...
Many things can explain the changes in ship design. Aesthetics and fashion can explain the changes in the civilian and government owned ships used. There could also be some complex advantages and disadvantages to having a chrome ship. At first one would think that chrome is somehow a futuristic characteristic, but not neccesarily so. The chrome can just be a fashion of the time, or a specific style of Naboo, which is where most of the chromed out ships seemed to come from.
From the view of A New Hope and later, the galaxy just finished a huge war that sapped a lot of industry and collective ideas that were available before the war. The new civil war was just beginning, and new ship manufaturers were coming on-line and having to choose whether to support the military might of the failing republic\rising empire or to back the under-dog under-funded uprising. Most of the ships need to cost less because the buyers cannot really afford anything better. They just need something that works.
These are just surface ideas that easily explain the changes. I'm sure there are others.
Not to mention those young children probably don't have the money to buy many games at $50-60 a pop. It's a prohibitive price to buy new when you are on a $5-10 a week allowance. The only some kid is going to be able to afford it is if they work at least a minimum wage job that pays more like $200-400 week, and that pretty much precludes anyone under 16 years of age in the U.S. market.
The last time any type of fictional material creeped me out in any way, was when I found the dead body in the large flower pot in the classic Sierra game Phantasmagoria. I'm not easily disturbed, but that scene got me. Of course I was a lot younger then. Nothing I have seen since, as far as fictional material goes, has had that affect.
Your point is moot. The rarity of the electoral college voting in any kind of split for the presidential election is what makes it so. In theory you may be right, but in practice not so. A split of electoral votes has never made enough of a difference that I am aware of.
Technically, wouldn't that be counter-countermeasures? Sorry to pick nits.
Seriously though, chaff is usually just a bunch tin foil and other highly reflective materials. None of which would likely stay in the air long enough to make that much difference. Unless you have a lot of mortars or whatever, you might not have a fast enough rate of fire.
The thing is almost 6 months old and is still $285+. Plus it seems difficult to find at a physical store. I hate the possible hassle of a return to an on-line shop.
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Except perhaps all those E.T. cartridges for the Atari.
I seem to remember something about flouroscopes being used as a "fun" way to measure your child's shoe size. I also remember there being a problem with radiation leakage, especially in the direction of the unlucky child. I think the results of high exposure there have proved to be the opposite results of the article.
I think that Amazon is forgetting rule #3. I see no sign of this being useful. Patentry disqualified!
Or perhaps a very unhappy cat, resistant to cyanide.
Unfortunately, I think the movies are under the Sony Pictures banner. That's not an "end all", but it could get in the way of a Wii release.
...in the videogame store
Usually, when a company settles like this, its because they don't want to continue paying the court fees. Going back to court in search of criminal prosecution, would not do them any good if this is the case.
RTFA... There is a different kind of 2 player co-op, that he is talking about.
I don't remember there being a pointing device to aid the first player. But then I am guessing you didn't RTFA.
The U.S. doesn't sell much of any products anymore. All production is done over seas, you know China, Taiwan, Korea, etc.
All we sell is services and IP (culture).
The EULA is actually nothing to extraordinary. They do the same thing for pretty much every public beta that I am aware of. How else are the programmers & QA employees going to be able to get accurate performance numbers for your computer. That's what a public beta is for, to test and gather metrics for the game before it is published.
The best part of the new 4th edition rules are pretty close to simulating a typical action movie. Action movies aren't bad story vehicles and so I'm happy with most of the changes.
There's conversion rules to go from Star Wars to the Saga Edition. Star Wars Saga Edition has beasically the same rules as D&D 4th, and the old Star Wars was fairly similar to D&D 3.5 but with some rules that were in the Unearthed Arcana alternate rules. So, I am sure there will be similar conversion rules to 4th ed.
Games Workshop is widely known to be very hands on and overly protective of their IP. It could be that Mythic is obligated to make sure that everything they do as far a gameplay and strategy is the most perfect blend of table-top style gaming and the MMORPG style of gaming. If they don't get it just right, I have a feeling they could see a lawsuit from the IP holder, whether Mythic is able to make a killing on the game or not.
This is of course, all speculation.
That's something I'd go for. It'd give me a batter excuse to buy a PS3 than simply blue ray and GTA.
Sure. If the Wii is a gimmick, then it's a gimmick on the level of a pet rock. Pet rock sold millions in it's day, just like the Wii is selling millions now. Worldwide, Wii has outsold both PS3 and the 360. So, even if it is a fad or a gimmick, it's done it's job. Made Nintendo millions of dollars and given them back a dominating market share to play with.
I'm not a fan of they way the Star Wars prequels were done either. Yet I think I can help you with your ship style problems.
Consider this...
Many things can explain the changes in ship design. Aesthetics and fashion can explain the changes in the civilian and government owned ships used. There could also be some complex advantages and disadvantages to having a chrome ship. At first one would think that chrome is somehow a futuristic characteristic, but not neccesarily so. The chrome can just be a fashion of the time, or a specific style of Naboo, which is where most of the chromed out ships seemed to come from.
From the view of A New Hope and later, the galaxy just finished a huge war that sapped a lot of industry and collective ideas that were available before the war. The new civil war was just beginning, and new ship manufaturers were coming on-line and having to choose whether to support the military might of the failing republic\rising empire or to back the under-dog under-funded uprising. Most of the ships need to cost less because the buyers cannot really afford anything better. They just need something that works.
These are just surface ideas that easily explain the changes. I'm sure there are others.
Not to mention those young children probably don't have the money to buy many games at $50-60 a pop. It's a prohibitive price to buy new when you are on a $5-10 a week allowance. The only some kid is going to be able to afford it is if they work at least a minimum wage job that pays more like $200-400 week, and that pretty much precludes anyone under 16 years of age in the U.S. market.
The last time any type of fictional material creeped me out in any way, was when I found the dead body in the large flower pot in the classic Sierra game Phantasmagoria. I'm not easily disturbed, but that scene got me. Of course I was a lot younger then. Nothing I have seen since, as far as fictional material goes, has had that affect.
If they do have a democratic system, then we install our own puppet dictatorship on them instead.
Your point is moot. The rarity of the electoral college voting in any kind of split for the presidential election is what makes it so. In theory you may be right, but in practice not so. A split of electoral votes has never made enough of a difference that I am aware of.
Yeah, well now you're a thief. Using a trademarked phrase like that. I think I hear CapitalOne's Vikings and pillagers coming right now.
Technically, wouldn't that be counter-countermeasures? Sorry to pick nits.
Seriously though, chaff is usually just a bunch tin foil and other highly reflective materials. None of which would likely stay in the air long enough to make that much difference. Unless you have a lot of mortars or whatever, you might not have a fast enough rate of fire.
The thing is almost 6 months old and is still $285+. Plus it seems difficult to find at a physical store. I hate the possible hassle of a return to an on-line shop.