The games lised as "BioWare/EA" were developed by BioWare, published by EA. Similarly, EA published SimCity while Maxis developed it. It should be "Maxis/EA"
That's why I love Republicans who use the phrase "Non-defense Discretionary Spending" when they're talking about "saving the country from this crushing deficit"
That's an interesting idea and I like it. However, what if the person that buys and distributes your product is an identity thief? I suppose it still would deter most people who would pirate something but not go so far as to steal an identity. It just seems problematic to have an innocent person's personal information spread everywhere like that.
Most ad supported apps I've seen have a paid alternative without apps. You agreed to spam when you downloaded and opened the app but didn't want to pay any money for it.
The initial D3 sales were fueld by a passion for the franchise. The game itself has likely killed much of that passion and D4 probably will not be met with the same anticipation and masses of preorders based solely on faith. While its numbers may have it classified as a "success," I'd bet it has done harm to the value of the franchise (and therefore, Blizzard's future bottom line)
They will refund digital downloads of software. Last year, I decided to buy Spor during a sale (Spor + Expansion for $10). EA kept saying the activation code I got from Amazon was already in use. I got a new code two more times from Amazon and it never worked. They refunded the money to me and I never got to see the online features. I still have the game installed and can play without the online features though.
I don't think anyone who was following the game at all would have been deceived into believing it was a single player game. Rather, people merely expected a single player game because that's what every predecessor to Sim City 2013 was.
I believe that there is a global marketplace where the prices are impacted by the global supply of materials like coal. So even if you don't invite anyone to play with you, others will still influence your gameplay. (Whether or not this is enough to require an always-online connection is another question...)
You forgot the masses of homeless poor during the Great Depression. You also forget that we didn't really become a "world power in every sense of the word" until a couple of decades after the Great Depression, when we had those safety nets. I'm curious if you even did any research beyond just reading blogs, I don't even know if you bothered to read Wikipedia.
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A 14 year old dog is getting pretty old...
OOOOOOOOH SNAP
Looks like 18 to me!
I was hoping to see someone say something like this. Too bad I don't have mod points.
Please, cut the hyperbolic bullshit or go live on an island in the Pacific. The government is not keeping you here.
Actually, according to Betteridge's law of headlines, the answer is no! Science loses! The astonaut is fine!
Law. At CostCo.
I was going to suggest this same thing. It's easy, it's safe, and if you use windows on it, it's familiar. There's no down side really.
The games lised as "BioWare/EA" were developed by BioWare, published by EA. Similarly, EA published SimCity while Maxis developed it. It should be "Maxis/EA"
Also that violating those ToS is accessing a computer system without permission, a federal offense.
That's why I love Republicans who use the phrase "Non-defense Discretionary Spending" when they're talking about "saving the country from this crushing deficit"
That's an interesting idea and I like it. However, what if the person that buys and distributes your product is an identity thief? I suppose it still would deter most people who would pirate something but not go so far as to steal an identity. It just seems problematic to have an innocent person's personal information spread everywhere like that.
I felt like I was reading the same thing over and over again. This summary could have been cut way shorter without losing any substance what-so-ever.
Most ad supported apps I've seen have a paid alternative without apps. You agreed to spam when you downloaded and opened the app but didn't want to pay any money for it.
Forget the OS while you're at it
The initial D3 sales were fueld by a passion for the franchise. The game itself has likely killed much of that passion and D4 probably will not be met with the same anticipation and masses of preorders based solely on faith. While its numbers may have it classified as a "success," I'd bet it has done harm to the value of the franchise (and therefore, Blizzard's future bottom line)
They will refund digital downloads of software. Last year, I decided to buy Spor during a sale (Spor + Expansion for $10). EA kept saying the activation code I got from Amazon was already in use. I got a new code two more times from Amazon and it never worked. They refunded the money to me and I never got to see the online features. I still have the game installed and can play without the online features though.
I don't think anyone who was following the game at all would have been deceived into believing it was a single player game. Rather, people merely expected a single player game because that's what every predecessor to Sim City 2013 was.
(come to think of it, Sim City coping with an occasional zombie outbreak would actually be fun.)
This is why every PC game should come with mod support
I believe that there is a global marketplace where the prices are impacted by the global supply of materials like coal. So even if you don't invite anyone to play with you, others will still influence your gameplay. (Whether or not this is enough to require an always-online connection is another question...)
I think this is the entire thread right here. End of story.
Helping someone get back to their feet, so they become productive and tax-paying citizens again, sounds like an investment to me
$1500 for a month's worth of effort? I'll pass. That doesn't even put you above the poverty line.
You forgot the masses of homeless poor during the Great Depression. You also forget that we didn't really become a "world power in every sense of the word" until a couple of decades after the Great Depression, when we had those safety nets. I'm curious if you even did any research beyond just reading blogs, I don't even know if you bothered to read Wikipedia.
I never noticed how poorly the scanner machine's company was named...