I'd be happy if the easter eggs included: A) The ability to disable omniscence. B) A proper test suite runnable by users. C) Reconfigurable keyboard bindings. D) A smaller storage footprint.
Personally, I don't care to deal with a full video of the author doing a monkey dance in what should be a less than one mb program.
If programmers aren't adding the above, they don't really have the time for ego stroking.
World of Warcraft keeps being brought up because of the griefing and camping, but as an ex-player of a couple years, it's their forums that really show how bad people can get.
The nature of the game makes it even worse. All the grinding, competition, and guild drama puts a kind of frustrated stress on the players, which of course they vent on each other. That adds to the frustration and stress so they vent it on others. It's the very definition of a vicious circle.
I left the game when I had an epiphany - I started skipping raids to go to class, because it was less stressful and even the asshole jocks were friendlier.
In many ways it's irrelevant due to how soulbound items are implemented.
In World of Warcraft the really good items can only be gained by being there for the actual boss kill - they can't be bought. Gold farmers will never wear or sell the best armor or weapons in the game. In the endgame, the items gold farmers sell become increasingly irrelevant.
There are a few exceptions sure, and someone might buy gold to help with repair costs - but playing by buying gold will only get you so far. Eventually you have to go the rest of the way on your own.
On our realm, like many realms - players who buy gold and use it to advance their character are considered jokes. In a game where reputation is just about everything - being known as a gold buyer forever locks that player out of the "top 1% of the top 1%" players strive for.
If I said "du0d, gimme teh 1337 h@x0r scrip 4 pop cuz teh exam is 2morrow", you might know I said "hey friend of mine, give me that script that lets me hack the POP-mail so I can cheat on the exam tomorrow" - that would be script kiddie culture.
of if I said "dude! those beans were the bomb! I was totally grooving until he train-wrecked that one track", you might know I said "hey, those illegal drugs were high quality and I was enjoying the music until the DJ messed up" - that would be rave culture.
or if I said "f={if (f(/.)) me="to be better than topic x";"}, you might know I said "it's ironic that there will always be posters on slashdot who will find a way to attack things. in fact this statement is recursive in that I am now doing that" - it would be slashdot culture.
or if I just said "mv whatyousaid >>/dev/null", you might know I'm making a cheesy insulting reference - that would be unix culture.
Lingo/etc always arises from subcultures, and always serves as a measure of someone's "level of common knowledge" of that culture.
Don't you mean "LFM 3m UBRS have tank, need DPS & key, 1 blue/1 set - PST"
(Sry, had to wave my epeen while afk on the gryphon from a scholo run to the IF AH to check get some LBS & GEE...)
I said...
"LFM 3m UBRS have tank, need DPS & key, 1 blue/1 set - PST" = "I'm forming a group to play in the Upper Blackrock Spire dungeon. I have a warrior and healers, but I need some people who do damage as well as the key to get in. Furthermore, the rules for loot distribution are that people are limited to one rare item and one set item. Please send me a tell"
"Sry, had to wave my epeen while afk on the gryphon from a scholo run to the IF AH to check get some LBS & GEE..." = "I apologize for this post, I wanted to waste some time bragging while I was away from the keyboard in game on the in-game transport mechanism after playing in the Scholomance dungeon, curently I am enroute to the Ironforge City to check the auction house for Large Brilliant Shards and Greater Eternal Essences to use in enchants"
if (amcool){
printf("I iz a sucker!");
}
if (!lame&&!corporate&&!) {
printf("This what happento yo brain on cool");
cool=1/0;//meezagonnadie!
}
if (lame)
printf("Youza trying too hard!!");
if (corporate)
printf("Youza corporate wusmonger!");
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I'd be happy if the easter eggs included:
A) The ability to disable omniscence.
B) A proper test suite runnable by users.
C) Reconfigurable keyboard bindings.
D) A smaller storage footprint.
Personally, I don't care to deal with a full video of the author doing a monkey dance in what should be a less than one mb program.
If programmers aren't adding the above, they don't really have the time for ego stroking.
World of Warcraft keeps being brought up because of the griefing and camping, but as an ex-player of a couple years, it's their forums that really show how bad people can get.
The nature of the game makes it even worse. All the grinding, competition, and guild drama puts a kind of frustrated stress on the players, which of course they vent on each other. That adds to the frustration and stress so they vent it on others. It's the very definition of a vicious circle.
I left the game when I had an epiphany - I started skipping raids to go to class, because it was less stressful and even the asshole jocks were friendlier.
In many ways it's irrelevant due to how soulbound items are implemented.
In World of Warcraft the really good items can only be gained by being there for the actual boss kill - they can't be bought. Gold farmers will never wear or sell the best armor or weapons in the game. In the endgame, the items gold farmers sell become increasingly irrelevant.
There are a few exceptions sure, and someone might buy gold to help with repair costs - but playing by buying gold will only get you so far. Eventually you have to go the rest of the way on your own.
On our realm, like many realms - players who buy gold and use it to advance their character are considered jokes. In a game where reputation is just about everything - being known as a gold buyer forever locks that player out of the "top 1% of the top 1%" players strive for.
It's like any subculture.
/dev/null", you might know I'm making a cheesy insulting reference - that would be unix culture.
If I said "du0d, gimme teh 1337 h@x0r scrip 4 pop cuz teh exam is 2morrow", you might know I said "hey friend of mine, give me that script that lets me hack the POP-mail so I can cheat on the exam tomorrow" - that would be script kiddie culture.
of if I said "dude! those beans were the bomb! I was totally grooving until he train-wrecked that one track", you might know I said "hey, those illegal drugs were high quality and I was enjoying the music until the DJ messed up" - that would be rave culture.
or if I said "f={if (f(/.)) me="to be better than topic x";"}, you might know I said "it's ironic that there will always be posters on slashdot who will find a way to attack things. in fact this statement is recursive in that I am now doing that" - it would be slashdot culture.
or if I just said "mv whatyousaid >>
Lingo/etc always arises from subcultures, and always serves as a measure of someone's "level of common knowledge" of that culture.
Don't you mean "LFM 3m UBRS have tank, need DPS & key, 1 blue/1 set - PST"
(Sry, had to wave my epeen while afk on the gryphon from a scholo run to the IF AH to check get some LBS & GEE...)
I said...
"LFM 3m UBRS have tank, need DPS & key, 1 blue/1 set - PST" = "I'm forming a group to play in the Upper Blackrock Spire dungeon. I have a warrior and healers, but I need some people who do damage as well as the key to get in. Furthermore, the rules for loot distribution are that people are limited to one rare item and one set item. Please send me a tell"
"Sry, had to wave my epeen while afk on the gryphon from a scholo run to the IF AH to check get some LBS & GEE..." = "I apologize for this post, I wanted to waste some time bragging while I was away from the keyboard in game on the in-game transport mechanism after playing in the Scholomance dungeon, curently I am enroute to the Ironforge City to check the auction house for Large Brilliant Shards and Greater Eternal Essences to use in enchants"
Don't you mean "LFM 3m UBRS have tank, need DPS & key, 1 blue/1 set - PST"
(Sry, had to wave my epeen while afk on the gryphon from a scholo run to the IF AH to check get some LBS & GEE...)
if (amcool){
printf("I iz a sucker!");
}
if (!lame&&!corporate&&!) {
printf("This what happento yo brain on cool");
cool=1/0;//meezagonnadie!
}
if (lame)
printf("Youza trying too hard!!");
if (corporate)
printf("Youza corporate wusmonger!");