Ah, yes. fountainhead_463@hotmail.com. Nothing like a hotmail.com address to inspire confidence in your professionalism or legitimacy. Throw in "_463" at the end there is no doubt whatsoever.
I think they need to break it into two distinct parts. The complaint about permadeath is loss of all your stats and items, which translates to loss of time and money in RL. The complaint about immortality is that you get a game that's pure level grind with no risks.
SWG has made players immortal but with penalties to items. Many games have in-game monitary penalties. I think it should be the other way around. Something like a family line or the like should be in place. The individual can suffer permadeath but their status, wealth, and items remain "in the family." How subsequent characters for that player would be generated is tough, but three important things remain:
1. Items/wealth/prestige. The MMORPG provider keeps a reason for you to keep paying that monthly fee. You have 10,000,000 gold pieces, a +10 shimmering sword and maybe a house. You worked a long time to get all that and while your character is dead, your stuff is still there.
2. Player interest/the carrot. Sure you lost your beloved character (you knew permadeath was in the game). But you've got plenty of cash to equip a new one. There are numerous paths to embark on and since permadeath is universal, your friends will be along soon enough.
3. Death penalty. There is still the penalty. At 67 years old your mage was a revered figure. The oldest guy in the town. But you got cocky and strutted through the frozen region without any buffs and got smote by a lowly ice troll. Won't be making that mistake again. And there's always the incentive for other players to play it safe. Though no one will sing the praises of 5 warriors that party up to kill some orcs.
There's a lot of work required, but I think that combining the finality of permadeath with some kind of un-ending player identity is the best way. Make last names unique, 1 per account. Track family deeds and wealth. A 10 day newbie might have a "better" character than a recently deceased veteran but that vet will have the large bankroll and social network in place.
But then what is the incentive to press on for both the newbie and the guy who has to start over (albeit with some nice trinkets)? The same thing that makes any good MMORPG: dynamic content, engaging quests, immersive world. Do these three things well enough and permadeath or non-permadeath aren't really an issue. With permadeath there's a chance for some really interesting devices though. PvP obviously. You have the chance for multi-generational feuds. You have whole towns losing their best and brightest to military engagements on some far flung continent while their descendents attempt to rebuild their homes and family name. You might go from a fighter to crafter for the good of the game. If you manage to establish a family business along the way...nice.
World dynamics can also change. What was once hated nerfing and twinking could be welcome change in a game where players constantly change characters and rework stats.
Obviously like all MMORPG pipe dreams it's easier said than done, but there are certainly alternatives to immortal characters. Alternatives that could still manage to lock us gaming addicts in from month to month.
What is the point of blogs though? I thought they were to convey some sense of individuality on the old interweb. Instead, in everyone's rush to be some kind of blog king, blogs are forcing people think and express themselves in the same way. Stealing someone's ideas means you can't or don't come up with your own.
Giving into the "nothing new under the sun" just means that if there is, it won't be from you.
Anyone care to explain what this is all about? I saw "an" Appleseed movie a while ago, I'm guessing this is a sequel or remake? I mean the "review" posted sounds like I walked into some Anime/UK Garage name-dropping contest.
Yeah, this is great until you hit that 6th day. Then you need a few days to recover. I would imagine in the field this would equal death.
If they can guarantee no soldier will be in the field longer than the crack keeps going, fine. But I'm sure it would be much better to take the odd 5 minute break to munch down an energy bar and be ready for extended engagements than to blow your load in 5 days and collapse on the battlefield.
I found 100s of irrelevant links leading to information about the Linux OS!
Now you'll find 100s of irrelevant links leading to this lawsuit. Next time, remember that you can search by phrase by using quotes and/or other relevant words. For example, ["Mandrake the Magician" Lee Falk].
It doesn't have that warning because it isn't true. You can use other browsers and mail clients in Windows XP. They may be unsupported in that MS won't offer customer support for 3rd party programs, but who does?
I recently jumped on the reduced price GC. I picked up Pikmin for $15, Animal Crossing (with memory card) for $30, and Smuggler's Run for $15. I already had an Xbox. The prices of games for the GC are generally lower than Xbox games. Try a comparison of older cross platform games sometime.
Accessories are also cheaper (extra controllers, A/V adapters).
No big suprise. I don't know anything about ownt.com, but Vince Desi is not really the person to interview for a serious discussion on video game violence. As a gamer, he's the last person I want in my corner.
His responses are usually like, "Fucking violence in video games doesn't do fuck shit to no fuckers..." Gee, thanks Vince. Well said, you speak like you make games; loud, boorish, and completely lacking substance. At least Jesus Freakin has a few literary references. Oh, and they made their point better with out bothering to make a game.
If this whole interview is typical it is just ownt.com whoring for eyeballs courtesy of Vince Desi and/. and Desi whoring for more spotlight and pimpage of RWS.
You know, the funny thing is how easy it would have been to end the group. Instead of blocking it, they could have just had a crew of about 10 or so people (outsourced to the US of course) sign up to the group under 100 or so names and just crap it out. Make it all noise and no signal and just kill it. With 24 legit users and 80 fake, government users, 20 government trolls it wouldn't last long. At the same time they would be monitoring it.
What they did do was about the worst thing they could.
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This is an excellent point. But I wouldn't extend this to state/municipal/city cops. If they're doing some kind of stealthy undercover work, don't bring personal items. Buy stuff with cash. Same thing I plan to do with RFID items.
As for non-plainclothes officers, well they wear badges, guns, funny hats and drive in cars that say "POLICE" so I doubt anyone would have resort to an RFID scanner (with its extremely short range) to find them.
If they do end up having some kind of special government RFID free supply chain (ie ammo, sidearms, electronic hardware, etc.) expect them to be extremely hot on the "open market."
Foley Hoag: Law Firm Colin Zick: Lawyer at Foley Hoag Rosen: Presumably another Lawyer at Foley Hoag Schwartz-Nystrom: Another firm, presumably pure scum.
Oh great, a new way for Americans to get fat. Kill your TV and read a book or go exercise for god sake.
Are you kidding? We need to tell the couch to do everything by sitting down. A button or even voice command is too much work. Exercise? Are you insane?
Um, I think they were trying to make the point that she has an Apple as Kazaa doesn't run on Apple, per TFA.
She has an Apple and thus couldn't run Kazaa on her platform.
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She has an Apple and thus is a neophyte and anyway she would gladly pay for overpriced shit like CDs although she would probably have iTunes anyway being the brainless anti-conformist conformists that Apple users are.
"Please note, however, that we will continue our review of the issues you raised and we reserve the right to refile the complaint against Mrs. Ward if and when circumstances warrant," Colin J. Zick, the Foley Hoag lawyer, wrote to Beeler.
Don't underestimate their secret weapon, complete ignorance and total fucking arrogance. And of course their not-so-secret weapon, fat wads of cash.
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Ah, yes. fountainhead_463@hotmail.com. Nothing like a hotmail.com address to inspire confidence in your professionalism or legitimacy. Throw in "_463" at the end there is no doubt whatsoever.
Actually that's also probably hits per month. Not "users," not unique page views, not sessions.
I think they need to break it into two distinct parts. The complaint about permadeath is loss of all your stats and items, which translates to loss of time and money in RL. The complaint about immortality is that you get a game that's pure level grind with no risks.
SWG has made players immortal but with penalties to items. Many games have in-game monitary penalties. I think it should be the other way around. Something like a family line or the like should be in place. The individual can suffer permadeath but their status, wealth, and items remain "in the family." How subsequent characters for that player would be generated is tough, but three important things remain:
1. Items/wealth/prestige. The MMORPG provider keeps a reason for you to keep paying that monthly fee. You have 10,000,000 gold pieces, a +10 shimmering sword and maybe a house. You worked a long time to get all that and while your character is dead, your stuff is still there.
2. Player interest/the carrot. Sure you lost your beloved character (you knew permadeath was in the game). But you've got plenty of cash to equip a new one. There are numerous paths to embark on and since permadeath is universal, your friends will be along soon enough.
3. Death penalty. There is still the penalty. At 67 years old your mage was a revered figure. The oldest guy in the town. But you got cocky and strutted through the frozen region without any buffs and got smote by a lowly ice troll. Won't be making that mistake again. And there's always the incentive for other players to play it safe. Though no one will sing the praises of 5 warriors that party up to kill some orcs.
There's a lot of work required, but I think that combining the finality of permadeath with some kind of un-ending player identity is the best way. Make last names unique, 1 per account. Track family deeds and wealth. A 10 day newbie might have a "better" character than a recently deceased veteran but that vet will have the large bankroll and social network in place.
But then what is the incentive to press on for both the newbie and the guy who has to start over (albeit with some nice trinkets)? The same thing that makes any good MMORPG: dynamic content, engaging quests, immersive world. Do these three things well enough and permadeath or non-permadeath aren't really an issue. With permadeath there's a chance for some really interesting devices though. PvP obviously. You have the chance for multi-generational feuds. You have whole towns losing their best and brightest to military engagements on some far flung continent while their descendents attempt to rebuild their homes and family name. You might go from a fighter to crafter for the good of the game. If you manage to establish a family business along the way...nice.
World dynamics can also change. What was once hated nerfing and twinking could be welcome change in a game where players constantly change characters and rework stats.
Obviously like all MMORPG pipe dreams it's easier said than done, but there are certainly alternatives to immortal characters. Alternatives that could still manage to lock us gaming addicts in from month to month.
What is the point of blogs though? I thought they were to convey some sense of individuality on the old interweb. Instead, in everyone's rush to be some kind of blog king, blogs are forcing people think and express themselves in the same way. Stealing someone's ideas means you can't or don't come up with your own.
Giving into the "nothing new under the sun" just means that if there is, it won't be from you.
Anyone care to explain what this is all about? I saw "an" Appleseed movie a while ago, I'm guessing this is a sequel or remake? I mean the "review" posted sounds like I walked into some Anime/UK Garage name-dropping contest.
A little help?
Ahh, the Achilles heel of 640x480.
Yeah, this is great until you hit that 6th day. Then you need a few days to recover. I would imagine in the field this would equal death.
If they can guarantee no soldier will be in the field longer than the crack keeps going, fine. But I'm sure it would be much better to take the odd 5 minute break to munch down an energy bar and be ready for extended engagements than to blow your load in 5 days and collapse on the battlefield.
I found 100s of irrelevant links leading to information about the Linux OS!
Now you'll find 100s of irrelevant links leading to this lawsuit. Next time, remember that you can search by phrase by using quotes and/or other relevant words. For example, ["Mandrake the Magician" Lee Falk].
Add to that Hawk the Slayer.
It doesn't have that warning because it isn't true. You can use other browsers and mail clients in Windows XP. They may be unsupported in that MS won't offer customer support for 3rd party programs, but who does?
Kind of does but it's more external association. If someone said that was a drawing of John Locke, for example, no one would notice.
Correct. Planetside.
Well, if SWG and Matrix aren't fantasy than neither are Anarchy Online, Planetfall, and Neocron. All 3 are released.
I recently jumped on the reduced price GC. I picked up Pikmin for $15, Animal Crossing (with memory card) for $30, and Smuggler's Run for $15. I already had an Xbox. The prices of games for the GC are generally lower than Xbox games. Try a comparison of older cross platform games sometime.
Accessories are also cheaper (extra controllers, A/V adapters).
OMFG, what if the Elsinore Brewery gets ahold the database?
That works for me.
1. Move to Vancouver
2. Open a bar
3. Don't treat your patrons as criminals
4. Profit
No big suprise. I don't know anything about ownt.com, but Vince Desi is not really the person to interview for a serious discussion on video game violence. As a gamer, he's the last person I want in my corner.
/. and Desi whoring for more spotlight and pimpage of RWS.
His responses are usually like, "Fucking violence in video games doesn't do fuck shit to no fuckers..." Gee, thanks Vince. Well said, you speak like you make games; loud, boorish, and completely lacking substance. At least Jesus Freakin has a few literary references. Oh, and they made their point better with out bothering to make a game.
If this whole interview is typical it is just ownt.com whoring for eyeballs courtesy of Vince Desi and
You know, the funny thing is how easy it would have been to end the group. Instead of blocking it, they could have just had a crew of about 10 or so people (outsourced to the US of course) sign up to the group under 100 or so names and just crap it out. Make it all noise and no signal and just kill it. With 24 legit users and 80 fake, government users, 20 government trolls it wouldn't last long. At the same time they would be monitoring it.
What they did do was about the worst thing they could.
This is an excellent point. But I wouldn't extend this to state/municipal/city cops. If they're doing some kind of stealthy undercover work, don't bring personal items. Buy stuff with cash. Same thing I plan to do with RFID items.
As for non-plainclothes officers, well they wear badges, guns, funny hats and drive in cars that say "POLICE" so I doubt anyone would have resort to an RFID scanner (with its extremely short range) to find them.
If they do end up having some kind of special government RFID free supply chain (ie ammo, sidearms, electronic hardware, etc.) expect them to be extremely hot on the "open market."
IANAITFP but...
And since there are Kazaa clients available for Macs, the point about her not being able to run it is moot.
It's not moot, it was in the article. It may be incorrect but it's there.
And...hey, how do you know there's a Kazaa client available for Macs...NEOPHYTE!!!! THIEF!!!!!
Foley Hoag: Law Firm
Colin Zick: Lawyer at Foley Hoag
Rosen: Presumably another Lawyer at Foley Hoag
Schwartz-Nystrom: Another firm, presumably pure scum.
It was in English.
Oh great, a new way for Americans to get fat. Kill your TV and read a book or go exercise for god sake.
Are you kidding? We need to tell the couch to do everything by sitting down. A button or even voice command is too much work. Exercise? Are you insane?
Um, I think they were trying to make the point that she has an Apple as Kazaa doesn't run on Apple, per TFA.
She has an Apple and thus couldn't run Kazaa on her platform.
not
She has an Apple and thus is a neophyte and anyway she would gladly pay for overpriced shit like CDs although she would probably have iTunes anyway being the brainless anti-conformist conformists that Apple users are.
So calm down.
"Please note, however, that we will continue our review of the issues you raised and we reserve the right to refile the complaint against Mrs. Ward if and when circumstances warrant," Colin J. Zick, the Foley Hoag lawyer, wrote to Beeler.
Don't underestimate their secret weapon, complete ignorance and total fucking arrogance. And of course their not-so-secret weapon, fat wads of cash.