Blacklight: Retribution has the perfect F2P model. All items can be rented pretty cheap (1 match of in game currency), and it usually takes 5 hours to get an unlock paid for (besides back pack items that take forever). The game is super fun to play, and with the rental system, it stays away from pay 2 win.
Racing is more mentally draining than anything else. In my younger days, I used to do some illegal canyon racing, and I have to tell you... After a 20 minute run, I was brain dead. The amount of information you have to process while trying to keep your car on the road is killer.
I can torrent, play online games with no lag and stream netflix all at the same time with my 50mbps connection, but youtube is spotty at best even when it's only one PC on in the house. So no, it's not just you.
I second this. My old Bose 301s and 401s sound like crap compared to my $150 active bi-amped Alesis Mk1 studio monitors. Hell, the Alesis are louder than the Bose too.
Not that hard using this program. My friend is just a script kiddy, but he can use BackTrack Pro 5 to break into almost any wireless network in 15 minutes (WEP) or 2 days (WPA2 using rainbow tables)
The first thing would obviously be MAC whitelisting on the router, though if he is smart enough, he would just spoof his MAC to one of the ones on your network, so its unlikely it would stop him. Depending on where you need your wireless router, have you considered turning down the radio strength and putting the router in an area where it covers where you want to use it without the WiFi signal going too far outside the bounds of your house?
'It' being the hot new release of the month. Seriously, if you game on PC and you dont check TechBargins or GreenMan Gaming, then you're doing something wrong.
Steam games are so cheap, does it really matter? GTA Complete Collection (1-4, San Andreas, Vice City, and Episodes from Liberty City) for $20? Saints Row: The Third with all DLC for $17? Codemasters Racing Pack (Dirt 1&2, Grid, and Fuel) for $20? I can live without being able to sell my games at those prices. Hell, I haven't even touched like half the games I own.
Are you still living in 1990? With DirectX, this really isnt an issue. Running on old hardware? I've seen tons of games with a DX9/DX10/DX11 checkbox to change mode to get access to more features. A few of them are F2P games running on custom engines, so it really cant be that hard. Also worth noting that DX9 is old enough (XBox 360 uses 9.0C, IIRC) that it reaches back to old ass hardware that you really shouldn't be using for gaming anyways.
If you're paying $60 for a new release on Steam, you're doing it wrong. Here is what I've paid for new releases on Steam:
Modern Warfare 3 - $45
Borderlands 2 - $36
Brink - $30
Black Ops II - $42
Deus Ex:HR - $45
If you can't be bothered with finding coupon codes, you can always just wait 2 months for the -Insert Season- Steam Sale, and get it for 15-30% off.
The CCNA Discovery class I'm taking has amazing coursework for it. Mostly interactive slides, comprehension quizzes, and some streaming video lectures. Great stuff, snd it really makes it easy to grasp the harder concepts.
Just going to throw this out there: My system is around $1300, but it was never built at this price. Its been a slow, steady stream of upgrades ($200-ish a year), and I have a beast of a system. Its overclocked pretty hard (3.6Ghz to 4.4Ghz) and is still whisper quiet ($55 Corsair H60 liquid cooling). The box is also set up next to the TV in the living room and its own 27" monitor. The footprint is rather large, but its still hidden well away. Almost all games that come out now have gamepad support (even FPS) right out of the box for XBox 360 controllers (its in DX11).
Just so that you know, the Xbox 360 next to my PC is considerably louder than my PC.
I also have a second PC set up in here (roommate's) that is pretty much build out of spare parts that I've upgraded from. Slapped in a $125 video card, runs most games at mid/mid-high settings at a smooth 60FPS.
This whole thing reminds me of the oldest trick in the book to get into night clubs: Have an extension cord/Power strip/DMX cable over your shoulder and just book it past the bouncer saying they need it on the stage NOW or the DJ is going to flip out. Works 99% of the time without you being so much as questioned.
Or if you go out for the day (and night) and you would like a spare so your phone doesn't die while you are out. My old job I'd sometimes work 20 hour calls without an outlet to charge my phone.
Its a shame that I sold my DC with the Ethernet adapter. Those things are really expensive now. Oh, and I was playing PSO Ver. 2 back in the day on DC as well. Never really got into any other games online with my Dreamcast though.
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Forgot to add: The only things you can't get with in game money are custom camos and certain taunts.
Blacklight: Retribution has the perfect F2P model. All items can be rented pretty cheap (1 match of in game currency), and it usually takes 5 hours to get an unlock paid for (besides back pack items that take forever). The game is super fun to play, and with the rental system, it stays away from pay 2 win.
You might want to check this out:
http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/13kmvd/have_time_warner_internet_but_can_barely_stream/
Just saw this, and now Youtube is loading 10 min 1080P videos in sub 20 seconds.
Racing is more mentally draining than anything else. In my younger days, I used to do some illegal canyon racing, and I have to tell you... After a 20 minute run, I was brain dead. The amount of information you have to process while trying to keep your car on the road is killer.
I can torrent, play online games with no lag and stream netflix all at the same time with my 50mbps connection, but youtube is spotty at best even when it's only one PC on in the house. So no, it's not just you.
I second this. My old Bose 301s and 401s sound like crap compared to my $150 active bi-amped Alesis Mk1 studio monitors. Hell, the Alesis are louder than the Bose too.
For the average user, how many people are going to set it up like that. And obfuscating the SSID? Care to elaborate?
MAC spoofing is very trivial. It would not stop someone doing these types of attacks on wireless networks.
Hiding SSID? You're joking right? Its trivial to find it - http://www.metageek.net/forums/showthread.php?3531-Download-inSSIDer-2.0-Beta-1
Not that hard using this program. My friend is just a script kiddy, but he can use BackTrack Pro 5 to break into almost any wireless network in 15 minutes (WEP) or 2 days (WPA2 using rainbow tables)
The first thing would obviously be MAC whitelisting on the router, though if he is smart enough, he would just spoof his MAC to one of the ones on your network, so its unlikely it would stop him. Depending on where you need your wireless router, have you considered turning down the radio strength and putting the router in an area where it covers where you want to use it without the WiFi signal going too far outside the bounds of your house?
I'm a broke college student that works 40+ hours a week to barely make rent, why?
'It' being the hot new release of the month. Seriously, if you game on PC and you dont check TechBargins or GreenMan Gaming, then you're doing something wrong.
Steam games are so cheap, does it really matter? GTA Complete Collection (1-4, San Andreas, Vice City, and Episodes from Liberty City) for $20? Saints Row: The Third with all DLC for $17? Codemasters Racing Pack (Dirt 1&2, Grid, and Fuel) for $20? I can live without being able to sell my games at those prices. Hell, I haven't even touched like half the games I own.
Are you still living in 1990? With DirectX, this really isnt an issue. Running on old hardware? I've seen tons of games with a DX9/DX10/DX11 checkbox to change mode to get access to more features. A few of them are F2P games running on custom engines, so it really cant be that hard. Also worth noting that DX9 is old enough (XBox 360 uses 9.0C, IIRC) that it reaches back to old ass hardware that you really shouldn't be using for gaming anyways.
If you're paying $60 for a new release on Steam, you're doing it wrong. Here is what I've paid for new releases on Steam:
Modern Warfare 3 - $45
Borderlands 2 - $36
Brink - $30
Black Ops II - $42
Deus Ex:HR - $45
If you can't be bothered with finding coupon codes, you can always just wait 2 months for the -Insert Season- Steam Sale, and get it for 15-30% off.
The CCNA Discovery class I'm taking has amazing coursework for it. Mostly interactive slides, comprehension quizzes, and some streaming video lectures. Great stuff, snd it really makes it easy to grasp the harder concepts.
Also, if you believe your own crazy rhetoric, you get off scott free! Thanks Bill O'Reilly for teaching us that one.
I love how everything posted on that site has no external links to stories and only names one person.
Just going to throw this out there: My system is around $1300, but it was never built at this price. Its been a slow, steady stream of upgrades ($200-ish a year), and I have a beast of a system. Its overclocked pretty hard (3.6Ghz to 4.4Ghz) and is still whisper quiet ($55 Corsair H60 liquid cooling). The box is also set up next to the TV in the living room and its own 27" monitor. The footprint is rather large, but its still hidden well away. Almost all games that come out now have gamepad support (even FPS) right out of the box for XBox 360 controllers (its in DX11).
Just so that you know, the Xbox 360 next to my PC is considerably louder than my PC.
I also have a second PC set up in here (roommate's) that is pretty much build out of spare parts that I've upgraded from. Slapped in a $125 video card, runs most games at mid/mid-high settings at a smooth 60FPS.
This whole thing reminds me of the oldest trick in the book to get into night clubs: Have an extension cord/Power strip/DMX cable over your shoulder and just book it past the bouncer saying they need it on the stage NOW or the DJ is going to flip out. Works 99% of the time without you being so much as questioned.
You obviously haven't done rigging installations before the electricians get to the venue.
What extra support costs? It's not like they are going to have a local call center... All the calls/emails go to India anyways.
Or if you go out for the day (and night) and you would like a spare so your phone doesn't die while you are out. My old job I'd sometimes work 20 hour calls without an outlet to charge my phone.
Its a shame that I sold my DC with the Ethernet adapter. Those things are really expensive now. Oh, and I was playing PSO Ver. 2 back in the day on DC as well. Never really got into any other games online with my Dreamcast though.
Quake 3 Team Arena online with Keyboard and Mouse on DC. Thats where it was at if you were console FPSing during this era.