Let's not forget how much of a bitch the PS2 hardware is. It's very complex and PS2 emulators today can't run at full speed, not without a $400 dual-core processor slapped in the box running it.
There are chain quests and story arcs. You don't run into them until later in the game, though. The only class with a "Fire and forget" combat system is Warlocks, and most people agree they are one of the easiest classes to level.
Experienced gamers see the gun and grab it anyway, because they want to kill more of whatever happens to be running around that paticular map (people or monsters).
They could potentially scan the entire movie for a few keyframes that they know will be in there reguardless of silly scene breaks, etc.
Nobody would know what the keyframes are, so it would be hard/impossible to black out that specific frame.
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Blizzard has always gone for lower-end PCs for their games. One of the main reasons WoW is so popular is it doesn't have very taxing system requirements. I'm sure they will continue the trend to Starcraft II.
RPGs take serious time investments, exactly what Nintendo is trying to avoid.
Online games are by their nature very competitive and tend to be full of aggressive, generally mean people. They figure people would rather have friends over to play, rather than play against some 12-year old spewing profanities like you would see on XBox Live.
Seems alot of people here are missing the point of the article. It's not about bad games in general, it's about bad games made by some of the more well respected development teams out there.
I was surprised to see some games on the list.. made by companies I never thought could produce such crap.
Unfortunately, most people only look at the up-front cost. Not the cost when they have to send the PC back to Circuit City 4 times a year to clean out the badware it's collected.
I have to agree. Why can't they just have internal oversight? This just sounds like a gimmick (Elected players won't really have any power) or a way to save money by not having to hire people.
Actually, the expansion progressed the lore in some directions. Dreinai, Blood Elves siding with horde, the ultimate fate of the Sons of Lothar, and what happened in Outland. There are still plenty of unknowns to explore.
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You're probabally right, it seems more like a sandbox/toy than an actual game.
Prey, good? You're kidding, right? The game where no matter how many times you die, you come right back? It was a joke of a game.
It's going to be delayed until December, count on it.
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Let's not forget how much of a bitch the PS2 hardware is. It's very complex and PS2 emulators today can't run at full speed, not without a $400 dual-core processor slapped in the box running it.
Hey, they can even use it to detect bots! .. oh wait.
http://www.wowwiki.com/Lore
Have fun.
Conan is going for the hardcore PvP crowd, I believe. Something which WoW is currently not retaining very well.
There are chain quests and story arcs. You don't run into them until later in the game, though.
The only class with a "Fire and forget" combat system is Warlocks, and most people agree they are one of the easiest classes to level.
It sounds like you don't like WoW, or any MMOs at all. Quit playing them?
Experienced gamers see the gun and grab it anyway, because they want to kill more of whatever happens to be running around that paticular map (people or monsters).
Of course, none of them think they could be harming their long-term profitability, by flooding theatres with crap movies.
That they thought they could get away with it. What's next, Whitewashing using proxies so they can't be traced? Ugh.
Gnomes vs. Elves? Pfft.
Tauren = superior.
They could potentially scan the entire movie for a few keyframes that they know will be in there reguardless of silly scene breaks, etc.
Nobody would know what the keyframes are, so it would be hard/impossible to black out that specific frame.
Blizzard has always gone for lower-end PCs for their games. One of the main reasons WoW is so popular is it doesn't have very taxing system requirements. I'm sure they will continue the trend to Starcraft II.
RPGs take serious time investments, exactly what Nintendo is trying to avoid.
Online games are by their nature very competitive and tend to be full of aggressive, generally mean people. They figure people would rather have friends over to play, rather than play against some 12-year old spewing profanities like you would see on XBox Live.
A ramdisk like the i-RAM could help out as well.
m /index.x?pg=1
http://techreport.com/reviews/2006q1/gigabyte-ira
WoW does not require you to farm gold, unless you're going for really high level content or trying to get an epic flying mount.
There have even been new 'Daily Quests' added that give out tons of gold, so that you can easily make 100g a day just screwing around doing them.
Gold buying is only for the lazy, and the majority of players don't buy gold. They look down on gold buyers, as well.
Seems alot of people here are missing the point of the article. It's not about bad games in general, it's about bad games made by some of the more well respected development teams out there.
.. made by companies I never thought could produce such crap.
I was surprised to see some games on the list
Unfortunately, most people only look at the up-front cost. Not the cost when they have to send the PC back to Circuit City 4 times a year to clean out the badware it's collected.
I have to agree. Why can't they just have internal oversight? This just sounds like a gimmick (Elected players won't really have any power) or a way to save money by not having to hire people.
A lot of raiders who had their years worth of gear obseleted instantly weren't too happy.
Actually, the expansion progressed the lore in some directions. Dreinai, Blood Elves siding with horde, the ultimate fate of the Sons of Lothar, and what happened in Outland. There are still plenty of unknowns to explore.
The first to really profit from it was EA games with The Sims. It really tapped into an unexplored market and it paid off big time.