UPDATE: The meteorite found beneath a Kansas family farm was unearthed today. While digging, a pod like container was found with an infant inside. The infant was healthy, as shown when it threw a rattle given toit over 100 yards. The Kents, who own the farm, said they are planning to raise the baby and name it Clark.
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War make sense as computer translations of a tabletop strategy game. They can retain the interests of the gamers that play with miniatures and translate that onto the computer. But other games, like D&D Online: Stormreach, are tabletop or pen and paper games that seem more suited to becoming MMORPGs, since they are focused around smaller groups of players and dungeon environments.
With Warhammer Online, what made sense to translate a tabletop strategy game into a MMORPG, even if it is going to be PVP centric? I know the universe is full of story and possibilities, but "lore" will not sell a game, IMO. Are there going to be strategy elements, commander players, etc to the PVP and Realm versus Realm play?
The music industry now considers so-called 'schoolyard' piracy -- copies of physical discs given to friends and classmates -- a greater threat than illegal peer-to-peer downloading, according to the RIAA.
I can see some RIAA rep running around junior high schools and handing out a subpoena to every kid with a portable CD player with a burned disc inside.
You all know when you first saw the Matrix movie trailer, and saw people in trench coats, with lots of guns, and hackers that seemed to be also experiencing almost magical phenomena, was set in the very close future, etc... that you thought a Shadowrun movie was coming out. And you went to www.whatisthematrix.com and were incredibly let down when it was an original IP, but you couldn't help thinking they still ripped a whole bunch off of Shadowrun.
Now why would I want a Shadowrun game that will, in essence, replicate that feeling I had after watching the Matrix movie trailer? It will probably look like Shadowrun in that it will be futuristic and dark, and have similar ideas or themes. But it still won't be Shadowrun, dammit!
A collector's market is already developing for computer games. Find an original copy of the gold cartridge for Legend of Zelda, heralded as the originator and classic paragon of early adventure gaming? Of course, the supply of cartridges was artificially limited, but printmaking is an established form of art that makes multiples and artificially limits and numbers the prints to drive up collectable interest.
Regardless, games like FFIII for the SNES were $50-60 at retail, now go for much more than that on Ebay, much like paintings will go for much more at auction houses. In fact, RPG's usually go for much more than other used games at EB's or Gamestops as well, with FF:Tactics or something similar going for close to retail price, and that was for the PSone.
I can't wait till one day my retirement will be financed by the collection of rare RPG cartridges I have stockpiled and taken with me with every move. Then I can turn on my parents and say, "See! I knew all this time was paying off!"
This book, ISBN 1 85723 897 4, by John Clute and Peter Nichols, published by Orbit publishing, is a huge collection of encyclopedic entries on everything Sci-fi, from authors, to themes, literary terms, but pertaining to this discussion, the science as well. It will list the history, who talked about it or used it, the theories behind the science and the fiction of the idea, and give cross references. I have it on my shelf since I have an English Lit degree, but took a class on Sci-Fi and have been reading it all my life. It's priceless ( except for right here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/031213486X/102-84 00598-1536961?v=glance&n=283155 ) and I highly recommend it.
I mean, why have a genius like Carmack working on shooting rockets into space, when what the world really needs is a better personal rocket launcher... for shooting rockets into other people.
Unfortunaly, one side is much longer than the other due to the engineer's inability to convert to and from metric. This problem, experienced by many of the engineers' children as well, continues to plague even the best paper airplane engineers.
Basically it looks like old Gulf War pictures of tracers and bombs on the lighted city below. The red blinking light on the tower in the right hand portion of the frame distracts you until...
This homing beacon of light making a gentle arc across the screen brightens and becomes larger until it looks like a beautiful oversized bar that twinkles like a star.
If you want a chance at any job, you got to do things that don't interest you. Any job, doesn't matter.
I love to write and publish stories. There is nothing better than staying up for 36 hours as one complete short story that I love is typed out. This also means I still have to write submission letters, edit my stuff, talk to editors, rewrite alot of my material, and get all the other chores done around the house so I dont get staph when I get a paper cut.
I love to tinker with computers and did a short stint as a small business computer consultant on the side. When I worked on computers I got to build networks, complete computers from scratch, investigate problems and troubleshoot, and test machines with Quake3 (because compiling spreadsheets and FPS's are directly related). THis also means I have to occasionally reload OS's, do paperwork and expense reports on new equipment, deal with people who think Unix is Yiddish, and other metononous tasks.
If you only do what you're interested in you will have 100 projects all started and left unfinished, with 101 angry people wondering what you ever did for them.
The computer is actually hard to beat. Plus, as far as I can remember, its the earliest WARGAMES for any system. The inclusion of a time restriction was a great idea.
Argh, the pages have already been slashdotted! So I guess I'll just picture the wedding in my head...
I can see it now:
The modded servers inside the cake explode The music board for the DJ was converted into a streaming Open Source Real Media media station Ogg vorbis formatted dance music only, with anime soundtracks providing the selection of music Jokes about imagining beowulf clusters of Natalie Portman bridesmaids The guests reading the proceeds into a live IRC stream And best of all: The wedding vows with spelling or grammatical errors intact...
Personally, I know he's not out to create a fun game and uphold ideals of sharing code and such. I mean, have you played Counter-Strike?
He's out to conquer the world, and with each new person who plays, it's one less person who can operate normally in life. I mean, I started playing CS 3 years ago, and while I havn't died of any marathon sessions, I've come awfully close.
Sounds like a bad Pinky and the Brain episode, but... it's too scary not to consider.
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UPDATE: The meteorite found beneath a Kansas family farm was unearthed today. While digging, a pod like container was found with an infant inside. The infant was healthy, as shown when it threw a rattle given toit over 100 yards. The Kents, who own the farm, said they are planning to raise the baby and name it Clark.
Why not Warhammer 40,000? Is there not enough fantasy MMORPGs, do they sell better versus others, or is it just harder to code a science fiction game?
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War make sense as computer translations of a tabletop strategy game. They can retain the interests of the gamers that play with miniatures and translate that onto the computer. But other games, like D&D Online: Stormreach, are tabletop or pen and paper games that seem more suited to becoming MMORPGs, since they are focused around smaller groups of players and dungeon environments.
With Warhammer Online, what made sense to translate a tabletop strategy game into a MMORPG, even if it is going to be PVP centric? I know the universe is full of story and possibilities, but "lore" will not sell a game, IMO. Are there going to be strategy elements, commander players, etc to the PVP and Realm versus Realm play?
I'll be obsolete! Yay!
Imagine the embarrassment of losing an arm wrestling match once the prosthetics start to come down in the form factor.
The music industry now considers so-called 'schoolyard' piracy -- copies of physical discs given to friends and classmates -- a greater threat than illegal peer-to-peer downloading, according to the RIAA.
I can see some RIAA rep running around junior high schools and handing out a subpoena to every kid with a portable CD player with a burned disc inside.
You all know when you first saw the Matrix movie trailer, and saw people in trench coats, with lots of guns, and hackers that seemed to be also experiencing almost magical phenomena, was set in the very close future, etc... that you thought a Shadowrun movie was coming out. And you went to www.whatisthematrix.com and were incredibly let down when it was an original IP, but you couldn't help thinking they still ripped a whole bunch off of Shadowrun.
Now why would I want a Shadowrun game that will, in essence, replicate that feeling I had after watching the Matrix movie trailer? It will probably look like Shadowrun in that it will be futuristic and dark, and have similar ideas or themes. But it still won't be Shadowrun, dammit!
A collector's market is already developing for computer games. Find an original copy of the gold cartridge for Legend of Zelda, heralded as the originator and classic paragon of early adventure gaming? Of course, the supply of cartridges was artificially limited, but printmaking is an established form of art that makes multiples and artificially limits and numbers the prints to drive up collectable interest.
Regardless, games like FFIII for the SNES were $50-60 at retail, now go for much more than that on Ebay, much like paintings will go for much more at auction houses. In fact, RPG's usually go for much more than other used games at EB's or Gamestops as well, with FF:Tactics or something similar going for close to retail price, and that was for the PSone.
I can't wait till one day my retirement will be financed by the collection of rare RPG cartridges I have stockpiled and taken with me with every move. Then I can turn on my parents and say, "See! I knew all this time was paying off!"
This book, ISBN 1 85723 897 4, by John Clute and Peter Nichols, published by Orbit publishing, is a huge collection of encyclopedic entries on everything Sci-fi, from authors, to themes, literary terms, but pertaining to this discussion, the science as well. It will list the history, who talked about it or used it, the theories behind the science and the fiction of the idea, and give cross references. I have it on my shelf since I have an English Lit degree, but took a class on Sci-Fi and have been reading it all my life. It's priceless ( except for right here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/031213486X/102-84 00598-1536961?v=glance&n=283155 ) and I highly recommend it.
"Norvig clarified that it was not Berners-Lee or his group that he was referring to as incompetent, but the general user."
Here I was, thinking we were arguing over Semantics...
I mean, why have a genius like Carmack working on shooting rockets into space, when what the world really needs is a better personal rocket launcher... for shooting rockets into other people.
The oil companies exterminated these early lifeforms because the companies didn't want hydrogen powered cars getting fuel out of the air.
By killing these early life forms, the companies guaranteed future fossil fuels and thir grip on our present day driving habits.
Because in Transformers, the humans riding in Optimus Prime's cab were always the emotional focus.
...even if it is a real story of an April Fool's Joke.
Cute though.
Unfortunaly, one side is much longer than the other due to the engineer's inability to convert to and from metric. This problem, experienced by many of the engineers' children as well, continues to plague even the best paper airplane engineers.
Basically it looks like old Gulf War pictures of tracers and bombs on the lighted city below. The red blinking light on the tower in the right hand portion of the frame distracts you until...
This homing beacon of light making a gentle arc across the screen brightens and becomes larger until it looks like a beautiful oversized bar that twinkles like a star.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away....
I guess when someone shoots the monitor and says they destroyed the computer I can't laugh at the movie anymore.
Leave it to apple to spoil my bad action movie jokes...
If you want a chance at any job, you got to do things that don't interest you. Any job, doesn't matter.
I love to write and publish stories. There is nothing better than staying up for 36 hours as one complete short story that I love is typed out. This also means I still have to write submission letters, edit my stuff, talk to editors, rewrite alot of my material, and get all the other chores done around the house so I dont get staph when I get a paper cut.
I love to tinker with computers and did a short stint as a small business computer consultant on the side. When I worked on computers I got to build networks, complete computers from scratch, investigate problems and troubleshoot, and test machines with Quake3 (because compiling spreadsheets and FPS's are directly related). THis also means I have to occasionally reload OS's, do paperwork and expense reports on new equipment, deal with people who think Unix is Yiddish, and other metononous tasks.
If you only do what you're interested in you will have 100 projects all started and left unfinished, with 101 angry people wondering what you ever did for them.
Does anyone else find the irony in posting a story about a nuclear meltdown...
By linking Slashdot to an Angelfire web page?
Angelfire tech: "The core, its heating up! Quick, more Nitrogen on the servers! Too late, Run for your lives!"
I only joke because I wasn't there.
The computer is actually hard to beat. Plus, as far as I can remember, its the earliest WARGAMES for any system. The inclusion of a time restriction was a great idea.
The dog just got kicked out for the woman's best friend. Goodbye Sparky, helloooo Sparkly!
Argh, the pages have already been slashdotted! So I guess I'll just picture the wedding in my head...
:
I can see it now
The modded servers inside the cake explode
The music board for the DJ was converted into a streaming Open Source Real Media media station
Ogg vorbis formatted dance music only, with anime soundtracks providing the selection of music
Jokes about imagining beowulf clusters of Natalie Portman bridesmaids
The guests reading the proceeds into a live IRC stream
And best of all: The wedding vows with spelling or grammatical errors intact...
Got to love the idea of a slashdotted wedding...
Congrats to Malda on the happiest day of his life, and my greatest sympathy for Kathleen during this trying time.
Hey, it had to be said, I just posted it first...
I could of sworn my cell phone was supposed to be baking my brain already...
Or is that because I'm driving my SUV while I drive? I can't remember...
Personally, I know he's not out to create a fun game and uphold ideals of sharing code and such. I mean, have you played Counter-Strike?
He's out to conquer the world, and with each new person who plays, it's one less person who can operate normally in life. I mean, I started playing CS 3 years ago, and while I havn't died of any marathon sessions, I've come awfully close.
Sounds like a bad Pinky and the Brain episode, but... it's too scary not to consider.
...Cause that's the difference between the good and bad guys.