I remember when I was in gradeschool I went to a sleepover event sponsored by my parent's church, where they set up games and had pizza.
Among the games there, we played Star Trek: TNG, A Klingon Challenge! It was tons of fun, already being a huge TNG nerd back then (not so much today, but it'll never go away).
..I've not noticed anything "considerably" broken with BIg daddies. I believe they're referring to the Big Daddy figurines that came with the Special (Collectors?) Edition, many of which had the drill piece broken off in shipment.
I played the hell out of the Sega Master System version was I was younger. Looking at the videos of the NES port, I'm glad I had what I did, that looks horrible.
I think it's high time for the next-gen systems to come out with a present-day port! The concept would still be fun, I think, a lot of solid gameplay ideas ripe for using again.
Eve likes to think its market is played controlled but thats really not true in any sense of the word. Everything in Eve comes back to NPC prices one way or another. I don't follow you here. Ore is mined from asteroids (players) refined into minerals (players) build into modules and ships (players) and finally sold on the open market (again, players). This is fully player controlled from start to finish. The only element that is not 100% PC is trading, but even that changes depending on supply & demand.
I doubt the company as a whole planned to layoff the majority of the employees just to sell out to The SOE Empire for a quick buck. Employees who probably thought they'd be there to see their product through longer than..how long was it, a few months?
I personally think that any MMO SOE touches slowly becomes devoid of fun and logic, all for the purpose of making a dollar. MxO was pretty bad and can only get worse from SOE's money grabbing tactics.
I just feel bad for the staff that will be let go and the players who invested time and money into it. It had a lot of potential.
I'm sorry, but you deserve the "RTFA" stamp. Clearly, it states
The score, by Amon Tobin, nicely accentuates the mood and temp of the game with a modern vibe that never feels as though it was composed by software. Tobin's composition, his first for a videogame, is very promising. I hope to hear more from him in the future.
I too am a big fan of Amon Tobin and own almost all of his albums (aside from this new soundtrack), but come on. Read thoroughly, next time.
Despite the article's intentions, it's not really that informative and honestly, not that pertinent. From the sounds of it, he's on about buying NES Game Paks and proper care of them.
Personally, I usually -only- buy games used. EB, Gamestop and other such chains normally keep a decent Used Games selection in stock. I've also been pleased with purchases made over Amazon's Marketplace as well as eBay, as long as you use Common Sense when purchasing. Blockbuster also sometimes has decent prices on used games.
I agree with the author's categorizations of MMORPGS. Some are meant to be casual pick-up's, some others have more depth which require more of a time commitment and a player-created economy, etc.
I think, though, that just because WoW is a casual MMORPG with a small amount of social elements, it shouldn't be labeled as "doomed". It's fun, sure, and as they add more to it, there will be more to do.
But it's very hard for someone to detail how they can fully commit one character WoW to the game for longer than a few months. The fact that you're forced to make a new character each time you hit 60 shows a glaring lack of "things to do". Whereas in something like EVE (my current addiction) I could easily forsee my character gaining more and more skills in the next year, and still going strong, and feeling as though I'm accomplishing something. However, this is primarily due to the fact that EVE tightly intertwines player-content and NPC content, something WoW lacks severely. EVE also has a more long-term skill system, which contributes significantly to longevity.
So, bottom line. It's way too early to be dooming WoW, but the article does do a good job of categorizing it correctly, but I would avoid comparing WoW to the likes of EVE. Apples and oranges, really.
A bump for EVE Online. One of the most in-depth games I've ever laid hands on. Graphics, gameplay, depth, story. It's all there. I was playing SWG before EVE and the grass is definitely greener over here:D
Speculation is always fun! However, I always prefer to actually play the game first before making silly generalizations and assumptions. Maybe I'm just weird like that.
Was this really worth the effort? It's not funny at all. Really, you could achieve the same level of 'humour' by combining GTA with any older game. GTA:NBA Jam! GTA: Mortal Kombat! I'm LOL'ing my socks off. Truly.
Good thing/. went to all that trouble to link it and throw hundreds of idiots who don't RTFA into a desperate state of assumption.
Books and games have already been combined! Anyone heard of Choose your own Adventures? How about the RPG-esque Lone Wolf Series? I used to have like, 20 Lone Wolf game-books....er..when I was younger. Yes.
"Free Software" vs. "Open Source": "...for our readers that may therefore be confused themselves, can you explain the differences, and why it is important to get it right?"
Richard Stallman: "...In the free software movement, our goal is to be free to share and cooperate. We say that non-free software is antisocial because it tramples the users' freedom, and we develop free software to escape from that..."
I found this to be the vaguest answer possible to the question. As someone who is not on the front lines of "Open Source vs Free Software", his response does nothing to clarify his position and only adds to the confusion for me. Are we talking licenses? How is non-free software anti-social? Does it not play well with others? Does it run with scissors? Sit in a dark room listening to emo music all day?
After reading the entire interview, I'm sort of sick of seeing him respond with the word "freedom" without really clarifying.
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One-sided opinions does not a story make.
I remember when I was in gradeschool I went to a sleepover event sponsored by my parent's church, where they set up games and had pizza.
Among the games there, we played Star Trek: TNG, A Klingon Challenge! It was tons of fun, already being a huge TNG nerd back then (not so much today, but it'll never go away).
..I've not noticed anything "considerably" broken with BIg daddies. I believe they're referring to the Big Daddy figurines that came with the Special (Collectors?) Edition, many of which had the drill piece broken off in shipment.So you don't play the game, yet you're making decisions based off of what you heard. Congratulations on making an informed decision, sheep.
I played the hell out of the Sega Master System version was I was younger. Looking at the videos of the NES port, I'm glad I had what I did, that looks horrible.
I think it's high time for the next-gen systems to come out with a present-day port! The concept would still be fun, I think, a lot of solid gameplay ideas ripe for using again.
"lables"?
Ach, the poor spelling... it hurts. Make it stop!
* UltraSharp 20-inch widescreen flat-panel monitor, 2007WFP I bet Mr. Dell's display doesn't have ugly gradient banding...
I doubt the company as a whole planned to layoff the majority of the employees just to sell out to The SOE Empire for a quick buck. Employees who probably thought they'd be there to see their product through longer than..how long was it, a few months?
Blinky! -waves from EVE-
I personally think that any MMO SOE touches slowly becomes devoid of fun and logic, all for the purpose of making a dollar. MxO was pretty bad and can only get worse from SOE's money grabbing tactics.
I just feel bad for the staff that will be let go and the players who invested time and money into it. It had a lot of potential.
I know! Next thing you'll be telling us we can see in the dark! Haw!
I too am a big fan of Amon Tobin and own almost all of his albums (aside from this new soundtrack), but come on. Read thoroughly, next time.
Despite the article's intentions, it's not really that informative and honestly, not that pertinent. From the sounds of it, he's on about buying NES Game Paks and proper care of them.
Personally, I usually -only- buy games used. EB, Gamestop and other such chains normally keep a decent Used Games selection in stock. I've also been pleased with purchases made over Amazon's Marketplace as well as eBay, as long as you use Common Sense when purchasing. Blockbuster also sometimes has decent prices on used games.
I agree with the author's categorizations of MMORPGS. Some are meant to be casual pick-up's, some others have more depth which require more of a time commitment and a player-created economy, etc.
I think, though, that just because WoW is a casual MMORPG with a small amount of social elements, it shouldn't be labeled as "doomed". It's fun, sure, and as they add more to it, there will be more to do.
But it's very hard for someone to detail how they can fully commit one character WoW to the game for longer than a few months. The fact that you're forced to make a new character each time you hit 60 shows a glaring lack of "things to do". Whereas in something like EVE (my current addiction) I could easily forsee my character gaining more and more skills in the next year, and still going strong, and feeling as though I'm accomplishing something. However, this is primarily due to the fact that EVE tightly intertwines player-content and NPC content, something WoW lacks severely.
EVE also has a more long-term skill system, which contributes significantly to longevity.
So, bottom line. It's way too early to be dooming WoW, but the article does do a good job of categorizing it correctly, but I would avoid comparing WoW to the likes of EVE. Apples and oranges, really.
A bump for EVE Online. One of the most in-depth games I've ever laid hands on. Graphics, gameplay, depth, story. It's all there. I was playing SWG before EVE and the grass is definitely greener over here :D
Speculation is always fun! However, I always prefer to actually play the game first before making silly generalizations and assumptions. Maybe I'm just weird like that.
Just stop it. Really, just stop. Go focus on updating your latest insipid sports title.
Was this really worth the effort? It's not funny at all. Really, you could achieve the same level of 'humour' by combining GTA with any older game. GTA:NBA Jam! GTA: Mortal Kombat! I'm LOL'ing my socks off. Truly.
/. went to all that trouble to link it and throw hundreds of idiots who don't RTFA into a desperate state of assumption.
Good thing
I never ever read HomeLAN Fed for news. I only happened upon there if a GameTab feed looked interesting.
So long.
Books and games have already been combined! Anyone heard of Choose your own Adventures? How about the RPG-esque Lone Wolf Series? I used to have like, 20 Lone Wolf game-books....er..when I was younger. Yes.
"...has also shattered all previous concurrency records in North America, achieving over 200,000 simultaneous players during the holiday period..."
All of them hacking and slashing mindlessly their way through Diab^H^H^H^H World of Warcraft.
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Perhaps Microsoft is funding the suit behind the scenes? Bill just finished talking about Apple's exclusivity in this regard.
HMMM.
That was fun!
"Free Software" vs. "Open Source":
"...for our readers that may therefore be confused themselves, can you explain the differences, and why it is important to get it right?"
Richard Stallman: "...In the free software movement, our goal is to be free to share and cooperate. We say that non-free software is antisocial because it tramples the users' freedom, and we develop free software to escape from that..."
I found this to be the vaguest answer possible to the question. As someone who is not on the front lines of "Open Source vs Free Software", his response does nothing to clarify his position and only adds to the confusion for me. Are we talking licenses? How is non-free software anti-social? Does it not play well with others? Does it run with scissors? Sit in a dark room listening to emo music all day?
After reading the entire interview, I'm sort of sick of seeing him respond with the word "freedom" without really clarifying.
The entire staff of Rockstar Games was knighted today for their contributions towards "Thefting Autos Grandly."