They want the migration to 32bit Vista to be easy so they are requiring less stringent driver rules (among other things) for the 32bit O/S version.
Microsoft Vista only requires signed kernel mode drivers for the x64 distribution. Also their PatchGuard technology requires on functionality that is only present in x64 and EMT64 chips.
I know how you feel. If it was any other MMORPG that randomly decided to outlaw your name I would think you have every right to be outraged. Blizzard has been clear about their naming policies since Beta last year, though. That you got away with it for this long is a luck thing. It doesn't mean you get to earn/keep your name.
My character on StormReaver was PieceOfShoe. My name is a phrase. It also violates the naming rules (it is a phrase). I knew that when I chose it. I knew that I was one user complaint or random GM noticing away from getting my name changed. I have been PieceOfShoe for years in many different games. So I took the risk. I had a backup name chose for when the inevitable happened.
Blizzard did some things right and some thing wrong. Their naming policy keeps the really immature names out (or at least keeping them living in constant fear of being changed). You may not agree with it but at least they have a policy, it is well described and it is enforced. It is not enforced immediately because of man power or other reasons but if you appeal a name to a GM because AzzHat griefed you you can be fairly sure that AzzHat will be no more. That is something.
I'm going to make a bunch of assumptions. The average person is not a jerk. He or she doesn't want to annoy the theatre with the obnoxious cell phone symphony. Phones are so ubiquitous that the ringing no longer even has cool points associated with it. Most of these people dont turn off their cell phones (or change it to vibrate) because either they are lazy or afraid they will forget to turn it back on.
Cell phones are constantly chatting with the cell infrastructure as it is. Why not create silence zones where the phones automatically turn off their ringer and either vibrate or do nothing (depending on the setup of the silent profile? Granted everyone would have to buy a new phone or get their current phone upgraded. Going forward, however, it seems like a brainless way for us to have our phones and to preserve the Theatre Experience.
Why legislate away the utility of these devices when we can regulate them in a more sensible fashion?
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They want the migration to 32bit Vista to be easy so they are requiring less stringent driver rules (among other things) for the 32bit O/S version.
Microsoft Vista only requires signed kernel mode drivers for the x64 distribution. Also their PatchGuard technology requires on functionality that is only present in x64 and EMT64 chips.
I know how you feel. If it was any other MMORPG that randomly decided to outlaw your name I would think you have every right to be outraged. Blizzard has been clear about their naming policies since Beta last year, though. That you got away with it for this long is a luck thing. It doesn't mean you get to earn/keep your name.
My character on StormReaver was PieceOfShoe. My name is a phrase. It also violates the naming rules (it is a phrase). I knew that when I chose it. I knew that I was one user complaint or random GM noticing away from getting my name changed. I have been PieceOfShoe for years in many different games. So I took the risk. I had a backup name chose for when the inevitable happened.
Blizzard did some things right and some thing wrong. Their naming policy keeps the really immature names out (or at least keeping them living in constant fear of being changed). You may not agree with it but at least they have a policy, it is well described and it is enforced. It is not enforced immediately because of man power or other reasons but if you appeal a name to a GM because AzzHat griefed you you can be fairly sure that AzzHat will be no more. That is something.
I'm going to make a bunch of assumptions. The average person is not a jerk. He or she doesn't want to annoy the theatre with the obnoxious cell phone symphony. Phones are so ubiquitous that the ringing no longer even has cool points associated with it. Most of these people dont turn off their cell phones (or change it to vibrate) because either they are lazy or afraid they will forget to turn it back on.
Cell phones are constantly chatting with the cell infrastructure as it is. Why not create silence zones where the phones automatically turn off their ringer and either vibrate or do nothing (depending on the setup of the silent profile? Granted everyone would have to buy a new phone or get their current phone upgraded. Going forward, however, it seems like a brainless way for us to have our phones and to preserve the Theatre Experience.
Why legislate away the utility of these devices when we can regulate them in a more sensible fashion?