And, FYI, no console has 2560x1600 screen resolution (roughly double 1080p). And no console has a GPU that's even close to my Radeon HD 3850. This hardware isn't even "high end" anymore, it's definitively mainstream.
If you think that 2560x1600 is mainstream, then you must hang around with billionaires.
Voice works great for guilds/corps/groups/raids but that is selective admission into the channel(s) already.
Most people on MMOs never talk to anyone outside their guild/group anyway, so that's not exactly a problem.
And then you get into needing lots of buttons for game play. You need how many for your spell icons in WoW? How about adding attack and all the other commands as well? (crafting/harvesting/etc).
Who says that a console MMO needs icons for dozens of spells?
Or for that matter, who says an MMO has to have spells? Your main mistake here is assuming that every single MMO ever made has to follow the WoW/Eq/D&D set of clones.
I think the main reason console MMOs haven't taken off, is that console gamers like short, fun, action-packed games, not six hours killing boars to level. I have to admit that after a Ninja Gaiden session, watching my WoW character auto-attacking while I sit there watching is something of a let-down.
If a console MMO is going to take off, it needs to be fast, fun, hardcore action. Grinding must be removed completely, no tedious walking up and down, and no taking months to get all the best gear. This pretty much eliminates every MMO ever made, so it'll have to be a new concept.
When the ipod came out, the mp3 player market was empty, there was little to zero competition, and most people didn't own one. They captured the market pretty much by default.
The phone market on the other hand is completely saturated. There is a lot of tough, long-standing competition offering phones which are much better value for money. In many markets, new phones are given away 'free' with contracts, something which is incompatable with the iphone's business model.
If game companies favour Europe, then please tell me why games are released months late here, and at nearly twice the price. And why consoles such as the PS3 are massively crippled.
Face it, game companies, Nintendo included, hate Europe.
Why would I need bookmarks? It's easier to type the first couple of letters and have the address come up. It also means I can see the most commonly visited parts of the site and go straight to them, you can't do that with bookmarks.
I'm no fan of Ron Paul, in fact I think him and his supporters are all crackers, but that's the weakest thing you can attack him for. There's nothing wrong being against earmarks, but making sure your constituents get the same pork as everyone else.
I don't use bookmarks except for sites I rarely visit with obscure addresses, does this mean I'm now going to have to bookmark every site I use, and add keywords for them?
And what about when you don't want to go to the site directly, but bring up the address. For example I type 'en' to bring up wikipedia, go to the end of the line, and put in the subject I want to bring up. / Sometimes I think these changes are just change for the sake of change.
Even if you use the bus, that needs gas to move around. So do the trucks that bring all the stuff you buy. As do the farming vehicles which produce your food, and the factories which produce your goods.
Because people don't want to spend money on the latest game only to have to turn down all the settings and make it look like shit. Especially as modern games are pretty much based on having slick graphics.
Forbid councils, and other government bodies in general, from accessing phone records and email?
Yes. I can't think of a single reason why a local council needs access to communication records. They're not law enforcement, they're supposed to fix pot-holes, cut the grass and fine you for parking your car. Why the fuck do they need to be reading our e-mails?
Local councillors are people who are so worthless and incompetent, they can't even be an MP. Why should we trust them with any information at all?
The best time to leave is when your baby is still (in)famous, and strong enough to almost do whatever it pleases. Besides, once the public at large realizes that MSFT is indeed sliding downhill, they'll more easily blame Ballmer for it than they would even think to blame Bill, which leaves Bill's legacy intact.
You're saying that Tony Blair learnt from Bill Gates?
You can pretty easily compress most movies to 700MB with the right codec, maybe double that for HD, and most people wouldn't know the difference. Most people don't have HDTVs,
People without HDTVs won't be interested in blu-ray or HDDVD at all, so why even bring them up? You may as well say that DVDs have no future because most people in the world don't have TVs at all.
If you think a 700MB CD of a film compares to a Blu-ray on a HDTV, then you must be fucking blind.
I doubt it, the bandwidth and hard disk capacity isn't there. Most people could only get one or two HD films on their hard disk before they ran out of space, and they'd take days to download on most broadband connections.
You gotta admit, they have balls for trying to attack a helicopter, something presumably they have never seen before. Imaging seeing a helicoper, when the most advanced thing you have ever seen is a bow and arrow.
It would be fun to show them the real world. Either that or let them shoot some arrows, then fire back a couple hellfire missles, just to let them know who's boss.
But what happens when they start firing back APFSDS Cores?
You've been playing for three years and you're upset you've run out of content. How many other games can you play for several years and still keep finding new things? Believe it or not, there are other games out there, maybe you should try some.
If you want to see a really good education system, take a look at New Zealand. It's almost completely based on the British model,
Does not compute.
I attended public education in New Zealand, and after having travelled the world, have yet to see a public school that matches the quality of facilities I had access to. Even many private schools below the "ultra expensive" don't stack up (sure, some have prettier buildings and snazzier uniforms, but that's hardly a sensible selling point!). This was around 12 to 14 years ago, and we had 2 computer labs with current (at the time) systems, a modern gym (that I never used), a school newspaper with access to the local newspaper's printing facilities
You're confusing quality of facilities with quality of education. There are many schools with fancy new buildings and expensive computer labs, that offer a terrible standard of education. Conversely, some of the cleverest people in history learnt with nothing more than blackboards and chalk.
The point is that lawyers are society's experts in law, so it makes sense they should be making them.
And similarly, soldiers should make all the guns, morbidly obese people should cook all the food, generals should decide whether to go to war, only accountants should vote on the budget, and only church leaders should decide whether creationism is taught to kids.
The problem with your logic, is that it assumes the whole purpose and meaning of a law, is to be a law, and so the only people who should decide on it are law people. Of course, lawyers should decide the actual wording of a law, but not its purpose.
I could equally twist your logic and say that only judge should get to make laws, as they're the ones who enforce them. Or maybe the police.
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I suppose not having a keyboard and windows
Or for that matter, who says an MMO has to have spells? Your main mistake here is assuming that every single MMO ever made has to follow the WoW/Eq/D&D set of clones.
I think the main reason console MMOs haven't taken off, is that console gamers like short, fun, action-packed games, not six hours killing boars to level. I have to admit that after a Ninja Gaiden session, watching my WoW character auto-attacking while I sit there watching is something of a let-down.
If a console MMO is going to take off, it needs to be fast, fun, hardcore action. Grinding must be removed completely, no tedious walking up and down, and no taking months to get all the best gear. This pretty much eliminates every MMO ever made, so it'll have to be a new concept.
When the ipod came out, the mp3 player market was empty, there was little to zero competition, and most people didn't own one. They captured the market pretty much by default.
The phone market on the other hand is completely saturated. There is a lot of tough, long-standing competition offering phones which are much better value for money. In many markets, new phones are given away 'free' with contracts, something which is incompatable with the iphone's business model.
If game companies favour Europe, then please tell me why games are released months late here, and at nearly twice the price. And why consoles such as the PS3 are massively crippled.
Face it, game companies, Nintendo included, hate Europe.
Why would I need bookmarks? It's easier to type the first couple of letters and have the address come up. It also means I can see the most commonly visited parts of the site and go straight to them, you can't do that with bookmarks.
I'm no fan of Ron Paul, in fact I think him and his supporters are all crackers, but that's the weakest thing you can attack him for. There's nothing wrong being against earmarks, but making sure your constituents get the same pork as everyone else.
I don't use bookmarks except for sites I rarely visit with obscure addresses, does this mean I'm now going to have to bookmark every site I use, and add keywords for them?
And what about when you don't want to go to the site directly, but bring up the address. For example I type 'en' to bring up wikipedia, go to the end of the line, and put in the subject I want to bring up.
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Sometimes I think these changes are just change for the sake of change.
Even if you use the bus, that needs gas to move around. So do the trucks that bring all the stuff you buy. As do the farming vehicles which produce your food, and the factories which produce your goods.
Because people don't want to spend money on the latest game only to have to turn down all the settings and make it look like shit. Especially as modern games are pretty much based on having slick graphics.
Local councillors are people who are so worthless and incompetent, they can't even be an MP. Why should we trust them with any information at all?
UK Local Council in "Wasting Tax-Payers' Money and Being Crooked" Shocker. Film at 11.
Next week: local resident arrested for 42 days without charge for putting the bins out too early.
If hydrogen tends to move away, why isn't it all in space by now?
Fixed your post.
If you think a 700MB CD of a film compares to a Blu-ray on a HDTV, then you must be fucking blind.
And the wii is outsold by board games, looks like Nintendo's in the wrong market.
I doubt it, the bandwidth and hard disk capacity isn't there. Most people could only get one or two HD films on their hard disk before they ran out of space, and they'd take days to download on most broadband connections.
If your hand is small enough to fit into a Pringles can, then you must be a midget.
But what happens when they start firing back APFSDS Cores?
You've been playing for three years and you're upset you've run out of content. How many other games can you play for several years and still keep finding new things? Believe it or not, there are other games out there, maybe you should try some.
The problem with your logic, is that it assumes the whole purpose and meaning of a law, is to be a law, and so the only people who should decide on it are law people. Of course, lawyers should decide the actual wording of a law, but not its purpose.
I could equally twist your logic and say that only judge should get to make laws, as they're the ones who enforce them. Or maybe the police.
Now compare that to the wages for, say, science researchers, and you'll find that teachers come out very favourably.