Reviewers conducted their initial reviews on private EA servers. That should have been a factor made clear in every review.
Going forward, I think reviewers -- and game "journalists" in general -- are going to have to be more skeptical when dealing with publishers' PR flacks. Hopefully this will teach them to do that, because apparently Blizzard's "Error 37" fsck-up didn't. Then again, the "Error 37" was a pretty minor glitch compared to this.
And yet every time a new one comes out, those same consumers seemed to be lined up around the block to buy them.
This launch was so bad Amazon actually stopped selling it. It was so bad that EA's offered a free game to anyone who made the regrettable choice of purchasing SimCity (though they still won't offer refunds to anyone who ordered the game through Origin). It was so bad that Polygon's reviewer downgraded their initial review from a 9.5 to a 4.
So trust me when I say people are going to remember this the next time someone takes a traditionally offline game and tries to add an always-online requirement -- for any reason.
I don't have any Catholic beliefs. But the beliefs are really irrelevant -- it's the Vatican's actions that matter here. I'm judging the tree by its fruit, if you will.
Yes, and they're considered second-class citizens according to Christian dogma. At least most Protestant denominations have accepted them as ministers, but the Vatican can't even do that.
It will just go away. If people were really upset by this type of thing they would have fought it long ago.
Bullshit. Ubisoft got smacked upside the head. EA's been smacked upside the head -- HARD -- in the past with limited activations and other shenanigans. If customer outcry is loud enough, EA will take the hint this time, too.
He's demanding an all expense paid trip to Disneyland and a pony or he'll blow up Congress. American citizens have responded pleading with him to carry through with his threats.
- You get notified by post (note: if a member of the general public needs to send legal documents to someone they are required to employ a process server to ensure they got there. On the other hand the police are allowed to just pop them in the post and retain proof of posting (*NOT* proof of delivery) so its entirely possibly that you will never even get the notification and still a court will deem that it has been served and that you were responsible for responding to the notice you never received.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy makes a lot more sense now.
I've seen websites dedicated to what people do to traffic cameras in England. Those cameras would be grateful for a little gravel... or anything else non-flammable, for that matter.
Long answer: If the Pentagon were using drones to spy on U.S. citizens in the U.S., they'd run afoul of Posse Comitatus. Instead, they may or may not be flying drones that the Homeland Security Department, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies use to spy on U.S. citizens in the U.S. through the use of what are called fusion centers.
So what does "not engaged in combat" mean, and who gets to decide?
Well, the traditional definition is pretty black-and-white: If you're firing weapons at members of the U.S. armed forces, you're engaged in combat.
More troubling are the possible non-traditional definitions: E.g., if someone's coordinating a DDoS attack against a Pentagon server, does that fall under being engaged in combat? What if you're jamming GPS signals around your house?
Seriously, kudos to your girlfriend for doing some research into her own medical condition. Medicine is a partnership -- the patient needs to be able to work with the doctor to ensure her own health. Doctors can't do everything by themselves, and patients shouldn't expect doctors to be right all the time.
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Reviewers conducted their initial reviews on private EA servers. That should have been a factor made clear in every review.
Going forward, I think reviewers -- and game "journalists" in general -- are going to have to be more skeptical when dealing with publishers' PR flacks. Hopefully this will teach them to do that, because apparently Blizzard's "Error 37" fsck-up didn't. Then again, the "Error 37" was a pretty minor glitch compared to this.
And yet every time a new one comes out, those same consumers seemed to be lined up around the block to buy them.
This launch was so bad Amazon actually stopped selling it. It was so bad that EA's offered a free game to anyone who made the regrettable choice of purchasing SimCity (though they still won't offer refunds to anyone who ordered the game through Origin). It was so bad that Polygon's reviewer downgraded their initial review from a 9.5 to a 4.
So trust me when I say people are going to remember this the next time someone takes a traditionally offline game and tries to add an always-online requirement -- for any reason.
I don't have any Catholic beliefs. But the beliefs are really irrelevant -- it's the Vatican's actions that matter here. I'm judging the tree by its fruit, if you will.
The reason most failed catholics become anti religious schmucks, is because they beleive they are going to hell.
Emphasis mine. I think most of those "failed Catholics" you're talking about would probably call themselves recovering Catholics.
"... unless you are a Catholic" = choice. No one is born Catholic.
Which is why I didn't say "unless you're born Catholic and ..."
Yes, and they're considered second-class citizens according to Christian dogma. At least most Protestant denominations have accepted them as ministers, but the Vatican can't even do that.
None of the above. Don't have to insult anyone in order to call the Vatican out on their centuries-long tirade of bullshit.
It will just go away. If people were really upset by this type of thing they would have fought it long ago.
Bullshit. Ubisoft got smacked upside the head. EA's been smacked upside the head -- HARD -- in the past with limited activations and other shenanigans. If customer outcry is loud enough, EA will take the hint this time, too.
There's a YouTube video at the top of the article. Here's a direct link: SimCity Super Debug Mode.
Yup. A free world ... unless you're a Catholic who was born gay, or, for that matter, a Catholic who was born female.
I can't tell: Are you talking about the Taliban or the U.S.?
He's demanding an all expense paid trip to Disneyland and a pony or he'll blow up Congress. American citizens have responded pleading with him to carry through with his threats.
Fixed that for ya.
I'd be more confident in this plan if we'd been able to out-PR the Taliban in Afghanistan, but we couldn't even do that.
- You get notified by post (note: if a member of the general public needs to send legal documents to someone they are required to employ a process server to ensure they got there. On the other hand the police are allowed to just pop them in the post and retain proof of posting (*NOT* proof of delivery) so its entirely possibly that you will never even get the notification and still a court will deem that it has been served and that you were responsible for responding to the notice you never received.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy makes a lot more sense now.
Oh, wait. You're not talking about cameras, you're talking about other people. My bad.
I've seen websites dedicated to what people do to traffic cameras in England. Those cameras would be grateful for a little gravel ... or anything else non-flammable, for that matter.
Long answer: If the Pentagon were using drones to spy on U.S. citizens in the U.S., they'd run afoul of Posse Comitatus. Instead, they may or may not be flying drones that the Homeland Security Department, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies use to spy on U.S. citizens in the U.S. through the use of what are called fusion centers.
So what does "not engaged in combat" mean, and who gets to decide?
Well, the traditional definition is pretty black-and-white: If you're firing weapons at members of the U.S. armed forces, you're engaged in combat.
More troubling are the possible non-traditional definitions: E.g., if someone's coordinating a DDoS attack against a Pentagon server, does that fall under being engaged in combat? What if you're jamming GPS signals around your house?
Why didn't the GP pick this up?
Because he's a doctor, not an encyclopedia.
Seriously, kudos to your girlfriend for doing some research into her own medical condition. Medicine is a partnership -- the patient needs to be able to work with the doctor to ensure her own health. Doctors can't do everything by themselves, and patients shouldn't expect doctors to be right all the time.
401k plans are better than us being on the hook to pay some guy his full salary and benefits after he's retired.
I wonder how many military retirees might take exception to this statement?
Well, yes. That's what MD5 checksums are for, though, isn't it?
Blizzard doesn't care what you do after the purchase, or whether you keep playing. They already have your money.
They should, because that's going to affect how people purchase Diablo 4 (if there ever is a Diablo 4).
That's 20 out of 1,000 and counting.
Generally speaking, perhaps. But Skid Row and Razor 1911 tend to be two of the better groups, as evidenced by their longevity.
Still closer to playing SimCity than EA's offering right now.