Your post is an oasis of rationality in a wasteland of "OBAMA'S COMMUNISM MIND RAYS CAUSED THE GREAT DEPRESSION". I only wish I could both tell you and mod you up.
Fascism's single greatest achievement is convincing the world it doesn't actually exist. Hell, that's basically the entire game plan once fascism is installed - deny the people the chance to ever publicly acknowledge their situation, quashing dissent and revolution before they can even begin.
Who CARES if it's not a textbook Mussolini-style fascist state yet?
How is this insightful? It could apply to literally ANY login and/or password system. Managers have powers over the things they manage? Really? I hadn't the faintest!
So, if I understand the crux of your argument, mmorpgs are ludicrous because they don't reflect accurately the life of a typical middle age soldier.
Let's run down that checklist
-Malnourished
-Enslaved (serfdom) to your liege
-Likely to die/sustain long term damage from any wound sustained, no matter how minor
-Underequipped (only the liege`s knights get any armor at all
Gee, that sure sounds like the life I'd want to play in MY fantasy! Your arguments, while true, are completly irrelevant because nobody plays a fantasy game for realism. This is not a **** re-enactement of Ye Olde Dragone Slayinge.
Yes, if all it takes to mess up the entire global climate for over a year is a single sufficient volcano eruption, what are the odds that 6,000,000,000+ humans working together to belch toxic fumes into the air every single day could have any impact whatsoever. Ridiculous.
Please consider the difference (in order of magnitudes) between Half-Life 2's budget and your game's. Now realize how it would translate in terms of number of people involved in the community financing. The answer to your (possibly rhetorical, my apologies in that case) question should become clear at this point.
I like that idea. Maybe each member of the crew should operate a smaller, individual vehicle that can clamp onto the mecha's main structure, acting as its "arms" or "legs" or "head". Perhaps some sort of rallying cry would help synchronize the assembly process, something alongs the line of "VOLTROOOOOOOOOON"
Now hold on just a minute, I thought the best pirate repellant was a good, old-fashioned lawsuit. Are you telling me the RIAA LIED to me? I am shocked, SHOCKED I say.
Hell, I'll bite and take it "to the extreme". If everyone got copies of every artist's work for free then every artist would have a pool of 6 billion potential fans who could donate money to support them (like the patrons of old) or pay for the privilege of seeing the original work/a live production thereof.
... do you believe that artists did not exist before the invention of copyrights? Copyright was meant to *spur* artistic development. It was never, isn't currently, and never will be a REQUIREMENT for it.
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Since WikiLeaks announced their next revelations would concern major banks.
Coincidence? You be the judge.
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Maybe it was the [i]worst[/i] he'd ever owned.
Greece? IT.WAS.SPARTAAAAAAAA.
Your post is an oasis of rationality in a wasteland of "OBAMA'S COMMUNISM MIND RAYS CAUSED THE GREAT DEPRESSION". I only wish I could both tell you and mod you up.
I could not help myself but read your comment in the "Brawndo" advertisement style.
FOREIGN CAPITAL - except the capital is 300 FEET TALL AND COVERED IN CHAINSAWS
Fascism's single greatest achievement is convincing the world it doesn't actually exist. Hell, that's basically the entire game plan once fascism is installed - deny the people the chance to ever publicly acknowledge their situation, quashing dissent and revolution before they can even begin.
Who CARES if it's not a textbook Mussolini-style fascist state yet?
How is this insightful? It could apply to literally ANY login and/or password system. Managers have powers over the things they manage? Really? I hadn't the faintest!
This is Slashdot. How could you NOT bring up the possibility of a Beowulf clusterfuck, you insensitive clod?
How did this vacuous comment make it to +5?
You must be new here.
So, if I understand the crux of your argument, mmorpgs are ludicrous because they don't reflect accurately the life of a typical middle age soldier.
Let's run down that checklist
-Malnourished
-Enslaved (serfdom) to your liege
-Likely to die/sustain long term damage from any wound sustained, no matter how minor
-Underequipped (only the liege`s knights get any armor at all
Gee, that sure sounds like the life I'd want to play in MY fantasy! Your arguments, while true, are completly irrelevant because nobody plays a fantasy game for realism. This is not a **** re-enactement of Ye Olde Dragone Slayinge.
I don't know, I think a bag of shot dvds is not as bad as a shot laptop.
Your analogies brighten my day like an unexpected second pizza.
Yes, if all it takes to mess up the entire global climate for over a year is a single sufficient volcano eruption, what are the odds that 6,000,000,000+ humans working together to belch toxic fumes into the air every single day could have any impact whatsoever. Ridiculous.
You are either a troll or hilariously obtuse.
It went away with "Why are you snooping on me if you don't believe I've committed a crime?"
Please consider the difference (in order of magnitudes) between Half-Life 2's budget and your game's. Now realize how it would translate in terms of number of people involved in the community financing. The answer to your (possibly rhetorical, my apologies in that case) question should become clear at this point.
The best part is it will all be contained in a single, monstrously large word. Ah, german efficience.
I like that idea. Maybe each member of the crew should operate a smaller, individual vehicle that can clamp onto the mecha's main structure, acting as its "arms" or "legs" or "head". Perhaps some sort of rallying cry would help synchronize the assembly process, something alongs the line of "VOLTROOOOOOOOOON"
So what you are saying is we should make our OWN lunar landing site, with blackjack, and hookers. In fact, forget about the lunar landing site.
Can I get an invite to the Gzornik beta? Finally, Google is taking care of my zornik needs!
I, for one, hope that those responsible for sacking who ever is leading this charge will also be sacked.
Now hold on just a minute, I thought the best pirate repellant was a good, old-fashioned lawsuit. Are you telling me the RIAA LIED to me? I am shocked, SHOCKED I say.
Hell, I'll bite and take it "to the extreme". If everyone got copies of every artist's work for free then every artist would have a pool of 6 billion potential fans who could donate money to support them (like the patrons of old) or pay for the privilege of seeing the original work/a live production thereof.
... do you believe that artists did not exist before the invention of copyrights? Copyright was meant to *spur* artistic development. It was never, isn't currently, and never will be a REQUIREMENT for it.
No, it's closer to "protection of rights on the Internet" - the copyrights.
Yes, and what great synbolism - "All we see in you is a black guy. But we cool, right G? RESPECT! *terrorist fist-jab*"