The rarity of cards has never stopped anyone from net-decking. It has just forced them to choose between spending money and losing. Typically, when you build a magic deck, you don't look at what cards you have, but what cards are legal in the current format. When you're done, you go out and get the cards that you are missing. Theoretically, if every player had access to every card in the game, they would probably still play the exact same decks.
In online games, casual players are mixed in with more serious players, so you play against tournament-style decks even in casual play. This will put pressure on the casual player to get the money rares. From my perspective, having all of the cards available to everyone will not change the decks people are playing at all. It will only make the game cheaper for the players.
Textpad always seemed good, but it's not free software, and it had nag screens, IIRC.
On Windows I really like SciTE for text editing. I keep a copy on my flash drive. It's free, it's like a meg and a half, it's configurable, and it does syntax highlighting for a ton of languages.
Most people will need to switch it to use monospaced fonts by default, but otherwise it's pretty nice.
When they do make the tools available, they are much too complicated for the average user to be able to use.
Or they're too expensive. The 3D packages that these studios use, like Max and Maya, can cost multiple thousands of dollars. The chances of studios writing custom modelling software or writing exporters for low-end packages like Milkshape and Blender are extremely slim. They seem to be content with having all of their user-created content built with pirated copies of Max.
...one in five Xbox and PS2 gamers is using pirated software...
Does this mean they are actually pirating Xbox and PS2 games, or is it also including gamers with pirated software on their computers? This seems kind of vague to me. I am curious what exactly they asked the gamers in the study.
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The rarity of cards has never stopped anyone from net-decking. It has just forced them to choose between spending money and losing. Typically, when you build a magic deck, you don't look at what cards you have, but what cards are legal in the current format. When you're done, you go out and get the cards that you are missing. Theoretically, if every player had access to every card in the game, they would probably still play the exact same decks.
In online games, casual players are mixed in with more serious players, so you play against tournament-style decks even in casual play. This will put pressure on the casual player to get the money rares. From my perspective, having all of the cards available to everyone will not change the decks people are playing at all. It will only make the game cheaper for the players.
Textpad always seemed good, but it's not free software, and it had nag screens, IIRC.
On Windows I really like SciTE for text editing. I keep a copy on my flash drive. It's free, it's like a meg and a half, it's configurable, and it does syntax highlighting for a ton of languages.
Most people will need to switch it to use monospaced fonts by default, but otherwise it's pretty nice.
The code-theft argument seems unrealistic to me. Does Fark have any code worth stealing? It's not a site known for its sophisticated design.
When they do make the tools available, they are much too complicated for the average user to be able to use.
Or they're too expensive. The 3D packages that these studios use, like Max and Maya, can cost multiple thousands of dollars. The chances of studios writing custom modelling software or writing exporters for low-end packages like Milkshape and Blender are extremely slim. They seem to be content with having all of their user-created content built with pirated copies of Max.
...one in five Xbox and PS2 gamers is using pirated software...
Does this mean they are actually pirating Xbox and PS2 games, or is it also including gamers with pirated software on their computers? This seems kind of vague to me. I am curious what exactly they asked the gamers in the study.
Wow, I've never heard of this guy before today.
If I treated people the same way he treats people, I'd probably be posting this comment from a hospital bed somewhere.
I'm seriously surprised he hasn't been killed in some kind of real-life drunken fight.