"The truth is, when faced with a field of entirely new candidates for a public office, you are probably just choosing the con artist who takes you in most effectively."
Like you n3ed a field of entirely new candidates for this to happen??
Some of the EQ2 features sound really great, and I may have been tempted by them. (Even though WoW won the review) However I still am burning about the money I spent on SWG and the complete lack of quality that product had. (I would elaborate, but it has all been said before)
So instead I say: You can kiss my well toned butt SOE
I can't imagine I am the only one who thought: "WoW sounds great, but everquest IS the champion of MMOG..." But then thought: "Hang on, EQ2=SOE..."
Never mind that people like you produced the goods in the first place, or that you may actually have a real job doing something valuable instead of CEO/management.
You are a gaping maw that has been trained since birth to eat shiney new things that you really don't need. To repay the huge credit card bill you racked up, you work long hard hours to feed your addiction.
Dance you little b*tch puppet, that is all you are good for. FILL YOUR VEINS WITH OUR VALUE ADDED CRACK JUICE MY LITTLE PUPPETS!! ALL YOUR SENSES ARE BELONG TO US!
It is a standard way to rate employee works rates and I was assuming that they have something similar to, you know, evaluate their employees.
Mostly I was just describing the ridiculousness of the statement given that their problems aren't not attitude, but resource based. In such an environment, any employee slowing down to do things properly would be seen to be lax of course.
Common sense dictates that some sort of measure would be in place...
Oh how very insightful, that will work brilliantly!
"I am going to make a difference...from the inside! I will be different to all the other patent people - I will care!"
*time passes*
"What do you mean I am under my patent acceptance quota? I take time and issue them properly..."
*time passes*
"...but I really don't think we should be...yes sir..."
*time passes*
"[beep] Accepted [beep] Aceepted [beep] Accepted"
Sorry, I had to. You sounded like the plot from a bad 80's movie. You must have missed the bit where they said the reason they did not do a good job was not because they were staffed with evil midgets who used to work for Burger King(TM), but because they had no cash. Signing up will just make you one of the frustrated masses...
Unlike 99% of all other posts, I will not be posted a plug for my favourite failing MMOG. Instead some mindless crap jokes so I can say i got them in first:
Shadowbane still has a playerbase???
All you playerbase are belong to us!
I for one, welcome our new MMOG masters!
etc...
You are out of date, the old must make way for the new.
Dammit, the PS was suppose to say "please ignore my name"!
Bah!
Not that anyone gives a toss, but it is the cynical name my friend used for anyone who thought they were pretty cool. As in: "Well, aren't you Mr Big-in-the-pants then??"
Because in my experience human beings, especially men/boys, will try to "win" at any sort of competition they are presented with.
They completely lose the plot and just start competing for the sake of it. It rarely occurs to them that the whole point might not be to compete. This appears out personal interactions also.
I call it the shrivelled penis syndrome: Person is trying to make up for a small penis.
The have only annouced their intention to change the system.
Judging by how long it took to make even small changes to the combat system when I was playing, I would say a full revamp should take about...10-20 years.:)
But seriously, this move is only to try and hold onto the current population. They have prduced a carrot for the players - maybe the ass's will fall for it, maybe not.
but others use the outdated wage and hour laws to argue in favor of a workforce that is paid hourly like more traditional industries and conforming to set schedules.
During our excessively long crunch times, you will be working so many hours you will have no free time. This will make your work hours as flexible as a rod of diamond.
You will have the luxury of deciding whether you want your 12 hour shift to start at 8am, or 9am.
Hassle my missed S because you missed the whole point of my post? Fanboy raving about how much you like EQ?? Or was it you backed to wrong game and don't want to admit you would have rather spent your $50 elsewhere??
If you would stop your ranting for a second you would see that I did not state my personal preference at all. I merely pointed out that EQ2 does not deserve anything simply because it was the sequel to a game that does deserve respect. WOW has apparently captured the imagination and therefore the market of most MMOG gamers. I can back this up because it is true, unlike your less than useless opinion.
Think before you rant, you will look less of a fool.
Tell me again why a sequel should be given "repect" simply because it is a sequel to a popular game/film/graphics card??? It is called competition: you snooze, you lose.
It would appear that WOW went for the better tradeoffs. (cartoon vs realistic and evergrind vs fun leveling/soloing)
I have to agree with you, the pre xmas game frenzy is a bit much. Personally I don't mind if real game news isn't being left out while the munchkins play WOW.:)
No your example has absolutely nothing to do with this situation. No it does not prove anything.
Please go away.
People buy in the box MMOG with the full expectation of receiving a free month. That is always how it has been. It was also written on the box.
Thus if they fail to deliver, they should reemburse. This also has always been done. In fact I don't know of a MMOG release that did not end up having to do this? I am sure there must be one....
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And that last paragraph folks is why this thread is so aptly named: Welcome to Capatalism!
This is capatalism applied to the social wellbeing of a society. It is not pretty and is sucks.
It is a shame that even considering any sort of social policy (or sometimes even regulating a market!) makes you a dirty red commie...
I am sure some people can, given that freaks of nature exist all over the place. Most likely what happens is that many people think they can, but actually can't.
I know what my code looks like when I pull all nighters, it is not pretty. I try to avoid this whenever possible.
I guess it is about knowing your limitations. (something PHBs are hopeless at)
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"The truth is, when faced with a field of entirely new candidates for a public office, you are probably just choosing the con artist who takes you in most effectively."
Like you n3ed a field of entirely new candidates for this to happen??
Dubbya Anyone??
"Ask Slashdot: What Interests High-School Students?"
- and -
"Book Reviews: Mathematics and Sex"
One asks what would interest high school students in science and technology, the other provides a solution...
After all, horny teenagers are ALWAYS interested in sex...
How on earth is this "Insightful"??
Two Words: Instanced dungeons.
I guess that is the problem with public moderation...too many uninformed people
"The launch is important, but not critical, I dont remember LucasArts giving free game extensions to SWG players who got shut out on launch day."
What are you talking about?? The "free month" period went on for ages because of the problems that occured.
SoE ran the servers, not lucasarts also.
Some of the EQ2 features sound really great, and I may have been tempted by them. (Even though WoW won the review) However I still am burning about the money I spent on SWG and the complete lack of quality that product had. (I would elaborate, but it has all been said before)
So instead I say: You can kiss my well toned butt SOE
I can't imagine I am the only one who thought:
"WoW sounds great, but everquest IS the champion of MMOG..."
But then thought:
"Hang on, EQ2=SOE..."
...which is EXACTLY what they want you to be.
Never mind that people like you produced the goods in the first place, or that you may actually have a real job doing something valuable instead of CEO/management.
You are a gaping maw that has been trained since birth to eat shiney new things that you really don't need. To repay the huge credit card bill you racked up, you work long hard hours to feed your addiction.
Dance you little b*tch puppet, that is all you are good for. FILL YOUR VEINS WITH OUR VALUE ADDED CRACK JUICE MY LITTLE PUPPETS!!
ALL YOUR SENSES ARE BELONG TO US!
And he thought he was ranting...
It is a standard way to rate employee works rates and I was assuming that they have something similar to, you know, evaluate their employees.
Mostly I was just describing the ridiculousness of the statement given that their problems aren't not attitude, but resource based. In such an environment, any employee slowing down to do things properly would be seen to be lax of course.
Common sense dictates that some sort of measure would be in place...
Oh how very insightful, that will work brilliantly!
"I am going to make a difference...from the inside! I will be different to all the other patent people - I will care!"
*time passes*
"What do you mean I am under my patent acceptance quota? I take time and issue them properly..."
*time passes*
"...but I really don't think we should be...yes sir..."
*time passes*
"[beep] Accepted [beep] Aceepted [beep] Accepted"
Sorry, I had to. You sounded like the plot from a bad 80's movie. You must have missed the bit where they said the reason they did not do a good job was not because they were staffed with evil midgets who used to work for Burger King(TM), but because they had no cash.
Signing up will just make you one of the frustrated masses...
Considering the tone of my post, you actually took me seriously??
Man you fan boys crack me up.
Unlike 99% of all other posts, I will not be posted a plug for my favourite failing MMOG.
Instead some mindless crap jokes so I can say i got them in first:
Shadowbane still has a playerbase???
All you playerbase are belong to us!
I for one, welcome our new MMOG masters!
etc...
You are out of date, the old must make way for the new.
Dammit, the PS was suppose to say "please ignore my name"!
Bah!
Not that anyone gives a toss, but it is the cynical name my friend used for anyone who thought they were pretty cool. As in: "Well, aren't you Mr Big-in-the-pants then??"
Because in my experience human beings, especially men/boys, will try to "win" at any sort of competition they are presented with.
They completely lose the plot and just start competing for the sake of it. It rarely occurs to them that the whole point might not be to compete.
This appears out personal interactions also.
I call it the shrivelled penis syndrome: Person is trying to make up for a small penis.
PS: Ignore my sig...
The have only annouced their intention to change the system. Judging by how long it took to make even small changes to the combat system when I was playing, I would say a full revamp should take about...10-20 years. :)
But seriously, this move is only to try and hold onto the current population. They have prduced a carrot for the players - maybe the ass's will fall for it, maybe not.
You forgot:
but others use the outdated wage and hour laws to argue in favor of a workforce that is paid hourly like more traditional industries and conforming to set schedules.
During our excessively long crunch times, you will be working so many hours you will have no free time. This will make your work hours as flexible as a rod of diamond.
You will have the luxury of deciding whether you want your 12 hour shift to start at 8am, or 9am.
PS: Its "grammatical elite"...
My god you are annoying..
Hassle my missed S because you missed the whole point of my post?
Fanboy raving about how much you like EQ?? Or was it you backed to wrong game and don't want to admit you would have rather spent your $50 elsewhere??
If you would stop your ranting for a second you would see that I did not state my personal preference at all. I merely pointed out that EQ2 does not deserve anything simply because it was the sequel to a game that does deserve respect.
WOW has apparently captured the imagination and therefore the market of most MMOG gamers.
I can back this up because it is true, unlike your less than useless opinion.
Think before you rant, you will look less of a fool.
err...
Tell me again why a sequel should be given "repect" simply because it is a sequel to a popular game/film/graphics card???
It is called competition: you snooze, you lose.
It would appear that WOW went for the better tradeoffs. (cartoon vs realistic and evergrind vs fun leveling/soloing)
I have to agree with you, the pre xmas game frenzy is a bit much. :)
Personally I don't mind if real game news isn't being left out while the munchkins play WOW.
Gotta love slashdot and strawman arguments.
No your example has absolutely nothing to do with this situation. No it does not prove anything.
Please go away.
People buy in the box MMOG with the full expectation of receiving a free month. That is always how it has been. It was also written on the box.
Thus if they fail to deliver, they should reemburse. This also has always been done. In fact I don't know of a MMOG release that did not end up having to do this?
I am sure there must be one....
And that last paragraph folks is why this thread is so aptly named: Welcome to Capatalism!
This is capatalism applied to the social wellbeing of a society. It is not pretty and is sucks.
It is a shame that even considering any sort of social policy (or sometimes even regulating a market!) makes you a dirty red commie...
I think that those are great ideas.
Unfortunately Dubbyah got back in and, judging from his weak show on medical in the debates, that is not going to happen.
He will continue to protect the standard of drugs in the US by making sure they cost a lot.
After all, you get what you pay for.
Free Trial? Free Month? Gotta love marketing.
How about: Month included and paid for as part of the $50? $50 for a game engine (no source) and no right to play would be silly.
Guess that doesn't roll off the tongue however...
I am sure some people can, given that freaks of nature exist all over the place.
Most likely what happens is that many people think they can, but actually can't.
I know what my code looks like when I pull all nighters, it is not pretty. I try to avoid this whenever possible.
I guess it is about knowing your limitations. (something PHBs are hopeless at)
Yeah, they are always rushing to defend those guys??
Moron. They are rushing to defend the innoncent people that enevitably crushed when the big boys start to throw their weight around.
But I guess you subscribe to the theory that all arabs are the same??
He was trying to prove his point by analogy and I am saying the analogy is extremely weak, which it is. This makes his whole argument fallacious.