Whether or not he hates Koster and based this whole essay upon it, his points are still valid. The fact that he doesn't provide solutions for all the problems doesn't make SWG any less tedious.
The essay is an effective attack on SWG despite the screed against Raph, not because of it.
I don't know, I don't have an explanation for that one yet. Still with a movie you're paying 8 bucks for 2 hours . There's no other form of entertainment I can imagine that it seems people will pay 8 bucks for 2 hours of.
"I long for a future when games are delivered in short sharp chunks like all the best visual entertainment is."
Unfortunately, most of the best visual entertainment that is delivered in "short sharp chunks" takes much less time to produce. Look at the development schedule for Half-Life or Grand Theft Auto 3 and compare that to the time taken to produce a television show, or newspaper, or magazine. We're talking several years vs a few days to a week.
When making games becomes a faster, more streamlined process, then we'll see more streamlined gaming experiences.
Why would Valve release HL2 anytime soon? There's still money to be made from HL1, and it wouldn't be fiscally prudent to release HL2 soon after, since who would want a HL1 add-on after HL2 is released?
All of a sudden, "Four months to rewrite the code" makes a lot more sense. Sure does shine an interesting light on the recent "code theft".
How the hell did this ever get moderated up? It's the second obvious troll post on this comment thread. If you want to whine on about violence in society or the deterioration of./ article quality, there's usually a story on either one of those every week.
It's not "the worst mistake ever" because it's online; it's because FFXI's featureset would have barely been compelling five years ago.
If you were expecting somethingly slightly more evolved than Phantasy Star Online then you won't be disappointed, but veterans of the MMORPG genre would get bored by this game pretty fast.
I wonder what kind of digital media protection we'll see on this thing.
I also wonder if Sony might be considering opening up their own iTunes-like pay-per-download service? They seem to have all the requisite hardware in place...
"But there will always be those who believe the story was born in a single gush from the spigot in Valve's forehead on September 29th"
Didn't PlanetHalfLife just post an editorial about how they were 99% positive HL2 would not be delivered in September?
-etone
In other words, you're mad at Blizzard for not devoting tons of resources to porting their games to your OS of choice, and also for defending their intellectual property rights. When they throw away their common sense, then maybe you'll consider buying games from them again?
It's almost as if Nokia tossed Gamespot a little treat and their salivating editors all leapt for it at the same time. I've read way too many reviews from people who aren't on anyone's payroll that said this thing is a total piece of crap. Maybe if Nokia had purchased some better reviews earlier it could have saved them.
I'm sorry, but Cool Tech + Shitty Implementation will never equal a sale for me. I'll wait until someone puts together a less hamfisted prototype.
It's really funny how much EB/Gamestop is pushing this thing, too. I've had two register biscuits try to tell me how awesome the N-Gage is. My favorite part was when they told me the "battery problem" would be solved with an automatic software upgrade. That would be one hell of a trick.
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Looks like some overzealous Linux advocate needed his belly rubbed today. Sorry I hit too close to the mark.
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Linus advocating DRM = Good. He's doing it for your own good and because he wants you to be free and happy and frolic in the grass somewhere beautiful; not because it helps his OS retain commercial viability.
Anyone else advocating DRM = Evil. They are doing it to enslave you and your children for all eternity.
My god, the man is writing DRM software, not eating babies. This kind of reaction is wholly unjustified given what he has told us.
Besides, I personally would rather have someone sympathetic to anti-DRM beliefs working on the DRM software than some corporate know-nothing.
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The U.S. could take a cue from this and eliminate social security payments by terminating the elderly.
Next, we could reduce air pollution by 99% by destroying all the cars and walking everywhere!
Progress!!
Whether or not he hates Koster and based this whole essay upon it, his points are still valid. The fact that he doesn't provide solutions for all the problems doesn't make SWG any less tedious.
The essay is an effective attack on SWG despite the screed against Raph, not because of it.
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I knew that was coming.
I don't know, I don't have an explanation for that one yet. Still with a movie you're paying 8 bucks for 2 hours . There's no other form of entertainment I can imagine that it seems people will pay 8 bucks for 2 hours of.
-e-
"I long for a future when games are delivered in short sharp chunks like all the best visual entertainment is."
Unfortunately, most of the best visual entertainment that is delivered in "short sharp chunks" takes much less time to produce. Look at the development schedule for Half-Life or Grand Theft Auto 3 and compare that to the time taken to produce a television show, or newspaper, or magazine. We're talking several years vs a few days to a week.
When making games becomes a faster, more streamlined process, then we'll see more streamlined gaming experiences.
Why would Valve release HL2 anytime soon? There's still money to be made from HL1, and it wouldn't be fiscally prudent to release HL2 soon after, since who would want a HL1 add-on after HL2 is released?
All of a sudden, "Four months to rewrite the code" makes a lot more sense. Sure does shine an interesting light on the recent "code theft".
So, to summarize, your theory is:
"Bullet Time 2.0 = Increased Violence in Children"
I can never tell when people post crap like this if they're just trolling or just illogical.
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How the hell did this ever get moderated up? It's the second obvious troll post on this comment thread. If you want to whine on about violence in society or the deterioration of ./ article quality, there's usually a story on either one of those every week.
Wait your damn turn.
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I agree, I think we'll see quite a bit of content protection shennanigans as a result of this soon. I can hardly wait! -etone-
It's not "the worst mistake ever" because it's online; it's because FFXI's featureset would have barely been compelling five years ago.
If you were expecting somethingly slightly more evolved than Phantasy Star Online then you won't be disappointed, but veterans of the MMORPG genre would get bored by this game pretty fast.
-etone-
I am a beta tester. Chief.
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I just can't understand why anyone would be so thrilled with FFXI. It's Everquest with some Final Fantasy art and less content.
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I wonder what kind of digital media protection we'll see on this thing.
I also wonder if Sony might be considering opening up their own iTunes-like pay-per-download service? They seem to have all the requisite hardware in place...
-etone-
It says Freeman still doesn't speak, and that if he did "it wouldn't be Half-Life".
-etone
"But there will always be those who believe the story was born in a single gush from the spigot in Valve's forehead on September 29th" Didn't PlanetHalfLife just post an editorial about how they were 99% positive HL2 would not be delivered in September? -etone
In other words, you're mad at Blizzard for not devoting tons of resources to porting their games to your OS of choice, and also for defending their intellectual property rights. When they throw away their common sense, then maybe you'll consider buying games from them again?
I hope you're not holding your breath.
-etone-
It's almost as if Nokia tossed Gamespot a little treat and their salivating editors all leapt for it at the same time. I've read way too many reviews from people who aren't on anyone's payroll that said this thing is a total piece of crap. Maybe if Nokia had purchased some better reviews earlier it could have saved them. I'm sorry, but Cool Tech + Shitty Implementation will never equal a sale for me. I'll wait until someone puts together a less hamfisted prototype. It's really funny how much EB/Gamestop is pushing this thing, too. I've had two register biscuits try to tell me how awesome the N-Gage is. My favorite part was when they told me the "battery problem" would be solved with an automatic software upgrade. That would be one hell of a trick. -etone-
Looks like some overzealous Linux advocate needed his belly rubbed today. Sorry I hit too close to the mark.
Linus advocating DRM = Good. He's doing it for your own good and because he wants you to be free and happy and frolic in the grass somewhere beautiful; not because it helps his OS retain commercial viability.
Anyone else advocating DRM = Evil. They are doing it to enslave you and your children for all eternity.
My god, the man is writing DRM software, not eating babies. This kind of reaction is wholly unjustified given what he has told us. Besides, I personally would rather have someone sympathetic to anti-DRM beliefs working on the DRM software than some corporate know-nothing. -E-