Pssst. If your friends are playing WoW, they're playing a video game. Don't tell them though. It might upset some emotional balance and put them in to shock.
No, they're cool. They're just not usually interested in video games, but they happen to be interested in WoW. They're not the type who dislike games all together, they just tend to prefer board games to video games. The point was that they found WoW to be different than most video games.
Also - note that WoW is not linear. They did not go the same path as everyone else. They did not do everything that everyone else has done. Blizzard's time spent making the expansion was not wasted on 30hrs of grinding.
Something that my comment did kinda gloss over. Good call.
That people will take knowledge gained from Beta and apply it to a streamlined race to hit a particular goal isn't all that new. Its kind of interesting. Sure. But this only impacts others trying to participate in the same race. For most people playing, it doesn't mean much beyond the trivial. After all, life itself isn't defined by the Guinness Book of World Records. And chess remains fairly popular despite the long history of chess masters also playing the game.
Quite true. But to claim that the Guinness Book doesn't matter just because some people don't care misses the point. Some people do, and so it's news to them.
Think of it like source code. Have I personally read the kernel code? Nope. Have other people? Yes. Did I gain a benefit from that? Yes.
Not everyone has to be able to sit through every committee meeting. But all it takes is one person pointing out the interesting point for everyone to tune in to.
This is still interesting news to anyone that follows games. World of Warcraft is one of the most popular video games ever. I know several people who don't play video games, but they do play WoW. To hear about how some people absolutely demolished the new content is pretty cool. Blizzard spent how much time making this expansion, and then it all got run through in less than 30 hours? That's nuts.
I agree, it's nothing that hasn't been done before. My main point was that they aren't totally scared of this newfangled interwebs thingy... they surely know how to 'turn on a computer.' Even if they don't fully understand it.
I hadn't heard of Fantasy Grounds before, thanks for showing that to me. It looks pretty cool...
There are quite a few board games made today that are just as complicated as any modern video game. See sites like http://www.boardgamegeek.com/ for examples.
Also, need I point out that Hasboro owns Wizards of the Coast, who are doing such things as adding online aspects to the venerable Dungeons and Dragons? It's not as if everyone at Hasboro is really old...
However, I still agree with you in principle. They should have just asked them to license it instead of litigating.
I'm not sure if you've ever worked in a job like this, but I currently work in a pizza place. We have all of this Italian branding going on, so it's a "Grande" or "Neapolitan" instead of large and extra large...which is normally fine. However, occasionally we'll get a customer who says, "I want a large pepperoni pizza" and then later complains because they thought they got the 12 cut, not the 8. Making sure that the customer says exactly what they ordered is important, because then the screw up is on them and not on me.
Imagine if you had said 'french vanilla latte' but what you really wanted was a 'cappuccino.' Because you're saying something different than what's on the menu, you're creating a situation that requires translation, and we all know how easily a translation can go wrong.
Also, Google can't really 'lock you in' like Windows can...if a better search engine appeared tomorrow, I could use it with absolutely no problems. If a new sweet OS came out tomorrow (or you wanted to switch to another existing one), you can't use lots of your expensive software on the new one.
Facebook is an amazing way to keep track of all of the people that I see at college. I take a class with someone, then never have a class with them again. But I can still keep up with how they're doing, and get a hold of them if I need to ask them about something that they're good at. It's much less creepy than, "Can I have your phone number?" too.
Warning: I've only been a hobbyist for about two years.
Their individual paints are fine. They've released a new line called "Foundation Paints"....aka paints that actually cover in one coat.
However, they've totally screwed up their primers. They've stopped making the good stuff and just started selling Krylon, basically....it's horrible.
In Feisty if you click on an MP3 or WMV or whatever, it just says "oh, by the way, you don't have that codec installed. Would you like me to do that?" and you click yes and your media plays.
I feel no pain for uninformed users. I'm sorry, but if you put something on the internet and don't know about how it'll be displayed or shown or shared or whatever (accessed?) then you deserve whatever you get.
Interestingly enough, it's possible that the OP meant that when choosing between paying $60 for a game and not buying one at all, some just won't buy a new system at all. I know $60 games are one reason that's kept me from buying any next-gen consoles so far.
I can tell you that I don't know anyone who randomly came across someone on the internet, but I know of several friendships/relationships that started with a random in person meeting, followed by a "facebook me when you get the chance, and we'll talk about it more later," that developed into more.
That was a terribly constructed sentence. Forgive me.
You know, if we could put a man on the moon, why can't we stop people from using the phrase, "If we could put a man on the moon..." in a non-humourous context?
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Pssst. If your friends are playing WoW, they're playing a video game. Don't tell them though. It might upset some emotional balance and put them in to shock.
No, they're cool. They're just not usually interested in video games, but they happen to be interested in WoW. They're not the type who dislike games all together, they just tend to prefer board games to video games. The point was that they found WoW to be different than most video games.
Also - note that WoW is not linear. They did not go the same path as everyone else. They did not do everything that everyone else has done. Blizzard's time spent making the expansion was not wasted on 30hrs of grinding.
Something that my comment did kinda gloss over. Good call.
That people will take knowledge gained from Beta and apply it to a streamlined race to hit a particular goal isn't all that new. Its kind of interesting. Sure. But this only impacts others trying to participate in the same race. For most people playing, it doesn't mean much beyond the trivial. After all, life itself isn't defined by the Guinness Book of World Records. And chess remains fairly popular despite the long history of chess masters also playing the game.
Quite true. But to claim that the Guinness Book doesn't matter just because some people don't care misses the point. Some people do, and so it's news to them.
This is also true. But the level grind is important to lots of people, so I don't think it necessarily invalidates my point.
Think of it like source code. Have I personally read the kernel code? Nope. Have other people? Yes. Did I gain a benefit from that? Yes.
Not everyone has to be able to sit through every committee meeting. But all it takes is one person pointing out the interesting point for everyone to tune in to.
Disclaimer: I used to play WoW.
This is still interesting news to anyone that follows games. World of Warcraft is one of the most popular video games ever. I know several people who don't play video games, but they do play WoW. To hear about how some people absolutely demolished the new content is pretty cool. Blizzard spent how much time making this expansion, and then it all got run through in less than 30 hours? That's nuts.
Windows 2000 is Windows NT 5.0, and Windows XP is Windows NT 5.1...
Now, the kernel isn't the only thing that's different between the two, obviously, but since we are talking about kernel upgrades...
See Guitar Hero 1, or Guitar Hero 2 360 DLC. Sweet.
I agree, it's nothing that hasn't been done before. My main point was that they aren't totally scared of this newfangled interwebs thingy... they surely know how to 'turn on a computer.' Even if they don't fully understand it.
I hadn't heard of Fantasy Grounds before, thanks for showing that to me. It looks pretty cool...
There are quite a few board games made today that are just as complicated as any modern video game. See sites like http://www.boardgamegeek.com/ for examples.
Also, need I point out that Hasboro owns Wizards of the Coast, who are doing such things as adding online aspects to the venerable Dungeons and Dragons? It's not as if everyone at Hasboro is really old...
However, I still agree with you in principle. They should have just asked them to license it instead of litigating.
I'm posting from my 2G Surf. It has a VGA out. I'm pretty sure all of them do.
+10 insightful.
How does a girl who survives getting impaled (already sketchy) manage to survive a helicopter crash?
A minor point, but communion is no longer believed to be wine; it's believed to be the blood of Christ.
I'm not sure if you've ever worked in a job like this, but I currently work in a pizza place. We have all of this Italian branding going on, so it's a "Grande" or "Neapolitan" instead of large and extra large...which is normally fine. However, occasionally we'll get a customer who says, "I want a large pepperoni pizza" and then later complains because they thought they got the 12 cut, not the 8. Making sure that the customer says exactly what they ordered is important, because then the screw up is on them and not on me.
Imagine if you had said 'french vanilla latte' but what you really wanted was a 'cappuccino.' Because you're saying something different than what's on the menu, you're creating a situation that requires translation, and we all know how easily a translation can go wrong.
Just something to think about.
There's also the people who don't care who sees what info is about them on Facebook.
Didn't know that I could flamebait myself... I wonder who would win in the resulting war?
...and you already addressed this point. Excuse me, I can't read.
Also, Google can't really 'lock you in' like Windows can...if a better search engine appeared tomorrow, I could use it with absolutely no problems. If a new sweet OS came out tomorrow (or you wanted to switch to another existing one), you can't use lots of your expensive software on the new one.
Facebook is an amazing way to keep track of all of the people that I see at college. I take a class with someone, then never have a class with them again. But I can still keep up with how they're doing, and get a hold of them if I need to ask them about something that they're good at. It's much less creepy than, "Can I have your phone number?" too.
Warning: I've only been a hobbyist for about two years. Their individual paints are fine. They've released a new line called "Foundation Paints"....aka paints that actually cover in one coat. However, they've totally screwed up their primers. They've stopped making the good stuff and just started selling Krylon, basically....it's horrible.
In Feisty if you click on an MP3 or WMV or whatever, it just says "oh, by the way, you don't have that codec installed. Would you like me to do that?" and you click yes and your media plays.
It's really not hard at all.
I don't normally feed trolls, but just in case you're not...
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http://www.zolved.com/synapse/view_content/28021/
Is this simple enough?
I feel no pain for uninformed users. I'm sorry, but if you put something on the internet and don't know about how it'll be displayed or shown or shared or whatever (accessed?) then you deserve whatever you get.
I'm still in college, and I do...
Interestingly enough, it's possible that the OP meant that when choosing between paying $60 for a game and not buying one at all, some just won't buy a new system at all. I know $60 games are one reason that's kept me from buying any next-gen consoles so far.
Not everything is about piracy.
I can tell you that I don't know anyone who randomly came across someone on the internet, but I know of several friendships/relationships that started with a random in person meeting, followed by a "facebook me when you get the chance, and we'll talk about it more later," that developed into more.
That was a terribly constructed sentence. Forgive me.
You know, if we could put a man on the moon, why can't we stop people from using the phrase, "If we could put a man on the moon..." in a non-humourous context?