They could just keep track of what games you "own" and keep what you can't hold on their server. Then you download them when you want to play them. Or maybe there is some other way to attach writable media to the device. 512 MB ain't what it used to be.
Yeah, don't worry. As long as you are a Nintendo Fanboy, you can convince yourself that the graphics look better on inferior hardware. I know that is a harsh statement, but I am tired of emotional facination with -insert console here- and then reading all these posts that are so biased.
While I agree that specs don't tell the whole pictures, they can hint at what the system is capable of. If there was a game released on both the Xbox and the GC, I would get it on the Xbox because it is a more capable device. Your argument that RE4 looks better than really well done Xbox games is pretty dumb. You can't compare different games on different devices and come to the conclusion that games look better on the GC. You can say that games can still look very good on the GC and that it is enough for you.
Really, Nintendo is fine and going to exist for a long time. It will stand on the shoulders of its giants (mario, zelda, animal crossing, and all its other quality first party games). You don't need to justify its every action, because it is going to make mistakes. Admit the mistakes and move on. I really suggest getting all the consoles...the current gen all have something special to offer.
And to the whole graphics != good people. Really, give it a rest. We all know that pretty graphics doesn't mean its the best game. Games are made up of many elements, and graphical quality is part of that. Some games are pretty enough that you just enjoy being in the environment. Some games are fun enough to play that you keep your 8-bit nintendo in prime running condition. I am happy to see newer consoles pushing the limits of what is available...games are part of the reason why computing has improved so much in the past years. If games don't push the limits of the consoles, there is no need to upgrade. Then the only ones pushing the market are super computers and movie companies...and those are tiny markets in compariosn. With less business benefit, industry stagnates and improvements slows. So bring on the pretty grahpics...we all will benefit from it.
I meant more of the walking around and talking to everyone in a town. The more basic plot elements. Yeah, it doesn't show you killing imps 40 times to get that silver dagger. It has major battles, though. Normally boss battles in FF yeah, you fight it until it dies, but then you get a cut scene of really kicking its ass, or striking the final blow, or warping somewhere to fight something. The game just has a lot of elements that aren't just watching, a movie has no interaction so it has to build plot and affection for the characters. I just don't think the first movie did a good job of that. FF cut scences are great, but you need more cohesion for a movie.
I don't think you needed to be a dick about it though...I didn't say that all parts that are user controlled are slow parts, did I? Just because I say A->B doesn't mean B->A. I just said that slow parts in the movie are covered during the interactiveness. Generally, in the game, there aren't slow parts that they devote a whole video too. Like when you talk to every cat, it doesn't zip in to a fancy video with effects and then the cat says "meow" and it is over. Though, that would be freaking hilarious now that I think of it.
After watching Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, I was left feeling a little empty. I couldn't quite figure out why I didn't think it was fantastic since I am a huge fan of the games. I thought maybe it was the animation...nah, that was great....maybe it was the voice acting...or the script...those could be it. But I really think the difference is that I don't have as much emotional attachment to the characters. You spend a lot more time with your characters in a game. Also, what would be the slow parts of the movie are user controlled. They leave a lot of the climax parts for the videos which makes them more of a treat. I think I will have that in mind and lower my expectations a little. I need to view this as just a movie...not an interactive novel like the games are.
Except there are confirmed reports...and Toyota admits they have a software bug. Obviously you love your car to the point you are irrational about it. My friend owns a Prius and he was happy to know there was a problem so he will be that much more careful when he drives up to Santa Fe on the freeway this weekend. Obviously there is some corner case that causes the software to do this or it would happen a lot more often...it isn't surprsing you haven't experienced it. But you do understand that even though you haven't experienced anything yet, something wrong could be just around the corner. And just becasue you haven't experienced any significant problems, doesn't mean that others are making problems up when things go wrong with theirs.
Uhh, GTAs (at least at first), a lot of RPGs like Final Fantasy (though they did do FF:TA for GBA and FFC for GC), Katamari Damacy, etc. There are a lot of solid exclusive games for all the consoles. I don't see what you are freaking out about.
Then you make your next statement based on utter bs supposition. Who really knows how hard it will be to program until the dev kits come out. If the dev kits abstract ebough of the lower level away, then it might not even be notciable to the programmers.
Quite frankly, I don't care who comes out "on top". As long as they all have quality consoles with quality games, I will get them all (eventually) like I did with the current generation. Let go of your bias and just have fun playing games.
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I own all three consoles...so when a game comes out on multiple consoles, I can pick which one I want to get. If I have a choice between all 3, I will get it on the x-box because I like it's controller the best and it looks the better than the other consoles on my TV.
I don't blame you for being cynical and think this stuff is astroturfing. It could be. But why don't you just not read the stuff instead of freaking out.
pro-Microsoft FUD on Slashdot? Are you kidding? You must be referring to the articles. But you don't have to worry, there are tons of mindless people just like you that refuse to admit that MS does anything well and will rip on them in comments. The Xbox is a good system. So are the GC and the PS2. They all have first party games I enjoy. Seriously, sit down and think...why are you so biased. It's fine to hate MS business practices, but they do put out some good products. I just don't see why Nintendo people are so threatened by competition. Seriously, if MS is as inept as you say, you should welcome them to the market since they will just be blowing money. You are just a fanboy spreading your own FUD.
Not quite sure why people are being such jerks in the reply to you. I enjoyed the story. I am like you as I hate answering the phone at home most of the time. I do have a cell phone, but use it rarely. Mainly to keep in touch with out of state friends and on the weekend I might keep it on me. People get mad at me that they can't reach me sometimes. I don't know why, I'd rather spend my time with the person I am with rather than ignore them and talk on the phone.
Well, just so people don't go in to this with that attitude...I totally don't agree. I find it has been consistantly funnier than almost everything on TV throughout its 3 seasons.
The Strangerhood on the other hand started out really bad and has only gotten a smidge better. There is potential I suppose, but compared to red vs blue it is pretty horrible.
Ugh...you really like to have it both ways, don't you? This is you: Microsoft sucks and therefore will be unable to protect computers from malware. But Microsoft might be able to protect computers from malware. If they are able to pull it off they suck because they will control everything you see and eventually take over your body if you don't wear your tin-foil hat.
Obviously, an exaggeration...but come on. Do you really think it is to Microsoft's benefit if everything stops working on their computer? Users are going to be pissed they can't run x app and it will be a PR nightmare for MS. Will MS come up with something more secure? Sure they will. Will people find new holes and new ways to do bad things. Of course they will. But taking away the ability to run the programs you want to run? They aren't that stupid.
Clearly, you don't understand the sport or sports in general. You can certainly dominate a game in soccer and win 2-0. You can dominate a game of soccer and still end up losing. There is more to a game than the final score...otherwise we wouldn't bother watching...we'd just get the score when it was over.
Why would you take pride in something we aren't good at. It would be like being proud of doing a crappy job at work or proud that you are a lousy husband...really, a brilliant statement. So when the US is in the finals here in a few years (what you said, not me), are you rooting against them? Would you be ashamed if they won?
Really, you have some severe problems. We are all humans, despite living on different continents. There is no need to generalize people. For example, I would be ashamed if you are what people think an American is like.
Yeah, so them people will just stick a Linux box inbetween their net connection and their xbox and toggle the bit that says what resolution...but who really cares. If you are that serious about gaming, you will play in tournaments where you know it is all fair.
Whenever someone says that x will kill y, I immediately think that person is a moron. Did video really kill the radio star? So keyboards and mice (which you can already get for the current consoles) are going to kill PC gaming? I'm sorry, but a lot of console gamers would hate that, now they need to set up a table to play on a console. But fine, some will want that...I certainly can aim a lot better with the mouse/keyboard combination. But the same thing that keeps PC gaming alive now will keep it alive in the future. 1) PCs are multi-purpose machines that everyone has. Some people don't want to buy a console to play games when they alrady have a machine capable of playing games. Will they be playing the latest Doom? No, but they can still play a lot of games on the market. 2) New consoles come out and they are hot stuff. They can play really good looking games. But as the hardware gets older, PCs always catch up and surpass them. So there will always be a time when games have more "cool factor" on PCs.
If consoles were going to kill PC gaming, they would have done it long before now. A keyboard and a mouse is just going to make PC gamers feel more comfotable playing FPSs on a console. Eh, there are so many millions of reasons more that PC gaming will exist (smaller game companies, online distribution, etc etc) that I could write for hours. I'll stop it here...you are just obviously wrong.
So, to get certain itmes in the game requires a large amount of money. Maybe the person love to role-play with their friends, but doesn't want to put in hour after hour to get some key item. So they go online, buy some gold, and continue role playing enjoying the game. So there is not this split as you see it that people who buy gold hate to role play, it could be the opposite. (note: I have never bought anything online, but I can understand why people would).
Certain people get their thrills out of leveling as high as they can as fast as possible. They want power and will get it any way they can. Wow, that sure sounds like a role to me...sounds like the dark side:P These games are popular because of the social aspect, not because of the level grinding. These games would fail fantastically as single player games because they take too long to make progress. It's the social aspect that keeps them coming back. I agree with you on some of your points really...people who are sick of level grinding should simply opt out of it and do what is fun. Maybe it's the peer pressure in the game...what, you are still level 12??...that causes people to need to go out there and do something they don't like.
This is all outside of gil selling, though. This is just about enjoying the game. People don't necessarily buy gold to impress new players. They buy it because they hate that part of the game. This way they can do exactly what you say...enjoy the game (and even role play). Maybe you believe they should just stay poor to be true role players, but really, if people put value on those items with real life dollars (and can afford it), might as well let them enjoy it that way. I don't like your viewpoint just because you are looking at it from your side (that is easy to identify with) and telling others how they are supposed to enjoy the game.
Yeah, he has a point. Unfortunately, spelling "you're" wrong when you are calling other people morons makes you lose a little credibility in the moron judging department.
You *think* Macs are more secure than Windows machines, but you don't know that. You can list a few reasons that give them a better chance at better security, but as soon as another app is added, there is another potential hole. You can not deny the fact that part of the reason Macs are "more secure" is due to there being less people targeting those machines. Why go after a small % of the market when you can hit the majority. That's why a Mac is good for my mom. She can open all her attachments and we don't have to worry (too much). You make a statement about marketshare and an example that supports your theory (but with no real numbers)...I'm sorry, but that isn't a persuasive argument. If you don't think marketshare is a large factor in what people target, then you are truly a fool.
No offense...I usually agree with this sort of comment, but I think you don't realize what you are saying. I want you to look down, or maybe to the side...you see that thing your keyboard is connected to? Yeah, it's a computer. You know what a console is...yeah, it's a computer to, a bit more specialized. Now take the XBOX, it adds a hard drive, now it really is a computer, just in a smaller form factor and with specific, (generally) non-interchanagble hardware components. Adding more functionally to the device simply means adding different input and adding software.
Seriously, that's all it is. You don't hate computers, do you? You can make your computer media oriented as well. It can be a DVR, it can be a karaoke players...pretty much anything. You are trying to tell me this is a bad thing? Is the failure rate so high on computer that you just can't stand it? I hate to break it to you, but PS2s and Gamecubes break all the time. By adding a hard drive, is the chance to fail higher? Sure...but you have to look at what benefits you get.
Look at cars. Does adding automatic door locks, windows, air bags, computers, stereos, air conditioning, etc add to the complexity? Sure as hell does, those stuff break down too. We still want it though.
So please, integrate my components. Make it so I don't have 12 boxes sitting on top of my tv when one can do it just fine.
Man, I am with you on the Final Fantasy 7 one. When Aeris is stabbed I was so angry. Not because I used her a lot and was one of my more useful characters...but just because it was awful. I kept playing thinking that somehow they would bring her back to life...I had to bring her back. Oh well, I guess I will always be soft for a cute girl.
Really...give me a break. There are tons of people suffering in the world. Why do you have time to post on slashdot? Why aren't you in the peace corps? Why isn't every single day of your life devoted to making money so that you can help people in countries less fortunate?
If we were to know everything about your life, I guarantee that we could find how you spend your money in a frivolous manner. Do you go to movies? Do you buy CDs? Do you spend money on nice dinners when a few rice cakes and a vitamin will allow you to survive and be healthy?
If these people want to spend the money that they earned on game items, then it is none of your business to tell them that they are an "imbarrasment". Just because game items have no value to you, it does to the people who play the games.
I have an idea for you...if you are so concerned for people in poor countries...start a website called donateyourmmorpgmoney.com. Try to get people to sell EQ2 items and then donate them to charaties to help starving children. Then you would make a difference...much more than this hypocritical post.
1. Players are selling items to each other. This is no differet than selling things at an AH for in game money. I suppose it removes a little bit of the escapism of it, but it really won't make a large difference on the economy.
2. People are already doing this. It's not a few people. Thousands of people in every MMORPG are buying/selling gil, items, and characters. Sony is just making it so there is no middle man. Now they can guarantee a transaction rather than some guy on eBay ripping you off.
3. While your reasons are off, I do agree that this will cause a lot of bad thing to happen in EQ2. Now that this is legitimized, people will flock to this game to earn real money. The numbers who already do this are bad enough. These people use very agressive tactics to get the best items. They often do things that ruin the experience for other people. For example, in FFXI, they will lure a bunch of monsters to where you are waiting for some powerful monster to appear. They will do something (die, warp out) so that these creatures will attack you causing you to flee or die allowing them or their friends to get the kill and the loot. I have had this argument a lot with a friend on if this will be a good idea or bad idea. I would totally be for it, if not for the reason I just stated.
*sigh* Uhh...I am assuming you don't play any of the games. See, this is already going on in EVERY MMORPG out there. It just isn't done through the company that runs it. Now they are just cutting them out of the picture. A lot of the complaints the company gets is from people who were screwed trying to do this. Of course, it's in the EULA that they can't do this, so probably get told that they are out of luck. Now people can do this legitimately and risk free.
You say that the problem with this is now the more wealthy people will have an advantage over the less wealthy. This is pure bs. Power gamers are going to be able to get these items without large amounts of money. They can still level faster because you can't buy levels. This allows a casual gamer to have good items and be more useful to the party.
Okay, so the real problem is that it is going to make the game suck. It's going to suck for the people who are in between the power gamer and the ones who actually will buy items. The gold famers are going to take over (mainly power gamers). They will camp all the best drops and instead of putting it up at the Auction House...they will put it up for to Sell for Money part. Instead of being a game, this will become a job for a lot of people. They will use agressive tactics to get the items they want to sell...and everyone else will suffer for it.
So yeah, your idea that we are all equal in a MMORPG is idealistic, but crap. This will be bad for the game overall though.
Yeah, but if they don't create items to put up for sale, it is the exact same thing as having an auction house system. It will still be super hard for player x to get the best items because they will be the most expensive to pay for with real money. It's already happening with IGE. This just cuts them out of the picture. No fear of being banned and no fear of getting ripped off. Unpredictability is the same.
And PS, The Economist may have a similar point of view, but I doubt they cite you as a source for their ideas:P
I don't think you get what he is saying. He is not commenting on the flash per se. He is commenting on how every single PSP article that gets put up on Slashdot, the Nintendo fan boys have to attack it and shoot it down. They don't own it, they have never played it, they just want to trash it because they view it as a threat to Nintendo. It really is stupid. It's like how nuts people are on this site over Apple. They love the company so much, they would trash any competitior, even if the competitor has certain things about it that are far superior.
So yeah, the flash is awesome...but you totally missed his point.
I agree that it shouldn't have been pulled given the "standards" of gamefaqs. But really, you have to admit it is a horrible review. Of course, every review written is the opinion of whoever wrote it. But when you give a review, you are trying to express why you don't like it so that other get a feel for the system as well. The guy got one game on the system. But then he trashes the other game selections without even trying them. How is that useful information? If you want to be useful, just list the other games that Sony has at launch and leave it at that. Saying you never read anything good about a company is garbage if you never played it. Monty Python and the Holy Grail gets crappy things said about it by critics for the most part...but to most people it is just a fun movie.
I don't think you are wrong in disagree with the parent...I am just saying...if this guy never writes another review, the world will probably be a little better off. I mean...the whole battery thing...how hard is it to fully charge the thing and then record how long it takes before it runs out. Why even put a ??/10 if you can't review it...that's just sloppy and ridiculous. He also makes the same bull shit comparison to an iPod that people make on slashdot. Seriously, do you think the PSP is targeting the MP3 player market. Am I going to go to the gym and see all the girls with PSPs strapped to their arms while they are on the treadmill? Of course not, it's a ludicrous comparison. It's like saying, "well, you can get and iPod, but it doesn't play games very well". If you want to review the MP3 playing...you would take your MP3 collection and say, I was able to put 15 songs on the PSP. That's not going to last a long car trip. There is the ability to upgrade the PSP but it is quite pricey. Really, the review reeks of information the guy collected from reading slashdot and he ineptly pieced it together in a review.
It just really blows me away to come in here and see people modded up saying this was a good review. Slashdotters (when they RTFA) are some of the most critical people out there. It's just people who are anti-PSP. I mean, think of a similar quality review criticizing Linux. It would have been torn to shreads.
Hmm, while I am not an expert on the ESRB...the article sure made it sound like graphic violence was enough to bump it up to AO. If it was just pornography...I guess I would understand...but I think violent content goes in there as well (more so than just an M...I think the example used Manhunt and how it got an AO at first...not sure if it had porn, but it made it sound like really graphic violence was the problem.
I guess what struck me as amusing was the difference between a game rated M (Mature) and a game rated AO (adult only). For M games, the age range is 17 and up. For AO games, it's 18 and up. It's amazing how in one year we can change from being unable to handle graphic acts of violence and sexual content and then bam, we hit 18 and everything is cool. They do make an interesting point that the content in a movie is not held up to the standards of games because a movie isn't interactive. Which makes sense...sort of. They talk about how AO is sort of a kiss of death for a game title. A lot of stores won't carry them..despite that there is only a +1 to age when compared to M. So game companies have to change a lot of their content to get that M rating. Too bad...I wish they would just sell it AO...adults should be able to make their own choices on how they are entertained. But think of the children...right? I don't know about other people, but I don't want children to dictate my life. Parents and retailers need to be responsible in selling games...it's as simple as that. The whole Clinton study is BS unless they are only doing testing on people 17+. I think the current administration has taken shoving THIER morals down other's throats way too far. It makes me sad to see that the Democrats are jumping on this band wagon too. Agressive and screwed up chidren or going to gravitate to watching violence and playing violent games. It's not the games that make them agressive and screwed up. Does it have some effect? Sure, after playing a racing game, I tend to drive a little faster. After watching power rangers, some kids may play a little more rough. But it's really the parents and community that have a lasting effect on a kid's choices. But in certain cases...the kids are just screwed up. Place the blame on the kids that commit the crimes. There is too much of this "it's X fault" they went astray. Ok...off my soap box...but it drives me nuts. Why aren't the people we put in power intelligent enough to know these simple things? Or do they know this and are they just trying to get re-elected?
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They could just keep track of what games you "own" and keep what you can't hold on their server. Then you download them when you want to play them. Or maybe there is some other way to attach writable media to the device. 512 MB ain't what it used to be.
Yeah, don't worry. As long as you are a Nintendo Fanboy, you can convince yourself that the graphics look better on inferior hardware. I know that is a harsh statement, but I am tired of emotional facination with -insert console here- and then reading all these posts that are so biased.
While I agree that specs don't tell the whole pictures, they can hint at what the system is capable of. If there was a game released on both the Xbox and the GC, I would get it on the Xbox because it is a more capable device. Your argument that RE4 looks better than really well done Xbox games is pretty dumb. You can't compare different games on different devices and come to the conclusion that games look better on the GC. You can say that games can still look very good on the GC and that it is enough for you.
Really, Nintendo is fine and going to exist for a long time. It will stand on the shoulders of its giants (mario, zelda, animal crossing, and all its other quality first party games). You don't need to justify its every action, because it is going to make mistakes. Admit the mistakes and move on. I really suggest getting all the consoles...the current gen all have something special to offer.
And to the whole graphics != good people. Really, give it a rest. We all know that pretty graphics doesn't mean its the best game. Games are made up of many elements, and graphical quality is part of that. Some games are pretty enough that you just enjoy being in the environment. Some games are fun enough to play that you keep your 8-bit nintendo in prime running condition. I am happy to see newer consoles pushing the limits of what is available...games are part of the reason why computing has improved so much in the past years. If games don't push the limits of the consoles, there is no need to upgrade. Then the only ones pushing the market are super computers and movie companies...and those are tiny markets in compariosn. With less business benefit, industry stagnates and improvements slows. So bring on the pretty grahpics...we all will benefit from it.
I meant more of the walking around and talking to everyone in a town. The more basic plot elements. Yeah, it doesn't show you killing imps 40 times to get that silver dagger. It has major battles, though. Normally boss battles in FF yeah, you fight it until it dies, but then you get a cut scene of really kicking its ass, or striking the final blow, or warping somewhere to fight something. The game just has a lot of elements that aren't just watching, a movie has no interaction so it has to build plot and affection for the characters. I just don't think the first movie did a good job of that. FF cut scences are great, but you need more cohesion for a movie.
I don't think you needed to be a dick about it though...I didn't say that all parts that are user controlled are slow parts, did I? Just because I say A->B doesn't mean B->A. I just said that slow parts in the movie are covered during the interactiveness. Generally, in the game, there aren't slow parts that they devote a whole video too. Like when you talk to every cat, it doesn't zip in to a fancy video with effects and then the cat says "meow" and it is over. Though, that would be freaking hilarious now that I think of it.
After watching Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, I was left feeling a little empty. I couldn't quite figure out why I didn't think it was fantastic since I am a huge fan of the games. I thought maybe it was the animation...nah, that was great....maybe it was the voice acting...or the script...those could be it. But I really think the difference is that I don't have as much emotional attachment to the characters. You spend a lot more time with your characters in a game. Also, what would be the slow parts of the movie are user controlled. They leave a lot of the climax parts for the videos which makes them more of a treat. I think I will have that in mind and lower my expectations a little. I need to view this as just a movie...not an interactive novel like the games are.
Except there are confirmed reports...and Toyota admits they have a software bug. Obviously you love your car to the point you are irrational about it. My friend owns a Prius and he was happy to know there was a problem so he will be that much more careful when he drives up to Santa Fe on the freeway this weekend. Obviously there is some corner case that causes the software to do this or it would happen a lot more often...it isn't surprsing you haven't experienced it. But you do understand that even though you haven't experienced anything yet, something wrong could be just around the corner. And just becasue you haven't experienced any significant problems, doesn't mean that others are making problems up when things go wrong with theirs.
Uhh, GTAs (at least at first), a lot of RPGs like Final Fantasy (though they did do FF:TA for GBA and FFC for GC), Katamari Damacy, etc. There are a lot of solid exclusive games for all the consoles. I don't see what you are freaking out about.
Then you make your next statement based on utter bs supposition. Who really knows how hard it will be to program until the dev kits come out. If the dev kits abstract ebough of the lower level away, then it might not even be notciable to the programmers.
Quite frankly, I don't care who comes out "on top". As long as they all have quality consoles with quality games, I will get them all (eventually) like I did with the current generation. Let go of your bias and just have fun playing games.
I own all three consoles...so when a game comes out on multiple consoles, I can pick which one I want to get. If I have a choice between all 3, I will get it on the x-box because I like it's controller the best and it looks the better than the other consoles on my TV.
I don't blame you for being cynical and think this stuff is astroturfing. It could be. But why don't you just not read the stuff instead of freaking out.
pro-Microsoft FUD on Slashdot? Are you kidding? You must be referring to the articles. But you don't have to worry, there are tons of mindless people just like you that refuse to admit that MS does anything well and will rip on them in comments. The Xbox is a good system. So are the GC and the PS2. They all have first party games I enjoy. Seriously, sit down and think...why are you so biased. It's fine to hate MS business practices, but they do put out some good products. I just don't see why Nintendo people are so threatened by competition. Seriously, if MS is as inept as you say, you should welcome them to the market since they will just be blowing money. You are just a fanboy spreading your own FUD.
Not quite sure why people are being such jerks in the reply to you. I enjoyed the story. I am like you as I hate answering the phone at home most of the time. I do have a cell phone, but use it rarely. Mainly to keep in touch with out of state friends and on the weekend I might keep it on me. People get mad at me that they can't reach me sometimes. I don't know why, I'd rather spend my time with the person I am with rather than ignore them and talk on the phone.
Well, just so people don't go in to this with that attitude...I totally don't agree. I find it has been consistantly funnier than almost everything on TV throughout its 3 seasons.
The Strangerhood on the other hand started out really bad and has only gotten a smidge better. There is potential I suppose, but compared to red vs blue it is pretty horrible.
Ugh...you really like to have it both ways, don't you? This is you: Microsoft sucks and therefore will be unable to protect computers from malware. But Microsoft might be able to protect computers from malware. If they are able to pull it off they suck because they will control everything you see and eventually take over your body if you don't wear your tin-foil hat.
Obviously, an exaggeration...but come on. Do you really think it is to Microsoft's benefit if everything stops working on their computer? Users are going to be pissed they can't run x app and it will be a PR nightmare for MS. Will MS come up with something more secure? Sure they will. Will people find new holes and new ways to do bad things. Of course they will. But taking away the ability to run the programs you want to run? They aren't that stupid.
Clearly, you don't understand the sport or sports in general. You can certainly dominate a game in soccer and win 2-0. You can dominate a game of soccer and still end up losing. There is more to a game than the final score...otherwise we wouldn't bother watching...we'd just get the score when it was over.
Why would you take pride in something we aren't good at. It would be like being proud of doing a crappy job at work or proud that you are a lousy husband...really, a brilliant statement. So when the US is in the finals here in a few years (what you said, not me), are you rooting against them? Would you be ashamed if they won?
Really, you have some severe problems. We are all humans, despite living on different continents. There is no need to generalize people. For example, I would be ashamed if you are what people think an American is like.
Yeah, so them people will just stick a Linux box inbetween their net connection and their xbox and toggle the bit that says what resolution...but who really cares. If you are that serious about gaming, you will play in tournaments where you know it is all fair.
Whenever someone says that x will kill y, I immediately think that person is a moron. Did video really kill the radio star? So keyboards and mice (which you can already get for the current consoles) are going to kill PC gaming? I'm sorry, but a lot of console gamers would hate that, now they need to set up a table to play on a console. But fine, some will want that...I certainly can aim a lot better with the mouse/keyboard combination. But the same thing that keeps PC gaming alive now will keep it alive in the future. 1) PCs are multi-purpose machines that everyone has. Some people don't want to buy a console to play games when they alrady have a machine capable of playing games. Will they be playing the latest Doom? No, but they can still play a lot of games on the market. 2) New consoles come out and they are hot stuff. They can play really good looking games. But as the hardware gets older, PCs always catch up and surpass them. So there will always be a time when games have more "cool factor" on PCs.
If consoles were going to kill PC gaming, they would have done it long before now. A keyboard and a mouse is just going to make PC gamers feel more comfotable playing FPSs on a console. Eh, there are so many millions of reasons more that PC gaming will exist (smaller game companies, online distribution, etc etc) that I could write for hours. I'll stop it here...you are just obviously wrong.
So, to get certain itmes in the game requires a large amount of money. Maybe the person love to role-play with their friends, but doesn't want to put in hour after hour to get some key item. So they go online, buy some gold, and continue role playing enjoying the game. So there is not this split as you see it that people who buy gold hate to role play, it could be the opposite. (note: I have never bought anything online, but I can understand why people would).
Certain people get their thrills out of leveling as high as they can as fast as possible. They want power and will get it any way they can. Wow, that sure sounds like a role to me...sounds like the dark side:P These games are popular because of the social aspect, not because of the level grinding. These games would fail fantastically as single player games because they take too long to make progress. It's the social aspect that keeps them coming back. I agree with you on some of your points really...people who are sick of level grinding should simply opt out of it and do what is fun. Maybe it's the peer pressure in the game...what, you are still level 12??...that causes people to need to go out there and do something they don't like.
This is all outside of gil selling, though. This is just about enjoying the game. People don't necessarily buy gold to impress new players. They buy it because they hate that part of the game. This way they can do exactly what you say...enjoy the game (and even role play). Maybe you believe they should just stay poor to be true role players, but really, if people put value on those items with real life dollars (and can afford it), might as well let them enjoy it that way. I don't like your viewpoint just because you are looking at it from your side (that is easy to identify with) and telling others how they are supposed to enjoy the game.
Yeah, he has a point. Unfortunately, spelling "you're" wrong when you are calling other people morons makes you lose a little credibility in the moron judging department.
You *think* Macs are more secure than Windows machines, but you don't know that. You can list a few reasons that give them a better chance at better security, but as soon as another app is added, there is another potential hole. You can not deny the fact that part of the reason Macs are "more secure" is due to there being less people targeting those machines. Why go after a small % of the market when you can hit the majority. That's why a Mac is good for my mom. She can open all her attachments and we don't have to worry (too much). You make a statement about marketshare and an example that supports your theory (but with no real numbers)...I'm sorry, but that isn't a persuasive argument. If you don't think marketshare is a large factor in what people target, then you are truly a fool.
No offense...I usually agree with this sort of comment, but I think you don't realize what you are saying. I want you to look down, or maybe to the side...you see that thing your keyboard is connected to? Yeah, it's a computer. You know what a console is...yeah, it's a computer to, a bit more specialized. Now take the XBOX, it adds a hard drive, now it really is a computer, just in a smaller form factor and with specific, (generally) non-interchanagble hardware components. Adding more functionally to the device simply means adding different input and adding software.
Seriously, that's all it is. You don't hate computers, do you? You can make your computer media oriented as well. It can be a DVR, it can be a karaoke players...pretty much anything. You are trying to tell me this is a bad thing? Is the failure rate so high on computer that you just can't stand it? I hate to break it to you, but PS2s and Gamecubes break all the time. By adding a hard drive, is the chance to fail higher? Sure...but you have to look at what benefits you get.
Look at cars. Does adding automatic door locks, windows, air bags, computers, stereos, air conditioning, etc add to the complexity? Sure as hell does, those stuff break down too. We still want it though.
So please, integrate my components. Make it so I don't have 12 boxes sitting on top of my tv when one can do it just fine.
Man, I am with you on the Final Fantasy 7 one. When Aeris is stabbed I was so angry. Not because I used her a lot and was one of my more useful characters...but just because it was awful. I kept playing thinking that somehow they would bring her back to life...I had to bring her back. Oh well, I guess I will always be soft for a cute girl.
Really...give me a break. There are tons of people suffering in the world. Why do you have time to post on slashdot? Why aren't you in the peace corps? Why isn't every single day of your life devoted to making money so that you can help people in countries less fortunate?
If we were to know everything about your life, I guarantee that we could find how you spend your money in a frivolous manner. Do you go to movies? Do you buy CDs? Do you spend money on nice dinners when a few rice cakes and a vitamin will allow you to survive and be healthy?
If these people want to spend the money that they earned on game items, then it is none of your business to tell them that they are an "imbarrasment". Just because game items have no value to you, it does to the people who play the games.
I have an idea for you...if you are so concerned for people in poor countries...start a website called donateyourmmorpgmoney.com. Try to get people to sell EQ2 items and then donate them to charaties to help starving children. Then you would make a difference...much more than this hypocritical post.
1. Players are selling items to each other. This is no differet than selling things at an AH for in game money. I suppose it removes a little bit of the escapism of it, but it really won't make a large difference on the economy.
2. People are already doing this. It's not a few people. Thousands of people in every MMORPG are buying/selling gil, items, and characters. Sony is just making it so there is no middle man. Now they can guarantee a transaction rather than some guy on eBay ripping you off.
3. While your reasons are off, I do agree that this will cause a lot of bad thing to happen in EQ2. Now that this is legitimized, people will flock to this game to earn real money. The numbers who already do this are bad enough. These people use very agressive tactics to get the best items. They often do things that ruin the experience for other people. For example, in FFXI, they will lure a bunch of monsters to where you are waiting for some powerful monster to appear. They will do something (die, warp out) so that these creatures will attack you causing you to flee or die allowing them or their friends to get the kill and the loot. I have had this argument a lot with a friend on if this will be a good idea or bad idea. I would totally be for it, if not for the reason I just stated.
*sigh* Uhh...I am assuming you don't play any of the games. See, this is already going on in EVERY MMORPG out there. It just isn't done through the company that runs it. Now they are just cutting them out of the picture. A lot of the complaints the company gets is from people who were screwed trying to do this. Of course, it's in the EULA that they can't do this, so probably get told that they are out of luck. Now people can do this legitimately and risk free.
You say that the problem with this is now the more wealthy people will have an advantage over the less wealthy. This is pure bs. Power gamers are going to be able to get these items without large amounts of money. They can still level faster because you can't buy levels. This allows a casual gamer to have good items and be more useful to the party.
Okay, so the real problem is that it is going to make the game suck. It's going to suck for the people who are in between the power gamer and the ones who actually will buy items. The gold famers are going to take over (mainly power gamers). They will camp all the best drops and instead of putting it up at the Auction House...they will put it up for to Sell for Money part. Instead of being a game, this will become a job for a lot of people. They will use agressive tactics to get the items they want to sell...and everyone else will suffer for it.
So yeah, your idea that we are all equal in a MMORPG is idealistic, but crap. This will be bad for the game overall though.
Yeah, but if they don't create items to put up for sale, it is the exact same thing as having an auction house system. It will still be super hard for player x to get the best items because they will be the most expensive to pay for with real money. It's already happening with IGE. This just cuts them out of the picture. No fear of being banned and no fear of getting ripped off. Unpredictability is the same.
And PS, The Economist may have a similar point of view, but I doubt they cite you as a source for their ideas:P
I don't think you get what he is saying. He is not commenting on the flash per se. He is commenting on how every single PSP article that gets put up on Slashdot, the Nintendo fan boys have to attack it and shoot it down. They don't own it, they have never played it, they just want to trash it because they view it as a threat to Nintendo. It really is stupid. It's like how nuts people are on this site over Apple. They love the company so much, they would trash any competitior, even if the competitor has certain things about it that are far superior.
So yeah, the flash is awesome...but you totally missed his point.
I agree that it shouldn't have been pulled given the "standards" of gamefaqs. But really, you have to admit it is a horrible review. Of course, every review written is the opinion of whoever wrote it. But when you give a review, you are trying to express why you don't like it so that other get a feel for the system as well. The guy got one game on the system. But then he trashes the other game selections without even trying them. How is that useful information? If you want to be useful, just list the other games that Sony has at launch and leave it at that. Saying you never read anything good about a company is garbage if you never played it. Monty Python and the Holy Grail gets crappy things said about it by critics for the most part...but to most people it is just a fun movie.
I don't think you are wrong in disagree with the parent...I am just saying...if this guy never writes another review, the world will probably be a little better off. I mean...the whole battery thing...how hard is it to fully charge the thing and then record how long it takes before it runs out. Why even put a ??/10 if you can't review it...that's just sloppy and ridiculous. He also makes the same bull shit comparison to an iPod that people make on slashdot. Seriously, do you think the PSP is targeting the MP3 player market. Am I going to go to the gym and see all the girls with PSPs strapped to their arms while they are on the treadmill? Of course not, it's a ludicrous comparison. It's like saying, "well, you can get and iPod, but it doesn't play games very well". If you want to review the MP3 playing...you would take your MP3 collection and say, I was able to put 15 songs on the PSP. That's not going to last a long car trip. There is the ability to upgrade the PSP but it is quite pricey. Really, the review reeks of information the guy collected from reading slashdot and he ineptly pieced it together in a review.
It just really blows me away to come in here and see people modded up saying this was a good review. Slashdotters (when they RTFA) are some of the most critical people out there. It's just people who are anti-PSP. I mean, think of a similar quality review criticizing Linux. It would have been torn to shreads.
Hmm, while I am not an expert on the ESRB...the article sure made it sound like graphic violence was enough to bump it up to AO. If it was just pornography...I guess I would understand...but I think violent content goes in there as well (more so than just an M...I think the example used Manhunt and how it got an AO at first...not sure if it had porn, but it made it sound like really graphic violence was the problem.
I guess what struck me as amusing was the difference between a game rated M (Mature) and a game rated AO (adult only). For M games, the age range is 17 and up. For AO games, it's 18 and up. It's amazing how in one year we can change from being unable to handle graphic acts of violence and sexual content and then bam, we hit 18 and everything is cool. They do make an interesting point that the content in a movie is not held up to the standards of games because a movie isn't interactive. Which makes sense...sort of. They talk about how AO is sort of a kiss of death for a game title. A lot of stores won't carry them..despite that there is only a +1 to age when compared to M. So game companies have to change a lot of their content to get that M rating. Too bad...I wish they would just sell it AO...adults should be able to make their own choices on how they are entertained. But think of the children...right? I don't know about other people, but I don't want children to dictate my life. Parents and retailers need to be responsible in selling games...it's as simple as that. The whole Clinton study is BS unless they are only doing testing on people 17+. I think the current administration has taken shoving THIER morals down other's throats way too far. It makes me sad to see that the Democrats are jumping on this band wagon too. Agressive and screwed up chidren or going to gravitate to watching violence and playing violent games. It's not the games that make them agressive and screwed up. Does it have some effect? Sure, after playing a racing game, I tend to drive a little faster. After watching power rangers, some kids may play a little more rough. But it's really the parents and community that have a lasting effect on a kid's choices. But in certain cases...the kids are just screwed up. Place the blame on the kids that commit the crimes. There is too much of this "it's X fault" they went astray. Ok...off my soap box...but it drives me nuts. Why aren't the people we put in power intelligent enough to know these simple things? Or do they know this and are they just trying to get re-elected?