That's just dumb. The only reason people are still buying those games is the fact that Blizzard still supports them and releases patches. You can criticize Blizzard for a bunch of things, but saying they aren't loyal to their fans isn't one of them. If they still are able to make some money based on that fan loyalty, that's great.
And if it was purely profit driven, why doesn't every company support their games like this? Why is Blizzard the exception and not the rule?
Yes, please ask any company for their algorithm to generate and verify cd keys and see what kind of reaction you get. Why this excuse is used to defend bnetd all the time is beyond me.
No, it doesn't. I can go to a yoga class and can jokingly say that my body was not designed to do full splits and not be talking about religion. Maybe to nitpicking idiots it is always a religious reference, but to non-screwed up people, we can use it just fine.
Porn is a big industry and is certainly a big part of the net. But the web also has a million other things that are useful and/or entertaining. I really think it has enough stuff out there to keep you entertained until the end of time. SL, on the other hand, really doesn't provide anything all that useful. So it is just a more interactive way of using porn. Not really what it was billed to be but I am not surprised that it goes that way.
And just a note. Plenty of people can spend their whole life on Facebook looking at pictures, commenting on stuff, looking at links, and playing games. So I don't really agree or understand your whole not very much content to keep people entertained thing.
I don't think it was immensely popular. I work with a lot of computer people. Most of my friends are gamers. And absolutely not a single person I know have ever touched that "game". WoW is immensely popular. Second life is just immensely marketed. Particularly on Slashdot.
No, it wasn't more than a WoW shard. It is also a much simpler game. And they continue to not be able to handle large scale battles when advertising the opposite.
While the above is fact, my opinion is it is an extremely boring game except for the people who can dedicate a lot of time to it. It is quite tedious to play as someone who only plays like 8 hours a week. I have tried to get in to it a few times and just die of boredom after a week or two.
Uh, it is hard because you have two small magnets. If you tried this with a magnet the size of a planet and another the size of a mountain, let me know.
I didn't read the article, but when I read the summary, I got the impression that it was saying that the percentage of females who are hardcore was higher than that of males. I think we all know guys game more than girls, so comparing the overall numbers, there would be more males...and that is kind of obvious and not interesting.
Aren't you being a little bit anal? If I was adding your laptop to my wireless filter, would you freak out if I asked for your IP? Would you ask me what an IP is? An internet protocol? It's a commonly used term now, get used to it.
That's a load of crap. I played varsity soccer and tennis as well as playing the violin in my high school orchestra and city/state orchestras all while doing just fine academically. That's hours of practice every day at sports as well as practicing my violin for private lessons.
h4rm0ny was spot on about us having a fucked up dichotomy here in the U.S. Some kids are just lazy and/or dumb.
...obviously has no idea what he is talking about. I got my Masters in C.S. about 8 years ago and I don't know anyone who was deterred to be in the field because they were afraid to be labeled a nerd even back then.
Quite frankly, beyond high school, stupid things like that don't matter. Enrollment in C.S. goes up and down in waves.
And really, as an adult, being a nerd is a good thing. I have a job and a house and can buy cool stuff. A lot of people proudly self identify as nerds.
And some schools, like Colorado State, are now offering hybrid degrees where you can minor in C.S. and something like Biology and make it count as a major. So, really don't see where this guy is coming from.
Actually, we can make fun of religions all we want and do so often. Particularly horrible religions like Scientology. Why do they get picked on? Because of the awful things they do. We do it in hopes other people not be lured in to something that stupid.
I am not a person who would ever make fun of somebody about their weight. On the other hand, I don't really feel sorry for them. They choose to be that way and face that ridicule. It would be a lot better for them to change their lifestyle based purely on health. If obesity is viewed as acceptable, that doesn't give a person any reason to improve their life. So I think at a certain level, it should be looked down upon.
What you are talking about is not using logic. You have an opinion. But because you used some logic to form that opinion does not mean that others can't use logic to come up with another one. My logic is that being obese is bad for your health and has a negative impact on me since you will have more health problems and be more of a burden on the health care system driving up my insurance costs. I am not advocating cruelty. But I am not advocating allowing obesity to be viewed as something that is positive or neutral. It is bad. We all know it. People have the choice to change it.
I can't help laughing. No, he has no point. If in the real world, something was proven not to be very effective, why shouldn't it be effective in a game or fictional literature?
Sure, it bases some basic concepts in the real world like weapons and armors. But it also has trolls, magic, talking animals, and floating cities. If your hang up in a game is that dual-welding shouldn't be as effective since you tried it and it is hard, you are missing the whole point of fantasy or games. The rules are different than in our world. You need to figure out the rules of that world and play in whatever way that allows you to succeed.
You know nothing of what you are talking about. Most classes have different roles they can take. Druids and Paladins can very easily play all three roles depending on their spec/gear.
You are just a hater. You hate everything and anything because it makes you feel superior. Quite frankly, the reason why a lot of games do this is because it works really really well. All these ideas of "make it more realistic" are always awful. Or "make it more like fantasy literature"...it sounds great, but then when you get down to it, no one want to play a hobbit who does no damage, has to eat a lot, and just runs away.
It's popular to hate WoW...because it is popular. But they really do a lot right. The boss fights are interesting and unique and require coordination and strategy. And they continually improve it. I am always impressed with the new stuff they add...and if there is something that is annoying, they usually eventually come up with a way to address it. I don't play any more, but I imagine most the people who complain haven't played it recently, if at all.
Games only goal are to be fun. For an MMO, that means it needs to be fun for everyone. Just reading most people's idea of what would make a better game on here makes me shake my head. The either have no idea what would make a fun game, or have no realistic idea of how hard it is to program games.
Eve is awful. I really would like to like it, but every time I play it, it just reminds me how boring it is. It is certainly different from WoW. But it has the same essential system of putting you in a role. You are just limited more by what you can afford to fly so you have less choices. If you are poor, you are going to fly small ships and do electronic warfare to disable your enemies ship. It sounds more interesting that it is since you usually just camp gates and gank someone who went the wrong way. It's basically months of grinding to have about 5 minutes of something interesting happen every now and then if you are lucky.
I don't believe that at all. It's our lifestyle. Restaurants give us portions that can easily fill two.
Yeah, it would be great to think that being nice to people makes them thinner. But that is just a load of crap. You are responsible for your own weight. Stop making excuses.
You completely missed the point. He doesn't actually care about the sig. The guy was complaining about ALL advertising, but has an advertisement in his sig. He is pointing out his hypocrisy in a clever way. It hurts me so much to have to explain it.
What a weird post. Would you find it less offensive if you weren't a C programmer? It may be a stereotype, but it is there for a reason. This hits home with my mom who says she can't tell the difference between standard def and high def television. Does that mean all women can't? Nope. But it was an amusing quote...loosen up. Stop looking for things to be offended about.
From this thread it appears that only Anonymous Cowards like the PS3. Therefore, making the 360 superior.
Actually, I don't care since I will have both, but really...if I was purchasing based on this thread I wouldn't buy a PS3. You guys seem like complete wastes of life.
The only reason you are playing farmville is to be a higher level than your friends. It is a stupid game with stupid mechanics. I imagine to play it that long and keep your sanity you must be using some form of mouse/keyboard recorder so that you can buy/sell hay bales. If not, I truly pity the amount of time you waste on that game.
And money really doesn't matter in that game other than reducing your number of clicks...then again, I suppose you can buy more money to buy/sell more hay bales.
In any case, I am normally a huge advocate of people doing whatever they find fun and it being no one else's business. But I can't help but feel a little sad for people hooked on farmville. It is just retarded on so many levels. There are good games on Facebook. Try bejeweled blitz. Made by a non-evil game company.
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That's just dumb. The only reason people are still buying those games is the fact that Blizzard still supports them and releases patches. You can criticize Blizzard for a bunch of things, but saying they aren't loyal to their fans isn't one of them. If they still are able to make some money based on that fan loyalty, that's great.
And if it was purely profit driven, why doesn't every company support their games like this? Why is Blizzard the exception and not the rule?
Yes, please ask any company for their algorithm to generate and verify cd keys and see what kind of reaction you get. Why this excuse is used to defend bnetd all the time is beyond me.
No, it doesn't. I can go to a yoga class and can jokingly say that my body was not designed to do full splits and not be talking about religion. Maybe to nitpicking idiots it is always a religious reference, but to non-screwed up people, we can use it just fine.
Porn is a big industry and is certainly a big part of the net. But the web also has a million other things that are useful and/or entertaining. I really think it has enough stuff out there to keep you entertained until the end of time. SL, on the other hand, really doesn't provide anything all that useful. So it is just a more interactive way of using porn. Not really what it was billed to be but I am not surprised that it goes that way.
And just a note. Plenty of people can spend their whole life on Facebook looking at pictures, commenting on stuff, looking at links, and playing games. So I don't really agree or understand your whole not very much content to keep people entertained thing.
I don't think it was immensely popular. I work with a lot of computer people. Most of my friends are gamers. And absolutely not a single person I know have ever touched that "game". WoW is immensely popular. Second life is just immensely marketed. Particularly on Slashdot.
No, it wasn't more than a WoW shard. It is also a much simpler game. And they continue to not be able to handle large scale battles when advertising the opposite.
While the above is fact, my opinion is it is an extremely boring game except for the people who can dedicate a lot of time to it. It is quite tedious to play as someone who only plays like 8 hours a week. I have tried to get in to it a few times and just die of boredom after a week or two.
Uh, it is hard because you have two small magnets. If you tried this with a magnet the size of a planet and another the size of a mountain, let me know.
Oh, get over it (and yourself). We just need something at least half decent to do better than Twilight: New Moon. Now THAT is a tragedy right there.
I didn't read the article, but when I read the summary, I got the impression that it was saying that the percentage of females who are hardcore was higher than that of males. I think we all know guys game more than girls, so comparing the overall numbers, there would be more males...and that is kind of obvious and not interesting.
Aren't you being a little bit anal? If I was adding your laptop to my wireless filter, would you freak out if I asked for your IP? Would you ask me what an IP is? An internet protocol? It's a commonly used term now, get used to it.
That's a load of crap. I played varsity soccer and tennis as well as playing the violin in my high school orchestra and city/state orchestras all while doing just fine academically. That's hours of practice every day at sports as well as practicing my violin for private lessons.
h4rm0ny was spot on about us having a fucked up dichotomy here in the U.S. Some kids are just lazy and/or dumb.
...obviously has no idea what he is talking about. I got my Masters in C.S. about 8 years ago and I don't know anyone who was deterred to be in the field because they were afraid to be labeled a nerd even back then.
Quite frankly, beyond high school, stupid things like that don't matter. Enrollment in C.S. goes up and down in waves.
And really, as an adult, being a nerd is a good thing. I have a job and a house and can buy cool stuff. A lot of people proudly self identify as nerds.
And some schools, like Colorado State, are now offering hybrid degrees where you can minor in C.S. and something like Biology and make it count as a major. So, really don't see where this guy is coming from.
Well, where else? The obvious way that everyone seems to be missing is by using Natal to scan your body in and use that for the avatar.
Actually, we can make fun of religions all we want and do so often. Particularly horrible religions like Scientology. Why do they get picked on? Because of the awful things they do. We do it in hopes other people not be lured in to something that stupid.
I am not a person who would ever make fun of somebody about their weight. On the other hand, I don't really feel sorry for them. They choose to be that way and face that ridicule. It would be a lot better for them to change their lifestyle based purely on health. If obesity is viewed as acceptable, that doesn't give a person any reason to improve their life. So I think at a certain level, it should be looked down upon.
What you are talking about is not using logic. You have an opinion. But because you used some logic to form that opinion does not mean that others can't use logic to come up with another one. My logic is that being obese is bad for your health and has a negative impact on me since you will have more health problems and be more of a burden on the health care system driving up my insurance costs. I am not advocating cruelty. But I am not advocating allowing obesity to be viewed as something that is positive or neutral. It is bad. We all know it. People have the choice to change it.
I can't help laughing. No, he has no point. If in the real world, something was proven not to be very effective, why shouldn't it be effective in a game or fictional literature?
Sure, it bases some basic concepts in the real world like weapons and armors. But it also has trolls, magic, talking animals, and floating cities. If your hang up in a game is that dual-welding shouldn't be as effective since you tried it and it is hard, you are missing the whole point of fantasy or games. The rules are different than in our world. You need to figure out the rules of that world and play in whatever way that allows you to succeed.
Not all classes can play other roles. But some can. But you can choose that from the start if it matters. The fact is, it does make it more flexible.
For mages and rogues, they can use their dual spec to optimize for PvP and PvE.
You know nothing of what you are talking about. Most classes have different roles they can take. Druids and Paladins can very easily play all three roles depending on their spec/gear.
You are just a hater. You hate everything and anything because it makes you feel superior. Quite frankly, the reason why a lot of games do this is because it works really really well. All these ideas of "make it more realistic" are always awful. Or "make it more like fantasy literature"...it sounds great, but then when you get down to it, no one want to play a hobbit who does no damage, has to eat a lot, and just runs away.
It's popular to hate WoW...because it is popular. But they really do a lot right. The boss fights are interesting and unique and require coordination and strategy. And they continually improve it. I am always impressed with the new stuff they add...and if there is something that is annoying, they usually eventually come up with a way to address it. I don't play any more, but I imagine most the people who complain haven't played it recently, if at all.
Games only goal are to be fun. For an MMO, that means it needs to be fun for everyone. Just reading most people's idea of what would make a better game on here makes me shake my head. The either have no idea what would make a fun game, or have no realistic idea of how hard it is to program games.
Eve is awful. I really would like to like it, but every time I play it, it just reminds me how boring it is. It is certainly different from WoW. But it has the same essential system of putting you in a role. You are just limited more by what you can afford to fly so you have less choices. If you are poor, you are going to fly small ships and do electronic warfare to disable your enemies ship. It sounds more interesting that it is since you usually just camp gates and gank someone who went the wrong way. It's basically months of grinding to have about 5 minutes of something interesting happen every now and then if you are lucky.
No, it wouldn't. I think everyone on here is taking this to an extreme that would in no way would ever be implemented.
I don't believe that at all. It's our lifestyle. Restaurants give us portions that can easily fill two.
Yeah, it would be great to think that being nice to people makes them thinner. But that is just a load of crap. You are responsible for your own weight. Stop making excuses.
You completely missed the point. He doesn't actually care about the sig. The guy was complaining about ALL advertising, but has an advertisement in his sig. He is pointing out his hypocrisy in a clever way. It hurts me so much to have to explain it.
What a weird post. Would you find it less offensive if you weren't a C programmer? It may be a stereotype, but it is there for a reason. This hits home with my mom who says she can't tell the difference between standard def and high def television. Does that mean all women can't? Nope. But it was an amusing quote...loosen up. Stop looking for things to be offended about.
From this thread it appears that only Anonymous Cowards like the PS3. Therefore, making the 360 superior.
Actually, I don't care since I will have both, but really...if I was purchasing based on this thread I wouldn't buy a PS3. You guys seem like complete wastes of life.
The only reason you are playing farmville is to be a higher level than your friends. It is a stupid game with stupid mechanics. I imagine to play it that long and keep your sanity you must be using some form of mouse/keyboard recorder so that you can buy/sell hay bales. If not, I truly pity the amount of time you waste on that game.
And money really doesn't matter in that game other than reducing your number of clicks...then again, I suppose you can buy more money to buy/sell more hay bales.
In any case, I am normally a huge advocate of people doing whatever they find fun and it being no one else's business. But I can't help but feel a little sad for people hooked on farmville. It is just retarded on so many levels. There are good games on Facebook. Try bejeweled blitz. Made by a non-evil game company.