But you guys don't know anything about faith, do you.
Maybe not, but I know when faith is being used to exploit naive people in order to make profit. Scientology is responsible for the death of people because they refuse to let their members get real help for their problems. Any religion that requires you to pay in order to learn more about them is evil and isn't really a religion. If you think something that was written by a sci fi writer on a bet is a true faith...then I really really feel sorry for you.
Obviously people do. Why should you care what other people have time for and you don't? I'd say to you NO MO' telling people how they should spend their time.
I bought it. I played it. It was fun. I had no problems with the DRM. Just to give another view on the topic since everyone seems to be so one sided on this.
I guess that would be true. I still choose Eve since FFXI is a bit dated and I haven't heard anything about it in a long time. But FFXI did have a forum full of elites...though that game was pretty difficult and skill made much more of a difference in that one than any other MMO I have played.
And what does that have to do with the articles posted? If you don't like playing WoW, don't. Don't read the articles about WoW. Don't post in forums about WoW. People like you are strange.
Just save this to your hard drive and copy and post it as the start of every WoW article. Maybe people will actually talk about the content of the articles rather than bashing the game.
Problem is...you are wrong and you are entrenched in your wrongness. No matter what anyone says you are going to spin it your own way like a Republican at the Deomcratic convention.
The things download really fast from Steam...I generally get better performance from Steam than I do from Vuze.
Do you take your computer off the Internet all the time? I don't...so why are you complaining? Because you are an idiot.
Have you ever been banned? No? Then how do you know what they do?
The guy says usually and you jump on him for using that qualifier. What games are more expensive?
See, if they all had steam they all wouldn't have to download the update from your stupid proxy, would they? They would all have it auto-downloaded. But oh no, you can't use your hack to pwn n00bs from version 1.3.4.6. Boohoo.
I guess I can't even bother to read your whole post. You are a sad, bitter little person who just doesn't get it. Steam is a great platform. Everything has flaws and needs improving, but I would much rather companies come up with things like Steam than other DRM methods. When you shut yourself off to reasonable solutions, you just come off like a jackass.
Right, it isn't a strategy game, it is an RTS game. I'm sorry, you take any RTS, move it to the competitive level, and it is going to be about the strategy they use and how fast they can click to position their units and micromanage. What you are talking about doesn't exist.
Ok, I understand what you are saying. You are saying it is a twitch game rather than a strategy game. You say it has strategic elements, but not enough for it to be classified as strategy. It isn't classified a strategy game though...it is a "real time" strategy. I think it is one of the definitive games for that genre.
Not a big deal though. I think I misinterpreted your post as putting down Starcraft and the people who are good at it. That is a typical attitude on Slashdot and it ticks me off. I think it is classified correctly but I am fine with agreeing on disagreeing on its genre.
There are many different strategies in Starcraft you can develop. For a stupid example, a zerg rush would be a strategy. Or you could play a defensive strategy to hold out until you can get far enough in to a tech tree to mass produce the units to employ a different strategy. These strategies all must be executed in real time. Someone who is good with their strategy could beat someone with poor strategy but faster at micromanaging. Obviously, to be the best, you have to be good at both.
I am not trying to say you are wrong for disliking this style of game...to each their own, you know? But it does use strategy and I think it is wrong for you to belittle it because it isn't your style.
What was with the video? I mean, play the hardest core music you can find and it is still just some terrans invading a barely formed zerg base. You could have seen the same thing in first Starcraft. Just think they could have come up with something a little more compelling than that.
Sorry, but "real time" strategy is going to have both elements of critical thinking and the ability to act and react quickly. If you can't handle it, go play turn based. Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean it isn't strategy.
Wow, after saying it was just a joke, you came off as more of a snob than before. Let people enjoy what they like to play. Just because you have different tastes, it doesn't make you any better (or worse).
See, the problem is, I wouldn't consider that a gaming rig. That won't even play the cutting edge games of today, much less months from now. To get an entry level (modern) gaming rig, you are going to need to spend about $1000...unless something changes majorly, this is a good price point for the low end. I say for a decent gaming rig, the sweet spot is around $2000 for price/performance.
Good enough is obviously different for different people. I make decent money so don't mind building something nice every 3 years. I like to have a system that isn't already irrelevant when I put it together. Your system would still be slower than the system I made a year and a half ago.
To be fair, the average gamer != the average person who posts on game forums. If you go to any forum for any game, you can generally conclude that the game is filled solely with children that are the result of first cousin (or brother-sister) relationships.
I think Gore should handle this like McCain/Bush. Just tell everyone that our environmentalist "surge" has saved the planet. We just need to continue occupying the world with people who drive hybrids and recycle and not rely on any specific time table to end the war. Good job fighting the war on global warming!
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But you guys don't know anything about faith, do you.
Maybe not, but I know when faith is being used to exploit naive people in order to make profit. Scientology is responsible for the death of people because they refuse to let their members get real help for their problems. Any religion that requires you to pay in order to learn more about them is evil and isn't really a religion. If you think something that was written by a sci fi writer on a bet is a true faith...then I really really feel sorry for you.
Obviously people do. Why should you care what other people have time for and you don't? I'd say to you NO MO' telling people how they should spend their time.
I bought it. I played it. It was fun. I had no problems with the DRM. Just to give another view on the topic since everyone seems to be so one sided on this.
I think your definition and my definition of "elaborated" differs a great deal.
I guess that would be true. I still choose Eve since FFXI is a bit dated and I haven't heard anything about it in a long time. But FFXI did have a forum full of elites...though that game was pretty difficult and skill made much more of a difference in that one than any other MMO I have played.
And what does that have to do with the articles posted? If you don't like playing WoW, don't. Don't read the articles about WoW. Don't post in forums about WoW. People like you are strange.
Ooh, I know, it's Eve!
Just save this to your hard drive and copy and post it as the start of every WoW article. Maybe people will actually talk about the content of the articles rather than bashing the game.
Problem is...you are wrong and you are entrenched in your wrongness. No matter what anyone says you are going to spin it your own way like a Republican at the Deomcratic convention.
The things download really fast from Steam...I generally get better performance from Steam than I do from Vuze.
Do you take your computer off the Internet all the time? I don't...so why are you complaining? Because you are an idiot.
Have you ever been banned? No? Then how do you know what they do?
The guy says usually and you jump on him for using that qualifier. What games are more expensive?
See, if they all had steam they all wouldn't have to download the update from your stupid proxy, would they? They would all have it auto-downloaded. But oh no, you can't use your hack to pwn n00bs from version 1.3.4.6. Boohoo.
I guess I can't even bother to read your whole post. You are a sad, bitter little person who just doesn't get it. Steam is a great platform. Everything has flaws and needs improving, but I would much rather companies come up with things like Steam than other DRM methods. When you shut yourself off to reasonable solutions, you just come off like a jackass.
Right, it isn't a strategy game, it is an RTS game. I'm sorry, you take any RTS, move it to the competitive level, and it is going to be about the strategy they use and how fast they can click to position their units and micromanage. What you are talking about doesn't exist.
Ok, I understand what you are saying. You are saying it is a twitch game rather than a strategy game. You say it has strategic elements, but not enough for it to be classified as strategy. It isn't classified a strategy game though...it is a "real time" strategy. I think it is one of the definitive games for that genre.
Not a big deal though. I think I misinterpreted your post as putting down Starcraft and the people who are good at it. That is a typical attitude on Slashdot and it ticks me off. I think it is classified correctly but I am fine with agreeing on disagreeing on its genre.
There are many different strategies in Starcraft you can develop. For a stupid example, a zerg rush would be a strategy. Or you could play a defensive strategy to hold out until you can get far enough in to a tech tree to mass produce the units to employ a different strategy. These strategies all must be executed in real time. Someone who is good with their strategy could beat someone with poor strategy but faster at micromanaging. Obviously, to be the best, you have to be good at both.
I am not trying to say you are wrong for disliking this style of game...to each their own, you know? But it does use strategy and I think it is wrong for you to belittle it because it isn't your style.
What was with the video? I mean, play the hardest core music you can find and it is still just some terrans invading a barely formed zerg base. You could have seen the same thing in first Starcraft. Just think they could have come up with something a little more compelling than that.
Hate to burst your bubble...but video game characters have no mass...so ALL physics in the game would have to be fake ;)
Sorry, but "real time" strategy is going to have both elements of critical thinking and the ability to act and react quickly. If you can't handle it, go play turn based. Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean it isn't strategy.
Wow, after saying it was just a joke, you came off as more of a snob than before. Let people enjoy what they like to play. Just because you have different tastes, it doesn't make you any better (or worse).
See, the problem is, I wouldn't consider that a gaming rig. That won't even play the cutting edge games of today, much less months from now. To get an entry level (modern) gaming rig, you are going to need to spend about $1000...unless something changes majorly, this is a good price point for the low end. I say for a decent gaming rig, the sweet spot is around $2000 for price/performance.
Good enough is obviously different for different people. I make decent money so don't mind building something nice every 3 years. I like to have a system that isn't already irrelevant when I put it together. Your system would still be slower than the system I made a year and a half ago.
the end result is you wind up with a few gems, maybe, sloshing around in a sea of crap
And how is this any different than anything else on the Internet?
To be fair, the average gamer != the average person who posts on game forums. If you go to any forum for any game, you can generally conclude that the game is filled solely with children that are the result of first cousin (or brother-sister) relationships.
You don't need server queues when no one is playing your game.
Don't tell that to Mel Gibson. I hear he is Holocene denyer.
we don't jump to conclusions based on one (not even full) year of evidence? Two stupids don't make a smart.
I think Gore should handle this like McCain/Bush. Just tell everyone that our environmentalist "surge" has saved the planet. We just need to continue occupying the world with people who drive hybrids and recycle and not rely on any specific time table to end the war. Good job fighting the war on global warming!
Actually, this is the first thing people think on Slashdot. I don't think it is the first thing that would come to most American's minds.
McCain...is that you? "my friend", cheek issues...it all points to yes!