Umm, Gradius isn't a Wii game...as you even noted. Playing a retro game on the Wii doesn't count towards a hardcore game. Many games in the past were designed to be a lot more difficult. We are talking about current games for the Wii...and yeah, they really are focusing on the more casual gamer. Nothing wrong with that...but holding up an SNES game to counter it doesn't work.
Ironic that Slashdotters can blast the price of a PS3...a machine with a cell processor and the ability to play BR...yet have no problem paying the same price for a cell phone that doesn't even have the ability to text message or very good call performance.
It isn't hard to get a Wii now if you really want one...stop trolling.
Are you kidding? Slashdot is very firmly Nintendo fanboys. This is a site that hates MS but has to give credit to MS for making a good console with great online service. Yeah, the failure rate is unacceptable...and if MS didn't admit it, Slashdot would call them out. But they did admit it and said they would replace them for free for 3 years. That is really standing behind your product.
Slashdot also hates Sony for the various evil things they have done. The difference is while MS appears to be trying to please their consumers, Sony comes off as arrogant and uncaring. They are trying hard to turn that around, but they did a lot of damage already.
Of course, this is Slashdot and most people in the world don't really care about any of this. They just don't see any games that make them want to get a PS3. The Wii and 360 do have some good exclusive games and a cheaper price, thus they are selling better.
But all of those games could be done on the Wii, easily.
I don't understand your logic. Anything can be done on any console easily. MS and Sony could just make a motion sensing controller, easily. And then make Wii like games, easily. Just because someone can do something doesn't mean they will. So it may be an easy way to dismiss a great feature on another console, but quite frankly, it doesn't make any sense.
He has no strengths other than his law license. The only thing he has going for him has nothing to do with anything he has done. It has to do with the older generation demonizing video games. There is always something the older generation just doesn't "get". And this happens to be what it is right now. Mix children with something that the older population hasn't been exposed to and you get an irrational fear. Jack feeds of this fear for his own self glorification.
I honestly doubt Thompson believes what he is fighting for. If he did, I would think he would research it better so that he could actually debate someone intelligent on the topic. Right now he would be destroyed because most of his "facts" he either makes up or alters the truth to fit his own paradigm. Before he was fighting against lyrics in music...people wouldn't listen to his crap...so he moved on to video games. That's all this is...he isn't doing it for the children...he is doing it for himself. And I find him disgusting because of it.
How is that any different than Square-Enix getting paid by Sony to only release its major titles on the PS3? The best interests of consumers is irrelevant. This is just business as usual. The EU regulators just seem like they want to draw attention themselves than actually do anything that matters.
1. This has nothing to do with DRM. 2. Obviously you don't know what you are talking about because you can write perfect software and still have cheats. The cheats aren't hacks in the software, but hacks in the communication between the client and the server. They do this in many different ways....seriously, how can they stop a cheat if it was placed on a different computer than the game was running on that is intercepting the packets and altering them to give an advantage? Seriously, just don't talk about software because you are clueless.
This seems like a horrible idea. Maybe it appeals to those who suck at the game...but then what is the point? You already have a filter that does this. Go on different servers and find one the suits your skill level. You don't need statistics to kick you if you have a lucky game. Besides, people would just find out the rules and play around them...making sure they empty their clip in to the wall before they get out of their spawn or purposely miss that next head shot.
Fine, use statistics to detect cheating...but to detect and kick good players? Man, why the heck are you playing online if you don't want to improve or don't want competition?
The only problem with that is a lot of the time the admins just aren't very good players. They are unable to tell a good player from someone who is cheating. I know my brother and I have been banned from many CS servers by admins who can't believe we can play like that. The sad thing is, I am really not that good. Just the admins have no idea how bad they are.
Here's an example of a writer trying to sound smart by taking something obvious and "deconstructing" it to make it look not obvious. ("Deconstructing" is in quotes because that's not actually what deconstruction is, but it's how some writers define it if they don't know any better.)
Here is an example of a slashdot poster trying to sound smart by taking a snippet of someone's work and "pwning" it to make him look superior. ("Pwning" in quotes because that's not actually a word used in association with Slashdot posts, but I've heard some people say it before and thought it sounded cute). Fact is...if your writing is superior...why aren't you writing articles instead of posting here?:)
Stuff like this hurts to read. An analogy is something that should be used when you are trying to simplify a difficult concept. This is not hard to understand and your analogy fails because it over simplifies something that is already simple. It takes a lot of time (much longer than a game of monopoly) to do a lot of things in MMORPGs. Instead of spending all that time, some people would rather just trade with another user the items that they want. They spend money so they don't have to spend the time. It's more like hiring someone to mow your lawn (being a hypocrite here and making an analogy of something that doesn't need one...but by your analogy, maybe you do need this simplified). Yeah, you could mow it yourself...but it takes time an effort you don't feel like putting in to it so you hire a service to do it for you.
I agree that parents can't take the blame for everything. Some kids are just born evil. But in most of the cases we read about, the parents were uninvolved at the least and criminally negligent more often. But saying that Take Two makes stealing cars "cool" is just stupid. It's a game. When I was a teen I didn't run around with a large sword and spike my hair. Besides, there are plenty of movies out there that glorify stealing cars a lot more than GTA does. Why do people blame the game and not the movies? Ignorance? Stupidity? Political "save the children" motives? Those are really your only choices.
If I was the owner of a car that was stolen, I sure would care who stole it and hope they were brought to justice. It doesn't matter where he/she got the idea from. They were the moron that implemented it.
You clearly didn't get the person's point about the roadside bomb. People can just watch the news and see that roadside bombs are a good way to kill American troops. No, the major game makers won't make a game like that. But I very much can imagine an indiana jones game where you put land mines on a road to take out Nazis. No one minds killing Nazis....but they are still people. So your whole example is bogus.
Even if you were modded down, what you said is still out there...there are people who read at -1. I don't think you are a troll or flamebait...so you shouldn't be modded down. I do think you are wrong on almost all your points though.
This is Slashdot..who actually reads those things? Obviously I just read the summary...ah well, got caught this time. Just there is a large age bias...and despite being 29, I feel for the guys who are decent (besides, half the time they turn out to be 20 something girls...it's hard to tell).
but not for the reason listed in the summary. The guy is just age biased. If the kid was a competent leader before you heard his voice, than he probably knows what he is doing. It is a pain to type everything in when you are telling people about how to handle a pull or a boss fight. Much easier/faster to just say it. Really, the guy comes off as a dick. Wisdom is still wisdom whether it comes from the very young or the very old.
You fell in to the same trap I did when I first read. He isn't talking about the 360, he is talking about the original Xbox. I don't know why the hell he would still be talking about the Xbox...but there you go.
Of course a lot has changed. You can bash the Wii because you hated the Gamecube. By far, the PS2 had the worst graphics of the generation since it was the weakest system. Things are very different now. If all your arguments are based on the original Xbox...then you don't really have an argument.
And? Man, try to add something than copy someone else's post. So what, I have more of a negative global impact. What the hell does that mean anyways? Seriously, think about it. I consume more. But the tiny tiny tiny amount of stuff I do have no effect on the world. Only in a great aggregation does it matter. And even then...so what, humans can't live on earth. EARTH will still go on and life as well. We are little tiny parasites on the Earth...it doesn't need to be saved...it can wipe us out just fine if it has to. But as intelligent beings we should attempt to prevent that from happening. We can do that by reducing pollution in multiple ways. But guess what, we can do that by not wiping out a species of animal as well. Killing one endangered species has a lot more potential to do damage than me driving to work instead of biking. But you have more of a global impact on intuits and can't post a unique, intelligent post...so I guess you lose.
Sad. I would wish an average Slashdotter was just intelligent and didn't buy in to all the group think on this site. But you are probably right about that being average.
But I do agree on the point that Pokemon are fun games and the people that insult adults for playing them are probably very sad little people. Seriously, where do you get off judging people for their hobbies? Millions of people love Harry Potter. I can't read the stuff because I hate the way it is written. But I don't insult adult HP fans because they enjoy the series...it just isn't for me. I doubt the people who insult Pokemon players have even tried the game.
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Umm, Gradius isn't a Wii game...as you even noted. Playing a retro game on the Wii doesn't count towards a hardcore game. Many games in the past were designed to be a lot more difficult. We are talking about current games for the Wii...and yeah, they really are focusing on the more casual gamer. Nothing wrong with that...but holding up an SNES game to counter it doesn't work.
Ironic that Slashdotters can blast the price of a PS3...a machine with a cell processor and the ability to play BR...yet have no problem paying the same price for a cell phone that doesn't even have the ability to text message or very good call performance.
It isn't hard to get a Wii now if you really want one...stop trolling.
Are you kidding? Slashdot is very firmly Nintendo fanboys. This is a site that hates MS but has to give credit to MS for making a good console with great online service. Yeah, the failure rate is unacceptable...and if MS didn't admit it, Slashdot would call them out. But they did admit it and said they would replace them for free for 3 years. That is really standing behind your product.
Slashdot also hates Sony for the various evil things they have done. The difference is while MS appears to be trying to please their consumers, Sony comes off as arrogant and uncaring. They are trying hard to turn that around, but they did a lot of damage already.
Of course, this is Slashdot and most people in the world don't really care about any of this. They just don't see any games that make them want to get a PS3. The Wii and 360 do have some good exclusive games and a cheaper price, thus they are selling better.
Uhh, you don't understand. The software emulation is for PS2 titles...not PS3 titles. So your "big question" is irrelevant.
I don't know, this seems more about being trendy than anything to do with ease of use.
But all of those games could be done on the Wii, easily.
I don't understand your logic. Anything can be done on any console easily. MS and Sony could just make a motion sensing controller, easily. And then make Wii like games, easily. Just because someone can do something doesn't mean they will. So it may be an easy way to dismiss a great feature on another console, but quite frankly, it doesn't make any sense.
So does my Sony Walkman...what's your point? Disc readers are a lot more fragile...should be fairly obvious.
You are a moron. All consumer electronics have a failure rate. And that rate goes to 100% as time goes on. I guess you should buy nothing.
He has no strengths other than his law license. The only thing he has going for him has nothing to do with anything he has done. It has to do with the older generation demonizing video games. There is always something the older generation just doesn't "get". And this happens to be what it is right now. Mix children with something that the older population hasn't been exposed to and you get an irrational fear. Jack feeds of this fear for his own self glorification.
I honestly doubt Thompson believes what he is fighting for. If he did, I would think he would research it better so that he could actually debate someone intelligent on the topic. Right now he would be destroyed because most of his "facts" he either makes up or alters the truth to fit his own paradigm. Before he was fighting against lyrics in music...people wouldn't listen to his crap...so he moved on to video games. That's all this is...he isn't doing it for the children...he is doing it for himself. And I find him disgusting because of it.
How is that any different than Square-Enix getting paid by Sony to only release its major titles on the PS3? The best interests of consumers is irrelevant. This is just business as usual. The EU regulators just seem like they want to draw attention themselves than actually do anything that matters.
1. This has nothing to do with DRM. 2. Obviously you don't know what you are talking about because you can write perfect software and still have cheats. The cheats aren't hacks in the software, but hacks in the communication between the client and the server. They do this in many different ways....seriously, how can they stop a cheat if it was placed on a different computer than the game was running on that is intercepting the packets and altering them to give an advantage? Seriously, just don't talk about software because you are clueless.
This seems like a horrible idea. Maybe it appeals to those who suck at the game...but then what is the point? You already have a filter that does this. Go on different servers and find one the suits your skill level. You don't need statistics to kick you if you have a lucky game. Besides, people would just find out the rules and play around them...making sure they empty their clip in to the wall before they get out of their spawn or purposely miss that next head shot.
Fine, use statistics to detect cheating...but to detect and kick good players? Man, why the heck are you playing online if you don't want to improve or don't want competition?
The only problem with that is a lot of the time the admins just aren't very good players. They are unable to tell a good player from someone who is cheating. I know my brother and I have been banned from many CS servers by admins who can't believe we can play like that. The sad thing is, I am really not that good. Just the admins have no idea how bad they are.
Here's an example of a writer trying to sound smart by taking something obvious and "deconstructing" it to make it look not obvious. ("Deconstructing" is in quotes because that's not actually what deconstruction is, but it's how some writers define it if they don't know any better.)
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Here is an example of a slashdot poster trying to sound smart by taking a snippet of someone's work and "pwning" it to make him look superior. ("Pwning" in quotes because that's not actually a word used in association with Slashdot posts, but I've heard some people say it before and thought it sounded cute). Fact is...if your writing is superior...why aren't you writing articles instead of posting here?
Stuff like this hurts to read. An analogy is something that should be used when you are trying to simplify a difficult concept. This is not hard to understand and your analogy fails because it over simplifies something that is already simple. It takes a lot of time (much longer than a game of monopoly) to do a lot of things in MMORPGs. Instead of spending all that time, some people would rather just trade with another user the items that they want. They spend money so they don't have to spend the time. It's more like hiring someone to mow your lawn (being a hypocrite here and making an analogy of something that doesn't need one...but by your analogy, maybe you do need this simplified). Yeah, you could mow it yourself...but it takes time an effort you don't feel like putting in to it so you hire a service to do it for you.
Why would you mod him down? Fine, don't mod him up as he is wrong...but there is no -1 wrong...he just hasn't had a lot of exposure to kernel code.
I agree that parents can't take the blame for everything. Some kids are just born evil. But in most of the cases we read about, the parents were uninvolved at the least and criminally negligent more often. But saying that Take Two makes stealing cars "cool" is just stupid. It's a game. When I was a teen I didn't run around with a large sword and spike my hair. Besides, there are plenty of movies out there that glorify stealing cars a lot more than GTA does. Why do people blame the game and not the movies? Ignorance? Stupidity? Political "save the children" motives? Those are really your only choices.
If I was the owner of a car that was stolen, I sure would care who stole it and hope they were brought to justice. It doesn't matter where he/she got the idea from. They were the moron that implemented it.
You clearly didn't get the person's point about the roadside bomb. People can just watch the news and see that roadside bombs are a good way to kill American troops. No, the major game makers won't make a game like that. But I very much can imagine an indiana jones game where you put land mines on a road to take out Nazis. No one minds killing Nazis....but they are still people. So your whole example is bogus.
Even if you were modded down, what you said is still out there...there are people who read at -1. I don't think you are a troll or flamebait...so you shouldn't be modded down. I do think you are wrong on almost all your points though.
This is Slashdot..who actually reads those things? Obviously I just read the summary...ah well, got caught this time. Just there is a large age bias...and despite being 29, I feel for the guys who are decent (besides, half the time they turn out to be 20 something girls...it's hard to tell).
but not for the reason listed in the summary. The guy is just age biased. If the kid was a competent leader before you heard his voice, than he probably knows what he is doing. It is a pain to type everything in when you are telling people about how to handle a pull or a boss fight. Much easier/faster to just say it. Really, the guy comes off as a dick. Wisdom is still wisdom whether it comes from the very young or the very old.
You fell in to the same trap I did when I first read. He isn't talking about the 360, he is talking about the original Xbox. I don't know why the hell he would still be talking about the Xbox...but there you go.
Of course a lot has changed. You can bash the Wii because you hated the Gamecube. By far, the PS2 had the worst graphics of the generation since it was the weakest system. Things are very different now. If all your arguments are based on the original Xbox...then you don't really have an argument.
And? Man, try to add something than copy someone else's post. So what, I have more of a negative global impact. What the hell does that mean anyways? Seriously, think about it. I consume more. But the tiny tiny tiny amount of stuff I do have no effect on the world. Only in a great aggregation does it matter. And even then...so what, humans can't live on earth. EARTH will still go on and life as well. We are little tiny parasites on the Earth...it doesn't need to be saved...it can wipe us out just fine if it has to. But as intelligent beings we should attempt to prevent that from happening. We can do that by reducing pollution in multiple ways. But guess what, we can do that by not wiping out a species of animal as well. Killing one endangered species has a lot more potential to do damage than me driving to work instead of biking. But you have more of a global impact on intuits and can't post a unique, intelligent post...so I guess you lose.
I have the solution! Let's let the Inuits hunt the Asians that hunt the whales.
Probably true. But then again, I never killed an endangered species.
Sad. I would wish an average Slashdotter was just intelligent and didn't buy in to all the group think on this site. But you are probably right about that being average.
But I do agree on the point that Pokemon are fun games and the people that insult adults for playing them are probably very sad little people. Seriously, where do you get off judging people for their hobbies? Millions of people love Harry Potter. I can't read the stuff because I hate the way it is written. But I don't insult adult HP fans because they enjoy the series...it just isn't for me. I doubt the people who insult Pokemon players have even tried the game.