I've played WoW for longer than six months and I dislike all religions equally, so my antecdotal evidence is better than yours. Or stay ignorant about it without looking into it at all. Hell if I care.
Ok, I tried to find an example but couldn't, so I might've read the stories elsewhere , like Ars or back before I decided I hated the Escapist. But yes, there are guilds who try to convert people in game, and the like.
You don't read slashdot very much do you? There has been more than one post about people forming Christian guilds or trying to be a sort of in game missionary.
No, clearly we must ban kids and teenagers. If I were a senator I'd propose a law making it illegal to be under 21. Do you know how much crime that would prevent?
This comment is not insightful. Microsoft does provide security patches to unlicensed copies of Windows. The update in question was anti-spyware software. Spyware and worms are not the same thing. If someone else's computer is full to the brim with spyware, it still won't somehow magically jump to your computer. Further, you don't provide even the slightest backup for your statement that it doesn't help sell more copies. I wouldn't be at all surprised if they sold more copies of Windows because of that, and you saying otherwise without providing any evidence is meaningless.
So basically, it doesn't propogate worms, it doesn't propogate viruses. It doesn't hurt everyone and it probably will help sell at least a few more copies.
Reasoning? There is no reasoning. Bashing sequels and spin-offs and movie licenses is the way to appear more indie or underground than the other gamers. As far as I can tell, it's all bullshit penis waving by gamers trying to seem more sophisticated than other games. It goes kind of like this..
"I'm too cool to play Madden. Football is for dumb jocks and frat guys."
"Oh yeah? Well, I'm too hardcore of a gamer to play any sports or racing games."
"But I refuse to play any sequels or movie licensed games because they're so unoriginal."
"Oh yeah, well I don't play anything but independent games developed in third world countries where every person on the development team had a Ph.D. in art or philosophy."
Have you actually played Kameo or are you just parroting one of those reviews you have so much respect for? I got it from Gamefly and am enjoying it a lot. It's not the best game I've ever played but the gameplay and graphics are both great.
First of all, you can own a copyright and you can own a trademark. So intellectual property is real, even if no law uses that term. Secondly, even if you had a valid point, which you don't, the fact that you used the word "meme" makes me want to slap you instead of listening to anything you have to say. Did you first hear that term somewhere in the blogosphere? Damn.
These predictions seem as valid as any other set of predictions I've seen on slashdot about consoles, plus unlike most people who seem to think their opinions about what is going to happen matter, you made yours entertaining, at least, so bravo.
I find your user name very amusing when viewed in light of your paranoia. If I said "After I turned into my drive-way, I got out of my car." would you jump to the conclusion that I did not stop the car, put it in park, and take the keys out of the ignition? Because I can do all those things in between, and still have the statement be completely true. Just like the police can get a warrant after learning of the complaint, but before searching the home, and the statement you quoted is still valid.
I think they should switch to that model because it means people like me would be more likely to play their game. I'd try a lot more MMORPGs if not for the $50 fee.
But in response to your reasoning, that's like saying cell phone companies should be forced to give you a cell phone since they're usually locked to a specific service. Or TiVo should be forced to give you the box if they want to also charge a subscription fee.
The fee was so that you had what you needed to run the service. Like buying a cell phone.
So, if in 2075, World of Warcraft shuts down, the ten surviving people who still play it and don't like the new fangled "beam images directly into your brain interface" of World of Warcraft XII can sue Blizzard? Nowhere on the box of any MMORPG I've seen does it guarantee the service will be available for all eternity, and no thinking person would expect it to be available for all eternity. It's simply not possible.
If I had to pay an installation fee to my cable company, and then they went out of business, could I sue them, too? If I bought a copy of Mac OS in the eighties but now I can't purchase hardware to run it on, can I sue Apple?
Any lawsuit by people who played AC2 and want their $60 back would get laughed out of the courts, unless maybe they bought the game new after it was shut down.
Well, I agree with you that the system in Halo is better but I don't see a way to the health plus recharging shield concept to a WWII game. I think the recharging system they used is a perfectly viable alternative to the health pack concept, and like I said, I prefer it. It makes it more fun for me to not have to worry about finding health packs and to be able to come back from a mistake without being doomed because I don't have enough health to survive until the next pickup. Besides, if you don't feel like you're worried enough about getting shot, play on veteran. That should solve the hell out of that problem.
I guess we'll have to just agree to disagree about the grenades. They're way more common in CoD2, which makes things more exciting to me. And I don't really care what the average WW2 soldier could do, since the average WW2 soldier couldn't kill 500 germans and live to tell about it. But the way I think about the grenade indicator is that yeah, a soldier couldn't see an indicator like that, but if I were actually in combat, I could swivel my head to look around a lot easier than I can in a game. Plus, if I were actually in combat and someone threw a grenade at me, odds are pretty good I would die. But if you died every time someone threw a grenade at you in CoD2 it wouldn't be much fun (just like real combat).
The recharging health system is my favorite new feature of CoD2 and I've been playing FPS games on the PC since Wolfenstein 3D. If you're talking in terms of realism then health packs that you pick up aren't any better. If you're talking about gameplay, to me it's much more fun to only be able to take a few hits before having to find some cover to recharge than being able to take more hits but needing to hope you find a health pack soon if you take too many. And the grenade indicator is a great idea too. I'm sorry but when I'm firing a machine gun it's way too easy to not hear a grenade land on the ground next to me. The grenade indicator makes it possible to have the AI use grenades against you frequently without getting constantly blown up because you didn't even realize they were there.
Anyway, just because it's different than old school FPS games doesn't mean it's somehow dumbed down.
I'm sure I will not be picking up a 360 since I really don't like the idea of paying someone everytime I want to change something. Looks like my decision has been made for me.
What the fuck are you talking about? Are you on the dope?
Well, that's basically what he said, but that's not really how he said it. He wasn't exactly diplomatic. Which I don't really think is a big deal. A lot of discussions on such list aren't exactly friendly, and it's not really a big deal.
Honestly I don't see how this constitutes news. Linus is a smart guy but he's not a GUI expert, so if he chimes in on this how does it warrant making the front page?
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I've played WoW for longer than six months and I dislike all religions equally, so my antecdotal evidence is better than yours. Or stay ignorant about it without looking into it at all. Hell if I care.
Ok, I tried to find an example but couldn't, so I might've read the stories elsewhere , like Ars or back before I decided I hated the Escapist. But yes, there are guilds who try to convert people in game, and the like.
You don't read slashdot very much do you? There has been more than one post about people forming Christian guilds or trying to be a sort of in game missionary.
I haven't read the book, but I'm familiar with the argument. I was just going for a cheap laugh though. And you try to turn it all "thinky".
That seems like ammunition for any American who thinks foreigners are dumb.
No, clearly we must ban kids and teenagers. If I were a senator I'd propose a law making it illegal to be under 21. Do you know how much crime that would prevent?
So basically, it doesn't propogate worms, it doesn't propogate viruses. It doesn't hurt everyone and it probably will help sell at least a few more copies.
You would've typed the exact same response regardless of how he answered the questions, wouldn't you?
Wow, you are amazingly good at judging games you've never played. That's remarkable.
"I'm too cool to play Madden. Football is for dumb jocks and frat guys."
"Oh yeah? Well, I'm too hardcore of a gamer to play any sports or racing games."
"But I refuse to play any sequels or movie licensed games because they're so unoriginal."
"Oh yeah, well I don't play anything but independent games developed in third world countries where every person on the development team had a Ph.D. in art or philosophy."
Have you actually played Kameo or are you just parroting one of those reviews you have so much respect for? I got it from Gamefly and am enjoying it a lot. It's not the best game I've ever played but the gameplay and graphics are both great.
Hi-def anti-aliased boobies! The future is sweet, isn't it?
But I believe everything posted by random people on Slashdot.
I guess I just hate the word because I've yet to hear anyone other than pretentious self-important bloggers use it then.
First of all, you can own a copyright and you can own a trademark. So intellectual property is real, even if no law uses that term. Secondly, even if you had a valid point, which you don't, the fact that you used the word "meme" makes me want to slap you instead of listening to anything you have to say. Did you first hear that term somewhere in the blogosphere? Damn.
These predictions seem as valid as any other set of predictions I've seen on slashdot about consoles, plus unlike most people who seem to think their opinions about what is going to happen matter, you made yours entertaining, at least, so bravo.
Informative??? Whoever moderated that needs to be slapped. Hard.
I find your user name very amusing when viewed in light of your paranoia. If I said "After I turned into my drive-way, I got out of my car." would you jump to the conclusion that I did not stop the car, put it in park, and take the keys out of the ignition? Because I can do all those things in between, and still have the statement be completely true. Just like the police can get a warrant after learning of the complaint, but before searching the home, and the statement you quoted is still valid.
But in response to your reasoning, that's like saying cell phone companies should be forced to give you a cell phone since they're usually locked to a specific service. Or TiVo should be forced to give you the box if they want to also charge a subscription fee.
The fee was so that you had what you needed to run the service. Like buying a cell phone.
If I had to pay an installation fee to my cable company, and then they went out of business, could I sue them, too? If I bought a copy of Mac OS in the eighties but now I can't purchase hardware to run it on, can I sue Apple?
Any lawsuit by people who played AC2 and want their $60 back would get laughed out of the courts, unless maybe they bought the game new after it was shut down.
I guess we'll have to just agree to disagree about the grenades. They're way more common in CoD2, which makes things more exciting to me. And I don't really care what the average WW2 soldier could do, since the average WW2 soldier couldn't kill 500 germans and live to tell about it. But the way I think about the grenade indicator is that yeah, a soldier couldn't see an indicator like that, but if I were actually in combat, I could swivel my head to look around a lot easier than I can in a game. Plus, if I were actually in combat and someone threw a grenade at me, odds are pretty good I would die. But if you died every time someone threw a grenade at you in CoD2 it wouldn't be much fun (just like real combat).
The recharging health system is my favorite new feature of CoD2 and I've been playing FPS games on the PC since Wolfenstein 3D. If you're talking in terms of realism then health packs that you pick up aren't any better. If you're talking about gameplay, to me it's much more fun to only be able to take a few hits before having to find some cover to recharge than being able to take more hits but needing to hope you find a health pack soon if you take too many. And the grenade indicator is a great idea too. I'm sorry but when I'm firing a machine gun it's way too easy to not hear a grenade land on the ground next to me. The grenade indicator makes it possible to have the AI use grenades against you frequently without getting constantly blown up because you didn't even realize they were there. Anyway, just because it's different than old school FPS games doesn't mean it's somehow dumbed down.
What the fuck are you talking about? Are you on the dope?
Usually posts that are so condescending at least have better grammar and aren't so rambling. Why do I never have mod points when I need them.
Honestly I don't see how this constitutes news. Linus is a smart guy but he's not a GUI expert, so if he chimes in on this how does it warrant making the front page?