"General Grievous was developed for Episode III as a powerful new villain on the side of the Confederacy. The initial instructions that Director George Lucas gave the Art Department were very open-ended: "a droid general." From that vague direction, the artists developed a lot of explorations, some purely mechanical, some not, for the look of General Grievous."
One would think that 'vague direction' and 'a lot of explorations' would come up with something innovative. But, as can be seen from the picture, what do we have?
A droid, in the shape and likliness of a human, holding two lightsabers. I mean honestly! Put it together with the name 'General Grievous' (What is his taunt going to be? 'I HAVE A GRIEVANCE WITH YOU!!')
And along with that, what shade of bullshit are they going to come up with for the reason a Jedi can't pull the cord out of it's head and disable it? Arrrgh!
To think of the fine Star Wars books that could have been made with this money...
Gee, a critical response in a discussion - (You know, the other side of the argument?) gets modded flamebait because the moderator doesn't agree with the opinion. Such a surprise.
It is a $14 a month service for unlimited entertainment, you can't expect that every single kink will be ironed out at launch.
And why, oh why, out of the many services that we pay for and hold to a standard: Mobile phones, home phones, Internet, Cable TV, etc. do we not hold MMO's out to a similar standard?
Because it's on the Internet and seen as a waste of time? I'm sorry, but is it a fake $14 that is being paid every month? Are they not held accountable by the quality of their service like every other company that offers one?
Why is it a game that 'people spend too long on' is any different than a mobile phone service used for communicating with friends, where days worth of downtime a month would be considered terrible service?
It's great that they responded and all; but I have no idea why I keep expecting something different from an MMO company response when we always get the same stuff.
It's what we already knew: They 'could' have supported many players, they 'tried' to evenly distribute players and they 'will' fix the problems at some unknown date.
I'm not sure what I was expecting, but a watered-down version of what we already know that doesn't cast any blame in the slightest wasn't it. Where is that 'Blizzard Difference' everybode keeps ranting about?
No no, the 'hand puppet' flashing on screen is the Wampa attacking the TaunTaun, where it hit it in the face.
I guess they didn't expect a HQ 16x9 DVD release more than 20 years in the future.
Come on! How could it miss the most important change of all? That being revealing the 'creature' that attacks Luke in the snow to being nothing other than a hand puppet!
Shocking stuff how they could miss that while redoing it almost frame by frame, and now all my childhood memories of that creature looking real have been ruined. I hate you George Lucas:(
I recall someone telling me that there was a novel where Jawas fished Boba out of Sarlaac at some point. Third-hand information, but I guess ways out of his death were limited:)
As I'm sure many people here have noticed these before, they've probably also noticed how often they go missing. For instance, the employees of a large company right here in Australia are all given these, along with their laptops and logins.
These people aren't techheads, and most of them write their passwords down on pieces of paper, conveniently attached to their laptops, which is then conveniently placed in their work briefcase, along with the password updater.
Sufficed to say, dozens of these briefcases get stolen, in the same bar frequented by employees of this company every six months (One might ask why they still take their gear there). The thief gets an expensive company fleet laptop, a company password list, and a company satellite password updater, all packed in the same convenient suitcase with a carryhandle ready to go missing.
Ultimately, no matter how many security measures you put in place for a company or organisation, you're going to encounter people who write down their passwords, people who fall for emails from tech support who need to 'verify' their accounts and ultimately people who will have their information stolen and not report it for days, which is plenty of time for the thief, and a less-than-ideal amount of time for people like you and me to have enabled compromised accounts running on the system.
"It's interesting how support never really matierialised for the hard drive; but then again I can't think of an console expansion that has ever really flown in the marketplace."
Indeed. From the MegaCD, to the 32x, large updates to older gaming systems have ultimately been a failure.
When it comes down to it, the one thing that console lovers always have over people who compare them to computers is the lack of requirement for the developer to account for every hardware configuration under the sun. Adding simple components and accessories is fine; an extra controller here, an add-on for a specific game (Such as the dance pad for DDR or various light guns for shotting games), but when you come out with extra components whose sole use is to enable the play of a few new games, this detracts from both the user and the developer. No longer can you run down to the videoshop and rent a game because it has PS2 written on it, the playerbase is split into who owns one and who doesn't, and then the gamebase is split into which games require the addon and which don't.
That's not why people buy consoles. The current console doesn't have enough memory to play properly, such as with the memory expansion for the N64? There's a great new format to play games on, such as with the MegaCD? That's great, these are some pretty grounds for creating a new console. People buy new accessories for new features, such as the ability of large online multiplayer with the recent online additions to all consoles. Buying new parts for a console that does nothing new on it's own other than enable the gamer to play games they feel they're already entitled to since they purchased the system to begin with is boring, and ultimately feels like a ripoff.
"Sony also says that there will be 120 new Playstation 2 games with online compatibility by the end of the year."
Developers are getting to the point on the PS2 where they've got to decide between creating a game that might be for a redundant system, or creating a game that might be ready for the new system's release.
The change in status of the PS2 to the PStwo is symbolic, as it was for the PSone. It means that it's getting close to the end of it's lifecycle, which can only be downhill for developers.
That's the problem, when you can only mention one really mature-type game on a whole console - that's the definition of it being lower-based with the ratings.
You might find Nintendo Gamecube more fun, but remember that there's 60 million PS2's and Xboxes which have shipped, so they must be doing something right aswell.
"...it would be a departure from mainstream gaming consoles 'that will have a big impact on the world."
Can anyone say MEGATON?
Let's face it, Nintendo isn't failing quickly with their share price just to lul their opposition into a false sense of security where they can release some great revolutionary product. Nintendo is mortal.
And I didn't know that you were moronic enough not to know that their home console system is their main product. But these surprises really jump up on us....
It is struggling. There is a lot more money in the home console market than in the portable one, and if you'd remember this is how Nintendo was created.
From that link, saying that Nintendo posting their earnings is strange isn't a good sign either, it means that they're running in bad times and they need their stock price to rise.
Well in Australia right now we have quite a few watchdogs such as the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commision) which closely monitor attempted changes to the law that restrict the rights of consumers too much, for instance they stepped in the case of Sony vs. Stephens saying that modchips should be legal. We do have a Digital Agenda Act, which is similar to the DMCA, however I do not know if it is as loose in granting supoenas as the American legislation. I'm sure that if the RIAA tried to jump those measures, the ACCC would have something to say about it.
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In Norway at least.
One would think that 'vague direction' and 'a lot of explorations' would come up with something innovative. But, as can be seen from the picture, what do we have?
A droid, in the shape and likliness of a human, holding two lightsabers. I mean honestly! Put it together with the name 'General Grievous' (What is his taunt going to be? 'I HAVE A GRIEVANCE WITH YOU!!')
And along with that, what shade of bullshit are they going to come up with for the reason a Jedi can't pull the cord out of it's head and disable it? Arrrgh!
To think of the fine Star Wars books that could have been made with this money...
Gee, a critical response in a discussion - (You know, the other side of the argument?) gets modded flamebait because the moderator doesn't agree with the opinion. Such a surprise.
And why, oh why, out of the many services that we pay for and hold to a standard: Mobile phones, home phones, Internet, Cable TV, etc. do we not hold MMO's out to a similar standard?
Because it's on the Internet and seen as a waste of time? I'm sorry, but is it a fake $14 that is being paid every month? Are they not held accountable by the quality of their service like every other company that offers one?
Why is it a game that 'people spend too long on' is any different than a mobile phone service used for communicating with friends, where days worth of downtime a month would be considered terrible service?
It's great that they responded and all; but I have no idea why I keep expecting something different from an MMO company response when we always get the same stuff.
It's what we already knew: They 'could' have supported many players, they 'tried' to evenly distribute players and they 'will' fix the problems at some unknown date.
I'm not sure what I was expecting, but a watered-down version of what we already know that doesn't cast any blame in the slightest wasn't it. Where is that 'Blizzard Difference' everybode keeps ranting about?
No no, the 'hand puppet' flashing on screen is the Wampa attacking the TaunTaun, where it hit it in the face. I guess they didn't expect a HQ 16x9 DVD release more than 20 years in the future.
I have a life.. It's just not deemed satisfactory by any modern means of worth
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Shocking stuff how they could miss that while redoing it almost frame by frame, and now all my childhood memories of that creature looking real have been ruined. I hate you George Lucas :(
I recall someone telling me that there was a novel where Jawas fished Boba out of Sarlaac at some point. Third-hand information, but I guess ways out of his death were limited :)
Before - After
They'll switch or they'll vomit. Either way I'm sleeping easy tonight!
1-[insert crime] 2-?? 3-Profit
These people aren't techheads, and most of them write their passwords down on pieces of paper, conveniently attached to their laptops, which is then conveniently placed in their work briefcase, along with the password updater.
Sufficed to say, dozens of these briefcases get stolen, in the same bar frequented by employees of this company every six months (One might ask why they still take their gear there). The thief gets an expensive company fleet laptop, a company password list, and a company satellite password updater, all packed in the same convenient suitcase with a carryhandle ready to go missing.
Ultimately, no matter how many security measures you put in place for a company or organisation, you're going to encounter people who write down their passwords, people who fall for emails from tech support who need to 'verify' their accounts and ultimately people who will have their information stolen and not report it for days, which is plenty of time for the thief, and a less-than-ideal amount of time for people like you and me to have enabled compromised accounts running on the system.
Indeed. From the MegaCD, to the 32x, large updates to older gaming systems have ultimately been a failure.
When it comes down to it, the one thing that console lovers always have over people who compare them to computers is the lack of requirement for the developer to account for every hardware configuration under the sun. Adding simple components and accessories is fine; an extra controller here, an add-on for a specific game (Such as the dance pad for DDR or various light guns for shotting games), but when you come out with extra components whose sole use is to enable the play of a few new games, this detracts from both the user and the developer. No longer can you run down to the videoshop and rent a game because it has PS2 written on it, the playerbase is split into who owns one and who doesn't, and then the gamebase is split into which games require the addon and which don't.
That's not why people buy consoles. The current console doesn't have enough memory to play properly, such as with the memory expansion for the N64? There's a great new format to play games on, such as with the MegaCD? That's great, these are some pretty grounds for creating a new console. People buy new accessories for new features, such as the ability of large online multiplayer with the recent online additions to all consoles. Buying new parts for a console that does nothing new on it's own other than enable the gamer to play games they feel they're already entitled to since they purchased the system to begin with is boring, and ultimately feels like a ripoff.
"Sony also says that there will be 120 new Playstation 2 games with online compatibility by the end of the year." Developers are getting to the point on the PS2 where they've got to decide between creating a game that might be for a redundant system, or creating a game that might be ready for the new system's release. The change in status of the PS2 to the PStwo is symbolic, as it was for the PSone. It means that it's getting close to the end of it's lifecycle, which can only be downhill for developers.
The idea behind this is that it hits the most users.
However, Australia does have the Digital Agenda Act - which is basically our version of the DMCA.
Will this finally put an end to all those damn asteroid-hitting-the-Earth movies?
Please?
That's the problem, when you can only mention one really mature-type game on a whole console - that's the definition of it being lower-based with the ratings. You might find Nintendo Gamecube more fun, but remember that there's 60 million PS2's and Xboxes which have shipped, so they must be doing something right aswell.
"...it would be a departure from mainstream gaming consoles 'that will have a big impact on the world." Can anyone say MEGATON? Let's face it, Nintendo isn't failing quickly with their share price just to lul their opposition into a false sense of security where they can release some great revolutionary product. Nintendo is mortal.
And I didn't know that you were moronic enough not to know that their home console system is their main product. But these surprises really jump up on us....
It is struggling. There is a lot more money in the home console market than in the portable one, and if you'd remember this is how Nintendo was created. From that link, saying that Nintendo posting their earnings is strange isn't a good sign either, it means that they're running in bad times and they need their stock price to rise.
1- Stop production of main product 2- ?? 3- World DOMINATION!!11!!1
Well in Australia right now we have quite a few watchdogs such as the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commision) which closely monitor attempted changes to the law that restrict the rights of consumers too much, for instance they stepped in the case of Sony vs. Stephens saying that modchips should be legal. We do have a Digital Agenda Act, which is similar to the DMCA, however I do not know if it is as loose in granting supoenas as the American legislation. I'm sure that if the RIAA tried to jump those measures, the ACCC would have something to say about it.
Yahoo, Ebay, Amazon.... Really reminds me of that Morpheus speech;
"This is a war, and we are soldiers...."