But if what you say is true about players not being able to govern their own worlds then isn't the answer to have the game do it for them? For instance, to discourage random killing set up a police force of bots. Murders can be reported and the suspect can be sought, imprisoned, tried, banned, killed, or whatever. If I knew that killing some random person i met along the way would result in my getting arrested and possibly executed for my crime I might think twice before doing it. Of course, if I was aiming to play a murderer then maybe this would result in a more detailed and exciting world.
I don't think so. I specifically remember Walmart requiring the song list for Nirvana's In Utero to list the song "Rape Me" as "Waif Me" (Kobain's personal choice as replacement) before they'd sell it, but their online store lists it as "Rape Me".
As much as we love George, it's a messed up, disfunctional affair. He's become the geek dictator, at once a man thinking himself to be both like us and above us where he can look down with contempt. Look at the tone of the answer to this question posed to Rick McCallum, a producer on the film:
Q: Is it true that George Lucas has been consulting with some fans who have web sites to get help with writing Episode II?
A: Absolutely not. How ridiculous. George has a very clear vision about the story of Star Wars that he won't allow to be swayed by the whims of the Internet, the media, critics or anyone. The Internet rumors this time around are possibly even more funny and off base than they were for the first film.
Actually give his audience what it wants to see? Hell no! Don't be stupid. What could they, the people paying to see his silly films, possibly know about what those films should be like? They'll line up days in advance to buy tickets regardless of how many Jar Jars we put in the next one.
Multinationals like McDonalds are unequivocally evil in their tactics and business practices, but Bove's antics are probably more attributable to plain old anti-Americanism, something at which the French excel. As much as it pains me to be in any way on the side of the makers of McDeath burgers, I can't support Bove. I may not be thrilled with French politics or their attitude towards all things not French, but I'm not going to bulldoze my local Citroën dealership. I'll just stop buying French items (the Italians make better wine and I never liked snails) and continue making my jokes.
I'm not complaining! I've had a crush on Sigourney Weaver since I was 13, and I thought I was going to die when I got to see her get all slinky with Winona Ryder in Alien 4. This was almost as good. Those Miracle Bras are amazing things.
Remember guys, Microsoft employees may be part of the Borg collective and a microscopic cog in Mr. Bill's catastrophic plan, but at heart they're just like us: compu-geeks. Sure they may be working a suck ass gig right now, but they're not inhuman freaks because of it. They put their pant on one leg at a time just like you and I. The funny machine names are just a reminder of this fact. Now, if they used names like destroyallthatisgoodanddecent.hotmail.com or billismygodnow.hotmail.com, then I'd be worried.
He lifted a lyric directly from Cave's song "Red Right Hand" off of the album "Let Love In" at one point, which set the tone of the book rather nicely, I think.
You're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan, designed and directed by his red right hand...
Yeah. Diabolik is an Italian (not German. They could never make anything this funky) comic strip from the sixties about a ninja-looking superthief and his exploits. He's clever, he's deadly, and he's always a success with the ladies. What more can be said? The Beasties' video was a parody of this movie.
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But if what you say is true about players not being able to govern their own worlds then isn't the answer to have the game do it for them? For instance, to discourage random killing set up a police force of bots. Murders can be reported and the suspect can be sought, imprisoned, tried, banned, killed, or whatever. If I knew that killing some random person i met along the way would result in my getting arrested and possibly executed for my crime I might think twice before doing it. Of course, if I was aiming to play a murderer then maybe this would result in a more detailed and exciting world.
That game was dull when it first came out let alone in 2004.
I don't think so. I specifically remember Walmart requiring the song list for Nirvana's In Utero to list the song "Rape Me" as "Waif Me" (Kobain's personal choice as replacement) before they'd sell it, but their online store lists it as "Rape Me".
Someone explain how building a cement filled tube qualifies as "hacking".
Peter Bagge has a funny comic on this theme.
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As much as we love George, it's a messed up, disfunctional affair. He's become the geek dictator, at once a man thinking himself to be both like us and above us where he can look down with contempt. Look at the tone of the answer to this question posed to Rick McCallum, a producer on the film:
Q: Is it true that George Lucas has been consulting with some fans who have web sites to get help with writing Episode II?
A: Absolutely not. How ridiculous. George has a very clear vision about the story of Star Wars that he won't allow to be swayed by the whims of the Internet, the media, critics or anyone. The Internet rumors this time around are possibly even more funny and off base than they were for the first film.
Actually give his audience what it wants to see? Hell no! Don't be stupid. What could they, the people paying to see his silly films, possibly know about what those films should be like? They'll line up days in advance to buy tickets regardless of how many Jar Jars we put in the next one.
-Akikage
Multinationals like McDonalds are unequivocally evil in their tactics and business practices, but Bove's antics are probably more attributable to plain old anti-Americanism, something at which the French excel. As much as it pains me to be in any way on the side of the makers of McDeath burgers, I can't support Bove. I may not be thrilled with French politics or their attitude towards all things not French, but I'm not going to bulldoze my local Citroën dealership. I'll just stop buying French items (the Italians make better wine and I never liked snails) and continue making my jokes.
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I'm not complaining! I've had a crush on Sigourney Weaver since I was 13, and I thought I was going to die when I got to see her get all slinky with Winona Ryder in Alien 4. This was almost as good. Those Miracle Bras are amazing things.
-Akikage
Remember guys, Microsoft employees may be part of the Borg collective and a microscopic cog in Mr. Bill's catastrophic plan, but at heart they're just like us: compu-geeks. Sure they may be working a suck ass gig right now, but they're not inhuman freaks because of it. They put their pant on one leg at a time just like you and I. The funny machine names are just a reminder of this fact. Now, if they used names like destroyallthatisgoodanddecent.hotmail.com or billismygodnow.hotmail.com, then I'd be worried.
-Akikage
He lifted a lyric directly from Cave's song "Red Right Hand" off of the album "Let Love In" at one point, which set the tone of the book rather nicely, I think.
You're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan, designed and directed by his red right hand...
-Akikage
Yeah. Diabolik is an Italian (not German. They could never make anything this funky) comic strip from the sixties about a ninja-looking superthief and his exploits. He's clever, he's deadly, and he's always a success with the ladies. What more can be said? The Beasties' video was a parody of this movie.