So I don't blame WoW for not being something that no computer game could really be. For that role-playing experience I grab the dice and hit the table-top; that's really the only place it can be done.
Yes there are constraints, but there are games that were flexible enough to accommodate different roles than "tank" "dps" "healbot." Specifically Star Wars Galaxies originally created a great sandbox like environment where people could be politicians, dancers, tradesmen. Of course this was done at the expense of the more popular "adventurer" types which, more than the horrific number of bugs, led it to a smaller player base. The designers made the game so sandbox driven, there was nothing for "progression" types to do. Of course that was "fixed" with N.G.E. and completely alienated the only people playing the game, roleplayers.
7. Something For Everybody -- crafting, raiding, casual content, battlegrounds, PvP servers, lots and lots of quests, epic mounts... there is stuff in WoW that appeals to each of the Bartle playertypes.
I think you mean: Keep it simple - just include the stuff or the masses. Crafting is a joke as is PVP (battlegrounds are honor grinds; world PVP is corpse campfest). Roleplaying is non existant, there is no variety in characters, and limited non-raiding goals. Blizzard found that most players are interested in "progression" rather than non-combat roles.
Maybe it's a cross between the two "Don't be too proud of this f***ing technological terror you've constructed. The ability to blow the s*** out of a planet is insignificant next to the mother f***ing power of the Force, bitch. "
Citizens don't need the 'DOOM' equal of the 'BFG' to protect themselves. Those things are only of use to the military and SHOULD be banned from citizen hands.
Right, so that the people can't defend themselves from the military should it fall under less citizen friendly command.
Being a really skilled liar ie. being able to present a completely false impression of your emotional state, thoughts and intents, and remebering a few lines is not really all that much of a big deal.
To be able to do those things well enough for others to suspend disbelief is a big deal. Also as humans we tend to be symbol oriented... you can't always think of all the costume designers, caterers, mic holders, so we focus on the most visible part to represent the whole.
Understanding != excuse As we understand the human brain more, personal responsibility shifts from blaming some magical soul and putting it truly on the person as an electrochemical system.
just about every vice in our society now is handled by psychologists instead of jail guards.
Although psychologists are a joke at least its a step in the right direction. Jails are the equivalent of fixing a TV by kicking it.
Venus overspent its budget? Would explain one or two things.
Yes, 3000 years ago instead of fixing the budget shortfall by cutting taxes and spending more on the military, they actually managed their spending - resulting in complete destruction of the planet's atmosphere The lesson is once your budget is overspent the only fix is to borrow more, spend more, and get bigger nukes or our planet is doomed.... DOOOMED!!
No skin off my back... I haven't actually paid attention to a commercial for years,
Then you've missed a lot of entertainment, most of the time the ads during the Super Bowl are better than the game.
and I only read print ads that are in scientific and tech related publications.
If you're so against advertisement why do you read them... *gasp* because they are about products you're interested in. Just because your interests differ from the masses and mainstream advertising doesn't appeal to you, don't try to cast it aside as useless garbage. There's no difference between an ad for overpriced perfume and an ad for overpriced electronic kits.
While on the subject, I have often thought it would be nice if ads were filled with enough technical data about a product to perform a comparative evaluation against similar product ads. I doubt that will ever happen, though.
Because most products aren't about technical data - What technical data do you want when comparing beers - Besides the overused "4 out of 5 people agree [instert positive comment] Technical data isn't everything "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame."
Advertising usually goes for cheap psychological gimmicks, rather than actually explaining why Pepsi is better than Coke
Can you explain it? Most of the stuff in the world is essentially the same, but there is something to be said about the emotional attachment people make with products. Its something that you just can't ignore, because it will happen at some level, advertising or not.
Also I think there is a backlash because it is EVERYWHERE. You can't escape it, EVER. Every bus (school, or public), every show, every game, every webpage, the sky, the roads, etc... all deluge us constantly with the same cheap psychological gimmicks.
And it pays for everything - free Web pages, free TV, etc.
They also lead to a superficial culture, since people actually buy into them
These are the morons that subsidize the things you want.
She told me that she agreed with what Nike stood for (crappy over-priced tennis shoes mad in asian sweatshops?), and that anyone who didn't like Ford was a pussy.
How is that different than any other fanboi type? Look at all the Apple lovers on this blog... or Windows Bashers (Would be funny to have a Tux pissing on the Windows Logo on your Truck)
if you work for the riaa or a major label, you know more of what it is like to be on the losing side of technological progress like perhaps no other class of people in the western hemisphere right now
I'm sure the RIAA/Label folks have better job stability than many others in the western hemisphere (manufacturing, tech support, real estate agent, etc)
heres to your vanishing jobs, to the jobs of blacksmiths, to the jobs of chimney sweeps, to the jobs of telegraph operators, to the jobs of steam ship engineer
If by vanishing you mean more complex and higher paying. Custom metalworking/machining can earn an above average living.; There are still chimney sweeps, look up "Chimney services" in the Yellow Pages; steam ship operators - enjoy the wonders of riverboat gambling.. telegraph operator is the only one that has really gone away.
The RIAA & Labels will still be around, even with technology because at their core they aren't about distribution, they are about marketing. Whether it's making sure the artist gets airtime on the radio, or a song pops up first in a torrent search, the labels have the cash and connections to get a band out of the noise and noticed by the uninformed masses. Ask yourself, with nearly a decade of widespread P2P music sharing, why artists signed by the labels are still the ones being slurped up by the mass public.
Redistributive tax systems allow for the strengthening of social mobility by ensuring that the lower class isn't always subject to abject poverty- that even if they are searching for a job or lose a job they do not lose their home and their entire life in the process.
Public Education and Social Services (Job Training, Emergency Aid) are things that help social mobility... Welfare and other purely redistributive systems do not encourage social mobility. People should be "needy" so they will go out and provide for themselves, society's role is to ensure they have the tools to be successful once they have the motivation.
This year of economic downturn will concentrate the minds of a lot of people that will wonder why they should keep paying for more expensive, buggier, standards shy software.
The consumer market Linux is competing in is the low cost ultra-portable. The EEE is more of a second computer than primary machine, so it is a luxury item. People who are really money conscious will more likely buy a larger $400 Dell laptop with more bells, whistles, and of course Vista. Even in the low cost ultra portable the demand is mainly Windows as Asus has already said it expects to ship more Windows EEE than Linux. Even here in South East Asia which is the target market for the EEE, all that happens is people will buy the Linux version, then buy a $1 bootleg copy of XP to install. People are ambivalent to the OS price on their computer, they'll still demand Windows - how it gets on there is up to the computer manufacturer/retailer/guru down the street. As much as it sucks, Windows has too much momentum for Linux to overcome in the general consumer market
Because no matter how hard I try I am limited by my experiences. I can look at things from different viewpoints, but then somebody with a completely different background can bring up a point of view I couldn't think of
It amazes me how people look for what's missing outside of themselves.
Sometimes that's the best place to look
Acceptance of differences is what we should practice with everybody, why should that define a romantic relationship?
There are different levels of acceptance. It's much easier to accept that a stranger is different than to accept someone close to us is different.
I meant to say there is no rational argument to be made for fashion.
Wouldn't increasing your chances at sex, social promotion, acceptance by others, etc. be rational arguments for fashion? Fashion is basically marketing yourself, with limited facts people will make decisions on you based on your clothing.
I have a strong conviction that looking at the world in as similar a way as possible brings the ever-elusive goal of perfect harmony a good deal closer. That, and a healthy mutual dose of lust.:)
I'm the opposite, I want somebody who challenges my beliefs. Without being challenged I can doom myself to falling into the same religious trap of believing without thinking. What is more important than looking at the world similarly, is the acceptance of differences. My girlfriend is very religious, and I respect that... I don't see it as a flaw, I see it as a way she found strength to deal with a very difficult life. As long as I keep perspective on why she believes, and what importance it gives, it's easy to get along without dwelling on differences.
Of course this is slashdot, so relationship advice should be taken with a grain of NaCl
Sure, a dictatorship will always be more "efficient" than a democracy, but that's not really a good point, is it?
Dictatorships typically are good for business which is the driving force behind the internet nowadays. With all the cries of "freedom and democracy" the key players in the actual governance of such a dominant commercial infrastructure are the ones with the wealth. The UN will be no different than the US in terms of monopolizing for the self interests of the few, the difference is other countries can place direct economic pressure on the US to keep it in line... the UN is not really affected in that way, which is why so often we see UN programs rife with corruption
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Specifically Star Wars Galaxies originally created a great sandbox like environment where people could be politicians, dancers, tradesmen. Of course this was done at the expense of the more popular "adventurer" types which, more than the horrific number of bugs, led it to a smaller player base. The designers made the game so sandbox driven, there was nothing for "progression" types to do. Of course that was "fixed" with N.G.E. and completely alienated the only people playing the game, roleplayers.
Crafting is a joke as is PVP (battlegrounds are honor grinds; world PVP is corpse campfest). Roleplaying is non existant, there is no variety in characters, and limited non-raiding goals.
Blizzard found that most players are interested in "progression" rather than non-combat roles.
Just add spam and lag then watch the fireworks
Maybe it's a cross between the two
"Don't be too proud of this f***ing technological terror you've constructed. The ability to blow the s*** out of a planet is insignificant next to the mother f***ing power of the Force, bitch. "
AHHHHHH Zombie Vampires!!!
Also as humans we tend to be symbol oriented... you can't always think of all the costume designers, caterers, mic holders, so we focus on the most visible part to represent the whole.
As we understand the human brain more, personal responsibility shifts from blaming some magical soul and putting it truly on the person as an electrochemical system.
Although psychologists are a joke at least its a step in the right direction. Jails are the equivalent of fixing a TV by kicking it.
The lesson is once your budget is overspent the only fix is to borrow more, spend more, and get bigger nukes or our planet is doomed.... DOOOMED!!
If you're so against advertisement why do you read them... *gasp* because they are about products you're interested in. Just because your interests differ from the masses and mainstream advertising doesn't appeal to you, don't try to cast it aside as useless garbage.
There's no difference between an ad for overpriced perfume and an ad for overpriced electronic kits.
Because most products aren't about technical data - What technical data do you want when comparing beers - Besides the overused "4 out of 5 people agree [instert positive comment]
Technical data isn't everything "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame."
Then notice it... forget about it... and move on
And it pays for everything - free Web pages, free TV, etc.
These are the morons that subsidize the things you want.
How is that different than any other fanboi type? Look at all the Apple lovers on this blog... or Windows Bashers (Would be funny to have a Tux pissing on the Windows Logo on your Truck)
If by vanishing you mean more complex and higher paying. Custom metalworking/machining can earn an above average living.; There are still chimney sweeps, look up "Chimney services" in the Yellow Pages; steam ship operators - enjoy the wonders of riverboat gambling.. telegraph operator is the only one that has really gone away.
The RIAA & Labels will still be around, even with technology because at their core they aren't about distribution, they are about marketing. Whether it's making sure the artist gets airtime on the radio, or a song pops up first in a torrent search, the labels have the cash and connections to get a band out of the noise and noticed by the uninformed masses.
Ask yourself, with nearly a decade of widespread P2P music sharing, why artists signed by the labels are still the ones being slurped up by the mass public.
Neither is the universe, doesn't stop us from using statistics in physics
People should be "needy" so they will go out and provide for themselves, society's role is to ensure they have the tools to be successful once they have the motivation.
Even here in South East Asia which is the target market for the EEE, all that happens is people will buy the Linux version, then buy a $1 bootleg copy of XP to install.
People are ambivalent to the OS price on their computer, they'll still demand Windows - how it gets on there is up to the computer manufacturer/retailer/guru down the street.
As much as it sucks, Windows has too much momentum for Linux to overcome in the general consumer market
Sometimes that's the best place to look
There are different levels of acceptance. It's much easier to accept that a stranger is different than to accept someone close to us is different.
What is more important than looking at the world similarly, is the acceptance of differences. My girlfriend is very religious, and I respect that... I don't see it as a flaw, I see it as a way she found strength to deal with a very difficult life. As long as I keep perspective on why she believes, and what importance it gives, it's easy to get along without dwelling on differences.
Of course this is slashdot, so relationship advice should be taken with a grain of NaCl
Of course if Intel did make integrated graphics that approached 3rd party cards they'd be just begging for an anti-trust lawsuit.
But you can rally others to your cause
The UN will be no different than the US in terms of monopolizing for the self interests of the few, the difference is other countries can place direct economic pressure on the US to keep it in line... the UN is not really affected in that way, which is why so often we see UN programs rife with corruption