Yeah.. I went into it not expecting aliens to show up out of nowhere. It'd be like (but nowhere near as awesome) if Darth Vader showed up in the middle of We Were Soldiers. It would just make you go "WTF?"
The Crysis AI was awful. There would be guys shooting you from half way across the freaking island and ran straight at you. That was probably my favorite part, when the guys just charged at me until they were all dead.
"My advice: If you can't figure out a viable method to accomplish what you need, using the skills and knowledge you possess, perhaps you should *hire* someone that can? And, learn from them, as they are doing it?"
Except in a lot of cases the CS drone in the store who WATCHED you open it treats the situation as though you stole the product that should have been in the case.
There's a story with a woman who had that happen with an iPod in a Wal*Mart.
There's a pack that contains HL1, 2, Portal, TF2, CS:S, CS.. pretty much everything Valve put out. I bought it for like $70. That's about the price of ONE brand new game.
Well, nothing says he was using that time to actually have phone sex. He could have just been using the lines because there was a girl on the other end who he could pretend was interested in him.
You've got it pretty right. There are two main cities right now, and the goal is to control points leading to them (think Battlefield), finally unlocking the ability to enter the city. In the city is a bunch of quests and also a king to kill.
In games like WoW, usually a group is already formed and only needs one or two more roles filled. They tend to be either a tank or a healer. The problem is when you've got a tank and need a healer you have to reject everyone who wants to also do the quest you're grouping for. In the PQs, everyone in the zone is doing the quest and being rewarded for it. And the more you contribute towards the end (usually killing a boss that spawns after killing two waves of guys) the more likely it will be that you'll get an item reward on top of the exp and area influence you gain.
Slashdot seems to be very U.S.-centric. Do you have any plans to be more international in your scope?
Slashdot is U.S.-centric. We readily admit this, and really don't see it as a problem. Slashdot is run by Americans, after all, and the vast majority of our readership is in the U.S. We're certainly not opposed to doing more international stories, but we don't have any formal plans for making that happen. All we can really tell you is that if you're outside the U.S. and you have news, submit it, and if it looks interesting, we'll post it.
It is worth noting that there is a Japanese Slashdot run by VA Japan. While we helped them a little in their early days, they essentially run their own content without any real involvement from us... none of us can read Kanji! There are currently no plans to do other language or nation specific Slashdot sites.
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Yeah.. I went into it not expecting aliens to show up out of nowhere. It'd be like (but nowhere near as awesome) if Darth Vader showed up in the middle of We Were Soldiers. It would just make you go "WTF?"
The Crysis AI was awful. There would be guys shooting you from half way across the freaking island and ran straight at you. That was probably my favorite part, when the guys just charged at me until they were all dead.
That's what I said. I played the game up until just after that floating around level, and turned it off because the game was just awful.
Because compared to the 'good' cards, it's less than 1/2 the price people pay to game.
Quit being an uptight prick about word usage.
I paid $340 for my 8800GTS when it was new and I paid $320 for my x800 AIW when it was new. $170 IS cheap compared to those prices.
"My advice: If you can't figure out a viable method to accomplish what you need, using the skills and knowledge you possess, perhaps you should *hire* someone that can? And, learn from them, as they are doing it?"
That's what HE was hired for.
Why are you guys being so mean to Bea Arthur? She's not a day over 40 Million.
"...using a corporate trademark to associate with such criticism instead of the company.."
That's the issue, the company NAME is their trademark.
"are generally listed in the classified section of your local news paper"
So you admit that the information is CLASSIFIED!
I remember running into bright blue and green enemies in Diablo 2, even.
Steam does not require shipping.
The question I have is why is it that the REST of the world developed while a lot of people in Africa still live like it's the stone age.
I'm not trying to be racist or troll or anything, I'm just wondering why. Did everyone just ignore Africa?
Except in a lot of cases the CS drone in the store who WATCHED you open it treats the situation as though you stole the product that should have been in the case.
There's a story with a woman who had that happen with an iPod in a Wal*Mart.
Half Life 1 is 9.99 on Steam.
There's a pack that contains HL1, 2, Portal, TF2, CS:S, CS.. pretty much everything Valve put out. I bought it for like $70. That's about the price of ONE brand new game.
I'm serious. The Wii version is a ported PS2 version with some wii-mote controls bolted on.
Problem is the Wii version is just a PS2 port.
There goes my air conditioner and window fan, too.
I laugh when I see what's obviously a Mac on Mythbusters, but they have a piece of duct tape over the light-up Apple on the back.
Well, nothing says he was using that time to actually have phone sex. He could have just been using the lines because there was a girl on the other end who he could pretend was interested in him.
The Penny Arcade game came out for PC, Mac, and Linux at the same time. I don't know if they released stats for purchases by OS, though.
You've got it pretty right. There are two main cities right now, and the goal is to control points leading to them (think Battlefield), finally unlocking the ability to enter the city. In the city is a bunch of quests and also a king to kill.
In games like WoW, usually a group is already formed and only needs one or two more roles filled. They tend to be either a tank or a healer. The problem is when you've got a tank and need a healer you have to reject everyone who wants to also do the quest you're grouping for. In the PQs, everyone in the zone is doing the quest and being rewarded for it. And the more you contribute towards the end (usually killing a boss that spawns after killing two waves of guys) the more likely it will be that you'll get an item reward on top of the exp and area influence you gain.
To be fair, Seinfeld used a Mac on his show.
To prove your point you link to a troll post at zdnet? Damn, you win, sir.
http://slashdot.org/faq/editorial.shtml#ed850
Slashdot seems to be very U.S.-centric. Do you have any plans to be more international in your scope?
Slashdot is U.S.-centric. We readily admit this, and really don't see it as a problem. Slashdot is run by Americans, after all, and the vast majority of our readership is in the U.S. We're certainly not opposed to doing more international stories, but we don't have any formal plans for making that happen. All we can really tell you is that if you're outside the U.S. and you have news, submit it, and if it looks interesting, we'll post it.
It is worth noting that there is a Japanese Slashdot run by VA Japan. While we helped them a little in their early days, they essentially run their own content without any real involvement from us... none of us can read Kanji! There are currently no plans to do other language or nation specific Slashdot sites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_Without_a_Summer
Not just the Swiss. We studied this in the local history class we had to take in High School. There was a frost every day in New England that year.