There's nothing in the TOS about slashdotting the site. If they really cared, it'd be in there.
Suprisingly enough there is, and it contains a link to this very post. The text of the disclaimer is:
FORCE MAJEURE: ADDITIONALLY, IN NOT IN LIMITATION OF THE FORGOING, WE SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY FAILURE OR DELAY RESULTING FROM ANY CONDITION BEYOND OUR REASONABLE CONTROL (snip) SLASHDOTTING (more snip).
Interactive dramas where it's possible to form deep, friendships with virtual characters?
This is already available to some extent in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. I will not give away any plot, since everyone should play this game.
I will say that your relationship with other characters develops through plot, quests, and open-ended conversations. Combine this with the fact that all dialogue (which there is a huge amount of) is set to voice. This game comes as close to virtual friendships from AI characters as I've seen.
Of course you could just focus on fighting, but what you get out depends on how much effort you put in.
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There's nothing in the TOS about slashdotting the site. If they really cared, it'd be in there.
Suprisingly enough there is, and it contains a link to this very post. The text of the disclaimer is:
FORCE MAJEURE: ADDITIONALLY, IN NOT IN LIMITATION OF THE FORGOING, WE SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY FAILURE OR DELAY RESULTING FROM ANY CONDITION BEYOND OUR REASONABLE CONTROL (snip) SLASHDOTTING (more snip).
Interactive dramas where it's possible to form deep, friendships with virtual characters?
This is already available to some extent in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. I will not give away any plot, since everyone should play this game. I will say that your relationship with other characters develops through plot, quests, and open-ended conversations. Combine this with the fact that all dialogue (which there is a huge amount of) is set to voice. This game comes as close to virtual friendships from AI characters as I've seen.
Of course you could just focus on fighting, but what you get out depends on how much effort you put in.