Maybe, along with the physical and mental tests required to join your local Police Department, we need compassion tests. You know, so that we don't get racists, sadists, and bullies on the force.
Just a thought.
No, no, no. You're thinking of the "Terrorist act".
Big difference.
See, the "Terrorist Act" is where they can search you without probable cause and arrest you if they think you look suspicious in the UK.
Then you have the "Patriot Act", that is completely different. That's where they can search you without probable cause and arrest you if they think you look suspicious in the US.
See? The differences are remarkable.
If you don't like Zonk, and you don't like his articles, why do you bother reading them, visiting the links, and replying to them? Maybe you should edit your account to not display his articles, so you're not tempted to waste other people's time by posting purely Zonk-trashing posts.
Dude, I win those all the time.
They're all like "Click the puppy to win an XBOX 360", and I'm all clicking the puppy. It's just that easy. Why would these people pay $400.00 for an XBOX 360? They must suck at puppy-clicking.
Second Life used to cost money. Then they realized they were making an incredible amount from renting land, and not that much, relatively, from subscriptions. So they realized that they could increase their player base, and therefore increase their land rent, by making the game free.
No, you could not run Second Life for a grand a month. You could easily run a MUD on a small, private server, but you could neither code nor run a game as complicated, with as good graphics, and with as much content as second life, on your own, for a grand a month.
When I was little, my parents wouldn't let me play any games with blood in them, they wouldn't let me play Magic: the Gathering, and they wouldn't let me play Dungeons & Dragons. I hated their rules, but I still respected them. When I went to friends' houses, I didn't play games that had blood in them, or anything like that. If a kid breaks your rules, and you know he does, and you're fine with that, then that's a pretty pathetic relationship you have with your kid. Not to dis' your brother or anything, though. I'm sure he's a great, fine, upstanding citizen. And stuff.
Heck, a lot of the questions weren't even answered!
"Did you leave anything out for compatability?" Yes, there are Mac and PC versions. They both feature the same content.
"What do you wish you had done differently with the design of this game?" Yes, designing games is a hard and challenging process, and we learn new things from each one we design.
Yeah, if he had the code and servers to do it. There's a reason people charge lots and lots of money to play MMOs. It's because servers cost lots and lots of money. Also, for a game as feature-rich and open-ended as Second Life, there is just no way one man could code that kind of world in a reasonable amount of time. Maybe a MUD, or a MOO, or whatever, but not a graphical Second-Life kind of world. No way, no how.
Hit the metaphorical nail on the head, there, buddy. They needed an interviewer with an IQ above 86. Language filter? It's obvious there wasn't one. Old wives tale about 800+ pounds of meat? What? Where did that one come from? And what about those Deadwood and Washington Bullets questions?
Whoa. Hold up. I wasn't saying anything of the sort. I was just suggesting that making your own game' world' is a task many would find a lot harder than is commonly assumed. Otherwise, I agree with you.
Nope. You guys aren't even close. They're going to figure out a way to charge people for hearing stuff. Then they're going to charge different amounts depending on the quality of the sound, where it comes from, and whether or not it's public domain.
I know it's not your story, but him sneaking back into town at night implies he went there during the day, first. If they were vampires, wouldn't they == dust, if they were to see sunlight?
Insightful.
I don't know anyone who's 'scared' of gaming controllers like they describe. Everyone is willing to try out a controller, even old people. Of course the results are mixed, but as long as you don't use a Gamecube controller, you get used to it pretty fast.
I think their only problem is not giving the player more buttons and sticks. You want these guys to design games that will not only stand up to the modern market, but also attract non/casual gamers, and you're only giving them two buttons to work with? Good plan there, Big N.
Another, more offtopic theory: Our generation games, right (I'm 17)? So most of the non-gamers are dying off, right? So this leaves Nintendo's plan where, exactly, in a few years?
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Average CD = 500-700 Megs. 20 gigs = 40 CDs. Assuming high quality, of course.
Does it run on Linux?
More importantly, does it delete Linux?
Maybe, along with the physical and mental tests required to join your local Police Department, we need compassion tests. You know, so that we don't get racists, sadists, and bullies on the force. Just a thought.
No, no, no. You're thinking of the "Terrorist act". Big difference.
See, the "Terrorist Act" is where they can search you without probable cause and arrest you if they think you look suspicious in the UK.
Then you have the "Patriot Act", that is completely different. That's where they can search you without probable cause and arrest you if they think you look suspicious in the US.
See? The differences are remarkable.
If you don't like Zonk, and you don't like his articles, why do you bother reading them, visiting the links, and replying to them? Maybe you should edit your account to not display his articles, so you're not tempted to waste other people's time by posting purely Zonk-trashing posts.
Dude, I win those all the time. They're all like "Click the puppy to win an XBOX 360", and I'm all clicking the puppy. It's just that easy. Why would these people pay $400.00 for an XBOX 360? They must suck at puppy-clicking.
Second Life used to cost money. Then they realized they were making an incredible amount from renting land, and not that much, relatively, from subscriptions. So they realized that they could increase their player base, and therefore increase their land rent, by making the game free. No, you could not run Second Life for a grand a month. You could easily run a MUD on a small, private server, but you could neither code nor run a game as complicated, with as good graphics, and with as much content as second life, on your own, for a grand a month.
What, and take five whole minutes out of their busy schedule? Great plan.
Ooh! Ooh! I've been learning about this in my Psychology class! It's something called 'neglectful parenting'.
When I was little, my parents wouldn't let me play any games with blood in them, they wouldn't let me play Magic: the Gathering, and they wouldn't let me play Dungeons & Dragons. I hated their rules, but I still respected them. When I went to friends' houses, I didn't play games that had blood in them, or anything like that.
If a kid breaks your rules, and you know he does, and you're fine with that, then that's a pretty pathetic relationship you have with your kid.
Not to dis' your brother or anything, though. I'm sure he's a great, fine, upstanding citizen. And stuff.
If I had a few mod points, you would get one, buddy.
The debates, I believe it was. Was it the same one with all the wood jokes?
If I asked you, on national TV, whether you got head from your secretary, you might be inclined to deny, too.
Heck, a lot of the questions weren't even answered!
"Did you leave anything out for compatability?"
Yes, there are Mac and PC versions. They both feature the same content.
"What do you wish you had done differently with the design of this game?"
Yes, designing games is a hard and challenging process, and we learn new things from each one we design.
Those aren't answers. Send the questions back.
Yeah, if he had the code and servers to do it. There's a reason people charge lots and lots of money to play MMOs. It's because servers cost lots and lots of money. Also, for a game as feature-rich and open-ended as Second Life, there is just no way one man could code that kind of world in a reasonable amount of time. Maybe a MUD, or a MOO, or whatever, but not a graphical Second-Life kind of world. No way, no how.
Hit the metaphorical nail on the head, there, buddy.
They needed an interviewer with an IQ above 86.
Language filter? It's obvious there wasn't one.
Old wives tale about 800+ pounds of meat? What? Where did that one come from?
And what about those Deadwood and Washington Bullets questions?
Memories of my sister exclaiming "No, don't shoot the buffalo! The indians will get mad at you!" ensue.
What? Someone directed an excellent, geeky series? They should make all geeky series, no matter the genre or subject matter of the film!
Whoa. Hold up. I wasn't saying anything of the sort. I was just suggesting that making your own game' world' is a task many would find a lot harder than is commonly assumed. Otherwise, I agree with you.
A lot of people with clues don't possess milions of dollars, extensive programming knowledge, and vast amounts of time on their hands.
You'd have votes like "Should rangers be nerfed?"
11% - No.
89% - Yes.
Nope. You guys aren't even close. They're going to figure out a way to charge people for hearing stuff. Then they're going to charge different amounts depending on the quality of the sound, where it comes from, and whether or not it's public domain.
I know it's not your story, but him sneaking back into town at night implies he went there during the day, first. If they were vampires, wouldn't they == dust, if they were to see sunlight?
The Fistful o' Zombies supplement for All Flesh Must be Eaten. Okay, fine, still zombie cowboys.
Insightful.
I don't know anyone who's 'scared' of gaming controllers like they describe. Everyone is willing to try out a controller, even old people. Of course the results are mixed, but as long as you don't use a Gamecube controller, you get used to it pretty fast.
I think their only problem is not giving the player more buttons and sticks. You want these guys to design games that will not only stand up to the modern market, but also attract non/casual gamers, and you're only giving them two buttons to work with? Good plan there, Big N.
Another, more offtopic theory: Our generation games, right (I'm 17)? So most of the non-gamers are dying off, right? So this leaves Nintendo's plan where, exactly, in a few years?