This is probably because that the character is functionally gender-neutral in the games. I'm sure many less observant gamers could play the games and not even realize it's a 'she'. (Not sure if her character is more defined in the GameCube titles)
On the opposite gender, do you think that the NE and Human males are any less idealized? (Male gnomes creep me out)
Any self-respecting member of either gender will pick none of the above and roll Horde. They aren't the 'pretty' avatars, and thus tend to attract more interesting and less superficial players.
I dunno. When my girlfriend signed up to play Warcraft she expressed supreme disappointment that none of the female models on the horde side were "hot" and she's anxiousl awaiting the expansion pack and Blood Elves.
Throw a female orc/troll into some plate mail and they look just fine. Their body styling is no less idealized than anything on the Alliance side, it's just the facial features that throw people at first.
People seem to be forgetting that this is a start. It's not all they're ever going to offer. Keep in mind that this is intended to be portable. Filesize trumps resolution when you're trying to cram video on an ipod. It's still standard TV broadcast quality, and looks just fine on a normal TV. Plus it doesn't take ages to download.
Your average person doesn't have HDTV, and doesn't have insane amounts of bandwidth to download it. Your average person doesn't use an alternative OS, or give a rats ass about DRM. Apple is aiming at the biggest market segment with this. I'm sure they will add high end stuff for us geeks once the base product proves commercially viable and establishes itself.
Anyone else notice that all the test games were sports games? Situations where there is rampant advertising in their real-life equivalents? It's not like product placement isn't expected in those situations.
Just call the number on your insurance card. They should be able to verify that it was them trying to contact you, and accomplish whatever the heck it was they were calling about.
Eve Online has quite a bit of developer interaction with the community, and the most interesting parts of the game is the 'meta-content' from player interaction. The players may not be designing traditional content, but the game natually promotes complex, and entertaining interactions.
Exactly. The same ignorant backlash has happened to just about all new media. The goal is to prevent this from evolving into the video game form of "The Comics Code Authority".
why something like this only applies to games and not other forms of media. Why does 'Family Entertainment Protection Act' specifically target games when movies, books, and magazines can be just as 'harmful' to children.
Personally, I have a problem with the bill even existing, but I find the double standard to be particularly disturbing. I guess we're looking at FOTM politics.
Do you think any sensible guy has ever said "But I'd love to go shopping with you and the girls!"
The trick is moderation. You have things you like, the SO has things she likes, and there are things you both like. Spend time on all three. You don't have to be together ALL THE TIME.
I assume then, that if you have your shit together, that you know a sample of 12 units is WAY too small to actually make an accurate assessment of returns.
Yeah, the gamestore got 7/12 returned. Is that concerning? Yeah a bit, but until I see large scale sampling numbers I'm not going to assume 50% of the console run is defective.
Suppose for a second that ~1% of XBox 360s have a problem which would cause them to be returned; this would mean that you'd have a 1% chance of having a defective unit on the first one you get and a 0.01% chance your replacement having the same problem.
Um, bad math. If 1% of consoles are defective, then my first purchase has a 1% chance of being bad. If I replace it, then there is a 1% chance of the replacement being defective. The two events are independant, so the probability is not reduced on subsequent purchases.
Assuming 100,000 people bought the system then 1,000 people would have the problem initially, and 10 of them would have the problem on their replacement.
This is true, but not because of any reduced probability on the replacement being defective. There is simply a smaller sampling population. It's still 1% chance of failure.
The thing is, this does not make them any less accomplished than a company that pioneers new gameplay types. You can't expect everyone to invent something totally new with every game, and there is something to be said for refining an existing idea.
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This is probably because that the character is functionally gender-neutral in the games. I'm sure many less observant gamers could play the games and not even realize it's a 'she'. (Not sure if her character is more defined in the GameCube titles)
On the opposite gender, do you think that the NE and Human males are any less idealized? (Male gnomes creep me out)
Any self-respecting member of either gender will pick none of the above and roll Horde. They aren't the 'pretty' avatars, and thus tend to attract more interesting and less superficial players.
Now Tauren/Undead females are another story...
MMORPG = Many Men Online Role Playing Girls
Yup, this wouldn't be exploited at all. First rule of online play: Never trust the client software with ANYTHING important.
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People seem to be forgetting that this is a start. It's not all they're ever going to offer. Keep in mind that this is intended to be portable. Filesize trumps resolution when you're trying to cram video on an ipod. It's still standard TV broadcast quality, and looks just fine on a normal TV. Plus it doesn't take ages to download.
Your average person doesn't have HDTV, and doesn't have insane amounts of bandwidth to download it. Your average person doesn't use an alternative OS, or give a rats ass about DRM. Apple is aiming at the biggest market segment with this. I'm sure they will add high end stuff for us geeks once the base product proves commercially viable and establishes itself.
Give it time guys...
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The entire game was on all three discs. The only difference between the game discs was the FMV cutscenes.
Anyone else notice that all the test games were sports games? Situations where there is rampant advertising in their real-life equivalents? It's not like product placement isn't expected in those situations.
Fully agreed. The numbers they give need to be verifiable, or else they don't help at all.
Just call the number on your insurance card. They should be able to verify that it was them trying to contact you, and accomplish whatever the heck it was they were calling about.
Eve Online has quite a bit of developer interaction with the community, and the most interesting parts of the game is the 'meta-content' from player interaction. The players may not be designing traditional content, but the game natually promotes complex, and entertaining interactions.
I like to set it so that he is allowed to play 15 minutes then blocks for 5. Lather, rinse, and repeat. >:)
Exactly. The same ignorant backlash has happened to just about all new media. The goal is to prevent this from evolving into the video game form of "The Comics Code Authority".
why something like this only applies to games and not other forms of media. Why does 'Family Entertainment Protection Act' specifically target games when movies, books, and magazines can be just as 'harmful' to children.
Personally, I have a problem with the bill even existing, but I find the double standard to be particularly disturbing. I guess we're looking at FOTM politics.
are the best devs in the industry... http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topi c&threadID=253111&page=3#65
Dr. Manhattan would just blink him into a small puff of gasses. That guy is scary...
No, the chart is saying that movies used to be cheaper. Therefore, you can't compare revenue directly without taking inflation into account.
The new parental controls are an excellent CYA tool. Soon a parent will be able to control the times an account is allowed to be used.
It should also be a ton of fun to use on my roommates account >:)
Do you think any sensible guy has ever said "But I'd love to go shopping with you and the girls!"
The trick is moderation. You have things you like, the SO has things she likes, and there are things you both like. Spend time on all three. You don't have to be together ALL THE TIME.
I assume then, that if you have your shit together, that you know a sample of 12 units is WAY too small to actually make an accurate assessment of returns.
Yeah, the gamestore got 7/12 returned. Is that concerning? Yeah a bit, but until I see large scale sampling numbers I'm not going to assume 50% of the console run is defective.
The thing is, this does not make them any less accomplished than a company that pioneers new gameplay types. You can't expect everyone to invent something totally new with every game, and there is something to be said for refining an existing idea.