So-called reality shows are a huge success for the television networks. The reason?
They cost jack shit to produce.
Reality TV is simply a demonstration of marketing genius. The masses have, yet again, been convinced that something is worth watching through exposure to the media hype machine. It's really an incredible marketing victory... people have been completely willing to help the networks along with the largest profit margins they have ever known.
I worked for SOE until late summer of this year, and I did some testing on EverQuest II (as did most of QA). Anyway, to put it bluntly, there's nothing innovative or interesting about EQ2. Actually, EQ2 is far inferior to the original EverQuest. EQ2 has more linear quests, more boring combat, less world to explore, less differentiation between classes and races, and less freedom to customize the way your characters look. It is like EQ-lite, but with an engine upgrade that is utter crap.
SOE is going by the wayside. Give it 4 or 5 years, and you will all witness NCSoft utterly conquer and brutally rape SOE's bloody remains. The fact of the matter is that while there are a lot of extremely talented people working at that company, their vision is squelched by deadlines and a general unwillingness to try to do something new.
SOE doesn't deserve your dollar.
Having a hard copy of a game which is going to be popular for its multiplayer mods is much less important than having a hard copy of a game that is primarily single player.
If I play online, I have very little reason not to take advantage of game content distributed online.
Because I respect your trolling abilities and dedication to your cause, I'd like to point out that "Analists" is not a word. The correct spelling is "analysts." Hopefully you will incorporate this improvement in further Trollympics first posts.
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Wow, it was sure classy of you to respond to a bigot with bigotry of your own.
I hope you realize you're a tactless asshole.
I totally agree.
Why is it acceptable for a business to play the government's rules, but it is not acceptable for the consumers to play the business' rules?
Self-interest is what drives capitalism. Best Buy can suck it.
"The women in Nevada's legal brothels who are making $500k per year have all the self-esteem and self respect that anyone else does."
You can not be serious...
You ask: "What about quality of life?"
Tell me this... how good can someone's life be if they are jobless in a capitalist society such as our own?
Oh my!
I sure hope to see creative mods such as Natural Selection ported from HL to HL2. That would be a dream come true.
So-called reality shows are a huge success for the television networks. The reason?
They cost jack shit to produce.
Reality TV is simply a demonstration of marketing genius. The masses have, yet again, been convinced that something is worth watching through exposure to the media hype machine. It's really an incredible marketing victory... people have been completely willing to help the networks along with the largest profit margins they have ever known.
Someone should mod you up.
That's one of the few useful comments I've ever seen on Slashdot that discusses the techniques of bad journalism.
... a decent RSS reader for Windows?
"God, that pisses the shit out of me..."
Dang, dude. If you're pissing shit, you should really see your physician.
His post was funnier than yours.
Damn, the Japanese are such a twisted people.
Two parts sushi, one part delusion.
You have GOT to be an SOE employee.
Even their fan boys aren't that ridiculous.
Dude, notice the date.
+4, Insightful?
This is a stupid lie. Mod this asshat down.
I worked for SOE until late summer of this year, and I did some testing on EverQuest II (as did most of QA). Anyway, to put it bluntly, there's nothing innovative or interesting about EQ2. Actually, EQ2 is far inferior to the original EverQuest. EQ2 has more linear quests, more boring combat, less world to explore, less differentiation between classes and races, and less freedom to customize the way your characters look. It is like EQ-lite, but with an engine upgrade that is utter crap. SOE is going by the wayside. Give it 4 or 5 years, and you will all witness NCSoft utterly conquer and brutally rape SOE's bloody remains. The fact of the matter is that while there are a lot of extremely talented people working at that company, their vision is squelched by deadlines and a general unwillingness to try to do something new. SOE doesn't deserve your dollar.
Unfortunately, you don't have any wit to burn along with that karma.
Fag.
You misspelled so many words in that post that my brain has begun seeping out of my left ear. Thanks, fucktard.
Having a hard copy of a game which is going to be popular for its multiplayer mods is much less important than having a hard copy of a game that is primarily single player.
If I play online, I have very little reason not to take advantage of game content distributed online.
Interesting idea.
I can imagine myself appreciating this on the HL2 release date, being able to jump in and play immediately without making a trip to the store.
His sentence was complete.
Not to mention the difference between "spacious" and "specious" logic.
He has no reason for not including them on the DVD release.
Of course he does. If they aren't included in this DVD release, they can milk _another_ DVD release in a couple years.
Except that "analists" would not make me think of "anal" because the a is pronounced differently.
Fag.
"Top Gay Nigger Analists"
Because I respect your trolling abilities and dedication to your cause, I'd like to point out that "Analists" is not a word. The correct spelling is "analysts." Hopefully you will incorporate this improvement in further Trollympics first posts.
By the way - his girlfriend is hot. Too bad they seem like a couple of religious nuts.
Not only do you show yourself to be a bigot, but a chauvinist. Congratulations, moron.