I don't like driving 35 through that long stretch of road on the way to work. So I guess it's okay for me to drive 65 through that school zone, hmm?
Incase you miss the point, which you probably will... it's against the rules (ie: LAWS) set down by Blizzard. When you install WoW, you are agreeing to play by the rules/obey the laws that Blizzard has put down for the game.
These 'coding princesses' are not getting paid for the work they are doing. Lawyers and investment bankers get a nice chunk of change for their work. People at EA get a 40hr/week salary, are forced to work 80hrs a week, 7 days a week, and are not compensated.
And before you strike back with the EA-endorsed cry of "If you don't like it, quit!" (followed by the unspoken 'There is a shitload more suckers who we can work to the bone'), I'd love to see you up and quit your job with little to no notice, little to no outside cashflow, and try to keep up your way of life without your world coming to a crashing halt. It's pretty fucking hard. I've had to do it, and it's not fun when the bills you have start piling up, because you aren't pulling in the money you were from your 'oppressive' job, and still haven't found one that isn't so 'oppressive'.
Banks, credit cards, house payments, car payments, utilities, etc etc etc won't go 'Oh! You quit your job because they were working you to the bone and not paying you what they should have, so we'll just let you slide for a couple of months while you get back on your feet.' It's more along the lines of 'we don't give a fuck if you don't have a job, pay your bills.'
Christ. People are trying to make a change for the better in their industry, and people cry foul and outsourcing, and other rubbish. I'm sure the coal miners and textile workers would have loved to have you around to cheer them on.
I wouldn't be surprised if Sony was doing this on purpose, though. Drive up demand for the new Cool Thing, so when they do finally release it (what, Q1 2005? Q3 2005?) it'll sell like the proverbial hotcake.
IIRC, this is an item being mailed out directly to those signed up for the Playstation Underground.
Kind of like the Jampack demo discs you could buy in EB, except for free.
So it's not a matter of recalling bad copies off the shelves... these are being shipped directly to the customer. Granted, yes, Sony could recall them all, but it's probably easier for them, both operations-wise and financially, to just say 'hey, don't leave your memory cards in your PS2 when you play this demo' to all the people getting this disc.
Of course, I got the "You'll soon be receiving the Holiday Demo Disc" email like two weeks ago, but not demo, so I don't know if I should be angry, or relieved.
I'm only about halfway through the main storyline mission of San Andreas, but this one is far less 'criminal dude doing criminal deeds for money', much more 'one man fighting out against the evils infesting his former neighborhood, and doing greater things in the process.'
But that's just my take on it, and YMMV
"Give us $50 for the game, and then it's ($8, $10, $15) a month to actually play the game. Oh, and bend over, and try not to scream too much, we forgot the KY."
They crunch their dev teams so they can get a product out the door in 8 months, when it should really take 16.
Granted, those aren't the real numbers, but that's what they are trying to do. Put everyone on 24-7 crunch, and you'll get the product out in less time.
Well, in order for all the knowledge worker jobs to complete with overseas outsourcing, we'll have to start working for a few dollars an hour, if that, 190 hours a week, 365 a year.
Because that's exactly what "Big Business" is looking for in its labor force, which is why everything is outsourced to India, the Phillippines, and Mexico.
"Here's a simple solution: first everyone realize that you have no right to be entertained"
I wasn't aware that the **AA had a fundamental right to make billions of dollars a year. They believe they do, but last I checked, no business has the god given right to make billions of dollars. If I'm running a business, and I project to make three million dollars for the year, but I only make five-hundred-thousand dollars, it's not because of anything aside from my own shitty work. I projected that I'd make X amount of money this year, just like the movie studios projected that they'd make X amount of millions this year. They shouldn't be allowed to cry foul when their own shitty product doesn't sell.
People will obtain what they want, at a price that they are willing to pay for. IIRC, it's one of the fundamental principles of a free market. Granted, I don't have a right to be entertained, but the **AA doesn't have a right to make X billion of dollars.
God, I hate that argument, from both sides. I wish I could get away with blaming someone else when I don't make as much as I said I would. It'd make dealing with bill collectors alot easier.
Genndy Tartakovsky also directed the Clone Wars shorts that also aired on Cartoon Network, and in my opinion they were alot better than the last two movies.
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Incase you miss the point, which you probably will... it's against the rules (ie: LAWS) set down by Blizzard. When you install WoW, you are agreeing to play by the rules/obey the laws that Blizzard has put down for the game.
Understand now?
If they keep Jedi in there, it will NEVER be a true post-ANH setting.
These 'coding princesses' are not getting paid for the work they are doing. Lawyers and investment bankers get a nice chunk of change for their work. People at EA get a 40hr/week salary, are forced to work 80hrs a week, 7 days a week, and are not compensated.
And before you strike back with the EA-endorsed cry of "If you don't like it, quit!" (followed by the unspoken 'There is a shitload more suckers who we can work to the bone'), I'd love to see you up and quit your job with little to no notice, little to no outside cashflow, and try to keep up your way of life without your world coming to a crashing halt. It's pretty fucking hard. I've had to do it, and it's not fun when the bills you have start piling up, because you aren't pulling in the money you were from your 'oppressive' job, and still haven't found one that isn't so 'oppressive'.
Banks, credit cards, house payments, car payments, utilities, etc etc etc won't go 'Oh! You quit your job because they were working you to the bone and not paying you what they should have, so we'll just let you slide for a couple of months while you get back on your feet.' It's more along the lines of 'we don't give a fuck if you don't have a job, pay your bills.'
Christ. People are trying to make a change for the better in their industry, and people cry foul and outsourcing, and other rubbish. I'm sure the coal miners and textile workers would have loved to have you around to cheer them on.
C'mon, how many people see someone talking about muppets and think of anyone other than Kermit.
Well, nowadays whenever anyone mentions Jim Henson, I think of Pilot, but I'm a freak. :)
Gotta reference Romero!
I guess people pay attention. ;)
Obligatory Non-PA linkage!
I wouldn't be surprised if Sony was doing this on purpose, though. Drive up demand for the new Cool Thing, so when they do finally release it (what, Q1 2005? Q3 2005?) it'll sell like the proverbial hotcake.
Kind of like the Jampack demo discs you could buy in EB, except for free.
So it's not a matter of recalling bad copies off the shelves... these are being shipped directly to the customer. Granted, yes, Sony could recall them all, but it's probably easier for them, both operations-wise and financially, to just say 'hey, don't leave your memory cards in your PS2 when you play this demo' to all the people getting this disc.
Of course, I got the "You'll soon be receiving the Holiday Demo Disc" email like two weeks ago, but not demo, so I don't know if I should be angry, or relieved.
I'm only about halfway through the main storyline mission of San Andreas, but this one is far less 'criminal dude doing criminal deeds for money', much more 'one man fighting out against the evils infesting his former neighborhood, and doing greater things in the process.' But that's just my take on it, and YMMV
Yeah, that sounds about right for this game. :)
I seem to remember several more six digit figures from bonuses and such, last time someone quoted Probst's pay.
Flaw in your math there is that EA doesn't give overtime.
MMORPG's have been doing this since the 90s.
"Give us $50 for the game, and then it's ($8, $10, $15) a month to actually play the game. Oh, and bend over, and try not to scream too much, we forgot the KY."
Nice dead links. :)
They crunch their dev teams so they can get a product out the door in 8 months, when it should really take 16. Granted, those aren't the real numbers, but that's what they are trying to do. Put everyone on 24-7 crunch, and you'll get the product out in less time.
Wanna buy a gnome?
If only I could still mod in this discussion.
Someone mod that guy as funny for me. :)
Well, in order for all the knowledge worker jobs to complete with overseas outsourcing, we'll have to start working for a few dollars an hour, if that, 190 hours a week, 365 a year. Because that's exactly what "Big Business" is looking for in its labor force, which is why everything is outsourced to India, the Phillippines, and Mexico.
Isn't that the setting of Logan's Run?
I wasn't aware that the **AA had a fundamental right to make billions of dollars a year. They believe they do, but last I checked, no business has the god given right to make billions of dollars. If I'm running a business, and I project to make three million dollars for the year, but I only make five-hundred-thousand dollars, it's not because of anything aside from my own shitty work. I projected that I'd make X amount of money this year, just like the movie studios projected that they'd make X amount of millions this year. They shouldn't be allowed to cry foul when their own shitty product doesn't sell.
People will obtain what they want, at a price that they are willing to pay for. IIRC, it's one of the fundamental principles of a free market. Granted, I don't have a right to be entertained, but the **AA doesn't have a right to make X billion of dollars.
God, I hate that argument, from both sides. I wish I could get away with blaming someone else when I don't make as much as I said I would. It'd make dealing with bill collectors alot easier.
Imagine if they had kept David Prowse's original dialogue in.
He was scottish!
Genndy Tartakovsky also directed the Clone Wars shorts that also aired on Cartoon Network, and in my opinion they were alot better than the last two movies.
Although you might know it as humour.
Obviously an elusive thing to you.
A bad game is bad forever.
Both of those games were just bad, period, no matter when they came out. :)
....unless I'm on crack, the guy behind the original Bard's Tale is doing this.... Check your facts.