Uhh.. correct me if I'm wrong here.. but wasn't the whole point of the internet from the very start, to share files? Pandora's Box has been opened for a very long time. The internet is home to activities, both legal and otherwise. There's no going back. Think "band-aid on a bullet wound". So applying usage fees now for folks who are supposedly using more than their fair share for whatever purpose only serves to fatten the executives pockets and not provide better or faster services. If it were the case, we'd all have fiber connections to our homes already.
This bank argument is weak here. If a bank pisses you off.. you can withdraw all your money and take it to another friendlier bank. If Blizzard pisses you off, you CAN"T take that character or any of its possessions with you, besides... where would you go? None of these games are interchangeable in that nature...
Search Google for video game related deaths and articles mentioning his name appear at the top discussing his obsession with Everquest. Even then EQ or SOE for that matter can't entirely be blamed for his suicide, they may have played a role in the man's death but he had some serious psychological issues that went unchecked to begin with. Unless SOE has been lying to everybody about this, his death is the only one linked to a video game, more specifically a "highly addictive" MMORPG. While I'm sure that Game Masters and CSRs for Everquest and the other MMORPGs get death threats on a constant basis, I can bet that there isn't one of them having come close to being carried out. Prove me wrong, on one or both counts, please. If you can't back it up with a link to some articles or whatever, don't bother.
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Uhh.. correct me if I'm wrong here.. but wasn't the whole point of the internet from the very start, to share files? Pandora's Box has been opened for a very long time. The internet is home to activities, both legal and otherwise. There's no going back. Think "band-aid on a bullet wound". So applying usage fees now for folks who are supposedly using more than their fair share for whatever purpose only serves to fatten the executives pockets and not provide better or faster services. If it were the case, we'd all have fiber connections to our homes already.
Well... I've got FIOS... =)
This bank argument is weak here. If a bank pisses you off.. you can withdraw all your money and take it to another friendlier bank. If Blizzard pisses you off, you CAN"T take that character or any of its possessions with you, besides... where would you go? None of these games are interchangeable in that nature...
would be nice if they were though.
His name was Shawn Woolley.
Search Google for video game related deaths and articles mentioning his name appear at the top discussing his obsession with Everquest. Even then EQ or SOE for that matter can't entirely be blamed for his suicide, they may have played a role in the man's death but he had some serious psychological issues that went unchecked to begin with. Unless SOE has been lying to everybody about this, his death is the only one linked to a video game, more specifically a "highly addictive" MMORPG. While I'm sure that Game Masters and CSRs for Everquest and the other MMORPGs get death threats on a constant basis, I can bet that there isn't one of them having come close to being carried out. Prove me wrong, on one or both counts, please. If you can't back it up with a link to some articles or whatever, don't bother.