I'm fine with that too, provided the people who paid for it continue to own it and it can't just be sold off from under them by self serving politicians.
Macthorpe may post in response to basically every twitter+ post, but (iirc) he didn't start doing it until (someone who was ostensibly, or was at least using the same posting pattern as) twitter registered the name 'Mactrope' in an apparent attempt to imitate him.
From what i've read of Macthorpe's posts outside of twitter oriented discussion, he seems to be reasonably critical of Microsoft, Apple, and *nux OS platforms.
Your proposition sounds reasonable, but anyone who has paid attention to this little dance for a while will see there is background here.
Of course, we could all be a single sad kid having conversations with himself from his mother's basement.
What about XP's current TCP/IP stack limitations? Do Microsoft intend to add IPv6 in a service pack (which would, if i understand correctly) require the replacement of the whole networking system?
seems like the kind of thing they've 'accidentally' messed up in the past..
yes, yes, we're all aware of that. Our last government was keen to show us that our British Overlords were right to send us here, for a myriad of reasons.
this latest lot.. well, they haven't really shown a position on it yet, afaik.
Sadly, i do think that's what actually happened... at least according to groklaw.
It is quite sad that even 80% Against wasn't enough to dissuade the the oversight committee from changing the vote to Yes. I also find the justicication to be questionable, 'specially since MS have basically said that they probably won't even follow Ecma recommendations (which they basically have control over anyway), let alone the ISO standard.
There is no way this service could work except as an opt-in, and then it'd have to be at consumer level, not ISP level.
as many have pointed out, there's no reason for a person who never downloads music to be indemnified against music piracy. Of course, the delusional belief that everyone consumes their product (and therefore should pay more for not paying them enough already, a cogent syllogism if ever i did hear one..) is the real problem with the record industry, and i doubt even implementing this system properly will change that.
My thoughts exactly. I believe another poster (QuantumG?) said that he thinks that Blizzard should just hand out L70 characters to people who want them for exactly that reason.
Of course, gameplay methods and roles will differ from class to class and build to build, and you need to have gear.. so it's not like you can just jump in and start pwning..
i guess it just frustrates me that you need to play for months before the start of the real game. Also (as a total amateur game designer) it frustrates me that the gameplay system isn't any more complex than a MUD with animation. Games like this have been around for decades, i find it a bit sad we haven't progressed beyond them.
I love it.. the game you were playing (the one with the subversion of the automation checking) sounds far more interesting and productive than the MMO. Wish i'd spent more time doing that kinda thing when i was young;)
Valid argument, especially since it seems this is the reason most people play WoW. It's just annoying that you need to grind for days or weeks to make characters good enough to play with your friends. Sure, you can follow them around and get xp and items that way, but that requires a commitment by both of you to do something that isn't really interesting for either of you.
yes, i do consider that a design flaw. The fact that mobs appear in predictable locations, in fact (and perhaps this is unfair, but hear me out..) the fact that they spawn at all is an issue. The fact that, from area to area, the same kinds of creature models appear with different names and vastly different stats, the fact that there are areas which have been designated 'fit for levels 20-30', etc.. i find all of that to be quite unappealing in an MMO. It makes me want to just play a single player rpg and be done with it.
Of course, it's probably obvious by this point that i'd rather be playing an MMO with ecosystem equilibrium and no level treadmilling, so it's obvious that WoW isn't for me.
That is exactly my point. I don't enjoy grinding, and judging from the sales of MMO Glide, neither do a lot of other people. The thing is, WoW is (until you start playing PvP or the like) almost all grind.
Don't get me wrong, i don't hate WoW, but i don't see the logic in making a bot play a game that you don't enjoy yourself. Find a better game, or at least a game that is more suitable for you.
That's true up to a certain point, although i challenge you to find me a CS bot that can be dropped into a random map and learn it in a meaningful way.
The part i was (perhaps unfairly) getting at was the 'role playing' part, and no, i'm not talking about ye olde wanking. I have other problems with WoW, but i'll save them for another time.
A strategy game with a limited ruleset and fixed playing field is completely different to a system with complex stat interaction, and the non-linearity of a 3d map with characters, et al. should make automation impossible. If you can automate the game, then (imho) there's a fundamental flaw in the design.
of course, i'm not raking in cash like they are, so what do i know..;)
i don't know.. i've heard this kind of thing from gamers before, but i've personally got a 24" monitor and a (single, as in only one) 8800GTX, and i can run crysis at native res (1920x1200) on full detail with 4xAA in dx9 and it's still quite playable. Like, almost never below 24fps playable.
regardless of what you may have been told, there is no machine that accepts currency in return for code. People write code, and many (perhaps most) do it on their own time for their own purposes.
The conceptualization of code as only legitimate in business is strange to me.. almost like you're suggesting that it's not proper for people to read or write unless someone makes money from it..
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I'm fine with that too, provided the people who paid for it continue to own it and it can't just be sold off from under them by self serving politicians.
As soon as i get a decent set of HUD glasses and a nice cording keyboard, i'm throwing my phone and laptop away and building a gargoyle rig.
Macthorpe may post in response to basically every twitter+ post, but (iirc) he didn't start doing it until (someone who was ostensibly, or was at least using the same posting pattern as) twitter registered the name 'Mactrope' in an apparent attempt to imitate him.
From what i've read of Macthorpe's posts outside of twitter oriented discussion, he seems to be reasonably critical of Microsoft, Apple, and *nux OS platforms.
Your proposition sounds reasonable, but anyone who has paid attention to this little dance for a while will see there is background here.
Of course, we could all be a single sad kid having conversations with himself from his mother's basement.
Scratch that. Apparently support for IPv6 was added in SP1, and i've just never used it. Oh wells..
yeah, good luck with that tactile feedback thing.
Turns out visuals != experience, and that's probably a really good thing..
What about XP's current TCP/IP stack limitations? Do Microsoft intend to add IPv6 in a service pack (which would, if i understand correctly) require the replacement of the whole networking system?
seems like the kind of thing they've 'accidentally' messed up in the past..
yes, yes, we're all aware of that. Our last government was keen to show us that our British Overlords were right to send us here, for a myriad of reasons.
this latest lot.. well, they haven't really shown a position on it yet, afaik.
Sadly, i do think that's what actually happened... at least according to groklaw.
It is quite sad that even 80% Against wasn't enough to dissuade the the oversight committee from changing the vote to Yes. I also find the justicication to be questionable, 'specially since MS have basically said that they probably won't even follow Ecma recommendations (which they basically have control over anyway), let alone the ISO standard.
Sure, just need to find the interface port so i can upload this virus from a 3.5" disk on my Macbook..
there's an oblig quote here about the laws of physics, and how you can't change them.. but i think you already knew that, captain.
ISO is supposed to be a technical body for a reason.
You missed the part where Republicans eat babies and drink the blood of innocent longhairs that they harvest from hippie reservations.
There is no way this service could work except as an opt-in, and then it'd have to be at consumer level, not ISP level.
as many have pointed out, there's no reason for a person who never downloads music to be indemnified against music piracy. Of course, the delusional belief that everyone consumes their product (and therefore should pay more for not paying them enough already, a cogent syllogism if ever i did hear one..) is the real problem with the record industry, and i doubt even implementing this system properly will change that.
My thoughts exactly. I believe another poster (QuantumG?) said that he thinks that Blizzard should just hand out L70 characters to people who want them for exactly that reason.
Of course, gameplay methods and roles will differ from class to class and build to build, and you need to have gear.. so it's not like you can just jump in and start pwning..
i guess it just frustrates me that you need to play for months before the start of the real game. Also (as a total amateur game designer) it frustrates me that the gameplay system isn't any more complex than a MUD with animation. Games like this have been around for decades, i find it a bit sad we haven't progressed beyond them.
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I love it.. the game you were playing (the one with the subversion of the automation checking) sounds far more interesting and productive than the MMO. Wish i'd spent more time doing that kinda thing when i was young ;)
Valid argument, especially since it seems this is the reason most people play WoW. It's just annoying that you need to grind for days or weeks to make characters good enough to play with your friends. Sure, you can follow them around and get xp and items that way, but that requires a commitment by both of you to do something that isn't really interesting for either of you.
yes, i do consider that a design flaw. The fact that mobs appear in predictable locations, in fact (and perhaps this is unfair, but hear me out..) the fact that they spawn at all is an issue. The fact that, from area to area, the same kinds of creature models appear with different names and vastly different stats, the fact that there are areas which have been designated 'fit for levels 20-30', etc.. i find all of that to be quite unappealing in an MMO. It makes me want to just play a single player rpg and be done with it.
Of course, it's probably obvious by this point that i'd rather be playing an MMO with ecosystem equilibrium and no level treadmilling, so it's obvious that WoW isn't for me.
That is exactly my point. I don't enjoy grinding, and judging from the sales of MMO Glide, neither do a lot of other people. The thing is, WoW is (until you start playing PvP or the like) almost all grind.
Don't get me wrong, i don't hate WoW, but i don't see the logic in making a bot play a game that you don't enjoy yourself. Find a better game, or at least a game that is more suitable for you.
That's true up to a certain point, although i challenge you to find me a CS bot that can be dropped into a random map and learn it in a meaningful way.
The part i was (perhaps unfairly) getting at was the 'role playing' part, and no, i'm not talking about ye olde wanking. I have other problems with WoW, but i'll save them for another time.
Strategy game != RPG.
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A strategy game with a limited ruleset and fixed playing field is completely different to a system with complex stat interaction, and the non-linearity of a 3d map with characters, et al. should make automation impossible. If you can automate the game, then (imho) there's a fundamental flaw in the design.
of course, i'm not raking in cash like they are, so what do i know..
so i can pay $10/month to have a bot do the boring grinding for me.
Oh wait.. that's why i don't play in the first place. Why the hell would you play an rpg that can be played more effectively by a bot than a human?
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i don't know.. i've heard this kind of thing from gamers before, but i've personally got a 24" monitor and a (single, as in only one) 8800GTX, and i can run crysis at native res (1920x1200) on full detail with 4xAA in dx9 and it's still quite playable. Like, almost never below 24fps playable.
regardless of what you may have been told, there is no machine that accepts currency in return for code. People write code, and many (perhaps most) do it on their own time for their own purposes.
The conceptualization of code as only legitimate in business is strange to me.. almost like you're suggesting that it's not proper for people to read or write unless someone makes money from it..
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