they could keep all data on a SAN during the day and power that off (and/or physically disconnect it) and then keep all their client data on a separate SAN (and have that off/disconnected during the day). and it's not like that would be an *extra* SAN cost because they're going to have to keep the client's data somewhere either way.
The only time I have ever stopped playing a game because it was hard was Ninja Gaiden for the XBOX. I don't have anywhere near the amount of time needed to get good enough at this game to beat it. If you haven't played this game, I recommend getting it (I got it for $4 at EB), but I doubt you will finish.
Most other "walls" I've ever encountered have been because I'm not good enough at the game and I can play a few more times and figure it out.
Last, speaking of God of War, in the challenge of Atlas, if you pull the lever 3 times (hey, I was trying to figure out what it did) before moving the big rock atlas is holding, it gets stuck. Little did I know this, so I saved. I went forward a bit, saved again. Got the crank thingy and saved again (over my last game save from before the lever got stuck). So, I go back and can't progress. I had to restart the game from the beginning... that sucked.
That's not really a "wall" though, that's just the game being a buggy piece of crap.
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they could keep all data on a SAN during the day and power that off (and/or physically disconnect it) and then keep all their client data on a separate SAN (and have that off/disconnected during the day). and it's not like that would be an *extra* SAN cost because they're going to have to keep the client's data somewhere either way.
The only time I have ever stopped playing a game because it was hard was Ninja Gaiden for the XBOX. I don't have anywhere near the amount of time needed to get good enough at this game to beat it. If you haven't played this game, I recommend getting it (I got it for $4 at EB), but I doubt you will finish. Most other "walls" I've ever encountered have been because I'm not good enough at the game and I can play a few more times and figure it out. Last, speaking of God of War, in the challenge of Atlas, if you pull the lever 3 times (hey, I was trying to figure out what it did) before moving the big rock atlas is holding, it gets stuck. Little did I know this, so I saved. I went forward a bit, saved again. Got the crank thingy and saved again (over my last game save from before the lever got stuck). So, I go back and can't progress. I had to restart the game from the beginning... that sucked. That's not really a "wall" though, that's just the game being a buggy piece of crap.