RFO has already had this for a while. The game focuses heavily on PvP, and In order to become a race leader you must be voted in. That allows you to get into the leader chat and have the ability to choose enemy play targets for your race, and to chat restrict players within your race. The whole game is contingent on the race leaders getting their team to do good and figuring out exactly what the other two races are up to. Pretty fun stuff.
I'm really getting tired of these already. It's a great way to make a lot of money really fast, but I'm very concerned that this standard will be the demise of a simple what you see is what you get service. It's becoming very big in gaming and I see it as a way for companies to maximize revenue without remaining constantly challenged to produce better content. If you can make an extra 10% near pure profit selling costumes, then why produce anything for free ever again? It's "so cheap" anyone can afford it, after all.
and the first thing the Mainframe admin screamed back at me was the need for encryption. Of course, this is a health care outfit, so It's a must, but I really don't like the idea of any of my "special bits" straying further than they have to, encrypted or not.
Did you know that Marvel 2 only has 4 buttons and 2 assist buttons (which only call out assists, so they don't exactly count as "moves")? Seriously, it's not that hard, even with 6. I hate how lots of gamers have at least three tournament FPS maps memorized and know to pie slice headshots with their eyes closed based on the map and the sound of your footsteps, but when it comes to fighting games a simple fireball motion is suddenly impossible for them to comprehend.
One of my Everquest guild mates (from a LONG time ago) was a security admin for a gold mine and he told me that they were training him in breaking Linux. Ironically, he played a rogue and he was a good one. Ever since then I've been thinking about how many high risk/high security places use OSS.
SF4 is a GREAT example. It not only refreshed and arguably REVIVED a dying genre (2D fighters), but it's also just a great game. It took out the fluff that a lot of people didn't like (Parry system from SF3) but it kept it's roots in the great gameplay that made it a hit in the first place while introducing completely new concepts (Focus attacks & Ultras) and characters.
I think you missed the point with Bioshock a bit, though. It's not supposed to be the same sort of FPS that you're thinking it is (Wolfenstein). It's more of a story-driven RPG-ish adventure with heavy shooter elements. Try the first one to understand better what I mean. Or try System shock 1 & 2. Those are both predecessors to the Bioshocks and they are definitely not your run of the mill shooter.
There is a malware out there that can disable various features of your AV. Of course, no AV company is going to tell you that there is malware it can't detect, but that's kinda the point of malware, isn't it? And also the reason why closed apps aren't a good response to the threat that malware poses.
See them in jail? For what? For making the decision to include a feature they licensed from some scummy DRM developer and they had no clue how it worked? Those execs had no clue what they were doing other than that it would potentially help stop people from pirating their music. Execs rarely have a clue about anything technical and they are the ones who make the decisions. Anyone else down the chain either didn't know either or wasn't big enough on the radar to matter. Not saying Sony's not completely innocent, but they aren't the evil corporate fat cats people make them out to be due to that "rootkit" matter. The real evil are the individuals who made the technology and sold it to Sony. They knew what it was going to do.
Textures. Even compressed, they take up tons of space and you need a lot of them to make levels look nice and pretty. The more detailed, the more textures you're going to need. Heck, even to make it looks BAD from a distance, so as to increase performance (LOD) you guessed it, you need another texture.
BOOM! error. Of course this was in Firefox. I'll bet IE works fine. Oh well, I applaud them for try to educate. I will be getting my family members to participate. Hopefully it will eliminate some of the need for me to hold their hands in minor computing matters. Hopefully, one day we will be like the cheezy sci-fi flicks where pretty much everyone is able to perform minor programming tasks.
I would agree if not for what the previous poster said about most current tech games hosting games on private servers. That's the #1 best way to prevent cheating, after-all, to host all sensitive content serverside. Also, I would agree if not for the fact that the PS3 has FREE online network. It is free and it still manages to provide all the features of Live. the PS2 had a FREE network in Japan as well, but most companies hosted their own servers for games and simply removed those features from the US port of those games. Most of Capcom's fighting games had online play in Japan, for instance. Microsoft has everyone fooled into believing they have to pay them to play online. This is such a farce. This is my argument against Microsoft,and it has nothing to do with the details of this DOS attack. It's just the fact that you get to pay for it.
Even better, said Mr Boyd, games played via Xbox Live are not hosted on private servers.... 'Instead,' he said, 'a lot of games on Xbox Live are hosted by players.'...
Then what the FUCK are those players PAYING for, then? I thought there could not be another reason I consider the Xbox and everything that it brought with it was the toxic bane of gaming as we once knew it. There is no fairness in that at all. Silver service included. you're still giving away part of your oneline identity, as seen here by these "hacks," even if you only use the free service and I don't think it can even play all the games. Microsoft is failing their customers yet again and unlike the Windows situation, a LOT of them don't even realize it.
I really want to buy L4D but I can't afford it. When I heard it was half price, I jumped to buy it but missed it because I had to hear about it a day late on The Consumerist. I don't log into Steam everyday, but I would have bought the game for half price.
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RFO has already had this for a while. The game focuses heavily on PvP, and In order to become a race leader you must be voted in. That allows you to get into the leader chat and have the ability to choose enemy play targets for your race, and to chat restrict players within your race. The whole game is contingent on the race leaders getting their team to do good and figuring out exactly what the other two races are up to. Pretty fun stuff.
Yeah. That. Or getting bit by one of them would be quite the experience. Take your pick.
EXPERIENCE!
How is knowing what kind of file is going into your computer redundant?
What kind of gas is that you're putting in your car? 92? 87? LEADED? It's redundant!
What kind of batteries are you putting into that device? 9 volt? AA? It's redundant!
There's no way a user would actually want to know want they're clicking on, right Microsoft?
I'm really getting tired of these already. It's a great way to make a lot of money really fast, but I'm very concerned that this standard will be the demise of a simple what you see is what you get service. It's becoming very big in gaming and I see it as a way for companies to maximize revenue without remaining constantly challenged to produce better content. If you can make an extra 10% near pure profit selling costumes, then why produce anything for free ever again? It's "so cheap" anyone can afford it, after all.
and the first thing the Mainframe admin screamed back at me was the need for encryption. Of course, this is a health care outfit, so It's a must, but I really don't like the idea of any of my "special bits" straying further than they have to, encrypted or not.
LOL I knew this was coming. Even on /.
Ah, man. You mean you DON'T want to be taken for a ride? You're no fun.
Did you know that Marvel 2 only has 4 buttons and 2 assist buttons (which only call out assists, so they don't exactly count as "moves")? Seriously, it's not that hard, even with 6. I hate how lots of gamers have at least three tournament FPS maps memorized and know to pie slice headshots with their eyes closed based on the map and the sound of your footsteps, but when it comes to fighting games a simple fireball motion is suddenly impossible for them to comprehend.
One of my Everquest guild mates (from a LONG time ago) was a security admin for a gold mine and he told me that they were training him in breaking Linux. Ironically, he played a rogue and he was a good one. Ever since then I've been thinking about how many high risk/high security places use OSS.
SF4 is a GREAT example. It not only refreshed and arguably REVIVED a dying genre (2D fighters), but it's also just a great game. It took out the fluff that a lot of people didn't like (Parry system from SF3) but it kept it's roots in the great gameplay that made it a hit in the first place while introducing completely new concepts (Focus attacks & Ultras) and characters.
I think you missed the point with Bioshock a bit, though. It's not supposed to be the same sort of FPS that you're thinking it is (Wolfenstein). It's more of a story-driven RPG-ish adventure with heavy shooter elements. Try the first one to understand better what I mean. Or try System shock 1 & 2. Those are both predecessors to the Bioshocks and they are definitely not your run of the mill shooter.
... Finding more ways to get you to pay MORE money for the same (or worse!) services since the beginning.
Whatever.
Exploding books are awesome! Thanks for giving me another way to kill my players!
There is a malware out there that can disable various features of your AV. Of course, no AV company is going to tell you that there is malware it can't detect, but that's kinda the point of malware, isn't it? And also the reason why closed apps aren't a good response to the threat that malware poses.
Now the Z stands for "zero!" As in zero days without an IPL.
See them in jail? For what? For making the decision to include a feature they licensed from some scummy DRM developer and they had no clue how it worked? Those execs had no clue what they were doing other than that it would potentially help stop people from pirating their music. Execs rarely have a clue about anything technical and they are the ones who make the decisions. Anyone else down the chain either didn't know either or wasn't big enough on the radar to matter. Not saying Sony's not completely innocent, but they aren't the evil corporate fat cats people make them out to be due to that "rootkit" matter. The real evil are the individuals who made the technology and sold it to Sony. They knew what it was going to do.
I actually happen to be from the vicinity of Betelgeuse.
Textures. Even compressed, they take up tons of space and you need a lot of them to make levels look nice and pretty. The more detailed, the more textures you're going to need. Heck, even to make it looks BAD from a distance, so as to increase performance (LOD) you guessed it, you need another texture.
BOOM! error. Of course this was in Firefox. I'll bet IE works fine. Oh well, I applaud them for try to educate. I will be getting my family members to participate. Hopefully it will eliminate some of the need for me to hold their hands in minor computing matters. Hopefully, one day we will be like the cheezy sci-fi flicks where pretty much everyone is able to perform minor programming tasks.
I would agree if not for what the previous poster said about most current tech games hosting games on private servers. That's the #1 best way to prevent cheating, after-all, to host all sensitive content serverside. Also, I would agree if not for the fact that the PS3 has FREE online network. It is free and it still manages to provide all the features of Live. the PS2 had a FREE network in Japan as well, but most companies hosted their own servers for games and simply removed those features from the US port of those games. Most of Capcom's fighting games had online play in Japan, for instance. Microsoft has everyone fooled into believing they have to pay them to play online. This is such a farce. This is my argument against Microsoft,and it has nothing to do with the details of this DOS attack. It's just the fact that you get to pay for it.
Then what the FUCK are those players PAYING for, then? I thought there could not be another reason I consider the Xbox and everything that it brought with it was the toxic bane of gaming as we once knew it. There is no fairness in that at all. Silver service included. you're still giving away part of your oneline identity, as seen here by these "hacks," even if you only use the free service and I don't think it can even play all the games. Microsoft is failing their customers yet again and unlike the Windows situation, a LOT of them don't even realize it.
I really want to buy L4D but I can't afford it. When I heard it was half price, I jumped to buy it but missed it because I had to hear about it a day late on The Consumerist. I don't log into Steam everyday, but I would have bought the game for half price.
something to upgrade my baby armor with!
Wow! Looks like it's already working!