I'm going to be a senior in high school this September. For about 4 school years now, I've seen SMARTBoards in several rooms in my school. I've seen them used judiciously and to good effect -- for notes, for math equations, movies, you name it -- well, except for the goatse pranks. Our sysadmin makes sure we all have strong passwords, especially teachers.
And I live in Kamiah, Idaho. Apart from the schools, whose born-and-bred in California technology coordinator (aka our system admin) pulls down grants to keep the computers in tip-top shape and with the latest in good software, the majority of the town accesses the internet via the town library. Which, unless I'm very much mistaken, is running on dial-up that runs at less than 56k, even with a 56k modem equipped.
For the rest of us, broadband is a tricky proposition. All we have is wireless that costs a pretty penny to set up, so I only know of about three people who have it.
So forgive me for sounding uninterested, but wow, people are using smartboards. Big deal. Call me when they're doing something I haven't been accustomed to for going on 5 years now.
Ever heard "If it ain't broke, don't fix it?" Now, I know that doesn't apply much to WoW -- I'll be the first to admit WoW has its share of problems. But the other ones are just plain stupid.
World of WarCraft FPS? I see no plausible reason ANYBODY at Blizzard would think that would do well.
StarCraft FPS? Yes, that's SC: Ghost, and yes, it's been in the works for awhile, but it's far from a careless money grab -- by my count that's three games (counting Brood War, which is technically an expansion) in the universe, not 15+ that don't really deviate much from a set path save for a few games (Tactics, FFX-2). And before anybody gets in my face, yes, I do like the Final Fantasy series.
StarCraft MMO -- Worlds of StarCraft? That'd be fucking awesome to play provided they learn from their mistakes with WoW.
StarCraft 3? What the hell are you talking about? They haven't even made SC2 yet (No, SC:G is NOT SC2). And still, even with 1 expansion pack for SC2, SC3, should it ever happen, would be only the 6th iteration of the series.
And I might add that most of the WarCraft games have taken leaps forward over their predecessor. OK, maybe not gameplay-wise between WC1 and 2, but graphics and story-wise.
And one last thing -- what is "If WoW falls down in the forest and no one is there... does it make a sound?" supposed to mean? Last I checked, WoW had one of the biggest subscription bases in the world. And I highly doubt, even with the trolls in the forums bitching about stealth nerfs that sometimes don't exist, or trolls that just seem to want to crap all over the game just because it's popular (see first comment on this story), that WoW is going anywhere anytime soon. So please, think clearly before you spew your end-of-Blizzard prophecies, and definitely think twice before you try and make a witty comment that is so out of context it's not even funny.
Ever heard "If it ain't broke, don't fix it?"
Now, I know that doesn't apply much to WoW -- I'll be the first to admit WoW has its share of problems. But the other ones are just plain stupid.
World of WarCraft FPS? I see no plausible reason ANYBODY at Blizzard would think that would do well.
StarCraft FPS? Yes, that's SC: Ghost, and yes, it's been in the works for awhile, but it's far from a careless money grab -- by my count that's three games (counting Brood War, which is technically an expansion) in the universe, not 15+ that don't really deviate much from a set path save for a few games (Tactics, FFX-2). And before anybody gets in my face, yes, I do like the Final Fantasy series.
StarCraft MMO -- Worlds of StarCraft? That'd be fucking awesome to play provided they learn from their mistakes with WoW.
StarCraft 3? What the hell are you talking about? They haven't even made SC2 yet (No, SC:G is NOT SC2). And still, even with 1 expansion pack for SC2, SC3, should it ever happen, would be only the 6th iteration of the series.
And I might add that most of the WarCraft games have taken leaps forward over their predecessor. OK, maybe not gameplay-wise between WC1 and 2, but graphics and story-wise.
And one last thing -- what is "If WoW falls down in the forest and no one is there... does it make a sound?" supposed to mean? Last I checked, WoW had one of the biggest subscription bases in the world. And I highly doubt, even with the trolls in the forums bitching about stealth nerfs that sometimes don't exist, or trolls that just seem to want to crap all over the game just because it's popular (see first comment on this story), that WoW is going anywhere anytime soon. So please, think clearly before you spew your end-of-Blizzard prophecies, and definitely think twice before you try and make a witty comment that is so out of context it's not even funny.
Probably, yeah. But if it isn't just trying to quash rumors and actually IS something like I described... Nintendo, to quote Bill Engvall, "Here's your sign."
Everything published to date is entirely speculation and we hope to announce more about the game at E3 in May.
Now, mod me down for being a dumbass, but if I'm reading that quote right (no I didn't RTFA), that's Nintendo saying they don't know when their own damn game is going to be released. Doesn't this strike anyone as ODD?! I mean, at least have a general ballpark idea!
Why would they need an Unreal license? Didn't they already make the movie?
(remembers Unreal engine license == legal mod)... Oh... well, yeah, that's right. Nevermind, carry on.
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Yeah, but "ISR" jokes are getting old too. And you don't see them stopping.
*looks around deftly*
In Soviet Russia, lame jokes and gags overuse YOU!
I'm going to be a senior in high school this September. For about 4 school years now, I've seen SMARTBoards in several rooms in my school. I've seen them used judiciously and to good effect -- for notes, for math equations, movies, you name it -- well, except for the goatse pranks. Our sysadmin makes sure we all have strong passwords, especially teachers.
And I live in Kamiah, Idaho. Apart from the schools, whose born-and-bred in California technology coordinator (aka our system admin) pulls down grants to keep the computers in tip-top shape and with the latest in good software, the majority of the town accesses the internet via the town library. Which, unless I'm very much mistaken, is running on dial-up that runs at less than 56k, even with a 56k modem equipped.
For the rest of us, broadband is a tricky proposition. All we have is wireless that costs a pretty penny to set up, so I only know of about three people who have it.
So forgive me for sounding uninterested, but wow, people are using smartboards. Big deal. Call me when they're doing something I haven't been accustomed to for going on 5 years now.
Ever heard "If it ain't broke, don't fix it?" Now, I know that doesn't apply much to WoW -- I'll be the first to admit WoW has its share of problems. But the other ones are just plain stupid.
World of WarCraft FPS? I see no plausible reason ANYBODY at Blizzard would think that would do well.
StarCraft FPS? Yes, that's SC: Ghost, and yes, it's been in the works for awhile, but it's far from a careless money grab -- by my count that's three games (counting Brood War, which is technically an expansion) in the universe, not 15+ that don't really deviate much from a set path save for a few games (Tactics, FFX-2). And before anybody gets in my face, yes, I do like the Final Fantasy series.
StarCraft MMO -- Worlds of StarCraft? That'd be fucking awesome to play provided they learn from their mistakes with WoW.
StarCraft 3? What the hell are you talking about? They haven't even made SC2 yet (No, SC:G is NOT SC2). And still, even with 1 expansion pack for SC2, SC3, should it ever happen, would be only the 6th iteration of the series.
And I might add that most of the WarCraft games have taken leaps forward over their predecessor. OK, maybe not gameplay-wise between WC1 and 2, but graphics and story-wise.
And one last thing -- what is "If WoW falls down in the forest and no one is there... does it make a sound?" supposed to mean? Last I checked, WoW had one of the biggest subscription bases in the world. And I highly doubt, even with the trolls in the forums bitching about stealth nerfs that sometimes don't exist, or trolls that just seem to want to crap all over the game just because it's popular (see first comment on this story), that WoW is going anywhere anytime soon. So please, think clearly before you spew your end-of-Blizzard prophecies, and definitely think twice before you try and make a witty comment that is so out of context it's not even funny.
Ever heard "If it ain't broke, don't fix it?" Now, I know that doesn't apply much to WoW -- I'll be the first to admit WoW has its share of problems. But the other ones are just plain stupid. World of WarCraft FPS? I see no plausible reason ANYBODY at Blizzard would think that would do well. StarCraft FPS? Yes, that's SC: Ghost, and yes, it's been in the works for awhile, but it's far from a careless money grab -- by my count that's three games (counting Brood War, which is technically an expansion) in the universe, not 15+ that don't really deviate much from a set path save for a few games (Tactics, FFX-2). And before anybody gets in my face, yes, I do like the Final Fantasy series. StarCraft MMO -- Worlds of StarCraft? That'd be fucking awesome to play provided they learn from their mistakes with WoW. StarCraft 3? What the hell are you talking about? They haven't even made SC2 yet (No, SC:G is NOT SC2). And still, even with 1 expansion pack for SC2, SC3, should it ever happen, would be only the 6th iteration of the series. And I might add that most of the WarCraft games have taken leaps forward over their predecessor. OK, maybe not gameplay-wise between WC1 and 2, but graphics and story-wise. And one last thing -- what is "If WoW falls down in the forest and no one is there... does it make a sound?" supposed to mean? Last I checked, WoW had one of the biggest subscription bases in the world. And I highly doubt, even with the trolls in the forums bitching about stealth nerfs that sometimes don't exist, or trolls that just seem to want to crap all over the game just because it's popular (see first comment on this story), that WoW is going anywhere anytime soon. So please, think clearly before you spew your end-of-Blizzard prophecies, and definitely think twice before you try and make a witty comment that is so out of context it's not even funny.
Probably, yeah. But if it isn't just trying to quash rumors and actually IS something like I described... Nintendo, to quote Bill Engvall, "Here's your sign."
Sweeeet.
Now THAT is the epitome of laziness. It's called COPY AND PASTE, people! Learn to use it!
*Checks to make sure nobody's looking*
*Double-checks*
*Clicks link*
Why would they need an Unreal license? Didn't they already make the movie? (remembers Unreal engine license == legal mod) ... Oh... well, yeah, that's right. Nevermind, carry on.