Similarly, as a disabled person, there are games that in concept or even execution of gameplay might be great for able bodied folks, but they won't be bought by me unless I can achieve a modicum of success. There's no reason not to have a mode for those of use who never be top of the line twitchers.
"Piracy, counterfeiting and other intellectual property rights violations not only cost U.S. businesses jobs and billions of dollars a year in lost revenue, they can also pose significant health and safety risks to consumers," he said.
Really? Health and safety risks, from modchips? Perhaps they could elaborate on that one?
The FDA study that lead to this decision found that a majority of acetaminophan related deaths came from prescription mixers, not OTC ones. They voted 20-17 against prescription mixers, but 24-13 in favor of keeping the cough drugs on the market. The AP coverage says "only 10 percent of acetaminophen-related deaths involving a cold and cough product".
EQ, however, was big ENOUGH that you grouped with the people who happened to be where you were, rather than meeting them halfway around the world. It set a better grouping culture, I think. Insta-transport games are at the other end of the spectrum. The games that fall in the middle, not big enough to have old EQ's grouping culture, and not small enough to get around in a few minutes are the ones that feel annoying. (DAoC and WoW both fall in this category, but at least in DAoC you could get OFF the horse whenever you wanted!)
I can't be exactly sure, due to the nature of my illness. Based on how things are going now, I would imagine that I'll be able to keep upper arm and shoulder motion, as well as most of my ab muscles and neck movement. I've seen a PS2 controller that was wired to run on 6 different muscle groups spread throughout the body, so with some willingness to try different stuff, I'm sure it can be worked out. The points many other people made were good, though, it's much harder for someone outside the situation.
I'm losing my hand and jaw function simultaneously. By the time I can't hamgrip a pencil in each hand and type, I won't be able to talk or chew either. Please do!
I was also sorely disappointed when the point of closing guantanomo became divorced from ending indefinite imprisonment. Obama's desire to finagle it in the US borders is no better than Bush's use of extra-US detention to avoid the legal requirements.
The thing is, though, you can really only enjoy permadeath in a game where the early character content is different every time. I love ADOM, permadeath works great for it. I'll tackle the puppy cave several times in one day, and each time will be different and fun. WoW is completely static, with no variation whatsoever. Worse yet, many classes don't even reach their fun gameplay point until level 20 or later!
I also noticed this and wondered. Did they find an advantage to reprogramming adult stem cells over gathering embryonic ones, or are they under some kind of research restriction that forced them into it?
Call me crazy, but I'd prefer my county sheriff be able to list the three branches of government. Anyone in a position of public sector authority should have a firm grasp on our nation's history and how it's government is structured.
Actually, Indiana is largely an Eastern TZ state. 12 counties, including mine, are on central. 80 counties are on eastern. The area around Indianapolis, which is where the study numbers came from, is on eastern time.
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Applied to a WoW-style mmorpg, the people who are buying leveling now would still prefer to buy "real" levels off of some service. Remember, mmorpg players don't see things as "poor, average, good, great" they see them as "worthless, the suck, better than nothing, average". If what you're offering isn't the best, its substandard.
Shouldn't a Christian vote with their Bible?
Certainly, it would be stupid to vote for the candidate just because he labels himself Christian. It is shameful so many made that mistake with Bush II. But if religion is more than just a hat you wear, shouldn't your beliefs strongly influence everything you do, including voting? As a Christian, I search for the candidate who will do the most good and the least evil. I want the candidate who will make the USA the kindest country possible, the candidate who will support life at every age (not just conception through birth!), and a candidate who will otherwise lead us in being the best country we can be. Just so, as a person with a disability I'd like them to support the repair of the ADA. As a citizen, I want someone who will support civil liberties in all their forms and restore those that have been abridged. I vote my beliefs, on a balance of all my beliefs, every election. Everyone should. If your beliefs are truly held, how can they not help you decide who to vote for? I haven't decided on way or another on Huckabee or any other candidate, but when I do it won't be based on his club membership card. It will depend on how well his platform and predictable performance matches up with my beliefs, biblical and otherwise, as compared to the other choices.
Firstly, the Paralympics is the event that takes place immediately after the Olympics in the Olympic host city for people with disabilities. (The Special Olympics are something completely different, and Oscar wouldn't qualify for them.) Secondly, he won his events in those already, which is why he made his Olympic bid.
Even if they did get such an idea, a little research would show them the error of their ways.
Oscar had his surgery somewhere between age 1 and 2, and learned to walk as a toddler on prosthetics. His muscles are developed differently from an AB. That's simply not a process an athlete can replicate later in life. (This is why Oscar dominates his events in the Paralympics, and without Olympic participation has no where to progress now.)
And health insurance companies, due to how they respond to claims, end up adding "medical markup" to the simplest of medical procedures and equipment. Add a little wheelchair symbol to a standard size of grey bike wheel, multiply the price by four!
Thank you for your well thought out post!
There's a reason families call those few members who don't fit in with the rest "black sheep", but still invite them to weddings. Nations and religions are just like this, only on a bigger scale.
They switched over a while time ago to a different scheme. Instead of paying monthly, you can optionally give them real world money for in game money, making your game life easier. In game money is called PoE, out of game bought money is called doubloons. There is an in game interface for trading PoE for doubloons, such that if you want to you could never give them a dime.
I bought doubloons exactly once, and only to thank them financially for making a great game.
I own a few wireless Xbox controller, they work pretty well for Halo and Halo2. They're a lot more sensitive though, so if you use one be sure to dial your look sensitivity down a point or three.
"Moreover, one thing MMOs have really lacked is personalization. You don't interact in a dynamic manner with NPCs of note, gods, and GMs do not set up and run quests."
Actually, while many MMORPGs don't, Everquest has a history of exactly that. One my fondest EQ memories was when Firona Vie showed up on Sullon Zek and asked a group of my neutral-team guildmates to escort her to evil-owned Freeport.
When they eventually got there, more or less intact, she gave them a reward. But the reward wasn't as worthwhile as having had a chance to participate in a neat event.
While its true that in an MMORPG each player has far less of those kinds of experiences than in a MUD, they do happen. One of the reasons I play EQ1 rather than WoW is because actual events happen on a consistent basis, and there's a little window you can pull up with the current running story plotlines.
I do like MUDs, played them for several years, but I like having a larger community to interact with, and the ability to lose yourself in the crowd when you want to.
I want an epic scale game with a lot of depth. I want more varied tech trees and choices, and don't mind the extra micromanagement. Civ is a game that can be enjoyed for weeks, and I love that facet of it.
I'm glad they're keeping scientific and military leaders. (I am wondering why the article claims this addition starts with Civ IV, C3C certainly has it!)
There are already short games. Leave us silly folk our month-long epics.
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Dagnabbit, hit mod button by accident. Great link, by the way!
Similarly, as a disabled person, there are games that in concept or even execution of gameplay might be great for able bodied folks, but they won't be bought by me unless I can achieve a modicum of success. There's no reason not to have a mode for those of use who never be top of the line twitchers.
"Piracy, counterfeiting and other intellectual property rights violations not only cost U.S. businesses jobs and billions of dollars a year in lost revenue, they can also pose significant health and safety risks to consumers," he said.
Really? Health and safety risks, from modchips? Perhaps they could elaborate on that one?
The FDA study that lead to this decision found that a majority of acetaminophan related deaths came from prescription mixers, not OTC ones. They voted 20-17 against prescription mixers, but 24-13 in favor of keeping the cough drugs on the market. The AP coverage says "only 10 percent of acetaminophen-related deaths involving a cold and cough product".
EQ, however, was big ENOUGH that you grouped with the people who happened to be where you were, rather than meeting them halfway around the world. It set a better grouping culture, I think. Insta-transport games are at the other end of the spectrum. The games that fall in the middle, not big enough to have old EQ's grouping culture, and not small enough to get around in a few minutes are the ones that feel annoying. (DAoC and WoW both fall in this category, but at least in DAoC you could get OFF the horse whenever you wanted!)
I can't be exactly sure, due to the nature of my illness. Based on how things are going now, I would imagine that I'll be able to keep upper arm and shoulder motion, as well as most of my ab muscles and neck movement. I've seen a PS2 controller that was wired to run on 6 different muscle groups spread throughout the body, so with some willingness to try different stuff, I'm sure it can be worked out. The points many other people made were good, though, it's much harder for someone outside the situation.
I'm losing my hand and jaw function simultaneously. By the time I can't hamgrip a pencil in each hand and type, I won't be able to talk or chew either. Please do!
Precisely! The entire reason I buy console games over PC games is the ability to actually own them. Take that away, and what's the point?
I was also sorely disappointed when the point of closing guantanomo became divorced from ending indefinite imprisonment. Obama's desire to finagle it in the US borders is no better than Bush's use of extra-US detention to avoid the legal requirements.
The thing is, though, you can really only enjoy permadeath in a game where the early character content is different every time. I love ADOM, permadeath works great for it. I'll tackle the puppy cave several times in one day, and each time will be different and fun. WoW is completely static, with no variation whatsoever. Worse yet, many classes don't even reach their fun gameplay point until level 20 or later!
I also noticed this and wondered. Did they find an advantage to reprogramming adult stem cells over gathering embryonic ones, or are they under some kind of research restriction that forced them into it?
Call me crazy, but I'd prefer my county sheriff be able to list the three branches of government. Anyone in a position of public sector authority should have a firm grasp on our nation's history and how it's government is structured.
The only 2e-esque thing to me seems the skill system. It seems a lot like proficiencies with a roll high rather than roll low system.
Actually, Indiana is largely an Eastern TZ state. 12 counties, including mine, are on central. 80 counties are on eastern. The area around Indianapolis, which is where the study numbers came from, is on eastern time.
Applied to a WoW-style mmorpg, the people who are buying leveling now would still prefer to buy "real" levels off of some service. Remember, mmorpg players don't see things as "poor, average, good, great" they see them as "worthless, the suck, better than nothing, average". If what you're offering isn't the best, its substandard.
It scares me more that they're coming of voting age, with no concept of the importance of privacy and civil liberties.
Shouldn't a Christian vote with their Bible? Certainly, it would be stupid to vote for the candidate just because he labels himself Christian. It is shameful so many made that mistake with Bush II. But if religion is more than just a hat you wear, shouldn't your beliefs strongly influence everything you do, including voting? As a Christian, I search for the candidate who will do the most good and the least evil. I want the candidate who will make the USA the kindest country possible, the candidate who will support life at every age (not just conception through birth!), and a candidate who will otherwise lead us in being the best country we can be. Just so, as a person with a disability I'd like them to support the repair of the ADA. As a citizen, I want someone who will support civil liberties in all their forms and restore those that have been abridged. I vote my beliefs, on a balance of all my beliefs, every election. Everyone should. If your beliefs are truly held, how can they not help you decide who to vote for? I haven't decided on way or another on Huckabee or any other candidate, but when I do it won't be based on his club membership card. It will depend on how well his platform and predictable performance matches up with my beliefs, biblical and otherwise, as compared to the other choices.
Firstly, the Paralympics is the event that takes place immediately after the Olympics in the Olympic host city for people with disabilities. (The Special Olympics are something completely different, and Oscar wouldn't qualify for them.) Secondly, he won his events in those already, which is why he made his Olympic bid.
Even if they did get such an idea, a little research would show them the error of their ways. Oscar had his surgery somewhere between age 1 and 2, and learned to walk as a toddler on prosthetics. His muscles are developed differently from an AB. That's simply not a process an athlete can replicate later in life. (This is why Oscar dominates his events in the Paralympics, and without Olympic participation has no where to progress now.)
And health insurance companies, due to how they respond to claims, end up adding "medical markup" to the simplest of medical procedures and equipment. Add a little wheelchair symbol to a standard size of grey bike wheel, multiply the price by four!
Thank you for your well thought out post! There's a reason families call those few members who don't fit in with the rest "black sheep", but still invite them to weddings. Nations and religions are just like this, only on a bigger scale.
They switched over a while time ago to a different scheme. Instead of paying monthly, you can optionally give them real world money for in game money, making your game life easier. In game money is called PoE, out of game bought money is called doubloons. There is an in game interface for trading PoE for doubloons, such that if you want to you could never give them a dime. I bought doubloons exactly once, and only to thank them financially for making a great game.
I own a few wireless Xbox controller, they work pretty well for Halo and Halo2. They're a lot more sensitive though, so if you use one be sure to dial your look sensitivity down a point or three.
"Moreover, one thing MMOs have really lacked is personalization. You don't interact in a dynamic manner with NPCs of note, gods, and GMs do not set up and run quests." Actually, while many MMORPGs don't, Everquest has a history of exactly that. One my fondest EQ memories was when Firona Vie showed up on Sullon Zek and asked a group of my neutral-team guildmates to escort her to evil-owned Freeport. When they eventually got there, more or less intact, she gave them a reward. But the reward wasn't as worthwhile as having had a chance to participate in a neat event. While its true that in an MMORPG each player has far less of those kinds of experiences than in a MUD, they do happen. One of the reasons I play EQ1 rather than WoW is because actual events happen on a consistent basis, and there's a little window you can pull up with the current running story plotlines. I do like MUDs, played them for several years, but I like having a larger community to interact with, and the ability to lose yourself in the crowd when you want to.
I want an epic scale game with a lot of depth. I want more varied tech trees and choices, and don't mind the extra micromanagement. Civ is a game that can be enjoyed for weeks, and I love that facet of it. I'm glad they're keeping scientific and military leaders. (I am wondering why the article claims this addition starts with Civ IV, C3C certainly has it!) There are already short games. Leave us silly folk our month-long epics.