No, no, no. AQ is in Silithus. You're thinking of Tristfal Glades. And I don't think the Scarlet Crusaders would take kindly to you insulting their home.
AQ is a new 40 man dungeon. (There's also a 20 man AQ dungeon). The current 40 man dungeons have of course been played since release, but they are pretty much the pinnacle of end-game content in WoW. Opening a new 40 man dungeon adds a huge chunk of new end-game content (and phat lewts) that all the 60s who have run Molten Core and Black Wing Lair, the two other 40 man dungeons, a hundred times will want to get in on.
I'm primarily a PC gamer and I love PC fps's, but I've also played Halo and I enjoy it as well. I don't prefer one to the other, I enjoy both for their own reasons. Halo is described as a first person shooter, but I would argue that it may be more accurate to call it a first person action game. In PC fps's, reaction time is king. Getting the jump on someone, getting that shot off a few ms earlier, can spell the difference between getting a kill or a death. In Halo, someone can get the jump on me and I can still kill them because of the large amount of health. In addition, if I do kill them I will eventually recharge to full. So in the long term you are not penalized for being slow so long as you still get the kill. Not relying on reaction time as much makes the game more accessible to people who aren't fast enough or coordinated enough for PC fps's.
In addition, the console makes playing with your friends in person much easier than playing on a PC. Playing a fps sitting right next to your ally (or enemy) can be much more exciting and fun than if you are each alone. This is much easier than having everyone bring their boxes over for a lan party. The console also presents a significantly cheaper alternative than each person having their own PC gaming rig. For less than $400, 4 guys can enjoy Halo 2 whereas with, say, HL2 each person needs their own box AND a copy of the game. While someone with a significant amount of geek friends might not find that a barrier, for a run of the mill non-geek college student that is a major problem.
Now, as for why it's different or "better" than other console FPS's? Just like Counter-Strike, I don't think it was because it was so incredibly superior to other games, I think it was just in the right place at the right time to gain popularity. That popularity then becomes self-sustaining. People start playing Halo because that's what everyone else plays on the console. I think that if another inferior game had taken root before Halo and enjoyed the popularity Halo currently has that Halo never would have taken off the way it did.
Congratulations, you must have failed fifth grade social studies. You placed police in the wrong branch, gave the judicial branch the wrong job, and created an entirely new branch of government. The Executive branch (police, president) is there to enforce the laws that the Legislative branch passes. The Judicial branch is there to interpret those laws.
Too bad most market analysts wouldnt know their ass from a hole in the ground. Besides, Im sure Sony has their own market analysts. If their analysts tell Sony that pricing at $500 will be a disaster then Sony will price at $400. They have deep pockets and are more than willing to take significant losses to ensure market penetration.
Hey, you never know...maybe they blended it with one of the new titles.
Gran Turismo 4: Backseat Action, pick up chicks in a hot car.
or maybe Genji 2: Samurai Love, pick up chicks in medieval Japan.
Hey, howabout Monster Carnival. Pick up chicks at a D&D convention.
I disagree. I really hope it's called the FruitFucker 2000 scholarship...because then it would, ya know, actually have something to do with Penny Arcade.
I don't see anyone saying he was responsible. The article just says he was "bitten" by it. I.e. it negatively affected him. They're singling him out because it's not some joe schmoe being affected by it, it's a famous director and that may have greater implications than if it had affected someone else.
Stone.....
The man they call Stone...
He clicked refresh
And his friends clicked it more
Stood up to the school
Gave their server what for
Our love for him now
Ain't hard to explain
The Hero of Canton
The man they call...err...Stone...
The corporation is intended to shield individuals from direct financial liability. It has absolutely no weight in shielding an individual from criminal liability. In this case the management of the company is committing fraud by misrepresenting their financial situation to investors. If the CEO were to, say, have a competitor's manager killed in order to increase business, the fact that he ordered it as an agent of the corporation does not somehow magically shield him from criminal charges. The executives in this case committed fraud and should be held criminally liable for their actions.
If this is the case, this RedOwl can easily be fooled where there are multiple gunshots, especially in a battle field.
The article claims that the bot can distinguish between many different types of guns so I would assume it could be programmed to ignore specified types of gunfire such as M16s or handguns.
However, giving them the benefit of the doubt, it is too bad the field of stem cell research in the US has been badly damaged by policies the current Whitehouse administration have put into place.
If you'd read the summary you'd have seen that the stem cells were taken from umbilical cord blood, not embryos. No one has any ethical issues with such a source of stem cells and nothing the White House has done would have any impact on this kind of research.
You think that's bad, I read the article and for 5 minutes was sitting here thinking "WTF is phonetic clocking? How would sound be better than electricity?!"
Go outside on a bright day and cover your eyes for a minute or two. Then uncover them and stare at a white object. It will seem much brighter than it should.
One of the big parts of HDR is representing the transition from dark areas to light areas and vice versa. The screenshots of the cathedral are commented as having been made just after leaving a dark hallway. After being in a bright area for awhile the cathedral would probably not look nearly as reflective.
It depends on the style of the game. In games where victory is determined by comparing rounds won (such as CS), kills per round (or minute) is far more important than kills per death. On the other hand in a game where winning is determined by comparing kills made (most deathmatch type games) kills per death is obviously far more important.
So as a diehard CS fan Ill have to say kills per round for the win!
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Oh, I am well aware. :D
Oh right, gay SM then?
No, no, no. AQ is in Silithus. You're thinking of Tristfal Glades. And I don't think the Scarlet Crusaders would take kindly to you insulting their home.
AQ is a new 40 man dungeon. (There's also a 20 man AQ dungeon). The current 40 man dungeons have of course been played since release, but they are pretty much the pinnacle of end-game content in WoW. Opening a new 40 man dungeon adds a huge chunk of new end-game content (and phat lewts) that all the 60s who have run Molten Core and Black Wing Lair, the two other 40 man dungeons, a hundred times will want to get in on.
I'm not sure how many, but I think they were probably swamps.
I guess they'll have to revert back to razor blades, green day, hot topic, and spoken word night at the corner coffee shop.
Neighbors? Nah, my parents hate me.
Err...damn that makes me sound pathetic...
I'm primarily a PC gamer and I love PC fps's, but I've also played Halo and I enjoy it as well. I don't prefer one to the other, I enjoy both for their own reasons. Halo is described as a first person shooter, but I would argue that it may be more accurate to call it a first person action game. In PC fps's, reaction time is king. Getting the jump on someone, getting that shot off a few ms earlier, can spell the difference between getting a kill or a death. In Halo, someone can get the jump on me and I can still kill them because of the large amount of health. In addition, if I do kill them I will eventually recharge to full. So in the long term you are not penalized for being slow so long as you still get the kill. Not relying on reaction time as much makes the game more accessible to people who aren't fast enough or coordinated enough for PC fps's.
In addition, the console makes playing with your friends in person much easier than playing on a PC. Playing a fps sitting right next to your ally (or enemy) can be much more exciting and fun than if you are each alone. This is much easier than having everyone bring their boxes over for a lan party. The console also presents a significantly cheaper alternative than each person having their own PC gaming rig. For less than $400, 4 guys can enjoy Halo 2 whereas with, say, HL2 each person needs their own box AND a copy of the game. While someone with a significant amount of geek friends might not find that a barrier, for a run of the mill non-geek college student that is a major problem.
Now, as for why it's different or "better" than other console FPS's? Just like Counter-Strike, I don't think it was because it was so incredibly superior to other games, I think it was just in the right place at the right time to gain popularity. That popularity then becomes self-sustaining. People start playing Halo because that's what everyone else plays on the console. I think that if another inferior game had taken root before Halo and enjoyed the popularity Halo currently has that Halo never would have taken off the way it did.
Congratulations, you must have failed fifth grade social studies. You placed police in the wrong branch, gave the judicial branch the wrong job, and created an entirely new branch of government. The Executive branch (police, president) is there to enforce the laws that the Legislative branch passes. The Judicial branch is there to interpret those laws.
Too bad most market analysts wouldnt know their ass from a hole in the ground. Besides, Im sure Sony has their own market analysts. If their analysts tell Sony that pricing at $500 will be a disaster then Sony will price at $400. They have deep pockets and are more than willing to take significant losses to ensure market penetration.
Hey, you never know...maybe they blended it with one of the new titles.
Gran Turismo 4: Backseat Action, pick up chicks in a hot car.
or maybe Genji 2: Samurai Love, pick up chicks in medieval Japan.
Hey, howabout Monster Carnival. Pick up chicks at a D&D convention.
Ok, I'm just gonna stop there....
Heh, damnit, you better not get modded up for that too! :P
I disagree. I really hope it's called the FruitFucker 2000 scholarship...because then it would, ya know, actually have something to do with Penny Arcade.
I don't see anyone saying he was responsible. The article just says he was "bitten" by it. I.e. it negatively affected him. They're singling him out because it's not some joe schmoe being affected by it, it's a famous director and that may have greater implications than if it had affected someone else.
Stone..... The man they call Stone... He clicked refresh And his friends clicked it more Stood up to the school Gave their server what for Our love for him now Ain't hard to explain The Hero of Canton The man they call...err...Stone...
The corporation is intended to shield individuals from direct financial liability. It has absolutely no weight in shielding an individual from criminal liability. In this case the management of the company is committing fraud by misrepresenting their financial situation to investors. If the CEO were to, say, have a competitor's manager killed in order to increase business, the fact that he ordered it as an agent of the corporation does not somehow magically shield him from criminal charges. The executives in this case committed fraud and should be held criminally liable for their actions.
Yes, but significantly less fun!
Now where the hell is John Travolta when you need him?
they'll sit eyes glued to monitors for hours on end. Sometimes play will extend for days."
...truly they are greater men than I.
Yeah, but lets face it. There are so much better things to do with 3 or 4 japanese school girls than text messages.
If this is the case, this RedOwl can easily be fooled where there are multiple gunshots, especially in a battle field.
The article claims that the bot can distinguish between many different types of guns so I would assume it could be programmed to ignore specified types of gunfire such as M16s or handguns.
However, giving them the benefit of the doubt, it is too bad the field of stem cell research in the US has been badly damaged by policies the current Whitehouse administration have put into place.
If you'd read the summary you'd have seen that the stem cells were taken from umbilical cord blood, not embryos. No one has any ethical issues with such a source of stem cells and nothing the White House has done would have any impact on this kind of research.
Aww....I think someone needs a friendly visit from our good friend Mr. Period!
You think that's bad, I read the article and for 5 minutes was sitting here thinking "WTF is phonetic clocking? How would sound be better than electricity?!"
Go outside on a bright day and cover your eyes for a minute or two. Then uncover them and stare at a white object. It will seem much brighter than it should.
One of the big parts of HDR is representing the transition from dark areas to light areas and vice versa. The screenshots of the cathedral are commented as having been made just after leaving a dark hallway. After being in a bright area for awhile the cathedral would probably not look nearly as reflective.
It depends on the style of the game. In games where victory is determined by comparing rounds won (such as CS), kills per round (or minute) is far more important than kills per death. On the other hand in a game where winning is determined by comparing kills made (most deathmatch type games) kills per death is obviously far more important.
So as a diehard CS fan Ill have to say kills per round for the win!
Cmon, what's up with that! It's an extremely important new direction in...
*guffaw* aha, oh man, almost managed to keep a straight face on that one.