I know that it wasn't quite as explicit, but does anyone remember that one version of SimCopter that had the little "boxer-clad men run around kissing" feature? Why didn't we hear such an uproar about that?
So now DRM is basically written in the monitor. Next, an advancement for additional security--the monitor will actually be able to transmit and receive video simultaneously, and trained professionals on the other end will take pirates away even before _they_ realize that they're pirates!
I imagine that many people don't hardly know the difference between the handling/such of a Jetta vs. a Focus, but most people have already formed opinions about gender identidy, sexual orientaiton, and such.
If you'd never seen downtown Miami, then played a game that claimed to feature real locations from Miami, you're far more likely to think "that's what Miami is like" than a player who actually lives there.
KOL was a huge hit for me not because it was so accessible, but because it was funny as hell.
Its accessibility is tremendous, though. I didn't even realize that there existed the community of hardcore people absolutely devoted to having X-hundred turns every day until I read the forums a bit...
It is very accessible, but it's also not a standard MMO. The biggest difference is that you really can't party at all. You chat with others, you trade with them, you cast spells on them, PvP--pretty much everything but form groups and fight the same monsters, unless I missed something major. In fact, the whole thing as far as I can tell is for the most part instanced--what you do isn't really tied to what anyone else in the Kingdom is doing, unless you're buying stuff.
Unfortunately, the saga of the Disco Bandit "Senator Jim Death" ended when I forgot to log in for a long, long time, and he got knocked back to level 1.
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I know that it wasn't quite as explicit, but does anyone remember that one version of SimCopter that had the little "boxer-clad men run around kissing" feature? Why didn't we hear such an uproar about that?
What makes up the "other"? Mosaic?
So now DRM is basically written in the monitor. Next, an advancement for additional security--the monitor will actually be able to transmit and receive video simultaneously, and trained professionals on the other end will take pirates away even before _they_ realize that they're pirates!
Let's see... USA... Soviet Russia... Nope. Can't think of one.
I'm waiting until they start running out of, you know, popular 80's shows. Then they might finally make the MASK movie I've been waiting for.
No, won't work. I don't think NASA has enough tape to keep the tags on.
Like I've always said, Slashdot DOES need +1 Redundant.
The last thing we need is more tack-on charges, like "using a computer in comission of a felony."
I imagine that many people don't hardly know the difference between the handling/such of a Jetta vs. a Focus, but most people have already formed opinions about gender identidy, sexual orientaiton, and such. If you'd never seen downtown Miami, then played a game that claimed to feature real locations from Miami, you're far more likely to think "that's what Miami is like" than a player who actually lives there.
People who make a lot of money off of Harry Potter books.
... that'll still be scandalously overpriced and full of errors.
KOL was a huge hit for me not because it was so accessible, but because it was funny as hell.
Its accessibility is tremendous, though. I didn't even realize that there existed the community of hardcore people absolutely devoted to having X-hundred turns every day until I read the forums a bit...
It is very accessible, but it's also not a standard MMO. The biggest difference is that you really can't party at all. You chat with others, you trade with them, you cast spells on them, PvP--pretty much everything but form groups and fight the same monsters, unless I missed something major. In fact, the whole thing as far as I can tell is for the most part instanced--what you do isn't really tied to what anyone else in the Kingdom is doing, unless you're buying stuff.
Unfortunately, the saga of the Disco Bandit "Senator Jim Death" ended when I forgot to log in for a long, long time, and he got knocked back to level 1.