For PS3 and 360, it takes about as long to install the games as it does on a computer. I was going for how long from main menu > options menu > all options the way I want > game started. For graphics, I usually hit their highest default level, and max everything, taking about a minute. Audio is usually only about one or two dropdowns to set up, and it's much faster than graphics. Controls I actually don't set up (most of them) until after I'm in-game, as it's hard to tell what exactly you need to have on-hand. Granted, WSAD is going to be handy. But, for example, in Aion I severely underestimated how useful having the spread and fold wings buttons very handy would be. I ended up putting them on the two side buttons on my mouse by my thumb (G5), but I couldn't have known about that until I actually played.
I'd rather have the convenience of choosing any control setup, with any controllers, than have the convenience of plug-and-play. 5 minutes of setup for a better 20-hour experience is worth it.
Yeah, PC users most likely wouldn't stand for that crap. At least not nearly as many as console users. If nothing else, PC users can get free games all over the place. Consolers don't really have that option at all (with a bare console. I know mod chips exist. but that takes a bit of skill.).
Half of it. Combined with the fact that there's totally different audiences because of the differences in the platform, there will be a difference in the pay model. The people who use PCs to play games tend to be older, they tend to have the large amount of experience with free upgrades and mods, they tend to know that $10 is way overpriced for 3 maps and wouldn't pay even if the option was left open. Console players tend not to be as well versed as PC gamers in anything relating to electronics. For all they know, it takes a team of 50 people a month to make a map. They might not have ever even played a game on a computer other than solitaire, in which case they don't know about the free upgrades we've always gotten. They might not even own a computer. They probably don't use Windows Update manually even if they do. My first two sentences were there to highlight the difference in the audience; the specifics of consoles vs. PCs are there to show how they target different audiences. I hope this clarification helped you out.
I'd attribute this to a difference in intended audiences between consoles and the PC. Consoles tend to go for the lowest common denominator, whereas PCs have this remarkable ability to get everyone on board for something or other. Consoles have a proprietary system for publishing games, whereas with PCs you can go the normal route of publishing hard copies, or a paid digital distribution, or a free one. Consoles can only connect to one service, that of the console maker's choosing. PCs can do anything you can really imagine doing with electronics. Console users pay for a console, pay for each game, and have this "drop in the DVD and play" interface, whereas on a computer you have a much more complex, full featured one. Consoles are largely locked into what they are when they're produced; PC's are ever-changing, expandable, upgradeable, extensible, versatile machines. Consoles are a toy; PCs are a tool. Is it really a surprise that consoles pay for shit that PC users don't?
No, but putting out the face of a undercover police officer who deals with dangerous organizations, along with where he lives, and his real name, is really not good. That puts a life in danger, in the same way that yelling fire in the theater does.
They also get to be around guns and bullets a large portion of their day, especially when they're undercover infiltrating any sort of crime ring. Their job is definitely dangerous, and it can't be forgotten. They need some protection in their personal lives, unless you want them to not have one.
I'd imagine a Senator is much different. They always have the power to influence and be influenced on how the law is written. Police never have this power; they only have the power to use the law that Senators of all sorts create. When it comes to creating laws, police tend to have about as much power as any other special interest group.
It may actually get media attention to Linux, which is always good. It's definitely not hard for them to provide source either; simply have something in the manual stating "source available at [url]". I don't see why this would be a problem for Linux, at all. If anything, it's free advertisement to communities that normally wouldn't have the first idea about its existence.
Ok, so, we were kinda talking about 2 different things. An article I found says it's the actual creation of XML documents (i.e. documents meant to be used as XML) that's the problem. Another says it's both the creation of said XML documents and the.docx and.docm, as they use XML for their own formatting. Considering it's custom XML they use for docx and docm, I'd think that they would both be nixed by this judgment, along with XML, thus rendering a large portion of Word users really, really pissed.
They also had an opportunity to learn. A random cow which is out of the fence for the first time has no idea how to cross a street. Dogs that have been doing it for a long time, with human role models all around, are a different story.
Then the ticket has an agreement on it, that says when you use the ticket, you have to agree to forfeit pictures. They do this (not always with forfeiting pictures, but very common to have this type of agreement) at all sorts of sporting events, concerts, conventions, and anything else you think of that uses tickets.
To level 25 (you get the abyss quest at that level), I played in 2 open betas, which translates to 2 3-day weekends of about a few hours each. It really isn't that bad to get there.
No. It stops giving you solo quests at 18, then gives you a shitton more at 20. The ones at 18 will take you to ~19 (sometimes a bit more or less, depending on how many you have to kill for quest items, etc.), so you have about one level where it's wise to group and fight the elites. You can do it solo, but like I also said in that post, you don't get decent gear that way, you get it in the elites area. I've done elites for one level on my Chinese Aion char, and for like 3 on my Open beta, and it takes about the same amount of time as regular grinding.
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For PS3 and 360, it takes about as long to install the games as it does on a computer. I was going for how long from main menu > options menu > all options the way I want > game started. For graphics, I usually hit their highest default level, and max everything, taking about a minute. Audio is usually only about one or two dropdowns to set up, and it's much faster than graphics. Controls I actually don't set up (most of them) until after I'm in-game, as it's hard to tell what exactly you need to have on-hand. Granted, WSAD is going to be handy. But, for example, in Aion I severely underestimated how useful having the spread and fold wings buttons very handy would be. I ended up putting them on the two side buttons on my mouse by my thumb (G5), but I couldn't have known about that until I actually played.
Shouldn't there be FCC regulations against this potential nightmare scenario? If not, why not?
I'd rather have the convenience of choosing any control setup, with any controllers, than have the convenience of plug-and-play. 5 minutes of setup for a better 20-hour experience is worth it.
Yeah, PC users most likely wouldn't stand for that crap. At least not nearly as many as console users. If nothing else, PC users can get free games all over the place. Consolers don't really have that option at all (with a bare console. I know mod chips exist. but that takes a bit of skill.).
Half of it. Combined with the fact that there's totally different audiences because of the differences in the platform, there will be a difference in the pay model. The people who use PCs to play games tend to be older, they tend to have the large amount of experience with free upgrades and mods, they tend to know that $10 is way overpriced for 3 maps and wouldn't pay even if the option was left open. Console players tend not to be as well versed as PC gamers in anything relating to electronics. For all they know, it takes a team of 50 people a month to make a map. They might not have ever even played a game on a computer other than solitaire, in which case they don't know about the free upgrades we've always gotten. They might not even own a computer. They probably don't use Windows Update manually even if they do. My first two sentences were there to highlight the difference in the audience; the specifics of consoles vs. PCs are there to show how they target different audiences. I hope this clarification helped you out.
Lowering the price based on the number sold isn't a good idea. That essentially caps what a game company can make off of a given game.
Oh, and your 15 cent discount will go far. Use it well.
I'd attribute this to a difference in intended audiences between consoles and the PC. Consoles tend to go for the lowest common denominator, whereas PCs have this remarkable ability to get everyone on board for something or other. Consoles have a proprietary system for publishing games, whereas with PCs you can go the normal route of publishing hard copies, or a paid digital distribution, or a free one. Consoles can only connect to one service, that of the console maker's choosing. PCs can do anything you can really imagine doing with electronics. Console users pay for a console, pay for each game, and have this "drop in the DVD and play" interface, whereas on a computer you have a much more complex, full featured one. Consoles are largely locked into what they are when they're produced; PC's are ever-changing, expandable, upgradeable, extensible, versatile machines. Consoles are a toy; PCs are a tool. Is it really a surprise that consoles pay for shit that PC users don't?
The picture of the undercover cop isn't on public record next to his name and address.
No, but putting out the face of a undercover police officer who deals with dangerous organizations, along with where he lives, and his real name, is really not good. That puts a life in danger, in the same way that yelling fire in the theater does.
I'd say that our relationship to police is that of a shareholder to a department of a company.
They also get to be around guns and bullets a large portion of their day, especially when they're undercover infiltrating any sort of crime ring. Their job is definitely dangerous, and it can't be forgotten. They need some protection in their personal lives, unless you want them to not have one.
Nah, for him it was coke and alcohol.
It's certainly okay when it's, say, a Senator.
I'd imagine a Senator is much different. They always have the power to influence and be influenced on how the law is written. Police never have this power; they only have the power to use the law that Senators of all sorts create. When it comes to creating laws, police tend to have about as much power as any other special interest group.
Which is why, when on duty, they're fair game. It's when they're off duty that the line gets drawn.
I'm guessing sarcasm. If it's not, ignore this.
It may actually get media attention to Linux, which is always good. It's definitely not hard for them to provide source either; simply have something in the manual stating "source available at [url]". I don't see why this would be a problem for Linux, at all. If anything, it's free advertisement to communities that normally wouldn't have the first idea about its existence.
Are you trying to commit suicide by turbulence?
Ok, so, we were kinda talking about 2 different things. An article I found says it's the actual creation of XML documents (i.e. documents meant to be used as XML) that's the problem. Another says it's both the creation of said XML documents and the .docx and .docm, as they use XML for their own formatting. Considering it's custom XML they use for docx and docm, I'd think that they would both be nixed by this judgment, along with XML, thus rendering a large portion of Word users really, really pissed.
Funny you mention that, because docx uses XML for formatting.
Wow. Just wow. Do yourself a favor next time, and look up the slightest bit of info. The US District Court is a FEDERAL court.
They also had an opportunity to learn. A random cow which is out of the fence for the first time has no idea how to cross a street. Dogs that have been doing it for a long time, with human role models all around, are a different story.
Then the ticket has an agreement on it, that says when you use the ticket, you have to agree to forfeit pictures. They do this (not always with forfeiting pictures, but very common to have this type of agreement) at all sorts of sporting events, concerts, conventions, and anything else you think of that uses tickets.
The link under "extensive preview of rage" is wrong. Should link to here, I think: http://kotaku.com/5337404/rage-impressions-gun-rage-road-rage-and-a-monster-closet-joke?skyline=true&s=x
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To level 25 (you get the abyss quest at that level), I played in 2 open betas, which translates to 2 3-day weekends of about a few hours each. It really isn't that bad to get there.
No. It stops giving you solo quests at 18, then gives you a shitton more at 20. The ones at 18 will take you to ~19 (sometimes a bit more or less, depending on how many you have to kill for quest items, etc.), so you have about one level where it's wise to group and fight the elites. You can do it solo, but like I also said in that post, you don't get decent gear that way, you get it in the elites area. I've done elites for one level on my Chinese Aion char, and for like 3 on my Open beta, and it takes about the same amount of time as regular grinding.