This is just something Blizzard likes to flaunt that doesn't really mean anything. On the server where I play, there's a bot that farms the same set of harpies repeatedly. People post about him in the forums to try and get him killed by the other faction. We've tried to bust up his program, initiating duels, trades, inviting him to groups, tagging his kills, mind controlling his kills, etc.
I reported him twice. The first time, I got your standard CSR email "We've investigated and taken appropriate actions." The appropriate actions were, apparently, nothing. So I reported him again, and this time I got some big speech about how Blizzard is anti-bot and has banned nearly 60,000 accounts in the last month. The GM assured me they were going to investigate him, again. That was 2 weeks ago. As of a few days ago, he was still there, running his same circuit through the harpies.
I was thinking about the difference as well, but I'd say that, rather than stemming from a different perspective on gaming, it would make more sense for this to arise from the vast difference between the number of males who play vs. the number of females who play.
That a lot of the ps2s could be people buying their 2nd or 3rd system because they don't last very long. Xbox 360 hasn't been out long enough for that to have to happen yet.
Every MMORPG relies on carrot on a stick grinding, from EQ to WoW. The only exception might be things like Star Wars Galaxies, and look at how well that's doing!
"Hirai said different versions of gaming machines will likely be the norm from here on out, likening it to buying a computer today, where buyers can select from different configuration options to what best suits them."
The other difference being that you can later upgrade a PC, piece by piece if necessary.
Macroing, botting, and automation
No matter what you do, someone is going to automate the process of playing your world.
Corollary:
Looking at what parts of your game players tend to automate is a good way to determine which parts of the game are tedious and/or not fun.
Seeing as people macro everything from dancing to crafting to grinding Jedi, makes you wonder what part of SWG is fun, eh?
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There's already a site that does this. metacritics
This is just something Blizzard likes to flaunt that doesn't really mean anything. On the server where I play, there's a bot that farms the same set of harpies repeatedly. People post about him in the forums to try and get him killed by the other faction. We've tried to bust up his program, initiating duels, trades, inviting him to groups, tagging his kills, mind controlling his kills, etc. I reported him twice. The first time, I got your standard CSR email "We've investigated and taken appropriate actions." The appropriate actions were, apparently, nothing. So I reported him again, and this time I got some big speech about how Blizzard is anti-bot and has banned nearly 60,000 accounts in the last month. The GM assured me they were going to investigate him, again. That was 2 weeks ago. As of a few days ago, he was still there, running his same circuit through the harpies.
when SWG is just a footnote in news about a game that hasn't yet been released.
I was thinking about the difference as well, but I'd say that, rather than stemming from a different perspective on gaming, it would make more sense for this to arise from the vast difference between the number of males who play vs. the number of females who play.
That a lot of the ps2s could be people buying their 2nd or 3rd system because they don't last very long. Xbox 360 hasn't been out long enough for that to have to happen yet.
Every MMORPG relies on carrot on a stick grinding, from EQ to WoW. The only exception might be things like Star Wars Galaxies, and look at how well that's doing!
So what you're saying is that you can upgrade a 360, but not a PS3? Not that much of a selling point.
"Hirai said different versions of gaming machines will likely be the norm from here on out, likening it to buying a computer today, where buyers can select from different configuration options to what best suits them." The other difference being that you can later upgrade a PC, piece by piece if necessary.
Pretty amazing that you can't read this because the forums are down.
Macroing, botting, and automation No matter what you do, someone is going to automate the process of playing your world. Corollary: Looking at what parts of your game players tend to automate is a good way to determine which parts of the game are tedious and/or not fun. Seeing as people macro everything from dancing to crafting to grinding Jedi, makes you wonder what part of SWG is fun, eh?