Just like that whole "Ozone Layer" thing back in the day. Good thing we didn't give into those alarmists then, and we did nothing about it, right? Right? (/sarcasm off)
Not only that, would you be in violation of the law if something happened to your speaker and it could no longer make proper sound. No doubt such a phone would be pretty useless as a phone, but if the camera worked why throw it away?
It would be cool feature, if there were readers for it. As is, I can barely use my card with RFID at 2 local establishments. And at one it does not work properly all the time. Everyone else still has old credit card readers, and they have no incentive to throw away what works.
As much as they deserve to get hit with this cost, I can see them going to congress asking for bailout. Which would probably cause quite a few Slashdoters to explode in rage. Especially if they got a bailout.
I'm disgusted, but sadly not disappointed. I predicted there would be ton of expansions for this incomplete game. And the worst part of it, even when you get all expansions, the game will not be by any means be complete. Hell if I want infinity of minigames, I can go to armorgames.com and play for free.
I wonder what they think of the missiles that hit Pakistan today? I am sure they were approved by the President. You know, the "O" not the "W".
What are you talking about? You know they started attacking sites in Pakistan after Obama said that he would go after the terrorists, no matter where they were. That was during his campaign. Anyone who is surprised that the missile strikes continue has not paid a lot of attention over the last couple of months.
10 years? Without lead solder I doubt they will last that long. Going after standby power seems more productive.
I'm interested to know what about LCD makes them unlikely to last 10 years? I have had a CRT Monitor for 9 years now, and it works just fantastic. My g/f had an LCD that died after 1 year, and I also have an LCD I have used for about 4 years. So how long is the expected lifetime of LCD monitor/tv? Does it scale with size? Are bigger LCDs more likely to die than small ones?
I tend to get 5 new phones a year to extend current contract. And the ones I don't use/distribute to family, I can sell on Ebay for $100 a pop. It's like a refund.
And while Belkin does not pay me, I can say good things about it. I think it's their most popular product, as it's a big hit with the WoW crowd as well.
If he had any creative control over this game then he clearly did not comprehend why Ultima Online was successful. If he did know why it had been successful, but chose to go another direction, then he is a moron. He failed at making "WoW with guns," which is the only thing I can derive from the essence of TR.
Just so I don't sound like a whiner, I will toss in some info. What made Ultima Online successful? It was not your run of the mill RPG. It had near total character freedom. You could be a warrior one day, mage the next. Your characters were not stuck in some Arch-type mold, but rather could be any combination of the many (I think 40+) skills available in the game. Naturally some skills worked better together than others, but still there was a lot of freedom. You wish to be a Mage Blacksmith? Be my guest! A Warrior Tamer? Ok, it's up to you. An Archer Bard? Sure! FREEDOM
Furthermore, there were no levels. You character didn't magically "ding" and he was higher level. Instead he gained skills through using them. This kind of progression was really great. Of course one had to learn, usually through trail and failure, what monsters they can and cannot kill with their current skill level. But that was fun of the game. Hell when I started the game and picked rather confusing ensemble of skills. I quickly found myself crying out for help, because I was losing a battle against a small bird while using a dagger. The game was just awesome.
Now why did TR fail at being a "WoW with Guns?" Lot's of reasons. For one thing if you try to copy WoW, you should have at least 2 factions. Not the numb Humans vs the NPC alien invaders. That gets boring real fast. There should be at least 2 factions of players. I can only assume that money was the reason they did not go this route.
Money seemed like the source of a lot of the problems. Why the map was so small? Well at least it felt small, small as hell. Maybe it wasn't, but the instant-warp points made it feel small? I can't tell.
The game had very little choice when it came to your character, this was a huge failure. Maybe they thought that giving the player few choices would be more casual-friendly. But whatever the group-think, it was wrong. On top of that, none of the classes were well balanced. Most classes were useless. And as another posted points out, shotgun was really your only option.
Worst failure of all, total lack of player interaction! There was no PvP, no economy, and no reason to adventure together. The game was basically single player game, where you could chat to other people playing the same single player game.
All it's faults came together in making TR probably the most boring game I ever played.
coffee found to increase risk of certain cancers. I give it a date of 2012. For those that doubt me you should know by now that pretty much everything gives you cancer.
from the 3 in 3 I expected. Yes I use a windows machine, and I have automatic updates on, but I have no high expectations for Microsoft to sweep in to the rescue with a timely patch. I tend to practice safe surfing by using FireFox with various script blocks, not clicking on stuff that I shouldn't be clicking on, and of course keeping the g/f away from my computer.
must maintain the illusion of control. If people saw that the government cannot control the internet, then they may doubt their ability to do everything else. If they truly wanted to control the internet they would maintain a white-list, and block everything else. A blacklist only blocks the technologically-challenged.
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Mod parent Informative.
*Insert "In Soviet Russia" joke here*
I do have mod points, but you are not even trying here. At least give us a joke.
Uh oh!
Why me laugh?
Apple is the new Microsoft.
Rather scary to contemplate, but inevitable.
Just like that whole "Ozone Layer" thing back in the day. Good thing we didn't give into those alarmists then, and we did nothing about it, right? Right? (/sarcasm off)
That's corporate speak for "none of your business" I believe.
That thought about the other kind of chips? Here I was thinking "Yeah that's great, but when was the last time I wanted to eat cold chips?"
Not only that, would you be in violation of the law if something happened to your speaker and it could no longer make proper sound. No doubt such a phone would be pretty useless as a phone, but if the camera worked why throw it away?
It would be cool feature, if there were readers for it. As is, I can barely use my card with RFID at 2 local establishments. And at one it does not work properly all the time. Everyone else still has old credit card readers, and they have no incentive to throw away what works.
As much as they deserve to get hit with this cost, I can see them going to congress asking for bailout. Which would probably cause quite a few Slashdoters to explode in rage. Especially if they got a bailout.
I'm disgusted, but sadly not disappointed. I predicted there would be ton of expansions for this incomplete game. And the worst part of it, even when you get all expansions, the game will not be by any means be complete. Hell if I want infinity of minigames, I can go to armorgames.com and play for free.
Get what you voted...
I wonder what they think of the missiles that hit Pakistan today? I am sure they were approved by the President. You know, the "O" not the "W".
What are you talking about? You know they started attacking sites in Pakistan after Obama said that he would go after the terrorists, no matter where they were. That was during his campaign. Anyone who is surprised that the missile strikes continue has not paid a lot of attention over the last couple of months.
Thank you poster. How bout the rest of you wait before succumbing to mass hysteria, ok?
10 years? Without lead solder I doubt they will last that long. Going after standby power seems more productive.
I'm interested to know what about LCD makes them unlikely to last 10 years? I have had a CRT Monitor for 9 years now, and it works just fantastic. My g/f had an LCD that died after 1 year, and I also have an LCD I have used for about 4 years. So how long is the expected lifetime of LCD monitor/tv? Does it scale with size? Are bigger LCDs more likely to die than small ones?
I tend to get 5 new phones a year to extend current contract. And the ones I don't use/distribute to family, I can sell on Ebay for $100 a pop. It's like a refund.
Summary omits any references to chair throwing :(
I enjoy at least 1 Belkin product: Nostromo SpeedPad n52
And while Belkin does not pay me, I can say good things about it. I think it's their most popular product, as it's a big hit with the WoW crowd as well.
My father called the hospital the other day and gave them his name, and they asked "Is your social security number XXX-XX-XXXX?"
Ummm anyone else see a problem with this?
If he had any creative control over this game then he clearly did not comprehend why Ultima Online was successful. If he did know why it had been successful, but chose to go another direction, then he is a moron. He failed at making "WoW with guns," which is the only thing I can derive from the essence of TR.
Just so I don't sound like a whiner, I will toss in some info. What made Ultima Online successful? It was not your run of the mill RPG. It had near total character freedom. You could be a warrior one day, mage the next. Your characters were not stuck in some Arch-type mold, but rather could be any combination of the many (I think 40+) skills available in the game. Naturally some skills worked better together than others, but still there was a lot of freedom. You wish to be a Mage Blacksmith? Be my guest! A Warrior Tamer? Ok, it's up to you. An Archer Bard? Sure! FREEDOM
Furthermore, there were no levels. You character didn't magically "ding" and he was higher level. Instead he gained skills through using them. This kind of progression was really great. Of course one had to learn, usually through trail and failure, what monsters they can and cannot kill with their current skill level. But that was fun of the game. Hell when I started the game and picked rather confusing ensemble of skills. I quickly found myself crying out for help, because I was losing a battle against a small bird while using a dagger. The game was just awesome.
Now why did TR fail at being a "WoW with Guns?" Lot's of reasons. For one thing if you try to copy WoW, you should have at least 2 factions. Not the numb Humans vs the NPC alien invaders. That gets boring real fast. There should be at least 2 factions of players. I can only assume that money was the reason they did not go this route.
Money seemed like the source of a lot of the problems. Why the map was so small? Well at least it felt small, small as hell. Maybe it wasn't, but the instant-warp points made it feel small? I can't tell.
The game had very little choice when it came to your character, this was a huge failure. Maybe they thought that giving the player few choices would be more casual-friendly. But whatever the group-think, it was wrong. On top of that, none of the classes were well balanced. Most classes were useless. And as another posted points out, shotgun was really your only option.
Worst failure of all, total lack of player interaction! There was no PvP, no economy, and no reason to adventure together. The game was basically single player game, where you could chat to other people playing the same single player game.
All it's faults came together in making TR probably the most boring game I ever played.
coffee found to increase risk of certain cancers. I give it a date of 2012. For those that doubt me you should know by now that pretty much everything gives you cancer.
from the 3 in 3 I expected. Yes I use a windows machine, and I have automatic updates on, but I have no high expectations for Microsoft to sweep in to the rescue with a timely patch. I tend to practice safe surfing by using FireFox with various script blocks, not clicking on stuff that I shouldn't be clicking on, and of course keeping the g/f away from my computer.
As a heterosexual I pick Company B!
we don't know all the ways in which methane can be produced. Now which is more likely?
must maintain the illusion of control. If people saw that the government cannot control the internet, then they may doubt their ability to do everything else. If they truly wanted to control the internet they would maintain a white-list, and block everything else. A blacklist only blocks the technologically-challenged.
Mod parent up.