Just a brief footnote regarding some other lesser known but (IMO) still very fun MMO games:
Rakion, the newest online RPG from Softnyx (makers of Gunbound), just recently finished its open beta. It's slated to be back online some time in November with a number of enhancements and adjustments regarding balance issues.
Same thing for FlyFF, a Korean MMORPG. They've just finished open beta for the U.S. version of the game; the game servers are currently down while they move them all from Korea to the U.S. and start gearing up for the U.S. release.
Finally, Martial Heroes (previously known as DO Online) has recently gone through a number of cool upgrades, so anyone who was following the progress on this previously might want to take another look at it.
Although I can't say for sure, I'm told by a cop friend of mine that any kind of "unmanned, unattended" booby trap is considered illegal. Basically, anything that doesn't discriminate, but just fires away. If I'm not mistaken, I believe part of the reason for these laws is a result of people who have maimed or killed either themselves or a family member with their homemade traps. Additionally, if firefighters or police officers have to break into your home in an emergency, the last thing they want to have to worry about is some auto-turret that's gonna start pelting them with airsoft bullets.
Non-lethal, sure, but most law enforcement officers I know would take a very dim view of such a set-up just on principle.
I'm guessing that here in the U.S. you probably wouldn't be able to get away with keeping one of those in your home or business, since booby-trapping of any kind is illegal in almost every state: http://dictionary.law.com/default2.asp?selected=87
On the other hand, usually one is only held liable for injuries caused by a booby trap on one's property, so I suppose with some modification this could make for a nice non-dangerous way to deter burglars and such.
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Just a brief footnote regarding some other lesser known but (IMO) still very fun MMO games:
Rakion, the newest online RPG from Softnyx (makers of Gunbound), just recently finished its open beta. It's slated to be back online some time in November with a number of enhancements and adjustments regarding balance issues.
Same thing for FlyFF, a Korean MMORPG. They've just finished open beta for the U.S. version of the game; the game servers are currently down while they move them all from Korea to the U.S. and start gearing up for the U.S. release.
Finally, Martial Heroes (previously known as DO Online) has recently gone through a number of cool upgrades, so anyone who was following the progress on this previously might want to take another look at it.
Although I can't say for sure, I'm told by a cop friend of mine that any kind of "unmanned, unattended" booby trap is considered illegal. Basically, anything that doesn't discriminate, but just fires away. If I'm not mistaken, I believe part of the reason for these laws is a result of people who have maimed or killed either themselves or a family member with their homemade traps. Additionally, if firefighters or police officers have to break into your home in an emergency, the last thing they want to have to worry about is some auto-turret that's gonna start pelting them with airsoft bullets. Non-lethal, sure, but most law enforcement officers I know would take a very dim view of such a set-up just on principle.
I'm guessing that here in the U.S. you probably wouldn't be able to get away with keeping one of those in your home or business, since booby-trapping of any kind is illegal in almost every state: http://dictionary.law.com/default2.asp?selected=87
On the other hand, usually one is only held liable for injuries caused by a booby trap on one's property, so I suppose with some modification this could make for a nice non-dangerous way to deter burglars and such.
And don't forget towers...