My favorite mod actually introduced me to a new gaming genre that no other developer has tried yet (or at least I think - please let me know if they did). For Operation Flashpoint, there was a Planet of War (I think) mod that basically turned the (multiplayer) game into a FPS with RTS aspects. You could build fences, buildings, more units, weapon caches, etc. Also being a city builder fan, I thought it was a really nice addition to have that strategy involved in a FPS.
So what happens when 2 people are warned of a possible collision course at an intersection and they both slam on their brakes, avoid the accident, but cause the person behind them to be completely blindsided by the situation and rear end them? I know its a stretch, but I can foresee problems with this (maybe not that one specifically). I'd like to see more of this technology to address traffic issues instead - rerouting individuals to optimal traffic flow.
The reason why I think this is progress is because India is a developing country. Their situation may be insightful due to their perspective on the situation. The materials they use, the way they manage it, the funding, the management, etc. Consider it a huge, multi million dollar case study for the world. Another example of this, the Tata Nano, is a revolutionary vehicle IMHO due to the audience it appeals to - developing countries. Another one I'm waiting on is mobile devices. These will, in many ways, will drive innovation (probably not compete) in developed countries.
If he is such a strong believer in piracy, why is he allowing users to download it for free? Shouldn't he force them to pay for a DRM version while he secretly leaks a free torrent on the side? Now THAT would be hardcore.
I used to do this with my childhood friend (neighbor) with Age of Empires. You could both play as the same team/empire/player. It was pretty fun too, but I wouldn't say it was significantly more fun than playing just as allies. The only bad part is that in order for us to share IP addresses, I would have to run over to his house since the internet used the phone line.
25-35 is a pretty prime social time where many people find their significant others and are getting set in having their circle of friends. In addition, I would suspect that their careers are beginning to blossom and are probably demanding more time than their "gaming" years.
I'm not suprised by this study, in fact, I believe I may be a classic example of why this may be. I have a gaming PC, xbox, ps2, gamecube, n64, NES... but most importantly I have a Wii. Me and my fiance primarily play this together (Mario Kart online) or whenever we have company (Karaoke, DDR, etc). But I also have a secret life that my girlfriend doesn't know about - I play EVE Online with a few HS buddies that she has never met. We are states apart and grew completely different apart (one is getting his doctorate in physics, the other is getting by on his HS diploma) but this is the one thing that keeps us socializing.
I wish I had more time to play games like WoW but I honestly don't anymore. I wish I even had time to talk on AIM anymore, but it seems as if those days are over. So before when my gaming time was an introvert activity, its now more of a social event where I can catch up with my friends while getting my video game fix.
So you are suggesting that the solution to having two poor candidates is to not participate and yet still deal with the repercussions? Hardly sounds useful to me - it sounds like a lazy way of going about a self fufilling prophecy. You know, even voting for a single topic (which I discourage) is even more useful than not voting at all. Or better yet, vote for a third party. At least you will get something out of it. Somebody is going to get elected and by being passive is not proving a point, changing anything, or even going to be noticed. Your ideaologies will just fall by the wayside in the same category of people who don't vote because of various reasons (too dumb, too oblivious, too uninterested, etc to care).
I think I can explain suggestion 2. First, you toss out the current modding system and hide all comments. Then you click like crazy to befriend people whom you share similar ideas with. Once you befriend them, you will be able to see each other's comments. How will you know whom to befriend? Not entirely sure, but I would assume it would involve clicking.
And the third suggestion almost seems like a clever way to DoS attack online banking. Can you imagine all those penny transactions? Good lord!
Hey, this reminds me of one of the conversations me and one of my old High School friends once had. The idea was to have people buy the game (MMO) flat out. Then, either pay a monthly fee that would be ad free or play for free with ads here and there. I'm sure there are people out there that would LOVE to play WoW for free by having to deal with ads during login and plastered all over the capital cities... and I'm sure there are some that won't. Either way, I'd say its a plausible market especially in the MMO universe.
I bet he thought of the consequences, but I bet he also thought he would get away with it. Whatever he was thinking, I'm sure he is hoping that this isn't overshadowed by the Olympics and that he doesn't fade away after the show is over.
I've read (sorry I won't look up the source) that women outlive men when in life long relationships. I wonder if being 1 of multiple lives affects this at all?
I can't believe the thought even crossed your mind. I thought Episodes I through III were subpar compared to the original trilogy. I still managed to watch and somewhat enjoy them despite my ill feelings of mediocrity. This one looks like its just icing on the cake for the absolute desecration of the Star Wars universe.
It goes both ways for me. I want to be simplistic and professional so I want to use my name. As a bonus, my name is incredibly unique and there is literally zero probability of anyone else having it. In the other hand, I don't want to use my name for privacy reasons...
It appears as if the Road to War Beta is down for maintenance.... oh well.
It does seem like a good marketing strategy - to get players involved/committed prior to release. Especially for an MMO which depends on hooking as many players as possible. Hell, having the site down might even cause some even more anticipation in some sort of sick disappoint-the-customer kinda way.
I only hope it lives up to the hype. An MMO's success largely depends on customer satisfaction since it lives off of not only number of units sold, but also monthly subscriptions. Unsatisfied players will quit and along with them the people they could have influenced to join. Words travels fast for both the good and the bad. Now, I'm still iffy to get it (blame the fiance), but I do hope it brings something innovative to the table.
From TFA: "...it would exert a gentle gravitational force, changing the asteroid's velocity by only 0.22 microns per second each day. But over a long enough time, that could steer it away from the keyhole..."
So... would there be confirmation that this plan is working when attempting it? Honestly, with a miniscule (and possibly undetectable) amount of 0.22 microns and such a large amount at stake (olbiteration), I would want to know if Plan A is working and if Plan B should start.
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This is a bad marketing strategy. If they would have named it AT-AT walker, they might get more sales.
From TFA: £7.99 = $12.91 (hey, maybe I'm taking into consideration the possibility of the USD taking a dive)
My favorite mod actually introduced me to a new gaming genre that no other developer has tried yet (or at least I think - please let me know if they did). For Operation Flashpoint, there was a Planet of War (I think) mod that basically turned the (multiplayer) game into a FPS with RTS aspects. You could build fences, buildings, more units, weapon caches, etc. Also being a city builder fan, I thought it was a really nice addition to have that strategy involved in a FPS.
So what happens when 2 people are warned of a possible collision course at an intersection and they both slam on their brakes, avoid the accident, but cause the person behind them to be completely blindsided by the situation and rear end them? I know its a stretch, but I can foresee problems with this (maybe not that one specifically). I'd like to see more of this technology to address traffic issues instead - rerouting individuals to optimal traffic flow.
Uh oh, $15 (approx) "Micro" expansions. Don't let EA find out about this or else Walmarts will have to double in size to handle all those Sims addons.
The reason why I think this is progress is because India is a developing country. Their situation may be insightful due to their perspective on the situation. The materials they use, the way they manage it, the funding, the management, etc. Consider it a huge, multi million dollar case study for the world. Another example of this, the Tata Nano, is a revolutionary vehicle IMHO due to the audience it appeals to - developing countries. Another one I'm waiting on is mobile devices. These will, in many ways, will drive innovation (probably not compete) in developed countries.
If he is such a strong believer in piracy, why is he allowing users to download it for free? Shouldn't he force them to pay for a DRM version while he secretly leaks a free torrent on the side? Now THAT would be hardcore.
I used to do this with my childhood friend (neighbor) with Age of Empires. You could both play as the same team/empire/player. It was pretty fun too, but I wouldn't say it was significantly more fun than playing just as allies. The only bad part is that in order for us to share IP addresses, I would have to run over to his house since the internet used the phone line.
Well its safe to say that the Goldfish has more foreign policy experience than Palin.
I'm not suprised by this study, in fact, I believe I may be a classic example of why this may be. I have a gaming PC, xbox, ps2, gamecube, n64, NES... but most importantly I have a Wii. Me and my fiance primarily play this together (Mario Kart online) or whenever we have company (Karaoke, DDR, etc). But I also have a secret life that my girlfriend doesn't know about - I play EVE Online with a few HS buddies that she has never met. We are states apart and grew completely different apart (one is getting his doctorate in physics, the other is getting by on his HS diploma) but this is the one thing that keeps us socializing.
I wish I had more time to play games like WoW but I honestly don't anymore. I wish I even had time to talk on AIM anymore, but it seems as if those days are over. So before when my gaming time was an introvert activity, its now more of a social event where I can catch up with my friends while getting my video game fix.
Hey, now. These statistics might be perfectly valid... it could be faulty research done by some summer intern.
So you are suggesting that the solution to having two poor candidates is to not participate and yet still deal with the repercussions? Hardly sounds useful to me - it sounds like a lazy way of going about a self fufilling prophecy. You know, even voting for a single topic (which I discourage) is even more useful than not voting at all. Or better yet, vote for a third party. At least you will get something out of it. Somebody is going to get elected and by being passive is not proving a point, changing anything, or even going to be noticed. Your ideaologies will just fall by the wayside in the same category of people who don't vote because of various reasons (too dumb, too oblivious, too uninterested, etc to care).
Don't worry guys, Cuil will soon dominate the market once everyone realizes how vastly superior it is.
But is YouTube in competition with Yahoo? This is apples and oranges. Nothing to see here folks, move along.
And the third suggestion almost seems like a clever way to DoS attack online banking. Can you imagine all those penny transactions? Good lord!
I would also like to add that they can use different colors (other than green) so they can observe several processes at once. Pretty neat stuff.
Hey, this reminds me of one of the conversations me and one of my old High School friends once had. The idea was to have people buy the game (MMO) flat out. Then, either pay a monthly fee that would be ad free or play for free with ads here and there. I'm sure there are people out there that would LOVE to play WoW for free by having to deal with ads during login and plastered all over the capital cities... and I'm sure there are some that won't. Either way, I'd say its a plausible market especially in the MMO universe.
Speak for yourself... for me, 24 hours of computing IS the good life.
So those Geico commercials ARE negatively stereotyping...
I bet he thought of the consequences, but I bet he also thought he would get away with it. Whatever he was thinking, I'm sure he is hoping that this isn't overshadowed by the Olympics and that he doesn't fade away after the show is over.
I've read (sorry I won't look up the source) that women outlive men when in life long relationships. I wonder if being 1 of multiple lives affects this at all?
I can't believe the thought even crossed your mind. I thought Episodes I through III were subpar compared to the original trilogy. I still managed to watch and somewhat enjoy them despite my ill feelings of mediocrity. This one looks like its just icing on the cake for the absolute desecration of the Star Wars universe.
It goes both ways for me. I want to be simplistic and professional so I want to use my name. As a bonus, my name is incredibly unique and there is literally zero probability of anyone else having it. In the other hand, I don't want to use my name for privacy reasons...
It appears as if the Road to War Beta is down for maintenance.... oh well.
It does seem like a good marketing strategy - to get players involved/committed prior to release. Especially for an MMO which depends on hooking as many players as possible. Hell, having the site down might even cause some even more anticipation in some sort of sick disappoint-the-customer kinda way.
I only hope it lives up to the hype. An MMO's success largely depends on customer satisfaction since it lives off of not only number of units sold, but also monthly subscriptions. Unsatisfied players will quit and along with them the people they could have influenced to join. Words travels fast for both the good and the bad. Now, I'm still iffy to get it (blame the fiance), but I do hope it brings something innovative to the table.
From TFA: "...it would exert a gentle gravitational force, changing the asteroid's velocity by only 0.22 microns per second each day. But over a long enough time, that could steer it away from the keyhole..."
So... would there be confirmation that this plan is working when attempting it? Honestly, with a miniscule (and possibly undetectable) amount of 0.22 microns and such a large amount at stake (olbiteration), I would want to know if Plan A is working and if Plan B should start.