Windows has always had it's CLI. You can do half if not all the tasks you need to with it, and this has never changed. Most people get used to the GUI.
I never understood how it was difficult to rid these guys.
Just send in some employee to buy some gold that is advertised...Then when you are given the gold, trace it back and ban that account along with the credit card info that was used to purchase the subscription. (As well as the product key)
Wait what? I'm sorry how many development companies have gone out of business due to piracy? How many people have lost their jobs because of it? How many people have starved on the street?
DWI only affects a small number of people?
Let's take this quote...
"250,000 people have died in alcohol related accidents in the past 10 years."
I want to touch on the first part of your statement.
"Yet insane fees are exactly what is required to stop the bigtime crimes"
Ok, let's move to another "Big time" crime...Hmm DWI. Pretty Big time crime right? Why is it that those who pirate have bigger fines than those that put peoples lives at risk?
I understand that the penalty needs to be big, but common...When I'd rather get nabed for a DWI than pirating a game...that's pretty bad don't you think?
It's not the Secure Rom or anything like that which bothers me...
It's the limited installations. I cannot think of how many times I've installed an OLD game like C&C Gold or Red Alert. Would the authentication servers still be online over 10 years later? That's why I hate limited installs.
I'm sorry but games need to be more challenging. I'm tired of MMO's where you have no penalty of death. It's like....Run around get killed, come back to life and do it all over again.
Games that have a price for death generally have more strategy involved. I'm just sick of the overly simple games, that offer no real consequences.
I'm still waiting to see some actual innovation and change go into these games. To me this is just a WoW Version 2.
I'll give it a shot once the "Cool" factor wears off, but I'm holding out for Darkfall online.
Well I guess the reason I say that was because in WoW I never really had a sense of accomplishment. It was just one BG after another, with no real change in the end game.
What about Final Fantasy Online? There is little to no PVP in that game, however they just released a patch that allowes you to level down so you can party with others, but still gain experience. If that's not focused on the casual player I don't know what is. Yet why isn't that game a hit?
I don't think the adverage American user will notice the difference with a 10MB down line or a 2MB down line. Truth of the matter is, theya re at the mercy of latency, and how quickly data can be sent back and forth.
I had a 5MB down connection that I just changed to a 1.5MB. Why? Because unless I'm torrenting or downloading, I won't notice the difference surfing a web page or playing a video game.
Most people don't even torrent or download much. Your everyday American typically cares about a few web pages like Ebay or Amazon, their bank account and that's about it.
I think (Like another poster said) we need to worry about getting hi-speed internet into areas that have dial-up.
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Wait what?
Windows has always had it's CLI. You can do half if not all the tasks you need to with it, and this has never changed. Most people get used to the GUI.
I find something very flawed with your logic.
Or a less flamebait'ish way would be to say that they are making it more like their Server OS...But hey...whatever floats your boat.
The majority of people are just fine using web mail via gmail, hotmail, yahoo etc...
It's not going to be an issue.
I rather like the idea of having an OS with as little on it as possible.
That way I can add what I see fit, much like the Server OS.
Hey it's a step in the right direction.
I never understood how it was difficult to rid these guys.
Just send in some employee to buy some gold that is advertised...Then when you are given the gold, trace it back and ban that account along with the credit card info that was used to purchase the subscription. (As well as the product key)
Seriously it doesn't seem that hard.
How kind of them to privilage us with an extra download for something we paid for.
It almost feel like your renting a product, but never owning it.
Wait what? I'm sorry how many development companies have gone out of business due to piracy? How many people have lost their jobs because of it? How many people have starved on the street?
DWI only affects a small number of people?
Let's take this quote...
"250,000 people have died in alcohol related accidents in the past 10 years."
Source: http://www.nh-dwi.com/caip-206.htm
Now common dude...Use your head.
I want to touch on the first part of your statement.
"Yet insane fees are exactly what is required to stop the bigtime crimes"
Ok, let's move to another "Big time" crime...Hmm DWI. Pretty Big time crime right? Why is it that those who pirate have bigger fines than those that put peoples lives at risk?
I understand that the penalty needs to be big, but common...When I'd rather get nabed for a DWI than pirating a game...that's pretty bad don't you think?
It's not the Secure Rom or anything like that which bothers me...
It's the limited installations. I cannot think of how many times I've installed an OLD game like C&C Gold or Red Alert. Would the authentication servers still be online over 10 years later? That's why I hate limited installs.
Make it unlimited or I'll continue to pirate.
While that may be true, it's still not right to demand 5000 times the value of the product in damages.
But just as you said...pay off an NPC healer...Well that takes care of that right?
Played it for a few years infact. :-D
I'm sorry but games need to be more challenging. I'm tired of MMO's where you have no penalty of death. It's like....Run around get killed, come back to life and do it all over again.
Games that have a price for death generally have more strategy involved. I'm just sick of the overly simple games, that offer no real consequences.
See that's the thing, I hate instanced PVP. I don't want to "Hop into a queue"
I want real territory control and player owned areas.
I'm still waiting to see some actual innovation and change go into these games. To me this is just a WoW Version 2. I'll give it a shot once the "Cool" factor wears off, but I'm holding out for Darkfall online.
Easy, they just won't do anything about it, no one will report it, no one will care, and life will continue as it always does.
We will never hear of the story again, mark my words.
If it ever left Beta. :-D
Well I guess the reason I say that was because in WoW I never really had a sense of accomplishment. It was just one BG after another, with no real change in the end game.
I have to disagree.
What about Final Fantasy Online? There is little to no PVP in that game, however they just released a patch that allowes you to level down so you can party with others, but still gain experience. If that's not focused on the casual player I don't know what is. Yet why isn't that game a hit?
You know, I played WoW up to 70, and the BG's and isntances were just boring to me.
How does this game play in relation? Is it just another WoW? If you hated WoW would you hate this?
I'm holding out before dishing out 50 bucks for something that may not be innovative.
I think the reference you were looking for was...
World of Warhammer Onlinecraft.
http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2006/20060410.jpg
I thought tomorrow was when they turned it on. I thought the end of the world was to happen when the first collision is made right?
I don't think the adverage American user will notice the difference with a 10MB down line or a 2MB down line. Truth of the matter is, theya re at the mercy of latency, and how quickly data can be sent back and forth.
I had a 5MB down connection that I just changed to a 1.5MB. Why? Because unless I'm torrenting or downloading, I won't notice the difference surfing a web page or playing a video game.
Most people don't even torrent or download much. Your everyday American typically cares about a few web pages like Ebay or Amazon, their bank account and that's about it.
I think (Like another poster said) we need to worry about getting hi-speed internet into areas that have dial-up.
I didn't think that was the case as long as the domain was actually in use, rather than just sitting.