You apparently never played on a team. Yeah, you've just described your general "team" play, but that doesn't mean teamwork doesn't exist. If you just join a random group of people, it's difficult to get any teamwork going, mostly because there is nobody to organize them.
And since you used paintball as an example, I've played a few games, the majority of the time it's just like on-line "team" play. Just a bunch of chaos. But if you manage to communicate with people, you have a better chance actual teamwork.
Actually, let's forget about Porn for a moment. If there was a choice between buying an AO version Manhunt 2 or a MA version, which do you think gamers would buy? Honestly I'd like to see publishers would open up to AO ratings for games because it would allow developers to really push things creatively without worrying about the rating.
"Why is the internet any different? It's just another means of communication - one which, due to its breadth and efficiency, is if anything MORE like real life than the phone or mail.
I think I'll go the other way. I'm pretty reserved on-line and treat people with respect. It's real life in which I'm an ass hole. If I'm going to get worked up over something, I want the confrontation to be face to face.
"I think we should be growing brainless human bodies"
So what your saying is that you think we should test the general population, elected officials? Or are you saying we should grow zombies? Think of the possibility for the theatre? Undead marionettes! Look out Shakespeare!
"All those people (you know who you are) who kept saying "I'd buy an iPhone without the phone", you better step up."
I admit I did but I'm willing to bet most of you, like me wanted an iPod with a touch screen and wifi. Don't get me wrong, the form factor is great. But I would have gladly added a bit of bulk for a good sized HD. So I guess I'll keep waiting.
It's not that religions themselves were bizarre to begin with, it's just that once you toss PEOPLE into the mix that religion starts to get odd. Of course that leads to the question, was there religion when there was just God (or your deity of choice)?
Did God give you grief or was it a religions institution that did so? Was it a man who thought himself better than you because they were righteous and you are not, or was it God?
At the risk of being redundant, I disagree. Any sane employee would walk out on any employer forcing RFID tagging. The bills need to be paid yes, but not at the cost of turning yourself into "cattle." It's any easy choice to my mind. I will not raise my child to believe that being tracked like cattle is exceptable.
"What if ALL of the companies in your field start requiring it? Where is your "choice" now?"
Surely that question was rhetorical. Would you not better serve your dependants and future generations by standing up and saying "NO!" than capitulating to such a system? You need to put food on the table in the here and now but how long will that be enough? I don't like the idea of being tracked like cattle. I say shame on anybody who submitted to tagging. Every person that consents pulls us farther down that path.
Where is your "choice" now? You can still make a choice and walk away.
I think age verification software is pretty much a scam. How can you reasonably confirm age beyond using a credit card? Be connected to the DMV and confirm by drivers license or SSN? Now there is a brilliant idea.
They will not harm you if you don't harm them (or the little sisters). The initial level made that fairly clear.
For example I was in combat with several splicers and a big daddy (no little sister present) wandered into the room. He did not bother with me (or the splicers) until I accidentally hit him (using telekinesis and a dead splicers body).
id made a few mistakes with Doom 3. The scare factor did fade quite a bit. Mainly they relied on the same gag to get you so many times like you said. In addition to that, the other thing that made the game less scary was separating the flash light from your gun. I think it's actually more dramatic to be able to see a the bad guys than to see nothing at all and just die. That of course works well too but if you can never see them while trying to fight, it gets old quick.
The game was far better after "taping" a flashlight to your guns.
You know, that's just a lame complaint. No death penalty? Sure there is no penalty when you die as you show up in one of the tank things. But really isn't any penalty regardless as you just load your last saved game.
No inventory? Why would you care when you are given access to everything quite easily through the games controls. How would an inventory help you? So you could look at how many med packs or hypo's you have? Wouldn't really help as it says on your HUD. Now being able to take inventory of all your ammo at a glance would be nice rather than having to cycle through weapons to see but that's about all an inventory would be good for.
Linear. I'm afraid I have no argument for that. It is linear. Most games are. Often times to tell a story, that's what you're going to have to do.
Heh heh. So 2K once again gives you a "moral" choice. Do you not buy the game because of some simple restrictions put forth by the distributor? Or do you go and buy the game and enjoy the wonderfully crafted game that the developer has created. Will you support the artist?
And um, as far the publishers go, are you really going to say boohoo on 2K for for what they have done with activation and then turn around a play Madden which is published by EA? Are you nuts? I hope you used Madden strictly in the sense of clone games.
I don't think so. End users using XP won't get Vista only games, no matter what their hardware is. And developers/publishers have to pick which market segment they want to focus on or try to build thier game so it's both DX9 & DX10 compatible.
So no, Vista only DX10 isn't helping the gaming community. It is fragmenting it. Cross platform issues are different issue.
Oh no worries. The teachers who have to "teach" this will be given courses to ensure a minimum level of knowledge. That said, be a good parent and teach your kids yourself about on-line safety.
I recently played the demo for NBA 2k7. All in all in expect lots of advertising in basketball. But the game was just annoying. You can be sure I won't even consider purchasing the game because of it. And advertisers can count on me never buying their products.
Some people I'm sure like it. They will like it because it's just like the annoying advertising you see during the actual games. Personally, I hate it.
I agree, it is kinda stupid. I hope the schools my daughter is attending never force her to make that decision. On the other hand, depending on the selection of "Majors" I would have loved this in high school. I would have loved to have some sort of focus. Of course, they probably wouldn't have had something available I would have been interested in. Perhaps schools should provide the option of having a "Major" so they can focus on a career path from the get go.
In high school I really couldn't have cared less about grades and all that. However on a few occasions, there were teachers that provided material that I found interesting.
I enjoyed my Art classes. I took them because they were the "Easy A" type classes however it turned out to be lots of fun (for the most part). Those were classes that helped me find my area of interest and let me know where I wanted to go to college.
In English I enjoyed creative writing. I found out I wanted to tell stories. A poetry unit showed we a great means of expression and an outlet of all that teen angst. I even turned a poem I wrote in high school into a short film in a video production class in college.
In History I learned a bit about World History and US History. What I enjoyed the most was discussing how events shaped our world and shaped our culture. This was great because when writing and creating a fictional world, creating a sense of history and depth to the world brings it to life.
All the separate classes could have pointed me in different directions but they helped me choose my path. So providing a variety gives students a grounding in a lot of area's. I wish I could have had one area of focus though. I didn't come to that realization until my senior year though. It took that variety to get there.
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You apparently never played on a team. Yeah, you've just described your general "team" play, but that doesn't mean teamwork doesn't exist. If you just join a random group of people, it's difficult to get any teamwork going, mostly because there is nobody to organize them. And since you used paintball as an example, I've played a few games, the majority of the time it's just like on-line "team" play. Just a bunch of chaos. But if you manage to communicate with people, you have a better chance actual teamwork.
Why should you be surprised. The rating is a general guideline meant to be informative, not something definitive that a parent should stand by.
Actually, let's forget about Porn for a moment. If there was a choice between buying an AO version Manhunt 2 or a MA version, which do you think gamers would buy? Honestly I'd like to see publishers would open up to AO ratings for games because it would allow developers to really push things creatively without worrying about the rating.
What is this "Brain" you speak of?
"Darn, I was hoping it was a site about Mac serial ports. I was gonna go ask a question..."
The odd thing is, that actually would have been very useful. Oh well.
"Why is the internet any different? It's just another means of communication - one which, due to its breadth and efficiency, is if anything MORE like real life than the phone or mail.
I think I'll go the other way. I'm pretty reserved on-line and treat people with respect. It's real life in which I'm an ass hole. If I'm going to get worked up over something, I want the confrontation to be face to face.
"I think we should be growing brainless human bodies"
So what your saying is that you think we should test the general population, elected officials? Or are you saying we should grow zombies? Think of the possibility for the theatre? Undead marionettes! Look out Shakespeare!
"All those people (you know who you are) who kept saying "I'd buy an iPhone without the phone", you better step up." I admit I did but I'm willing to bet most of you, like me wanted an iPod with a touch screen and wifi. Don't get me wrong, the form factor is great. But I would have gladly added a bit of bulk for a good sized HD. So I guess I'll keep waiting.
"How am I supposed to take that on the bus?" No worries. I heard rumour that Steve Jobs is only thee inches tall.
People don't want to talk on the phone with their ipods, that's what the iphone is for...
It's not that religions themselves were bizarre to begin with, it's just that once you toss PEOPLE into the mix that religion starts to get odd. Of course that leads to the question, was there religion when there was just God (or your deity of choice)?
Did God give you grief or was it a religions institution that did so? Was it a man who thought himself better than you because they were righteous and you are not, or was it God?
Indeed I doubt all religions.
At the risk of being redundant, I disagree. Any sane employee would walk out on any employer forcing RFID tagging. The bills need to be paid yes, but not at the cost of turning yourself into "cattle." It's any easy choice to my mind. I will not raise my child to believe that being tracked like cattle is exceptable.
"What if ALL of the companies in your field start requiring it?
Where is your "choice" now?"
Surely that question was rhetorical. Would you not better serve your dependants and future generations by standing up and saying "NO!" than capitulating to such a system? You need to put food on the table in the here and now but how long will that be enough? I don't like the idea of being tracked like cattle. I say shame on anybody who submitted to tagging. Every person that consents pulls us farther down that path.
Where is your "choice" now? You can still make a choice and walk away.
I haft say, I think life is already "artificial" enough.
I think age verification software is pretty much a scam. How can you reasonably confirm age beyond using a credit card? Be connected to the DMV and confirm by drivers license or SSN? Now there is a brilliant idea.
They will not harm you if you don't harm them (or the little sisters). The initial level made that fairly clear. For example I was in combat with several splicers and a big daddy (no little sister present) wandered into the room. He did not bother with me (or the splicers) until I accidentally hit him (using telekinesis and a dead splicers body).
id made a few mistakes with Doom 3. The scare factor did fade quite a bit. Mainly they relied on the same gag to get you so many times like you said. In addition to that, the other thing that made the game less scary was separating the flash light from your gun. I think it's actually more dramatic to be able to see a the bad guys than to see nothing at all and just die. That of course works well too but if you can never see them while trying to fight, it gets old quick. The game was far better after "taping" a flashlight to your guns.
You know, that's just a lame complaint. No death penalty? Sure there is no penalty when you die as you show up in one of the tank things. But really isn't any penalty regardless as you just load your last saved game. No inventory? Why would you care when you are given access to everything quite easily through the games controls. How would an inventory help you? So you could look at how many med packs or hypo's you have? Wouldn't really help as it says on your HUD. Now being able to take inventory of all your ammo at a glance would be nice rather than having to cycle through weapons to see but that's about all an inventory would be good for. Linear. I'm afraid I have no argument for that. It is linear. Most games are. Often times to tell a story, that's what you're going to have to do.
You've obviously missed out on the fun of killing a splicer with another splicer. Or better yet, with a candy bar.
Heh heh. So 2K once again gives you a "moral" choice. Do you not buy the game because of some simple restrictions put forth by the distributor? Or do you go and buy the game and enjoy the wonderfully crafted game that the developer has created. Will you support the artist?
And um, as far the publishers go, are you really going to say boohoo on 2K for for what they have done with activation and then turn around a play Madden which is published by EA? Are you nuts? I hope you used Madden strictly in the sense of clone games.
I don't think so. End users using XP won't get Vista only games, no matter what their hardware is. And developers/publishers have to pick which market segment they want to focus on or try to build thier game so it's both DX9 & DX10 compatible.
So no, Vista only DX10 isn't helping the gaming community. It is fragmenting it. Cross platform issues are different issue.
Oh no worries. The teachers who have to "teach" this will be given courses to ensure a minimum level of knowledge. That said, be a good parent and teach your kids yourself about on-line safety.
I recently played the demo for NBA 2k7. All in all in expect lots of advertising in basketball. But the game was just annoying. You can be sure I won't even consider purchasing the game because of it. And advertisers can count on me never buying their products.
Some people I'm sure like it. They will like it because it's just like the annoying advertising you see during the actual games. Personally, I hate it.
Watch them twitch until they come up with something else that will save humanity.
I agree, it is kinda stupid. I hope the schools my daughter is attending never force her to make that decision. On the other hand, depending on the selection of "Majors" I would have loved this in high school. I would have loved to have some sort of focus. Of course, they probably wouldn't have had something available I would have been interested in. Perhaps schools should provide the option of having a "Major" so they can focus on a career path from the get go. In high school I really couldn't have cared less about grades and all that. However on a few occasions, there were teachers that provided material that I found interesting. I enjoyed my Art classes. I took them because they were the "Easy A" type classes however it turned out to be lots of fun (for the most part). Those were classes that helped me find my area of interest and let me know where I wanted to go to college. In English I enjoyed creative writing. I found out I wanted to tell stories. A poetry unit showed we a great means of expression and an outlet of all that teen angst. I even turned a poem I wrote in high school into a short film in a video production class in college. In History I learned a bit about World History and US History. What I enjoyed the most was discussing how events shaped our world and shaped our culture. This was great because when writing and creating a fictional world, creating a sense of history and depth to the world brings it to life. All the separate classes could have pointed me in different directions but they helped me choose my path. So providing a variety gives students a grounding in a lot of area's. I wish I could have had one area of focus though. I didn't come to that realization until my senior year though. It took that variety to get there.