the terminology "cheats" in this case is misleading, they are hacks
people keep saying "well, why can't I cheat in single player", because there is no purpose of cheating on single player, other than to accumulate achievement points, which are reflected in a users online rating
if you want to play with infinite money, make a map and give yourself infinite money, this is about altering game code in order to produce an unintended application result. the fact that people are getting caught is because the hacks are observable from the Blizzard servers, and it's not because they are monitoring the game runtime, it's because people are completing the game, and getting every achievement in 5 minutes
please explain to me why that should be protected?
Organic foods has become a marketing term, the benefits of locally grown organic foods are economic in nature, not health-wise. If they lack pesticides and potentially harmful hormones then that is an added benefit. I think if you compare organic milk to diet pepsi, you will find that there are benefits; or twinkies vs organic corn. However, the molecular structure of peppers, whether they are grown in a farm, or in an indoor "artificial" environment, should not change-at least not to the point that one is healthy and the other is not. However, if you get peppers from kentucky, and you live in maine, there is a lot of added cost (which can be subsidized by the government) that creates added cost that is transparent to the consumer. Also, there are other more dubious problems of having a completely centralized food source. I still would like to know what "organic frosted mini wheats" are, and why are they 2 dollars more than the normal ones...
The things that don't change in life... the last time I was on slashdot, we were having economic problems... it was a change of seasons... and nerds on slashdot were trolling WoW threads...
"Well, the travel time actually is nothing short of ridiculous. Travel-time between "flight points" should be instantaneous. Just replace flight points with portals. PLEASE! Travel time between kalimdor and anywhere in outland is just crap. C'mon now. "
I respectfully disagree with you. I think having time between points is what makes it imersive and fun, the large world does the same. You made the best point I've read here though, subtley... This game is successful because it's good for a long time. When someone says "dude, after you get to level cap it's so boring!" I have had an active account for a high percentage of time since it came out, my highest is a level 59, I have a bunch of other characters, but I just have them so I can play different classes, they mostly fall in the 20's. I just think the atmosphere of the game is great, and the play style is very relaxing. Well work the 15/month... but 15/month isn't very much to me; I could understand if I was much younger I'd think it was a big deal.
And if you have a girlfriend she should tell you to play a fucking man if you are going to play a role playing game anyways. What is your excuse? "I want to cyber flirt for extra virtual goodies", "I want to look at this sexy grouping of polygons so I can jerk off when your ugly ass leaves the room", "I am a closet faggot"?
Seriously, I think this is a good rule. Not an awesome rule, not a neccessary rule, and definately not a very reasonable enforcement of this rule... but the rule in theory is good.
If you want to role play a woman, I don't want to play with you. If you just like looking at a girl online... there are plenty.
While I don't and never will play D&D, I am going to agree with GP... You don't water down a game that will only be played by the hard core... You aren't going to get your average joe, or even your pretty god damn nerdy joe, to show up and hang out with a bunch of people who think they are vampires and roll dice as they stroll the game store looking for some XP.
Yeah, I may have gone off the deep end a bit, in the interest of funny... I actaully really like the idea of non consentual PVP, even within your own faction, the problem is it would be really difficult to balance. I don't play WoW anymore, but if a game comes out with a really well balanced PVP system like that (don't say EVE, I want to hit people with swords) I would be down for that.
I think that the chance that we agree it is a gimmick then, and that it wasn't is still to be decided... and it certainly isn't obvious which way it will go now.
Either way, most of the cool things that could be done with a Wii can't be done on the hardware of the Wii... Wii Sports is great for playing with friends. It's the only game I have gotten into, and I own all the other top rated ones too...
I agree... Wow would be MUCH better if the cities had a massive room, and every time you transacted a peice of business the banker walked into the massive room and locked up your stuff. It would be REALLY fucking cool if my stuff could be stolen while I was offline too! I mean, that would really kick ass!
You are full of awesome ideas. You know what bothers the hell out of me about WoW?! I can eat a razor tail pot pie, and NEVER have to go use a toilet. What the fuck is the deal with that?! I want to HAVE to take shits! That would give Taurens an advantage, because they would have bigger colons than gnomes, and wouldn't have to take potty breaks as often.
And can we get some fucking virtual grooming?! How do they reconcile the fact that my dwarf NEVER needs to clip his toe nails... Things like that really ruin a game for me.
I guarantee it is easier to produce a "pop rap song" today, than it is to create something like what Elton John has done. There are several reasons... and just so you know, I am talking about POPULAR rap, or "hip hop".
1. Most of the people who listen to it-mainly club-goers, girls age 13-25, and guys trying to impress said girls-are not focusing on the message, but the beat. Now the beats we are talking about here, are not particularly hard to create. You need a beat, and SOMETIMES a catchy melody to play over it, but often you will find that recent hip-hop doesn't even have that. It just has a "kickin" basebeat that is easily danceable.
2. What is hard about rap is not the actual rapping, but the creating of long interesting poems that are filled with pleasing linguistic tricks (Eminem is probably the best example of such a talent)... And while some rap artists are awesome at this, and have a ton of talent, the average pop rap song is filled with cliches and repetative thug talk that really doesn't give any kind of interesting message, at least not one that is even remotely thought provoking not to mention original.
3. I said that the rapping part isn't that hard, but it isn't for everyone, certain voices can pull it off easy, but rapping is not that difficult(at least to do at the level of an average "hip-hop" star) and the ability to do so is not so rare (like perfect pitch, for example)... I have several friends that are not rappers in any way shape or form, but give them some drinks and you will be shocked at how well they can mimick the best in the business.
Now, I know that there are people that are all like "underground yo!"... and while I hate them for completely different reasons, they don't all fit into the reasons stated above... The parent was talking about popular rap music, which is, in general, absolute corporate garbage-with a beat that people dance to.
Generally speaking, the people who like the underground rap scene are just massive douche bags, who are miserable and melencholy and have tendencies towards violence since they don't, themselves, have any good ways of expressing themselves. I hang out with a bunch of these guys, and while I don't mind them, their whole underground rap thing is pretty stupid. Like hardcore music, it's for angst filled 20 somethings.
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the terminology "cheats" in this case is misleading, they are hacks people keep saying "well, why can't I cheat in single player", because there is no purpose of cheating on single player, other than to accumulate achievement points, which are reflected in a users online rating if you want to play with infinite money, make a map and give yourself infinite money, this is about altering game code in order to produce an unintended application result. the fact that people are getting caught is because the hacks are observable from the Blizzard servers, and it's not because they are monitoring the game runtime, it's because people are completing the game, and getting every achievement in 5 minutes please explain to me why that should be protected?
SKUNKPOST!
Wow, that was interesting.
The mod system works!
I used to punch drunk bums in the face for cash
oh! what ever happened to my adolescent innocence?!
or perhaps you were TOO YOUNG to understand that PC > N64
Organic foods has become a marketing term, the benefits of locally grown organic foods are economic in nature, not health-wise. If they lack pesticides and potentially harmful hormones then that is an added benefit. I think if you compare organic milk to diet pepsi, you will find that there are benefits; or twinkies vs organic corn. However, the molecular structure of peppers, whether they are grown in a farm, or in an indoor "artificial" environment, should not change-at least not to the point that one is healthy and the other is not. However, if you get peppers from kentucky, and you live in maine, there is a lot of added cost (which can be subsidized by the government) that creates added cost that is transparent to the consumer. Also, there are other more dubious problems of having a completely centralized food source. I still would like to know what "organic frosted mini wheats" are, and why are they 2 dollars more than the normal ones...
you must be new here.
Or to stop being your socially adapted, "good" opposite?
hmm...
The things that don't change in life... the last time I was on slashdot, we were having economic problems... it was a change of seasons... and nerds on slashdot were trolling WoW threads...
If there were no more beer, people would pay attention to climate change, and then we wouldn't have this problem... and there would be more beer.
Can you expand on this? Honestly.
Riveting
"Well, the travel time actually is nothing short of ridiculous. Travel-time between "flight points" should be instantaneous. Just replace flight points with portals. PLEASE! Travel time between kalimdor and anywhere in outland is just crap. C'mon now. "
I respectfully disagree with you. I think having time between points is what makes it imersive and fun, the large world does the same. You made the best point I've read here though, subtley... This game is successful because it's good for a long time. When someone says "dude, after you get to level cap it's so boring!" I have had an active account for a high percentage of time since it came out, my highest is a level 59, I have a bunch of other characters, but I just have them so I can play different classes, they mostly fall in the 20's. I just think the atmosphere of the game is great, and the play style is very relaxing. Well work the 15/month... but 15/month isn't very much to me; I could understand if I was much younger I'd think it was a big deal.
I wish I didn't know that the illegal hack is going to fuck Rockstar again...
And if you have a girlfriend she should tell you to play a fucking man if you are going to play a role playing game anyways. What is your excuse? "I want to cyber flirt for extra virtual goodies", "I want to look at this sexy grouping of polygons so I can jerk off when your ugly ass leaves the room", "I am a closet faggot"?
Seriously, I think this is a good rule. Not an awesome rule, not a neccessary rule, and definately not a very reasonable enforcement of this rule... but the rule in theory is good.
If you want to role play a woman, I don't want to play with you. If you just like looking at a girl online... there are plenty.
It runs fine with 1G of RAM... I have already finished it... I have a 8800GTS though.
Your web comic is very bad.
While I don't and never will play D&D, I am going to agree with GP... You don't water down a game that will only be played by the hard core... You aren't going to get your average joe, or even your pretty god damn nerdy joe, to show up and hang out with a bunch of people who think they are vampires and roll dice as they stroll the game store looking for some XP.
I don't have any clue what I am talking about.
Jesus Christ. Those screens are pretty rediculous.
Wow.... I thought that was pretty damn funny.
Yeah, I may have gone off the deep end a bit, in the interest of funny... I actaully really like the idea of non consentual PVP, even within your own faction, the problem is it would be really difficult to balance. I don't play WoW anymore, but if a game comes out with a really well balanced PVP system like that (don't say EVE, I want to hit people with swords) I would be down for that.
I think that the chance that we agree it is a gimmick then, and that it wasn't is still to be decided... and it certainly isn't obvious which way it will go now.
Either way, most of the cool things that could be done with a Wii can't be done on the hardware of the Wii... Wii Sports is great for playing with friends. It's the only game I have gotten into, and I own all the other top rated ones too...
Nintendo Wii: "Great for drunk college girls and children"
I agree... Wow would be MUCH better if the cities had a massive room, and every time you transacted a peice of business the banker walked into the massive room and locked up your stuff. It would be REALLY fucking cool if my stuff could be stolen while I was offline too! I mean, that would really kick ass!
You are full of awesome ideas. You know what bothers the hell out of me about WoW?! I can eat a razor tail pot pie, and NEVER have to go use a toilet. What the fuck is the deal with that?! I want to HAVE to take shits! That would give Taurens an advantage, because they would have bigger colons than gnomes, and wouldn't have to take potty breaks as often.
And can we get some fucking virtual grooming?! How do they reconcile the fact that my dwarf NEVER needs to clip his toe nails... Things like that really ruin a game for me.
I guarantee it is easier to produce a "pop rap song" today, than it is to create something like what Elton John has done. There are several reasons... and just so you know, I am talking about POPULAR rap, or "hip hop".
1. Most of the people who listen to it-mainly club-goers, girls age 13-25, and guys trying to impress said girls-are not focusing on the message, but the beat. Now the beats we are talking about here, are not particularly hard to create. You need a beat, and SOMETIMES a catchy melody to play over it, but often you will find that recent hip-hop doesn't even have that. It just has a "kickin" basebeat that is easily danceable.
2. What is hard about rap is not the actual rapping, but the creating of long interesting poems that are filled with pleasing linguistic tricks (Eminem is probably the best example of such a talent)... And while some rap artists are awesome at this, and have a ton of talent, the average pop rap song is filled with cliches and repetative thug talk that really doesn't give any kind of interesting message, at least not one that is even remotely thought provoking not to mention original.
3. I said that the rapping part isn't that hard, but it isn't for everyone, certain voices can pull it off easy, but rapping is not that difficult(at least to do at the level of an average "hip-hop" star) and the ability to do so is not so rare (like perfect pitch, for example)... I have several friends that are not rappers in any way shape or form, but give them some drinks and you will be shocked at how well they can mimick the best in the business.
Now, I know that there are people that are all like "underground yo!"... and while I hate them for completely different reasons, they don't all fit into the reasons stated above... The parent was talking about popular rap music, which is, in general, absolute corporate garbage-with a beat that people dance to.
Generally speaking, the people who like the underground rap scene are just massive douche bags, who are miserable and melencholy and have tendencies towards violence since they don't, themselves, have any good ways of expressing themselves. I hang out with a bunch of these guys, and while I don't mind them, their whole underground rap thing is pretty stupid. Like hardcore music, it's for angst filled 20 somethings.