From what I understand, zones can actually be won and lost depending by the number of "victory points" any particular side gets. Being restricted to your capital city might just be the thing to get a lot of players into world PvP.
PvP/PvE servers only dictate one type of PvP: random non-consensual world PvP. Players on "carebear" servers are more than free to queue up for an instanced battleground, join an arena team, or even flag and do world PvP. Considering the only other "endgame" options are raiding, farming a shitload of heroic badges, or giving up in frustration and rolling something else, PvP is doing alright.
Not to mention that Blizzard's jumping all over the PvP bandwagon itself. Millions of players is nice, and billions of dollars in revenue is nice too, but developer e-peen rules over all.
And the motive would be what? Trying to use malware to "lock down" a SUBSCRIPTION-based MMO is an exercise in fail. TBH, I don't even know why Blizzard bothers with CD keys, especially considering the game itself can be had for $1.99.
A native Linux port isn't going to fix any of the problems you mention. As for the ones you don't, wowwiki.com has a Wine page with some good suggestions for tweaking config.wtf and all that.
It's been alleged in the past by former Scientologists and Free Zoners (scientologists independent of CoS) that the celebs are by and large insulated from most of the truth behind the cult. Then again, given CoS's habit of dirty tricks, is it possible that the OT stuff was leaked deliberately (the Xenu story was originally in a Hubbard screenplay in the '70s) to discredit their discreditors?
ReiserFS was in "legacy" mode long before this mess started (and was the reason Novell moved to ext3 as default in SUSE), and between VFS issues and Han's inability to work and play well with others, Reiser4 wasn't going anywhere either.
Considering he had already been convicted of the crime, I would say no. I think the DA's office kinda jumped the gun on the deal, though. Let him sit in San Quentin for a year or two, and he'd probably lead them to it just to finish life without parole in a white guy jail.
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Somehow I think that's overlooking a LOT of factors involved in the Dreamcast's demise. The imminent rise of the PS2, the announcing of the XBox and Gamecube, Sega taking a huge loss on every console sold, etc, etc.
Which league do you think will be breaking the world records? While I think that opening the floodgates is a stupid idea (although they ought to just say "screw it" with whack-a-mole Undetectable Hormone Testing and just go for a much cheaper and about as effective polygraph), a lot of people in a lot of cultures are into the whole sports thing for biggerstrongerfaster. World records sell. Home run races sell.
Truer than it seems. There's actually a thing called "Natural Bodybuilding" where guys get as jacked as possible without artificial help (stuff like creatine is OK, steroids, prohormones, and diuretics are out), and guys STILL cheat to win.
Rich in order to compete? Most steroids are relatively cheap (a few bucks for a daily dose, and a lot of time is spent off-cycle), and the more expensive stuff is more expensive mainly because it's harder to detect.
A rare example of common sense, at least here. However, this sort of "common sense" has been brought up at least since the Kennedy Administration's attempts to socialize medicine. It didn't stop Medicare and Medicaid, it didn't stop the enslavement of emergency room physicians via EMTALA, and it probably won't stop full-on socialization of medicine in a few years. It would almost be funny if I didn't have to live with the results as well.
So what sort of "human right" is it that enables you to enslave doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and Joe Taxpayer just to care for your needs, or undo the consequences of your poor choices in life?
This is a civil case, not a criminal one. Unlike criminal liability, civil liability can be waived by the offended party (the RIAA or the companies it represents).
So, uh, which one is it? Does Microsoft maintain monopoly power because they EEE their competitors, or can they EEE their competitors because they're a monopoly?
Play the game by their rules, and they will win. After all, their sky-god loves them and will forgive them no matter how inconsistent they are. It's why all the moderate Christians in the world can't stop the anti-abortion or anti-gay marriage statues, and all the moderate Muslims in the world can't stop the suicide bombings; they've accepted the same moral points.
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From what I understand, zones can actually be won and lost depending by the number of "victory points" any particular side gets. Being restricted to your capital city might just be the thing to get a lot of players into world PvP.
PvP/PvE servers only dictate one type of PvP: random non-consensual world PvP. Players on "carebear" servers are more than free to queue up for an instanced battleground, join an arena team, or even flag and do world PvP. Considering the only other "endgame" options are raiding, farming a shitload of heroic badges, or giving up in frustration and rolling something else, PvP is doing alright.
Not to mention that Blizzard's jumping all over the PvP bandwagon itself. Millions of players is nice, and billions of dollars in revenue is nice too, but developer e-peen rules over all.
And the motive would be what? Trying to use malware to "lock down" a SUBSCRIPTION-based MMO is an exercise in fail. TBH, I don't even know why Blizzard bothers with CD keys, especially considering the game itself can be had for $1.99.
A native Linux port isn't going to fix any of the problems you mention. As for the ones you don't, wowwiki.com has a Wine page with some good suggestions for tweaking config.wtf and all that.
It's been alleged in the past by former Scientologists and Free Zoners (scientologists independent of CoS) that the celebs are by and large insulated from most of the truth behind the cult. Then again, given CoS's habit of dirty tricks, is it possible that the OT stuff was leaked deliberately (the Xenu story was originally in a Hubbard screenplay in the '70s) to discredit their discreditors?
You've made your decision, and those who decide that it's not a problem have made theirs. Let the chips fall where they may.
ReiserFS was in "legacy" mode long before this mess started (and was the reason Novell moved to ext3 as default in SUSE), and between VFS issues and Han's inability to work and play well with others, Reiser4 wasn't going anywhere either.
They do. It's called "supermax" or "control unit" and most inmates would rather face the prospect of male rape than go there.
Considering he had already been convicted of the crime, I would say no. I think the DA's office kinda jumped the gun on the deal, though. Let him sit in San Quentin for a year or two, and he'd probably lead them to it just to finish life without parole in a white guy jail.
Somehow I think that's overlooking a LOT of factors involved in the Dreamcast's demise. The imminent rise of the PS2, the announcing of the XBox and Gamecube, Sega taking a huge loss on every console sold, etc, etc.
Which league do you think will be breaking the world records? While I think that opening the floodgates is a stupid idea (although they ought to just say "screw it" with whack-a-mole Undetectable Hormone Testing and just go for a much cheaper and about as effective polygraph), a lot of people in a lot of cultures are into the whole sports thing for biggerstrongerfaster. World records sell. Home run races sell.
The league dominators aren't stupid enough to buy steroids on the Internet.
Truer than it seems. There's actually a thing called "Natural Bodybuilding" where guys get as jacked as possible without artificial help (stuff like creatine is OK, steroids, prohormones, and diuretics are out), and guys STILL cheat to win.
Rich in order to compete? Most steroids are relatively cheap (a few bucks for a daily dose, and a lot of time is spent off-cycle), and the more expensive stuff is more expensive mainly because it's harder to detect.
A rare example of common sense, at least here. However, this sort of "common sense" has been brought up at least since the Kennedy Administration's attempts to socialize medicine. It didn't stop Medicare and Medicaid, it didn't stop the enslavement of emergency room physicians via EMTALA, and it probably won't stop full-on socialization of medicine in a few years. It would almost be funny if I didn't have to live with the results as well.
So what sort of "human right" is it that enables you to enslave doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and Joe Taxpayer just to care for your needs, or undo the consequences of your poor choices in life?
False dichotomy. Both are violating your rights; one violates your right to liberty, one violates your right to property.
This is a civil case, not a criminal one. Unlike criminal liability, civil liability can be waived by the offended party (the RIAA or the companies it represents).
Seems to make sense. I've heard that a lot of the cluster-fuckery around Vista is the result of MS trying to keep two or more development camps happy.
So, uh, which one is it? Does Microsoft maintain monopoly power because they EEE their competitors, or can they EEE their competitors because they're a monopoly?
Precisely. Scratch out the word "God" in the Bible, substitute the word "society", and therein is the average atheist's moral viewpoint.
It's a contradiction, between those who try to live under the Church's teachings, and those who know that such an existence is impossible.
Outdated? No. Evil? Yes.
Play the game by their rules, and they will win. After all, their sky-god loves them and will forgive them no matter how inconsistent they are. It's why all the moderate Christians in the world can't stop the anti-abortion or anti-gay marriage statues, and all the moderate Muslims in the world can't stop the suicide bombings; they've accepted the same moral points.