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News Comments > Evening Q&As
10. Re: Out of the Blue Mar 2, 2013, 00:11 NKD
 
jacobvandy wrote on Mar 1, 2013, 23:54:
Not my problem.

Nope. It's EA's problem, since they are the ones who have to sell the game.
 
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News Comments > Deus Ex: Human Defiance Likely a Film Title
9. Re: Deus Ex: Human Defiance Likely a Film Title Mar 1, 2013, 22:45 NKD
 
SectorEffector wrote on Mar 1, 2013, 22:28:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeoQEJkGW1I

already better than anything the movie will have.

The writing is going to be more like this version:

http://youtu.be/Vxi7JRJrod4
 
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News Comments > Evening Q&As
8. Re: Out of the Blue Mar 1, 2013, 22:21 NKD
 
The issue with city sizes and performance isn't as simple as a graphics slider where people with crap computers are simply dealing with lower art quality. The core simulation has to remain consistent, the gameplay has to be consistent. You don't really want a special Little League team for the people with wooden PCs, while the big boys can build cities 5 times as large if you can avoid it. It becomes a huge separation in gameplay, not just graphics.
 
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News Comments > Op Ed
2. Re: Op Ed Mar 1, 2013, 19:46 NKD
 
http://i.somethingawful.com/jeffk/e3-thisYEAR/CLIFFYCOMIC.gif  
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News Comments > Deus Ex: Human Defiance Likely a Film Title
1. Re: Deus Ex: Human Defiance Likely a Film Title Mar 1, 2013, 19:44 NKD
 
Lame  
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News Comments > EVE Online Boasts 500K Subscribers
44. Re: EVE Online Boasts 500K Subscribers Mar 1, 2013, 02:08 NKD
 
jdreyer wrote on Feb 28, 2013, 21:12:
NKD wrote on Feb 28, 2013, 18:25:
There's no reason after 3 months of training that you should HAVE to pay a monthly fee. I pay a monthly fee because I don't log in often enough right now to actually make ISKs. In fact, I lose ISKs because of skill book costs. But if I were to log in I could pay for my sub in 20 hours of running missions or mining. 20 hours a month to avoid a monthly fee isn't a huge investment.

Heh, true, but you're saying that your time is worth $0.70 per hour.

Pretty depressing if you think of it that way And if you're spending that time alone in an asteroid belt, it DOES feel like a grind in the purest form. If you're just playing with your corp mates though, you don't even think about it.
 
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News Comments > EVE Online Boasts 500K Subscribers
41. Re: EVE Online Boasts 500K Subscribers Feb 28, 2013, 19:03 NKD
 
ItBurn wrote on Feb 28, 2013, 18:39:

I suffered through the learn to learn bullshit. As for the rest, I think you are a bit of an elitist and/or are way better than average at the game and also live in fantasy land where everything is perfect for everyone.

Yeah it used to be 3 months of learning to learn, since that paid off relatively "quickly", like at the 9 or 12 month mark. So glad they got rid of that.

I don't consider myself better than average. I'm a novice EVE player in terms of being knowledgeable about the game, but a little research and you can find out what's making money and pay your monthly fee in just a couple of months. At least these days.
 
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News Comments > EVE Online Boasts 500K Subscribers
39. Re: EVE Online Boasts 500K Subscribers Feb 28, 2013, 18:25 NKD
 
ItBurn wrote on Feb 28, 2013, 17:30:
NKD wrote on Feb 28, 2013, 17:13:
Also EVE is already essentially free to play once you've got some income. You can buy game-time with in-game currency!

I've played for several years and never had enough money for that.
As for being able to be effective quickly, I call bullshit on that. Unless the game dramatically changed since I played. Back when I played, you had to train for months before you could do anything productive at all. And if you did something well, it was that ONLY thing, nothing else. And you had to focus only on that or else you were severly gimping yourself. Got boring quick.

If you played for several years and weren't making enough money per month to pay for your game time, you were probably spreading yourself way too thin or were just sitting offline training skills instead of actually playing and making money. When a month of gameplay is 1/4th the cost of a nicely fitted battleship or strategic cruiser, it's hard to imagine not being able to pull that together in a month on a focused character with skills that bring in actual money.

There's no reason after 3 months of training that you should HAVE to pay a monthly fee. I pay a monthly fee because I don't log in often enough right now to actually make ISKs. In fact, I lose ISKs because of skill book costs. But if I were to log in I could pay for my sub in 20 hours of running missions or mining. 20 hours a month to avoid a monthly fee isn't a huge investment.

In fact, I really do wonder what you actually do in EVE. You have no isk, and say it takes months to get effective. Get effective at what? Running L4 missions? Sure. Wormhole space? Sure. Tackling? Sniping? Scouting? Mining? Hauling? All of those are 4-6 week training to get effective enough to where you can get into an okay corp. In fact, you'll have the character skills before you actually know how to properly play the role. They do give you accelerated learning for your first so many SP now though, and have eliminated the "Learn to learn faster" skill tree.
 
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News Comments > EVE Online Boasts 500K Subscribers
37. Re: EVE Online Boasts 500K Subscribers Feb 28, 2013, 17:13 NKD
 
ViRGE wrote on Feb 28, 2013, 17:03:
GayBlade wrote on Feb 28, 2013, 08:52:
I really do love playing EVE, but I do not play anymore due to the $14.99 subscription model.

As the MMO industry has evolved away from charging subscriptions, I too have evolved in not wanting to pay for one.

If CCP would move to a free to play model, I would be back in a heartbeat.
If they did that, CCP would have to give up their current development model of giving everyone free upgrades, which is a huge part of how the current universe operates. Basing future development off of subscription revenue means that CCP can work on whatever they think will improve the game, be it refactoring code or introducing new ships.

An expansion pack model not only fractures the community (it would be very difficult to try to separate old and new content in a game without levels or zones), but it effectively locks CCP into having to deliver major new content additions every time.

Also EVE is already essentially free to play once you've got some income. You can buy game-time with in-game currency!
 
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News Comments > EVE Online Boasts 500K Subscribers
34. Re: EVE Online Boasts 500K Subscribers Feb 28, 2013, 16:08 NKD
 
briktal wrote on Feb 28, 2013, 16:00:
Mr. Tact wrote on Feb 28, 2013, 13:38:
From what I've read, you aren't necessarily safe even in high security areas. And yeah, there appears to be a "you can never catch up" issue. At least in something like WoW -- you can start from scratch and in a couple of months be as geared as anyone else is for the most part...

The "catch up" isn't THAT bad in EVE. There are limits on how effective you can be in a particular role. After a year or two (granted that's not a speedy catch up), most skill growth is giving you options. For example, you can catch up and be able to fly a battleship as well as a vet, but he'll also be able to fly an interceptor well and you won't.

Yep. Catching up isn't really a thing in EVE like in other MMOs. You can get your character to the point of being useful and in-demand for various corporations within a few weeks of training. Some specialized corporations will have hefty requirements, but many just want you to not be a liability. And even being fodder can be immense fun. You don't have to be a Titan Jockey to enjoy EVE. It's not like other MMOs where you gotta grind to the top tier of gear before you can even play.
 
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News Comments > EVE Online Boasts 500K Subscribers
32. Re: EVE Online Boasts 500K Subscribers Feb 28, 2013, 15:55 NKD
 
MMO 10 years old still growing. I think EVE Online is unique in that. By the time WoW hits 10 years old next year, it won't be anywhere near its own peak.  
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News Comments > Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Confirmed, Details Next Week
30. Re: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Confirmed, Details next Week Feb 28, 2013, 15:51 NKD
 
Pirates? Holy fuck yes.

EDIT: Also, interesting thought, since for obvious reasons this probably won't be a Desmond story, maybe we won't have an Animus subplot at all? I kinda liked that story at first but I think I'd like to just be an Assassin for once.

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News Comments > Deus Ex: Human Defiance TMed
27. Re: Deus Ex: Human Defiance TMed Feb 28, 2013, 02:58 NKD
 
J wrote on Feb 27, 2013, 18:46:
In the original Deus Ex stealth was tricker. Even the prod had to be used on the lower spine otherwise it required two charges. Knocking out with a baton required melee upgrades and a hit to the head. Miss for whatever reason and follow through too slowly and you risk a lot of heat on you.

Eh, but the AI was so stupid that you had ample time to line up the right hit. Slight shadow and you were invisible, and they have like no peripheral vision.
 
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News Comments > Just Cause 3 Reveal at E3?
4. Re: swamp gas from weather balloon reflecting light from venus Feb 27, 2013, 21:40 NKD
 
Just Cause 3: Revenge of the Magical Grappling Hook? Count me in.  
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News Comments > Blizzard Planning PAX East Reveal
7. Re: Blizzard Planning PAX East Reveal Feb 27, 2013, 21:38 NKD
 
Blah blah blah. Carefactor minimal. Only thing I want to see from them is Titan and I'm sure that's going to suck too, I just want confirmation.  
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News Comments > EA All-in on Microtransactions
38. Re: EA All-in on Microtransactions Feb 27, 2013, 15:07 NKD
 
deqer wrote on Feb 27, 2013, 12:12:
How do we stop this new generation of dumb ass kids and parents from supporting this shit? How do we stop kids/parents from sinking money into this type of shit?

Anyone? Anyone know how?


Stop it? We encouraged this shit. Cost of developing game goes up, willingness of gamers to pay full retail price for game goes down. Logical conclusion is that businesses must go outside the "retail box gets you everything" business model to make their balance sheets add up.

We short-sighted fucks would apparently rather pay for a $50 box and $50 more in DLC over a year than pay less than $100 up front and get everything. Go figure.
 
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News Comments > Homeworld and Remaining THQ IPs for Sale
26. Re: Homeworld and Remaining THQ IPs for Sale Feb 27, 2013, 14:31 NKD
 
Fuck, anyone wanna go partners on buying Red Faction and SupCom?  
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News Comments > Deus Ex: Human Defiance TMed
17. Re: Deus Ex: Human Defiance TMed Feb 27, 2013, 14:29 NKD
 
My body is ready.  
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News Comments > PlanetSide 2 EU Breach
2. Re: PlanetSide 2 EU Breach Feb 26, 2013, 22:27 NKD
 
Cutter wrote on Feb 26, 2013, 22:26:
You'd think by now sony would have learned to take their security a lot more seriously. Cheap pricks.

Shit I've never even heard of these guys who run it in Europe. Sony doesn't run it there.
 
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News Comments > Watch_Dogs Trailer, Website
24. Re: Watch_Dogs Trailer, Website Feb 25, 2013, 19:22 NKD
 
1badmf wrote on Feb 25, 2013, 19:08:
i felt the story and gameplay would've been more gripping if he took a more gandhi-esque route to civil disobedience.

I guess they leave that up to the player. He could have just let the guy get away, and still saved the girl I imagine. Or he could have ignored the situation entirely, since it's not a mission but just a random occurrence.
 
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