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Re: Another Stargate Worlds Lawsuit |
May 14, 2012, 01:34 |
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RollinThundr wrote on May 13, 2012, 23:55:
NKD wrote on May 13, 2012, 16:54: Stargate has amazing potential as a gaming franchise, but it's been so completely mishandled, it's sad. Now that the TV shows and DVD movies are off the table as well, it seems this property will languish in oblivion.
MGM itself has been mishandled for years as well. They filed for bankruptcy in 2010 and most of its history of IP/Movies/tv shows are owned by different entities at this point. Turner, Time Warner etc etc. Yeah, for a company that once said Stargate was second only to James Bond in terms of importance to them, they sure have failed to make good on it. |
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| News Comments > Another Stargate Worlds Lawsuit |
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Re: Another Stargate Worlds Lawsuit |
May 13, 2012, 16:54 |
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Stargate has amazing potential as a gaming franchise, but it's been so completely mishandled, it's sad. Now that the TV shows and DVD movies are off the table as well, it seems this property will languish in oblivion.
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| News Comments > Saturday Tech Bits |
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Re: Saturday Tech Bits |
May 13, 2012, 09:56 |
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| +1 for Brother laser printers. |
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| News Comments > DARK Announced |
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Re: DARK Announced |
May 13, 2012, 01:32 |
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Drezden wrote on May 11, 2012, 21:21:
NegaDeath wrote on May 11, 2012, 19:52:
SpectralMeat wrote on May 11, 2012, 15:28: That's because there is no AA on the xbox. Sure there is. Aliterate Assholes? Oh yeah, plenty of those on the Xbox. It's why I never wore my headset. Illiterate. Subtle difference.
This comment was edited on May 13, 2012, 01:46. |
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| News Comments > Saturday Metaverse |
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Re: Saturday Metaverse |
May 12, 2012, 18:07 |
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mag wrote on May 12, 2012, 18:03:
NKD wrote on May 12, 2012, 17:40:
zirik wrote on May 12, 2012, 12:54: it would be nice if the guy disclosed at the beginning of the article that he works for a think thank that lobbies for the major telcos and hollywood companies who want justification for limiting data usage under a tiered system. why is ars letting organizations like that into their site? i guess when it comes to their ethos money trumps accuracy and integrity. So disregarding opposing viewpoints would show more integrity? Guy may be a mouthpiece, but some of us like to know what our opponents viewpoints are rather than living in our own little world. I think the large issue is that the article doesn't disclose for whom this guy works, and that they have a very particular axe to grind w.r.t. consumer rights/protections, and the exploitation thereof. It says at the top and bottom of the article. |
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| News Comments > etc. |
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Re: etc. |
May 12, 2012, 18:05 |
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Permanence of choice in gaming is a double edged sword. I am referring specifically to gameplay choice rather than story choice here.
I've always felt that there are three main factors in any choice. For example deciding what character ability to take.
Foreknowledge - How well has the game educated the player on the possible outcomes of the choice?
Impact - How strongly will a right or wrong choice affect the player's gameplay?
Permanence - How difficult is it to fix a choice that the player is unhappy with?
Obviously the most hardcore situation would have permanent, highly impactful choices that are made without any significant context being communicated to the player that they can use to make the choice.
But even then, that can be dodged by consulting out-of-game resources. Suddenly all three factors are trivialized and it ceases to be a choice at all. It becomes the illusion of choice. Why risk experimenting when you've got to live with the choice? Easier to simply copy someone else's answer. As a developer, there's nothing you can do to remedy this situation short of going in and randomly rebalancing your game in a very severe fashion every so often.
So faced with this problem, developers can choose to pretend no one is going to consult outside info, and act like their high level of Permanence and Impact is making a difference, when it really isn't. Alternatively, they can choose to do what has been done with Diablo 3, and embrace the tendency of the player base to want to tweak and perfect their character.
Since the developer no longer has to worry about players permanently screwing themselves, they are free to offer a wider range of choices, knowing the player can always try something else. It also adds a dynamic element where the player needs to be constantly aware of what abilities might be useful. Instead of deciding once, they are deciding all the time what they want to use.
You're still going to have the pros who know exactly what to use, and the copycats who read something on the Internet, and the noobs who have no clue what they are doing at all.
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| News Comments > Saturday Metaverse |
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Re: Saturday Metaverse |
May 12, 2012, 17:40 |
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zirik wrote on May 12, 2012, 12:54: it would be nice if the guy disclosed at the beginning of the article that he works for a think thank that lobbies for the major telcos and hollywood companies who want justification for limiting data usage under a tiered system. why is ars letting organizations like that into their site? i guess when it comes to their ethos money trumps accuracy and integrity. So disregarding opposing viewpoints would show more integrity? Guy may be a mouthpiece, but some of us like to know what our opponents viewpoints are rather than living in our own little world. |
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| News Comments > etc. |
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May 12, 2012, 16:05 |
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xXBatmanXx wrote on May 12, 2012, 14:40: 3 days bitches!!!!! woohooo!!!! U GIV SOJ?? |
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| News Comments > DOTA Trademark Settled |
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Re: Blizzard was not being an ass here. |
May 12, 2012, 15:33 |
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IMAPC wrote on May 11, 2012, 22:48: If Blizzard hadn't taken a stand here and stood up for gamers, Aside from a few brainwashed zealots on either side, gamers don't give two shits about people bickering over a name. Blizzard was "sticking up" for themselves. |
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| News Comments > EVE Online Inferno Ignites This Month |
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Re: EVE Online Inferno Ignites This Month |
May 12, 2012, 01:08 |
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| In before that one weird guy who in three years has only posted about 30 times to rag on CCP. |
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| News Comments > Hitman: Absolution in November; Sniper Challenge Bonus |
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Re: Hitman: Absolution in November; Sniper Challenge Bonus |
May 10, 2012, 12:08 |
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SpectralMeat wrote on May 10, 2012, 11:15:
NKD wrote on May 10, 2012, 11:12: I agree. 1) It would make the console dudes have to put up with the same shit we have to. 2) It would take away like half of GameStop's revenue and hopefully cause their entire executive board to commit ritual suicide. More then half. I have a friend that is a store manager in one of the gamestops around here and he told me that most of their revenue is made from used games and trade ins. They barely make anything on new games. Not sure how much of that is true. I think its about 60% of their actual _profits_ are from used games. They have more income from new I believe, but the margins are better on used so it makes up the majority of their profit.
That's the thing about being a parasite, when the host dies, you're probably next. Good luck, LameStop. |
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| News Comments > Hitman: Absolution in November; Sniper Challenge Bonus |
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Re: Hitman: Absolution in November; Sniper Challenge Bonus |
May 10, 2012, 11:12 |
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SpectralMeat wrote on May 10, 2012, 11:01:
Creston wrote on May 10, 2012, 10:55: "Waaah, Gamestop is killing gaming! Waaaah! Waaaah! Waaaah! Waaaah! Hey, let's give them an exclusive mission for preordering there, so more people can then sell their copy back and we can continue whining about how Gamestop is killing the industry."
Can we just kill all publishers? Like, just shoot them—in the face, so their mothers can't give them open-coffin burials.
Creston I would love to see the next gen console to be all digital download/games locked to a single profile. Kind of like how PC gaming is for a while now. I agree. 1) It would make the console dudes have to put up with the same shit we have to. 2) It would take away like half of GameStop's revenue and hopefully cause their entire executive board to commit ritual suicide. |
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| News Comments > Hitman: Absolution in November; Sniper Challenge Bonus |
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Re: Hitman: Absolution in November; Sniper Challenge Bonus |
May 10, 2012, 10:43 |
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Not exclusive DLC? Thank fucking god.
EDIT: Nevermind, looks like shit carries into the main game. Whatever. |
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| News Comments > BioShock Infinite Delayed |
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Re: BioShock Infinite Delayed |
May 9, 2012, 11:39 |
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| Better delayed than another half-hearted Bioshock 2. |
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| News Comments > Hitman: Sniper Challenge Revealed; Hitman Announcement Thursday |
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Re: Hitman: Sniper Challenge Revealed; Hitman Announcement Thursday |
May 9, 2012, 03:19 |
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MacK wrote on May 9, 2012, 02:51: Haven't these people watched Leon!??! The assassin that uses a sniper rifle is a goddamn amateur. Real men use piano wire, chloroform, and the uniform of a guy 3 sizes smaller than them. |
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| News Comments > Morning Legal Briefs |
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Re: Morning Legal Briefs |
May 8, 2012, 21:53 |
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Mashiki Amiketo wrote on May 8, 2012, 19:50:
NKD wrote on May 8, 2012, 14:58:
Capella wrote on May 8, 2012, 12:24: I haven't used torrent sites in years. God dammit. First rule, newfag. Says the jackass who quoted it. I don't know if should simply smack you, or simply call you a newfag too. Heh I didn't figure he'd edit it out anyway ;p But I edited my post. |
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| News Comments > Morning Legal Briefs |
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Re: Morning Legal Briefs |
May 8, 2012, 14:58 |
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Capella wrote on May 8, 2012, 12:24: I haven't used torrent sites in years. Thank god for backpedaling. God dammit. First rule, newfag.
This comment was edited on May 8, 2012, 21:53. |
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| News Comments > Op Ed |
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Re: Op Ed |
May 8, 2012, 14:54 |
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ASeven wrote on May 8, 2012, 14:47: Exactly, people are making the mistake that putting money into a Kickstarter project is investing in that project. Wrong. Putting money into a Ks project means you're buying the finished project when and if it happens, nothing more and nothing less. That's not entirely true either, because if you are buying a product, then you are obligated to receive that product or receive a refund. Kickstarter doesn't have refunds unless you want to dispute the charge or file a lawsuit that will probably go nowhere.
But an investment may or may not get you anything. A investor can and does end up making investments that earn them nothing. You have recourse when purchasing a product that is not delivered, with an investment you have no recourse if you do not get the expected return.
People viewing Kickstarter as a way to get a cheap preorder are going to be disappointed when many of these projects don't happen. |
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| News Comments > The Old Republic Losing Subs; Gaining Add-ons |
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Re: The Old Republic Losing Subs; Gaining Add-ons |
May 7, 2012, 22:39 |
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Dev wrote on May 7, 2012, 22:11: IMHO, EA is going to be disappointed at anything less than WoW numbers. If they spend $200 million on it, then it will take years to make that back if they can only keep 1 million subs a month. And that doesn't count continued development costs, and equipment/bandwidth costs. Well, they've probably cleared at least $100 million just from the box sales, which to have 1.7 million subscribers in March had to have been well above 2 million boxes shipped. Add to that the subscription costs since launch for >1.3 million accounts, and I imagine they are already pretty close to having their initial investment covered, even if we assume a $200 million dev cost figure. And, of course unless they are outright lying (I wouldn't put it past them), they said during their conference call that the game is profitable. |
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