Verno wrote on Feb 27, 2012, 09:00:
He was just talking in general Gilly, chillax.

xXBatmanXx wrote on Feb 27, 2012, 09:36:

gilly775 wrote on Feb 27, 2012, 08:57:

xXBatmanXx wrote on Feb 27, 2012, 02:01:

eunichron wrote on Feb 27, 2012, 01:58:

eRe4s3r wrote on Feb 27, 2012, 00:51:
They are not fired because once fired you have suddenly a 3 year hole of no police men, the training to become one takes way too long, has way too high drop-out rate and the job pays like crap and is thankless to boot.

I know you're not from the states, but I can't remember exactly where now... but here in the states going through the academy, or getting a criminal justice degree, doesn't guarantee you a job on the force. There are plenty of people qualified to be officers that are waiting on openings, and the openings actually fill pretty quickly for that reason. I had two friends myself that were waiting for openings, one of them said fuck it and became a fireman instead, the other is working seasonal jobs until a slot opens at his PD of choice.

Here in Minnesota, probably one of the hardest states to get hired in, we have around 400-450 applicants for each opening.

Almost all places I know about uses the point system. Very hard to get a job unless you are a veteran, have some experience, Masters degree, minorty, etc etc etc. Also in MN a college degree (at least a 2 year) is required. I know some states just allow high school diploma.

I'm calling BS on your statement. I've lived in MN for 12 years now, am a veteran, and have two masters and it is still hard to find a job in the cities. In Fact, I left the cities to take a job up in Thief River Falls because it was the only systems administration job I actually received an interview for and then eventually hired.

Couple things. I have lived here my whole life, and have worked in many different sectors (IT private and public, Finance private and public, Corporate misc., and now Law Enforcement). First off, you are trying to get a job that is even more impossible to get than a cop job. IT workers in MN are a dime a dozen. Let me guess, you wanted 80k a year and a nice package. Ain't gonna happen! People with 10 years experience are happy to land an entry level position in IT!!!!

Moreover, I was discussing cop jobs.

Call BS all you want. I live in NE MPLS and have a HUGE network of people in corporate and private IT/Finance. Carlson Companies was the last company I worked for before getting a cop job, and I easily got that job (no Masters) and I easily got the job before that in Finance/IT. Maybe you aren't a good interviewer, maybe your demands were to high, maybe lots of things. I dunno.

xXBatmanXx wrote on Feb 27, 2012, 02:01:

eunichron wrote on Feb 27, 2012, 01:58:

eRe4s3r wrote on Feb 27, 2012, 00:51:
They are not fired because once fired you have suddenly a 3 year hole of no police men, the training to become one takes way too long, has way too high drop-out rate and the job pays like crap and is thankless to boot.

I know you're not from the states, but I can't remember exactly where now... but here in the states going through the academy, or getting a criminal justice degree, doesn't guarantee you a job on the force. There are plenty of people qualified to be officers that are waiting on openings, and the openings actually fill pretty quickly for that reason. I had two friends myself that were waiting for openings, one of them said fuck it and became a fireman instead, the other is working seasonal jobs until a slot opens at his PD of choice.

Here in Minnesota, probably one of the hardest states to get hired in, we have around 400-450 applicants for each opening.

Almost all places I know about uses the point system. Very hard to get a job unless you are a veteran, have some experience, Masters degree, minorty, etc etc etc. Also in MN a college degree (at least a 2 year) is required. I know some states just allow high school diploma.

Prez wrote on Feb 18, 2012, 07:13:

The reason Matrix doesn't release screenshots because they would look completely identical from game to game, all consisting of boring square chits on hex-laden maps with minimal detail. They smartly prefer to market their games from a gameplay depth perspective and focus on the intangibles. Personally, I can't believe there are STILL people who want to play hardcore WW2 games (the majority of what Matrix releases). But then again, people STILL play chess after several thousand years.

Wildone wrote on Feb 17, 2012, 15:51:
Not really lol I mean are they selling a visual media game or not? If its a book I understands but ya know, no ones gonna buy it unless they can see it. Marketing fail.

Wildone wrote on Feb 17, 2012, 13:04:
No pics/media? Not a single shit is given.

Prez wrote on Feb 10, 2012, 21:21:
Wouldn't this just be Sins Rebellion?

Quboid wrote on Jan 27, 2012, 11:23:

gilly775 wrote on Jan 27, 2012, 10:43:
A Kobayashi Maru scenario? Are you kidding me? This is nowhere near that scenario. There could be a win-win if it were noticed ahead of time and corrected at the start. There are companies that put games out that aren't nearly as bug-ridden and unfinished.

But it wasn't noticed ahead of time and corrected, so when the problems became clear it was too late. It was a no-win situation then.

Of course it could have been successful. Not a win-win, as there is only one path, but it could been successful.

Parias wrote on Jan 24, 2012, 19:33:

space captain wrote on Jan 24, 2012, 19:09:

gilly775 wrote on Jan 24, 2012, 18:38:
Really no different than something like Silent Storm and that was pretty fun. I'm sure they did that to appease to newcomers.

what?? its entirely different than SS, which was just like JA2 where you dont see enemies until your units actually "see" or hear them

Yes, exactly - SS was completely based around a hearing system as well. What're you talking about?

I share the same concerns about the fog of war - maybe this is just a difficulty level thing.

Halo wrote on Jan 24, 2012, 15:05:
Don't like that all enemies are in plain view with no FOW. They should show up as a sound in their relative location to a mercs hearing...

eRe4s3r wrote on Jan 7, 2012, 00:50:
No this is not that patch... the game simply isn't any fun to play, and i don't think a patch can fix that. Though the smaller building footprint is a good thing (fixes a lot of wall related build issues) but generally put, there is no AI and no Skirmish, so 0 replayability

panbient wrote on Jan 7, 2012, 19:24:
Hmmm... I seem to recall having played through Borderlands more than a few times with more than a few characters. My gun options were always...

Revolver
Automatic Pistol
Shotgun
Sub-machine gun
Assault rifle
Sniper rifle
Rocket launcher
Alien weapon

Granted I -DID- find oodles of variations of those 8 archetypes, but there were very much only 8 types of guns in Borderlands. This Bitmob author needs to learn the difference between cake and frosting before whining about design decisions again.

Donkey_Punch wrote on Jan 6, 2012, 04:27:
Pardon me but please look away as a full grown man loses his cool...holy fuckity fuck shit fuckity wow!!

I need this game now!


Update: After reading the comments I came across info for an indie game called Xenonauts. Didn't know about it until now. What do other people think of Xenonauts? I am really tempted to spend the $20 and invest in the game but now that Firaxis has entered the arena will this kill the little guys like Xenonauts? Will it get finished?

http://www.xenonauts.com/