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Re: Morning Interviews
Aug 23, 2018, 19:07
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Re: Morning Interviews Aug 23, 2018, 19:07
Aug 23, 2018, 19:07
 
Why do we get our business into everything, as said a post or two earlier, why should we care about this in a f'n game?

I don't think anyone actually cares. That is why I was wondering what the hoopla is all about, because from an outsider perspective this seems like EA/DICE running to the press and spinning a sexism narrative around this particular game.

Are they expecting it to flop, and they want to get ahead of it so they can blame it on sexist gamers? Are they just trolling the SJW media for the press alone? Are there legitimate fundamental flaws with the gameplay that their audience is trying to warn them about, and all they can hear is sexism? Or is it that, even though gamers don't get upset about female characters in any other game, they really are throwing a huge tantrum like DICE and the media are claiming?
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Re: Morning Interviews
Aug 23, 2018, 14:25
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Re: Morning Interviews Aug 23, 2018, 14:25
Aug 23, 2018, 14:25
 
Is there a real issue with female characters in Battlefield 5, or is this an issue made up by the SJW media? I haven't cared about BF since BF2.
From only a quick google search which most of the results being from questionable media, the issue is BF's audience seems to be asking for a more historical accurate game but the devs are spinning it into a sexist agenda and telling their audience the game is not for them?
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Re: Morning Tech Bits
Oct 18, 2016, 13:08
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Re: Morning Tech Bits Oct 18, 2016, 13:08
Oct 18, 2016, 13:08
 
California isn't too keen on free speech. Whatever happened to "I may not agree with what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."

I wonder if the Californian liberals realize they treat each other like the Amish.
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Re: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan Announced
Jan 26, 2016, 14:37
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Re: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan Announced Jan 26, 2016, 14:37
Jan 26, 2016, 14:37
 
I'd like to see the turtles in an isometric arpg type game with party management along with the mutanimals or creating your own mutagen creature. Or maybe something even more old school like Wizardry 8 with voiced party banter.

I haven't read the recent comics so maybe the problem lies there, but I don't like how the turtle's designs in these recent games seem to have taken inspiration from Micheal Bay's movies.
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Re: Evening Tech Bits
Aug 13, 2015, 02:21
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Re: Evening Tech Bits Aug 13, 2015, 02:21
Aug 13, 2015, 02:21
 
You will be wanting this tool: Aero Glass for Windows 8.x+

My pc was running super slow for whatever reason, and I opened a new window of what they are calling File Explorer. When the window was first drawn waiting for the app to draw its contents, the window decorations were in aero before they were redrawn in Redmond Flat with the contents of the app.

Its turtles all the way down.
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Re: Star Wars Battlefront Trailer
Aug 5, 2015, 14:31
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Re: Star Wars Battlefront Trailer Aug 5, 2015, 14:31
Aug 5, 2015, 14:31
 
As others have said, this trailer looks friggin sweet, and definately "crack cocaine."

Unfortunately I have to agree it does look to me to be on rails, plus I was noticing a bit of what looked like auto aim which is disappointing to me.

Even if the best we can get in this day and age of what are comparatively super computers to the hay day of flight/space sims is a great looking on rails arcade game, as long as it isn't a buggy piece of shit, its cocaine enough to me.
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Re: EA Ending BF Heroes and Other F2P Games
Apr 16, 2015, 00:42
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Re: EA Ending BF Heroes and Other F2P Games Apr 16, 2015, 00:42
Apr 16, 2015, 00:42
 
The Half Elf wrote on Apr 15, 2015, 23:45:
Considering how quickly EA abandon's pay to play servers these lasted a pretty long time.

BTW isn't that the 2nd Need for Speed MMO type game EA has canned?

Ah, Motor City Online. Though you didn't quite live up to my expectations, I will always love you like the red headed step child you were.
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Re: Evening Legal Briefs
Mar 19, 2015, 02:49
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Re: Evening Legal Briefs Mar 19, 2015, 02:49
Mar 19, 2015, 02:49
 
I have a few gouged games due to the defect. I guess its my fault for using the game system in the up-right orientation displayed in all the advertisements.
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Re: X-Wing & TIE Fighter on GOG.com
Oct 28, 2014, 16:38
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Re: X-Wing & TIE Fighter on GOG.com Oct 28, 2014, 16:38
Oct 28, 2014, 16:38
 
Nope, the force feedback stick is USB, and the one before that might have been PS/2.
I have a Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro that is game port, but it will only work with creative cards because it uses midi commands over the gameport to control. It got a lot of use with X-Wing Alliance and Freespace. I have it hooked up to my P2 Win9x/DOS box. I also have a Force Feedback Pro 2 that is indeed USB.
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Re: Op Ed
Aug 25, 2014, 06:15
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Re: Op Ed Aug 25, 2014, 06:15
Aug 25, 2014, 06:15
 
Here are some of my not so organized thoughts on the matter I thought might add to the discussion:

In the bigger picture, is sexism in video games a greater problem than say sexism in the general culture proper? Do more acts of sexism occur during a game of Grand Theft Auto than what occurs in your average American high school every day? Do more acts of sexism occur in World of Warcraft than what occurs in bars and pubs across the globe? Are there more sexists on a single Counter Strike server than in your average bowling alley? That's not to excuse acts of genuine sexism that occurs in out hobby, but why pick on us specifically?

The big question is do sexists represent a larger percentage of the gaming population than that of the general population "on" the internet. If Anita Sarkeesian is really "spending" 30k for one of those click bait videos with donation money, thats something she should research.

Everyone knows there is no such thing as gaming "journalism." I really think that aspect of all this is a non-issue. We all know they are all just advertiser mouth pieces. And the articles that aren't blatant advertising, really shouldn't be held to any high regard to that of some forgotten blog post lost in the vastness that is the internet. If we have a problem with that, then we need to start paying for things instead of letting advertisers pay for it for us.

Is sexism an issue in gaming? Sure it is. I wouldn't want my daughter playing an online game getting the harassment that can occur. That's a side effect of anonymity. The punks can get away with it without getting punched in the face. But, really, are they the majority or a very vocal minority, the bad apples that ruin it for the rest of us?

For the lot of us 30 somethings on this board, gaming isn't so much a hobby, I would say, than our chosen form of escape. And most of the time its a private, and its no one's business what we do behind closed doors as long as its not hurting anyone else. We don't need outsiders telling us our hobby is evil. What we do in a game is not indicative of our beliefs or actions in the real world.

These SJW types are completely using us. If you want to manipulate a bunch of white knights, where is there a more concentrated source than gaming? They are getting on their soap boxes telling us they feel oppressed and of course we want to help them. Once they have our attention, they have a large laundry list of reasons we should feel guilt, and then they plea to that guilt for money or favors. Once that dries up, they pull the victim card.

Zoe was called out and now she is done. But, in the big scheme of things, she was a no body. Sure she has a "game" on steam, I can't say I've ever accomplished such a feat, but its always going to be tainted by her social justice lies and manipulation, and the use of a public figure's suicide for advertising.

Her ousting is casting more scrutiny on other SJW, and really I think the best tactic is to ignore them and let this dark chapter in gaming come to a close. Stop giving them a soap box, stop talking about them. If you want to have a discussion about fixing some of the social issues that are part of gaming, go right ahead. But we don't need these people to make us feel guilty for wanting to save the princess (who just so happens to be in the next castle) and using that guilt as click bait.
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Re: etc., etc.
Aug 22, 2014, 01:56
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Re: etc., etc. Aug 22, 2014, 01:56
Aug 22, 2014, 01:56
 
Can't even get through 1 paragraph without mentioning Robin Williams... disgusting.
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WOW's appeal
Aug 6, 2014, 03:58
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WOW's appeal Aug 6, 2014, 03:58
Aug 6, 2014, 03:58
 
I'm going to try to explain WoWs appeal in the context of gaming at the time.

I started playing MMO's with Everquest around the release of Velious. For those gamers of the master race, that was what PC gaming was all about. Waiting 30 minutes to catch a 30 minute boat ride across an ocean was awe inspiring. Blowing yourself up at the forge trying to make a worthless item was orgasmic. Running around Antonica for better part of half an hour having to use different disguises and spells to run the Stein of Moggok quest was gleeful. This wasn't a game, it was a fantasy simulation. And you got to play with other people who enjoyed this crazy stuff just like you.

Of course one bad decision, a spell ending early, getting in a group with with an average IQ below 70, or just using the forge could very quickly make hours, days, weeks of grinding go down the tubes.
What attracted the master race to this game, also created burn out. But the social aspect of the game was what made it addictive. You suffered through the horror and reveled in the achievements with friends and enemies, making new ones along the way. But only those in the niche of the most masochistic pc gamers.

Steady continuous income from a game was appealing, and a lot of companies thought they could improve on EQs formula to either get a different niche (pvp) or create a better ui to attract a larger chunk of players. I was able to get my girlfriend at the time to play DAOC with me on occasion and enjoy it, and she wasn't a pc gamer in any sense of the word.

Blizzard got the formula right. Some how the mix of cartoony 3d graphics, large open world, instanced dungeons, arena pvp, just enough danger and difficulty to make people feel like they've achieved something, animated emotes, and not to forget the floating (!) all resonated with a huge audience. Not only did gamers want to play, but people who weren't even gamers by any stretch of the word were also subbing in droves.

My girlfriend had seen quite a few of my LAN parties, after this game released she started organizing her own. She used trial accounts to let her friends come over and play the game. I had 3 pcs that could run the game, some brought their own. Here was a bunch of young women who thought video games and Nintendo were synonyms, and who didn't know the difference between a USB or Ethernet jack having LAN parties to play a MMO. And they were subbing and continuing to play on their own!

But, for the masochists, it was watered down tripe. For the not so extreme masochist, it was fun until they got bored or until they personally felt Blizzard jumped the shark. For all the others it was a way to socialize until a change of life event took them out or enough of their friends left that it wasn't fun anymore. I have no idea who the people who play the game now are. My guess mostly new blood who having gotten bored yet.
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Re: Steamships Ahoy - Company of Heroes 2 - The Western Front Armies
Jun 24, 2014, 00:13
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Re: Steamships Ahoy - Company of Heroes 2 - The Western Front Armies Jun 24, 2014, 00:13
Jun 24, 2014, 00:13
 
JAGUART wrote on Jun 23, 2014, 21:57:
PropheT wrote on Jun 23, 2014, 20:02:
Something about CoH 2 didn't click with me, but I love and still play CoH 1. I'm hoping these new armies add back in part of what I was missing and makes it all gel a bit more.

Something about selling you The Alphabet, and then wanting to sell you a dictionary, word by F%$*ing word.

"The only thing I'd rather own than Windows is English, because then I could charge you $249 for the right to speak it, and I could charge you an upgrade fee when I add new letters." - Scott McNealy
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Re: Sunday Crowdfunding Roundup
Jun 1, 2014, 18:26
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Re: Sunday Crowdfunding Roundup Jun 1, 2014, 18:26
Jun 1, 2014, 18:26
 
He did a good job at impressing me, but you are right. The more I read the more it felt like he was using nostalgia to fund his retirement using money from parents who grew up watching his PBS show.

Though, if I had $400 to burn, I would give it to him for the voicemail message.
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Re: Mythic Entertainment Closed
May 29, 2014, 19:20
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Re: Mythic Entertainment Closed May 29, 2014, 19:20
May 29, 2014, 19:20
 
My friends and I loved Warhammer Online. They did a really great job with it. Guess it just wasn't most people's cup of tea.
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Re: EVE Online Kronos Next Month
May 3, 2014, 14:12
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Re: EVE Online Kronos Next Month May 3, 2014, 14:12
May 3, 2014, 14:12
 
timesten wrote on May 3, 2014, 13:25:
I never got into PI and I have a fundamental problem with mining, but every time I see a new update, I want to start up my sub again. I have a very old account that doesnt have nearly the skills that people think it should. When I look for a corp, they see my start date and start salivating, then I tell them my skills and they wander off disappointed.

Im not sure what I actually like about the game, the scope I guess, because after I resub, Im left wondering why I did and what I think im actually going to do.

I sometimes think i should go pirate and see how that suits me, but Im not evil...

You took the words right out of my mouth. I'm totally attracted to the romance of this kinda game including those similar like the X series, Evochron, etc. But after about an hour or two into them, Ithink WTF? Perhaps it speaks to my personal lack of ambition more than anything. Of course, if I had more ambition I wouldn't have time for games like this anyway.
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Re: On Sale
Apr 24, 2014, 19:00
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Re: On Sale Apr 24, 2014, 19:00
Apr 24, 2014, 19:00
 
Wow, loved Warrior Kings back when it came out. Still have the box/cd. Surprised to see its on steam, deserves to be on GOG.com
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Re: Saturday Mobilization
Mar 15, 2014, 15:42
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Re: Saturday Mobilization Mar 15, 2014, 15:42
Mar 15, 2014, 15:42
 
iPhone Owners Complain that iOS 7.1 Update Causes the Battery to Drain Faster.

Or maybe they've been using their phone long enough the battery is dying...
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Re: Op Ed
Mar 1, 2014, 20:40
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Re: Op Ed Mar 1, 2014, 20:40
Mar 1, 2014, 20:40
 
Tracking you on a cell is useless because you can disable GPS and location caching. And a phone is usually in a pocket or on a table so the camera and mic don't do you much good

I don't know if I really believe this. I saw an interview with Steve Jobs where they ask him his take on privacy and he responds by telling the interviewer that Apple takes privacy very seriously. He tells a story about how Apple is worried that a 14 year old girl could be stalked and something terrible could happen because of their phone. He then gives a little insight in how geolocation on their platform works. He describes a system where apps get the geolocation data from Apple's servers, not from the phone itself.

We all like to believe we can turn this stuff off, and point to the settings manager where we have the option. I'm not sure that we can, especially on idevices. On my iphone I have geolocation services turned off, and turned off for every app that shows up in the manager. Yet I see the geolocation arrow display quite often. While reading a text. While using Safari. When Facebook starts up. When I pull down the notification panel.

This tells me Apple's servers are grabbing my geolocation data whether I want them too or not. Steve may have been telling the truth and they aren't passing the data on to apps, but Apple is still gathering it. The recent disclosure that the NSA can own any idevice suggests to me that they most likely have an exploit on Apple's servers and that is how they are are able to gather data. And despite how seriously they may or may not take the privacy of that 14 year old girl, Apple is still collecting the data regardless of our wishes and its sitting there on Apple's servers for governments to see.

This is all speculation, and hopefully the situation is very different on other platforms. But even without gps data, the government is getting data wholesale from the telcos and can track our movements from tower to tower, and quite possibly from wireless access point to wireless access point.
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Re: Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition Patch & Sale
Jan 29, 2014, 02:21
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Re: Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition Patch & Sale Jan 29, 2014, 02:21
Jan 29, 2014, 02:21
 
I remember playing this on mplayer back in the day, and it was laggy as shit back then too.
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