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HAIL eSATA-n: Apr 7, 2007

is it still beta or did you pay $40 for a f2p unfinished game

# ? Feb 8, 2015 01:42

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# ? Jun 8, 2024 05:14

quiggy: Aug 7, 2010; [in Russian] Oof.

HAIL eSATA-n posted:

is it still beta or did you pay $40 for a f2p unfinished game

blizzard gave me a key for some reason

# ? Feb 8, 2015 01:46

triple sulk: Sep 17, 2014

anyone who thinks hots is remotely good should never play another video game

# ? Feb 8, 2015 01:50

Korean Boomhauer: Sep 4, 2008

bump_fn posted:

"a game about the police firing bullets wanton seems fun" - a white person

i wasnt sitting around going "gee i want to play cops and mow down people with tanks" because that part is weird. i guess i'll just play payday some more. sorry i liked A Thing.

# ? Feb 8, 2015 02:01

LIVE AMMO COSPLAY: Feb 3, 2006

Squeezy Farm posted:

The new consoles are arriving soon, with Microsoft and Sony competing for the success of their latest consoles, which should be out sometime in or around November. Normally I wouldn't write something like this, but there are some pretty important things at stake with this particular battle that could change for worse the way future media is distributed. You may have heard it discussed on the news, but there's been a lot of misinformation floating around that I'm going to attempt to set straight.

The short version is that if you want to buy one of the next generation consoles, I implore you to go with the Sony PlayStation 4. The good news is that this system will be $100 cheaper ($400) than Microsoft's Xbox One ($500), so we're already off to an excellent start. Neither unit is backwards compatible with its predecessor, so even if you have a lot of Xbox 360 games you can keep that console and start fresh with a PS4; you'd be starting fresh with an Xbox One anyway.

The main difference is that Microsoft is looking to permanently change how media ownership works. Basically, if you buy a game you are more or less stuck with it, with very few avenues to sell it, exchange it, or give it away. Every game comes with a unique serial number, or product key code. You're probably familiar with how these work if you've ever installed Microsoft Office or a paid Adobe product like Photoshop. These must be registered to your account before you can start playing the game. Once registered, transfers have to go through Microsoft. A license can be given away once to one of your friends; they can't intern give the game to someone else or give it back to you, they are then stuck with it forever. Trading in games at stores will only be possible at stores that have a service agreement with Microsoft and a computer system allowing them to manage licenses, which will cut off smaller stores and likely be limited to larger outfits like EB Games and Future Shop. This will also not be possible initially when the system comes out, and a publisher can disable all of these functions; first buyer is the only allowed user.

In order to manage these licenses, the console itself will require a persistent high-speed internet connection. If the Xbox One is unable to communicate with Microsoft's online license servers for longer than 24 hours, ALL games will be automatically disabled until the connection is re-established. The system will be locked down to 21 countries initially, with some fairly important markets missing, including all of Africa, Asia, as well as Japan, a country so video game crazy that Space Invaders' 1978 caused a coin shortage in the entire country. All games will have to be purchased in your home country and the system can only be used in your home country (this likely means no travel between Canada and the U.S. with it). When Microsoft was challenged with what that meant for soldiers stationed overseas on R&R time, or in the Navy on a connection-less submarine, Microsoft's answer was a smug "We have a system for [you], it's called the Xbox 360 [the system they released 7 years ago]". (http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertc...alled-xbox-360/)

All Xbox One consoles come with a Kinect, a camera that must be connected and pointed at your couch for the system to work. Microsoft took out a patent that leverages the technology to limit the number of people in your living room for pay per view events and the like. If your world cup party has too many people, it will either disable the signal or bill you, and the amount billed could be huge (like what sports bars pay). You can view the patent here: http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...=DN/20120278904

Finally, it's likely that in the future, when the Xbox One's successor is released, Microsoft will take down the activation servers, once they've decided that they're no longer cost-effective to keep up and running. They've already done exactly this for their first Xbox, a few years after the Xbox 360 was released. (http://www.itworld.com/personal-tec...inal-xbox-games) These blatant money-grabbing anti-consumer tactics are in sharp contrast to Sony's, a region-free console that uses traditional discs. If you want to trade a game, all that has to happen is for the disc to change hands. That's all, the end. (A video demonstration here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWSIFh8ICaA)

If you're wondering what happened with the Xbox 360's success, well, the short version is that Microsoft got lucky because Sony screwed up the PlayStation 3's launch. While it had a subscription fee, Microsoft's multiplayer services were unprecedented since the original Xbox's 2002 launch, and the PS3's version of the service, while free, was lacking in a lot of areas, especially since the Xbox and Xbox 360 simply had more people playing them (which is very important for multiplayer). Coming off the runaway success of PlayStations 1 and 2, Sony launched their system a year late at an incredibly high price point ($500-$600), mainly in an attempt to get Blu-ray into as many homes as possible to defeat the then-contender HD-DVD. While Blu-ray eventually won that war, it cost them some success in the video game world, which took an especially hard hit when their servers were compromised and many of their online services were disabled for several weeks. Sony did an amazing thing by pretty much admitting that they screwed up and were doing everything possible to make it right, which is unheard of for a corporation, especially one based in the notoriously face-saving Japanese culture (you can view their apology here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u8W784FTkw). Their services have improved by leaps and bounds, and they have caught up nicely. The Xbox 360 was only really successful in the U.S. and Canada, with many of its benefits being U.S.-only, something they don't appear to have learned from this time around. Their first units also had a failure rate so high that a class action was eventually leveraged against Microsoft for the design flaw.

Coupled with Windows 8, it's clear to me that Microsoft is management culture gone berserk, with the decision makers insulated by yes men and who think they can impose their will on the public, which you can also see with Windows 8 as they tried to impose their app store onto everyone (they wanted their cut the same way Apple gets theirs). I'll be sticking to Windows 7 outside of work, and my next laptop when the time comes will, despite the high cost, likely be a Mac.

If you have any questions about anything I've said, or any other computer/video game questions, let me know. Thank you!

# ? Feb 8, 2015 02:18

Zam Wesell: Mar 22, 2009; [Zam is suddenly shot in the neck by a toxic dart; Anakin and Obi-Wan see a "rocket-man" take off and fly away, and Zam dies]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8E-sQt5Mmk

i hate this planet

# ? Feb 8, 2015 02:31

Panty Saluter: Jan 17, 2004; Making learning fun!

Granbar posted:

i hate this planet

# ? Feb 8, 2015 02:51

maniacdevnull: Apr 18, 2007; FOUR CUBIC FRAMES
DISPROVES SOFT G GOD
YOU ARE EDUCATED STUPID

Shaggar posted:

lol these own

team fortress 2 ep 1 looking good

# ? Feb 8, 2015 03:13

triple sulk: Sep 17, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDG1rIz1S7k

ff14's ramuh music :stare:

# ? Feb 8, 2015 03:14

Deviant: Sep 26, 2003; i've forgotten all of your names.

triple sulk posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDG1rIz1S7k

ff14's ramuh music

ya ramuh in ffxiv is different than the other primals

they all want to gently caress poo poo up, his whole fight is presented as a duel/test of strength

he's just cabbage dad. like, when you beat him, he even straight up says "ok, fine, i'm going. defending this land is your problem now. don't make me come back here."

# ? Feb 8, 2015 03:15

Deviant: Sep 26, 2003; i've forgotten all of your names.

all the primal themes fit pretty well

ifrit's is a dungeon style track, since he's the first one you fight, and obviously fire.

garuda leans on the "i'm an evil woman ahahahahaha" angle.

titan's theme is intended to match how crushingly difficult he is ("bow down overdweller")

leviathan got that surf rock. i like the part where he says leviathan. also it's a prayer from the sagahin to their god.

and shiva's fits her whole lead-in/setup well too

quote:

If you've already made it to the second phase of the Ahk Afah Amphitheatre battle with the Lady of Frost, you know the accompanying music takes an unexpected turn, the reason for that being that battle team specifically requested two completely different genres to represent the two different sides of Shiva herself.

Deviant fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Feb 8, 2015

# ? Feb 8, 2015 03:18

Deviant: Sep 26, 2003; i've forgotten all of your names.

Deviant posted:

all the primal themes fit pretty well

ifrit's is a dungeon style track, since he's the first one you fight, and obviously fire.

garuda leans on the "i'm an evil woman ahahahahaha" angle.

titan's theme is intended to match how crushingly difficult he is ("bow down overdweller")

leviathan got that surf rock. i like the part where he says leviathan.

and shiva's fits her whole lead-in/setup well too

that was my effortpost about ffxiv boss themes. thanks for reading.

# ? Feb 8, 2015 03:20

GameCube: Nov 21, 2006

should I play metroid prime for three hours or watch blade runner.

# ? Feb 8, 2015 03:28

triple sulk: Sep 17, 2014

As a Millennial I posted:

should I play metroid prime for three hours or watch blade runner.

don't do either tbh

# ? Feb 8, 2015 03:30

Vintersorg: Mar 3, 2004; President of
the Brendan Fraser
Fan Club

As a Millennial I posted:

should I play metroid prime for three hours or watch blade runner.

neither, cut a hole in a watermelon and gently caress it

# ? Feb 8, 2015 03:31

triple sulk: Sep 17, 2014

unless its the gamecube version. blade runner hasnt aged well

# ? Feb 8, 2015 03:31

quiggy: Aug 7, 2010; [in Russian] Oof.

triple sulk posted:

blade runner hasnt aged well

lol

# ? Feb 8, 2015 03:32

cinci zoo sniper: Mar 15, 2013

blade hobbler

# ? Feb 8, 2015 03:33

Improbable Lobster: Jan 6, 2012; "From each according to his ability" said Ares. It sounded like a quotation.; Buglord

blade man run fast

# ? Feb 8, 2015 03:41

Yodzilla: Apr 29, 2005; Now who looks even dumber?

Beef Witch

triple sulk posted:

blade runner hasnt aged well

he say you brade runner

he also say you very very wrong

# ? Feb 8, 2015 03:47

maniacdevnull: Apr 18, 2007; FOUR CUBIC FRAMES
DISPROVES SOFT G GOD
YOU ARE EDUCATED STUPID

Yodzilla posted:

he say you brade runner

best line in the entire film that doesnt mention lesbians

# ? Feb 8, 2015 03:51

Venuz Patrol: Mar 27, 2011

lol why did blizzard give two flagship titles the same HotS acronym

# ? Feb 8, 2015 03:53

Space-Pope: Aug 13, 2003; by zen death robot

i'll state a controversial opinion

ive watched blade runner a few times, so i think i've given it a fair shake, and i don't really like it

# ? Feb 8, 2015 03:56

leftist heap: Feb 28, 2013; Fun Shoe

sunless sea is boring and tedious and a huge waste of $20.

# ? Feb 8, 2015 04:00

NoneMoreNegative: Jul 20, 2000; GOTH FASCISTIC
PAIN MASTER

shit wizard dad

Looking forward to Raven's Cry being in a bundle or sale for $5 soon, gotta get that Two Worlds vibe on again :cool:

# ? Feb 8, 2015 04:03

cinci zoo sniper: Mar 15, 2013

DolphinCop posted:

lol why did blizzard give two flagship titles the same HotS acronym

most logical explanation i can come up with is that they expect good hots to become lotv before bad hots is released

still dumb decision

# ? Feb 8, 2015 04:06

Yodzilla: Apr 29, 2005; Now who looks even dumber?

Beef Witch

NoneMoreNegative posted:

Looking forward to Raven's Cry being in a bundle or sale for $5 soon, gotta get that Two Worlds vibe on again

it honestly looks way worse than two worlds and not fun whatsoever

# ? Feb 8, 2015 04:12

Pinterest Mom: Jun 9, 2009

metroid prime is really good at making upgrades feel meaningful throughout

i just got the plasma beam and it's making me feel like a badass :3:

and idk, i think usually metroidvanias would just have the fourth beam upgrade feel "bleh", but mp makes it feel meaningful while also not making any of your other beams obsolete?

this game is good.

# ? Feb 8, 2015 04:17

Eugene V. Dubstep: Oct 4, 2013; Can't post for 8 years!

DolphinCop posted:

lol why did blizzard give two flagship titles the same HotS acronym

It doesn't help that NCsoft is releasing an expansion to GW2 called Heart of Thorns.

triple sulk posted:

unless its the gamecube version. blade runner hasnt aged well

Blade Runner has aged more gracefully than any mainstream sci-fi movie except 2001 you loving cretin.

# ? Feb 8, 2015 04:39

Pinterest Mom: Jun 9, 2009

gently caress the omega pirate though

# ? Feb 8, 2015 05:11

Al!: Apr 2, 2010

theres a towers of hanoi puzzle joke in sunless sea

# ? Feb 8, 2015 05:17

Breakfast All Day: Oct 21, 2004

i will never understand console gaming

# ? Feb 8, 2015 05:43

Pinterest Mom: Jun 9, 2009

heh

the wii u has had that for years :smuggo:

# ? Feb 8, 2015 05:48

pseudorandom name: May 6, 2007

Breakfast All Day posted:

i will never understand console gaming

img-jason_brett.png goes a long way towards an explanation

# ? Feb 8, 2015 05:56

GameCube: Nov 21, 2006

i realized that there was time enough for both, if i just drink enough coffee

also lol that google gives me the right suggestion after just typing "is dec"

# ? Feb 8, 2015 06:08

hubris.height: Jan 6, 2005; Pork Pro

Pinterest Mom posted:

gently caress the omega pirate though

i tihnk when i complained about this people here said things like 'its not so bad' and 'get good'

# ? Feb 8, 2015 06:20

Panty Saluter: Jan 17, 2004; Making learning fun!

Pinterest Mom posted:

and idk, i think usually metroidvanias

# ? Feb 8, 2015 06:52

corn in the bible: Jun 5, 2004; Oh no oh god it's all true!

A tumblr had no business with a family, but what was a man going to do? Take a skinning knife, boy, and make yourself a eunuch. But that was no good either. They needed bulls out there in the pit, not steers.

# ? Feb 8, 2015 07:09

Beast of Bourbon: Sep 25, 2013; Pillbug

after all those police murders of innocent people, ea had to go in and re-cut a lot of their trailers to remove the police murdering unarmed bad guys.

# ? Feb 8, 2015 07:30

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# ? Jun 8, 2024 05:14

Pinterest Mom: Jun 9, 2009

hubris.height posted:

i tihnk when i complained about this people here said things like 'its not so bad' and 'get good'

well, have you tried it?

# ? Feb 8, 2015 08:37

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