Forum: News Comments
August 21st, 2008, 11:36
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I do agree with you. I just wanted to do my…
I do agree with you. I just wanted to do my recursive "lost sales" gag. Okay, a serious post.
If I were in the habit of framing issues in moral terms, I'd say something like:
Game piracy is…
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Forum: News Comments
August 21st, 2008, 03:17
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,822
A single pirate causes the industry a non-zero…
A single pirate causes the industry a non-zero loss in revenue. Together, pirates cost the industry billions. No argument there.
But you appear to be suggesting here that arguments over the exact…
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Forum: Off-Topic
January 28th, 2008, 08:41
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Forum: News Comments
January 13th, 2008, 20:50
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,656
For Dragon Age and games like Dragon Age, I…
For Dragon Age and games like Dragon Age, I agree. In general? I wonder. Dispensing with a stable cast of characters would cost you storytelling depth, but perhaps you could make it up in other…
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Forum: News Comments
January 10th, 2008, 00:00
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,065
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Forum: News Comments
January 2nd, 2008, 09:13
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Replies: 51
Views: 3,280
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Forum: News Comments
January 1st, 2008, 15:10
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Replies: 51
Views: 3,280
For a motivation for taking a life, you can't…
For a motivation for taking a life, you can't sink much lower than "Because I wanted his stuff." The only reason to kill another sapient individual that could be stupider and less defensible would be…
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Forum: News Comments
December 20th, 2007, 01:39
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Replies: 10
Views: 999
Didn't say it did. I said there's nothing to be…
Didn't say it did. I said there's nothing to be gained from a Bethsoft interview unless you can score a real-time chat with someone on the design team. We can't argue when we're in agreement.
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Forum: News Comments
December 19th, 2007, 10:54
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Replies: 10
Views: 999
If you can get a member of the design team into…
If you can get a member of the design team into circumstances where he has to speak off-the-cuff — a chatroom, a phone call — he might accidentally say something interesting. Nothing to be gained…
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Forum: News Comments
December 19th, 2007, 00:12
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,081
Like Warren says, read his blog…
Like Warren says, read his blog (http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/), man, read his blog (http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/):
"I’m hugely motivated these days by my love of and frustration with…
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Forum: Polls & Comments
December 18th, 2007, 22:35
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Replies: 50
Views: 9,594
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Forum: Polls & Comments
December 18th, 2007, 14:47
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Replies: 50
Views: 9,594
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Forum: News Comments
December 17th, 2007, 12:33
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,530
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Forum: News Comments
December 15th, 2007, 05:37
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,256
cuthbert:
In that case, you're right. WoW did…
cuthbert:
In that case, you're right. WoW did it earlier. Bioshock deserves credit for successfully introducing the idea to the FPS, but that's not quite the same thing as innovating.
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Forum: News Comments
December 15th, 2007, 04:05
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,256
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Forum: News Comments
December 14th, 2007, 16:25
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,256
Nothing foolish about 10, 8, and 6. My picks:
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Nothing foolish about 10, 8, and 6. My picks:
Bioshock's Big Daddies: scripted boss battles where you write the script. You pick the time, the place and the tools, leading the poor guy through the…
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Forum: News Comments
December 2nd, 2007, 06:48
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,064
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Forum: News Comments
December 1st, 2007, 17:54
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,303
"A number of factors were taken into…
"A number of factors were taken into consideration when selecting a winner: How good the game was compared to others of its time, its overall game design, how well it stands up over the years, how…
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Forum: News Comments
November 30th, 2007, 03:23
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Views: 1,302
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Forum: News Comments
November 28th, 2007, 14:06
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Replies: 84
Views: 6,598
Context….
Context. (http://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1028#16) You may want to find another forum niche, Mike. The site already has a Mistress of the Obvious.
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Forum: News Comments
November 28th, 2007, 05:11
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Replies: 84
Views: 6,598
Wait.
WAIT A SECOND.
Do you mean to…
Wait.
WAIT A SECOND.
Do you mean to imply that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) only exists to create profit for its shareholders?
Thank you, comrade! Another bourgeois running-dog plot…
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Forum: News Comments
November 28th, 2007, 01:31
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Replies: 84
Views: 6,598
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Forum: News Comments
November 28th, 2007, 00:22
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,097
A voiceover written by someone with a perfect,…
A voiceover written by someone with a perfect, unblemished ignorance of the intellectual history of the human race. Religious imagery and the Fibonacci sequence. Fuck you very much, Dan Brown. And,…
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Forum: News Comments
November 27th, 2007, 08:59
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,113
Yesterday, I'd have sworn up and down that a…
Yesterday, I'd have sworn up and down that a sequel could disappoint me, but not offend me, and never anger me. My memory of the original work is inviolate; nothing you do can touch it. Today, this…
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Forum: News Comments
November 18th, 2007, 23:15
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,720
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