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| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=20622 |  Labotomizer (358) Jul 01, 2008 - 04:04 pm
| | The problem is the devs are currently only writing their software to have 2 threads or up to 4 threads. They need to write the software in a fashion where it will divide up the workload among however many cores it can based on what the system is offering it. With that many cores the operating system would have to manage resources and give entire cores to various processes to be efficient. On the bright side, a MicroKernel OS would really, really shine in that environment. Maybe MS is onto something with Singularity and Midori. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=20611 | Labotomizer (358) Jun 27, 2008 - 08:02 pm
| | So you're saying they shouldn't add new features? And that if they do add new features it means it should have been in there at launch? I'm glad MS doesn't think the way you do or else everything would still be like launch and we'd wait til the xbox 420 to get this stuff. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=20538 | Labotomizer (358) Jun 07, 2008 - 11:54 am
| | If you read the reviews it sounds like he had a very good reason for the score it got and about what I expected when I reached the end. Of course some people will like it more or less but illogical level design, excessive 3rd person shooter stuff and a lot of post office/retrieve quests may not be what some people are looking for in an RPG. He lays out all the facts there, if it sounds like the things that bothered him won't bother you than don't let it stop you from getting the game. It's that simple. (I tend to agree with him, I prefer games with those kind of dull quests to involve other players and a monthly fee. =P) Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=20526 | Labotomizer (358) Jun 05, 2008 - 04:16 pm
| Advertising doesn't enrich my experiences outside of gaming. Commercials don't enrich my TV watching experience and usually I DVR the shows and skip the commercials anyway.
As Yoshi said, it fits in a stadium. There's ads all over the wall at a real stadium and it wouldn't bother me in a situation like that, at least if it's used to make the game cheaper for me. Or if I were playing a Nascar game it wouldn't bother me to see the Home Depot car. However, if I'm loading into a game and have to watch a 30 second commercial before I play I'll pass. Even when the game is free it's usually not worth putting up with. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=20524 | Labotomizer (358) Jun 05, 2008 - 04:02 pm
| | It really makes me wonder what they're working on next. I was really hoping some of the hints they had been dropping about revisiting the Asheron's Call IP had me really excited but Time Warner doesn't seem like they'd spend money on that. Which makes me think they're going to make an MMO based on one of TW's properties. I'm not really sure what that could be but in the last two months Turbine has landed $80mil in funding. Considering LotRO's budget was only $10mil hopefully it will be big. I know they've been hiring PS3 and 360 programmers like mad lately so whatever it is will be multi-platform. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=20487 | Labotomizer (358) May 28, 2008 - 01:52 pm
| Actually, on the PvP aspect, I agree with Funcom. Asheron's Call most popular server now is Darktide, which always has been FFA PvP. There is something very satisfying about dropping an idiot you're questing with that won't follow directions. In AC you could even loot his gear afterwards, although that's not the case with AoC. I think FFA PvP is more fun. You don't need to be in a large guild.
However what will most likely happen is something similar to Darktide. You will have on extremely large guild on the server that everyone not in the guild hates, and so there will be a truce between all the smaller guilds and an all out war on the large one. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=20487 | Labotomizer (358) May 27, 2008 - 08:00 am
| A million peak and you act like that would be a failure. WoW is the exception that proves the rule. AoC will not reach those numbers just due to system requirements. A mid-range, 4 year old PC will run WoW close to max settings. I know many, MANY people who play on the lowest settings possible. They wouldn't have a prayer of even loading AoC.
Only problem I have with AoC so far is that there's some sort of issue with my system. I can run LotRO on Ultra High in DX10 and get in the range of 30 FPS. AoC blue screens the computer the second I go to full screen. At lowest settings I barely get 30 fps, and that's in XP. Bioshock can run 60 fps at max under the same boot. It's very annoying. Hopefully the patch today helps with that. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=20469 | Labotomizer (358) May 19, 2008 - 08:10 am » Edited on May 19, 2008 - 08:15 am
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The shit you own changes every single day. A few weeks ago you were saying you'd never buy a 9800GX2 because they were nothing more than rebranded 8800GT 512s put in one card. Now all of a sudden you own them?
What about the comment on the 750SLi post just 2 days ago? The one where you said you may buy one this summer. Or perhaps you forgot about that. I could deal with your idiotic statements if it weren't for the fact that you constantly lie about what you own. In fact, I have a feeling you're posting on this site from your e-machine your mommy bought you 4 years ago, watching TV on your 19" CRT TV and playing solitaire when you're not making up lies on this site and sites like it. Or at least I'd assume you live your fantasy life on more than just one board.
Edit - Additionally, I find it impossible to believe that someone would willingly procreate with you. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=20469 | Labotomizer (358) May 19, 2008 - 08:07 am
| | I agree with you, yes it was sarcastic. (sarcasm doesn't reflect in text very well) The Wii is the only console I own, mostly because my wife won't let me have 2 since we spend a good chunk of money every year keeping our PCs up to date. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=20458 | Labotomizer (358) May 13, 2008 - 04:24 pm
| | The Funcom devs may be cool but I'm still on the fence on this one. No concrete information out there really, and the leaked stuff is never good. Very rarely do people break an NDA for something they like. No matter how great a game is, some will hate it. Flag this | Edit this post |
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