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Reply to Time Warner to punish gamers, other internet users. in PC Gaming Sins Forums

[quote who="psychoak" reply="23" id="2133511"]words[/quote] Interesting, I had no idea the American regulations were that messed up. (and I thought the politicians were inefficient over here...) However, that means that TW's real beef is with the government. So why aren't they using their lobbyist to get the offending clauses changed rather than taking it out on the customers? (though I doubt the goverment will be very suceptible to requests for change) I probably shoudn't hav

Reply to Time Warner to punish gamers, other internet users. in PC Gaming Sins Forums

[quote who="psychoak" reply="18" id="2132722"]Zaisha, did you skim the thread or are you willfully blind? Time Warner has a cable monopoly in places because the government regulations created it. When you can rent someone elses network for less than it would cost to run your own, you'd have to be a fucking retard to build a competing network. [/quote] So, you're arguing that because the goverment had to force a company to go and provide any services at all so

Reply to Time Warner to punish gamers, other internet users. in PC Gaming Sins Forums

[quote who="psychoak" reply="11" id="2132394"]I fail to see the point in crippling an industry to avoid a potential crime down the road. [/quote] The point here is that taking action only after the "big guy" has exterminated any potential competition is counterproductive: it takes a lot more resources to break down a monopoly in an acceptable fashion (ie. no collapse of services) than just to prevent one in the first place. Not that that's an easy thing to get just right

Reply to Time Warner to punish gamers, other internet users. in PC Gaming Sins Forums

[quote who="psychoak" reply="7" id="2132293"]The term natural monopoly exists because the theoretical maximum for productivity is a single, most efficiently run company stomping the shit out of the competition by providing a good or service better and cheaper. It's not something to fear and regulate against, it's something to hope for. If you want better service, educate yourself, think about what you've learned, and vote with your brain instead of a knee jerk reaction to some idi

Reply to Impulse: Road Map in Personal Computing Elemental Forums

[quote who="Kitkun" reply="5" id="2129516"]Basically... person buys game. Uses Impulse Anywhere to install on offline computers/etc. Sells game. What's the plan for that? [/quote] I think "person never gets another patch/update" would cover that. Pretty similar to how it works with pirated copies of Galciv etc. and updates through Impulse now.

Reply to Demigod: Preview of Day 0 Update in Demigod Journals Sins Forums

Now this is the way buffs/nerfs should happen! Hmm, maybe I could direct the developers of some other games I like this way...[e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]

Reply to Stardock's Impulse Phase 3 Complete! in Personal Computing Sins Forums

Wow, conga-rats on the Activision contract. May many others follow their lead.

Reply to [Suggestion/thoughts]Phase Jump Bonus in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

[quote who="VRaptor117" reply="7" id="2126927"]I would rather there be a structure that that provides that kind of buff, but only for the TEC and Advent(Vasari already has a phase lane tech). Culture doesn't make sense. So if a planet likes you empire more, your ships magically can jump in and out faster? [/quote] Maybe the planet's computer network helps your fleet calculate optimum phase jump coordinates?

Reply to Why is the Entrenchment AI so reluctant to build defenses? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

He means in the beta, probably. (there were major changes from the original concept in the beta)

Reply to Tentative Elemental Development Schedule in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote quoting="post"] Right now, we’re running slightly ahead of schedule. [/quote] You do know this is a completely unnatural state for a software developer, right?[e digicons]:rofl:[/e] In other news: Good thing I was planning on staying home this summer vacation. [e digicons]\o/[/e]

Reply to Your First PC Game in PC Gaming Elemental Forums

First PC games I played: The old Sokoban, Some Lemonade stand game, the first Elite and some other CGA stuff. The first games I bought myself: Blake Stone and Master of Magic (I think)

Reply to something about battlestar galactica that is bugging me in Everything Else Sins Forums

Wouldn't they update the base algorithm as time goes by? Even if they were assuming that their resurrection stuff would always be available, it would still be a good idea to keep a record of the current programming of the best raiders. (in case they want to build additional troops at some point)

Reply to Elemental & Civilization 4 in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="RisingLegend" reply="2" id="2123270"]Btw, I was meaning to ask, is it too late to be considered in the beta testing? [/quote] IIRC, all you have to do is pre-order before the actual beta starts (it hasn't yet) and you're in. And even if you pre-order after the first beta starts, you should get in with the next stage of the beta. (just make sure to pre-order before running out of beta stages[e digicons]:grin:[/e] )

Reply to Stardock’s Impulse Exceeds One Million Customers! in Personal Computing Sins Forums

Congratulations Stardock, you deserve it! (And I guess that's why 1 million+ people shop with you.[e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] )

Reply to Demigod: Gamma Status Report in Demigod Journals Sins Forums

[quote]Well if someone can find me a game that was/is very well balanced on release I'll uninstall windows xp and reinstall windows 98 [/quote] Y'know, I bet someone (ie. someone less lazy than me[e digicons]:zzz:[/e] ) could find one of those old, seriously bad RTSs, where the "different" sides were just the same units with a marginally different skin/model. How's that for balance? (Oh, and don't ask me for names of those old games, or remind me that there ar

Reply to We haven't seen the last of Jack Thompson... in Everything Else Sins Forums

[quote who="Aarojw" reply="22" id="2117099"] but my mom can't seem to see anything but the big "M" [/quote] [sarcasm]Well, you have to remember that next year you get the magical brain/personality upgrade that instantly and fully moves you from the "can't handle this" to the "can handle this" part of humanity. Also, it is important to know that every person and every game is identical to all others, in all respects.[/sarcasm] Yeah, arbitra

Reply to Elemental: War of Magic - New Video from GDC '09 in Elemental News Elemental Forums

I loved the avatar reacting to every new item quipped. Looking at his new sword, feeling the weight of his new boots etc. A nice little touch.

Reply to [THOUGHTS] The Threat To The Vasari in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="WarlokLord" reply="14" id="2115192"] Quoting israil, reply 13 doesn't the returning armada research in the game imply that even in the timeline of vanilla sins, the vasari make contact with their old empire and get them to send ships to help in the tec/advent front of their current war? You`d think so. Obviously the Black Fleet succeeded to some degree, or at least some elements of it did. Perhaps success was merely escape & s

Reply to Throw GOO at that DRM! in PC Gaming Sins Forums

[quote who="b0rsuk" reply="14" id="2114869"] This new invention of yours is DRM. I'm very disappointed with Stardock. Now I see all this 'Bill of Rights' was just a publicity stunt. [/quote] 1. Where did he say this wasn't DRM? 2. Where does the "Bill of rights" say "no kind of DRM, ever"? (AFAIK it just talks about harmful/extremely limiting stuff.) Also, If I understand it correctly, this DRM is supposed to validate from any download seller that c

Reply to Stardock throws GOO on DRM in Personal Computing Sins Forums

Sadly, I think this won't catch on much with major publishers. Why? This: [quote quoting="post"] It opens the door to gamers being able to resell their games because users can voluntarily disable their game access and transfer their license ownership to another user. [/quote] A lot of the more horrible DRM lately was designed with the express purpose of preventing resale. Unless, of course, there is an option to disable this at the publisher's discretion. W

Reply to Pirates are kind of pointless. in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="red1939" reply="6" id="2112011"]If the pirates are getting lots of love in the next expansion I hope that diplomacy, culture & AI will get some attention too. [/quote] "Pirate love" was mentioned as being a (small) part of the diplomacy/culture micro-expansion. So yes, it will.[e digicons]^_^[/e] Also, I'd assume the A.I. would get an overhaul to deal with all the new options, so there'd be some love for that too. (computers need love and understandin

Reply to [THOUGHTS] The Threat To The Vasari in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I'm strongly tending towards the "interdimensional aliens" version rather than "berserk nanobots" or similar. Primarily because it's pretty emphatically a "virtuska transport lab", ie. something to do with phase space, or perhaps another dimension they were trying out as a phase space alternative. I also like the idea of their primary theme coming to bite the Vasari in the rear. (Vasari are called "Phase" in the game files, like the TEC are "Tech" and Advent "Psi") Design-wis

Reply to did you love homeworld/homeworld 2?? in PC Gaming Sins Forums

I only ever played HW2, but I have to say that it outclassed pretty much every other RTS out there. Might have to reinstall it sometime soon: the graphics are technically dated, but still sooooo pretty. Love those little fighters zooming around and I'm always so proud when I see my tiny bombers own a battlecruiser. [e digicons]}:)[/e]

Reply to [Bug/Cheese] Erebus suicide for gold in Demigod Beta Feedback Demigod Forums

Hah! Do you get the blood poison kills achievement through this too? [e digicons]^_^[/e]

Reply to The needy AI is driving me bonkers! in Sins Modding Sins Forums

The second mini-expansion is supposed to include as massive overhaul of the diplomacy system. (along with things like alternative methods of conquering planets, intelligence gathering, etc.)