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Comment Re:Of course (Score 2, Interesting) 202

by Ron_Fitzgerald (#29109651) Attached to: Looking For a Link Between Sci-Fi UFOs and UFO Reports
I wholly agree but will look at that from another perspective. I was raised in Boston and moved to northern New Hampshire, I have never seen a moose or a deer in the wild. Being here for 17 years now I am able to pick them out in a wooded field driving down the road or highway at 65 mph just by a glance. Because I am used to seeing these things they are easier to spot. Being able to tell what type of creature is far ahead of me by how it is moving across the road. Take that into account with any media type and you have people that may be used to spotting irregular shapes and movement in the skies. I have never seen a UFO or even known a person who has claimed that they have and as much as I would like to believe that 'we are not alone' in this universe, that is only speculation and I really need to see it for myself. I also have to believe that statistically speaking, out of all the reports and sightings, at least one of them has to be real.

Comment Re:How to measure my bandwidth (Score 1) 394

by Ron_Fitzgerald (#27435503) Attached to: Time Warner Expanding Internet Transfer Caps To New Markets
This was exactly my thought. So I started using a Linksys router with tomato FW on it and it has bandwidth logging. I started last year for this exact reason and it has shown me that I will be screwed with a 40GB cap.

There are others but I like tomato. It has served me well. Not to mention the QOS (quality of service) features are great.

Comment An interesting class indeed (Score 4, Funny) 119

The Archivist seems to be a slow but powerful character. From the video his spells are devastating to the individual character but he himself is weak. It looks as though he may be able to use different canes to perhaps make him faster, unsure.
I also took note of the new HUD and how delicious it looks. Look at the Mana graphic!
Games

Dealing With Fairness and Balance In Video Games 192

Posted by Soulskill from the it's-balanced-when-i-always-win dept.
MarkN writes "Video games are subject to a number of balance issues from which traditional games have largely stayed free. It can be hard finding players of comparable skill-level to create even match-ups, diverse gameplay options can quickly become irrelevant if someone finds a broken feature that beats everything else, and some online games make your ability to play competitively a question of how much time and money you've invested in a game, rather than the skill you possess. In this article, I talk about some of the issues relating to fairness and balance in games, in terms of the factors and strategies under the player's control, the game's role in potentially handicapping players, and the role a community of gamers plays in setting standards for how games are to be played. What are your thoughts on managing a 'fair and balanced' gaming experience?"
Music

Beatles Rock Band Game Coming In September 55

Posted by Soulskill from the i-think-i've-heard-of-them dept.
An anonymous reader writes with news that The Beatles: Rock Band has gotten a release date: Sept. 9th. Today's announcement also included details about the contents of the game. Quoting Kotaku: "The Beatles: Rock Band will allow fans to pick up the guitar, bass, mic or drums and 'experience The Beatles extraordinary catalog of music through gameplay that takes players on a journey through the legacy and evolution of the band's legendary career,' according to the release. The game will also have a limited number of new hardware offerings modeled after instruments used by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr throughout their career."
Role Playing (Games)

Darkfall Set For Launch 80

Posted by Soulskill from the super-fast-dev-cycles dept.
Darkfall, a PvP-oriented MMORPG that was first announced in 2001, is finally in the process of going live. After dealing with some launch-day bugs, the Darkfall team reports that servers are going up, and they're processing pre-orders to get players in the game. MMOCrunch has an in-depth write-up from the end of the beta, saying that the game is still "rough around the edges," but also that the team has created a "solid framework of an MMO that offers a unique experience that the genre has not seen in quite some time." Ten Ton Hammer had a similar reaction, tempering criticism with praise for the lack of hand-holding.

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