Comment Re:Tbh, these definitions need to be dropped. (Score 1) 362
I still like to play Oblivion, because you CAN snipe from HUGE distances.
You can also stack multiple self-created acrobatics boost spells on yourself, and thusly jump up to sniping positions otherwise unreachable.
Unlike WoW, Oblivion does not care if your target cannot reach you - if it is in range, you can shoot it. After all, that is the POINT of terrain advantage. The only weakness is that humanoids SHOULD look for cover or run out of range once it is clear they cannot attack you.
Sneaking is also well done -- stealth drops off substantially as lighting goes up.
NYT's "Games To Avoid" an Ironic, Perfect Gamer Wish List 189
MojoKid writes "From October to December, the advertising departments of a thousand companies exhort children to beg, cajole, and guilt-trip their parents for all manner of inappropriate digital entertainment. As supposedly informed gatekeepers, we sadly earthbound Santas are reduced to scouring the back pages of gaming review sites and magazines, trying to evaluate whether the tot at home is ready for Big Bird's Egg Hunt or Bayonetta. Luckily, The New York Times is here to help. In a recent article provokingly titled 'Ten Games to Cross off Your Child's Gift List,' the NYT names its list of big bads — the video games so foul, so gruesome, so perverse that we'd recommend you buy them immediately — for yourself. Alternatively, if you need gift ideas for the surly, pale teenager in your home whose body contains more plastic then your average d20, this is the newspaper clipping to stuff in your pocket. In other words, if you need a list like this to understand what games to not stuff little Johnny's stocking with this holiday season, you've got larger issues you should concern yourself with. We'd suggest picking up an auto-shotty and taking a few rounds against the horde — it's a wonderful stress relief and you're probably going to need it."
Comment Re:Standard Calculus -- arithmetic (Score 1) 369
$ units 'fps' 'mph'
* 0.68181818
/ 1.4666667
adrn@duck:~$ echo '2040 / 30 / 1.46667' |bc
46
Standard web refs give the 0-60 perf of cars, not 0-45,
which are probably not as simple as just taking 0.75 of the 0-60 time.
Comment Re:Private Car Cameras (Score 1) 480
I... I've sometimes considered creating an "aggressivedrivers.com" website or something that just shows video of some of the stupid shit I see people doing out on the road. But what would be the point? It's not like anything short of dying will stop those drivers.
Sending the videos, showing the license tags, to all major car insurance companies might stop them.
Comment Re:Some funny ones from the top of my mind (Score 1) 282
In Oblivion, (at least, on PS3), ALL bodies are subject to "stuffing". Humans hover with arms outstretched, animals just stand there. Crabs are special, though -- their segments separate.
A better bug involves the Ayleid statues. If you steal one back from Umbacano, and set it down somewhere, it will move its own length, in the direction of the flat base, each time the room it is in reloads. Depending on how it is positioned, it will sink into the floor, rise towards the roof, or move across the room. This only happens with STOLEN statues.
Comment Put this on the cover (Score 1) 993
Have the cover etched at
www.etchstar.com
with something like this:
http://www.etchstar.com/art/863/Zombie-Medusa
--- NOT cute at ALL.
Comment Re:Gesture + facial recognition (Score 1) 244
To change biometric pw, practice gurning.
DON'T: change hair style or color
grow/shave/trim mustache or beard
cut yourself while shaving
get colored contact lenses
