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Submission + - Kindle Fire Rooted (tgdaily.com)

Ogre332 writes: It's been just one day since Amazon's flagship Android tablet began shipping to consumers, and less than a week since the first review units were sent out.Yet the device has already been taken apart and rooted, thanks to the website iFixit.

Comment Free vs. Paid (Score 1) 165

The thing people need to keep in mind is that all of the services Facebook is being compared to (Cable, Airline, Newspaper) are services for which they pay. Facebook itself has not subscription or purchasing fees, their costs are covered by advertising and micro-transactions (i couldn't think of a better description for the Facebook "money" you can buy).

Comment Some people still don't seem to understand... (Score 1) 315

I don't hate the Captains Quarters per say, but this expansion has brought nothing new to the game that I couldn't have lived without and the developers continue to ignore flaws and bugs that the community has repeatedly requested be addressed. CCP's apparent intent to start selling standings and skill points for real money micro-transactions will, in my opinion, completely nullify the time and effort that older players have spent playing Eve. For me, it has taken me roughly four years of playing to get my character to his current capabilities. If they continue with their apparent plan of action, CCP will put into place a way for new players to surpass my skills when they create their account simply by paying a few bucks more. In my opinion, that's unacceptable.

As a result, I canceled the automatic renewal on both of my accounts last evening. I also have enough ISK to buy roughly three to four PLEX cards at current prices, so I could potentially extend my playtime out with that, if I so desire. If CCP decide to make changes that I feel address my concerns, I will be more than willing to re-subscribe. I don't want anyone's head on a platter or to crush the company into the ground. I've just decided they are going in a direction I don't like. I've sent them messages with the account cancelations explaining my position. They are a business first and foremost, and thus have always had the intention of turning a profit and I don't hold that against them. That being said, I don't think alienating a portion of your older and more established customer base in an effort to increase profit margins is a sound business plan.

Submission + - EVE Online Melting Down (pcgamer.com)

Ogre332 writes: There are stories about the current controversy in EVE Online like this one and this one popping up at numerous gaming sites. As a player, the one thing I can say is that the majority of the news reports are getting the story wrong. Players could care less that someone wants to spend $80 on a vanity item for their avatar. Players are pissed that CCP has blatantly lied about their intentions and have responded to these customers concerns by basically telling us they know what we want better than we do. If you consider that a recently leaked internal CCP newsletter added a significant amount of fuel to the fire, then a purported e-mail from CCP CEO HilmarPétursson was like throwing on a keg of gunpowder, and a response to some of these items in the form of a dev blog was not well received at all. People are claiming they are canceling their accounts left and right. Personally, I canceled both of my accounts last night and know of at least 3 friends in game who have canceled a total of 7 additional accounts. This may very well be the end of EVE Online as it was originally conceived.

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