Absolutely bang on on the last point, and most modern /. readers wouldnt be able to spot the difference in the arguments sadly. WoW exists, so why try to beat it? Windows also exits, so mac go for cultural cache and linux goes for "sub-prime" markets. Theres room for them all. It is likely that a large portion of WoW players have not played any earlier generation MMO's, therefore Vanguard will make no sense to them at all. If you played EQ or UO, then vanguard is a breath of fresh air. Its hard, uphill both ways in the snow with no shoes gaming, and plenty of people pine for that. If you feel threatened by another MMO surviving against WoW, ask yourself why.

"be the first MMO with DRM" Oh dear, whats the subscription for then?

"probably still has more than 400,000" Opinion != Fact....so please stop eh?

I think the /. i grew up with is dead. This is a huge political upheaval in a Virtual World. The old /. would lap up the meta-game consequences. The old /. would wax lyrical about the shifting social paradigms that would make this a headline. The old /. would figure out how to get the premium client running on a toaster. The new /. is like a youtube comments page, nothing but vitriol and hate, smart-arse comments by half-wits. I cite the Boron article yesterday, about 4 million "jokes" using variations on "Boring". I mean...COME ON! People had to then ask for clarification, in the old days people would have searched 1st, asked later. Not now, now its all hate and entitlement culture. Worst of all, no one even knows what the HURD is anymore. Goodbye /.

No, they didnt. Your "Founding Fathers" set up the inherited wealth WASP school of presidential succession(with , oooh , two or three exceptions from 44 instances). In exactly the same way the UK has upper middle class or greater people in the top jobs. We both live in meritocracies but the definition of who merits power is *set* by those in power. There is less guns and bloodshed in european and american power succession, but no less manouvering by power groups interested in perpetuating the ruling class myths that let us live a peaceful life(and thanks for it too). On the subject of revolutions failing: China-tried, succeeded, not once, but twice. America-succeeded. France-succeeded. Cuba-Succeeded. Spain-Succeded. Germany-Succeded. Twice. Ireland-Succeeded. Italy-Succeeded, evidenced by the fact that it exists. Algeria-Success. Iran(Persia)-Success. Sudan-Success. Israel-Phyrric success. Kazakhstan-success Vietnam-Success Ceylon-Success India-Success Phillipines-Success Baltic States-Success Poland-Success Chzechoslovakia-Success, then fail, then lots of baby success. Turkey-Resounding Success. using the standard definition of revolution here. and thats just what is near the front of my mind... regards failures, well only ones that spring to mind are the English revolutions that ended in peasant-shaped smear mostly. And the fighting Irish who invaded Canada for a laugh after the American Civil War.

On the subject of being pedantic, it is spelled "Poll".

Actually, on most cars that are on the road its easier to steal them and leave em burning in a field after a few bottles of cider than it is to get a torrent that isnt full of leechers. And you wont get extradited to the U.S. for car theft either. All in all , i think ill start stealing cars instead of games, less consequences, less risk , and far more fun. The added advantage is that by literally stealing the cars, my simple mind will grasp the concept of physically having ownership of property easier than it grasps the concept of merely licensing property. You do know that even your house is built on licensed land don't you?

"World of goo was DRM free too and it got pirated the shit out of it." Or: World Of Goo was a DRM free game , nonetheless, it got the shit pirated(sic) out of it. seriously , good point though. Crayon Physics suffered a similar fate.

"they're" a contraction of "they are", "there" a location. Also add this to your mental notes: "loose" ill-fitting, the action of releasing something("let loose the goose") "lose" ----what people usually meant when they said "loose". The problem exactly is this: You buy a pink widget, expecting it to be pink forever, suddenly it turns into a blue hedgehog. You then have a reasonable expectation to be pretty disappointed at the loss of your beloved pink widget. When you call the widget maker he says too many people stole pink widgets so they turned them all into blue mammals and you sir, are shit out of luck.

and indeed, mr AC, who are you? Everybody *is* Somebody....