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Comment Re:Wont do justice? (Score 2, Insightful) 130

It's about two teams of four outwitting eachother - at least it is for me. If you're only playing offline or co-operative then you're really missing out on what L4D's all about - you're only playing bots, after all, and how dull is that? In CS, you only really use 4/5 weapons and the same number of maps. There may be more - but they don't get used. Sometimes for a laugh, sure, an odd map is played, and league play tends to bring out the odd strange one to throw a spanner in the works, however you'll find that most cs players will spend the evening on probably a max of four different maps - the same old four, too. Anyways, we'll probably just have to agree to disagree. I think we're coming at it from different angles, you seem to be after more of a single player experience, I'm more into online, competitive-type stuff.

Comment Re:Wont do justice? (Score 5, Insightful) 130

I'm not wishing to be rude, but I think you kind of missed the point about L4D: it's all about the execution and not the content. Hell, I played CS constantly for more than half a decade over maybe, 4/5 maps, at most. Getting the game to play and flow so well was their goal, including 27 variants of weapons was not. I'd far rather have 5 excellent monsters than 10 ok ones. It seems they spent their development schedule on testing and perfecting the gameplay, so people talk about the mad tactics they can pull in VS mode and create their own little stories, all as a result of the fluidity of the gameplay. I reckon there will be loads of content over the next year.
Wireless Networking

Submission + - Arrested for unauthorized Wi-fi Use 1

Novotny writes: The Guardian is reporting that a man in London has been arrested for using a wi-fi connection without permission. The story does not note whether the connection was password-protected, which is obviously an important point when it comes to the legality of his detention. One would assume.
The Media

Submission + - First Video Game Ban For a Decade In The UK

Novotny writes: The Guardian is reporting that Manhunt 2, from — predictably enough, Rockstar Games — has been banned by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), the first such action taken in 10 years. The last game to be banned was Carmageddon, a ruling which was subsequently overturned. Rockstar have 6 weeks in which to appeal the decision.
Role Playing (Games)

Submission + - One of the problems with blaming games for nutters

Novotny writes: comes to light when the nutters themselves blame the games. Take this chap for instance, who robbed a lingerie store in Belfast, Northern Ireland whilst live-action-playing the part of a magical elf — possibly (according to his defense) as a result of his unhealthy Shadowrun addiction.

Of further interest to slashdot readers, the chap worked in a lab at the highly respected Queen's University — and so possibly had a lot in common with ourselves...

Fortunately, the judge did not seem to think the excuse had merit. I hope there aren't too many of you shifting uncomfortably in your seats...
Announcements

Submission + - Spy Drones take to the sky in the UK

Novotny writes: The Guardian and various other sources are reporting that 'the UK's first police "spy drone" has taken to the skies'. Originally usd in military applications, these drones are being put into use as a senior police officer warns the surveillance society in the UK is eroding civil liberties. In the UK, there are an estimated 4.2 million surveillance cameras already, and you are on average photographed 300 times a day going about your business. Is there any evidence to suggest that this increasingly Orwellian society is actually any safer?

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