uptaphunk - Slashdot User

Comment Anyone remember StarCraft II? (Score 1) 591

by uptaphunk on Thursday August 11, 2011 @02:49PM (#37060268) Attached to: Reaction To <em>Diablo 3's</em> Always-Online Requirement

Didn't we get the rant out of our system already with SC2?

Comment Re:We don't need a spec (Score 1) 225

by uptaphunk on Thursday August 04, 2011 @04:54PM (#36990662) Attached to: Saudi Arabia Constructing World's Tallest Building

Actually that is a fairly common practice in agile development. You have a pretty good idea what it is going to look like but you never have the details ironed out. If they follow this paradigm - all the risky parts of the building will be spiked ahead of time.

Comment Re:PvP Arena = wary player (Score 2, Informative) 187

by uptaphunk on Monday October 25, 2010 @02:04PM (#34015336) Attached to: Blizzard Announces Final <em>Diablo 3</em> Class, PvP Arena Battles

We can look forward to PvE nerfs that hurt classes because of PvP whines. Gentlemen get your cheese knives ready!

It was stated the the PVP mechanics and the PVE mechanics are separate. While not modifying the talent to make it unrecognizable, there would be some changes to the PVP talent to adjust mechanics for balance purposes.

Submission + - Google May Blur Canadian Faces and License Plates

Submitted by KingK on Thursday September 27, 2007 @01:56PM

KingK writes: "Google is considering a Canadian launch of its Street View map feature, which offers street-level close-ups of city centers, but would blur people's faces and vehicle license plates to respect tougher Canadian privacy laws..."

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