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By codemonkey uk (Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 09:09:47 AM EST) (all tags)

I was going to witter on about how I yesterday I got the last part of my Merciless Gladiator's set, and also by the way, my raid group beat the Lady Vashj and High Astromancer Solarian encounters in World of Borecraft, but all that is out the window now, you've been spared.

Rather, I'm going to just link to Video: Zero Punctuation Dissects Heavenly Sword, a highly entertaining monologue set to amusing images, covering two subjects; first a review of the demo of Heavenly Sword for the PS3, and secondly a commentary on the (previously mentioned) Resident Evil "racism" controversy.

Enjoy!

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You keep bringing up racism by theboz (2.00 / 0) #1 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 09:11:49 AM EST

Is that an admission of guilt on your part? After all, you make video games, and Resident Evil is a video game. If Resident Evil is racist, that makes you racist by extension.
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That's what I always say about you, boz, you have a good memory for random facts about pussy. -- joh3n

I rarely see games about white collar crime by georgeha (4.00 / 2) #2 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 09:20:28 AM EST

Have you ever seen a video game about white people who went to prep school and then Ivy League universities and then defrauded investors or embezzled funds? It's usually games about poorer people, or people of color, or Italian-American sorts engaged in violent crime. I'm seeing a lot of racism and classism there.

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Your projecting (nt) by codemonkey uk (2.00 / 0) #3 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 09:23:35 AM EST

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Games about people by Phage (2.00 / 0) #7 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 10:39:19 AM EST

Cackling over spreadsheets tend to be quite dull. There are a few movies though.

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It's not my fault game designers are unimaginative by georgeha (4.00 / 1) #8 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 10:50:59 AM EST

if someone can make managing a city exciting, they can make white collar crime engrossing.

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Fair point by Phage (2.00 / 0) #9 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 11:17:21 AM EST

I could see it as an adventure quest type of game, or even a strategy based with the fraud squad and the adutiors vs Gordon Gecko and the City traders.

Founder member Golgafrinchan 'B' Ark
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If you lose by Herring (4.00 / 1) #15 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 11:33:57 AM EST

can you fake your own death and bugger-off to the Bahamas?

I'm English, and as such I crave disappointment. - Bill Bailey
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Why not ? by Phage (2.00 / 0) #16 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 11:38:53 AM EST

It does appear to be traditional. There's also the get get cancer in Changi option.
I could seriously see this a strategy game.

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It's an ongoing theme by Phage (2.00 / 0) #17 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 11:41:07 AM EST

who knows what's next ?

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: Flee the country by ambrosen (2.00 / 0) #24 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 07:58:52 PM EST

and sink into near obscurity after buying a local football team on the far side of the world?

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Well, technically by ucblockhead (2.00 / 0) #20 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 12:13:59 PM EST

The Halflife series is about the evil doings of government scientists.
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Gratz by debacle (2.00 / 0) #4 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 09:32:08 AM EST

I'm on one of the servers that's been down for the last two days. I think this is the beginning of the end for my WoW career.

"I'm very responsive to certain stimuli, and pain is pretty much at the top of that list." - BadDoggie

WoW Career by codemonkey uk (2.00 / 0) #5 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 09:43:47 AM EST

It's a game, not a job. Nobody pays you to play it, so it's not a career.

That's just one of those little things that bugs me, when people say that.

PS: All the cook kids have characters on multiple servers (Hihi Teranus/Turalyon) for just those occasions when there is down time. :P

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: It feels like a job by debacle (2.00 / 0) #26 Mon Aug 27, 2007 at 12:47:04 PM EST

Thus, "career."
I got to 70 and then it was pretty meh because, as a priest, I was expected to go shadow (wtf?).
I'm leveling up a lock and a druid now. It's been more fun, but I'm getting to that level where you need to be hitting the instances for the good gear (40-60) and I can't find groups.
"I'm very responsive to certain stimuli, and pain is pretty much at the top of that list." - BadDoggie

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How similar is WoW to Diablo II? by Breaker (2.00 / 0) #6 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 10:32:48 AM EST

Is there a "hardcore" mode? How long does it take to get to L70?

answers by codemonkey uk (4.00 / 1) #10 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 11:19:19 AM EST

I've not played Diablo II, but there certainly is the scope within WoW for whatever you might consider to be "hardcore".

As for how long it takes to level up to the current max level (70), according to PlayOn Accumulated Leveling Times:

The data suggests that it will take a player on average 15 full days of accumulated playing time to reach level 70, and that the 10-day mark is crossed at approximately level 56.

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: TYVM by Breaker (2.00 / 0) #14 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 11:32:46 AM EST

D2 hardcore mode - when you die (either through monster or PK hostile player), you die. No comeback. You can allow friendly players the right to loot your corpse and get your kit back, but the character remains dead.
15 days to get to L70 sounds like quite a commitment.

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No hardcore mode by jayhawk88 (4.00 / 1) #11 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 11:21:37 AM EST

You can always revive yourself. And trust me this is a good thing. Even experienced players die before lvl 10, as sometimes there's just no getting around a bad pull.

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What's the penalty? by Breaker (2.00 / 0) #13 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 11:30:14 AM EST

Loss of XP / gold?

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Penalty by ks1178 (4.00 / 1) #19 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 11:53:55 AM EST

You have to run back to your corpse, unless someone friendly is near by and can resurect you.

This can take 30 seconds to get back to where you were, or up to 5 or 10 minutes depending on where you die, and where the graveyard is that you need to run back from.

In addition you take a 10% durability hit to your equipped gear, which requires a nominal amount of gold to repair.

Or you can take an additional 25% hit to all of your gear (equipped and non-equipped) to rez directly at the grave yard, and not have to run back to your body.

If you want to play a "hardcore" mode though, there's nothing stopping you from deleting your character everytime you die.

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All of this by jayhawk88 (2.00 / 0) #22 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 02:29:00 PM EST

WoW is definitely made to be "noob friendly" and this is one of the ways. The repair bill is minimal; until you start getting epics even at lvl 60 a couple of deaths' repair bill will rarely run over 2 or 3 gold (as a comparison, a mediocre lvl 60 magic item can usually sell to a vendor for 1 or 2 gold, and at the Auction House for 3 or 4 gold).

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: I think... by flowergrrl (2.00 / 0) #23 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 06:10:28 PM EST

... that I remember the days of inexpensive repairs....
I dont even like to look when the repair bot comes up and I have next to no dura left.

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That video by stark (2.00 / 0) #12 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 11:22:58 AM EST

was absolutely excellent!
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Heavenly Sword by ucblockhead (2.00 / 0) #21 Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 12:21:03 PM EST

I found the demo to that game off putting. It made me want to buy the game less. It was pretty much "XXXXXXXXX<-->-<XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX that's it!?" <P> On the other hand, the demo movie for Metal Gear Solid 4 made that into a must buy.

The PS3 makes downloading demos easy, but I find that most companies don't seem to have a clue how to make a good demo. Putting the tutorial section up doesn't cut it. There also seems a fear (as with Heavenly Sword) of putting a real amount of content up, as if they don't like the idea of you actually having fun without paying. This is lame...much better to put in enough (like a half hour of gameplay) to rope you in.
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: IIRC by Breaker (2.00 / 0) #25 Fri Aug 17, 2007 at 05:29:59 AM EST

You got the first 10 or so levels for free.
I don't know anyone who played beyond level 3 who didn't go and buy the game...

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