toblix

I found this thread a bit hard to follow, but to those who have already made up your mind: My general rule when starting to watch a show is to give it at least three episodes before I tear it to pieces. I found the video interesting, but even if you thought it was terrible, but still consider the subject important, give the project at least another couple of chances. Think of it like «The Wire» of feminism.

Sweet!

I would murder so many people to be able to go to a proper video game conference.

People keep referring to the thing as DRM, whilst my impression is there's a lot going on server-side, almost like a regular MMO game. Have they said exactly what is done where? For example, can you log on from any computer and still get access to all your stuff? Maybe they're storing everything server-side, and only leaving the actual simulation number-crunching to the local computer. Does the city evolve while you're not playing? You're able to view and interact with other people's cities asynchronously, right?

Also, now I have to wait 30 days, so you're welcome.

Look ma!

Hah!

I'm always scanty.

I just signed a million papers with lots of zeroes on them for that theoretical future apartment of mine. I wonder what will prove the most unfortunate signature I've put on paper in my lifetime – I bet it's one to do with money.

I'm toblix. Add me to your game or however it works.

They're probably going to publish stretch goals in a few hours. This is ridiculous. Anyone know if it is setting some kind of record?

Isn't dynamic scores the "thing" with Polygon?

They're still using §, right?

God, I hope Thief gets the same treatment as Deus Ex.

I haven't really played that many massively multiplayer games, especially not a launch, but after having burned myself on it always ending in a «We thought we were prepared, but we weren't at all» scenario, my expectations of actually getting to play on launch days have been set to zero. So I'm not going to be all angry when I get weird error messages and dropouts; instead I'll laugh derisively at EA and Maxis and maybe play some Ni No Kuni, which, by the way, seems terrible so far.

I bet they're just playing it safe with regard to server load. They'll probably have their hands full in the coming days making sure everything is not down all the time, and limiting city size is likely an simple way of easing the load. They've been very vocal about increasing the max size later, so that's probably going to happen once they've bought all new servers since they're going to fucking melt when I get my hands on the game.

I would say 1000 is a bit much. I'm sure everyone can agree that, regardless of the story, the presentation was just a tad slushy.

Noeaue proeaubleaueaumeaie.

Only about a million. Are we Stiem Freands?

You're wrong – there are checkpoints at levels 3, 5, 7, and 9. If you reach level 5, you unlock the level 3 checkpoint, and so on. It seems you start with a pre-set or randomised set of stuff, and not whatever you were carrying at the time.

I have never seen them, only heard of them through whispers in the dark and drunken tales.

Max Settings, P.I.

On Thursday I'm going to sign a contract on a pie-in-the-sky castle-in-the-clouds imaginary apartment that only exists as crazed scribblings on an architect's napkin.

I've added you, butt-breath.

Hey asshole, what's your Steam thing? Are we friends?