Messages posted by: Ess-Jay

Lee Van Cleef lives!

Good job, LDK.

That gametype does look like good fun, and it'd certainly be a refreshing change to the usual Skaarj chasing you down. All we need is Steve McQueen to come running across the screen during the game...

Peashooter - You're not alone with the dissatisfaction of having to play the same maps over and over again. If I play during UK daytime, the players there play a whole different selection of maps, never seemingly going back to the same ones time after time.

Check your PM, Taco. I bring good news!

peashooter wrote:

i agree with you on that right there 118 for a game is alot but think about it do you go to the movies? or get sodas every1 time u stop for gas or what not. me i dont really care for sodas and my girlfriend perfers to watch movies at home so i have extra cash to toss around somtimes well not alot but enough to afford 15 a mnth

I can see your point there. What makes it harder for me to pay for these online games is the price of internet access here in the UK. Right now, if you take current exchange rates into account, I'm paying the equivalent of $53 a month for a 512k DSL line. Add that to my telephone's monthly line rental ($67 a month) and an extra fee to play a game online doesn't sound too attractive!

And yes, I like cinema soda, so that really puts me in a bad place...

I personally feel that these MMORPG's are a complete rip-off. They expect you to pay for the game, then pay a monthly subscription on top!

Take Final Fantasy XI. The average yearly running cost for that game, including the initial expenditure of the game, averages out to around $118. Call me tight, but I find that highly unacceptable.

At first I thought it was something to do with Druid and Shantara creating more reserved slots due to the popularity of the server, but after seeing the player rosta at 2/2 there has to be something wrong!

One rule that would have to be in place for these tournaments would be the use of unmodifed players. After all, what's fair about some level 30 players going head to head against players twice their level?

I'd like to see a knockout tournament for each match type that UT2004 offers. Maybe Assualt would be too difficult to organise, but the rest shouldn't be a problem. That way, each clan has a chance for the title spot. For example, clan A might get knocked out in the first round of DM, but then still have a chance to compete in all the other game types.

He's probably referring to unrealtournament.com, which is the official site. UT.com doesn't lead anywhere.

Ah yes, but isn't there something about the meek inheriting the earth somewhere?

You'd have to buy a completely new motherboard in order to get an AGP slot. Due to the different circuitry, power requirements etc, non-AGP fitted cannot be hooked with an AGP slot.

In the meantime, search around for a PCI graphics card using Google. You should be able to find one quite cheap. Don't get a PCI-E card - they won't work on your setup.

My main advice to you would be to save up and get yourself a new system. AGP is slwoly coming to the end of its lifespan, with PCI-Express taking over. However, the only motherboards which feature PCI-E capability and slots are the top end P4 and Athlon 64 CPU boards, so you might want to wait a little before the prices come down.

Unfortunately, it was serious broadcast. The notion has been put forward but luckily is being dismissed from all sides.

The whole affair started with an independent investigation into the state of education within UK schools. One of their findings was that the majority of children didn't bother to learn their spellings correctly, focusing their attention more upon SMS language. As is typical amongst certain sectors of the UK establishment, they felt that rather than waste their time teaching a subject that pupils wouldn't bother to learn, the time could be used more constructively on other subjects.

I would love it to be a hoax, but it's sadly truth.

Cloud34 wrote:

Arrr, I be no having the information you need, matey. Yarrrr.

Subtle. Very subtle.

Peashooter - contact Atari regarding this matter. They'll look into it for you, ask you to verify that you do actually own a copy of the game, and should subsequently reset your cd key for you.

As HL2 was brought up, and interesting article caught my eye the other day. Basically, the premise is that the whole Steam system and how Valve treated it contravenes certain laws, thus making it illegal. You can read more here:

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=21105

Didn't My$tic post a similar idea a few days ago? That post seems to have vanished into thin air! The basic premise was a worm, similar in nature to the worm creatures found in the Dune novels and movie. Any idea what happened to it?

I caught a news broadcast on the radio the other day stating that the UK government (notice my lack of capitol 'G' there) is considering a proposal by the current board of education to cease teaching the basics of spelling within all UK schools. They feel that correct spelling is no longer necessary due to the abundance of 'Spell Checkers' and self derived internet and SMS 'chat' language.

Fools, idiots and cretins. I guess that applies to both the education authority and the next generation of school leavers!

But anyway, this is going wildly off-topic. Sorry chaps!

What about the League Against Nali [LAN]? After all, how many times has a shield gun been shoved up your rear by one of those irritating, skirt wearing, little four-armed freaks?

Yes, there is much anger here...