ShaggE

@Eurobum said:

@ShaggE said:

I haven't seen law twisted so hard since Jack Thompson was still a lawyer. You'll make an excellent public nuisance someday. Just throw a few dramatic buzzwords like "cyberbullying" and "sexbox" in there, and you'll be doing the rounds on Glenn Beck's show in no time.

Ignoring the personal attacks for a moment, would you help me figure out the irony in something you accuse me of: Which one of us is dropping buzzwords just for the sake of it, *caugh* Jack Thompson *caugh* Glenn Beck, for a total of FOUR buzzwords in a single sentence?

That's not what a buzzword is, but thanks for playing.

MK vs. DCU. Just an endless amount of DLC opportunities for that game. Injustice could be the next best thing, though.

What @CarpetRemnant said, except play 3.

@Eurobum said:

@Kidavenger said:

There is no link between spending real money in Diablo 3 and receiving any additional chance of receiving additional random loot worth real money within the game, you don't have to spend any money in order to make real money in Diablo 3.

If one was to reluctantly approach this problem on the very literal, legal level and split hair over definitions, then there is still a link (one of many) between putting up the stakes which Jimbo mentioned earlier in this topic. People may buy items early to get quicker access to "the endgame". All casinos also are "voluntary" you can just hang around and watch people play, or maybe spend complementary tokens, which came with your hotel room. The possibility alone is enough to make it gambling, even for the John-Deery-cap crowd who believe that their time spent farming isn't in fact valuable and doesn't equal money.

.@Jimbo said:

it could be considered very close to gambling (if they're spending $x on gear in the hope that something worth >$x drops so they can sell it for a profit).

And the fact that people spend 60 bucks or more for the game already (as the stakes), is just too obvious to mention. But even if D3 was free to play, it would still be gambling for the above mentioned reason.

Gambling is something which is known to be evil and exploitative, but it takes some specific math to actually understand why, Diablo 3 is much more intricate and complicated. It is actually more dangerous because it can reach far more people, and because it is a game/gambling hybrid.

I haven't seen law twisted so hard since Jack Thompson was still a lawyer. You'll make an excellent public nuisance someday. Just throw a few dramatic buzzwords like "cyberbullying" and "sexbox" in there, and you'll be doing the rounds on Glenn Beck's show in no time.

Oh god, yes. 1 and 2 are must-plays in general, especially 2.

@SeriouslyNow said:

@ShaggE said:

I don't like Star Wars, but the chance that a lightsaber will be a damn lightsaber again, instead of a glowing wiffle ball bat? I'm excited at that prospect.

The protag is an assassin, not a Jedi or Sith. No lightsaber.

I'm still holding out hope that he/she/it will use one at some point. Maybe strips it off an enemy, or is rewarded one by whomever hired him. We might not even play as a bounty hunter the whole time. What we know is still excessively vague.

@Yorkin said:

Blood 1&2

Exactly what I came in to say. Duke 3D was an awesome port, and the rest of the major Build games would be a treat. Even Shadow Warrior. And if they get Blood 2 in there, that paves the way for Shogo.

But above all, I want some Rise of the Triad. Especially since all we got out of nu-Apogee's teaser was an iOS port...

I don't like Star Wars, but the chance that a lightsaber will be a damn lightsaber again, instead of a glowing wiffle ball bat? I'm excited at that prospect.

I want it to be called "The Brinkquel".

I dream of electric sheep.