My computer is finally ready for pick up on Monday. Once I have it back home I will have to assemble it and install windows 7. Baring any unforeseen problems, everything should be up and running Monday night. Then I can start setting up my recording software for video/audio and a few other tweaks. I still have to test Fraps and Camtasia to see which runs better with SWTOR.
Over the next week I will work on advertising and graphics for YouTube. I might even throw together an intro. But I am still undecided on that part.
January 07, 2012
January 06, 2012
4 to 8 business days
This is Friday the 6th. Most importantly is it day business day 8 for new PC order. NCIx has been very good to do business with but if I end waiting for another three days, I will be canceling my order.
When my monitor was ordered there was a 2-4 business day wait on it. A week later there is a 4-8 business wait on it. Then on Tuesday, three days ago, they updated it to 1-2 business days. So, I am a little confused about their stock updates in real time.
Anyway, I'm not an impatient man and do I understand boxing day sales. But business day 8 is here. Its getting to be a bit much for a pick-up order. If I don't hear from them by four o'clock today, I am going to have to cancel my entire order and just buy locally.
In the end, product is product. I just prefer to do business with people I know will deliver.
When my monitor was ordered there was a 2-4 business day wait on it. A week later there is a 4-8 business wait on it. Then on Tuesday, three days ago, they updated it to 1-2 business days. So, I am a little confused about their stock updates in real time.
Anyway, I'm not an impatient man and do I understand boxing day sales. But business day 8 is here. Its getting to be a bit much for a pick-up order. If I don't hear from them by four o'clock today, I am going to have to cancel my entire order and just buy locally.
In the end, product is product. I just prefer to do business with people I know will deliver.
January 04, 2012
Wow! No, not the MMO!
I seriously can not believe how many people hate this game. All over different forums, different YouTube videos, different everything, there always seems to be an outrageous amount of people who HATE StarWars: ToR. I just don't understand how you can judge a game this early.
MMO fans, especially SWTOR fans, have had this idea of judging a book by it's cover. This cover being the StarWars universe and the name Bioware. Then they precede to read one chapter and realize there are no pictures in this book! While completely forgetting that this is a business model to an MMO.
Take WoW for example. If it had stayed in development for eight years and was released last week then every one would be entitled to compare these two MMOs but it wasn't. I was there in beta WoW, I was there when the servers went live, I was there when they hit one million subscribers, and six mil, and 12 mil. Do you have any idea why this game grew like this? Content! Regular releases and huge gameplay changes kept things interesting. But this takes time. Heck, it's still happening after all these years.
Time is exactly what SWTOR fans need to give this game. I guarantee in a few years time TOR will be a game to be reckoned with. And if it's not? At least I gave it a chance to grow. I saw no potential in WoW or other MMOs and they have surprised me. I believe the same will happen here.
To sum up everything, I am basically trying to tell the "new guy" that this game does have it's flaws, just like any other MMO, in it's first month of release. I have used the engine that StarWars:ToR was built on and the possibilities are endless.
Don't fret, give the game a try. At the very least come back in a few months and see all the changes.
Signed: an Old Republic fan!
MMO fans, especially SWTOR fans, have had this idea of judging a book by it's cover. This cover being the StarWars universe and the name Bioware. Then they precede to read one chapter and realize there are no pictures in this book! While completely forgetting that this is a business model to an MMO.
Take WoW for example. If it had stayed in development for eight years and was released last week then every one would be entitled to compare these two MMOs but it wasn't. I was there in beta WoW, I was there when the servers went live, I was there when they hit one million subscribers, and six mil, and 12 mil. Do you have any idea why this game grew like this? Content! Regular releases and huge gameplay changes kept things interesting. But this takes time. Heck, it's still happening after all these years.
Time is exactly what SWTOR fans need to give this game. I guarantee in a few years time TOR will be a game to be reckoned with. And if it's not? At least I gave it a chance to grow. I saw no potential in WoW or other MMOs and they have surprised me. I believe the same will happen here.
To sum up everything, I am basically trying to tell the "new guy" that this game does have it's flaws, just like any other MMO, in it's first month of release. I have used the engine that StarWars:ToR was built on and the possibilities are endless.
Don't fret, give the game a try. At the very least come back in a few months and see all the changes.
Signed: an Old Republic fan!
January 02, 2012
Boobs!
I have discovered something so profound, so astounding, that it will capture the imagination of the male sex for years to come! Boobs! Seriously, if you haven't noticed the over-sized 36,24,36 bust lines; then you haven't been playing The Old Republic. Now, I will be the first to admit it, I took a second look and maybe I tried to turn my graphics to maximum. I mean really who wouldn't?! Here, lets take a look.
Not bad eh? But, does it belong? No. In fact this is probably the only game, or universe, that I find this to be a little insulting. I get what the character animators are doing, but really, come on. Less is not more in this case. Mix it up a little. These "assets" are sending a poor message to the younger generations who are easily persuaded.
From an artistic standpoint StarWars: ToR is not a "dark" and/or intimate game. We play in a very well lit, open, cartoon style, chose your own adventure. The implied sex appeal just doesn't fit in.
For anyone reading this remember that this is my opinion and how I feel about the game. Don't waste your time telling me I am wrong or that I don't know what I am talking about. You shouldn't be taking everyone's opinion so seriously. If you have "constructive" criticism or feedback then feel free to comment.
Not bad eh? But, does it belong? No. In fact this is probably the only game, or universe, that I find this to be a little insulting. I get what the character animators are doing, but really, come on. Less is not more in this case. Mix it up a little. These "assets" are sending a poor message to the younger generations who are easily persuaded.
From an artistic standpoint StarWars: ToR is not a "dark" and/or intimate game. We play in a very well lit, open, cartoon style, chose your own adventure. The implied sex appeal just doesn't fit in.
For anyone reading this remember that this is my opinion and how I feel about the game. Don't waste your time telling me I am wrong or that I don't know what I am talking about. You shouldn't be taking everyone's opinion so seriously. If you have "constructive" criticism or feedback then feel free to comment.
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