Recent content by fishbits

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    My guild just killed Ragnaros...

    *decides it's the wrong day to start pathetically narcissistic self-congratulatory thread about rescuing the princess from Bowser*
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    PvP-University?

    Can't miss from point-blank to extreme range? Yeah, that might be a factor. I'm torn on what to advise you to do. First impulse is to say just go for it. You'll get experience, things to do, might learn something and have some fun. However, it sounds like you're struggling to find ways to...
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    I always said WoW was partly to blame for the decline of the gaming industry...

    Eh, doubt it on the money side. Any halfway-serious gamer can afford to pick up games after the $15/month of WoW. It's more the time/enjoyment. If WoW is giving it to them and they don't want to take time away to play something else, there's the "problem." As platinumike said, other...
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    Need some help with a Midi file...

    Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure Fruity Loops will "render" midi (and other formats) to audio output, but doubt you'd be interested in that software.
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    Need some help with a Midi file...

    A midi file isn't a sound file though, no more than a recipe is the same thing as a prepared dish. That said, it wouldn't suprise me if some program out there does this, but you're at their mercy as to how the instruments are interpreted. Even if they adhere to the standard for which...
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    Trying to cancel AOL

    I'm not sure the rep deserved to be fired. Yes, what he was doing to that customer was absolutely crappy, but is that what he was expected to do by his boss? "Every customer that cancels reflects badly on you, I don't care what you have to do to keep them subscribed!" If so, the person(s) who...
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    Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War

    If you have a squad with say some heavy bolters/missles and some members without, the upgraded weapons have longer ranges than standard. So your troops will move to where the long-range weapons can hit, leaving the other guys in the squad nothing to shoot at unless something comes closer. This...
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    How much to charge for programming?

    a) How much do you think your skills should earn you in a year? b) What fraction of a work year will this project take? Multiply a and b. Are you desperate for work? Wanting to give the customer a bargain? Wanting to rip them off? Worried someone else will underbid you? Learning on the...
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    What format should I save captured audio in to burn to cd?

    The question was what format to save this audio to on the computer before burning it to CD, not what format to write it to as a data CD.
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    What format should I save captured audio in to burn to cd?

    Evander for the win! Plus as you might know, the rates he's mentioned are the same as for CD format, so there will be no need for resampling when going from the PC to CD.
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    RPG for kids

    Heh, I chuckled. :)
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    C++ game programming

    Well yeah, I'd be suprised to see things like friend operators in a book billed as needing no programming experience, except for a straight-up C++ book. If the author wanted folks to use things like this, they should be well-explained. Sounds like they just want the user to copy'n'paste "trust...
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    C++ game programming

    From what I've seen, most "learn C++ game programming books" assume more proficiency with C++. Makes sense to me as there's little point in trying to teach game programming but adding all the extra overhead to the book by teaching C++ at the same time. Especially when there are so many fine...
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    Doom 3 and Expansion

    You going to review Starcraft for us next week? I mean, if you were honestly curious about the game, how could you miss all the discussion about it? Anyhow, yes, it was a fair-to-weak game.
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    bunny hoppers

    Including those that whine about bunny-hopping being modified in games? As in, "If you're that good of a player, you'll learn to succeed without it?" That you prefer bunny-hopping is fine, realizing of course there are people who don't. But the above statements work against your side of the...