Recent content by orthancstone

Oh horses***, the tile interface is Microsoft's implementation of OS X/iOS' Applications interface.

I was under the impression that it was a user-selected option to share the same background between Tile screen and Desktop, but if it is default behavior from now on even better.

Unnecessary Additionally, if folks use the same background for the Tiles screen as their desktop once 8.1 comes out, I bet they'll be less bitching about the missing Start menu (I'm convinced the implied context switch that people deal with when they move to the Tile screen is a huge part of...

I do not wish to debate the merits of Vanilla at the moment, but I do wish to credit the poll creator for a great Seinfeld reference :D

Son of a orc that attacked a Pit Lord...they seem to like fights with long odds ;)

Linus is pretty much just as bad with his branch of the kernel.

Vista SP1 would be the best example I could recall. It included some changes to the overall OS as well as some new features, and it crashed and burned early on. I seem to recall XP SP1 or 2 having some early problems as well, but that's 10 years in the past now so my recollection may not be spot...

Problem #1: The assumption that Agile forces bad updates. Total nonsense. I'd much rather see small, incremental updates every 3-4 months than one giant service pack every 1-2 years that introduces so many bugs that the first month post release is miserable until they release 10-20 patches to...

The inclusion of steam keys where available does bring a smile to my face.

In response to the first part, the evidence isn't in Metro itself but rather in OSX/iOS. Microsoft is attempting to replicate the folder/applications structure of Apple's operating systems and they did a fairly good job of it. Eliminate the crap (each application in its own folder with uninstall...

You say that like the Agile model is unquestionably a bad thing.

I passed on Darksiders during the sale...then they decide to throw the bait out there one more time to see if I'd bite. Now how do I pull this hook out of my cheek...

I agree with that. I suppose I should have emphasized that I think time is an aspect of the journey. When it takes months to gear out one character (very much the case in Vanilla and BC) versus your main and all alts are geared out in nearly the same time, it gives you more reason to bail out...

And thus the entire point is made. WoW is so set up to cater to players at this point that loot is essentially guaranteed; in addition, it becomes such a mundane process that players stop bothering after a while. The spirit of adventure and exploration that permeated Vanilla (and, to be fair...

Nah, they gotta kill XP one of these days ;)