Don't take this the wrong way mate =P but if you just state "I have my reasons but can't be arsed to name them" you're kinda killing the discussion. ;o Name em ya lazy bastard!Also I'm not one of those people that believe that mods are only used for hacks or bots but I have other reasons as to why I wouldn't like to see mods in Diablo 3!
On another note I'm no fan of modding either. I have played world of warcraft since its open beta, untill about a year ago. Since the beginning of that game, several mods were invented that I believe had a negative impact on the game, for instance; damage meters, gearscore and quest helper. Damage meters and gearscore forced everyone to conform to the standards. There were ultimate builds, and if you didn't use those, you sucked. Period.
I do however fully support the effords of the Diablo 2 mod makers. These enrich a game and give rise to a new generation of game developers, while not interfeering with the gameplay of the masses, since it was only usable in a private setting.
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Other than that, I'd like to postulate that Americans are stupid... x) *hides*
Americans have democrats and republicans... Only one thing they both agree on, and thats that the system of gouvernment is deeply, deeply flawed. Yet nobody does anything but bitch and moan about it =P
If you don't trust your gouvernment, get a new one! Even Egypt can do that
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Well I'm from Holland, which actually is a socialist country.
Now all American alarms go off, "oh no, communism!" but this is due to a misconception concerning socialism. You see, every form of economy that taxes high incomes more than low incomes is socialist, though it can be in varying degrees.
Your idea of making the different classes pay different taxes has been incorporated in our tax system, in an adapted form. You see, if you decide someones class based on their income, and then decide how much taxes they should pay, this leads to a problem. Say, for arguments sake, that the lower class makes upto 20k a year. 20k-40k can then be considered middle class.
So, if you make 19.999 dollar a year, you have to pay 10%, equalling ~2k, giving you a net income of ~18k.
But, if you make 21.000 dollar a year, you have to pay 20%, equalling ~4k, giving you a net income of 17k.
This actually means that going forward in life is being punished. This is very detrimental to economic growth and a reason not to seek progress.
Our system?
Say the classes are divided like this;
Lower: 0-20k
Middle:20-40k
Upper middle: 40-60k
Elite: 60k+
Now lets say we got someone with a before taxes income of 80k a year. This person would then have to pay 10% taxes over the first 20k, 20% over the second 20k, 30% over the third 20k, and 50% over anything above that. In this case that would be 2k + 4k + 6k + 10k = 22k.
This way it is never detrimental to your net income to make more money. This is glorious you say? Why doesn't the entire world quickly adapt this wonderfull system? Well here's why...
On paper, it sounds great. The people who have the most, contribute the most. But things that sound great on paper don't always work out as well.
Why do people spend years in college learning tremendously difficult things, and busting their brains, living on a diet of coffee? Because the reward is big. What happens when you cut down the reward? People's aspirations go down. This is the same problem communism had, though to a much higher degree.
Second is a very practical problem. Poor people may rejoice at this system, rich people are surprisingly un-fond of it, especially in a country like the USA, where anything resembling socialism is nearly equalled to satanism. A result is that big companies will move their business to other countries, that aren't as social in their tax policies.
I wholely agree that a socialist structure would be an ideal. Problem is, how do you sell it to the people who have to make it happen?
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My 2 cents..
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In no way do I believe Blizzard should announce their release dates earlier than they do. But I do hope nobody will even attempt to convince me that Blizzard actually underestimated the amount of work to be done by 2-3 years.
All in all I find this a bit poor =)
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I was just reading the battle.net forums. Specifically a topic requesting different pvp modes. Idea's like domination and capture the flag were offered.
My idea is similar to capture the flag, but has its roots with a game like football.
Football originated as a way to resolve clan or town disputes, without the troublesome bloodshed. The idea was that a dead sheep would be put in between 2 towns, and the clans would fight to drag the sheep to the opponents town. In later years the sheep got replaced by a ball, and it became a form of sport.
How about an arena map, where in the middle there is a demon head, or perhaps a dead mongrel. If you walk over it, you pick it up. If you manage to take it behind the opponents line, you score a point. If you get killed, you drop it. This seems to me like a game that can go back and forth for a while, if each team has 4 players trying to push on, and cover their carriers. It also seems like something people can put a lot of strategic thinking into. Do you for instance assign one person to pick up the 'ball', and have him specced with a lot of defense, or do you all go for offense.
Thoughts? ^^
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...20000 gamers at blizzcon suddenly confronted with the dilemma of staying at blizzcon, or hurrying home/to their hotel to play it... I foresee massive mental breakdowns, and possibly bloodshed ^^
Thoughts? :3
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^^ Hope is a hard thing to kill
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@BartimaeusvUruk: It does indeed!
It seems like a really generic response, except for the fact the question is asked in future tense, and the reply is in present tense. Coincidence, or slight hint? ;o
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Right, for those of you who didn't just keel over from heart failure, I would like to introduce your newest troll on these forums ^^ Hailing from the rainy lands of Holland, ironically both known for being a low and high country at the same time.
Been lurking these forums for quite some time now, and only posted once I think, about a year ago. Decided to become a more active poster (read troll) here
P.S.
Plz don't kill me for the title ^^;
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