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Site Discussion / Re: The new sig topic

« on: August 23, 2010, 04:42:48 PM »

In my experience, respectable writers don't.

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Video Game Chat / Re: "Retailers are 'Parasites and Thieves'"

« on: August 23, 2010, 01:33:38 PM »

How much do publishers make off games anyway? The devs are the ones who should get the most (for new copies only), but the publishers, distributors, and retailers all make a cut (retailers actually get a pretty small percentage of the new sale price though, judging from the cost of games where I work).
I really don't mind stores selling used games because that is their main avenue of profit. And they are making that money exclusively off their willing customers. The devs aren't really being hurt that badly when someone buys a used game that someone else sold. The people losing the most money are the people selling back their games to the retailers.

(I buy new games from GameStop. I am annoyed though at how the guy working there managed to scratch my Ys Seven box in the hour or so he had it in store before I came to buy it. What the heck.)

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General Chat / Re: Wacko dreams

« on: August 22, 2010, 11:56:47 PM »

It's happened to me once or twice. Not often though.

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Site Discussion / Re: The new sig topic

« on: August 22, 2010, 11:55:21 PM »

Except he's wrong. The term "avant-garde" can be used in any field of art, and as far as music goes it's definitely not limited to Jazz.
Also what if the village just had zeppelins or something?

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Video Game Chat / Re: Marvel vs Capcom 3

« on: August 21, 2010, 02:01:02 AM »

hoooooooly

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Video Game Chat / Re: "Retailers are 'Parasites and Thieves'"

« on: August 18, 2010, 07:12:05 PM »

Publishers are still jerks though, even Nintendo, who won't publish in America what they do in Japan (Fragile and Xenoblade come to mind) although some are getting super awesome now (XSeed).

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General Chat / Re: What Is Up With These Ads?

« on: August 18, 2010, 12:36:08 PM »

Luigi is backwards.

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Video Game Chat / Re: "Retailers are 'Parasites and Thieves'"

« on: August 18, 2010, 12:34:34 PM »

If anything, the people game retailers steal from are the ones who are selling back the games, not the publishers. Retail shops exist for the singular purpose of making money. And they do that by buying back stuff from people for 7% of what they sell it for.
Also I don't think games should as a rule cost as much as they do.

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General Chat / Re: Nation States

« on: August 17, 2010, 10:32:03 PM »

beef-ifty twos

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Video Game Chat / Re: Things That Made You Poop A Little.

« on: August 17, 2010, 02:49:42 PM »

Once the new mods get used to their situation they'll be back to doing nothing like the rest of us.

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Video Game Chat / Re: Weekly Releases

« on: August 17, 2010, 12:46:53 AM »

Ys Seven for me.

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Video Game Chat / Re: Simultaneous Cross-dimensional Platforming

« on: August 16, 2010, 02:35:17 PM »

"This video contains content from playcast, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds."

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Video Game Chat / Re: Konomi announces DDR for PS3 for the 1st time.

« on: August 15, 2010, 02:28:45 AM »

Forget DDR; I want Ninja Ninja Revolution.

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General Chat / Re: The GRAD thread: Discuss your post-secondary education plans here!

« on: August 14, 2010, 08:32:36 PM »

Take composition lessons. From many people. I took lessons for most of my college career and I'm still not convinced I have "good" skills, but it's a start.

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General Chat / Re: The GRAD thread: Discuss your post-secondary education plans here!

« on: August 14, 2010, 07:57:20 PM »

Been writing some music, playing in a band and a symphony, working a dead end job, gearing up to find ways to elevate myself to better recognition and profession... I think that's about it.