| State of Digibutter Address #4 |
Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:30 pm Francis
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My fellow nerrs...
It has been a long time since a good update, hasn't it? My many other obligations have kept me from heaping fun new features upon you. That is not the only reason for the drought. Disgruntled members, "forum raids", and hate for the mods has been becoming a growing problem. This has caused me to spend all my digi-time coming up with better moderation system and safe-guards against attackers.
These are the changes I made today:
1) Punishment for EVERY strike.
People didn't care about strikes until they got the third, and then they would complain about that final strike not being fair (forgetting about the previous two). You are now punished for every strike on its own.
2) You can plead guilty or not guilty
When your post is striked, you will get a PM asking you to plead guilty or not-guilty. If you know you were in the wrong, please plead guilty. It makes things easier for everyone. If you think you are innocent, then plead not-guilty and post your defense in your Court Forum topic.
3) Digibutter Court
I know the mods try their best, but they are human and are not perfect. So I set up a Court forum to give you a chance to defend yourself before receiving any punishment. This Forum is only for discussing your crime and defense. If you are not involved with the case, please do not post in this forum.
4) Fines
Punishment will now be by coins, and not always jail time. If you do not have enough coins to pay your fine, then you will have to serve jail time.
5) Proxies
Proxies are used to hide your real IP. These are almost ALWAYS used for malicious purposes. I have taken measures to block proxies automatically. If you notice any problems because of this, please PM me.
6) We do not negotiate with terrorists
Anyone who comes to this to site to terrorize everyone or another member will be banned from the site completely. Anyone found helping a terrorist will be punished, and possibly banned too.
This is not what I wanted to spend my time doing, I would rather be adding a new Mario Party board game feature, Groups, Guilds, Aquariums, and other crazy stuff that makes this place so awesome. Many people have forced me into focusing on other things. But hopefully now we can go back to having fun, k?
-Francis
p.s. I also made a few other small changes. Collectibles are shown on your profile, newbs can't chat, I can put members in "restricted" mode where they can't use a lot of features, and some other small things.
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| Your Creation of the Week |
Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:10 am Francis
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Thanks to Frozenwinter's persistence, I have now begun the first Your Creation of the Week contest! Starting now, I am accepting nominations for the best work of art created anytime this week. If you see something you like, post a link to the topic here.
The rules are simple:- You have until midnight Eastern time on Sunday.
- Next Monday a winner will be chosen and new nominations will begin.
- There is no limit to how many creations can be submitted, but the creation must first be posted this week.
- All types of creations can be submitted (drawings, music, fiction, ...)
- The creation must have it's own post on digibutter, and a link to it must be posted in this topic (do not post a link to somewhere else, like deviantart).
- Do not steal someone else's work, you will be disqualified from all future contests and be disgraced for all eternity.
- Francis will decide the winner.
- Winner will recieve 100 coins and have their creation featured on the frontpage for a week.
The winner
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| E3 week is here! |
Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:59 pm Francis
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July 14-17 is this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, usually an exciting time where we learn about what plans our favorite game companies have for the near (and sometimes far) future.
The Big 3 press conference schedules look like this:
Microsoft : Monday, July 14, 2008, 10:30AM Pacific
-highlights: New interface, 3D avatar "party rooms", FFXIII
Nintendo : Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 9:00AM Pacific
-Highlights - Animal Crossing Wii w/ Voice Chat, Wii Sports Resort w/ MotionPlus
-Wii MotionPlus remote add-on for true 1:1 movement.
Sony : Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 11:30AM Pacific
-highlights: GoW3, DC Universe MMO, movie rentals, 40GB becomes 80
I think we already know most of what will be "revealed", but I'm sure they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. The latest news will posted in the Gaming News forum as it arrives. Here's hoping for an Animal Crossing Wii MMO!
Official E3 Site
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| Burnout Paradise: How to support a game |
Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:25 am Francis
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I recently bought Burnout Paradise for PS3. I really wanted GRiD though, which has better racing and better crashes... so why did I get Burnout instead? Criterion knows how to support a game.
All year, Criterion will be releasing updates to Burnout Paradise that bring huge enhancements. I don't mean just a few new cars or new goals. I'm talking new game modes, new online features, new gameplay experiences, a huge city-expansion... plus new vehicles and new types of vehicles (motorcycles and maybe planes!?). Today is the third update: Cagney
This is how you support a game. This is what I envisioned when people talked about "next-gen" gaming. Criterion could nickel-and-dime us for this "DLC" like other companies do, but instead they are giving it all away for free. Hopefully other developers and publishers are paying attention. If you support a game after release date, you keep demand for the game alive for much much longer. The game actually increases in value over time. Online doesn't become a ghost town because there is always something bringing players back.
Criterion could have called it a day, and started working on a sequel once Burnout hit the shelves. Instead, they keep developing and innovating. Why put time and effort to developing a sequel, only to get most of your sales on release day? Why not improve the existing game (which requires much less effort), which draws in more sales continually through the future, possibly equaling the sales of a sequel?
I hope other games go this route in the future. If the game engine does not change drastically, there is no need to press a new disc. Keep the existing game alive. It is better for the gamers, stores, environment, and the bottom line.
What do you think? Is this the future? Will minor sequels become a thing of the past?
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