An Sionnach

To often have I seen complaints about where are the Admins in games, as well as anywhere else.  The fact is probably with their families or at their jobs.  On an average a gaming server (for a new game) will run the Admin about $1.29 or so (based on Gameservers); and most likely more, per slot for the server, so for a 32 slot server this is about $41.55 per month, for a 64 slot server this would be about $83.15 for the month.  Ultimately the best choice for this would be to get one or two friends together and split the difference.  But, even so, one still needs to sleep, eat, spend time with the fam, AND work.  This means, guess what, we may not be around.  And trust me, I/WE want you to have a good experience, hack free with some good if not excellent game play, but ultimately we do have other responsibilities that also need tending to.  So, I was wondering, what is a fair balance for the players, what is acceptable?

I have heard a lot of ranting amongst the OFP community how CM (CodeMasters) has deviated there most recent edition of MilSim shooters to the gaming world.  I have yet to purchase it yet, but it has had me thinking.  Most of us love Operation Flashpoint/ARMA/ARMA 2 because it has a much more realistic approach to Military based FPS than Call of Duty, Medal of Honor as well as Battlefield. But the facts are apparent; OFP:RR has taken a more acceptable (amongst the gaming world) approach to FPS.

Games like OFP and ARMA are a hard concept for most to accept, they want action, they want something that what they perceive to be real, actually IS.  Many of us old OFP and ARMA fans no that most games don’t even as close to this as we would like.  But would it be nice if those who played COD, MOF and BF had a closer attachment to a more RL sim.  Sure we know a lot of this is about money, especially during these times where companies are trying to keep there head above water, especially when so many dollars are spent in development.  The fact of the matter is CM needs to make some form of acceptable approach to the gaming community.  Personally, I think they should have never done this under the OFP name.  But I think, that if they can keep ARMA as a more realistic approach to MilSim and use OFP to help those trigger happy shooters over to something a bit more realistic, it’s acceptable.

CM if your listening.  Keep ARMA for us hardcore MilSim fans, and use OFP to show those trigger happy FPSrs that there is something better out there.  JMHO

Thousands of years ago, all the way up until now, the common world has looked for some type of attachment, and ideal that could help us gain some sense of purpose.  A man made imaginative of something perfect, and ideal, that one could long for, to give us purpose and meaning.  This has been known as religion. With this the rich and the powerful have used this as a means to gain more.  The Crusades… about land and property for example, to such recent pompous expectations as the Roman Pontiff, “It ALONE has the right to ensure the respect due to the Successors of Peter, and therefore, to protect the figure and personal identity of the Pope from the unauthorized use of his name and/or the papal coat of arms for ends and activities which have little or nothing to do with the Catholic Church.” (Emphasis added), as well as the numerous things I have encountered in my many years and experiences in faith based religion.

Recently there was a broadcast put out by CNN and Boing Boing

This is only a redirection of the same thing.  A person looking for an ideal.  Recently, Japan, has become know for it’s certain little oddities.  Strange game shows, anime, hentai, as well as technology.  Much of this is due to the huge decrease in satisfaction-al  relationships many Japanese have (this is of course based on numerous resources, not my own experience) due to over-work and less focus on the traditional family values, as well as the time one is willing to take to build a family under “SUPPORTING” a family.

This is only a precursor of what is to come in the US.  Cost of living increasingly goes up.  Families, unless they are in the upper echelon, can afford to survive on a single person income.  Many times both parental figures are typically working, than actually raising their family, except through TV or toys.

I know, as a single male, how difficult it is to survive on your own,without a housemate, a partner, or a wife.  I can’t really afford medical care, I drive over 60 miles a day for a “EH (Under 30,000)” paycheck.  How could I even imagine attempting to taking care of a spouse, neverless, a family.

Technology has become our out.  Things like “Love Plus”, Second Life, The Sims, IMVU, Facebook, Myspace as well as so many other programs, have become a substitute for something lacking in so many peoples lives, much like religion had become.

The difference between Religion and Technology, is at least technology admits it’s a lie, and that it is not real.

Here is just another example of what I am talking about.  If this doesn’t get you thinking…  All I am stumped with is… “HUH!”

What say you??