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Wii U Headset Issue Further Contributes to Online Concerns
Playing with a Pro Controller? You'll have to plug your headset into the GamePad.
When they are released for Wii U this fall, you'll be able to voice chat with other players in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Assassin's Creed III, and Mass Effect 3. This is no newsflash; voice chat has long been a staple of online multiplayer games, though you could be forgiven for wondering how it will work on Wii U. After all, as Kotaku notes, we've yet to actually see a Wii U headset of any sort. And, for that matter, we've yet to hear much about Wii U's online setup. As it turns out, there's a reason for some of that.
The three aforementioned titles are among the "select games" that voice chat will be supported in on Wii U, according to Nintendo. The manner in which you'll do so is less straightforward than one might hope, however. The company revealed to Kotaku that the GamePad's built-in microphone can't be used for voice chat. Instead, you'll need to plug a headset into the appropriate jack on the GamePad -- only Nintendo itself won't be selling an official headset; it's leaving it to companies like Mad Catz to sell licensed headsets. No slight to Mad Catz or other third-party-accessory makers, but some people feel more comfortable having a product made by the platform manufacturers, even if Microsoft's efforts to create a wireless headset turned out poorly (to say the least).
As for the 360-esque Pro Controller -- the one I suspect anyone serious about playing a game like Black Ops 2 will be using -- it doesn't even have a headset jack. What this seemingly unthinkable omission means is you'll need to plug your third-party headset into the GamePad you're not using in order to voice chat, similar to how a Wii Classic Controller needs to be plugged into a Wii Remote. In other words, you'll have to find a place to keep the GamePad sitting within the reach of the headset cord while playing. This isn't the end of the world, but it is an annoying oversight that should have never been a problem.
Wii U does have Bluetooth support, potentially opening the door for support of wireless headsets similar to those used by PlayStation 3. For the time being, though, it would seem as if wired headsets will be the only ones on the market. As a result, anyone interested in chatting with other players online will have to be shackled to their GamePad to do so, even if they don't want to use the GamePad as their controller. (And don't let this detail go unnoticed: voice chat is not supported universally by all Wii U games.)
All of this has to set off a red flag in the mind of anyone interested in online gaming who has been thinking of making the Wii U their primary console for the upcoming console generation. I previously suggested Nintendo's focus with the system was not on core gamers, a point some took issue with. Nintendo itself likes to point to the availability of games like Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed as evidence this is not the case. Perhaps the reality is Nintendo is, to some extent, catering to the core, but it's simply doing a far-from-perfect job of it. Single-player gamers may be fine, but, like it or not, online multiplayer is a critical aspect of the industry; without it, Call of Duty -- the industry's biggest game -- would be far less significant. With this latest gaffe, online gaming fans have another reason to worry about Nintendo's ability to provide a competent online service.
I say "another" reason because this is hardly the only issue at hand. We are 30 days away from the launch of Wii U and still we have very little clue about how most of its online setup will work. Nintendo has repeatedly suggested these details will be coming at a later time, except we're nearing the point where we'll all be learning about this stuff firsthand rather than having Nintendo tell us about it. While it would still be troublesome if Sony or Microsoft were to do the same thing with their next console, at least both companies have demonstrated the ability to offer a functioning online service that works across games and doesn't require the use of friend codes to connect with friends. Nintendo doesn't get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to this. Until it demonstrates otherwise with both the system's online service and its first-party games (I don't want to hear how difficult online Pikmin would be to make; I just want it to happen), it has to be assumed that Nintendo is incapable of offering something on par with Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.
And although it's old news by this point, something like the safety features in Miiverse continue to astound me. Nintendo, with its goal of protecting children, has always been conservative with how it allows players to interact with each other online, and these roadblocks are rarely optional. With Xbox Live, Microsoft offers family settings allowing parents to decide if their children can play online, accept friend requests from anyone, receive messages only from friends, and so on. Like being unable to share 3DS Swapnotes with strangers through StreetPass, Nintendo doesn't appear to be willing to provide options reflecting the fact that not every one of its players is a child. It remains incomprehensible to me that, as an adult who pays bills and could legally purchase a firearm or be charged with the care of a child, I cannot opt out of these safety features.
As we still don't have many specifics, it's possible Wii U's online system turns out better than I fear it will. However, if that were likely, I would have expected Nintendo to come right out and say so -- its hesitance to open up on the subject speaks volumes. And while I can't imagine many diehard Call of Duty fans or the like will be choosing to play Black Ops 2 or its sequels on Wii U, it doesn't mean that those who do (as well as anyone else looking for a competent online gaming experience) should be subjected to another lackluster Nintendo online service. With only a month until launch, it's looking more and more as if that's exactly what they're going to get.
See Also
No Pikmin 3 Online Multiplayer Makes Me Worry About Nintendo's Online Commitment
Wii U's Price May Prove to Be Too High As It Focuses On Casuals, Not the Core
Comments (39)
MehPosted: Oct 28, 2012 12:00AM PST by WolvenOne
Okay, first off, all reports are that the gamepad pro is, despite it size, pretty comfortable to use. Between that and the fact that you'll need to use any lthe gamepad for any touchscreen functionality, and most people will end up using the gamepad for online multiplayer, not the faux X-Box controller.
Second, it sounds like the Wii U does support Bluetooth, so presumably there will eventually be bluetooth headset support. So if you really want to give up touchscreen functionality but keep voicechat without using wires, just wait until bluetooth headset support is formally added.
Wii U seems cool.Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:00AM PST by freekstyl06
This concept is cool. Are they in competition with the PS Vita at all? It sure seems like it. Anything Nintendo does, Sony & Microsoft follow. Well that was only for the motion controller so not all the time.
Amazing.Posted: Oct 23, 2012 12:00AM PST by jellishot
How long has online gaming been around? I could excuse poor planning like this during the Gamecube or Wii generations, but I'd hoped the Wii U would be different, especially considering they are pretty much directly competing with PS3 and Xbox 360 now, and each of those platforms have (mostly) worked out all the kinks of their online services. To launch a system that has so much potential, yet still has such a nebulous online component is inexcusable. And if this isn't shored up, once the successors to PS3 and 360 come out, the Wii U will look even more dated. Having said that, IF Nintendo can deliver a good, stable online service, and if they just add support for bluetooth headsets, then this will quickly be forgotten.
To those who aren't interested in online play, great. Neither am I frankly (I'm getting Wii U for Bayonetta 2), but I want Wii U to be successful and it needs to appeal to as many people as possible, and this is pretty basic stuff that should have been worked out.
They doPosted: Oct 23, 2012 12:00AM PST by Captain_Gonru
offer support for Bluetooth headsets, so problem solved, right?
ApatheticPosted: Oct 23, 2012 12:00AM PST by ZetaStriker
Frankly, I don't have a wireless headset for anything I own right now. I certainly didn't expect it from any of these new consoles, and their exlusion doesn't seem as glaring an oversight as the article claims. Wireless headsets are the exception right now, not the norm.
My Comment's TitlePosted: Oct 22, 2012 12:00AM PST by Captain_Gonru
For me, "online", as it pertains to consoles, breaks down into two parts. One, the downloadable games and the interface by which those games are obtained. While the Wii and DS shops have been roundly admonished for their set-ups (perhaps moreso than was deserved), the 3DS has corrected many, if not all, the issues of the former two, and illustrates that Nintendo is capable of making the same level of improvments to the Wii U shop, too. The games themselves have been a mixed bag, but the same can be said of either the 360 or PS3.
The second part is the online gaming, which is more germaine to this article. I find it odd that this is considered as heavily as it is, at least by some. After Call of Duty, just about all of the major releases on the 360 and PS3 have been primarily single-player experiences. Assassin's Creed, Batman: Arkham Asylum and City, Skyrim, GTA4, Red Dead Redemption, Uncharted, Bioshock, God of War, Mass Effect, etc. While some of these titles had some online elements, I think most would be hard-pressed to call them the driving force behind the games' success.
For those other games that do have a large element of their gameplay online, many don't require voice chat. How often do you need to speak to your opponent during Madden or Mortal Kombat? Sorry, I don't classify trash talk as a "need". They only require that two people can connect online to play. Nintendo has shown that it can do that, with Mario Kart, Monster Hunter, Goldeneye, Kid Icarus, etc.
The mic in the GamePad thing just seems like fishing for a problem to me. As another poster mentioned, I would think most players will be using the GamePad for it's secondary functions (in-game map, inventory management, etc.), and thus would have it close at hand anyways. Plus, the Bluetooth functionality, which was sort of glossed over in the article, would remove the need for a wired headset anyways.
Lastly, a word on Trophies/Achievements. While I'd love to jump on the "we don't need 'em" bandwagon, I have to admit that they've kept me playing, or had me replaying, games that would have otherwise been set aside much sooner. Which, as I understand it, was their intent.
I agreePosted: Oct 22, 2012 12:00AM PST by Raised_on_Nintendo
I would also add that online gaming is still too flawed to be taken seriously to begin with. There's too many cheaters, boosters, or glitches that prevent me from investing any energy into it.
For me, online gaming is limited to experiences with friends, and we bypass the lack of voice chat on Wii with Skype.
(quick note: Monster Hunter Tri on Wii actually does have voice chat.)
As does Animal CrossingPosted: Oct 22, 2012 12:00AM PST by Captain_Gonru
and a couple Call of Duty games, but no one ever brings them up. I would guess because, in the case of Animal Crossing, it requires the Wii Speak microphone. As for Call of Duty, they released a headset, but most people prob don't bring it up because it hurts their argument against the Wii.
Honestly... Grow Up!Posted: Oct 21, 2012 12:00AM PST by Kokoru
I'm a HUGE Nintendo fan and I have been since 1986... You know if you enjoy what Nintendo DOES right, which is 1st party software, then pick up a Wii-U... If you want Nintendo to be Sony or Microsoft, then buy what Sony and Microsoft have to offer and realize that you can't get everything you want just cause you whine and complain about it all day...
Jeeze it seems like gamers are becoming spoiled brats these days, and when things don't go our way, it's time to cry fould and bash anyone who disagrees with them... Seriously... Grow up!
P.S - If you are under the age of 18, take your time and don't grow up too fast lol. Enjoy your childhood cause when bills strike, you will surely miss the days of no responsibility lol.
What NintendontPosted: Oct 22, 2012 12:00AM PST by x2dzfreak
But being a diehard fan of Nintendo, you tend to overlook their mistakes. Sure Nintendo makes a few good first-party games. But they are shooting themselves in the foot with their online setup and communication. Yes I own Xbox. And yes, I enjoy Halo and Gears of War. But I also enjoy a Peggle game or Castle Crashers with my friends online. Even Plants Vs Zombies. Sometimes I have a few friends playing one game while I am playing an entirely different game. But I still enjoy talking to them about sports, movies, other games, or just random junk. Nintendo could really expand their online community. Imagine sharing your thoughts or experinces playing other Nintendo games with old or new friends through your Wii U without having to search for a certain headset for a certain controller. I not trying to diss Nintendo, as I did own a original NES and I do love the DS. But Nintendo should try to shoot for the stars instead of just being happy staying on solid ground.
Voice chat is not a necessityPosted: Oct 21, 2012 12:00AM PST by GrandMastaC420
Until the day arrives when people use headsets to strategize and communicate effectively, they are sort of pointless. Unless you see a point in people talking sh** to their own team members, blasting music in the background and freestyling nonsense then there is really no use for a headset. I had one for my Xbox 360 and used it for a few months until I realized there was no reason to talk to others. I have never owned one for PS3.
This tells me Nintendo is more focused on creating a quality gaming system that will improve the things that are needed in gaming (innovative controls, core game support, and yes a much needed online structure). And speaking of online, why should Nintendo reveal all it's cards? So people can just pick it apart? You wanted voice chat and got it. Oh but I don't like where I have to plug in the headset. How many people complain about the derogatory comments they hear on Xbox live and PSN? Nintendo is trying to fix that problem, but people complain that they are not being allowed to be inundated with racism and vulgarities. I want Pikmin 3! They are making it? Oh but it's not online, forget about it. We want third party game support! Most of the launch is third party content including big names? Awesome! Oh they just are porting a bunch of games with all the DLC and improvements, and although they are games I want, they are just ports, forget it. We want more companies to bring exclusives to the system. Oh they are getting Zombie U, Bayonetta 2, a new Rayman plus exclusive content for Tekken, Ninja Gaiden et al? -Insert complaint here-. We want a Nintendo system with HD graphics that can compete with the others? Well you're getting it but thats not good enough for some reason.
If I was Nintendo I wouldn't say anything either. If they announced that the Wii U could support the new Unreal engine, was open source and came with a $100 bill, people would complain that it still doesn't act as a Real Doll.
Voice chat is not a necessity...Posted: Oct 22, 2012 12:00AM PST by MisterBlack88
If you don't have friends or family across the country that you want to talk to. Believe it or not, some of us want voice chat just to have conversation with people we already know. Once you get to be the age where you no longer live in the same city as all your friends, it's nice to have a way to connect. I love Nintendo, but every decision they make with the Wii U is making it less and less appealing to me.
Though you could argue,Posted: Oct 22, 2012 12:00AM PST by Captain_Gonru
in the case of friends and family, is the current one-time friend code that big of a hassle? My wife and I hung out with my best friend and his now-fiance (I spelled that wrong) for years. When they moved away for work, we stayed in touch partly through the Wii Speak mic and Animal Crossing. It was perfect, since neither side was limited to who was on the headset at the moment. We could all talk together.
I would agree that cross-game chat on 360 is great, and since my only real use for online gaming is with friends I actually know in real life (a crazy concept, I know. My Facebook account is the same way. Shocking!), being able to keep talking regardless of what one of us is playing is very nice.
Friend code isn't the issuePosted: Oct 23, 2012 12:00AM PST by MisterBlack88
I don't find the friend code to be an issue, just a minor annoyance. The lack of a universally integrated chat system is. I play games online on the Xbox instead of PS3 for that reason. I want to be able to start talking before I put the game in, and continue talking if I switch games. It's also a thousand times easier to set up when the system is universal rather than on a game to game basis. I don't like spending 5 minutes on the phone setting up an online game. It's the reason I happily pay for Xbox Live gold, and I would be fine with paying for a similar service on the Wii U just to have online gamplay that works.
I didn't really complain too much about online on the Wii (although it has not worked when I've tried it), but the Wii U at least needs to match what current generation Xbox 360 can do in online gameplay.
I'm not interested in voice chat in any way, shape or formPosted: Oct 20, 2012 12:00AM PST by themoth
So this doesn't bother me in the slightest.
What does bother me is that I won't have the money to buy a Wii U for some time to come. I'll be playing my PS3, 360 and Wii for the next year or so along with a slew of retro systems.
Nintendo's strategy makes sense to me...Posted: Oct 20, 2012 12:00AM PST by DarthBoard
What I find funny is that, after a couple of years of stories about PSN being down or hacked and how incomprehensible MS Points are, people are looking at the Wii U before the thing even comes out and saying "Oh man, they don't seem to be serious about/understand online play." What online play looks like on the Wii U will likely change over the years it's in service, just like it has on 360 and PS3. And they'll learn and adapt just like Microsoft and Sony have had to (most likely without making the large mistakes they have, since Nintendo tends to be cautious about making things work before they release them).
Furthermore, this thing about having to plug a headset into the Gamepad even if you're using the Pro Controller sounds like a big deal...until you remember that FPS games like COD are going to utilize the Gamepad for maps and weapon select, even if you're using the Pro Controller to control them. So why wouldn't most players have their Gamepad with them anyway? What does it matter which one the headset is plugged into if you're using both? I admit that it is annoying that the mic on the Gamepad can't be used for in-game chat, but the wireless headsets will probably be out by Christmas, so it will be a moot point soon enough. And even if they're not made by Nintendo, they can still be approved and licensed by them (they used that approach with the wireless Wii sensor bar, after all).
Nintendo's using the same strategy with the headsets as they are with memory. Anybody can make a harddrive, and they're going to keep going up in quality and down in price, so why should Nintendo require you to buy memory from them, when you can get it cheaper and with the same quality elsewhere? It makes sense if you're thinking longterm rather than about the quick cashgrab. Nintendo's not a broadbased technology company like Sony or Microsoft. But neither of them is a game company like Nintendo. The Big N is focusing on what it does best: console and software. And their new console will be the most graphically powerful one on the market (probably for a couple years at least) plus feature Nintendo's trademark IPs and gameplay. Sounds like a winner to me!
Sounds like a fanboy to me...Posted: Oct 21, 2012 12:00AM PST by V3rnan
You can't legitamitely excuse Nintendo's lack of support for online voice communication that easily. These simple design features that the rest of the 360/PS3 owners take for granted is something that Nintendo is still struggling with. I'm interested to see how there online functionality turns out. By the way, what were the LARGE mistakes that Microsoft/Sony had with their online communities? Nintendo is 10 years behind the curve when it comes to integrating online play into their games, and i really hope that they have taken notes.
Sorry to say...Posted: Oct 21, 2012 12:00AM PST by Kokoru
But despite Nintendo's failings when it comes to embracing the online culture, they still wiped the floor with both Xbox 360 and PS3 in terms of sales...
I'm not saying I agree with Nitnendo's old-school mentality, but you shouldn't call someone a fanboy (especially since in most cases it's a deragatory word) just because they don't agree with negative opinions on the system...
I was pretty pissed off when PSN was done for a LONG time, but I kept playing my PS3 games in the best single player method I could... I still hate the fact that Xbox Live charges me to do what PSN does and just as good (when it comes to online gaming, I never lag out, or get disconnected as long as PSN is up).
Does this make me an Xbox or a Playstation fanboy?
@v3rnanPosted: Oct 22, 2012 12:00AM PST by Raised_on_Nintendo
I wouldn't say that Nintendo "struggles" with implementing voice chat. Nintendo brands itself as being child-friendly, and, judging from my experience with foul-mouthed gamers I've come across during online play, I believe their exclusion of standard voice chat across all online multiplayer games to be correct.
I also believe, though, that now is the time for Nintendo to implement it full scale, not because games really need it, but, like you say, because it's a simple feature. They could easily adopt a control of some sort for parents to prevent their kids from using it.
@jcm1981Posted: Oct 20, 2012 12:00AM PST by Phantomx7
I'm buying all future 3rd party games on the Wii U, not the other consoles. They will run/look better and the gamepad innovation seems to add more, judging by the previews.But I'm buying the Wii U BECAUSE of the slightly better graphics and the control scheme..so I'm fine with the headphones plugging into the gamepad. I'm not using the pro controller...if I needed the pro controller to play these games, I'd just play them on my ps3. But I'd rather play them the Wii U gamepad way.
I dont get the outragePosted: Oct 20, 2012 12:00AM PST by Phantomx7
Why would anyone buying the Wii U...whose main innovation and selling point is the gamepad interface...NOT use the gamepad to play the games??Black ops 2, Assasins creed 3, etc...are differentiated from the other two systems BECAUSE of how the gamepad works with it! The fact the Wii pro controller, nor the Wiimotes for that matter, don't have headphone inputs...it's inconsequential.If you don't want to play these games with the gamepad, don't buy a Wii u its that simple. Play those games on the xbox360 or ps3. Those are the only gamers who would be too stubborn to use the gamepad over the Wii pro controller anyways.This console is designed to use the gamepad in single player games...end of story. For those too stubborn to adopt it, they can use the gamepad as a coaster next to them with the headphones plugged into it. No big deal.This is a non story, imo
Your sense making = nonePosted: Oct 21, 2012 12:00AM PST by V3rnan
So the Gamepad is only meant for single-player games, yet Nintendo included a headset port for it? Guess that is not the end of story. And besides, have you even played the Call of Doody: Black Flops story line? All it is is cardboard cutouts screaming at each other as Jean Claude Van Damme and Sylvester Stallone ejaculate all over the screen in the form of explosions and gun-fire, as you ride the rails of the confusing storylines to the end. People don't play Black Ops for the Story, they play for the multiplayer. And people who plan on playing for extended periods of time probably don't want to hold an oversized HD-DS in their hands while they do it.
"Your sense making = none"Posted: Oct 22, 2012 12:00AM PST by Hunterman328
LOL. That's even worse than "A winner is you!"
@V3rnanPosted: Oct 22, 2012 12:00AM PST by Captain_Gonru
While I disagree with much you have posted on this article, I have to salute you for finally saying what some of us have been thinking about the single player in the Call of Duty franchise.
Yeah...Posted: Oct 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by Lazarius
I guarantee you, if this story had turned out a different way, it would still be a bash against Nintendo. For example, if the GamePad mic HAD been useable, this is how the story would have gone:
"...The GamePad mic will be used to communicate with friends through voice chat (though we wish we had a different option as the mic seems rather cheap and sadly, can pick up nearly any sound within the room..."
It's a lose lose for Nintendo no matter what news they come out with.
Yeah, 1up is not exactly Nintendo Fan Central...Posted: Oct 20, 2012 12:00AM PST by DarthBoard
...is it?
Kinda ironic when you consider their name comes from the extra life message that flashed on the screen in Super Mario Bros. That's why we call an extra life a "1up" to begin with. Then again, they seem to acknowledge the history of the company. They just bash everything they're doing nowadays.
Listen to Retronauts much?Posted: Oct 21, 2012 12:00AM PST by V3rnan
I take that as a no. Bottom line: Nintendo has failed to evolve their online capabilities with the rest of the industry. They refuse to think that people would like to easily play together. Nintendo is stuck in a time warp, where they re-release games from 30 years ago over and over, just so we all can re-live our childhood memories time and time again. We are all victims of it, (I've purchased my fair share of Virtual Console titles, as well as the recent Zelda DS titles just for the sake of the name), but Nintendo is having to truly step-up to the plate now to deliver on Third Party action titles, and so far they are falling short on some common, basic functionalities as the rest of the industry.
Aren't people used to this yet?Posted: Oct 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by EKGTrooper
Nintendo will never "Get it". They just won't. They want to have their cake and eat it too, but refuse to actually pick up the fork. They want casual gamers, but they don't want to advertise the Wii U or show casual gamers games and ideas they haven't already seen before. They want core gamers, but all they have done is shown us ports of already released games, an announcement of no Trohpy-like system, and the lack of dedicated voice chat or a coherent online system that doesn't require friend codes.
Nintendo wants us all to be impressed and buy their system, but they don't want to do what is necesary to convince us to actually take the plunge. They are the epitome of half hearted. They refuse to take the full plunge, and as a result, their system will be seen in the same way the Wii was. A childs toy. A garbage dump of cash-in, low quality crap looking to ride the wave of success it will probably have at launch. Thay success won't last though. Not this time.
Core gamers have learned their lessons after the Wii, and Nintendo does not seem interested in correcting their mistakes. With more confidence than I've ever had about this sort of thing, I can say that the Wii U will be a failure for both of the demographics Nintendo wantes too court.
Do people even think about this?Posted: Oct 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by Wolfgabe
Just let me give my two cent. For everything that people percieve as a stupid or idiot move from Nintendo there is often some perfectly good logic behind it. First off Nintendo said they were building a FLEXIBLE online system which means developers can decide whether or not they want to include features such as voice chat and achievements. This is smart cause it means voice chat is better placed in games where it actually makes sense to have. As for headsets built in mics tend to be horrible for chatting so Nintendo figured that headsets would be better for that and Nintendo actually said they plan to include achievements I think they will be called accomplishments. And you must remember that Nintendo is a family friendly company you wouldn't think they would want the little ones getting constantly mic spammed with F bombs and racial slurs would you? Face it voice chat isnt exactly the most kid friendly aspect when it comes to online and Nintendo knows that gotta keep it clean some way or another. Then whne it comes to Wii U Pro controllers not having a headphone jack don't worry I am sure the third parties will fix that in no time. And if you think Nintendo hasn't learned it lesson with online 3DS eShop would like a word with you pal
When did...Posted: Oct 20, 2012 12:00AM PST by Korgoth
When did trophies become synonymous with core gamers? I'm sorry, I just don't care about trophies. If I could cash them in for some type of tangible reward, say an extra character in a game, or a level, or a free game, THAT would be worth my time. Other then that, trophies are just a waste of programing to me.
Also, when did the world decide that core gamers would rather play with the Pro controller once they get a chance to use the gamepad? Personally I can't see myself using the Pro controller on anything that lets me use the gamepad. I just got my first hands on with one at Gamestop yesterday, and I loved it! It felt very natural in my hands and I will be quite content using it exclusively.
While some of the upcoming Wii U ports I have gotten a chance to play already, some I havn't yet. With the holidays right around the corner, I'll likely not have money to invest in much till January anyway. Given the choice between an enhanced edition for the Wii U and the standard fare for the PS3 and 360, why would I not play them on the Wii U when I get around to them? I'm saddend by how many PC games are passing over my Mac.
Lastly, I don't remember the PS3 launch or the X-box launch (skipping the 360 since it's online was proven by it's predecessor,) but when did we learn any solid details on their online systems? Did we know this info before launch? I'm asking, cause I certainly didn't know about them until one of my friends had them already.
Indeed...Posted: Oct 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by Pacario
...the most important innovation in console gaming over the last ten years is on-line play, and it's unfathomable Nintendo continues to stick its nose up at the concept. I really think Nintendo simply doesn't like the fact its competitors beat it to the punch in this area, and doesn't want to admit they were right to celebrate on-line functionality as much as they did.
And then there's cost. The idea of providing a stable, persistent, on-line service is undoubtedly a scary prospect for the company.
COD, Assassin's Creed, ME3...Posted: Oct 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by jcm1981
Is anyone really buying a WiiU for these games? Games currently available on systems most people already own or are coming to them as well. I understand what the big N's trying to do, but I don't see anyone picking these games up for WiiU. Sorry--I know this comment is a little off topic.
I am not surprised...Posted: Oct 19, 2012 12:00AM PST by TheUnsinkableMollyBrown
Even with the road map for a successful online experience already drawn out, I figured Nintendo would be messing it up somehow. I still refuse to judge the WiiU without giving the full on console a chance, but stuff like this does not bode well for Nintendo.
SOOO truePosted: Oct 22, 2012 12:00AM PST by XextralifeX
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The writer of this article is such an airhead! In other words, Obama is just
going to give us more warmed over, "bigger" Obama economics. The same
as what we have been getting for the past 3 years. Yeah, thats gonna work!
This exactly what I expected. The longer we go with this guy, the more reasons Jimmy Carter has to wake up smiling each morning. One big embarassin monkey off his back. Its looking more and more like 2012 is going back to the GOP!
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Republicans have no answers, and they will prevent the President from implementing his. We NEED a big stimulus, and we need it now.
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The problems we have ARE the result of conservativbe policies. Perot was the
only one that told the truth. The giant sucking sound has been roaring for the
last 30 years.
Were you all born yesterday? Now you think it's Obama's fault there are less jobs? Everybody knows where the jobs went. You have to be kidding me if you want to blame Obama for the last 30 years of conservative policies that let our jobs go to lower wages in developing countries. You really have to be kidding me.
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So the President offers more of what has not worked either during this
administration or the Bush Administration and it is whats needed. While, the
intransgient Tea Party is responsible for the down grading of the country's
credit. Really, interesting interpretation of the facts. And, why the President
persists on the continuation of the cut in Soc. Sec taxes is beyond any ones
imagination. It is really a cut in corporate taxes, which entities he routinely
demonizes, and with no benefit that even his own economists can find to the
middle class or to create jobs. It is just a bad way to fix the problem.
Re: Screwdriver you may be right. But, Mr. Obama's policies have to be held accountable for a good part of the unemployment malaise. As Mr. Truman said "the buck stops here".
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I think we need to just eliminate all taxes for corporations, raise taxes on the middle class and poor, and subsidize business even more so that billionaires and millionaires can give us poors some more jobs.
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Guild Wars 2 designers Ben Miller and Jon Peters have told PC Gamer that the class system in Guild Wars 2 was inspired by Valve's Team Fortress.
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The ArenaNet men were discussing with the site the "holy trinity" entrapment the majority of MMOs force players to participate in: healer, DPS, tank – something the developers wanted to move away from with Guild Wars 2.
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After sputtering on offense, the New York Yankees have relocated their bats in the first two contests of their four-game series at Target Field. The Yankees will look to continue the trend on Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins, who have lost eight of their last 11 contests. The Yankees, who have scored 17 runs in the first two games of the set, were limited to just 13 during their previous five games - all losses.
Robinson Cano continued his offensive surge, highlighting his fifth straight multi-hit game by securing his fifth consecutive 20-homer season in New York's 7-3 triumph on Tuesday. Cano is 12-for-21 with four home runs, eight RBIs and eight runs scored in his last five contests. Right-hander P.J. Walters, who has yet to face the Yankees in his career, will be presented with the assignment of slowing down Cano.
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PITCHING MATCHUP: Yankees LH CC Sabathia (8-6, 4.15 ERA) vs. Twins RH P.J. Walters (2-4, 6.03)
Sabathia has dominated the Twins in his career, posting a 16-8 mark while limiting them to a .236 batting average. The hefty lefty suffered his second setback in six outings by yielding four runs on five hits over seven innings in a 4-3 loss to Baltimore. Sabathia has struggled away from home, winning just two of six decisions while his ERA rests at 4.99.
Walters has lost his last four decisions and hasn't notched a victory since winning his first two starts in late May. The 28-year-old posted his second consecutive six-run effort - with the last spanning over just three innings in a 9-3 loss to Kansas City. Walters has yielded two homers in two of his last three starts.
1. New York 3B Alex Rodriguez began his rehab assignment with Single-A Charleston on Tuesday with an 0-for-2 effort at the plate in three innings. Rodriguez has been sidelined since undergoing surgery in January to repair a torn left hip labrum.
2. Minnesota RF-1B Chris Parmelee was 10-for-24 in his career versus the Yankees prior to an 0-for-4 effort with three strikeouts on Tuesday. He is 0-for-3 with two strikeouts against Sabathia.
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This paper is intended to start a series of works aimed at proving that if in a (smooth) complex analytic family of compact complex manifolds all the fibres, except one, are supposed to be projective, then the remaining (limit) fibre must be Moishezon. A new method of attack, whose starting point originates in Demailly's work, is introduced. While we hope to be able to address the general case in the near future, two important special cases are established here: the one where the Hodge numbers h 0,1 of the fibres are supposed to be locally constant and the one where the limit fibre is assumed to be a strongly Gauduchon manifold. The latter is a rather weak metric assumption giving rise to a new, rather general, class of compact complex manifolds that we hereby introduce and whose relevance to this type of problems we underscore.
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Controversial UKIP leader Nigel Farage tonight appeared on Question Time.
Much of the debate involved discussion on Britain's involvement with the European Union.
Speaking about the European Union, Farage said: "We should be governing our own country and making our own laws."
He did also get rebuked by David Dimbleby for attempting to speak to much and not letting other members of the panel talk.
Read how the show unfolded below.
Good evening and welcome to our live blog.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage is tonight appearing on Question Time.
It comes as he campaigns across the country for the upcoming European elections.
In recent weeks he has faced a difficult time on the campaign trail.
First of all he was accused of being a chicken for not standing in the Newark by-election, and then he was hit by an egg thrown by a protester in Nottingham.
Mr Farage, the leader of UKIP, was in the city centre campaigning for support for his East Midlands candidates for the European elections, but as he got out of a car in the city centre he was hit by the egg.
He quickly got back into the car which drove off leaving supporters behind.
The man who threw the egg was holding a placard which said: "Ukip ... sad, scared, old men."
The egg hit Mr Farage on his left shoulder.
Stay with us for all the latest updates through the show.
The first question is about the EU and immigration.
The panel has been asked if the UK needs to come out of the European Union.
Clearly, this is a question which Farage will enjoy answering.
Mr Farage has, unsurprisingly, said yes.
He says we have signed up to an 'open door' .
He said we have let in eight countries only recently out of communism. He said the numbers we have seen of people coming into the country are nothing like what we will see in years to come.
Joining Farage on the panel are Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps MP, Labour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna MP and Liberal Democrat peer Shirley Williams.
Already Farage and Umunna have clashed.
It should also be noticed that Farage got a huge round of applause following his answer to the first question.
*adopts David Bellamy voice*
And here, in its natural habitat of a TV studio surrounded by hot air, is the rarely-seen Nigel Farage who has been spotted on BBCQT a mere 15 times in the past five years.
The Farage is known to eat logic and drink attention, and although they rarely procreate there are allegations he often tries.
The Farage has evolved to take maths and facts, chew them up, and poop them out in easily-digestible pellets which make everyone else spit in distaste.
One of the lesser-known parts of the Farage life cycle is what happens if they actually win elections. There are 12 quite astonishing things they do, two of which involve beer and one which involves hydrogen bombs, and which are described here (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/12-things-would-happen-ukip-3487075)
Green party MP Caroline Lucas is also on the panel.
She has challenged Farage's claims that he 'has not been tamed'.
In other words, he is again attempting to say he is not part of the political class. Many say that Farage's claims are not quite right, particularly when you consider he is a stockbroker's son who used to be a member of the Conservative Party.
Farage says it is important that people coming to this country learn English and learn our way of life.
Chuka Umunna has again clashed with Farage, saying: "What you say makes me feel ackward."
A bit of light humour.
Shirley Williams said Farage is a 'highly intelligent man' who is 'great fun to have a drink with.'
However, she did say that he 'has got to get to grips with members of his party."
Oh dear.
Farage has been rebuked by David Dimbleby for constantly attempting to speak.
He told the UKIP leader: "Our audience has come here not to just listen to you but to debate with you and the rest of the panel."
You can almost always guess what Farage will say.
He just said: "We should be governing our own country and making our own laws."
Again, he got a rather loud round of applause.
A member of the audience has just received a loud round of applause.
He said: "UKIP have put their finger on the problem and led. "
Speaking to the other politicians on the panel, he said: "You do not understand what life is like for people out there in Britain."
Shut up, Nigel. Let people speak.
Wind your neck in. Shut your cakehole. Zip it, shrimpy.
Answer Chuka's point. Shutupshutupshutupshutup. Shhh. Decease. Desist. Can it. SHUT UP, NIGEL.
In 2010 you were beaten by a man dressed as a dolphin. WHO BEAT YOU BY 2,000 VOTES. NOW SHUT UP.
A bit of light humour from our colleagues at Ampp3d.
A member of the public has just called Farage 'charismatic, bombastic and very dangerous'.
It is all getting rather heated.
Farage replied by saying: "The European dream is failing and crumbling."
Talking about the single currency, Farage added: "This project is headed for disaster for tens of millions of European people."
An interesting little aside from our colleagues at Ampp3d.
Should the UKIP leader really be on Question Time quite as much as he is?
Nigel Farage has been on BBC Question Time 15 times in the last 5 years. @UKIP have no MPs. #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/tz3xQgMwPM— Ampp3d (@ampp3d) May 8, 2014
He has appeared on the show 15 times in the last five years.
The panel are now discussing the missing schoolgirls from Nigeria.
Islamist militants from the Boko Haram group have claimed responsibility for the abduction of 276 missing girls.
A leader warned that he would sell the girls into slavery, raising concerns that they may be moved across the border into neighbouring countries to be forced into work, marriage or prostitution.
Farage says President Obama's intervention on this issue has been of huge help.
He said this has resulted in the international community finally waking up to the problem.
He added: "I would be very happy if we were to help America and go out there and try and find these girls."
The panel are now discussing Pfizer's £63billion bid for AstraZeneca.
They have been asked about how much politicians should be involved in the process.
An interesting end to the night.
Farage has accused the other politicians on the panel of telling 'weasel lies' on the subject.
He said the ultimate decision over the deal will be made by the European Commission.


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Rarity tracks how many times you've tried to obtain various rare items like mounts, battle pets, and toys. It will tell you how likely you are to obtain the item, track how long you've been farming for it, and tell you how lucky you've been so far. Although it's mostly used for mounts, battle pets, and toys, it supports pretty much any item, including profession patterns, archaeology projects, and more.
Out of the box, Rarity includes support for every single mount, battle pet, and toy in the game which require some time to farm. It also includes support for some mount-related items like Skyshard, Primal Egg, and Giant Dinosaur Bone. It'll even notice if you mouseover a Mysterious Camel Figurine, plus lots of other stuff. Rarity factors in the size of a typical group when determining probabilities, and can also tell you if you've killed various bosses this week (or day). Holiday just started, and you didn't notice? Rarity will give you a helpful reminder to run those holiday dungeons or daily quests if you still need an item from them.
If Rarity doesn't track something you want to track, you can add it yourself! Just about everything is user configurable.
Curious what math is going on behind the scenes? The author of Bunny Hunter created the original algorithms. He wrote an article about it here. Your chance to obtain an item doesn't increase as you farm it; Rarity is just telling you how lucky you've been so far. It can be remarkably cathartic to see a progress bar move up as you spend hours upon hours trying for that Disgusting Oozeling.
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- Provides a progress bar, which you can toggle by clicking the icon or feed label.
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Firstborndragon Aug 08, 2012 at 00:39 UTC - 0 likes
Will do. Figured it was something I was missing, so I'll check it out.
Firstborndragon Aug 08, 2012 at 00:15 UTC - 0 likes
Couple of things I'm trying to figure out if they're possible. First off tried adding http://www.wowhead.com/item=3468 (Design: Chaotic Skyfire Diamond) which is dropped only by 1 mob. http://www.wowhead.com/npc=19768 (Coilskar Siren) But when I enter the information, despite not having killed one, it's giving me a number of them dropped.
It seems to bug up on that situation not sure if I'm putting something in wrong or what.
Second thing I'm not sure if there's a way to fix are cata zone drops, including dungons and raids. I tried adding Design: Jeweler's Amber Monocle, which can drop off any cata mob, but I can't seem to configure Rarity to count that one right. Is it just not possible to track something that could be zone/raid/dungon drop?
Reeb Mar 10, 2012 at 21:00 UTC - 0 likes
When you hand in the quest Fun for the Little Ones http://www.wowhead.com/quest=29507 it uses 15 Fossil Archaeology Fragments. Rarity seems to count this as a Fossilized Raptor attempt. Thought i let you know on the off chance it hadn't been reported.
pto2 Dec 31, 2011 at 06:14 UTC - 0 likes
So I tracked it down: "item.found" is true in OutputAttempts, so it never prints anything. If I remove that from the if() on line 1790 in Core.lua I get text output. I have found the green wing macaw multiple times so its right that item.found should be true, it just shouldn't stop text output if repeatable is set.
Also I'm not sure if its saving stats per character but I'm also trying to get a few of these things on 2 characters so it'd be nice if once I found it on one, it didn't assume it to be found on the other (you might be doing this, I didn't look that closely but just a thought if your not).
Really nice mod overall. Thanks heaps for writing it :D
Edit: Same for the bar, change "if trackedItem.found then" to "if trackedItem.found and not trackedItem.repeatable then" in UpdateText() and its perfect.Last edited Dec 31, 2011 by pto2
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Everything is in high gear by the third week of classes. President Brian Rosenberg was a guest lecturer in Karl Egge's Deals class; MC Geologic, vocalist for the Seattle-based hip hop duo Blue Scholars, presented at Tuesday's SPEAK! Series;Local alumni working in communications careers joined students for lunch and conversation about career opportunities in their field; Members of the Lorelei Ensemble spoke to a music composition class in Hewitt Hall; The New Music Series, sponsored by the Rivendell Foundation, featured a concert by the new and early music group the Lorelei Ensemble; The men's swim team took part in the MIAC championships, held at the University of Minnesota; And it snowed again.
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Skip to comments.CA bill would let children have more than two parents
Posted on 07/02/2012 11:48:40 AM PDT by fifedom
State Sen. Mark Leno is pushing legislation to allow a child to have multiple parents.
"The bill brings California into the 21st century, recognizing that there are more than Ozzie and Harriet families today," the San Francisco Democrat said.
Surrogate births, same-sex parenthood and assisted reproduction are changing society by creating new possibilities for nontraditional households and relationships.
(Excerpt) Read more at kansascity.com ...
This is just a way for the two Lesbians to get Child Support from the Sap.
Brave New World
And that after this is accomplished, and the brave new world begins
When all men are paid for existing and no man must pay for his sins,
As surely as Water will wet us, as surely as Fire will burn,
The Gods of the Copybook Headings with terror and slaughter return!
Why are we not surprised.....
Designating multiple parents in such cases could enhance the child's prospects for financial support, health insurance or Social Security benefits, thus reducing the state's potential financial responsibility, supporters say.
I'm all for this bill when it comes to the human wreckage described above. If you're going to make a mess like that then I'm good with all parties having to pay for it.
This will also lead to legalizing polygamy in California.
Another step down that road from which there is no return.
God please help us.
Talk about a custody battle....
Kramer vs Kramer vs Smith vs Jones.....
Why the hell not? I mean all them little anchor babies have about three hundred million 'daddies' paying for them, their parents, their uncles, aunts and grand parents, don't they?
Ozzie and Harriet
Ozzie and Harry?
A natural (or unnatural) consequence of society's downward slide into moral bankruptcy. "We" keep letting it happen - how to reverse the trend?
You never make laws for the exception, only for the rule.
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Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
They took the last train for the coast ..."
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fifedom wrote: Their goal is to destroy the family.
Such agendas are escalating on all fronts; the media, our public schools and even advertising. Other than complete isolation, I can't see how I can protect my children and grandchildren. The influence is becoming overwhelming.
One day soon, we'll look back and ask: "how did this happen?" This is how. One step at a time and always to the left, which translates to 'down'. Traditional morals are first mocked and condemned, then abandoned. After that, it's just a short, quick downward spiral into utter chaos.
At this rate, its becoming increasing difficult to see how America as we know and love it can survive. The family is the heart of any society and it is being fractured into pieces with all the nonsense that is euphemistically called 'family, now. The numbers don't lie. Marriage is quickly being relegated to second class status and now, a bill that states a child can legally have more that two parents is on it's way to probable passage in nutty California.
This is were apathy and the refusal of enough good people to protest and fight against 'PC' hogwash eventually leads. Sad - but almost inevitable.
...And No One Knows Who Her Daddy Is.
The slide into hell continues.....
Mark Leno is a deviant who would love to see NAMBLA legalized!
Brushing aside natural law.
They will soon declare gravity to be discriminatory against women.
Maybe if we hit bottom fast enough then maybe we will hit bottom hard enough.
Technically speaking, it might be possible to make such a liberal state law that corporations could become the legal parent or guardian of children.
And I'm sure that liberals would be thrilled at the idea, not caring one whit if children have a decent upbringing, or if they are neurological cripples from a lack of physical intimacy when raised in pens.
Such concerns are reserved for farm animals, not humans.
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3 queers and a couple of little boys and they got their own bathhouse. Ancient Rome had nothing on us when it comes to child abuse.
I recall reading some years ago that in some European countries, legislation was being proposed (and passed) restricting the use of reproductive technology only to young married couples who had serious fertility issues:
No sperm donors/IVF for single women or lesbians, no surrogacy for hire for gay men, no older couples, etc.
This to me should be the wave of the future: Severe restrictions , to prevent the Elton John show-off syndrome.
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Just got back from riding the SLUT." Useless. We got off after two stops and took the 8 back up the hill. Aside from the four traffic lights we had to wait for between the first and second stops on the line, the SLUT also crawled along at maybe 2mph. Many others mutteringly abandoned the worthless voyage as we did. The most telling thing of all, though, was the stuff they were giving awaySeattle Streetcar bumper stickers. The greatest moment of marketing irony or something more sinister? Yes, a lot of people will indeed be sticking those bumper stickers on the back of their carsto remind them of the first and last time they ever took useless public transportation in Seattle. Someday we will have real, rapid, mass transit in Seattle. It just wont be any time soon after this disaster. I predict that the SLUT experience will torpedo public perception of rail for a long, long time to come. Good luck on Transit in 08.


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A little problem I noticed, but this isn't a major issue for me at all. I'm just bringing this to your attention. :)
The "Press-it!" bookmarklet doesn't work with Konqueror. I don't know if this is a Konqueror issue in general or just a script error with WP. I'm currently using Konq on KDE 3.2. When I bookmark the link (like it says) and click it, it brings me to a google page and searches the JS function (actually leading me to links back here.
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