From: Me on 24 Feb 2007 10:06 "DervMan" <thedervman(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:45e01e2c$0$2448$db0fefd9(a)news.zen.co.uk... > "DervMan" <thedervman(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:45e01741$1$28969$da0feed9(a)news.zen.co.uk... >> "Me" <no.0ne(a)nowhere.com> wrote in message >> news:45e00ffa$0$24024$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >>> >>> "Lordy.UK" <spam(a)recycle.bin> wrote in message >>> news:MPG.20498246f2e7a52c98a299(a)news.ntlworld.com... >>>>> > Bonus points available to anyone who can tell me which QW >>>>> > clan I was in... >>>>> >>>>> Sorry not something I can do... >>>> >>>> No, I couldn't find it actually either. Did find quite a few other >>>> Overlord.UK's though, one seems to be a big XBox fan (I draw the line >>>> at >>>> that). >>>> >>> What's wrong with the xbox? My son (who's seven) has the xbox1 and a >>> 360!! >>> >>> Best thing is, you can "acquire" the games for free! >> >> I buy my software. > > > Sorry I didn't finish it. Actually I can re-phrase it. > > I buy my favourite software, I rent games I'm unsure, and if I ever try a > pirate copy it's on somebody elses' hardware... :-) > > -- > The DervMan > www.dervman.com From a "morality" point of view you are, of course, quite right - however, for the price of a new xbox 360 game, I can get a good night on the pish or fill my car up ;-)
From: DervMan on 24 Feb 2007 10:22 "Me" <no.0ne(a)nowhere.com> wrote in message news:45e0546e$0$29111$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > > "DervMan" <thedervman(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:45e01e2c$0$2448$db0fefd9(a)news.zen.co.uk... >> "DervMan" <thedervman(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:45e01741$1$28969$da0feed9(a)news.zen.co.uk... >>> "Me" <no.0ne(a)nowhere.com> wrote in message >>> news:45e00ffa$0$24024$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >>>> >>>> "Lordy.UK" <spam(a)recycle.bin> wrote in message >>>> news:MPG.20498246f2e7a52c98a299(a)news.ntlworld.com... >>>>>> > Bonus points available to anyone who can tell me which QW >>>>>> > clan I was in... >>>>>> >>>>>> Sorry not something I can do... >>>>> >>>>> No, I couldn't find it actually either. Did find quite a few other >>>>> Overlord.UK's though, one seems to be a big XBox fan (I draw the line >>>>> at >>>>> that). >>>>> >>>> What's wrong with the xbox? My son (who's seven) has the xbox1 and a >>>> 360!! >>>> >>>> Best thing is, you can "acquire" the games for free! >>> >>> I buy my software. >> >> >> Sorry I didn't finish it. Actually I can re-phrase it. >> >> I buy my favourite software, I rent games I'm unsure, and if I ever try a >> pirate copy it's on somebody elses' hardware... :-) >> > From a "morality" point of view you are, of course, quite right This may interest Doki, who seemed curious as to what I do, but I am supposed to be whiter than white for work reasons. > - however, for the price of a new xbox 360 game, I can get a good night on > the pish or fill my car up ;-) Aie! That's why I only have an Xbox then... -- The DervMan www.dervman.com
From: DervMan on 24 Feb 2007 12:11 "Lordy.UK" <spam(a)recycle.bin> wrote in message news:MPG.204a80c37599e05498a2a3(a)news.ntlworld.com... >> I was a computer programmer for a council at the time > > Incidentally, I'm currently taking bets that that information will be > dug up by Ken at some future point in a bid to out more geeky "secrets". > > I reckon about 4 years of trawling the archives until he finds that post > and "outs" me as a coder... Well I have to put it, but, heh. -- The DervMan www.dervman.com
From: Tony Bond on 24 Feb 2007 12:27 "Lordy.UK" <spam(a)recycle.bin> wrote in message news:MPG.204a3ef04e73d17198a29c(a)news.ntlworld.com... > In my youth the console was a fairly 'personal' pastime, whereas > Quakeworld was a massive worldwide thing. I liked my gaming to be > against real people who were unpredictable, interactive, abusive & > abusable, etc. It wasn't just about gaming, it was about community. I've not played a game where I'm not up against human opposition for years. If you find the right server and become a regular, the banter is still there :) > Obviously that's changed these days as the role of consoles has > expanded, but I've never really shaken a dislike of them. I just don't get the whole "joypad" thing..
From: DervMan on 24 Feb 2007 12:35
"Tony Bond" <unclefista.spammenot(a)blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:iA_Dh.374883$MO2.3118(a)fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk... > > "Lordy.UK" <spam(a)recycle.bin> wrote in message > news:MPG.204a3ef04e73d17198a29c(a)news.ntlworld.com... >> In my youth the console was a fairly 'personal' pastime, whereas >> Quakeworld was a massive worldwide thing. I liked my gaming to be >> against real people who were unpredictable, interactive, abusive & >> abusable, etc. It wasn't just about gaming, it was about community. > > I've not played a game where I'm not up against human opposition for > years. > If you find the right server and become a regular, the banter is still > there :) > >> Obviously that's changed these days as the role of consoles has >> expanded, but I've never really shaken a dislike of them. > > I just don't get the whole "joypad" thing.. I didn't until Gran Turismo. -- The DervMan www.dervman.com |