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« on: October 17, 2017, 05:36:53 PM »
https://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/news/how-activision-uses-matchmaking-tricks-to-sell-in-game-items-w509288Activision was granted a patent this month for a system it uses to convince people in multiplayer games to purchase items for a game through microtransactions.
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The "System and method for driving microtransactions in multiplayer video games" was filed in 2015, but granted on October 17th, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The patent details how multiplayer matches are configured, specifically how players are selected to play with one another. That process used by Activision involves a computer looking at a wide variety of factors including skill level, Internet latency, availability of friends and other things. It then goes through a system to first soft-reserve a slot in a game for a player and then assign the players to the same match.
This patent, though, specifically discusses how that system for pairing up players can also be used to entice a player to purchase in-game items.
"For example, in one implementation, the system may include a microtransaction engine that arranges matches to influence game-related purchases," according to the patent. "For instance, the microtransaction engine may match a more expert/marquee player with a junior player to encourage the junior player to make game-related purchases of items possessed/used by the marquee player. A junior player may wish to emulate the marquee player by obtaining weapons or other items used by the marquee player."
The patent goes on to note that the same information could be used to identify which sorts of in-game purchasable items should be promoted.
The system can also be much more specific in its analysis of potential customers in a game:
"In a particular example, the junior player may wish to become an expert sniper in a game (e.g., as determined from the player profile)," according to the patent. "The microtransaction engine may match the junior player with a player that is a highly skilled sniper in the game. In this manner, the junior player may be encouraged to make game-related purchases such as a rifle or other item used by the marquee player. "
The system can also drop players into matches that will make use of an in-game-related purchase, according to the patent.
"Doing so may enhance a level of enjoyment by the player for the game-related purchase, which may encourage future purchases," according to the patent. "For example, if the player purchased a particular weapon, the microtransaction engine may match the player in a gameplay session in which the particular weapon is highly effective, giving the player an impression that the particular weapon was a good purchase. This may encourage the player to make future purchases to achieve similar gameplay results."
The patent also makes it clear that while the examples used in the patent are all for a first-person-shooter game, the system could be used across a wide variety of titles.
We've reached out to Activision to ask which games the now-patented system is being used in and will update this story with the company's reply.
Activision recently courted a bit of controversy with in-game purchases and Destiny 2. The Bungie-developed, Activision-published game stirred some player anger after its release with the way the game's Shaders work. In the original game, a player could find or purchase for real money, a shader that could be used an unlimited amount of times on weapons and armor. In Destiny 2, the Shaders can still be purchased or found, but players feel they're too hard to find and now, once used on a single item they vanish.
In 2016, Activision Blizzard said it earned $3.6 billion from in-game sales, up from 2015's $1.6 billion. 
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« on: October 17, 2017, 05:36:06 PM »
hehe im a pickle morty!!
god is real morty
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« on: October 17, 2017, 12:14:04 PM »
the final cut is hands down the best cut
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« on: October 16, 2017, 02:31:38 PM »
deckard tracked zhora down. the snake scale he found in that apartment led him right to her. i guess he just didnt think she would catch on that he was a blade runner (even though he was about as subtle as a brick through a window). leon happened to be in the area and saw the murder; deckard would have recognized his face from the footage of his VK test. i dont think deckard knew pris was at sebastian's apartment, but he was specifically sent there by bryant and gaff after sebastian's body was discovered in tyrell's penthouse (they probably assumed as much, though; i think he definitely went in thinking there was a decent chance a replicant would be hiding out there). roy arriving soon after pris's death is convenient but it makes sense that he'd return for her after his failure to procure more life for them.
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« on: October 16, 2017, 02:27:56 PM »
it must have been the work of those nefarious villains BLACK LIVES MATTER and ANTIFA. stephen paddock is a patsy
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« on: October 11, 2017, 04:33:16 PM »
god fucking awful
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« on: October 10, 2017, 03:32:10 PM »
how does he always get these amazing guests
dunkey and ethan are friends i think. ethan was in one or two of dunkeys OW videos edit: oh op said this a few posts up.
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« on: September 29, 2017, 11:38:02 AM »
good riddance to yet another creepy old white rapist
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« on: September 21, 2017, 03:53:35 PM »
> the walking dead
> 2017
oh dear.
>entertaining shows
>2017
it's no breaking bad or true detective, not like it's some well-crafted magnum opus, but it's entertaining af and has some great characters
you do you bud
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« on: September 21, 2017, 03:19:11 PM »
> the walking dead
> 2017
oh dear.
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« on: September 21, 2017, 03:12:50 PM »
oh no!
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« on: September 16, 2017, 04:29:33 PM »
hip hop is extremely in touch with youth pop culture. so there's bound to be some more overlap between anime and hip hop than you'll ever see in like, country or alt rock music or boy bands or w/e.
i dont think thats it. if you could explain how rap is in touch with youth pop culture or how anime constitutes youth pop culture in the first place, thatd be swell.
um i dont see why you would need explanations for either of those things but ill humor you regardless. hip hop has always been artistic expression by and for mostly young people. because of this, hip hop culture often reflects a broader youth culture and its trappings. a lot of the rappers today grew up watching pokemon and dragon ball and sailor moon and cowboy bebop and so on and so forth on american television. anime falls under youth pop culture because the people who consume it in america have historically ranged from young children to like, middle aged people. dont get me wrong here- manga/anime has a huge appeal to people in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and im not saying that anime culture is exclusively associated with youth. however, that industry does make a ton of their profits from young consumers. it's definitely a big part of youth culture in this part of the world right now, at least among people who have internet access/use the net often. the internet is hip hop's biggest market anyway, so the overlap there is also fairly significant.
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« on: September 16, 2017, 08:22:43 AM »
finished route a a couple of days ago. really really digging this so far.
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« on: September 16, 2017, 07:24:49 AM »
hip hop is extremely in touch with youth pop culture. so there's bound to be some more overlap between anime and hip hop than you'll ever see in like, country or alt rock music or boy bands or w/e.
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« on: September 15, 2017, 03:45:22 PM »
Baccano!
Is Baccano not based on supernatural themes? I believe I saw the beginning of an episode or two and there was quite a bit of supernatural hoobla going on.
Only supernatural stuff is people drank some shit that let them live forever. That's it. Rest is rooted in realtyish.
well, that's not all there is to the immortality... the devouring bit is pretty huge. there's also the homunculi, like ennis. and the demon who gave the elixir/recipe to the alchemists aboard the advena avis, though he was really just a super old homunculus with crazy powers. and i mean, you cant really call what vino does realistic at all. the whole series is rooted in a kind of supernatural ether, they just play it somewhat loosely by putting the focus on unraveling the characters' actions and how they interact with one another.
How can it even be perceived as not supernatural?
it cant
Then Luciana lies like a rug
yes it is really good though
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« on: September 14, 2017, 03:58:57 PM »
Baccano!
Is Baccano not based on supernatural themes? I believe I saw the beginning of an episode or two and there was quite a bit of supernatural hoobla going on.
Only supernatural stuff is people drank some shit that let them live forever. That's it. Rest is rooted in realtyish.
well, that's not all there is to the immortality... the devouring bit is pretty huge. there's also the homunculi, like ennis. and the demon who gave the elixir/recipe to the alchemists aboard the advena avis, though he was really just a super old homunculus with crazy powers. and i mean, you cant really call what vino does realistic at all. the whole series is rooted in a kind of supernatural ether, they just play it somewhat loosely by putting the focus on unraveling the characters' actions and how they interact with one another.
How can it even be perceived as not supernatural?
it cant
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« on: September 12, 2017, 07:00:05 PM »
What anime do you like?
I really enjoyed FMA:B for one.
I see. Well, I dunno if there`s anything like that, maybe you'll enjoy Rurouni Kenshin or Canaan? Dunno. There`s 2 anime I would like to watch, Technolyze and Revolutionary girl Utena, I don`t have time though. My favorite is Highschool DxD Serial Experiments Lain and Garden of Sinners. There`s also Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champoo, Mardock Scramble and Ergo Proxy.
could always just read utena
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« on: September 12, 2017, 05:23:19 PM »
actually just watch hunter x hunter 2011 if you havent seen it
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« on: September 12, 2017, 05:12:57 PM »
durarara
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« on: September 12, 2017, 04:55:15 PM »
Lupin III Part 4 comes to mind. It's episodic and kinda formulaic at times but it's a fun romp and the characters are great. AMAZING art and great music. Some sexual elements throughout but it isn't an ecchi show or anything like that (super tame in that regard compared to part 3, lol)
You may also be interested in Ping Pong the Animation. Short little coming of age story about competitive ping pong players/best friends. Weird art style that may or may not grow on you, fantastic music.
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« on: September 12, 2017, 04:49:12 PM »
Baccano!
Is Baccano not based on supernatural themes? I believe I saw the beginning of an episode or two and there was quite a bit of supernatural hoobla going on.
Only supernatural stuff is people drank some shit that let them live forever. That's it. Rest is rooted in realtyish.
well, that's not all there is to the immortality... the devouring bit is pretty huge. there's also the homunculi, like ennis. and the demon who gave the elixir/recipe alchemists aboard the advena avis, though he was really just a super old homunculus with crazy powers. and i mean, you cant really call what vino does realistic at all. the whole series is rooted in a kind of supernatural ether, they just play it somewhat loosely by putting the focus on unraveling the characters' actions and how they interact with one another.
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« on: September 02, 2017, 01:25:45 AM »
this is a good take
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« on: September 01, 2017, 06:24:27 PM »
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« on: August 23, 2017, 11:27:56 PM »
Did the white walkers have that giant mile long chain and collar laying around just in case a dragon shows up?
Seen some comments about how they were near Hardhome, a port town, which would have chains for ships. But the real answers if to just turn your brain off and enjoy it.
I doubt a Freefolk fishing village has ships big enough to need chains
i think there was a derelict ship in the frozen lake during one of the sweeping shots or they just brought the fucking chains i mean papa smurf clearly planned the whole thing
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« on: August 22, 2017, 08:22:43 PM »
So if killing white walkers kills wights, does killing the Children kill the white walkers?
it looks like the only Children who exist in the show died when the cave got overrun so probably not
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« on: August 22, 2017, 06:52:29 PM »
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« on: August 21, 2017, 06:46:20 PM »
overall a disappointing/10 experience
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« on: August 21, 2017, 06:43:32 PM »
D&D dont/didnt have an actual plan
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« on: August 21, 2017, 06:41:39 PM »
you should probably do something more productive with your life than whatever it is you think you do now
aren't you like a cunt hair away from being just like him
and just what the fuck do you think you know about my life?
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