Comments on: Off the Chart http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1018 Jason Scott's Weblog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:59:02 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Stephen http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1018/comment-page-1#comment-3956 Stephen Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:59:23 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1018#comment-3956 What a great read :-) What a great read :-)

]]> By: G13 http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1018/comment-page-1#comment-3955 G13 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:09:14 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1018#comment-3955 Elisa? "So, tell me how you feel about tennis." I guess that is Eliza though. What you are failing to realize is that the next person who achieves Pro rank in tennis now gets to play against "Sketch". That would be good. Elisa? “So, tell me how you feel about tennis.” I guess that is Eliza though.

What you are failing to realize is that the next person who achieves Pro rank in tennis now gets to play against “Sketch”. That would be good.

]]> By: Lazlo Nibble http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1018/comment-page-1#comment-3954 Lazlo Nibble Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:51:08 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1018#comment-3954 What does this literate breakage entail? Does the speaker on the Wiimote start reciting passages from James Joyce every time you clobber your opponent's service game? What does this literate breakage entail? Does the speaker on the Wiimote start reciting passages from James Joyce every time you clobber your opponent’s service game?

]]> By: fuzz http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1018/comment-page-1#comment-3953 fuzz Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:37:09 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1018#comment-3953 I've heard many people selling all kinds of software trying to convince their listeners that a particular bad thingumy is actually a good and worthwhile thingumy, but you usually only hear the phrase "it's not a bug, it's a feature" from the person on the receiving end. See <a href="http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/F/feature.html" rel="nofollow">http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/F/feature.html</a> sense 6: I’ve heard many people selling all kinds of software trying to convince their listeners that a particular bad thingumy is actually a good and worthwhile thingumy, but you usually only hear the phrase “it’s not a bug, it’s a feature” from the person on the receiving end.

See http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/F/feature.html sense 6:

]]> By: DJetson http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1018/comment-page-1#comment-3952 DJetson Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:33:19 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1018#comment-3952 So when you say literally broke the chart, and then make reference to what happens after level 255 in Pac-Man, I'm left wondering if you mean that the game crashed? Because if that's the case, it's really nothing short of appalling. If the case is that it just didn't provide any chart data beyond the 2000 mark, that's just lazy thoughtless design, which shouldn't happen, but is by no means unforgivable. Either way, I'd be a little disappointed too. Also, I'm wondering if mgroves is a game designer, only because he makes reference to the thin line between when a thing is a genuine bug, and when it can be considered a feature, and in my personal experience I've only ever heard other game designers say that, sort of like it's an inside joke on the consumer. So when you say literally broke the chart, and then make reference to what happens after level 255 in Pac-Man, I’m left wondering if you mean that the game crashed? Because if that’s the case, it’s really nothing short of appalling. If the case is that it just didn’t provide any chart data beyond the 2000 mark, that’s just lazy thoughtless design, which shouldn’t happen, but is by no means unforgivable. Either way, I’d be a little disappointed too.

Also, I’m wondering if mgroves is a game designer, only because he makes reference to the thin line between when a thing is a genuine bug, and when it can be considered a feature, and in my personal experience I’ve only ever heard other game designers say that, sort of like it’s an inside joke on the consumer.

]]> By: mgroves http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1018/comment-page-1#comment-3951 mgroves Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:47:49 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1018#comment-3951 Maybe the "off the chart" is not a bug but a feature. After all, how awesome is it to tell all your friends that you are so good at tennis that you are "off the chart", meanwhile spreading free advertising around. Maybe the “off the chart” is not a bug but a feature. After all, how awesome is it to tell all your friends that you are so good at tennis that you are “off the chart”, meanwhile spreading free advertising around.

]]> By: Andy Baio http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1018/comment-page-1#comment-3950 Andy Baio Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:49:04 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1018#comment-3950 So *that's* where my $100 went. So *that’s* where my $100 went.

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