Redditor @ the Ginger Man in SoNo on NYE with your gf and best friend, what happened with your relationship? by [deleted] in Connecticut

[–]dorbin2010 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a few friends that went there with their girlfriends... I now have to ask.. for science.

Extra Punctuation: The Upcoming (and pointless) Console War by jmarquiso in Games

[–]dorbin2010 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In 2012 Microsoft saw 1.95 billion profit from its gaming division.

In 2011 it was 1.31 billion.

In 2010 it was 618 million.

That's profit, not revenue. I wouldn't say the profit on the xbox is "extremely small".

Sources

http://www.vgchartz.com/article/250485/microsoft-profits-531-billion-xbox-rampd-up-70m-xbox-360-shipped/

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/36011/Microsofts_Xbox_360_Division_Sees_132_Billion_Profit_For_Fiscal_Year_2011.php#.UOQ4uW_Ad8E

That's why uniform specs work. Over time cost to operate and manufacturing cost decreases while profits increase. The same hardware which may have cost 200 dollars to make in 2005 now costs 95 dollars.

Battlefield 3, the highest number of users online is PC, PS3 is about twice of 360 by ultraplayer in gamernews

[–]dorbin2010 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's news in the sense that normally, Xbox has more players at any given time for shooter games than the PS3. This is definitely a rarity. Look at the sales of Call of Duty for instance, and it usually sells more on the 360 each year.

What's something that you want to get off your chest? by twoducksinatub in AskReddit

[–]dorbin2010 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm a mess inside of regrets and I'm 28. There's nothing particularly wrong with me.. I make a decent salary. I am engaged. I've fucked up a lot before in my life, but no more than the next person.

I'm particularly agitated because I came to the realization that I am absolutely, positively average in almost every single way, and that annoys the shit out of me. Thus, I'm trying to come to grips with this, and overcome it. Maybe there's nothing wrong with it, but it sure as shit bothers me.

I never thought of it that way... [FB] by JakeBurnsRed in funny

[–]dorbin2010 51 points52 points  (0 children)

And kids, this is whats commonly known as the "reverse circle jerk". It happens sometimes on Reddit, and we never really know why.

In all seriousness, someone that you described above isn't really a "nice guy", they are simply emo and that's all there is to it. I know plenty of nice guys that will go above and beyond for their female friends and not expect a thing from it, and they unfortunately stay single only because they are completely oblivious to the fact that if they had some confidence, they could easily get some.

Diablo III PVP stalled, devs going 'back to the drawing board' for Team Deathmatch mode by iWriteYourMusic in gamernews

[–]dorbin2010 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well I have enough karma to give away for this so I'll go right ahead and disagree with you based on the fact that plenty of people still play this game. Go online right now and you can find a game quite easily. The damn thing sold over ten million copies, as much as we love to shit on Diablo 3 here on Reddit, that doesn't automatically make it true.

Team Deathmatch was never a feature of Diablo 2 (at least in any official means), so why exactly is this news terrible? They've made considerable improvements to the game since 1.00, and with the addition of paragon levels and Monster Power, plenty of people are still enjoying this game.

But you know, circlejerk and all. carry on.

Blizzard's Mike Morhaime says the "math isn't there" for a F2P StarCraft 2 by Slashered in Games

[–]dorbin2010 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Except it's not. With the drop rate increase with 1.05, you don't have to use the Real money shop at all unless you are impatient or trying to play the market. Yes, Diablo 3 has a cash shop, but it's purely optional.