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• • Fail boat? Jester get that suit out!

  • So what's the betting odds of the Battle of Hoth is SWG's Last Hurrah?  And the odds that it will be released on time and in a playable state?

  • Posted: 11/04/08 1:40 AM
    Star Wars Galaxies
• • Smedley admits SWG might be finished

  • Originally posted by JestorRodo
    

     Just the Fact Smed mentioned Sunsetting Galaxies means its going to happen - tick tock tick tock.

    I do find it interesting that he would actually mention it, not like of him to do so.

  • Posted: 11/04/08 1:29 AM
    Star Wars Galaxies
• • It has been real, It has been fun, it has been real fun

  • This November 4th will be a historic day in the US.
    

    Politics is indeed a passionate topic that can get heated at times.  My apologies to anyone who felt offended.  A truce you can say.
    So take the time to enjoy and have fun.
    

    
    

    I'm done, so see you on the flip-side of the game forums around here.
    

    
    

    So, what's this of Smed saying SWG will be sun setting...

  • Posted: 11/04/08 1:20 AM
    General Discussion
• • Possible problem with an Obama Presidency related to MMOs

  • This is something that just may come along.
    If you don't want it, contact your congress-person or senator when it gets put into a bill.

    IRS taxation of online game virtual assets inevitable
    http://news.cnet.com/IRS-taxation-of-online-game-virtual-assets-inevitable/2100-1043_3-6140298.html

    NEW YORK--If you are a hard-core player of virtual worlds like World of Warcraft, Second Life, EverQuest or There, IRS form 1099 may someday soon take on a new meaning for you.

    That's because game publishers may well in the not-too-distant future have to send the forms--which individuals receive when earning nonemployee income from companies or institutions--to virtual world players engaging in transactions for valuable items like Ultima Online castles, EverQuest weapons or Second Life currency, even when those players don't convert the assets into cash.

    Most governments are only beginning to become aware of the substantial economic activity in online games, but the games' rapid growth and the substantial value of the many virtual assets changing hands in them is almost certain to bring them into the popular consciousness.

    "Given growth rates of 10 to 15 percent a month, the question is when, not if, Congress and IRS start paying attention to these issues," said Dan Miller, a senior economist with the Congress' Joint Economic Committee, who is also a fan of virtual worlds. "So it is incumbent on us to set the terms and the debate so we have a shaped tax policy toward virtual worlds and virtual economies in a favorable way."

  • Posted: 11/03/08 8:54 PM
    General Discussion
• • Proposition 8 (California)

  • Originally posted by Gameloading

    It's silly to just take the definition of marriage of the majority of the people and enforce it on people who may not agree with that definiton.

    As for denying races, we're talking about california here so I'd like to know if churches are allowed to reject to perform a marriage based on race?

    Negative.  This is a serious issue, enough for this to become a possible Constitutional Amendment.

    For races, I have provided the links to the California Constitution, so go ahead and read up on it.

  • Posted: 11/03/08 8:48 PM
    General Discussion