I know I'll get crucified for this, but I don't mind the always-online part (assuming the game works), especially if it gets rid of hackers. It didn't bug me with Diablo 3, for instance.

Valve hires economists to study the Steam economy.

During one period as a kid (must've been 8-9) I spent all my allowance each week on random-content sticker packs for a sticker book. Obviously after a while I'd start getting packs with only doubles, but I kept going. I eventually filled out the book (of course I traded for part of the stickers but still), no idea how…

Hey, I worked in the F2P industry and can confirm this was the majority of funds. Unfortunately F2P has turned into gambling almost everywhere. I honestly rather pay for a game outright or a subscription fee.

"Has anyone ever studied things like this as a market?" Have you ever been to Vegas?

I've had friends work for slot machine makers. They employ statisticians, psychologists, etc. See also: Skinner box.

You mean gambling lockboxes are a bad investment?! SAY IT AIN'T SO!!!!!

I think this whole "be careful what you Kickstart" thing is actually par for the course. A lot of people don't realize behind the scenes, projects can go on for months and have hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on it only to see it flop. That's normal for a large corporation, to invest in new concepts and…

It is strange how the description evolved from "close friends at Winterkewl games" to "We met Kris and trusted his qualifications and assertions that we could trust him with our brand."

We're not ready to make a detailed statement about what happened with Yogventures. Winterkewl's statement omits much and I would disagree with a number of points, but there's no value in going into detail.

But you get all the Mountain Dew you can handle!

Also worth pointing out that every one of those Halo games except for Halo 2 anniversary can be played on other platforms.

It looks like a proper mod work, will definitely give it a try, and btw, ehm *clears throat* PC MASTER RACE!

"So bored that I stopped playing" is review enough for me. Especially now that I've been reminded it has a subscription.

I never wound up doing a review. I was bored out of my skull. I plan on checking back in with it later.

I've never been happier that a game took 4 hours to download and install than I was yesterday having that music playing in the background.

well that escalated quickly

Ya know... I always thought sliding through the blocks was somehow intentional. I know I used to play with that unintended feature all the time. Didn't really know of the shortcuts though when I was a kid... =.

"a heart ripped out of a giant demon's chest and punched down its own throat, where it then exploded." - sounds like the last GWAR concert I went to.