Halo Reach

First halo game to play on the 360, utter, utter tripe!

Sorry, my quote button doesn't work

QT William "It would have to be a joint decision by all the board of directors."

Sony is, a member of the board, hence they do have a vote and can play a part in blocking Microsoft (obviously if they are voted 18 to 1 they are not going to stop them however).

Since Sony is a major propentent if they are senior board members or stock hold holders of the association, then they have much more power. however that is speculation as there is not information on their internal corporate structure. (that being said thats to block them from the board, and to prevent them from being classed as contirbutors)

Board of Directors
Companies participating in the Board of Directors are active participants of the format creation and key BDA activities. They are selected from the Contributors by election. The board sets an overall strategy and approves key issues. A board member can participate in all activities and attend all meetings. The Blu-ray Disc Founder companies will make up the initial Board of Directors.
Annual fee: $ 50,000

They are indeed selected from contirbutors, but only by vote from the Board/Shareholders and we know Sony is a member of one of those groups.

"Membership requires execution of Contribution Agreement and must be approved by the Board of Directors."

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[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]P.S: Sony doesn't own bluray and they didn't invent it. Sony has no recourse if Microsoft wants to pay the payment required to join the Bluray ConsortiumWilliamRLBaker

Sony has recourse. Sony is on the Board and as such they do have a say, along with the other directors, on new applicants wishing to become members.

http://www.blu-raydisc.com/en/association/membership/MembershipLevels.html

But that's a little besides the point, as long as Microsoft are willing to pay licence fees they can use Blu-ray with out joining.

plus i highly doubt Sony does not have a stake in the Blu ray tech as they were proponents in its development.

Sony is one Company on the board but they have no Recourse if Microsoft wants to pay the entrance fee to join the association, they can Pay money to join the association or Pay money to join the board of directors. This is not negotiable its how company made groups work.

Sony Invented=only sony invented it.
There we're many companies that contributed to the invention of Bluray My point was disagreement that Sony had the only tech development stake in the format they don't.

No. New Board members must be approved by the directors. They can pay to be a general member, then they must contribute enough before they can be nominated as a member of the board. They cannot pay to become a director.

Contributors are active participants of the format creation and other key BDA activities. They can be elected to become a member of the Board of Directors. A contributor can attend general meetings and seminars, and can participate in Technical Expert Groups (TEGs), regional Promotion Team activities, and most of the Compliance Committee (CC) activities. Membership requires execution of Contribution Agreement and must be approved by the Board of Directors.
Annual fee: $ 20,000

http://www.blu-raydisc.com/en/association/membership/MembershipLevels.html

There is an annual fee, but you can only join if you are elected, which Sony can block if supported by enough votes of the other directors. this is still only membership, this is not ownership. As the association is a private company, we cannot find out who the beneficial owners are.

So yes Sony does have recourse.

P.S: Sony doesn't own bluray and they didn't invent it. Sony has no recourse if Microsoft wants to pay the payment required to join the Bluray ConsortiumWilliamRLBaker

Sony has recourse. Sony is on the Board and as such they do have a say, along with the other directors, on new applicants wishing to become members.

http://www.blu-raydisc.com/en/association/membership/MembershipLevels.html

But that's a little besides the point, as long as Microsoft are willing to pay licence fees they can use Blu-ray with out joining.

plus i highly doubt Sony does not have a stake in the Blu ray tech as they were proponents in its development.

To the guy who said there are 2 types of reflexes. I want a link to these. I've never heard of 2 reflexes. A reflex is a reflex and a voluntary reaction is a volutary reaction.

DudeNtheRoom

Two major types of relfex - Cranial reflex and stretch relfex, you should know this, it is basic Biology.

http://www.thestretchinghandbook.com/archives/myotatic-stretch-reflex.php - stretch reflex

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharyngeal_reflex - "gag" reflex an example of a cranial reflex, you can also see blinking.

the only flaw about your post is that it was posted on SW, where people do not care about stuff that makes sense.

Yes I fear that you are right!

I did neglect to post my thoughts on blops!

I totally agree with reflex being a skill, along with good aiming, but secondary indirect things are import, ie

timing a good reload,

whether to crouch or stand or lie prone and when is the right time

how long to wait in a position to take a shot before moving etc,

how to take corners, windows, using tactical grenades, all the iron sights optics etc.

But there is also the experience factor which is very important. For example learning the maps, but not just the layout, learning hotzones and what happens on each map in each game mode. Also the anticipation of other players is experince.

I think it is a skillful game in a micro respect, but on the macro, unless you have a strong team or good comms, its very weak. In comparion to BFBC2, i think it is its antipode, int he sense, micro is not such an issue on battlefield, its a cohesive team.

I never get a full team, but I play with one buddy often, and we prefer blops for just that reason, we cannot control macro as two of us on bigger games, so for solo or small teams, Blops just fits better to our skill set and what we can apply to it. My k/d is 2.20 and w/l is 1.70, so i think i am a reasonable player at it to comment.

The problem here is Reflex is being taken in the context of Biology. Reflex was also a word before biologists used it as a word to explain biological phenom.

Source, my education in biology.

For example, in biology, there are two major reflex's, one involving the brain, and the second involving relay neurones.

When the docotr strikes your knee with the rubber hammer that is a reflex using a relay neurone, this is found at the top of your leg in this instance and sends a similar impulse back down to the muscles in your leg to jerk your knee. There is no time for this message to reach the brain, however, with practice you can prevent this from happening, the is a voluntary response to the prevention of the reaction of a set stimulus. In this instance, I concentrate of keeping my leg stationary, the impulse from my brain to control my leg is stronger than the stimulus from the relay neurone.

The second reflex fucntion uses the brain, rather than a relay neurone, this is due to proximity and functions in the same manner.

As for breathing that is controlled but he autonomous nervous system, and is not a reflex. All physiological conditions, such as breathing and the heart are controlled in this manner. However, there is an instinctive reflex to breathe triggered in the brain in the medulla oblongata when a person consciously prevents themselves from breathing. this is possible because the diaphragm is control by both the autonomous and regular nervous system.

As for in English (or American!) Reflex is still a word, and words in a scientific discipline should not be confused with that of an English context. in accounting in america, income means what the Enlgish call profit, but both of these terms are outside the basic english meaning of the word. So if I say income or profit, it means what the dictionary says, unless i am talking in an accounting context.

For example synonym of Reflex is ability to react.

So, when we are discussing skill in Blops, and we suggest relfex is the skill, then we are reffering to your ability to react. This is not a function as in biology, just the basic definition of the word in a non scientific context.

No you are just more stupid than a donkey but that's okay your parents don't cry themselves to sleep anymore for having you.

Oh what a surprise not retort that can correct me so resort to being a child!!!

so basically you really are just the console kid you despise -FAIL!

[QUOTE="sts106mat"][QUOTE="UnrealDelusion"]

Rentinga game isstealing it. Since you didn't the developers who worked hard on the game to play it.

So your point?

UnrealDelusion

You didn't pay full price to own the game and thus to the logic in this thread it is stealing and no rental services don't pay fees.

Clearly not, as long as consideration was given, at any level. Consideration was given and accepted was granted, hence a contract. This is true of common and civil law, but hey you know that don't ya? Your perception of the logic in this thread is still flawed.

If he has quoted Wikipedia it MUST be true........

Ignoring the fact that laws around the world are very different and ignoring the dictionary definition of stealing still applies despite what the law says (although you are good at generalisations!), ie to take something that does not belong to you without repreive, then you are still a troll who googles and wiki's his way through life.

But i must be a console kid right because you generalising mind can't possibily use anything to justify itself!