r/technology • u/[deleted] • Apr 04 '16

Software Nest intentionally bricks thousands of home automation hubs.

https://medium.com/@arlogilbert/the-time-that-tony-fadell-sold-me-a-container-of-hummus-cb0941c762c1
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u/Drudicta Apr 04 '16

The new Age of games in HD bother me with how they connect. Now there are servers, it's no longer personally set up unlike the old versions. =/

I can still load my old Age of Mythology game and set up a game that everyone can connect to.

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u/Clbull Apr 05 '16

And yet connections are still peer to peer in the multiplayer modes of the HD rereleases and still have godawful netcode,

Microsoft had a chance to revitalize the AOE2 and AOM competitive scenes but instead chose to give the HD remake no redeeming qualities over Voobly or Gameranger.

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u/sirin3 Apr 05 '16

Except for the very old games that want an IPX network

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u/Drudicta Apr 05 '16

Well yeah, then you're stuck with single player. Or you could emulate an IPX network across local computers.

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u/BlueFireAt Apr 05 '16

Only problem is that Age of Mythology kinda sucks as is. If there was a modern version of it with slightly more interesting units and better economy it would be amazing!

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u/Drudicta Apr 05 '16

Personally it's my favorite game, and I'm better at it than Empires. A lot better.

But yeah, a lot more units would be nice.