When cost to produce games increased exponentially but game prices stay essentially the same for over a decade... people start getting creative :P In short Money happened > Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 15:23:13 +0200 > Subject: Re: [CPT-FGC] Re: Hi > From: gieroadsteve@xxxxxxxxx > To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > What ever happened to just releasing a game? > > On 05/02/2014, Stephen Scheidel <gieroadsteve@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hahaha > > > > On 05/02/2014, Donaldson, Alasdair <alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I understand that it's not a full game. I'm sure USD30 is a real bargain > >> for > >> a 5min speedrun game. > >> > >> Maybe if you pre-order it you get a free picture of Kojima pulling the > >> story > >> out of his ass. > >> > >> From: cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > >> On > >> Behalf Of Wynand-Ben > >> Sent: 05 February 2014 3:10 PM > >> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Subject: RE: [CPT-FGC] Re: Hi > >> > >> Well wasnt going to be a "big" demo from the start? > >> > >> Kinda like the ship segment from MGS2. Cant remember it ever being > >> advertised as a proper game. > >> > >> > >> Thats how I understood it from the start... > >> ________________________________ > >> From: alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Subject: RE: [CPT-FGC] Re: Hi > >> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 13:04:32 +0000 > >> Lol, 5min for a speedrun. No doubt 4 of those 5 minutes are spend hiding. > >> > >> Two hours of game, with 5minutes of actual gameplay. Yup, sounds like > >> MGS... > >> Hopefully they will have a heavy pseudo-intellectual storyline to go > >> along > >> with it. > >> > >> From: cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> [mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ilitirit Sama > >> Sent: 05 February 2014 2:50 PM > >> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Subject: Re: [CPT-FGC] Re: Hi > >> > >> Disappointment of the week > >> > >> http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/05/metal-gear-solid-v-ground-zeroes-is-only-2-hours-long-4291338/ > >> > >> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 2:45 PM, Ilitirit Sama > >> <ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > >> Wow, someone released the Art of Fighting source code (without assets, of > >> course) > >> > >> https://app.box.com/s/5on2e593tqt2c8ketc68 > >> > >> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Ilitirit Sama > >> <ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > >> Watched it live. It will be on their YouTube channel in the next day or > >> so. > >> > >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9yHaajDKNc > >> > >> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 1:22 PM, Sean Carrington > >> <theseancarrington@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:theseancarrington@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > >> Link -_- > >> > >> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Ilitirit Sama > >> <ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > >> Did anyone watch Infiltration vs Tokido? Highest level of Akuma play > >> I've > >> seen. SFIV is relatively slow but it's so demanding on fast reactions > >> and > >> situational awareness. In one situation Tokido did a combo into reset > >> and > >> which he knew would trade if Infiltration did a DP. He did this because > >> he > >> was calculating the stun values in his head. Infiltration went for the > >> DP, > >> it traded and Tokido got the dizzy. So pro. > >> > >> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Donaldson, Alasdair > >> <alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx>> > >> wrote: > >> Sounds like he was having a pretty horrible nightmare. > >> > >> From: cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> [mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] > >> On Behalf Of Ilitirit Sama > >> Sent: 05 February 2014 1:11 PM > >> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> > >> Subject: Re: [CPT-FGC] Re: Hi > >> > >> Go back to sleep. > >> > >> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Sean Carrington > >> <theseancarrington@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:theseancarrington@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > >> Did someone say SFxT ? > >> > >> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 1:04 PM, G B > >> <sigma.g19@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:sigma.g19@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > >> Gamernet House, 45 Salisbury Road, Cape Town, ZA > >> > >> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 1:01 PM, Jack Steel > >> <orichih@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:orichih@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > >> Let me know were as it is my 1st time > >> > >> On 2/5/14, Jack Steel <orichih@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:orichih@xxxxxxxxx>> > >> wrote: > >>> Reason y i have xbox and ps3 was 4 kof 13 but i did not get copy i had > >>> sfxt found 1 sa player further no1.that's y i was gears of war player > >>> now im stuck on ggpo 4 competition toying around. > >>> > >>> On 2/5/14, Jack Steel <orichih@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:orichih@xxxxxxxxx>> > >>> wrote: > >>>> Im gonna start of slow c im new 2 group im sa and friendly .i had a > >>>> copy of kof 12 but i need a copy of kof 13 i got xbox and ps3 and will > >>>> soon upgrade graphic card 4 pc. To cover most platforms c what games r > >>>> famous 2 play.train.and thn c it sound interesting.ill try 2 come 2 > >>>> belville 2 get use 2 the flow. > >>>> > >>>> On 2/5/14, Ilitirit Sama > >>>> <ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx>> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>> I remember playing you on GGPO. My user name is ilitirit but I don't > >>>>> play > >>>>> on there any more cos my GGPO doesn't work. We play on SupArc now. > >>>>> It's > >>>>> like GGPO but you can play against 3 people in a lobby if you want to. > >>>>> > >>>>> Are you going to come to the Saturday sessions in Bellville? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 11:09 AM, Jack Steel > >>>>> <orichih@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:orichih@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> My ggpo user is goku1up- and finalfighter i smashed many ggpo kof > >>>>>> 2002 > >>>>>> players avk team sa and other locals they tried all cheats 2 no > >>>>>> profit > >>>>>> i hope to get smashed in kof13 and other platforms.smash or b > >>>>>> smashed"d.^_^;) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 2/3/14, Nicholas Robertson-Muir > >>>>>> <nicmuir@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:nicmuir@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > >>>>>> > I wonder if they would have done the same if it was me? > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > Or would they be all like... call the hospital, this man is about > >>>>>> > to > >>>>>> have a > >>>>>> > heart-attack. > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 4:10 PM, Sean Carrington > >>>>>> > <theseancarrington@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:theseancarrington@xxxxxxxxx> > >>>>>> >> wrote: > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> >> I think I'm troubled. > >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> I might have cursed one too many times at the GM of Telkom > >>>>>> >> Claremont. > >>>>>> >> I was escorted out of the mall by security... *facepalm*. > >>>>>> >> On 03 Feb 2014 4:02 PM, "G B" > >>>>>> >> <sigma.g19@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:sigma.g19@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >>> "subjective prices" - I mean that they are priced subjectively... > >>>>>> >>> See > >>>>>> >>> DeBont and Thaler (1985)'s classic overreaction hypothesis, or > >>>>>> >>> google > >>>>>> >>> anything on herding, as a basic yet 'oh so' applicable example. > >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 3:52 PM, G B > >>>>>> >>> <sigma.g19@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:sigma.g19@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>>> Never heard of Peter Stone. Can you send me the title of the > >>>>>> >>>> article > >>>>>> or > >>>>>> >>>> the pdf? I'd love to read it. > >>>>>> >>>> > >>>>>> >>>> The reason why its frequently mentioned/used within the Hedge > >>>>>> >>>> Fund > >>>>>> >>>> industry is due to how rapidly HFs change, as can be seen in the > >>>>>> >>>> quant > >>>>>> >>>> meltdown of 2007 (In three days, you could've made R1 turn into > >>>>>> >>>> R500, > >>>>>> >>>> if > >>>>>> >>>> you were at the right place at the right time). Testing for > >>>>>> >>>> adaption > >>>>>> >>>> here > >>>>>> >>>> is extremely interesting, and saves you years of work. HFs is > >>>>>> >>>> also > >>>>>> >>>> the > >>>>>> >>>> canary in the coal mine in world of finance. > >>>>>> >>>> > >>>>>> >>>> You are spot on with the over-fitting issue. :-) I corrected > >>>>>> >>>> this > >>>>>> >>>> when > >>>>>> >>>> I > >>>>>> >>>> implemented mine. When using fundamental analysis, they'd > >>>>>> >>>> implement > >>>>>> >>>> like, > >>>>>> >>>> 15 different fundamental metrics, of which maybe 4 or 5 have any > >>>>>> >>>> statical > >>>>>> >>>> significance. In fact, certain researchers went to the extent of > >>>>>> running > >>>>>> >>>> a > >>>>>> >>>> GA to select the variables for "best-fit" first... which is akin > >>>>>> >>>> to > >>>>>> >>>> data-mining in the sense that they are finding the best > >>>>>> >>>> variables > >>>>>> >>>> that > >>>>>> >>>> fit > >>>>>> >>>> with the given data BEFORE running the algorithm. > >>>>>> >>>> > >>>>>> >>>> And yes, the evolutionary algorithm is trained using a data-base > >>>>>> first, > >>>>>> >>>> before it goes live. Typically, the GA selects the variables and > >>>>>> >>>> the > >>>>>> ANN > >>>>>> >>>> is > >>>>>> >>>> what does all the decision making. Having the computer decide > >>>>>> >>>> what > >>>>>> >>>> it > >>>>>> >>>> should do for both is unwise, or at least, I think so. > >>>>>> >>>> > >>>>>> >>>> Like I said, you put garbage in, you going to get garbage out, > >>>>>> >>>> that > >>>>>> >>>> is > >>>>>> >>>> how it works with these black box machines, so yeah, people have > >>>>>> >>>> used > >>>>>> >>>> GA's > >>>>>> >>>> before, but like we both mentioned, how you program it and I > >>>>>> >>>> would > >>>>>> >>>> is > >>>>>> >>>> totally different, which means it would learn differently, just > >>>>>> >>>> as > >>>>>> >>>> we > >>>>>> >>>> do. > >>>>>> >>>> > >>>>>> >>>> You also mentioned "Buy-Low/Sell-High" when there are economic > >>>>>> >>>> shocks, > >>>>>> >>>> which is a great strategy, sure, but stock prices will adjust > >>>>>> >>>> accordingly > >>>>>> >>>> anyway, so while they may be cheaper than usual, they won't > >>>>>> necessarily > >>>>>> >>>> be > >>>>>> >>>> mispriced, which is what I'm interested in. I can't always wait > >>>>>> >>>> for > >>>>>> >>>> some > >>>>>> >>>> kind of external economic movement to make money. > >>>>>> >>>> > >>>>>> >>>> As you've said, I don't want to match the market at all, else > >>>>>> >>>> I'd > >>>>>> >>>> go > >>>>>> >>>> passive. Stocks are priced at the value that the market values > >>>>>> >>>> it > >>>>>> >>>> at > >>>>>> >>>> and > >>>>>> >>>> those are often subjective prices, more often than not.If I had > >>>>>> >>>> a > >>>>>> basic > >>>>>> >>>> program to initiate buy/sell commands based on whether a stock > >>>>>> >>>> falls > >>>>>> >>>> below/above a certain price and expect it to earn money, I'd be > >>>>>> >>>> a > >>>>>> >>>> billionaire by now. > >>>>>> >>>> > >>>>>> >>>> > >>>>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Ilitirit Sama > >>>>>> >>>> <ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx>>wrote: > >>>>>> >>>> > >>>>>> >>>>> @GB > >>>>>> >>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>> I did some reading up on using GA against the stock market. It > >>>>>> >>>>> seems > >>>>>> >>>>> some Hedge Funds use them already, but most of these funds are > >>>>>> already > >>>>>> >>>>> defunct (probably not because of the use of GAs though). Was > >>>>>> >>>>> that > >>>>>> >>>>> paper > >>>>>> >>>>> you mentioned by Peter Stone? It answers a lot of the > >>>>>> >>>>> questions > >>>>>> >>>>> I > >>>>>> had. > >>>>>> >>>>> It > >>>>>> >>>>> seems the evolution of the ANN happens way before the data is > >>>>>> >>>>> run > >>>>>> >>>>> on > >>>>>> >>>>> live > >>>>>> >>>>> data. Stock Market GAs also tend to suffer from > >>>>>> >>>>> "over-fitting", > >>>>>> which > >>>>>> >>>>> is > >>>>>> >>>>> something I also mentioned. They try to adjust to past > >>>>>> >>>>> performance > >>>>>> in > >>>>>> >>>>> order to generate an expected result. However, most GAs don't > >>>>>> >>>>> take > >>>>>> >>>>> into > >>>>>> >>>>> account random fluctuations in the result, so they fail > >>>>>> >>>>> miserably > >>>>>> when > >>>>>> >>>>> they > >>>>>> >>>>> try to derive patterns from the data. The best they can do is > >>>>>> >>>>> to > >>>>>> >>>>> try > >>>>>> >>>>> to > >>>>>> >>>>> match the curve, which of course is very bad. > >>>>>> >>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Ilitirit Sama > >>>>>> >>>>> <ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx>>wrote: > >>>>>> >>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>> He needs to confirm the subscription. The link should be at > >>>>>> >>>>>> the > >>>>>> >>>>>> bottom of any of the admins' messages. Give me his email > >>>>>> >>>>>> address. > >>>>>> >>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 2:03 PM, lindsey kiviets > >>>>>> >>>>>> <lindseyak@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:lindseyak@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>>> >>>>>> > wrote: > >>>>>> >>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>>> lol, > >>>>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>>> @ilitrit , gimme th fgc link again please.i added Hilton > >>>>>> >>>>>>> myself > >>>>>> >>>>>>> , > >>>>>> >>>>>>> and > >>>>>> >>>>>>> it seems he is not added to the mails. > >>>>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>>> ------------------------------ > >>>>>> >>>>>>> Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 13:59:14 +0200 > >>>>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [CPT-FGC] Re: Hi > >>>>>> >>>>>>> From: ryan820509@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:ryan820509@xxxxxxxxx> > >>>>>> >>>>>>> To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>>> *lol* Guys will just have to put their cellphones where I can > >>>>>> >>>>>>> see > >>>>>> >>>>>>> em, > >>>>>> >>>>>>> or else :P Scumbaggery at it's finest :P > >>>>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm busy editing the vids. Will start uploading soon :) > >>>>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 1:55 PM, Ashraf Barendse < > >>>>>> >>>>>>> ashraf.barendse@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:ashraf.barendse@xxxxxxxxx>> > >>>>>> >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>>> The first rule of Random FG club is... > >>>>>> >>>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>>> Gohan is a charge character. 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