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Smarter elevators sort riders, stand ready to enforce social hierarchies
While we're still awaiting pneumatic tubes that can whisk us to our destinations, elevators have been gaining a few IQ points. For example, they can be voice-activated or recognize an ID badge and route riders to their floors, meaning fewer seconds staring uncomfortably until the doors open. But they can also track workers' comings and goings, and bosses at Philadelphia's Curtis Center can program elevators to deliver specific employees directly to them. Not coincidentally, intelligent lifts can also ensure executives rarely have to ride alongside the hoi polloi -- a feature Bank of America, for one, paid for but says it doesn't use. The Wall Street Journal seems to worry this is the end of elevator democracy, but we support anything that reduces our time trapped in small metal boxes.
Patch 4.1 PTR: WoW now tracking your BWD elevator deaths
The Blackwing Descent elevator is the greatest destroyer of raids since every moving piece of Serpentshrine Caverns. In patch 4.1, Blizzard will be tracking the number of times the great Lord of Elevators claims your pitiful, mortal existence. This is one of those times when my eyes widen with happiness at seeing how high I can get a number in a video game. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm has destroyed Azeroth as we know it; nothing is the same! In WoW Insider's Guide to Cataclysm, you can find out everything you need to know about WoW's third expansion, from leveling up a new goblin or worgen to breaking news and strategies on endgame play.
Cut the elevator music: Mass Effect 2 to feature faster loads
Somewhere in the galaxy, in the year 2183 ...Tali: You would think that with all the advancements made by all our species, we'd be able to create a faster transport system. We have been standing in this elevator for at least a minute right now. I feel anxious knowing that while the Geth plan their new attack on this galaxy, all we can do is just stand here and do nothing. I feel so powerless! Thankfully, BioWare's Casey Hudson told MTV Multiplayer that our next adventure will utilize "a completely new system" to handle load times. The loads will be faster in Mass Effect 2 and will become "part of the game experience." It seems like in the future, we might not have to utilize such primitive technology.Wrex: My people are dying.Shepard: ...[Image Source]
