[quote]The claims about how name-calling and anti-social behavior are rampant are seriously overblown.[/quote] I believe you. I think I was stereotyping the MP communtiy with past experience`s. I should not have posted that. EDIT worst loosers i've ever seen in mp After reading this post, I`m rethinking the above.
[quote]"online DRM" from Microsoft[/quote] What is this? I haven`t heard of it. Do you have a link where I could get a little more infromed on this?
[quote]However, cracking the GOO'd EXE seems to be less complex than the more overbearing DRM, and pirating intelectual property is still a big issue for many concerned publishers out there. [/quote] It`s not about stopping pirate`s, From my understanding. There is no stopping pirate`s. It`s about giving publisher`s "some" protection. It`s really about making it less painful for the "paying" customer`s.
Didn`t Valve(Steam) just announce something very similar yeterday? I`m glad the competition is fierce. We`ll all be the better for it.
[quote]But don't you think single players run the risk of getting bored playing against the predictable AI? Also, wouldn't it be more satisfying to know that you took down a worthwhile opponent (a human intelligence)? [/quote] You`ve almost sold me. I`m not afraid of experienced player`s, Just pre-teen`s who call me a fag and cheater after every defeat. I don`t have a alot of time to play sin`s. I like to get into the atmospherte that SP provide`s. If I
[quote]If developpers (as in programmers & coders & designers) can cut their titles manufacturing cost sooooooo much by going the digital ways for distribution instead of sharing (handing over, maybe) HUGE chunks of some profits to WallyMarty & who else in order to give gamers, faster, better more innovative products[/quote] New game release`s on Steam or any other DL service are no cheaper then boxed version`s. Where are those saving`s going? Entrenchment is
The title of my post may have been a little misleading. I`ve been to all the store`s mentioned above, It`s not that I just can`t find PC game`s at retail anymore. It`s the quality in which theyre released. Example, Call of Duty 4, It came in a box when I purchased it. It included a DVD jewel case and a 10 page install, Keyboard layout guide. That left me feeling a little empty. I would use Baldur`s gate 2 as a comparison. It included a 260 pg spiral b
I remember when I first started playing electronic games. I was 8 year`s old. My dad was obsessed with getting the high score on Pac-man at our local arcade. So, Pop`s took me along for the trip. This is when my own obsession started. I loved the arcade. Dad was on Pac-man, I was on Punch out, Karate champ, Pro wrestling or whatever it was called. Then Double dragon, Slaughterhouse, TMNT arcade and T2. I finally got an NES for christmas
Thanks for the reply`s. I apologize for going off topic in this thread. I have another question now. [quote]I maintain separate partitions for: * the operating system[/quote][quote]* system pagefile[/quote] How can this be done? Woudn`t each partition have to have the OS and page file present in each parttiion?
[quote]For me, it's because I like to have my program files on a separate partition from my games. My games are all on one partition[/quote] I`m just curious, Why do this? Does it improve performance? I guess if the hard drive was partioned into smaller sections the pc could access files faster, I think.
[quote]Player A begins archiving his entire list of player actions into a database. Player B is kicked from the channel for not speaking in standard english. Player C is now Player B. Player A is now Player C. Player C is now Player A. Player D is now Player F. Player A is now Player 8. Player B is now Player F3. All unmentioned players numerically, alphabetically or numero-alphabetically descending from t
First of all, I didn`t read all the prvious post`s. From what I can gather though, This is beating a dead horse. This will not change, Accept it. Or buy a PS3.
[quote]I do yours as well and will defend it despite the fact I emphatically disagree with it, but that is what is so gosh darn awesome about liberalism. We can agree to disagree and still tolerate each other for the collective good of the community.[/quote] I cannot and will not try to argue this. I quite honestly crave disagreement. It`s the best learning tool availible to us. I see the truth in what you`re saying, You`re right. We want the sam
[quote]Love those blanket statements and one sided value system comments. [/quote] Something I had to get off my chest. [quote]conservatism especially the fundamentalist[/quote] I am this. [quote]religious version[/quote] I most certainly am not this. [quote]abject naked greed fostered by a false sense of entitlement and pompous righteousness are the foundation of its ills.[/quote] This is called capatlism The western world runs
[quote]I like how buying a used copy of a game is suddenly some fucking heinous, immoral and borderline criminal act[/quote] Unfortunetly that`s the way it is now. You cannot buy a used PC game anymore. You`re not paying for the game, That`s console gamming. PC gamming, You`re paying for the serial #. I understand why you`re upset, I would be too. If you`re going to play games on you`re PC, This is the way it is.
Why couldn`t Stardock get this one? I love SupCom. I really have no interest in Demi-God. It`s just personal preference. I`m glad that there is a sequel comming.
[quote]I said that because he obviously, like so many other clueless people, think that a minidump is a bad thing that crashes the game.[/quote] Good for you Regi...You were able to regergitate this one again. Astrath already stated it, That`s fine. You on the other hand are trying to throw out the " A mini dump is an error report, Not a crash" f#$%*&^ brainstorm again. Thanx genius, This one has been kicked around since the release of the game. 
I just checked my Ram, All is well. Thnx for the great post.
[quote]In keeping with what Lucas said, why not sell a new serial key for a small charge?[/quote] This wouldn`t work. Anyone can download the game via torrent, Then write to support that they purchased it 2nd hand. The serial key is what you`re actually paying for. You would give people/deadbeats an ability to get the game at a fraction of the cost. DO NOT BUY USED PC GAMES
This thread has convinced me, I just ordered HoMM 3 Complete from Amazon. I`ll post my thoughts of it after it arrives.
[quote who="WTF_Sandpit" reply="19" id="1931860"]Did 1.1 ever get released of has Sins died?[/quote] It`s been a long time, I`ve had the same thoughts. Apparently it`s still comming. The first micro expansion is due on Nov 18/08. So maybe they`re comming out the sameday I guess?
[quote]you need to ADD your COH cd key to your profile , and make sure your COH Opposing Fronts key is also in there then all 3 campaigns are unlocked to play[/quote] I had both keys entered, I could use the opposing fronts content in multi-play. Every time I tried to play the new campaigns I got this... [quote]I dont have the data required to play the campains installed[/quote] I had installed Opp Fr over the original CoH. I uninstalled CoH and reinstalled from the
[quote]I'm curious to know how many non-valve games the typical Steam user has.[/quote] I have Deus EX 1, and 2. Nexus the jupiter incident(Which I highly recommend if you like tactical starship combat ala Starfleet Command), and Vampire the masquerade. The only time I would use a digital download service would be for older games I could no longer find at retail. If stardock was able to come up with digital download rights to System Shock 2, I would buy this instantly. This is a mar
[quote]"I don't care, I'm going to buy it anyway"[/quote] Of course I care. I dislike the protection as much as every other paying customer. This is a very difficult issue to deal with right now. Stardock`s sales are apparently doing very well right now with they`re approach to copy protection. I would say that valve is also doing very well with they`re approach. I have HL2, EP1, and EP2 installed right now. I of course would prefer not to have to use steam, I have given this issu
I`ve been looking forward to trying Mass Effect since I heard it was comming to the PC. I would buy it if EA stuck with they`re original 10 day check, I`m still going to buy it with this protection. I`m "assuming" that in the future when the games sales have run they`re course that this activation limit or the previous 10 day check would be patched out. Although I have been told that assumption is the mother of all f^%$ ups. This situation also makes me wonder what`s in store when Dragon Age
