I think its funny that they list a request for a feature as a means for banning. That in itself should make a consumer be wary of buying their product. That being said it upsets me since I've like a lot of games that paradox has made especially the europa universalis series. Hope they don't go the way of Activision and EA.
Its too bad that paradox has turned to this. Surprising that a complaint about bugs got a ban. I've posted lots of complaints about the lack of content in Majesty 2 and have yet to be banned there. Of course i have stopped posting there a couple of months ago anyway
[quote]but it seems to me that in modern navies destroyers are second biggest ships after aircraft carriers....[/quote] Battleships are the second biggest ships. Frigates are actually the smallest and are the real world navy's escort ship. Destroyers are also small and are escort ships. Cruisers are between Destroyers and Battleships. they don't have a corvette class.\ http://www.nvr.navy.mil/class.htm
Only games I remember from that far back are Oregon trail and carmen sandiego. Also some weird maze game where you had to fire and arrow at the monster once you guess where it was in the maze. First 2 on the apple IIe and the other was on an atari cartridge based computer. Later was Kings Quest and Might and Magic.
I would give you karma, but right now you should be standing outside a window with a boombox or guitar singing up to the bedroom window.
[quote]It seems you don't know how these things actually work. What exact problems did you have in what exact game?[/quote] It was Kane's Wrath. My buddy couldn't get the map maker to work since it would say the directory with the files it needed didnt exist unless he copied all the files from the steam folder into a folder named EA/Kanes Wrath. If steam offers the game with the map editor which it sometimes does it isn't an issue but they don't have that for all the
[quote]Why do custom maps not work then? It shouldn't matter where the game is installed.[/quote] When the program looks for the graphic and sound files it looks to where the store bought copy would've been installed. Since a game purchased on Steam is put into the Steam directory instead it can't find the files and doesn't work. I'm talking about non-steam games purchased through steam. There are ways around it like copying all the files into a folder with the origi
Its good to see that the offline mode works now. I'm still not inclined to buy games there however. Also its still a pain to try to get custom maps for a lot of games to work since it installs games in the Steam folder instead of the same folder a store bought copy would.
[quote]Alright then, aliens created piracy, so did terrorists, and planet x! Got you beat now in craziness[/quote] NOOOOO I'm supposed to be the ASS. Whoops gotta get back on Facebook and water my plants!!!!!!
since when do you have to buy an ip address anyway. Plus you can change your ip address on your machine whenever you feel like. Its not like you have to buy a domain for each ip address. Plus like I said I was just whipping up any ol' explanation for the numbers. ps. when did i say I was a critical thinker?
[quote]1. Would download and upload using their OWN money. 2. Cause a perception that piracy is rampant so that: 3. They can spend more of their own money on DRM?![/quote] No the company selling the drm software wouldve done it not the maker of the game...... To Raistlin... Hey man you asked for an explanation of the numbers so I gave you a story to do it. Don't hate on the story man. That being said the story I gave wouldn't be completely
[quote]So let me get this straight. You’re accusing stardock (or GPG) of creating bots to add to the infamous server woes that demigod experienced at launch[/quote] I was saying the owners of the DRM software did it not stardock. So they could sell more of the drm software to developers. I'm not saying it was definitely true but not out of the realm of possibility especially with the numbers that were put up and the timing of it happening right after a game without d
Actually it says 120,000, but also the 2 weeks before that Sins was the top seller with no anti piracy on it as well. Makes me think the makers of DRM put up some bots to continuously download and try to connect to sell their software after Sins dominated sales without it. It makes me very suspicious especially since Demigod was an online game where pirates would know beforehand that they wouldn't be able to connect so wouldn't bother with it.
[quote]Present me a PC that can run Crysis at maximum settings for less than $300.00 and I'll conceed the point. [/quote] Since when does the 360 play anything that looks like the pc on maximum settings. I just built a quad core with an ati 5750 vid card for 600 for someone. I can easily build a high end dual core with that same card for about 400. That pc will play crysis at maximum settings at least 30 fps. Plus you have to remember tha
I dont see how there is any difference of pirating losses between pc and consolesto Anyone with a Dreamcast could tell you that there isn't. There were pirated versions of almost every xbox and ps2 game available to find to play on the dreamcast. Lets not forget those nesterDC and GenesisDC discs everyone passed around. The 360 and Ps3 are both hackable as well. Pirating is just something they hide behind instead of the real reasons for going to console.
[quote]Do either of you Honestly think that when/if the time comes for the Human Race to start colonizing other worlds that they're going to take the "Average Joe" along for the ride? Sure they'll take the "Average Joe Laborer" along to build things before the main-stay of the population get there. Maybe some of them will be let in by default since they helped build the colonies, but, for the most part I'd be willing to bet everything I own right now that anyone and everyone who's chosen to g
[quote]He quite possibly did, but maybe realized it wasn't what the market needed. There are plenty of full-fledged tablet PC's out there, the reason they don't get attention is because nobody really wants them[/quote] The only reason people want the ipad instead of the other tablets is marketing.Most non tech people havent even seen a tablet before the ipad. When is the last time you have seen a commercial for the archos 9 on tv? Oh yeah never. Steve jobs made sure every news outlet
[quote]Relatively expensive ($550), W7 SE (can it join a domain?)[/quote] How is it relatively expensive when the Ipad wifi is $850? Especially since the archos has twice the storage capacity, usb ports, webcam, built in stand, and streams to your hdtv etc.
[quote]The iPad, and devices like it yet to reach the market, will have great utility not only in serving up consumer content, but also as terminal-like devices for delivering commercial/professional content as well as accessing and creating documentation.[/quote] These things have existed for 15 years(ATM machines, Point Of Sale machines and medical applications) and haven't gotten rid of the windows desktop yet. Of course the biggest problem with the ipad isn't its fun
[quote]When I say "instant" on I mean just that. Instantaneous. With a typical laptop, it has to "sleep" unless it's plugged in and bringing it out of sleep can take several seconds. [/quote] So ADHD wins again? I don't see how getting shiny stuff on a screen a few seconds faster can be better than over all functionality.
[quote]Valve claims 10 million active, about 25 million total. [/quote] This still doesn't show how many people are actually buying from steam.. I have an active account but have never bought through their online service. I was made to have an account through supreme commander 2 and LFD2 of which I bought both retail. They are just trying to blow up their numbers since many people flock to the place where most others go. they want people to say "Wow that many people
Kinda funny how they keep saying that piracy is affecting pc game sales. In the last year consoles grossed 15 billion with the inclusion of sales of the consoles. That's 5 billion per system if divided equally. Pc games grossed 4 billion and that did not include the sales of pc's. This means that there is a possibility that pc games sales are actually higher when the console hardware sales gets excluded from the equation. They are just flapping their gums
[quote]Steam & Impulse are the same way. Buying it used = screeewed [/quote] Actually you can resell or give your copy to a friend with impulse. You just have to call customer support to get the activation put onto their account instead of yours. Don't think steam has that option but, hey I already don't buy games from steam ,gamestop or EA since all three have major drm ,compatability issues(steam)or other bad business practices. Don't see why people even buy used gam
[quote]Not true - even with Steam you can easily install mods to the game yourself (downloading from the mod site, and installing it yourself[/quote] Actually if any of my friends buy an rts off of steam they can't use my custom maps. Also steam likes to make people pay for mods and such. Kind of kills some of the advantages of playing a game on pc.
[quote]YEAH RIGHT!!! LIKE MAYANS EVEN KNOW WHAT A COMPUTER IS[/quote] What do you mean. They not only had computers but also machines that could send neutrinos through space and time to mess with the Sins forums.
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