Sempai wrote on Apr 27, 2011, 05:49:
Thank you Bliztard for winning the Fucktard of the year award.

Dev wrote on Apr 24, 2011, 17:12:

Warskull wrote on Apr 23, 2011, 19:12:
If you are refering to FPS games, they utilize a prediction model. The predict where a player will be and utilize client side hit detection.

SERVER side hit detection. Which is why a lot of times you think you hit someone and it doesn't actually hit them. As well, if you think you got around a corner and then die.
You never want to trust a client for anything, that just helps cheaters.

JayDeath wrote on Apr 21, 2011, 08:34:
Looks great! ME2 is in my top 5 of greatest games ever played. I'm very excited for this one.

LittleMe wrote on Apr 9, 2011, 18:56:
Woooooooow!

Doc4 wrote on Apr 5, 2011, 23:21:

Teddy wrote on Apr 5, 2011, 22:25:
Or you could just, you know, say hey, they're giving away a fairly recent game for free to people who purchased DA2. If it was just about getting sales, it would only be for new purchases rather than being retroactive. Something they certainly didn't have to do.

So yeah, thank you Bioware and EA for the free game. I'm one of the few that have yet to try Mass Effect (1 or 2).

+1

Thank you, Teddy. I always like seeing the rare, positive post online.

Tom / Doc4

Jerykk wrote on Mar 28, 2011, 23:21:
I wouldn't go so far as to say "tons" but there are a decent number of console ports that support DX11.

Darks wrote on Mar 23, 2011, 18:27:
Beaver, you’re just like Verno, your making an assumption ok. Heres a clue back: first off I own it on Steam, so it’s ALWAYS up-to-date with steam. Two years past? Dude, we just tried playing this game about 2 months ago with all the issues I outlined.

Persoanally I dont like to argue with people, but Verno pissed me off to no end.

PunkiBastardo wrote on Mar 23, 2011, 14:14:
this game is awesome, one of the most fullfiling multiplayer experiences I've had, missions may take a while to get to their culprit, but oh boy, when it gets tense, it's unbelievable.
Also, I have to mention that I haven't had any noticable bugs myself, so... following the logic of some of the posters here, everyone else who says that has them just doesn't care about the poor developers. Also worth mentioning that I started playing well after it was released, so it was pretty patched up already

Darks wrote on Mar 22, 2011, 17:50:

^Drag0n^ wrote on Mar 22, 2011, 17:33:

Overon wrote on Mar 22, 2011, 17:28:
GFWL? No thanks.

Ditto. Epic fail, Codemasters. Epic fail.

^D^

This is the point I was trying to make, OK, so just because it has GFWL that constitutes a no buy? You got to be kidding me. I’m not just talking about this game, this goes for any game that uses GFWL.

The game hasn’t even come out but you all have made a conscious decision to not buy the game. To me that’s just absurd. How do you all justify your comments on a game that’s not even released? Just because it doesn’t have a feature that you all like? You all don’t have any clue how this game will play but you all made a decision to not even try it. Sometimes I wonder if people are saying what they do just to go along with what others are saying or agreeing upon.

This is the point I was making about how people make blind decision on a game that no one has even played yet. And just because it has GFWL is not a valid excuse to not purchase a game. Now if there were a lot of reviews out and the game sucked, OK I understand that but to make a claim about something that’s not out yet is plain absurd.

StingingVelvet wrote on Mar 22, 2011, 11:26:
Gotta love how they don't have the balls to ask why they are using GFWL when everyone hates it.

avianflu wrote on Mar 21, 2011, 08:27:
The point is that software copy protection is all about protecting sales of newly released software because that is when unit sales are greatest.

Jerykk wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 21:07:

Those I mentioned work in DX9. DA2 suddenly looks almost exactly the same on consoles as the PC DX9 version even though dozens of other DX9 games (incl. Bioware games) always looked better on the PC?

Color me confused. Yes, PC versions of multiplatform games almost always look and perform better on PC. This is because the PC versions offer higher resolutions, higher AA, higher AF and higher framerates. However, the actual assets are exactly the same between console and PC 99% of the time. DA2 is actually pretty unique in that it offers a whole bunch of unique visual features for the PC version, in addition to the usual benefits. What was the last port that offered hi-res textures? Or new lighting effects? Or tesselation? When you play DA2 at the highest detail settings, it looks very clearly better than the console versions. Make no mistake, X360 was the lead platform for DA2 but Bioware did put a decent amount of effort into the PC port. More effort than most ports get.

Dirwulf wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 20:44:

Muscular Beaver wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 20:37:

Dirwulf wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 20:28:

Muscular Beaver wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 20:21:

Jerykk wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 20:15:
For anyone criticizing DA2 based on the mindless combat seen in the demo, it should be noted that the combat is exponentially harder on Nightmare difficulty. You have to plan carefully and micromanage your party, otherwise you'll get destroyed. Granted, there's still a lot of filler combat and most of the combat encounters aren't particularly well-designed, but it's definitely not mindless.

For anyone thinking people are only talking about the combat: Its the whole game that makes you think youre sitting in front of a console. Just look at the repeating scenery and dumbed down content and controls.
I wont even start about the audacious way of implementing DX11.

What Audacious way of implementing DX11? You mean the Hi-Res pack? Ever heard of little game called Lord of the Rings Online? Did you know they do the same thing? They have a hi-res version of the game and a low res version. Why? Because not everyone has a friggin' video card that can handle DX11. So why waste the space and time if you can't use it?

Because the resolution of textures has nothing to do with the game running in DX9 or DX11. Its not only the textures, its also AF, shadows, particles and more. DX9 doesnt equal a slow graphics card, especially in the age of shitty console ports.

But interesting you mention an MMO. It almost felt like an extremely simple MMO actually. Something I would never thought I would feel in an BioWare game.

What? This game uses technology that DX9 doesn't support. Why add it to the game if you can't use it?. If you have a card the supports the DX11 technology used, you can install a graphics upgrade. That's the same logic behind the the Hi-res version of LOTRO, although with LOTRO its DX9 to DX10 technology difference.

Teddy wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 20:30:

Muscular Beaver wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 20:21:
For anyone thinking people are only talking about the combat: Its the whole game that makes you think youre sitting in front of a console. Just look at the repeating scenery and dumbed down content and controls.
I wont even start about the audacious way of implementing DX11.

The repeating scenery has already been brought up, but that's hardly a "console" issue. It's no more prevalent there than it has been in PC games. It's lazy and cheap just as Jerykk pointed out, but trying to add that into your 'consolized' argument doesn't make any sense. That sort of thing has existed in PC games for ages as well.

Dirwulf wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 20:28:

Muscular Beaver wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 20:21:

Jerykk wrote on Mar 13, 2011, 20:15:
For anyone criticizing DA2 based on the mindless combat seen in the demo, it should be noted that the combat is exponentially harder on Nightmare difficulty. You have to plan carefully and micromanage your party, otherwise you'll get destroyed. Granted, there's still a lot of filler combat and most of the combat encounters aren't particularly well-designed, but it's definitely not mindless.

For anyone thinking people are only talking about the combat: Its the whole game that makes you think youre sitting in front of a console. Just look at the repeating scenery and dumbed down content and controls.
I wont even start about the audacious way of implementing DX11.

What Audacious way of implementing DX11? You mean the Hi-Res pack? Ever heard of little game called Lord of the Rings Online? Did you know they do the same thing? They have a hi-res version of the game and a low res version. Why? Because not everyone has a friggin' video card that can handle DX11. So why waste the space and time if you can't use it?