Tanto Edge wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 17:30:
Half a million dollars, and they're just reskinning XCOM.

NewMaxx wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 17:11:

Creston wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 16:30:
I'm pretty disappointed that Amazon has started selling it again. What exactly has changed compared to yesterday, Amazon? Either you choose to knowingly sell broken product, or you don't. Make up your minds.

Creston

I pre-ordered with Amazon using a promotion. On the 1st, when the pre-load was to begin, I got an email from them stating that they would no longer be doing that. This is because EA decided not to do a pre-load and pressured the reseller into compliance. While I thought that was a dumb idea, I was cool with it. I shortly thereafter realized that my entire order was canceled! Of course, hours later, I got the email from Amazon, apologizing for it and offering me $5 credit.

So I go to pre-order again and, of course, the promotion had just conveniently expired. Basically, they forgot to leave the game off the promotion "does not apply" list or some other nonsense I'm sure they made up and used the pretext of the pre-load recension to cancel orders that used it. They suggested I call in if I had used a promotion, but I damn well knew they wouldn't give it to me retroactively since they had changed it.

So basically, Amazon tried to screw EA with the code, EA screwed Amazon with the pre-load recension, Amazon screwed me by revoking it indirectly after they got screwed, and EA screwed me by not having a pre-load and then a bucketful of server issues, all in the period of four days before and during launch. Now you have Amazon pulling the sale of the game and similar antics. This quite clearly indicates a serious problem with the gaming industry and it's a miracle the whole thing hasn't imploded yet.

nin wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 16:04:
"Does it run for an hour? Great! Get the fuck out!"

EA. You're in our game!

Bhruic wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 15:21:

Yes, a game where you can play it consistently offline without ever needing to connect to a server sounds a lot like an MMO. *sigh*

Look, if you don't like features of the way they are implementing multiplayer, by all means, complain about those features. Frankly, I think the whole concept of having the game world sync up when you connect online sounds stupid. But that's a far cry from your original assertion that "nobody wants a multiplayer RPG".

To be clear we are continuing to payout commissions on all SimCity sales that are referred, however we are requesting that you please stop actively promoting the game

nin wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 15:22:

I think I can probably get used to it if I'm in my own bed and not hooked up to a Terminator's worth of wires...

I heard they used to put a sensor around your winkie ( ), but thankfully mine didn't cover that...

edit: This is heading into weirder territory by the minute...

AngelicPenguin wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 14:52:
Don't get me wrong this is obviously a mess and a serious embarrassment, but I thought maybe that was THEIR point anyway with the dad's PC comment.

nin wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 14:48:

I just want it to be over. I hope the CPAP machine can help me, even though I had issues with it last night.

You get used to it, the the point that now, if the power blips in the house, I instantly wake up, as my air supply is cut until it ramps back up.

The first time I tried it when I was wide awake was a sensation almost like choking on air (I know that sounds weird, but the air flow is huge, when you're not used to it).

Did they offer a mask that just covers the nose, or nose and mouth? I mouth breathe at night, so I have to cover both...(obviously if this is embarrassing and you don't want to talk about it (it was initially, for me), feel free to hit me up in steam chat).

I hope it turns out well for you!

Mr. Tact wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 14:48:
Hey, a good excuse for road rage! Somehow it doesn't quite seem like a good deal though.
Here's to hoping you are able to find a solution.

Hump wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 18:30:
every Logitech mouse does the dbl-click thing after extended use. take it apart and you'll see that the little bar that depresses the actuator button is made of the same soft plastic the rest of the mouse is. After a time it will become squashed and misshapened just enough that it will no longer firmly 'click" the actuator causing a double-click.

If you are careful not to destroy the teflon pads to access the screws that hold the mouse together, you can usually reshape that little bar with a little manipulating (heat helps). You can also use thin plastic and superglue to fashion a new surface that can lay over the old bar.

or you can just buy a new mouse.....

nin wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 14:43:
They didn't offer you a valium halfway through? Technically I had mine filled at the pharmacy and they told me to bring them with me...

nin wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 08:54:

InBlack wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 05:21:
@Creston, @Nin: A close friend of mine has apnea, he didnt even know the disease existed until I told him to get tested after hearing his stories about falling asleep on the job, behind the wheel (!!!), during coffee breaks, during work presentations (Yikes!) etc. etc...

He has one of those sleep masks now, has lost about 40 pounds in the last 6 months, and feels like a new man...

I never fell asleep at the wheel, but I found meetings at work were getting ridiculously hard to stay awake in. Always tired, and on some weekends I'd sleep for 12 or 14 hours, trying to catch up. But mostly it was the waking up (sometimes from a dream of drowning) and having no air in your lungs, and inhaling so deeply and frequently it was almost like hyperventilation.

I'd also read a study that said that in something like 70% of stroke cases, sleep apnea was a potential factor. That scared the fuck out of me, and was the final straw.

nin wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 18:15:

Creston wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 17:47:

jdreyer wrote on Mar 7, 2013, 16:00:
Yeesh, that sleep deprivation article is scary. I gotta get more shuteye.

Funny that got posted today, I actually have a sleep study appt. tonight because I (and the doctor too) am fairly certain I have sleep apnea.

Sucks.

Good luck! Been about 5 years since I was diagnosed, and I knew I had it for years before that (waking up with no air in my lungs). See if the number of times you wake up in an hour is above 72, which was mine...

Bhruic wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 14:25:
No it wouldn't. There's a vast difference between an RPG that supports multiplayer, and an RPG that's an MMO.

And instead, what we’re going to do is if you imagine you’re largely playing offline or solo player, well…when you are connected online, that’s when all the persistent world changes will update to you. And so who owns what house and what all the decorations look like, and all those things will change. And so if somebody is running a farm or a pub or a blacksmith in some other part of the world, when you’re online his NPC shopkeeper and the way he’s decorated his shop will pop in to your solo player experience. So the persistent world you’re playing in will update to you every time you go online, and be continuously updated if you’re continuously online, if you follow my drift.

Mr. Tact wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 13:53:
Really?

I meant keep an eye on the development of the game for possible purchase...

Oh and you can pre-order on their web-site currently if you want...

jacobvandy wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 14:00:
I suppose it might, though these major patches have been happening only once per month, with much smaller ones fixing bugs in between. However, after they're "finished" with the core systems, they'll likely move on to regularly adding further content and such. They have to, because improving the game is what keeps people interested and spending money.

Bhruic wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 13:53:

Creston wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 11:43:
Also, this is a multiplayer game. I guess RG wants to see if he can mimic EA.

Pass. Nobody wants a fucking multiplayer rpg, Garriot. Well, I guess the SimCity crowd might.

Really? BG 1&2, considered by many to be among the best RPGs of all time had multiplayer.

Having multiplayer in an RPG isn't an automatic bad thing unless it's mandatory multiplayer. Since you can play this single player and offline, that's not the case here, so I'm not sure why this would be a negative.

NKD wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 13:51:

Creston wrote on Mar 8, 2013, 13:35:
Btw, NKD, don't know how long you've had this as your sig:

If you don't like where gaming is heading, stop giving your money to the people who are taking it in that direction.

but bravo. Very succinct and well-put.

Creston

Probably a year and a half or so. But really it's the only way to make changes. Beancounters love the data they get from preorders and sales about what people want. They don't love vague hard to quantify forum complaints. Forums are really for specific game issues that can be easily resolved. Not for voicing your discontent with the whole game in general. At that point it's too late for that because you shouldn't have bought it in the first place.

At least that's my thinking on the matter.