SectorEffector wrote on Nov 19, 2012, 14:46:
That entire croteam thread needed to die.


If you want win 8, download classic shell, disable hot corners and you ALMOST will never even know you're using win 8.

NegaDeath wrote on Nov 18, 2012, 03:18:
Want to know whats really grinding my gears with 8? Aero glass is gone. Every other moronic decision they made is fixable with programs except that. What they have instead is bland, boring and flat. It shouldn't bother me as much as it does since its purely visual but every time I look at the screen it just looks wrong. "Leave the option in? Nah, we don't do the "options" thing anymore."

Edit: This makes me feel better

Windows 8. It’s a floor wax. No, it’s a dessert topping. Microsoft’s new whatever-the-F-it-is operating system is a confusing, Frankenstein’s monster mix of old and new that hides a great desktop upgrade under a crazy Metro front-end. It’s touch-first, as Microsoft says, but really it’s touch whether you want it or not (or have it or not), and the firm’s inability to give its own customers the choice to pick which UI they want is what really makes Windows 8 confounding to users. I actually like Windows 8 quite a bit and can’t imagine switching back. But I do understand the complaints of customers who aren’t getting what they wanted or asked for.

Parallax Abstraction wrote on Nov 17, 2012, 20:08:
Anyone who thinks this exact kind of thing isn't coming to OS X is kidding themselves. Microsoft may have done it first but make no mistake, Apple wants in on this too. They can wait longer because they have a monopoly on the hardware market for their platform and have managed to convince people to overpay for hardware because tons of people just own Macs because they're fashionable but they want their cut of app sales on every platform just like Microsoft does.

Doombringer wrote on Nov 17, 2012, 19:10:
I'm seeing a lot of "gasp!" and "the sky is falling!" regarding Windows 8's "Metro" or RT apps...

I suppose it wouldn't be so shocking if Microsoft said "hey, it's like iOS. Get it?"

Because that's what it is. It's a walled garden. You can't install whatever you'd like on an iOS device, and yet, somehow Apple can't sell enough of them. People are eating them up. Did you think Microsoft *wasn't* going to want a piece of this?

StingingVelvet wrote on Nov 17, 2012, 18:03:
If the fears end up being well-founded then 7 is my last OS for gaming and I keep my machine for legacy purposes. If the fears are as paranoid as I hope they are then I will upgrade when 9 comes out, skipping over 8 like most people skipped Vista.

D_K_night wrote on Nov 16, 2012, 12:35:
But it's a "demo" that allows you to complete the entire campaign from beginning to end. All the things you would have been able to do with a sub - you can still do, as F2P...it's just a bit more expensive or more time consuming.

Fair trade IMO when you get to play for free.

sauron wrote on Nov 16, 2012, 11:07:
"I felt a minor disturbance in the Force, as if a few hundred Chinese Gold Farmers suddenly cried out in mild annoyance, and then returned to business as usual".

jacobvandy wrote on Nov 14, 2012, 13:56:
Also, to everybody complaining about the graphics... This is a console trailer. Duh.

w34sl3 wrote on Nov 14, 2012, 12:11:
After reading it all I can think of is the matrix....

Cliffy B picks up the phone and it rings...

Cliffy: Hello.
Morpheus: Hello, Cliffy. Do you know who this is?
Cliffy: Morpheus.
Morpheus: Yes. I've been looking for you, Cliffy. I don't know if you're ready to see what I want to show you, but unfortunately you and I have run out of time. They're coming for you, Cliffy, and I don't know what they're going to do...

heh

Mr. Tact wrote on Nov 14, 2012, 10:17:
His wiki page indicates he left Epic in October to "take a break" after 20 years of game making, since age 17. If that's true it would seem unlikely he'd be interested in joining Ubisoft. But whatever. Truthfully, prior to this news post I don't recall ever hearing his name before.

Parallax Abstraction wrote on Nov 13, 2012, 22:49:
I doubt that would even get past regulators to be honest.

Beamer wrote on Nov 13, 2012, 15:46:
Plenty of people buy the iPad expecting a laptop replacement, too. Idiots. But Microsoft was particularly bad in explaining what RT was.

avianflu wrote on Nov 13, 2012, 14:31:
the metro interface should exist only on portable touch-screen devices.

It really is that simple.

Crustacean Soup wrote on Nov 12, 2012, 14:37:
Fine, I assumed you'd base your choice of operating systems ("the last OS I get from MS") on productivity instead of cosmetics. I guess we just have different things in mind when we choose software.

I wouldn't advocate for purchasing Windows 8 if you already have Windows 7 mind you (I did it partially for development purposes, but since I don't mind the OS I also don't mind having it replace 7 as my main work OS). It's a nice but fairly minor upgrade; it kind of reminds me of an OS X upgrade, and I tend to only get every-other one of those.

Crustacean Soup wrote on Nov 12, 2012, 14:22:

wtf_man wrote on Nov 12, 2012, 12:20:
Win7 appears to be the last OS I get from MS. - I really hate Metro that much.

Meh. I'm using Windows 8 right now. It's fine. Honestly, it hasn't cost me any productivity. The only thing I can think of that I've lost is the launch lists for start menu shortcuts (highlighting Visual Studio and being able to click on a recently-opened project right in the start menu), and I only ever noticed one or two programs making use of that in Windows 7 anyways.