Raptor wrote on Jul 31, 2012, 18:50:
I also did a random picture search and found this image from Skyrim:
Skyrim
Compare to Pripyat:
Pripyat1
or
Pripyat2
I'm sure you'd pick Stalker as the better and far more interesting looking setting from these.

Raptor wrote on Jul 31, 2012, 18:50:
Re: Theyarecomingforyou

Wow - comparing Call of Pripyat (2009 btw) to Skyrim (2011)

jimnms wrote on Jul 31, 2012, 18:24:
Only Clear Sky used/uses TAGES, and I wouldn't say that is worse than Ubisoft's DRM. At least with TAGES, after activation you can play your game whenever you want even if your internet connection goes down, and you don't get booted from the game if there's a disruption in connection or their noPlay servers go down.

Raptor wrote on Jul 31, 2012, 18:50:
The gameplay was solid and challenging and except for Skyrim I didn't have bugs in Pripyat (maybe I was lucky), whereas Skyrim was a huge mess for me.
Sorry, I know that Skyrim was all critically acclaimed and all that and I quite enjoyed it for the beginning part and till there were some challenges, but design wise it's inferiour to anything with a vision.

Mad Max RW wrote on Jul 31, 2012, 16:50:
The Stalker engine is nearly as fucked up as the Gamebryo mess. The only major difference is GSC created better gameplay than Bethesda.

ItBurn wrote on Jul 31, 2012, 13:57:
The interface is also a hellish nightmare, from hell.

ItBurn wrote on Jul 31, 2012, 13:57:
The PC version was better because of mods and the editor, no doubt, but the port was less than stellar.

Verno wrote on Jul 26, 2012, 10:49:
They allow the idea of selling content through apps, for example a game that sells some sort of unlockable or whatever. I'm not so sure they will allow an app to sell actual games and other apps. In fact past precedent would cast a lot of doubt on that assumption. Companies would just make every app free and sell content directly to avoid paying Microsoft a cut of the proceeds. Microsoft itself is pretty aggressive about monetizing its platforms, as someone else pointed out XBL is an extreme example of that.

Dades wrote on Jul 26, 2012, 07:24:
That sounds naive. Metro apps have to be signed and certified by Microsoft to be allowed onto the store, its not as simple as just making one and putting it out there. I doubt Microsoft would allow in app purchases to be free, their whole business model is literally copying the iOS store so they would want a cut.

Jay wrote on Jul 26, 2012, 00:00:
edit2: I just realized what you meant: a Metro Steam app that lets you browse the store and buy games, and possibly allow you to remotely download the games on desktop in the background? I think that's within terms of service (unless, again, Microsoft doesn't allow it), but that would be considered an in-app purchase and Microsoft will take 20% to 30% cut of each transaction (which Valve wouldn't like).

xXBatmanXx wrote on Jul 19, 2012, 10:37:
hmmm..some mixed messages there. Game guide people 100% a game - so that tells me they did EVERYTHING in 58 hours with 1 character....I dunno.

Prez wrote on Jul 18, 2012, 12:39:
One thing I've noticed is that when I play a "bad" game while I'm online in Steam (meaning anyone can see what I'm playing), I'll get messages from some of my Steam friends to the order of "Why are you playing that turd?!?" Everyone says they understand that entertainment is very subjective thing but in truth I can't help but feel that we try to project our thoughts and impressions onto others when it comes to what we think is "bad". I plan on playing the new DNF dlc I just bought offline for that reason. ;)

Sepharo wrote on Jul 17, 2012, 20:08:
I'm picturing the part in infomercials where the scene goes black and white and the person is shown to be incapable of doing simple things.

Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Jul 17, 2012, 18:45:
It's an aesthetic call so we'll have to agree to disagree. Ubuntu's implementation of Gnome isn't the only desktop environment in the world of Linux however, and before you dismiss a monolithic Linux as being ugly and difficult to use, you might want to examine some of the other distros and desktop environments. Maybe KDE is the desktop environment you've always dreamed of but never knew to try.

Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Jul 17, 2012, 18:45:
Not in the Unix CLI. Between regular expressions, recursive copying, and filepath completion, you can accomplish very complex file management tasks quickly, easily and efficiently. Toss in some aliases, and scripting functionality, and GUI file managers look downright primitive in comparison.

Trashy wrote on Jul 17, 2012, 18:48:
Not necessarily true, for example if you only need to copy specific file names or a specific type.

say you have 300 files of varying file types in a folder, you only need to copy the PDF files that start with bill_

you can copy them to a folder with this quick command

cp bill_*pdf /home/username/blah/

or you can spend 2 to 5 minutes arranging your file explorer to show what you want to see and then ctrl or shift click your way to select all the files you want.

Dades wrote on Jul 17, 2012, 18:03:
Windows is almost as bad as LED TVs, uh oh!

Dades wrote on Jul 17, 2012, 18:03:
Do you think Valve decides to commit millions in resources to development on inferior operating systems going nowhere if they could just stick with Windows and not worry about it?

Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Jul 17, 2012, 17:33:
You seem to be making the argument that user-friendliness is superior to utility. A simple tool, while easier to learn, has fewer uses than a complex tool. The reality is that while GUI's are easier to learn, they are by definition less useful. Rather than telling the computer what to do, the computer presents you with options and you pick among them.

Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Jul 17, 2012, 17:33:
Features like job control (if you think multitasking is limited to GUIs, you are wrong), pipelines, input/output redirection, advanced scripting capabilities, work environment customization, online reference, and command completion make the Unix CLI dramatically more powerful than DOS.

Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Jul 17, 2012, 17:33:
Again, nearly all serious computing -- whether it be the infrastructure of the internet, financial computing, scientific research, military networks, etc. -- occurs on Unix/Linux and there is a reason for that.

Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Jul 17, 2012, 17:33:
What exactly is so hard to use about Ubuntu, and what exactly is so unattractive about this desktop?