nutshell42 wrote on Nov 22, 2010, 15:46:
I used to argue against DRM, too. I still admire their stance and wish them only the best but I fear a few things point to the sad conclusion that getting a week or two of sales before the game is cracked is one of the most important factors for PC game sales.

Kajetan wrote on Nov 18, 2010, 16:13:

Overon wrote on Nov 18, 2010, 14:30:
Wow so let me get this straight.

You preorder Witcher 2 you from GOG you get it DRM free?

Yes and no. Yes to the DRM-free part, no to the preorder part. This is no preorder. It's only a promo page, where you can download free stuff after logging in into your GOG account. And once again, GOG.com is making fun of it's customers. Another perfect example of polish humor?

But i do like the DRM-less approach, a lot!!!

Creston wrote on Nov 18, 2010, 11:09:
Still, no self-respecting PC gamer would ever be caught dead playing at those resolutions and with those levels of graphical artifacting.

Creston

space captain wrote on Nov 15, 2010, 23:24:
CDs are digital.. and they are 16bit 44k

Quboid wrote on Nov 12, 2010, 14:55:
At a guess Id will be even more in the engine developing business after Rage, possibly not releasing anything to gamers beyond tech demos.

Nxs wrote on Nov 11, 2010, 16:41:

Nxs wrote on Nov 11, 2010, 12:22:
Wrong! What is really driving people to steam? You can't play a damn PC game without it! IN other words, you have no choice but to play almost any PC game on steam no matter where you bought it.

Almost any game? What? Nonsense, plenty of games don't use steam. You are talking full steamworks games which are a minority, not a majority. Just because you can buy it on steam and use it on steam, doesn't mean steam is required if you buy a retail copy.

space captain wrote on Nov 11, 2010, 16:40:

DrEvil wrote on Nov 11, 2010, 16:05:
You talk about Steam as if the service was responsible for setting the prices. It's not. The publishers set the prices; not Steam.

You speak as if they have zero input on the matter - and thats ludicrous

Steam is a multi-billion corp, they've got plenty of swing with the pubs

Please provide a link to a better alternative. I'm interested in Impulse but its nice having all my games in Steam and I'm willing to spend a few extra bucks.

space captain wrote on Nov 11, 2010, 15:19:
Steam is bullshit for charging full retail prices on games when you receive no actual physical merchandise.. as there is a significant amount of developmental money that goes into art/packaging/advertising, which is recouped in the purchase price - and im not just talking about the component cost, which is negligible. Since steam doesnt deliver any physical materials, the resulting retail price should be lower by a noticeable margin.

Rattlehead wrote on Nov 11, 2010, 10:12:
What a crock of shit. Steam has done wonders for PC gaming. It doesn't have a monopoly since there are many other digital distribution channels to choose from.

Whoever wrote this article must be really butthurt. Yea, I'm guessing it's that dick bag Wardell.

You will also NEED an internet connection as you play the campaign, because of the games tight integration with the online server that selects enemies for you to fight.

Sepharo wrote on Oct 28, 2010, 19:54:
The idiocy in this thread is amazing.

Activision wants to enforce a region lockout, Germany wants to enforce an adult rating ban, and apparently when Steam agrees to their demands simply as a retailer it is Valve's fault.

Fucking clowns. This is not like Wal-Mart banning books. It's a fucking contractual agreement required by Activision.

PHJF wrote on Oct 27, 2010, 16:19:
Stripping D&D down to a single PC was the worst offense of NWN.

Sorry, single PC and a "henchman". Worst. Idea. Ever.

Verno wrote on Oct 27, 2010, 08:58:

StingingVelvet wrote on Oct 27, 2010, 01:07:

Tumbler wrote on Oct 26, 2010, 20:16:
This game improved much? Seems like both this and civ V got pushed out in a sorry state.

Other than some opponent AI issues I don't see why you would say that about Civ5. It's very, very polished and slick.

Only if you examine the surface gloss and never explore the games sub systems. The game is fundamentally flawed due to the under implemented city states that are poorly balanced. The AI itself has numerous issues that will take months to patch up, assuming some of it can even be fixed at all.

So sure, it may look prettier than other strategy games but that doesn't really mean anything. It's a far more complete game than Elemental but they both definitely share prematurely released status. Civ 5 is frustrating because it takes many positive steps forward but a few idiotic ones back.

Creston wrote on Oct 27, 2010, 13:31:
The storyline is in no way, shape or form "fantastic."

In fact, it's probably one of the WORST campaigns in RPG history.

That said, the original NWN was a fantastic game, because it allows you to play luminal RPGs such as

www.adamandjamie.com

Check his NWN adventures. They are glorious RPG goodness.

Creston

D4rkKnight wrote on Oct 27, 2010, 12:41:
Atari stopped Bioware from selling the premium modules, but I do notice that one of them, Darkness over Daggerford, was released for free:

http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Modules.Detail&id=5122

PHJF wrote on Oct 26, 2010, 16:10:
...oh wait, never mind it went and fucked up my desktop icons.