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nutshell you have the right idea but the wrong company. Nvidia typically releases beta drivers within a week before/after a game ships that will do better with a title. ATI on the other hand is the king of crappy drivers and having hotfixes.
The problem with integrated graphics isn't just an Intel problem. My mom bought a new computer this year that was very good and 'seemed' to have a decent graphics card until I found out that it was integrated on the motherboard and it was a Nvidia chipset. The problem isn't a company that makes them, it's the advertising by Best Buy etc, that says it has XXXX graphics, instead of XXXX graphics card with it. But at the same time there are MILLIONS of possible computer configurations out there, and any 1 piece of hardware can be a possible conflict. Ever hear of the Logitech Mouse issue with Monolith Games?
Valve is successful because 1) they have a good engine, 2)they shop around for excellent mods made for their games, and hire them to release them. Counter Strike, Team Fortress and Portal were all 3rd party mods, and if I'm not mistaken Left 4 Dead is done by another popular mod team that did another mod and was hired to do this one.
Blizzard is successful because they don't skimp on quality. Considering Korea could be renamed Blizzard World, I wouldn't call them a niche dev like Stardock.
As for how easy it is to pirate software... it's sad. All you need is 3 things, a program to download torrents, winrar or winzip and the ability to read. That's it. No magic 8 ball, no voodoo or FM (fucking magic for those who haven't read many of Blue's appliance disasters). |
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Nov 5, 17:29 |
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Nov 5, 17:32 |
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Nov 5, 17:35 |
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Nov 5, 17:42 |
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Nov 5, 17:44 |
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Caveman |
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Nov 5, 18:01 |
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Nov 5, 18:04 |
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Nov 5, 17:45 |
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Nov 5, 17:49 |
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Caveman |
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Nov 5, 17:55 |
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Nov 5, 18:23 |
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Nov 5, 17:48 |
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nin |
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Nov 5, 17:49 |
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Endo |
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Nov 5, 17:53 |
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Nov 5, 17:56 |
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Endo |
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Nov 5, 17:58 |
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Nov 5, 18:02 |
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Endo |
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Nov 5, 18:05 |
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Nov 5, 18:06 |
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Nov 5, 18:03 |
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Nov 5, 18:11 |
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Endo |
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Nov 5, 18:23 |
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Nov 5, 18:37 |
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Nov 5, 18:44 |
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Endo |
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Nov 5, 18:45 |
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Nov 5, 18:57 |
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Endo |
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Nov 5, 19:02 |
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Nov 5, 19:05 |
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Dades |
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Nov 5, 19:36 |
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Endo |
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Nov 5, 19:08 |
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Nov 5, 19:11 |
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Nov 5, 19:15 |
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Nov 5, 19:14 |
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Bhruic |
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Nov 5, 19:19 |
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Dades |
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Nov 5, 19:25 |
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Nov 5, 19:36 |
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Nov 5, 19:10 |
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Nov 5, 19:13 |
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Dades |
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Nov 5, 19:40 |
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Nov 5, 19:45 |
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Nov 5, 19:58 |
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Nov 5, 17:40 |
Re: Red Alert 3 Dev: PC Piracy a "Huge Concern" |
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Nov 5, 17:50 |
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Nov 5, 17:49 |
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Nov 5, 18:01 |
He did make a decent point... |
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Nov 5, 18:07 |
Re: On the demo |
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Nov 5, 18:07 |
Re: Red Alert 3 Dev: PC Piracy a "Huge Concern" |
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Nov 5, 18:09 |
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DarkCntry |
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Nov 5, 18:16 |
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Nov 5, 18:22 |
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Nov 5, 18:10 |
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Nov 5, 18:13 |
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Endo |
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Nov 5, 18:28 |
Re: Red Alert 3 Dev: PC Piracy a "Huge Concern" |
Dades |
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Nov 5, 18:32 |
Re: Red Alert 3 Dev: PC Piracy a "Huge Concern" |
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Nov 5, 19:10 |
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Nov 5, 19:28 |
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Nov 5, 19:29 |
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Nov 5, 19:43 |
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Dades |
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Nov 5, 19:47 |
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Endo |
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Nov 5, 19:44 |
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Nov 5, 19:47 |
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Nov 5, 19:52 |
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Endo |
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Nov 5, 19:57 |
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Dades |
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Nov 5, 20:02 |
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Endo |
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Nov 5, 20:00 |
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Nov 5, 20:41 |
Re: Red Alert 3 Dev: PC Piracy a |
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Nov 5, 21:52 |
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Nov 5, 23:02 |
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Nov 5, 23:09 |
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Nov 6, 00:34 |
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Nov 5, 20:15 |
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Nov 5, 20:19 |
Re: Red Alert 3 Dev: PC Piracy a "Huge Concern" |
Dades |
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Nov 6, 02:04 |
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Surf |
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Nov 6, 03:23 |
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Nov 6, 09:54 |
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Endo |
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Nov 6, 07:07 |
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Nov 6, 07:15 |
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Nov 6, 07:19 |
Re: Red Alert 3 Dev: PC Piracy a "Huge Concern" |
nutshell42 |
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Nov 6, 08:49 |
Re: RA3 Dev on PC Piracy |
Dades |
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Nov 6, 10:06 |
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