BF1942 takes on more strategy than Tribes 2 with less complexity. It has resources (vehicle spawns) and player classes. Also, the vehicles drive much better.

Another thing Tribes 3 has going against it is bugs. The bugs in Tribes 2 were a joke. I've never seen a game patch itself to death before that one. Terrible product management and QA. It had a crumby interface, hard-to-navigate menus, the control wasn't as smooth as other FPS', and the vehicle controls were not intuitive.

Plus, the weapons sucked. I mean, who the hell wants a gun that shoots a spinning disk? In trying to be original, Tribes went with something stupid. Yes, we know every game has the Rocket Launcher, shotgun and sniper gun, but they do because those guns are the most fun. Spinning disks? Please.

I'm not sure exactly what game you're playing, but last time I checked, Tribes 2's vehicles were much more easy to control than those in BF1942. Menus? Tribes 2's menus were more than adequate, ESPECIALLY if you were to compare it to BF1942. The server browser is the best out there (that I have seen anyway), and the menu settings is set up like windows (start buton and all). I simply cannot fathom how you find that difficult to use. Tribes2's controls were VERY smooth, more smooth than most games that I've played (quake 3 aside). Granted, it has a steep learning curve, making it difficult to move at first, but once you actually sit down and play the game for more than 10 minutes, you understand how to make the controls work for you. It becomes second nature, and it gives you more freedom of movement than any other FPS out there.

I think you're makign things up to downplay this game.

I do agree that it was bug-ridden from the start, but they had fixed that. And besides, the sheer amount of lag that plagued BF1942 from the start made it just as undesirable for me. And talk about bad AI. But, they fixed BF1942, just like they did Tribes 2.

As per weapons, I completely disagree. Many of the tribes weapons are completely unoriginal, and they all have their own sort of personality and purpose. Unlike some games where you get a rocket launcher, a pistol, and 30 different machine guns. Tribes2 has classes, cool weapons, deployables, and fantastic, FAST, gameplay.

Oh, and it has disc-jumping

I would agree with you if you were considering AO as only a "levelling treadmill" game. I believe that there are other facets of the game that help satisfy the role-player in us (if you choose to try to connect with the community). I realized how much deeper it was than AC2, and I'm glad I went back.

In addition, I believe that it has more content than most of the other games out there. They have some a fantastic continuously-evolving storyline, tower struggles if you're into pvp/land control, and incredible community support. www.gridstream.com hosts a 24/7 radio station, there are community-run events, as well as GM-run live events that may impact the dynamic environment. (Poisoning the water supply, creating hostilities against clanners in neutral cities, etc).

While far from perfect, I'd say that it's one of the best MMO's out there. And to concur, it has come a long way.

This comment was edited on Jun 18, 23:57.

I won't be buying this game as a protest statment to the devs - you go exclusive to a pay service (or any subscriber service) for your demo instead of letting it be distributed freely then you don't get my money. PERIOD.

Rat, it's a Demo PREVIEW, so you should be seeing it publically released shortly. Fileplanet's just making deals to help get its members even more perks. Don't take it as if it's not going to be public.

As for me, I can't get the damn thing to run --- probably some EZPad error or something. Quite frankly, from what I've read, I'm probably better off

Ummm..hello?
As in everything on the internet,like information and data,not access.
Again,please read and you will see my post that clearly states "I PAY FOR HIGHSPEED INTERNET ACCESS"...Don't mean to spell it out here folks but sheesh!

So you're willing to pay money for something that you can willingly get for free (internet access)... however, you choose to pay money for a superior service that provides benefits over that of the free provider (in your case, speed, and in my case, the reasons I had mentioned in a previous post).

Now, why is it that when we're working on the same principle, I need to check my head, but you do not?


In addition, prior to flaming me for "having my mommy read your post for me", please make sure that what you write clearly conveys what you are trying to say, rather than a vague statement that could be read in a number of ways (perhaps proper punctuation would have helped).

Oh, I'm sorry -- correction: you're absolutely right, you can get the internet for free...

I had forgotten that you can get Juno internet (or Netzero if that still exists) for free. My bad. I'm sure you use that because you don't like having to pay for cable or DSL internet when Juno offers everything that these services provide for free.

I now see the light.

I've never seen a free service indexed so cleanly, with more gaming files than I can shake a stick at (old and new alike), with downloads so fast that I'm not "waiting" for it to download. Fileplanet offers more than just "exclusives". It's a game geek's dream all on one site.

Would I mind throwing my money away so that I get a game file service that is always running, always fast, and extensive? No.

If this makes me stupid, ignorant, or a glutton, then so be it. These people offer a service that's hard to beat. No more checking 6 different game sites hoping to get a fast download on one of them.

The last time I checked the internet everything is free

Oh, and last time I checked -- I wasn't getting internet access for free. Nor was the server that my website was hosted on free. Maybe data is free -- the delivery and hosting is not "free".

I thought the movie was decent... but could have been 5x better with just a little effort. I feel that it fills in with a bit more background story, as well as makes you more concerned about the environment that they live in (I could give two hoots about neo, quite frankly). I felt that the game was a decent complement to the movie, but it lacked in the technicality department. I felt that the gameplay was very much akin to max payne with additional bullet time features. I enjoyed the game, although the PC version sucked the worst out of all of them in respect to bugs and graphical slowdown
This comment was edited on Jun 3, 13:47.

I, for one, subscribe to fileplanet. Why? NOT because it gives me the options to download files first. While I enjoy being able to download files at 250k/s without delay, and I enjoy being able to participate in beta tests before a game is released, my main purpose for being on fileplanet is the sheer amount of files in their database. Trailers, Demos, Patches, mods, it's all there, indexed in a way that's very convenient for me to get to. Want to know what mods are out for UT? BAM, done. Does NOLF2 have a new patch? BAM, done. Any hot new underrated demos out? Wow, never heard of this, lets get it! BAM, done.

It's a plethora of gaming files that I can access quickly and easily anytime I want. Yeah, it's worth $50 per year to me. Oh, and the free 2-year subscription to Stuff is nice

Come on now, didn't you realise that efery one of these games raises the bar? Huge number of players, new dynamic gameplay, live content, blah blah blah. It's raising the bar, man, raising the bar!

... granted, I don't know what bar they're raising, but I'm sure that there's one out there

on the flipside, I'm once again forking out the dough for Anarchy Online, the "other" sci-fi MMORPG. I personally think that game has finally redeemed itself with constant content changes as well as fixed gameplay/client. Kudos to you, FunCom!

This has a silver lining for GameSpy, because there's definitely a few stupid people like galewind willing to cough up their MacDonald's 'I'm fat because of MacDonald's, not because I'm a sloth' class action law suit money for something it only takes a few more mouse clicks to get for free. However, I fail to see how this is good for MicroSoft, when it could mean additional lost sales because they made warezing easier than grabbing the trial version. After all, the warezer will still provide GameSpy's Freelancer site with a few click throughs

Well, I sincerely hope your completely off-base personal insults make you feel justified. Way to go, Mr. Big Man.

I still think you're wrong: People that are going to warez the game will warez it regardless of this demo. The person that says "Microsoft released an exclusive that I can't get, so I'm going to warez it" are only fooling themselves -- they weren't going to pay money for it anyway.

Im not exactly sure how this benefits Microsoft either, but I do know how it benefits me

Here's the short version: FP is for lazy people who don't mind dropping a few bucks to get EXACTLY what they want, when they want it, and at the speed they want it.

The extended version:

>Meanwhile, the rest of us know that places like 3DGamers,
>BonusWeb, AVault, Gamer's Hell, and numerous others exist
>where were can download those things, without waiting, and
>with a high speed connections for the incredibly low price
>of nothing a month.

>Feel stupid yet?

Absolutely not. While 3dgamers has some, not all of the things I want, their servers aren't always the most reliable. I've often gotten server full messages, and they haven't managed to get the speeds that fileplanet gives me. Am I paying to get something that I can OFTEN (not always) get for free? Sure. But for my $4 per month I get more files than any of the other sites you listed, not including the "exclusives". Oh, and what happens when a hot new release comes out? I had 3dmark2003 (just an example) the day it came out at a fast rate because of my service, while everyone else was whining around looking for more mirrors because sites were brought to their knees while people downloaded. Not Fileplanet.

Is it "stupid" to pay for something you can get for free? Perhaps. I suppose I'm just sacrificing some spare change to not have to worry about inconsistency in servers, as well as the ability to easily find gaming files, new and old, right at my fingertips.

>*Or* it'll encourage people to just download the ISO of
>the game. Did you bother reading the thread?

>See, that's why demos are supposed to be free. They allow
>people to check out the game for *free* so they can decide
>if they want to buy it. A key encrypted demo is definitely
>the stupidest thing they could do in this situation,
>because it encourages people to just grab that free ISO
rather than the legitimate test demo.

Um, did YOU bother reading the thread? The demo is going public as early as Monday of next week. And guess what, it's going to be FREE! As in, ANYONE can get it. FP people just get it early. It's not that difficult a concept to grasp, really. They get it a few days early. It's not that you can't have it -- just not yet. it's just a perk for fileplanet people...makes them feel that their money is being well-spent. I could care less, really -- I'm not in it for the "exclusive 0-day dem0z".

But let's be realistic -- people that have the ability to ISO the game are going to do it anyway, regardless of what gamespy and microsoft cook up together. I mean, come on now, who are we trying to kid? I have two friends who already got the full version from newsgroups!

You have your way to do things, and I have mine. Mine comes at a very low cost ($4.17 per month), gives me some benefits (I have to say I enjoy the 2-year subscription to Stuff mag), and makes it easier for me to get exactly what I want when I want it. Yours costs you nothing, and takes a little more time to get the same result. You prefer that, hey that's fine.

My point remains: this "exclusive demo" is a time-limited. If you want the gift now, join the club. If not, wait until everyone else can get it. It's only a few days, ffs.

This comment was edited on Feb 22, 00:55.

Okay, Ready?

Fileplanet people pay so that they don't have to wait in line for 3 hours to download things, and with high speeds. AS PART OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP, they receive this demo BEFORE IT BECOMES PUBLIC. As in, hey people, it's not a public demo yet! It's an exclusive! It's not meant for you yet. It's a perk for the subscribers. If you're pissed because you have to wait three days, join fileplanet for the perks, or suck it up and wait. For me, fileplanet is a convenience, and one that I'm willing to pay money for. I think it's VERY fair to have benefits for members such as this. If gamespy and microsoft forge a deal that will benefit fileplanet members, it will both please the current members as well as entice new members to join for the exclusives. If you still don't agree with it, then at least remember this: the demo is not public YET. It will be, just be patient until the "elite" FP people get their share.

As far as I see it, this is not a "free demo" -- this is a gift to fileplanet subscribers -- a chance to play a demo of a game before it's released public. If you can't handle the fact that someone gets to play a game before you do because they shelled out some money to a service, then you need to grow up and realize that money makes the world go around. You'll get your chance to play, but you're just going to have to wait.

I paid money for fileplanet because I wanted fast downloads. When I started getting exclusives, that was the icing on the cake. If you don't believe in this, then just sit and wait until it becomes public, and quit complaining.

For installing IPX, you need to choose a protocol supplied by MICROSOFT -- called IPX/SPX compatible protocol. at least that's what's worked in the past. I assume ME is set up similarly to 98 in that regard.

Whats even more funny is that this GFFX is, from what I understood, Nvidia's response to the 9700. What I see is Nvidia making a card that's essentially on par with the 9700, but about 100x more butt-ugly.

gg nvidia. gg.

I'm a fileplanet subscriber, and I received this in the mail today on 2 CDs. It quickly joined my AOL CDs in "Frisbee Heaven"

"Up to a 25% increase in performance."

And I assume that if they're anything like their other 40.xx series drivers, they'll offer "40% decrease in visual quality and stability"

I sincerely hope that they are better than the other 40-series drivers. Time will tell, I suppose. If anyone uses these betas, please let us know.

I could be wrong, but IIRC Mark Rein said back in May that the demo would be out "in about 3 weeks". And if you're referring to ME not getting that joke, I got it