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Re: Steam Earth 2160 Issue
Apr 16, 2009, 02:05
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Re: Steam Earth 2160 Issue Apr 16, 2009, 02:05
Apr 16, 2009, 02:05
 
They have been selling Jagged Alliance 2 and it's expansion for years. It doesn't run on my PC and many others complain about it too. When it does run, posts have said it has issues like not being able to save at all (expansion) and unlimited money in the main game (which kind of defeats the purpose). Hell, my HL2 collector's edition wouldn't install for over a week when it first came out (Steam kept having problems decrypting it). This isn't new, just getting noticed more.

They have a pretty good thing going but screw it up from my perspective. I don't use them by choice and have stopped buying anything requiring the service. I would probably have a little softer perspective if doing business with them wasn't so robotic and apathetic. If you have an issue, it's like dealing with a broke vending machine that ate your change (you can leave a note and hope someone cares, in my experiences Steam hasn't. Or you can spend more time than it's worth pursuing it). In my opinion it's intended to be that way to avoid refunds for any reason possible.

This comment was edited on Apr 16, 2009, 02:23.
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Re: Mobilization
Apr 14, 2009, 05:10
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Re: Mobilization Apr 14, 2009, 05:10
Apr 14, 2009, 05:10
 
Patapon: My DLC consumption is 20% of what it used to be and is being scaled back even further. The more these companies try to force DL content, the less I buy. I don't have time or space to manage a console like a PC. Nor will I. As long as limits and DRM exist on DLC, I only grab cheap, disposable games. Flock at 15.99 isn't cheap, but I hear it's real disposable. Price is too high and glad I blew it off.
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Re: Mobilization
Apr 14, 2009, 04:48
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Re: Mobilization Apr 14, 2009, 04:48
Apr 14, 2009, 04:48
 
We have 3 DS systems around the house. We won't be buying the DSi. Ever. Period. I also get a strong sense that many serious DS users on the net dislike this system already too.
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Re: Demigod Early
Apr 14, 2009, 04:38
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Re: Demigod Early Apr 14, 2009, 04:38
Apr 14, 2009, 04:38
 
Here's the first review I have seen, may be more out there:

http://cheatcc.com/pc/rev/demigodreview2.html

Summary: 8 Demigods. A lot of strategic depth. Choice to play front line with Demigod, or sit back and make units. No real story. Single player is an AI driven multiplayer (skirmish). Diablo-like in skill trees and some items. Dota like in gameplay. Resources automated. Sadly no discussion of performance yet, but I did see someone on another forum state they got it last week and it can tap resources on a strong mid-range machine.

I will be picking this up as I like GPG stuff and I passed on DoW2 (I am pretending Space whatever never happened, see, I don't even remember its name hehe). DRM lite (code and registration) with probable additional generals/arenas at a later date (may be paid DLC).

This comment was edited on Apr 14, 2009, 07:20.
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Re: The Last Remnant on Steam
Apr 11, 2009, 02:22
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Re: The Last Remnant on Steam Apr 11, 2009, 02:22
Apr 11, 2009, 02:22
 
Command options are a direct result of party chemistry. Streamline your groups so they are tailored to present the command options you want. If you have jack of all trade groups, then yes, you will end up with a grab bag of commands. In the 360 version, you got like 5-6 commands per turn. 3 of them you could pretty much count on:

1) Normal Attack
2) Mystic Arts attack
3) Combat Arts Attack

The rest of it gets filled in from the special skills of each party member. Just 1 healer can be beneficial but throw the command choices in to chaos. Add in stuff like item arts, or mixing Mystic and Combat Arts together can also lead to more issues. I ran with 2 Blackout and 2 melee the first time. Then I did 1 Blackout 1 mixed (botched idea) and 2 melee groups. Item arts are extremely hard to raise unless you use them religeously. Herbs you will use, lotions are useful but hard to raise (unless you use the skill up whole army trick). Traps and bombs kinda meh. Shards which you really get too late in the game can be pwerful but it's expensive and might as well use mystic. Hexes can be useful but you need a hexer group to make it really potent (Animacule).

Another annoying thing that can happen is how you use your characters can lead you to class professions. If your main character ends up in a class like Guardian, you could suddenly find yourself flooded with defense commands added to the normal batch of commands . I never dug deep in to that area. I am sure by now someone out there has a good guide for it and I imagine it has a lot to do with weapon choices and how much you use certain arts over time. It's not something you choose directly, but something you gravitate towards over time, directed by your choices and actions.

My last run through that happened to me. I got stuck with Guardian as a class. I went dual wield runic swords for a nice boost to Blackout (was hitting for 60-80k area attack, was pretty sweet). But I think because of the 2 swords, and the fact I also did a lot of melee with that group, I got stuck with Guardian. When that happened, my odds of getting Blackout via command menu went down, and so did the chances for a synergystic command option that would trigger Blackout. Was kind of bummed.

Also keep in mind that the command line Blackout is often intercepted if you don't lock everyone down and also requires a pinch of luck. The AI will even raid lock you (attack with something out of range i.e. cheat it's ass off) just to interrupt it. Blackout through synergy is far more successful, but requires focused command pools to use often. The same with Whiteout (if not more). I found it really difficult to put together a party that would use Whiteout effectively when compared with Blackout.

One final edit and I will shut up

This game is better after you play a perfect game. In a perfect game, you see everything, you experience everything, and along the way, your main character gets loaded down with every skill set in the game through orbs. As you add more and more of these, your command pool will get trashed with random skills that you may not even care about developing. Once you finish the game and see everything, you can go back and skip the quests that load you up with these bogus skill sets and you can tailor a better main character. Or use an editor since it's PC.

This comment was edited on Apr 11, 2009, 10:01.
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Re: Blood Bowl Beta Signups
Apr 10, 2009, 09:28
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Re: Blood Bowl Beta Signups Apr 10, 2009, 09:28
Apr 10, 2009, 09:28
 
It's about time someone did this game justice. After this I would like to see them do Space Hulk as these guys seem to be pretty loyal to what the game is suppose to be like. Hmmm, wonder if the crowd storms the field like in the table top game hehe.

"What do you find next to every dead marine in Space Hulk?"

Answer: A jammed bolter.

This comment was edited on Apr 10, 2009, 09:30.
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Re: On Dark Athena DRM
Apr 10, 2009, 05:26
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Re: On Dark Athena DRM Apr 10, 2009, 05:26
Apr 10, 2009, 05:26
 
You all know I have migrated to console. But in protest to what Atari is doing to you guys on the PC version, I will skip buying any console version. I hope others do the same.
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Re: The Last Remnant on Steam
Apr 10, 2009, 02:12
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Re: The Last Remnant on Steam Apr 10, 2009, 02:12
Apr 10, 2009, 02:12
 
I promised to put up some links that I found useful for TLR so here they are:

If you want to power level characters, this is some good base line material:

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showthread.php?t=118750

General information and faq archive (you can go to the forum there too):

http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox360/game/939444.html

What the guild quests are, and what they reward:

http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/the-last-remnant/guide/page_6.html

A video guide to many things:

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showthread.php?t=123959

A breakdown of the nuances of "Leaders":

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=939444&topic=47801447

This is a decent explanation of how Arcana works:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=939444&topic=47691330

This is a decent database for information on Formations:

http://lastremnant.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Formations

There are some good guides for rare monster hunting and individual youtube videos if you get stuck. Just google the name of the rare monster or follow the FAQ.

Keep in mind on the 360 version, there were "missables", meaning if you progressed a certain way in the story, you missed things unless you started over. Be sure to read up on these if this is something that will upset you. I don't know how the PC version is set up since the 360 had a Disk 1 and 2, which was a huge dividing line between content. So you may want to follow the 360 advice just in case.

I played this game start to finish 2x. I probably put 200-300 hours in to it. I may pick it up on the PS3 when it comes out as well. The game sneaks up and grabs you if you give it time and get in to it. I found myself planning my next army just before finishing a game. The PC version removed or loosened up leader restrictions which makes the game a lot different.

This comment was edited on Apr 10, 2009, 02:27.
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Re: Morning Consolidation
Apr 9, 2009, 02:24
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Re: Morning Consolidation Apr 9, 2009, 02:24
Apr 9, 2009, 02:24
 
I will check out Stormrise again after a couple more patches (as I think there are more to come). This game is so hard to play. Frustration with the interface kills any fun that should be there.
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Re: PROTOTYPE Dates
Apr 9, 2009, 02:19
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Re: PROTOTYPE Dates Apr 9, 2009, 02:19
Apr 9, 2009, 02:19
 
Really looking forward to Prototype and InFamous.

This comment was edited on Apr 9, 2009, 02:20.
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Re: Will Wright & EA Partner Up
Apr 9, 2009, 02:04
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Re: Will Wright & EA Partner Up Apr 9, 2009, 02:04
Apr 9, 2009, 02:04
 
Sims is as fun as a jar of Sea Monkeys, just barely. I remember talking to WW on usenet right after the first Sims. I said I would find it more interesting if it was more of a Sim Neighborhood. Where interactions between sims across the neighborhood were remembered and persistent. So when you make all these different households, there is a greater social dynamic occuring. I think Sims 3 is doing some of that. But even though it's DRM free, I really am not in to this stuff.
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Re: Safety Dance
Apr 9, 2009, 01:53
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Re: Safety Dance Apr 9, 2009, 01:53
Apr 9, 2009, 01:53
 
Your department of Homeland Security hard at work...

"State-issued enhanced drivers licenses provide proof of identity and U.S. citizenship. These new documents are being developed by many states to comply with travel rules under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). Enhanced drivers licenses can be used by U.S. citizens instead of a passport to cross the border with Canada, Mexico.

Enhanced drivers licenses will make it quicker and easier to cross the border back into the United States because they will contain: a vicinity Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip that will signal a computer to pull up your biographic and biometric data for the CBP Officer as you pull up to the border; and, a Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) or barcode that the CBP officer can read electronically if RFID isn't available.

No personally identifiable information will be stored on the card's RFID chip or be transmitted by the card. The card will use a unique identification number which will link to information contained in a secure database. This number will not contain any personal information."

Potentially coming to Michigan, Arizona, California, Michigan, Texas, Vermont and Washington.

This also is a long range broadcast chip...

This comment was edited on Apr 9, 2009, 01:56.
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Re: Far Cry 2 Still Broken
Apr 8, 2009, 11:17
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Re: Far Cry 2 Still Broken Apr 8, 2009, 11:17
Apr 8, 2009, 11:17
 
I didn't have any issues with the game. Ran great, was ok fun wise. The problem I had is after 20 minutes you have seen everything there is to see and pretty much do. Sure some new weeapons down the road and a few different landscape layouts, but still the same game (missed the tropical locale too). Fallout 3 is much more interesting and chock full of cleverly designed mini areas, something Far Cry 2 sorely needed.
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Re: X3: Terran Conflict EU Patch
Apr 7, 2009, 02:39
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Re: X3: Terran Conflict EU Patch Apr 7, 2009, 02:39
Apr 7, 2009, 02:39
 
Theyarecomingforyou - Thanks for the info, guess that's another pass. =/
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Re: X3: Terran Conflict EU Patch
Apr 6, 2009, 01:09
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Re: X3: Terran Conflict EU Patch Apr 6, 2009, 01:09
Apr 6, 2009, 01:09
 
I have been considering getting this. Problem is I had X3 and it's still shrinkwrapped. I never installed it after buying it then finding out how bad it was needing fixes and clumbsy interface.

Now that it's been out for a long time, I may check it out.

My 2 big questions are, one, what DRM? Two, is this going to be one of those dev studios that break more than they fix and should I expect 10 patches?
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Comet Crash
Apr 5, 2009, 01:41
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Comet Crash Apr 5, 2009, 01:41
Apr 5, 2009, 01:41
 
I haven't seen this mentioned... PSN released Comet Crash last Thursday. This is a Tower defense game that also has you sending units in to attack your opponent. It works very well, and while you are building and running offense/defense, you also collect asteroids and have your towers destroy them for money. It's pretty damn good and I would say it's the second best console TD game to date. Pixel Junk Monsters is still the leader, but this one is worth the 10 bucks.

This comment was edited on Apr 5, 2009, 01:42.
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Re: Fallout Online/Project: V13 Developments
Apr 2, 2009, 21:44
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Re: Fallout Online/Project: V13 Developments Apr 2, 2009, 21:44
Apr 2, 2009, 21:44
 
If this was done with the style of Fallout 3 I could see it being interesting to play. The problem is, and will always be, that many people do not enjoy a game full of negativity all the time. MMOs are like living in a world, and because of that, exposure 24/7 to the same sinister world will tax people. Depressing landscapes, depressing conditions, lack of hope...

I am a big fan of this type of game since Wasteland. But Warhammer Online proved to me that a dark and dreary world all the time is not conducive to positive feelings about a game. Especially with a female population. Diablo 2 was dark and dreary but it was more rogue-like and less a MMO. It also had it's points of light and hope with the Angels and towns.

A Fallout MMO can combat player dread with Shangri La areas, places involved in rebuilding humanity that are appealing to the eye. Brotherhood of Steel should be like a beacon of light. I would go soft on profanity even though it's a big part of the recent Fallout games. So this issue can be mitigated some.

When you look at a development idea, you have to start cutting pieces of the pie away to see just how small your niche market will be, and that's just to get to a realistic expectation, then you have to plan on winning over just a percentage of that target audience (how much or how little is always the unknown). Fallout, to me, is pretty tiny when you look at all the divisions. Hoping for huge success in this would be unrealistic. Being slightly profitable and providing jobs, is realistic (but will be tough). Then at the end of the day you have to face the fans, and I am finding the last few years that the fans are unforgiving, rigid, and very prone to negative lashing out. Especially when an MMO will be compared to what Fallout 3 has done and what other apocolyptic MMOs are already doing. After all, there is another one about to release soon. Then take in to consideration that most shooter MMO games are cratering big time (Hellgate, Tabula Rasa, some others yet to be released which will probably do the same). It doesn't paint a very pretty picture for investment nor development.
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Re: Evening Consolidation
Apr 2, 2009, 19:42
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Re: Evening Consolidation Apr 2, 2009, 19:42
Apr 2, 2009, 19:42
 
What I gather from this strange Edge statistics graphing on console systems is this:

PS3 has 70% of it's games scoring over 65.
Xbox 360 has 62% of it's games scoring over 65.

Why make it confusing when you could just say it plainly? I guess they are trying to say something other than what their own statistics show? Who knows.

Edit: They are doing Wii next. Will be interesting to see what Edge statistics have to say. However, I think it's comparing apples to oranges. The Wii really isn't in the same league of development as Xbox 360 and PS3. They sell budget priced machines for budget quality games. I consider Wii to be the gateway drug to the real machines, and for those few classic Nintendo titles you can't get on anything else.

I Wonder how many games over 65 PS2 has? Why was 65 apparently considered the point of below level? I would be disappointed if my kids brought home less than 90 in a subject from school.

This comment was edited on Apr 2, 2009, 19:55.
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Re: Free Age of Conan Trial
Apr 2, 2009, 19:23
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Re: Free Age of Conan Trial Apr 2, 2009, 19:23
Apr 2, 2009, 19:23
 
It was fun the first character to 80 if you didn't mind grinding a lot and dealing with more bugs I have ever seen in any other MMO. After that it was a miserable existence. Not really much to do at 80. I am sure it's better now, but I doubt it's good enough. MMOs get one chance at release to capture and hold people. To me AOC was released in a pretty tragic condition. I doubt I would ever want to go back, no matter how good it got. If you have never tried it, it's worth experiencing, just don't go in to it with expectations that you will be there for an extended period of time.

Edit: Another thing that totally threw me off that game was the rampant and unhindered money sellers who spammed, mailed and took choice MMO money and item spots away from the player base to farm gold. That may have improved but I wouldn't bet on it.

This comment was edited on Apr 2, 2009, 19:28.
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Re: April Foolin' 2009, Part 5
Apr 1, 2009, 22:46
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Re: April Foolin' 2009, Part 5 Apr 1, 2009, 22:46
Apr 1, 2009, 22:46
 
Not sure why they would poke fun at a Spore Rogue-like... It's a perfect way to reintegrate those millions of creatures into a "real" game.
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