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jdreyer wrote on Feb 25, 2013, 22:23:
I wonder how the A:CM debacle is affecting preorders of this game, and if all these enticements are partially a result of that.
I doubt it. 2K seems to be generous with pre-order bonuses. X-com gave you the first DLC free, a copy of Civ5 and a bunch of TF2 items as well.
Thanks to this turd, we'll never get to see an Obsidian-made Alien RPG. That alone makes me hate Gearbox.
"Game of the Year" is meaningless and needs to go away.
Is World of Tanks any good, or is it pay2win?
If you missed this game the first time around, you now have no excuse. It's worth $10.00 even today. I'd buy it again, but I still have my CD, so that would be pointless.
SirKnight wrote on Feb 14, 2013, 16:01:Beelzebud wrote on Feb 14, 2013, 15:58:
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/nonfree-games.htmlHowever, if you're going to use these games, you're better off using them on GNU/Linux rather than on Microsoft Windows. At least you avoid the harm to your freedom that Windows would do.
Thus, in direct practical terms, this development can do both harm and good. It might encourage GNU/Linux users to install these games, and it might encourage users of the games to replace Windows with GNU/Linux. My guess is that the direct good effect will be bigger than the direct harm.
I don't think you'll ever see him using it, or telling people to use it, but he's pretty clear that it isn't an entirely negative thing to have, and actually will do more good than bad.
Yeah he says it's better IF you're going to do it anyway, but this does not mean he thinks it's a good thing in general.
The point is that even Stallman recognizes that it's a good thing, because it will bring more people to try out Linux. He's not going to start wearing the TF2 Linux t-shirt, but it does contradict the notion that he's completely against it.
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/nonfree-games.html
I don't think you'll ever see him using it, or telling people to use it, but he's pretty clear that it isn't an entirely negative thing to have, and actually will do more good than bad.
However, if you're going to use these games, you're better off using them on GNU/Linux rather than on Microsoft Windows. At least you avoid the harm to your freedom that Windows would do.
Thus, in direct practical terms, this development can do both harm and good. It might encourage GNU/Linux users to install these games, and it might encourage users of the games to replace Windows with GNU/Linux. My guess is that the direct good effect will be bigger than the direct harm.
I don't think you'll ever see him using it, or telling people to use it, but he's pretty clear that it isn't an entirely negative thing to have, and actually will do more good than bad.
Optional Nickname! wrote on Feb 14, 2013, 15:18:
I thought Linux was the choice OS of those wishing to avoid DRM, closed systems and proprietary software.
What's next for Ubuntu, the Metro interface? Oh wait...
You thought wrong. Even Richard Stallman (creator of GNU and the Free Software Foundation) has said that Steam on Linux is a good thing.
Entertainment software isn't the same as production software that you'd use to run a server farm.
Dedicated servers remove the need to "shut down" a PC game. Why we seem to have to learn this lesson, after having dedicated servers for nearly two decades is beyond me.
It's like they're not even trying anymore. My god...
A zero-day patch of that magnitude says all I need to know. They released an unfinished game. Don't get me wrong, I'm not unreasonable. Bugs crop up, and need patches. Software is complex, and hitting everyone different systems can be tricky. However this isn't some 'hotfix' pushed out to solve a problem for a hardware configuration. This reads like a daily changelog of software in development.
Tom wrote on Feb 13, 2013, 17:42:Beelzebud wrote on Feb 13, 2013, 17:26:
I've tried playing this game, but it has a nasty habit of just randomly causing my PC to reboot. No other games do this.
If you have a Sound Blaster X-Fi, this is solved by running the game with the --softwareaudio command line argument. (Note the two -'s.) The game is triggering a bug in Creative's drivers. Unfortunately the devs don't seem terribly interested in coming up with a better fix, but at least this workaround works 100% and doesn't compromise the audio quality.
Holy crap dude, you nailed it. Creative X-Fi user here. I even looked on their forums and didn't find much info. I'm going to try this the next time I'm in the mood to play it.
Yeah imagine that. They want people to work with others. So communistic!
It's amazing how people are. Valve releases L4D2 and people flip out accusing them of pushing titles out. They hold back on continuing HL until they have something great, and people whine because they don't release enough.
Meanwhile in past decade they've revolutionized how we buy games, have released around 10 games, and back-ported everything they've made to Mac and Linux.
Get some perspective FFS.
It's amazing how people are. Valve releases L4D2 and people flip out accusing them of pushing titles out. They hold back on continuing HL until they have something great, and people whine because they don't release enough.
Meanwhile in past decade they've revolutionized how we buy games, have released around 10 games, and back-ported everything they've made to Mac and Linux.
Get some perspective FFS.
I've tried playing this game, but it has a nasty habit of just randomly causing my PC to reboot. No other games do this.
I love this game. No joke.
It is the game that finally made me realize that MMO's were a good concept that got completely ruined by greedy publishers trying to chase the success of WoW.
I *might* play an MMO when someone comes along and puts something totally new on the table, but until then, I'm done with MMO's.
It is the game that finally made me realize that MMO's were a good concept that got completely ruined by greedy publishers trying to chase the success of WoW.
I *might* play an MMO when someone comes along and puts something totally new on the table, but until then, I'm done with MMO's.
I'm still laughing that someone could say a PS2 game looked better than a game that came out in 2012. PS2 couldn't even compete with a PC built in the same time frame.
I have no doubt this game is bad, but those aren't PS2 era graphics, and if you think they are it's time to set the crack pipe down, and take off the nostalgia goggles.
I have no doubt this game is bad, but those aren't PS2 era graphics, and if you think they are it's time to set the crack pipe down, and take off the nostalgia goggles.
dj LiTh wrote on Feb 12, 2013, 16:44:
I dont care where it is as long as they dont use the NV engine or the gamebyro engine.
It's the same thing. NV used the gamebryo engine...
I actually did a full play through of Half Life last week when it was still flagged beta. It ran really well. Neat to see Valve fully supporting Linux even on their back library. Counter Strike Source is in beta ATM and it's running flawlessly.
They aren't getting another dime from me.
They should do another top-down RPG like the original game.
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