Posts by Skjalg

  • Dragon Age: Origins [BioWare]

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    ":1t6nwntz]Sentura, let's just say EA like Crytek employees a lot.Dux, sup with the blood splatter on the characters? Looks great tho, really looking forward to test this.

    Everytime you're in a fight your characters get those bloodstains for a while after..

  • Company leaks game on purpose for pirating

    Quote from Jetsetlemming

    I think 90% is a bit high for the average on when pirates can get updates. For the vast majority of games for example each new patch has to have the .exe re-cracked to work. A friend of mine downloaded Torchlight because he's currently traveling, so his credit card address and current location don't match, so he can't actually buy anything online. He's been complaining that he can't patch the game.

    Lol yeah sorry, I ment to put (dont) in the middle of that sentence. Basically my whole Cons list had that problem, but its fixed now.

    Quote from Skjalg

    In 90% of the cases, you dont get updates for the game.

    Also, funny you should mentioned Torchlight; while playing it I noticed quite a few bugs and while at work I browsed the torrent site to check for updates to some tv series I watch and noticed

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    Torchlight v1 12 Update-SKIDROW

    , and when I got home I immediatly downloaded it on steam

  • Company leaks game on purpose for pirating

    Quote from Taylor

    I've not downloaded anything for a long time, but I recall a significant amount of dicking about afterwards. Mounting it, applying the crack, whatever.Either way, we’re pardoning piracy because they have to enter a number. As someone who occasionally still walks to the shop, that is really incredible.

    I guess you're right in the fact that its a little more hassle to do the pirated thing now I guess. Especially if you dont already got emulator software or winrar.

    I'm not pardoning it either, I'm just saying I'd rather stay in my comfortable chair and download my games without having to get up, find my jacket/wallet to get to the visa card. Yeah, I know its lazy, and I know its a pathetic excuse and even more pathetic to realise that you dont have the energy to get up and walk 5 metres for a game.

    But thats how most folks are; pathetic

    Now this wasnt something that would deter me from the super awesome games (triple A games like the new mw2), I'd willingly go the extra mile (read: 5 metres) for those kinds of games, but I'd never in my life bother to do that to pick up for example Torchlight (which I have now btw, since Steam remembered my visa <3, its really cheap and really worth it!). The thing that deters me the most about triple A games now-a-days is the fact that I feel really let down when I pre-purchase them in norwegian stores (online), just to find out right after that they are freely available (no waiting 2 weeks!) on torrent sites for free.

    So to list the pros and cons here;

    Why pirate?

    Pros:

    • 1. in 90% of the cases you get the game in advance.
      2. No hassle with credit card (fixed with steam and xbox live yay!)
      3. You don't have to worry about some shitty anti-piracy move that would make your game not work. (Anyone remember the new CnC game that didnt work for 50% of the customers?)
      4. You don't have to pay.
      5. Never regret a purchase ever anymore.

    Cons:

    • 1. You are stealing, petty thief!
      2. In 90% of the cases, you dont get updates for the game.
      3. You dont get support if something happens.
      4. You dont got the game forever (only on steam?)
      5. The crack might be buggy and crash the game.

    For me, its pretty simple if they want to lower the amount of piracy on the pc. 3 simple steps;

    • 1. Always have world-wide releases! Don't let one group have the game before the other.
      2. Make it easier to purchase and download LEGAL games on similar platforms like steam (Steam still has a way to go).
      3. Lower the prices. Paying 60$ for a game that I don't even get a hard copy of is just too much.

  • Unreal engine 3 for consumers? WTF ?

    Quote from Zacker

    One thing I am wondering is, if this UDK makes UT3 modding obsolete in most cases, as this engine and editor version is clearly much more recent?

    Thats the general thought, yeah. But its kind of like saying modding for the source engine went obsolete once Ep1 was released.

  • Company leaks game on purpose for pirating

    Quote from Taylor

    It's much easier to buy stuff off Steam and iTunes than jumping through the various hoops to pirate it.

    Wrong, its just as easy. Browsing for games on steam is just as easy as browsing for games on thepiratebay. A couple of months ago it was easier to pirate it since you'd have to type in your credit card info in steam before you could buy, but now that you dont have to do that hassle anymore (since it saves your info) it's basically the same thing.

    What is still different tho is the release date. Sometimes a game appears weeks before on torrent sites because idiots thinks its a clever idea to release in america before europe. (or visa versa).

  • UDK Tutorials/Jobs/Snippets - The Ball

    You nailed it right there with your list, thats exactly what I'm missing. I found a thread about it which I didn't get to work properly;

    http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=706175

    I think its one of the more popular threads in the new subforum epic made, lol. Seems like I'm not the only one missing this piece of info.

    On a sidenote, I also found an amazing list of tutorials over at http://www.icecreamyou.com/ut3#11

  • Coping with dismissal of a teacher mid-semester?

    it seems like you need to step up ned and volounteer yourself to do the extra work.

    Pros.

    1. It will look extra good on your resume.

    2. You'll earn some extra cash.

    3. You'll get an A in chemistry (well earned A as well).

    4. You'll be popular and everyone will love you.

    Cons.

    1. You wont have much spare time.

    2. Its a huge responsibility. (but dont let this deter you, people will be understanding seeing as you are just a student yourself.)