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Dragon Age turning into Mass Effect? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

I was really, really hoping that Dragon Age and Mass Effect could co-exist side by side without melting into one another. Apparently Bioware or EA have different plans. Personally, I have enjoyed Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2, but I enjoyed Dragon Age more. I just loved the fact that I could change so much about my character, not just cosmetic changes, right from the start. It looks like they are taking this away in favor of the one male or one female approach that Mass Effect 2 had, which I d

Reply to Forums go Boom every time I try to post! in Forum Issues Stardock Forums

Thanks for the update. Apparently it was not all in our head as some people tried to suggest nor was it linked to where we are located.

Reply to CD Projekt Statement on Witcher 2 and DRM in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="bonscott" reply="30" id="2674160"] So anyway, the DVD version with the patch has no DRM at all. Digital versions appear to still have the DRM. This is similar to how Firaxis removed all DRM from Civilization 4 with the last patch they released. Other games have done this as well so I do like the trend of removing DRM after initial release. [/quote] Not really similar to Civ IV. Civ IV did not have tages or activation limits that

Reply to CD Projekt Statement on Witcher 2 and DRM in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Annatar11" reply="24" id="2673420"]Except Dragon Age didn't fail, and didn't come anywhere close to. It was hugely successful. Doesn't mean everyone liked it, but hey, GTA 4 is hugely successful and I can't stand it - doesn't make it fail. And yep, I loved Dragon Age. [/quote] I enjoyed Dragon Age too, and that game definitely did not fail. I thought it was darker than some of the other games, especially the dwarf area which was well done. Was it bleeding from your ey

Reply to Amazing Steam Sales Going on in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="KWAiRT" reply="78" id="2672481"]I picked up: Grand Ages Rome: Very dissapointed being an avid city builder fan this game fails on a few levels. Graphically it's very easy on the eyes but very demanding performance wise. All for nothing as gameplay is very shallow. Tropico 3 is MUCH better in all areas respectively except that it's not Rome. $6.75US [/quote] I am mourning the loss of quality city builders too. I enjoy Tro

Reply to Forums go Boom every time I try to post! in Forum Issues Stardock Forums

I get 2-10 booms every single day I post. Sometimes it takes a few minute for the forums to show up which is not exactly daily but not as infrequent as weekly either. I don't know that the answer to overstating a problem is to understate it however. There was one person in 15 pages that said something about not caring if they get banned, so if anything, you're talking about a problem of sensationalizing things while doing it yourself.

Reply to DRM/STEAM and a Few Other Questions in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Vladesch" reply="25" id="2672019"] Most people consider DRM to mean that the software or media is tied to the particular machine that it is run on, with some sort of recognition of the machine itself, so if you were to transfer it to another machine it would cease operation. For example windows uses drm, since if you take an image of a windows volume and put it on another machine it will require reactivation. Same for a lot of the new games. They will o

Reply to DRM/STEAM and a Few Other Questions in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="OMG_BlackHatHedgehog" reply="16" id="2671770"]Also, it's 16-player MP now, not 32. Furthermore, unlike Ubisoft, you CAN save your saved games on your local machine. They just keep an additional copy on their machines for your convenience. An custom servers, again. You do not have to connect to Stardock's servers to play and you can play multiplayer illegally on custom servers. [/quote] You need to take your medication of whatever it is you

Reply to DRM/STEAM and a Few Other Questions in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="kyogre12" reply="13" id="2671693"] Quoting Bill_Door, reply 11 Quoting Nesrie, reply 10 It's not zero DRM. I mean after demigod's release, storing patches in Impulse is not zero DRM. Impulse Reactor is not zero DRM either. And forcing all multi-player games onto official servers where you can bet they verify accounts is not zero DRM either. Don't mistake non-invasive DRM with zero DRM. Depends on your

Reply to DRM/STEAM and a Few Other Questions in War of Magic Stardock Forums

[quote who="Bill_Door" reply="2" id="2671592"] There will be zero DRM. [/quote] It's not zero DRM. I mean after demigod's release, storing patches in Impulse is not zero DRM. Impulse Reactor is not zero DRM either. And forcing all multi-player games onto official servers where you can bet they verify accounts is not zero DRM either. Don't mistake non-invasive DRM with zero DRM.

Reply to Forums go Boom every time I try to post! in Forum Issues Stardock Forums

[quote who="Jafo" reply="323" id="2671490"] If you get a whole collection of doom-sayers in one place at one time....the 'sky will fall'....as it will be the commonly accepted/expected norm. [/quote] You honestly think we are all just on here making shit up? Seriously Jafo, at least pretend you care that this site's reputation is in the toilet.

Reply to Would you trade HD Graphics for Gameplay? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="ZehDon" reply="39" id="2667015"] For me, if I'm expected to pay full price (AU$70.00-AU$120.00) the lowest graphical standard I'd be willing to accept to probably somewhere between Unreal Tournament 2004 and World of Warcraft. [/quote] I think this is an important point too. You see this a lot in the MMO sphere. You've got these small developers/publishers complaining that their games are being unfairly compared to existing Triple A titles. My answer to tha

Reply to Amazing Steam Sales Going on in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="ZehDon" reply="69" id="2667024"] Quoting kryo, reply 68 ...But personally it bothers me when people buy things (in general) just because they're cheap that they didn't have any real interest in; others taking advantage of that human tendency even more so... Oh, I agree. You haven't saved a cent if you weren't going to buy it otherwise. I was on the fence about The Witcher, so it being cheap made my purchase decision easier, as it doesn'

Reply to Amazing Steam Sales Going on in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="kryo" reply="62" id="2666874"]I'm saying that the reasoning a lot of people seem to have--that Steam is selling things for cheap because they're superawesome and love gamers and just want to generously give you the chance to play all these games--is fallacious. It's purely business to them, leveraging their already massive market and advertising power to take advantage of impulse shoppers and kick the competition in the gut in one shot. The more power Steam gets, the mo

Reply to Amazing Steam Sales Going on in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who=" kryo " reply="55" id="2666824"] You'd be surprised. Most traditional development model titles (focused on new releases, rather than long-term additions and support) make the bulk of their sales early in life and taper off pretty dramatically once the initial rush is past. [/quote] Well I can certainly believe that. I mean just looking at numbers that are available shows that MW2 type games sell massive amounts in the first few months. Wha

Reply to Amazing Steam Sales Going on in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

I understand Kyro's argument well enough, and sure, maybe some people are opening up their wallets to buy a game for a dollar. It's a dollar. I don't know that it's a great idea to compete with Steam by offering relatively weak sales to people who were already going to buy the game to begin with. I mean the conversation about Impulse's sale was pretty much buried the minute Steam's sale went live. You can't buy that kind of marketing, and to say that they're only selling games that are low vo

Reply to Amazing Steam Sales Going on in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="kryo" reply="46" id="2666728"]In my experience, most people don't like being ad-bombed on their own machine. Many just don't realize that they can disable it and wind up tolerating it anyway. I can't help but buy games I don't even need, because for $2-$5, why not? They price slow-moving products below the impulse-buy (ha) threshold (with a couple of first party titles or older third party AAA games to make it less obvious what t

Reply to Steam: A monopoly in the making? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Guest83" reply="53" id="2666331"]Interesting article from an anti-trust lawyer about Steam actually not beeing a monopoly: http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/06/steam-is-not-a-monopoly/ [/quote] I dont' recall anyone really saying Steam IS a monopoly so much as what the title of this thread suggests, they are in the process of becoming one. For a number of monopolies, as in companies that the courts stepped in and literally broke apart, you could see the proble

Reply to Amazing Steam Sales Going on in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="ZehDon" reply="30" id="2666081"]Interesting timing for the Sales. Impulse has it's birthday sale, and Steam has the largest run of discounts in the platforms history. In any case, I have to agree that there are some fantastic deals on here that you'd be crazy to miss out on. [/quote] I don't know, their Christmas sale this past year was pretty large. I would say it's on scale with that, and around as long too. I am sure one is slightly longer or had m

Reply to Would you trade HD Graphics for Gameplay? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

I play Paradox strategy games. There is certainly nothing graphically outstanding about those games, in fact, Crusader Kings is downright ugly, especially the character portraits which you spend a lot of time looking at. For me, how important graphics are in a game is related to the type of game I am playing. I give a lot of leeway for strategy titles. My FPS games, which I don't play as often, need to look like they didn't come out of the 90s and water actually splash when I walk in it

Reply to Amazing Steam Sales Going on in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Our group picked up borderlands earlier, four pack. It is possible it might show up on a one day sale but we've been having a blast. Steam sure knows how to do a sale these days. Oh Trine, finally grabbed that. Loved the demo.

Reply to OnLive is Live, Anyone Try it yet? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

I hear you there on budget and preference. I can't see myself declining an expensive computer that happens to fall into my lap, but I can't see myself buying one unless, of course, those lottery numbers work out and it can be split a few ways ;-).

Reply to OnLive is Live, Anyone Try it yet? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Raven X" reply="27" id="2664185"] Very true, well said, Nesrie. It sounds like you know how to get a lot for your money, and that's what ultimately matters for us consumers. [/quote] Whep I've tried to post yesterday and gave up, we'll see if this one goes through. Yep Raven, I am relatively frugal although if you ask my family, many of which use me as a source for tech info, I spend way too much on computers, video games and little tech goodies. He

Reply to Forums go Boom every time I try to post! in Forum Issues Stardock Forums

[quote who="Moosetek13" reply="210" id="2664483"]Or what about the links between Stardock and the user? I haven't had a boom in weeks. I am in San Diego, CA - in the USA. And a lot of the booms seem to come from down under. Could it be something on their end? [/quote] I am "just" north of you. If this post goes through, it will be the first one of the day.

Reply to Impulse Celebrates 2nd Birthday with Catalogue-wide Sale in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="marlowwe" reply="29" id="2664233"]Awesome stuff - took a chance and picked up Elemental. [/quote] Boy do I want to, but without my group onboard, I just have to wait and see. I am liking what I am seeing so far though.