[quote who="KickACrip" reply="152" id="2613756"] Quoting KickACrip, reply 146 Also, you're right - D2D has Civ4 Complete on sale as well. BUT I noticed they don't have Civilization 3 at all (I searched "Civilization" and "Civilization 3") - which steam has on sale for $1.25 (Complete Edition). Also, what free weekend games does D2D have going on? [/quote] D2D had Civ IV on sale first I believe, not "as well". D
[quote who=" KickACrip " reply="146" id="2613694"] I've had Steam since HalfLife 2, and am amazed at the level of ignorance in this thread! "Oh yeah, if only Steam has the game, gamers will get screwed because there will be no competition!" - Yeah, that's why I can currently purchase Civilization 4 Complete for 75% off ($10USD), why I'm presented with numerous sales on a "specials" page, and why I'm given the opportunity to test current games via
Ubisoft is already on my won't buy from list. I am taking a step further than some though, I won't buy it for my console either which doesn' thave the DRM issue. Ubisoft as a company, as a whole, is not returning to my house until they either straighten up or just never.
[quote who="DeCypher00" reply="138" id="2613636"] That's my entire point. Steam already has a choke hold on PC digital distribution and NOTHING BAD HAS HAPPENED. Even if, as some people think, Steam engulfs all PC digital sales (and we ignore retail PC game sales...), gamers will still have the console gaming market. [/quote] Here's the primary problem I have with your argument. You are talking about a big fish in a swimming hole in an market that is
Go ahead, attack willy nilly anyone that opposes your viewpoint. It makes you both real intelligent. I am actually one of the people in this thread who uses Steam and Impulse, and I have gripes about both of them. He wants one browser, one OS, one digi storefront. That viewpoint is very narrow-minded. Console wars is not a valid viewpoint because this idea that suddenly PC gaming will die and jump to consoles only has been brought up year after year after year after year after year an
[quote who="DeCypher00" reply="131" id="2613583"] Quoting Nesrie, reply 127 As a consumer, you don't seem to understand the main concern here. Do you know what happens when there is a single victor in a market war, consumers get hosed. CIV 5 on Steam is not smart business for 2k, it's lazy. You act like its either or, that 2K could distribute Civ V on Steam or make it available on Impulse and retail. The truth is they could have done both. A lot of publishers
[quote who="Wintersong" reply="128" id="2613571"] Quoting Nesrie, reply 127 Guess where I have to go to get updates... Impulse. And the internet. Don't forget the internet. Now seriously, does Tropic 3 come with Impulse Reactor? [/quote] I don't know why you bothered to comment if you couldn't even bother to look that up because you are obviously not familiar with the game.
[quote who="Peace Phoenix" reply="111" id="2613350"] Until the publishers/developers actually release games that function properly out of the box, requiring Impulse to update the game is just as invasive as Steam. Well, if that article can be trusted http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Games/Interviews/stardock_reactor/ it seems that Impulse reactor based games will not require the installation of Impulse to update themselves. In fact, they will not require the installati
[quote who="RAWRRRR" reply="99" id="2613291"] I keep hearing this argument. So, you're big gripe with Steam is that is has to be running, but you don't mind Impulse because the ONLY difference is that Steam has to be running. Other people don't mind that, but they refuse to do it because they can't be bothered to set Steam to offline mode. This is the stupidest thing ever. Sure it's your choice, but it doesn't mean your rationale is in any way intelligent. &
[quote who="bonscott" reply="87" id="2613145"] A little hypocritical in my opinion. Well you are incorrect. Impulse is only needed if you want to update the game with patches (assuming they aren't available stand alone). It's certainly not needed to run or play the game. Only run Impulse when you want to patch your game, ignore it the rest of the time, never have to run it. Heck, you can uninstall Impulse and delete it from your comp
[quote who="Aractain" reply="224" id="2612922"]Sounds 'fair' as you can get even though it will be broken in seconds and is a waste of money. And whats OA? Operation Arrowhead? Didn't know you like Arma2! [/quote] Heh, Online Activation, usually shows up on OA on sites that categorize and summarive DRM schemes for games. I would rather see that 18-24 months bumped back to 12-18 months. It's fairer in that if you wanted to avoid DRM entirely, you can
Well Sega has a new DRM scheme out. There is one thing that I like about it, although the OA is pretty much a no buy for me at this point. I don't trust any of these money hungry companies after all. • Alpha Protocol uses Uniloc: SoftAnchor. • Uniloc: SoftAnchor requires an internet connection to activate, though you don't need to always be connected to play the game, and the web site offers a work-around if you don't have an internet connection on
So if a game has 10x more content then a game that is 10 years old, probably more than that, and the game cost fifty dollars ten years ago you wouldn't mind paying 500 dollars for the later sequal. What about a 1,000 or 10,000? It's been ten years... you'd hope that games would have more content by now, doesn't mean we should empty our bank accounts to get it.
[quote who="ZehDon" reply="14" id="2610987"] As am I. Diablo II: LoD is one of my all time favourite games, I just hope it's not US$70.00 at release, with a new expansion every year and monthly DLC. [/quote] Well Blizzard might not have done much in a few years outside of WoW, but if they think a flying mount in WoW is worth 25 bucks a pop, I can only imagine what they think a full game is worth, evidently 150+ dollars since they are splitting Sta
[quote who="Aractain" reply="12" id="2610974"]Blizzard has earned much respect and trust - despite being allied with ActEVILsion. When Blizzard says "we are going to charge you three times" that means "we have three times more awesome for you to buy!" for many people. Considering I have loved every Blizzard game I've ever played (and they never released Ghost because it would be crap unlike many many games) Im giving them the benifit of the doubt. [/quote] Only time wi
Yeah I looked at it a bit. I don't think there is much chance against it though. DMCA came through with hardly a blink it seemed and that was pretty a screw you paying customer guidebook.
Intersting take on the three of them. I agree with many of them except EA. I thought EA just released something that pretty much says they're not done toying with DRM yet, Comand and Conquer maybe...?. As for Activision, the fans of Starcraft don't seem as concerned about getting their game in three pieces as I thought they would be. I know sales isn't necessarily acceptance (well it is in my book but I seem to be the minority there). The lack of mods, I am assuming you are referring
[quote who="ZehDon" reply="217" id="2610137"] Why is it illegal for me to obtain a set replacement code, or for me to protect my financial investment in said code with a backup? [/quote] Why is it illegal because copright holders want to have their cake and eat it too. They want to tell people they can't do anything the copyright holders don't want them to do with their purchase, basically calling it a license, but at the same time, they don't want us to call it a
[quote who=" ZehDon " reply="213" id="2610012"]My issue with Discs is that regardless of how well you care for them, they're going to get damaged eventually. They're going to need replacing and by not having the option to replace them or back them up legally ensures that you're going to have to buy another copy at some point. I've lost count of the games that I've paid for and no longer work because the Disc is damaged through simple use. Req
[quote who="PyroMancer2k" reply="209" id="2608172"] I have no idea what kind of condition you guys store you CDs in over the many years or how you guys treat them but mine I've always taken care of and they still work even after 10+ years. When I have moved I always pack them up and move them myself. I don't trust some moving company that could leave them sitting in a hot truck for hours on end and potential ruin them like my friend did with his in the car. I put them back in
[quote who="ZehDon" reply="5" id="2607740"] Activision are the biggest publisher on the planet, and they're who you want selling your game for you if you want it to be a world wide smash hit. However, as Activision have now replaced EA as the worst company in the Video Game business and are enjoying a PR smear the likes of which haven't been seen since Spore landed and pissed on its entire customer base, Bungie's next game can't just be good, or even simply great or amaz
[quote who="VicenteC" reply="68" id="2607357"]Since you are so informed about cars and their market, you probably know that nearly ALL car companies have MASSIVE recalls every month. Saying that big recalls should make the news is really believing most of the crap that has been said about this subject: recalls and defects have been used to generate worries and trying to sink the sales of a brand (this happens in cars, banks, and so on). For example: Toyota recalled 600k vehicles in
[quote who="VicenteC" reply="66" id="2607066"] Quoting Nesrie, reply 64 Who said anything about recalls. If I recall, your complaint is how the media and public in the USA is treating Toyota. Ford and Firestone were dragged through the coals for the incident. It is NO different. And wtf, old times 10 years ago. What are you 12? And why is the media talking about Toyota? Why they are not talking about other car companies in the same terms NOW?
[quote who=" ZehDon " reply="63" id="2606603"] It makes me wonder if a company like Stardock achieve market dominance against Steam, would they too surcome to the lure of the sound of cash registers? [/quote] I like Stardock just fine. I really do for the most part but there isn't a single company that started out as the giant hated monopoly they are today. EA, Ubisoft</
[quote who="VicenteC" reply="62" id="2606585"]You are talking about and incident from 10 years ago. And I'm talking about an incident that happened more or less in the same timeframe of the Toyota recalls, which seems a better comparison, instead of talking about the "old times". Feel free to compare recent recalls and how they were managed and decide yourself if it was right or not. You seem to believe they were handled the same way for everyone, I do not. [/quote] Wh
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