[quote who="VicenteC" reply="60" id="2606449"] Ford has had a 14m vehicles recall between 2008 and 2009, I'm old enough Compared to the 4m Toyotas it is just a joke. [/quote] Do you know what I am talking about when I say Firestone and Ford? You keep giving these half-ass generic remarks like you think you know something but you aren't actually willing to show it.
[quote who="VicenteC" reply="58" id="2605865"]I've lived in the USA, in fact, I was living there when all the Toyota thing exploded The way things around Toyota recalls were handled and advertised was a joke given how other brands have had far bigger and important problems in recent times. [/quote] Then maybe you were too young to watch the exact same thing happen to Firestone and Ford, or the Pinto incident, or the other dozens of exampls. This is not new. Toyota is hot a whippi
Why thanks Zehdon. Always good to see customers get screwed by various entities, especially once as rich as Microsoft which has no good reason to give the customers who actually paid for their music the finger when they could have easily just gone online and found the same track at a number of places instead. As for Avatar, what a mess they've created. Oh i forgot, this is the part where I am supposed to condemn piracy, tell them those deadbeats to go buy what they want and th
[quote who="GJDriessen" reply="37" id="2605200"]What about EU3? [/quote] Europa Universalis III isn't exactly turn based. It's a good game but not something that pops into my mind when I think turn-based.
[quote who="VicenteC" reply="56" id="2604868"]The biggest car recalls in recent history are mostly from american companies (Ford and GM), but they haven't received such a mediatic gangbang in the USA as Toyota recently has (and their recalls were for far more important problems). Outside USA, Toyota is a brand with a pretty good name in general (that's one of the reasons they are the number 1 manufacturer in the world and why they were able to overcome GM faster than anyone expected). [/
[quote who="Suunman" reply="193" id="2604684"] For arguments sake lets say that 30% of the people who pirated the game would have purchased it, So does it matter if the other 70% of people (in this example) pirate the game? I mean they would never have purchased the game anyway right? and they're not getting any physical merchandise - so it doesn't cost the game developer or distribute anything right? So whats the harm? [/quote] I think th
[quote who="VicenteC" reply="54" id="2604370"]In the business of computer science, I would say it's old, but of course they continue paying for it (and they will continue for a lot of years surely). About Toyota, I suppose your perception of them depends on the country you live: in most of the world they have a pretty good brand, but in the USA they have been attacked lately just to save the sales of their own car manufacturers... [/quote] Well that's just bullshit. They're getti
[quote who=" taltamir " reply="187" id="2604074"] I am very happy with license type digital distribution. Now in a system that no longer tries to exploit me and steal from me (which is exactly what software companies do when they pretend that their product is two different things at once) I am quite satisfied with purchasing software again. This is why services such as impulse are so much better than buying a DVD at the store. [/quote] While I a
[quote who="VicenteC" reply="50" id="2604228"] Well, Microsoft has improved their behavior a lot in the last years, those legal issues are pretty old in general. In the meanwhile, Apple is starting to behave just like Microsoft used to... [/quote] Old is a relative term. It's not so long ago like the Baby Bell splits and it's certainly recent enough that their practices still left a heavy impact on the industry. As for Apple, I have no love for that company at al
[quote who="Moosetek13" reply="48" id="2602270"]I agree. MS has a monopoly. But, that is only because they deliver good products that the majority want. [/quote] This might have been true in the beginning, but after they got their foot in the door they pretty much beat down any competition to a bloody pulp anytime anyone even attempted to compete with them. They've had enough legal issues that say exactly that, with enough blood on their hands not to be abl
[quote who="ZehDon" reply="183" id="2601103"] If they simply dropped the bullshit, they'd see an increase in sales. EA Games, heavily responsble for the widespread adoption DRM bullshit we see today, are at least learning. They've stopped using heavily restrictive DRM in their titles, however instead now use launch day and overpriced DLC to gouge their player base, and still have the third worst customer support in the industry with Ubisoft and Capcom ranking
[quote who="Tridus" reply="49" id="2598727"] Quoting Nesrie, reply 48 Boy there is always one of you out there that think that WoW is so unique and the first at everything that other people who have been paying MMORPGs for years have no clue. I've been playing MMORPG's since before WoW was ever in development. I know the P2P games are. I know what mounts are. I know what microtrans are, and I assure you have more than enough information here to make a judgmen
[quote who="Tridus" reply="42" id="2598562"] Added emphasis. You have no idea what you're talking about, and it shows. Unlike Alloids or any of Turbine's games, WoW has a sizable group of people playing competitively. Worldwide top ranked guilds get commrecial sponsorship, and last years arena tournament had a top prize of $75,000. That's cash, not virtual items. [/quote] Boy there is always one of you out there that think that Wo
[quote who="Aractain" reply="35" id="2598332"] And I think its far more than 100k people who bought one if the queues are to be believed. Anyway it was nice talking with you, Im going to bed for now. [/quote] Well that was in the first 4 hours. I am sure other people picked them up later, especially seeing them in the game.I remember when I first started playing EQ, you would see someone with a new goodie and start asking around where and
[quote who="Aractain" reply="33" id="2598321"]"can the 'free' players still have fun?" - This is very important. This is the core of my argument. If they go into PvP with mr Million dollar kill all item (or even a +10% that you can only get through money or excessive time) they WONT be having fun! See? Then they arn't having fun and the my question flips to a negative and that means its NOT okay. It was a conditional statement. And Turbine tried the same thing
[quote who="Aractain" reply="31" id="2598311"] you are just not funny Direct Effectiveness Enhacning items do not go together with money. This is simply a (imo) flawed model that money = success. I personally subscribe to the skill = success (but you should have fun failing because its a fair playground) model. It seems to work in the east for some reason. Planetside with paid improved guns = wtf ruined game. If its just better lo
[quote who="Aractain" reply="29" id="2598300"]Even if an item costs a million can the 'free' players still have fun? Do they still have options to buy things which are actually within thier budget? If so whats the problem? I can't afford a boat, maybe you can. However, just because I can't afford a boat that dosn't mean I can't have any fun in my life. It just means upper-class asshats and criminals get to have boats (this is a joke for those without ranks in the Sense Joke skill).
[quote who="Shunmaha" reply="27" id="2598284"]I am familiar with MMORPG, ive played them for years. The second statement i was referring to someone who mentioned starcraft 2 might have bonus features for buying. If OTHER PLAYERS buy it, then its only a problem for those who can't buy it. and those who couldn't buy it just has be be jealous of those who could. And if you can't stand it anymore. Just quit. that's all you gotta do. It means that the game was just not right for you. Se
[quote who="Shunmaha" reply="23" id="2598245"] Also, the paying for additional features after you bought the game, why would that be a problem? You agreed to buy the game for a price that has already been set, so you should already be satisfied with what you got from the price you payed. [/quote] You're not really familiar with MMOs are you?
[quote who="Aractain" reply="17" id="2598086"] If someone thinks an amount is too much for some item or service then they wont buy it. Those that think its worth it - will. Where is the problem? The comment about fun was - clearly - a joke referencing the high cost of entertainement for some people (as simple as a night out). You can have fun with no money if you want I don't mind. I do mind when people tell those other people that they are 'fools' because they spend the
Civ IV is a great game and obtained at a bargain price w/ all the expansions included now.
[quote who="Aractain" reply="10" id="2597833"] If you think $25 is a big deal for some fun then you probably don't have much fun... [/quote] [quote] If you need to insult people because they don't think the same as you... restructure your priorites in life? [/quote] Perhaps you should follow your own advice? If people think 25 dollars is too much money for a mount, who are you to tell them they are wrong and don't have fun? I do
[quote who=" Shunmaha " reply="30" id="2594490"] whats with all the classical games turning into shooters. I HATE SHOOTERS but this cannot be stopped. Too many people love shooters. I bet this X-com is going to be successful. Like those people who played fallout3 and going "YEAAH!! BEST GAME EVER!!!. Whats fallout 1 and 2?" [/quote] Your giving us, those of us who like some FPS titles, a bad name
Yeah I agree with the rest of you. After years of waiting for a new x-com game, we get this. What a waste of a good franchise.
[quote who="SwerydAss" reply="168" id="2593765"] I'm pretty sure it's not this way anymore, but, back in the day it used to be perfectly legal for you to make a "backup copy" of any disk you owned. That way you kept the backup copy in your system to play with so your original purchased copy didn't suffer wear and tare from use (scratches). I'm sure with all the DRM and everything today though that's probably not legal anymore. It is still legal and is how torrent sites o
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