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[quote who="Raven X" reply="27" id="2592754"] Wow, you read way too much into stuff. I wasn't calling people who don't agree with me names. I was calling people who blindly buy something because other people like it, names. People who like what everyone else likes simply because everyone else likes it. Those people are sheeple. [/quote] Why feel the need to try and lump a large group of people into a stereotypical category at all. There a

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[quote who="Raven X" reply="21" id="2592664"] My philosophy Won't help someone chose a game if they're looking to "get their money's worth" but it will help them buy the games that are about the things they like. Just as your example given about "Africa and the Endless Ocean". Many people wouldn't like games like those. If you go into it knowing you like the subject content though does it really matter? Someone who likes massive action and explosions isn't going to like those

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[quote who="Raven X" reply="17" id="2592465"]The best advice I can give... Like what you like, don't like what You don't like, and to hell with what anyone else things. Be your own person even if that means you're the only person in the world playing a particular game. As long as you like it and it makes you happy, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. Don't be a clone. [/quote] How exactly does your philosophy actually help someone choose a game? The reason people read revi

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[quote who="-RAISTLIN-" reply="4" id="2592135"]I don’t give a rat’s ass about the score. I read the review. [/quote] I have a similar mindset. I mean some of my favorite series are lucky if they get 7 because these so called professional reviewers penalize the series for the very thing that fans of the series enjoy, aka maybe gameplay is slow laid back for example. There was on reviewer who thought it was appropriate to go after Afrika and the Endless Ocean series as

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[quote who="Splitshadow" reply="156" id="2591973"] Being able to sue somebody is a right for every american. The "right" to sue in America has been abused more than Michael Jackson's testicles. Also, the events in the article didn't take place in America. [/quote] You'd think that IF your primary source for news on the court system was the medi. Do really think they are going to advertise the cases where a tenant sues the landlord for unsaf

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A bunch of guys who think they should have been able to screw freshmen girls while they were serniors in high school... shocking. I hope you all have daughters. Being able to sue somebody is a right for every american. Getting a lawyer to take the case, to win the case, and get enough to cover your expenses is the questionable part. You are confusing legality with settlement... not the same. These corporations might settle for small amounts even when the law is on their side beca

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[quote who="DariasDruss" reply="124" id="2587701"]I remember the US version of Sacred was edited so it didn't have monsters being decapitated and spurting blood. Drifted pretty far off topic now but whatever The Witcher and Indigo Prophecy were also edited to meet American guidelines. [/quote] Guidelines, not laws. There is a difference. If the publisher wants a certain rating, they'll edit it. No one forces them to do that, and they can sell the gam

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[quote who="Pfizzyhead" reply="58" id="2586901"]It's difficult to respond to all of the sentiments at once, but here goes. In regards to MMO's being a pay-for-play model and that they are not well supported, I almost agree. The one way that I sever my agreement is that they are better supported than any other games out there. Excepting only those games that have allowed community-based support (I can't say anything bad about such standards except for they have horrible tax consequences to the

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[quote who="Raven X" reply="52" id="2586593"] There will be "Cloud Saves" , Nesrie. At least if you're talking about being able to save your game progress. Most people don't have the time to sit down and play through a whole game all at once. As such players will have to save their progress. I know OnLive will have lots of games at launch that require you to "Save your game" in Mid play. People still need to eat, sleep, and go to work and school. [/quot

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[quote who="ZehDon" reply="49" id="2586495"] ...The idea that pirates would have to pay for these facilities makes me happy... You're entering dangerous territory here. Using 'Cloud' gaming as a method of DRM, and believe me it's being discussed somewhere, forces players to pay a subscription fee for their games - and if its DRM that means its mandatory - there will be no boxed version, otherwise us filthly pirates would be able to pirate it. This isn't just t

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[quote who="Pfizzyhead" reply="39" id="2585935"] edit2: Okay this is getting long and I apologize for that...but in regard to the license model. The current industry model does not support servicing a game past the burst purchasing phase after release. A model that is on a pay per play or pay per period system does. Such a system would also increase profit motivations for brand loyalty and companies like GPG would be scrambling to fix DG just to save face. Otherwise, players that w

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[quote who="SpardaSon21" reply="23" id="2585491"] Quoting DethAdder, reply 22 Yea, I figure it to become a utility just like electricity instead of a luxury. Instead of tied to your address just tied to you and wherever you are you just login to the world wireless web. I guess then it will be more like a world wide shield instead of web since it will cover the earth solidly. And then the robots take over and we all die. [/quote] That

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Cities Xl yanked their servers and already pulled their forums. They had so many complaints and feedback they didn't want to listen to that they shut down the forums before the launch. Anyway, you could try Simtropolis. There are supporters found there and even some info about what MC is doing these days, now that they shutdown a game a lot of the beta testers flat out told them wouldn't float.

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[quote who="Frogboy" reply="8" id="2585058"] I agree. It's a terrible idea because not just because it screws legitimate customers but also because it turns the publisher into a 24/7 service provider without the benefit of a monthly subscription. It's insane. [/quote] Oh no not there is definitely a finite in this situation. We'll get 24/7 with spotty connections in the first month, random server issues and attacked for abou 2-3 years then they, the all wise and powerful pub

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[quote] Anyway, as you failed to realise, this is the same for any rating system anywhere in the world; showing rated material to someone under the age of the rating is of course illegal, hence the rating system in the first place. [/quote] Yeah, this isn't true in the USA, as has been pointed out already. Our ratings systems are not backed by the power of the government. They're just private organizations that stepped into the role fairly well which allows us to avoid

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[quote who="Raven X" reply="11" id="2579650"]The people at Cryptic really pissed me off with this one. Thank the gaming GODS I didn't buy a lifetime subscription. STO does have a few good points, but, that doesn't make up for how much of a let down the rest of the game is. I made Admiral in less then two weeks WITHOUT using any kind of exploits or cheats or anything like that. That's right....I Maxed out a character in less then two weeks through normal play.... This is NOT one of those MMO's

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[quote who="ZehDon" reply="71" id="2578825"] reply 69 In the minds of many: yes, and there is no inherent self-contradiction in believing as such so your counter-argument does not work. Actually the self-contradiction comes from those who hold such beliefs; they are most likely sitting behind a computer they own on a chair they own in a house they rent from someone who owns it, protected from rape, murder, theft by the police who uphold the laws of their cou

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[quote who="Myles" reply="31" id="2578545"]Stardock already does that. [/quote] Well Stardock doesn't tell companies what they can and can't do, but they do mention what should and should not be done. Stardock 100% needs to be clearer, upfront, proactive and detailed about the DRM on third party titles, and I mean as soon as it is on sale (pre-orders) not after the release and have forum members asking them why it's not posted yet. [quote who="mbaron888" reply="30" i

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[quote who="ZehDon" reply="64" id="2577990"] Certain industries? Please, by all means, proceed to list any singular industry or industries as a whole who have come together to annouce that piracy isn't piracy and is in fact legal and thus ditching the terms or their inferred meanings. Unless of course you simply mean the word Pirate, in which case: [/quote] You can stop drinking or sleep walking or whatever it is you are doing and try to read this properly.

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[quote who="ZehDon" reply="62" id="2577956"]Ok, I'll weigh in now. Quoting Nesrie, reply 60 Piracy, even the name itself, is a discussion. Incorrect, sorry. Piracy, in context and in its most common definition, is the illegal reproduction of intellectual property in its digital form. There is no discussion. The only people who argue any such way are the Pirates themselves who are quite content to continue business as usu

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[quote who="Savyg" reply="23" id="2577948"]I'd just think we'd have more warning if they were planning to take it to their entire collection. EA is usually pretty up front about things. I think I've ranted about Ubisoft enough for a few years. Just thinking about them gives me a headache. [/quote] Hey EA removed extra annoying DRM from the Sims 3, and Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2 (both of which i just picked up on deep discount from EA store as

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[quote who="Savyg" reply="21" id="2577935"]OK, person, true. But it's still bitching. Personally, even though I don't hate C&C4 I'm not really sure it was worth buying either at this point. *shrug* I'll have to give it a few more rounds. [/quote] Oh i am not saying he's nothing to sneeze at, just well, EA is pretty big and it seems unlikely even his failed DRM experience would get that gorilla to move.

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[quote who="Savyg" reply="19" id="2577916"]When even EAs lead people are bitching loudly and publicly about it though... Yeah, we'll see. [/quote] People or just Jeff Green? Because even as he said the DRM blows, he tells people to go out and buy the game with this crappy DRM he couldn't even get to work with his connection.

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[quote who="ZehDon" reply="59" id="2577906"]Well said, Quoting Nesrie, reply 57 Telling people to stop posting about something while discussing it yourself makes you hypocrite. I didn't discuss anything - I mocked the lack of logic used in the so-called 'counter' argument. There is nothing to argue as far as I'm concerned, please see Twilight's post above. [/quote] Piracy, even the name itself, is a discussion. It is a very

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[quote who="Savyg" reply="17" id="2577583"] Quoting lbgsloan, reply 16 They probably figure if EA can get away with it, so can they. Unfortunately, they seem to have forgotten that nobody likes EA either. EA has done it with one game, and hasn't stated any plans to do it in the future. I find it extremely unlikely that they will. With Ubisoft I wouldn't be surprised to see several more games do it. [/quote] Well