You can argue "backups", but that's just a cheesy excuse. If you destroy the product somehow, it's not really unfair if you have to rebuy it. ... I'm sick of having a fully functional game on my system that I can't play becaue the CD has a scratch over the 50 bytes of data that "proves" I really do own the bloody thing.
I just upgraded from a 9600XT, a card that can be easily had for under $100. It can play all the lastest games, just at a lower resolution and/or without all the bells and whistles. If you want all the bells and whistles at 1600x1200, you have to pay.
Vampire: Bloodlines had one of the scariest scenes I've ever played. I'm not usually easy to scare, but the Ocean Front Hotel had me creeped out the first time I played through. Headphones made it worse.
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Wow, I didn't know Adam Savage was in Oingo-Boingo.
+40 GB of hard drive capacity with 15 GB free space.
This is nearly 10x the install for XP pro. Does anyone else find this a bit crazy?
You do realize that you can get a 300GB HD for under $100, right? 15GB is nothing.
especially with all the chrome of the unnecessary windows transitions, fading, transparencies and other crud they overloaded video with by default.
If it's anything like XP, you just have to make sure that "adjust for best performance" is selected instead of "adjust for best appearance."
Oooh...that was tough.
Also, amir6626's only positive feedback is from 'nicktofang'.
Amir's last name is Tofangsazan.
And my video card can play games great at 320x200. No need for one of those newfangled cards.
You can argue "backups", but that's just a cheesy excuse. If you destroy the product somehow, it's not really unfair if you have to rebuy it.
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I'm sick of having a fully functional game on my system that I can't play becaue the CD has a scratch over the 50 bytes of data that "proves" I really do own the bloody thing.
Ummm...
This is slashdot. Don't hold your breath.
Unless sitting next to another slashdot reader, of course.
Something that would gradually bring your machine to a crawl over a 2 hour period.
You mean like the one Firefox has?
Actually, I was referring to the entire incomprehensible mess.
today kids are taught really badly
You're a perfect example.
You have to remember, some of us don't believe in credit cards.
No, really, they DO exist! I have two in my wallet right now.
I hate April 1st.
Not to mention the curses you can pick up on a date quest. Some are curable through the local apothecary, but some are permanent!
I never really cared for BG1, either. But I think BG2 is perhaps the best RPG I've played.
I had a friend who was very fond of the sex thing in BG2. His only complaint was that his female character was only allowed to get it on with guys....
There, fixed it for ya. (Stupid Slashdot doesn't allow strike-out.)
I agree that the Morrowind interface was better.
And they way the implimented level scaling stinks, too.
Rational statements have no place on Slashdot.
Please stop.
Have you played the original? It seriously beat the second and third ones.
I also thought the first one was better. Never bothered with the third.
I remember that game. I made it almost all the way through, but ended up getting lost on the Battlestation. Never did finish it.
I just upgraded from a 9600XT, a card that can be easily had for under $100. It can play all the lastest games, just at a lower resolution and/or without all the bells and whistles. If you want all the bells and whistles at 1600x1200, you have to pay.
isn't just unecessary, it's stupid.
Welcome to slashdot, you must be new here.
but up north here we already have caffeinated beer
Which is funny, considering Canadian Mountain Dew is caffeine free.
How much of the money the RIAA is making from lawsuits is going to the artists whose music was downloaded in the first place?
How to Measure a Planet?
Vampire: Bloodlines had one of the scariest scenes I've ever played. I'm not usually easy to scare, but the Ocean Front Hotel had me creeped out the first time I played through. Headphones made it worse.