Funny how the right wing love to talk about leftists being for overbearing government that controls everything you do, but it's the conservative strongholds that have laws like that.
Chuckle. You're as funny as the righties who talk about how government regulation messed up the banks.
This clock verification exists to figure out whether the console is compromised. Avoiding being compromised serves both DRM and anti-cheating. I don't want people with hacked consoles getting every trophy in every game instantaneously. I don't want people getting instant headshots in MW2. This is one of the reasons I stopped playing on the PC.
I realize cheating is still possible, but I applaud having a system which is difficult to hack, even if it means things like this can happen. Do they get to use it for DRM? Yeah, they do. Tradeoff. And if this had been some sort of permanent problem I would take my business elsewhere.
Oh, for fuck's sake! I've got too much shit to do already! And now, I have 1.26 microseconds less to do it in??!! Scheisse! Of course, maybe I shouldn't post on slashdot. Maybe that would save more than 1.26 microseconds.
You could make love to your girlfriend a couple fewer times per week.
I'd already messed with it for several days at that point, given up, and purchased a physical copy. I also had to speak with them several times before getting this suggestion.
And yes, as I said, I have switched to consoles. I don't have time for that crap anymore.
If you had the same issue with a physical copy of a PC game and tried to take it back to Best Buy, they would have told you to piss off because you had already opened it. There are plenty of legitimate things to criticize about digital distribution in general and Steam in particular, but this isn't really one of them as it applies equally to physical media.
If I reverse the charge from Best Buy on my credit card I don't lose access to every other game I have purchased from them.
If you reverse a charge for goods or services that were actually delivered to you, you are committing fraud and deserve to have your account suspended. Their refund policy is clearly stated, and you agree to it whenever you make a purchase.
I was unable to play the game due to a widely reported problem. So the service was in fact NOT delivered to me.
I didn't realize the return policy, and that is my problem. Good on them for giving me the one time grace. I certainly understand their policy now, find it unacceptable for full priced or third party content, make my buying decisions accordingly, and try to share my experience with others.
If it turns out that Isaac Newton was a child-molester who enjoyed stealing from the Treasury while screaming blasphemes about Christ's after-Last Supper activities at the Archbishop of Canterbury, it would not affect his theory on the motions of the planets or those on the nature of light.
No. But it should certainly exclude him from suggesting policy regarding sex offenders.
How are those RTS and FPS games working out for you? Figured out how to AIM yet?
I'll still fire it up for some RTS games, but I haven't played anything that got me since AOEIII. There's also Overlord and Brutal Legends if you're into that sort of thing.
As for FPS, it's designed for it and hasn't been a problem, and online it's a level playing field as everyone is using a stick. I am looking for to the precision of the motion controller. That could change things entirely.
Overall there have been so much coming out I haven't been able to keep up with it all!
So, what you are saying is that *no* amount of scientific data and publication will convince you, because the "peer review process" has been compromised. The same argument made about biology among the "Intelligent Design" crowd.
That's called denial.
That makes you a denier.
So what you're saying is that *no* amount of malfeasance will convince you the belief system is invalid. The same argument made about the bible among the "Intelligent Design" crowd.
That's called faith.
That make you a member of a religion.
Steam works, at least for me. It adds value to the games most closely integrated with it. Integrated out-of-game and in-game server browsing, community features, store, automatic installation and patching.
I used to like Steam, until I paid $30 for a thirty party game on there which asked for a CD Key which I obviously didn't have. Looked on the forums and everyone was having this problem. I contacted customer service and they wanted me to disable this Windows thing and edit that registry whatever. No thanks.
But the important thing is they told me the refund they gave me was a one time thing. Even though I asked for it within 48 hours of the purchase I was treated like I tried to download the game, play it, and return it. And if you reverse the charge on your card? Your account is suspended and you lose ALL your games.
So I'll still Steam... for Valve games. And not much else. It is part of the reason I moved from PC to PS3 gaming.
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Worse: - less accurate and sluggish
Try more accurate, and the sluggish is only related to the game. Check the E3 live demos.
Steve Jobs could through a baby into a industrial tree shredder and you would still defend him.
In his defense the baby was being kind of a dick.
... the summary would be about how clever and beneficial this was for the user experience.
Then a salesman drives up in his demo model and offers you a ride back if you promise to buy the car.
Playing a demo leaves you 5 miles from home? Dude, I want what you're having!
It's just a side effect of our state government being so flush with cash they don't even know how to spend it all! Huzzah!
Rather I would recommend your bare hands or a short length of rope.
Aber Ich kann nicht Deutsch gesprechen.
What's German for "you insensitive clod"?
Your requirements are wrong, sorry.
Yes, I don't what they are. Still wrong.
They took my gene stapler.
Funny how the right wing love to talk about leftists being for overbearing government that controls everything you do, but it's the conservative strongholds that have laws like that.
Chuckle. You're as funny as the righties who talk about how government regulation messed up the banks.
This clock verification exists to figure out whether the console is compromised. Avoiding being compromised serves both DRM and anti-cheating. I don't want people with hacked consoles getting every trophy in every game instantaneously. I don't want people getting instant headshots in MW2. This is one of the reasons I stopped playing on the PC.
I realize cheating is still possible, but I applaud having a system which is difficult to hack, even if it means things like this can happen. Do they get to use it for DRM? Yeah, they do. Tradeoff. And if this had been some sort of permanent problem I would take my business elsewhere.
If it was traveling at 400 miles per hour, 1.26 microseconds is 0.007 inches. I am assuming that is within detonation radius.
Oh, for fuck's sake! I've got too much shit to do already! And now, I have 1.26 microseconds less to do it in??!! Scheisse! Of course, maybe I shouldn't post on slashdot. Maybe that would save more than 1.26 microseconds.
You could make love to your girlfriend a couple fewer times per week.
And how well did you do in statistics class?
Sadly, 90% of his class was below average.
This doesn't work. They don't know that you're not buying their product in protest so it has zero effect on their decision-making process.
It had nothing to do with their decision making process. Only my game playing process. I also didn't have time for drivers, upgrades, crashes, etc...
I'd already messed with it for several days at that point, given up, and purchased a physical copy. I also had to speak with them several times before getting this suggestion.
And yes, as I said, I have switched to consoles. I don't have time for that crap anymore.
This was two years ago. I communicated with Valve and they never suggested this so I suspect it wasn't an option.
If you had the same issue with a physical copy of a PC game and tried to take it back to Best Buy, they would have told you to piss off because you had already opened it. There are plenty of legitimate things to criticize about digital distribution in general and Steam in particular, but this isn't really one of them as it applies equally to physical media.
If I reverse the charge from Best Buy on my credit card I don't lose access to every other game I have purchased from them.
If you reverse a charge for goods or services that were actually delivered to you, you are committing fraud and deserve to have your account suspended. Their refund policy is clearly stated, and you agree to it whenever you make a purchase.
I was unable to play the game due to a widely reported problem. So the service was in fact NOT delivered to me.
I didn't realize the return policy, and that is my problem. Good on them for giving me the one time grace. I certainly understand their policy now, find it unacceptable for full priced or third party content, make my buying decisions accordingly, and try to share my experience with others.
If it turns out that Isaac Newton was a child-molester who enjoyed stealing from the Treasury while screaming blasphemes about Christ's after-Last Supper activities at the Archbishop of Canterbury, it would not affect his theory on the motions of the planets or those on the nature of light.
No. But it should certainly exclude him from suggesting policy regarding sex offenders.
How are those RTS and FPS games working out for you? Figured out how to AIM yet?
I'll still fire it up for some RTS games, but I haven't played anything that got me since AOEIII. There's also Overlord and Brutal Legends if you're into that sort of thing.
As for FPS, it's designed for it and hasn't been a problem, and online it's a level playing field as everyone is using a stick. I am looking for to the precision of the motion controller. That could change things entirely.
Overall there have been so much coming out I haven't been able to keep up with it all!
Yeah I wait until the Valve games go on sale before I buy them as well. I don't need them the day they come out.
So, what you are saying is that *no* amount of scientific data and publication will convince you, because the "peer review process" has been compromised. The same argument made about biology among the "Intelligent Design" crowd.
That's called denial.
That makes you a denier.
So what you're saying is that *no* amount of malfeasance will convince you the belief system is invalid. The same argument made about the bible among the "Intelligent Design" crowd.
That's called faith.
That make you a member of a religion.
Steam works, at least for me. It adds value to the games most closely integrated with it. Integrated out-of-game and in-game server browsing, community features, store, automatic installation and patching.
I used to like Steam, until I paid $30 for a thirty party game on there which asked for a CD Key which I obviously didn't have. Looked on the forums and everyone was having this problem. I contacted customer service and they wanted me to disable this Windows thing and edit that registry whatever. No thanks.
But the important thing is they told me the refund they gave me was a one time thing. Even though I asked for it within 48 hours of the purchase I was treated like I tried to download the game, play it, and return it. And if you reverse the charge on your card? Your account is suspended and you lose ALL your games.
So I'll still Steam... for Valve games. And not much else. It is part of the reason I moved from PC to PS3 gaming.
I just bought a cheap digital TV that takes almost 5 seconds to boot. Sad.
Just imagine! With this you could watch almost 4 more seconds of TV at a time!