I still don't get it. The figures clearly show what you stated. Or is that only because I don't find mathematics a strange alien concept about which I am proud that I completely fail to understand?
Battelfield 2 was (and still is) good. It was a nice improvement over Battlefield Vietnam which made it on par with Battlefield 1942 in terms of gameplay. It took many of the gameplay features(?) introduced in BFV and put them into better game.
The one thing I never liked about it was the lack of ammo crates and first-aid cabinets on maps. You had to get team mates to come heal you. It also added the commander role which was good if an experienced player took the role and had a good team calling for support. I never liked playing as it. I would always use one of its tools too late.
Whether it can still be played easily after EA said they wouldn't keep supporting it after the GameSpy shutdown is somewhat worrying.
Only because devs expect to be abe to use it. Interactive websites worked before the lastest fad for JS, and they still do! As for one that works without: you are on one!
No wonder people pirate when the game is advertised at â6.49 but they don't mention until you come to pay that this is without sales tax! It actually costs â7.85.
Because they're better. With package manager it is usually "use this old version" or "compile from source". On occasion you get the rare third option of "add this repository of compiled binaries to your package manager" which is no different to downloading a random installer.
I tried it once and then stopped using it straight away when I saw that fraps was trying to render a frame rate on its windows. I'm fine with my Firefox 3.6
"That isn't a DRM measure, it's due to the tight integration of multiplayer..."
Its nice that they can claim a legitimate sounding reason for it but it still sounds like DRM to me. The proof will be what happens when you cannot contact their servers while playing. If you get kicked out of the game then it is DRM!
Tell me again why I should upgrade Firefox in April. Will it suddenly cease to run on my PC? Will version 9 (or whichever number we have by then) start to look and behave like 3.6 does?
I think it is a good thing I got into paranoia mode early, it will save me from the waves of exploits aimed at 3.6 when I continue to use it.
I completely agree. This is one of the big things that stops me from using Linux. Software distribution.
Many linux uses tout the benefits of the software repositories. They are good in that they are a more secure way of getting the programs you want because they should be coming from a trusted source. The large problems is that you must be using the latest distro to use the latest software. Why can I not get recent software installed for me on an 18-month old distro? Has the kernel changed so much? Has libc become so incompatible in that time meaning you cannot compile it?
"Oh but you can just compile it from source then." Like hell you can. First of all you need to install the build chain. Which will be the various build-chain tools up to the compiler. Then there are the necessary libraries. I even once has to explicitly install libc! What use is a (C) compiler without that? Granted I think I'd forgotten the simple meta-package, build-essential or something. Then you discover that installing the libraries won't let you compile software, you need the "dev" package which just installs a single header file. Why isn't that part of the library package?
This is leaving out the horrors of autotools and other configure- and make-like programs; conflicts with already installed packages.
How is any of this better than browsing to the creators website; grabbing an installer or an archive of the program; running or extracting it; then finally using the program?
Like you TerranFury, I greatly enjoy free software on Windows and wonder why I should use Linux.
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I still don't get it. The figures clearly show what you stated. Or is that only because I don't find mathematics a strange alien concept about which I am proud that I completely fail to understand?
You could also link to the indivual comment like this: http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=5171649&cid=47029655
I happen to agree with you. The UI codenamed "Australis" included in 29 is god awful. Completely non-native looks and controls on Windows.
Battelfield 2 was (and still is) good. It was a nice improvement over Battlefield Vietnam which made it on par with Battlefield 1942 in terms of gameplay. It took many of the gameplay features(?) introduced in BFV and put them into better game.
The one thing I never liked about it was the lack of ammo crates and first-aid cabinets on maps. You had to get team mates to come heal you. It also added the commander role which was good if an experienced player took the role and had a good team calling for support. I never liked playing as it. I would always use one of its tools too late.
Whether it can still be played easily after EA said they wouldn't keep supporting it after the GameSpy shutdown is somewhat worrying.
Oh fuck off!
I want to know whether I can play it without being forced to sign up for an account or tie to some account I am uninterested in having.
Will this game be riddled with steam DRM just as Civ5 was?
Indeed. If this is just another store selling steam keys, don't bother creating it in the first place.
Ah it seems I can't even find this comment without enabling javascript. Nor can I post a new one without it.
Yes, I did try before logging in.
I see lots of tags but I believe they are rendered completely ineffectual thanks to NoScript.
Only because devs expect to be abe to use it. Interactive websites worked before the lastest fad for JS, and they still do! As for one that works without: you are on one!
So if it is no longer safe, does this just prove that Linux is just as bad as Windows when it comes to installing software from a random website?
It will come to x86 before long!
No wonder people pirate when the game is advertised at â6.49 but they don't mention until you come to pay that this is without sales tax! It actually costs â7.85.
Yes. A very good suggestion. I use that little, but very important 'i' when ever I know which prefix I'm using. Some software even does it too.
Because they're better. With package manager it is usually "use this old version" or "compile from source". On occasion you get the rare third option of "add this repository of compiled binaries to your package manager" which is no different to downloading a random installer.
I tried it once and then stopped using it straight away when I saw that fraps was trying to render a frame rate on its windows. I'm fine with my Firefox 3.6
"That isn't a DRM measure, it's due to the tight integration of multiplayer..."
Its nice that they can claim a legitimate sounding reason for it but it still sounds like DRM to me. The proof will be what happens when you cannot contact their servers while playing. If you get kicked out of the game then it is DRM!
Does this actually make the code run any faster? If it is slower, even with a latest generation GPU, what is the point?
I would like to add that there is a torrent (of the contents of the zip) here: http://www.gameupdates.org/details.php?id=4983
GAH! Why didn't I read the comments here before navigating through their website full of "display: none"s.
Thanks AC!
Another shout for the 3.6 crowd from me!
Tell me again why I should upgrade Firefox in April. Will it suddenly cease to run on my PC? Will version 9 (or whichever number we have by then) start to look and behave like 3.6 does?
I think it is a good thing I got into paranoia mode early, it will save me from the waves of exploits aimed at 3.6 when I continue to use it.
circumference = pi * diameter
8.6 * 3.14 = 27.0
There is a better way of stopping malware infections which is to equip your PC with a brain. They are free in most places and get upgraded with use.
I completely agree. This is one of the big things that stops me from using Linux. Software distribution.
Many linux uses tout the benefits of the software repositories. They are good in that they are a more secure way of getting the programs you want because they should be coming from a trusted source. The large problems is that you must be using the latest distro to use the latest software. Why can I not get recent software installed for me on an 18-month old distro? Has the kernel changed so much? Has libc become so incompatible in that time meaning you cannot compile it?
"Oh but you can just compile it from source then." Like hell you can. First of all you need to install the build chain. Which will be the various build-chain tools up to the compiler. Then there are the necessary libraries. I even once has to explicitly install libc! What use is a (C) compiler without that? Granted I think I'd forgotten the simple meta-package, build-essential or something. Then you discover that installing the libraries won't let you compile software, you need the "dev" package which just installs a single header file. Why isn't that part of the library package?
This is leaving out the horrors of autotools and other configure- and make-like programs; conflicts with already installed packages.
How is any of this better than browsing to the creators website; grabbing an installer or an archive of the program; running or extracting it; then finally using the program?
Like you TerranFury, I greatly enjoy free software on Windows and wonder why I should use Linux.
This has got to be the worst thing about using a password manager, the fact that you have to remember which sites have what restrictions.