2008-05-09, 08:32 | Link #21 |
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From what I've heard it will try to check with 5 days left in the 10 day window (I'm not sure if the game has to be run to do the check or it dials home on it's own without the need for the game to be running) but if it can't contact the server after the 10 day's are up then the game will lock and can't be played until a re-check can be done before the game will work again.
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2008-05-09, 14:30 | Link #22 | |
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I think that'd be another storm in itself, though. The last thing I want is having some piece of software that offers no benefit to me running at all times, sapping some system resources and using my net connection. Would it take a ton of resources or a lot of bandwidth? Probably not, but anyone who uses that as an excuse for why such a thing should be OK probably isn't thinking beyond this single game. What if it becomes a standard scheme for games and I have a ton of games installed? It probably still wouldn't amount to massive drain, but perhaps we'd be feeling it then. Personally, I'm generally bothered whenever a program is running needlessly. If the game isn't running, I don't want anything related to the game to be running.
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2008-05-09, 16:57 | Link #23 |
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It looks like EA has decided to back down on implementing the SecureROM 10-day reauthentication DRM in both Spore and Mass Effect:
http://kotaku.com/5008452/bioware-ba...authentication http://kotaku.com/5008454/spore-to-u...authentication
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2008-05-09, 17:11 | Link #24 |
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Excellent news. That's much more sensible and fair. I have no problem with the game authenticating whenever it'd be connecting to the servers. Arguably that's one of the best anti-piracy methods I've heard of to date.
Does this mean you're looking forward to Spore as well, 4Tran?
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2008-05-09, 21:19 | Link #26 |
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Woo, saved!
Well, with that out of the way, what kinda species would you guys make? http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=199 |
2008-05-10, 15:23 | Link #27 | |
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I'm only mildly interested in Spore, though that may change when it's finally released and we find out if it's all that it's cracked up to be. I've been burned by how bad MOO3 was to put much stock in developers' promises. On the other hand, now that I finally have a system that can run it well, I was interested in getting Mass Effect.
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2008-06-21, 00:39 | Link #30 |
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You can download a "Demo" from the official site but you can only make certain type of creatures (Carnivores and insects).
If you want full access you pay $10 or something for the full version. Not sure what that means for the retail one in september. Other than that it's not too bad, it's quite fun. Though I heard some people are posting quite "inappropriate" creatures which tells me that lots of people have too much time on their hands. |
2008-06-21, 11:09 | Link #31 | |
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I have even seen a creature that looks like a "guy" *cough* humping *cough* a "girl", all-in-one edition. EDIT: Spoiler for NSFW:
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2008-06-21, 12:07 | Link #32 |
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Looking over those Youtube links, it's amazing to me how many people tried to make a zergling-like creature.
Regarding the DRM, I read that Mass Effect had a more traditional DRM scheme (that is, it can be installed five or so times before the key gets locked out). The problem is that people are already having issues, since the game apparently considers certain hardware upgrades to mean that it's running on a new system.
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2008-06-21, 16:28 | Link #33 |
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Had a lot of fun with that limited demo, I wasn't really keeping up with this game before, but now I am thinking about buying it.I'll wait for some reviews to see how the RTS aspect of the game plays out, that's where I can see the game getting really stale.They got the creature designing part right, now let's see how they did with the other stuff.
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2008-06-21, 18:56 | Link #34 | |
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Some have made hydralisks, overlords, and ultralisks. Next up are pokemon. Canirvorus pirahna pikachus are something I want to make. |
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2008-06-22, 11:29 | Link #35 |
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It's really quite amazingly versatile.
Yoshi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtzNb_sAj4c Charizard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubaQpquYR_4 mewtwo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbxiBjTGoLc barney?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrYW7EypXzM
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2008-06-23, 02:07 | Link #37 |
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Disturbing, yet so well made...
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2008-06-23, 10:16 | Link #39 |
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I have to debate with myself whether to hold on to my principles -- never ever pay out a coin to invasive, ridiculously restrictive DRM's (which meant I didn't play Bioshock, among others) -- and miss out on a potential best game ever, or give in and shell out the money to those dinosaur EA executives. *sigh*
Interestingly enough, I find these creatures' behaviors to be reminiscent of Black & White; which is fine, since I loved Black & White to death even with all its bugginess. |
2008-06-23, 10:27 | Link #40 |
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My friend and I were just discussing Black & White yesterday. The idea behind the game was really, really cool, but the implementation was pretty bad. Did you ever try the multiplayer? I was 1.00 (100% "good") while my friend was -1.00 (100% "evil") and the evil spells totally trash the good spells. Black & White's big appeal to me was that finally, here was a game where you could play in a constructive manner, yet in its implementation they were clearly catering toward the crowd that would want to kill and blow stuff up.
Case in point, in one game I must have had no less than 10 spell shields stacked within each other once my friend got the ultimate evil spell (forgot what it's called, but it's basically a giant "death ray from the sky") - the spell went right through the shields. There is no "ultimate good" spell. (I don't believe that my complaints are derived from being a poor player, either; I wasn't overtaking villages any slower than my friends, and my creature consistently won in creature fights.) And now we have Spore. Again, it's a very neat idea in that there's a completely open world and you can play how ever you like... but will it really be that open? I've started to lose my enthusiasm for it and feel that it might be a bit more limited and linear than I'd initially hoped for. I'll hold off on getting it and see what other people say, I suppose.
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