[quote who="Lord KiRon" reply="228" id="3175792"] Try t take your laptop with you somewhere you do not have WiFi access.[/quote] Where I don't have WiFi (cottage on lake of the woods) I enjoy near perfect connectivity via my 3G cell connection. As stated, I'm sure most of the younger generation (the new target gamer market) find ways to be even more "connected" than I am....... EDIT: ...a
While I am not a game developer I think it just takes a quick look around to see everyone at least in the younger generations (ie. the new gaming customer) is [i]connected[/i] all of the time these days. I find it hard to believe that the gaming customer who truly "doesn't have internet on their main gaming rig" isn't becoming such a rarity that one could assume the loss of those potential customers in sales pretty much inconsequential.
I discovered STEAM in 2007 I believe, and have over the years accumulated many games on several family STEAM accounts. Those games have at some point been downloaded/redownloaded and played in on and offline mode(s). I or my family/friends have yet to experience even one tiny hiccup with STEAM. Of course this doesn't mean that it won't happen or that others haven't. It just means that no one I know personally who also has STEAM has had any issues. 
The problem is that the two communities play the game for sometimes completely different reasons and see themselves as competing for DEV time/influence. While I agree that at the very least disagreements could be handled with more civility this is the internet afterall and I for one am not keeping my hopes up. Here is something I posted to that thread you linked. Of course all it received was a TLDR type of reply..... For what it's worth: <p
You very well may be..........you old fart! [e digicons]}:)[/e]
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[quote who="RiddleKing" reply="62" id="3163863"] Translates to: Human players are more fun than ai's. Thank you for the long essay.. [/quote] Thanks for being an ASS........and for proving my point about these problems being human. [e digicons]O:)[/e]
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When video games were first made there was often little or no competition (sometimes a new product launch meant an entirely new genre was born), a larger part/focus of the escape of playing video games was the story and the allure of seeing new technology in play and games had a much longer life expectancy. With the internet as a forum for gamers and first a patching vehicle and now distribution platform for games, we've seen [i]videogaming[/i] evolve.&nb
SINS is not client-server so it does not have [i]dedicated servers[/i]..... EDIT: Also you can easily host a game privately for a few friends and have them join by IP. You just have to (as in the good ol days) just forward a couple of ports which since you're such a fan of "the good ol days" shouldn't be a problem for you right?!? [e digicons]O:)[/e]
[quote who="Draakjacht" reply="431" id="3131814"]Reduced 44%Original 1350 x 824 Anyone get where I'm going here?[/quote] Ok....I get it......consider this my exit from this thread then.......I'm sure you guys will all have fun posting whatever internet pic suits your fancy for years to come. [e digicons]:borg:[/e]
[quote who="Fistalis" reply="429" id="3131720"] First you assert that people who want steamworks integration aren't advocating for less market choice.[/quote] First, I didn't mention steamworks at all.....I mention STEAM (distribution platform) and I didn't say "want" I said those of us who are "ok" with it are not the [i]reason[/i] there is less market choice. [quote who="Fistalis" reply="429" id="3131720"] Then you assert that there are no people a
[quote who="Fistalis" reply="427" id="3131653"] You may not, but many people do insist on steamworks integration. Being "ok" with it is not the same as insisting on it. You're intelligent enough to know the difference. Yet you continue to attempt to apply your subjective perspective to all steam users. The usual reason businesses give for steamworks integration is that people insist on it. Now we both know that's not the only reason but there is some truth to it.
[quote who="Fistalis" reply="424" id="3131123"] Choice suggests not only the option to not purchase a product.. but what service provider provides a product. People who insist that games require steam are also insisting to reduce the amount of choice in the market overall. How can you deny that simple fact? I'm not speaking of subjective perspectives but reality here.[/quote] I'm not denying anything. People aren't insisting that games requi
There is always a choice and in this case that would be choosing to not use the software offered because it is only being offered in a way found to be unacceptable by some. It is nothing more than word manipulation to suggest that those who don't have the same cause for concern are somehow responsible (or ever could be responsible) for others being forced into an action. Everyone is free as always to vote with their wallets, a choice that as of yet has not been taken away from
[quote who="Draakjacht" reply="416" id="3130890"] And since all you're getting is visuals, I guess it would be more food porn than anything. [/quote] It has nothing to do with "just getting visuals". The reason that crap is referred to as "food porn" by anyone who cares about nutrition is because it really isn't [i]food[/i].
[quote who="Draakjacht" reply="413" id="3130845"] And a preference in dessert has nothing to do with the 'American diet'. [/quote] Frozen Pizza is a dessert now? Besides, food porn is a better label than [i]dessert[/i] for the kind of stuff in those pictures. I would never put any of that into my body......
[quote who="GoaFan77" reply="403" id="3130771"]Quoting Draakjacht, reply 402How about people on both side just call it a night? We were quite happy to keep talking about pudding and Pizza and cookies until people who just read the OP decided to inform us that we're basically stupid for not liking steam. [/quote] I think that's not being entirely truthful. If it wasn't for you and your posse posting pictures etc. of the unhealthy america
[quote who="Fistalis" reply="397" id="3130678"]How the average user tends to react to any dissent on using steam is an amazing study in conformity in the internet era. Its as if the very act of one choosing not to use it somehow is attacking their deepest set beliefs.. and is tend to be met as such. There is an amazing Zealot faction at play with many steam users, its almost cult like. Its as if they must assimilate everyone. Oh wait they are borg it all makes sen
Yup......until Monday! Special to promote their free new DLC (also launced today) which gives 7 new maps (to the 11 already in the game) as well as MP skirmish vs AI for up to 7 players. Any RTS fan who doesn't pick this game up at 40% off is not really an RTS fan........that is all! [e digicons]:X[/e]
[quote] Hi all, As Freki already told you ( http://www.wargame-ee.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4100&p=48639#p48635 ), Free DLC will be released tomorrow evening (GMT). And with it the tuning patch we made public today ( http://www
[quote who="tatakau" reply="2" id="3125863"](9 days after this thread's creation). [/quote] Umm.... 9 days and 1 year!?! [e digicons]O:)[/e]
....getting harder and harder to remain patient for this update! ;)
[quote] there's a free DLC coming soon ... We could just give you a fully detailed list of what's gonna be in it ... but we'd realize we would enjoy it better just giving you bits of informations once at a time. Of course, any reference to an alledgedly sadistic behaviour would only lead to some unexpected delays in the DLC's release ... :twisted: So, from now on and up to its release, we'll post here some new informations about its content every ([u]working[/u]) d
[quote] New content is about to be added for all commandants! Willing to test your Clan's newest tactics? Or to just have some quick fun with friends without pressure? Team up with other players and jump into the action against a computer controlled opponent! This first DLC brings a new skirmish AI , allowing 1 up to 7 players to face the computer. <div class="postbody"
[quote who="Fistalis" reply="13" id="3120042"] Forever to me is for as long as I want to play it.. [/quote] Well now......there is your problem. I'm sure I didn't want my dog to die last week (he had the best care any dog in the world could have), or my car to have problems (eventhough I take extraordinary care of it) or my house to need new shingles on the roof (I am one hell of a handyman and do everything I can myself) or my BBQ to need to be replaced
Well obviously it is to each their own. I'm just curious as to why some people are so interested in the the word [i]forever[/i] when it comes to their video games. Is anything in your life really [i]forever[/i]? We can [i]own[/i] many things; cars, homes, boats, computers, tools, kitchen utensils, media of all types and guess what? They all deteriorate and none will last [i]forever[/i]. So why should I be concerned about the [i
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