Mass Effect 2

[Grallon]

I have to confess, I'm getting a bit bored of replaying DAO - but I'm also leery of ME2 since I have no interest in a shooter game.




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[Barrister]

DP, It's still a top 10 title.  The fact it's #9, not #1 or #2 doesn't take away from the fact most sales will be driven by ads, game magazines, in-store displays, etc, rather than "buzz".

[viper37]

Fuck that!  I can't play, it keeps saying "Release date check failed".  The fucking pirates are playing it and I can't??

[viper37]

I've seen horrible, scathing things about DA:O which by all reasoned accounts is a wonderful game.

You have to stop reading Grumbler 

[Slargos]

Fuck that!  I can't play, it keeps saying "Release date check failed".  The fucking pirates are playing it and I can't??

If it's any consolation, the mass effect torrent is agonizingly slow, and if it continues like this I will be forced to buy it.

Only AFTER you've confirmed that it's actually playable, however. 

[Slargos]

Btw. Can I play this game without having Mass Effect 1 installed, or in other words: is this a stand alone expansion? 

[viper37]

Yes you can play without ME1 installed.

However, you can import your saved games from ME1, and it will give you some bonus stuff (money, minerals to upgrade the ship, xp points) as well as continue the story (sort of).

[I Killed Kenny]

Did anyone with a ME1 save game played?


Spoilers for people that didn't have a me1 save game:


I'm rather sad that Wrex is dead and I didn't save the council

[viper37]

Did anyone with a ME1 save game played?


Spoilers for people that didn't have a me1 save game:


I'm rather sad that Wrex is dead and I didn't save the council

You could still replay a quick game, doing only the main quests.

[viper37]

had to use a VPN software to bypass the activation date check wich would not let me play.  I wasn't the only one like this, and there's a lot of angry people.

Anyway, I'm playing, and I like it.

Slargos, the game is officially released on the 29th in Europe, so if you buy it now, you'll need to use the VPN to launch the game the first time.

[Slargos]

had to use a VPN software to bypass the activation date check wich would not let me play.  I wasn't the only one like this, and there's a lot of angry people.

Valmy has already declared that people have no right to be upset about poor customer service, so you must be lying. 

[grumbler]

I think console games are already more profitable.

All consoles combined, they are a bigger market than us.
They pay 10$ more per game than for the PC.
It's more difficult to pirate the game, hence less pirates.
We're old timers clinging to a past era.  These kids in the video game studios already sees us as dinosaurs 

The issue isn't "what market is more profitable" but rather "do we make a profit serving the PC market?"  Companies want to make profit, period.  If they can make $60 profit selling to A, or $61 selling to A and B, they will sell to A and B even though selling to A is more profitable.

[grumbler]

The question is:  To what extent does the aside of PC gaming damage the core business, which is console gaming?  When you're talking about piracy, that's difficult to quantify.  Given the costs related to porting the game to PC, I don't think it's quite so clearcut as you seem to suggest.

I see the point now, and will have to think a bit more about it before responding.

[grumbler]

I've seen horrible, scathing things about DA:O which by all reasoned accounts is a wonderful game.

You have to stop reading Grumbler 

[Razgovory]

The question is:  To what extent does the aside of PC gaming damage the core business, which is console gaming?  When you're talking about piracy, that's difficult to quantify.  Given the costs related to porting the game to PC, I don't think it's quite so clearcut as you seem to suggest.

I see the point now, and will have to think a bit more about it before responding.

I found this looking up on the subject.  http://www.tweakguides.com/Piracy_1.html  It seems to be aimed at those points.  I'm curious what you think of it.