DaBeast on 19/8/2009 at 12:59
Or maybe they just throw in buzzwords like "NEVER BEFORE SEEN" or "NEW GAMING EXPERIENCE" to grab peoples attention and therefore profit.
Very, very few journalist sites are worth taking seriously. More often these days I see them as the tabloids of the industry.
SubJeff on 28/8/2009 at 16:09
Looks nice. I like the style. I think this may be one for the PS3 big screen.
EvaUnit02 on 15/9/2009 at 16:08
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsd2xhy0rdw) Character trailer
(
http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/xbox/games/157005.Borderlands/features/133823.20090911.Randy-Pitchford-on-Borderlands-cheating-art-direction-DLC-and...-oompa-loompas/) Also an interview with Randy Pitchford with some insight into the PC version.
Quote:
GP: What anti-cheating measures have you got planned for the PC release?
RP: Well, you know, cheating is like an arms race. It's very difficult to anticipate what these guys are going to do. So our strategy is to see what they're going to do, then go from there. For example, Borderlands as you play it now, it's a shooter. You know, you can play it by yourself, or it's a co-operative game, you can play it with friends. And it's about growing your character and getting loot. You know, I remember when I played Diablo - did you play Diablo?
GP: For sure.
RP: I loved that game. I played like 300 hours. But one thing that really pissed me off - I played that game single-player and I finished the game. Then I'm like, I want to take my character online now. So I went to play multiplayer and they said no, sorry, multiplayer is totally different and you have to start a new character. And I'm like, what the hell is that crap? So I kind of dug into it a bit, went on the forums, and said why are you guys doing this? And they said, by making it a separate thing, we're able to control the server. And it helps us fight against cheaters. And guess what? There were still cheaters. It didn't protect anything.
So, they hindered my usability as a customer by separating the single-player from the multiplayer, and it didn't really help anything. There was still cheating. So I think they learned something from that. So I think with how they do it with World of Warcraft, there's an action and a reaction. If someone does something, you know what? Don't do that. We're going to smack you down and either ban people or shut it down. It's an arms race. So we're going to have to see what happens, and react. That's our strategy. Because if you try to pre-empt, you'll change things in a way that's bad for the players. It's a solid game, it's put together well, we'll launch it then see what people do. If there are people out there that are really intent on ruining peoples experiences, we're going to have to go in there and take care of them. That might be banning them, or patching the game, fixing whatever holes they've found, or a number of different strategies depending on what they do.
mothra on 11/10/2009 at 19:34
steam has 10% off of preorder and a 4 pack for the price of three. anyone ordering ? I'm in if we get 3 guys together. Or better, if a us guy could gift it it would be even cheaper for us in euroland. if not, I'm willing to shelf out the money for a 4 pack and once I get the money, gift it to the other 3.
EvaUnit02 on 12/10/2009 at 00:07
Apparently PC is the base-platform and the console versions are ports.
EvaUnit02 on 22/10/2009 at 01:40
Pre-load available on Steam now, OH YEAH!
Phatose on 22/10/2009 at 02:50
Steam servers are too busy to handle any more preorders of borderlands.
Apparently, it's pretty popular. Glad that they're actually allowing pre-loads, at least.
daprdan on 24/10/2009 at 06:13
Quote Posted by mothra
steam has 10% off of preorder and a 4 pack for the price of three. anyone ordering ? I'm in if we get 3 guys together. Or better, if a us guy could gift it it would be even cheaper for us in euroland. if not, I'm willing to shelf out the money for a 4 pack and once I get the money, gift it to the other 3.
I had wandered into here looking for just such a statement. Any West Coasters out there want to try this game?
Phatose on 26/10/2009 at 23:53
OK, so, it's finally out. Thoughts so far:
It's a first person shooter diablo. Lots of fun.
Art design isn't anywhere near as grating as I expected.
UI is fucking awful. Apparently, that extra week for the pc version did not involve anyone asking if a UI for a gamepad is really appropriate on the PC. It's not, and it sucks. Fortunately, you're not in it too often, but it still sucks.
