CCCToad on 28/4/2011 at 23:35
Thats not bragging rights. I'd rather people NOT see that I spent X hours on the Witcher. Because its probably going to be a lot.
EvaUnit02 on 28/4/2011 at 23:46
Change the view permission settings of that aspect of your Steam Community profile then.
Phatose on 29/4/2011 at 00:06
Quote Posted by CCCToad
So what happens if you are in an area without internet for an extended amount of time and you want to fire up your copy of Witcher 2 that you bought over STEAM?
I play on a desktop. The only area my computer is ever in is my house, and it's got the internet. Pretty much makes that concern completely irrelevant.
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Meh, every other copy of W2 (inc. retail and GOG) will include an updater program that will inform you of the availability of new files and give you an opt-in option. Far better than Steam's opt-out auto-update solution, where games can be held for ransom.
Opt-in has it's own set of problems. For one, you need to be there to opt in - with Steam, if a 200MB patch comes out at 3pm on a Thursday, I'm fully patched when I get home from work. With opt-in, I get home, I want to play - but now I have to opt in and download the patch. Plus, in-game auto-updaters only checks when you start the game up. Which means opt-in auto updates are always going to be a stop right as I'm trying to sit down to play. I'd much rather have Steam pick it up in the background, so I have a decent chance of getting the patch while I'm doing something else.
EvaUnit02 on 29/4/2011 at 03:38
Quote Posted by Phatose
Opt-in has it's own set of problems. For one, you need to be there to opt in - with Steam, if a 200MB patch comes out at 3pm on a Thursday, I'm fully patched when I get home from work. With opt-in, I get home, I want to play - but now I have to opt in and download the patch. Plus, in-game auto-updaters only checks when you start the game up. Which means opt-in auto updates are always going to be a stop right as I'm trying to sit down to play. I'd much rather have Steam pick it up in the background, so I have a decent chance of getting the patch while I'm doing something else.
Fair point. Both options have their pits and perks. It's situational to the individual.
Eg I have a rubbish internet connection (international bandwidth is traffic shaped), so I dislike having my games held for ransom by Steam. I also like having the option of standalone patches, so that I can grab them off a local mirror with a download manager.
Quote Posted by CCCToad
So what happens if you are in an area without internet for an extended amount of time and you want to fire up your copy of Witcher 2 that you bought over STEAM?
Witcher 2 will be quite scalable, but let's be honest, normal laptops are usually underpowered pieces of shit. Gaming grade laptops are often not very portable (eg being heavy) and thus defeat the purpose of having a laptop. Hence why they have the label "mobile desktop".
Gaming grade laptops are often quite expensive. For a similar price you can usually build a much more powerful/better performance:price desktop, inclusive of cost for a decent monitor.
CCCToad on 29/4/2011 at 04:38
One of those "desktop replacements" is what I use, and it fits my needs. I travel too frequently for a desktop to be useful to me, and when I do travel I generally set my laptop up in one place and leave it there so weight isn't an issue. For the same reason I'm not terribly concerned about battery life.
As for expensive than a desktop? yes. However, you can find one for not that much more than the cost of a desktop and an LCD monitor. Laptop technology has become pretty prevalent so that built in screen is the main thing you pay for.
Mr.Duck on 29/4/2011 at 04:48
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And for the life of me, I can't understand why people would want to buy digital versions.
When you live in a 3rd world country like me (Mexico) whose economy isn't doing that hot, rampant violence on the US-Mexico border makes it quite dangerous to attempt a crossing by and most video games sold here are -way- overpriced (average game price would be around $80 - 100 USD equivalent or so) you get on your knees and thank for services like GOG's and Steam's.
As far as I'm concerned, both of these and other sites with digital distribution are a Godsend. Period.
:)
gunsmoke on 29/4/2011 at 09:23
@ Duck: out of curiosity, is there a sizeable used console game market down in Mexico?
Xenith on 29/4/2011 at 09:25
Boxed, because I like hugging it.
Digital Nightfall on 29/4/2011 at 09:26
I'd love to order the super-duper-collector's box from amazon.fr but with the current exchange rate that's $140. So unless someone has a way for me to get my hands on the big box that's closer to the Steam/GOG price of 68 USD (45 Euro) I'm going to be sticking with DigDist.
Briareos H on 29/4/2011 at 09:45
Although I love (need) to own CDs and vinyl discs and will never, ever pay for music downloads, strangely I don't feel attached to physical copies of games. Went for GOG preorder since you get more for less money and no DRM.
