d'Spair on 27/11/2004 at 12:25
Only BitTorrent? And what about the simple download? I'd like to use my FlashGet to get T2X and don't want to go and grab those Torrent download programs...
Eshaktaar on 27/11/2004 at 13:08
Why don't you want to install BitTorrent? Torrents are distributed among those downloading, so that the file isn't just downloaded from one single source. Imagine the bandwith needed for such a large file if several hundred people tried to download it at the same time the traditional way.
Macsen on 27/11/2004 at 13:11
Why don't you simply give it to Eidos and say: 'here you go, free of charge. Put it in a budget pack with Thief II, please.' Which is still selling well as a budget game.
Kindo on 27/11/2004 at 13:55
Quote Posted by Macsen
Why don't you simply give it to Eidos and say: 'here you go, free of charge. Put it in a budget pack with Thief II, please.' Which is still selling well as a budget game.
That sounds like a cool idea... But I still want to be able to download it if I already have TMA.
Raven on 27/11/2004 at 17:14
Torrent would be the best way to distribute the game... just cause it can be used for illegal activity doesn't mean that it should not be used... this is practically what it was designed for!
Avalon on 27/11/2004 at 20:41
Quote Posted by Macsen
Why don't you simply give it to Eidos and say: 'here you go, free of charge. Put it in a budget pack with Thief II, please.' Which is still selling well as a budget game.
Alas, Eidos is very picky about what they decide to publish or even just include with other titles because it reflects on them and their reputation, regardless of however many "WE DID NOT MAKE OR SUPPORT THIS" lines they may throw onto it (and regardless of how shitty their reputation already is ;)). They would need to dedicate a lot of QA work to make sure T2X meets or comes close to the same standards as their other published titles.
There are also a horde of other issues involved, but in short, the chances of it happening are slim to none. And by "slim," I mean "slimmer than an anorexic skeleton."
odourpreventer on 27/11/2004 at 21:55
A question about torrent clients: I've run G3Torrent for a while and I don't like it, because it hogs all the computer memory. Is this a common problem or just this one? I will try out the clients mentioned earlier as well.
sparhawk on 28/11/2004 at 00:06
Quote Posted by odourpreventer
A question about torrent clients: I've run G3Torrent for a while and I don't like it, because it hogs all the computer memory. Is this a common problem or just this one? I will try out the clients mentioned earlier as well.
I use Azureus and I must say that it is quite cool. It distributes the load quite nicely, you can get all kind of statistics, and it is available on Windows and Linux. You look at sourceforge for it.
UnderTow on 28/11/2004 at 01:48
I heard Azureus was good and (
http://azureus.sourceforge.net/) downloaded it today. haven't gave it ago yet.. but yeah... :P
O.T.2000 on 28/11/2004 at 02:09
This is pretty awesome that everyone that has been working on T2X stuck with it to the end. I'm very excited to finally get to play it after all these years. :)
