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The End of the Exclusive?
August 30th 2003, 23:18 CEST by JMCDaveL

So on Thursday pretty much every gaming site that hosts downloads banded together against Gamespy's exclusive on the Call of Duty demo. After thousands of sweating hamburger stained forum dwellers screamed "NO YUO~!!!" in unison, Activision has decided to release the demo to everyone... early at that. So, does this mean that anytime Gamespy gets special attention then the interweb militia will take up arms and cry until Gamespy has to share its toys again? Also, will the idiots who set nasty emails to Caryn over this die a horrible death involving knitting needles and a hummer?

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#63 by Sgt Hulka
2003-08-31 18:39:06

< butthead >

You said duty.. heheh huh huh huh

< /butthead >

Doomed! the Movie - Videogames Turn Deadly...

#64 by JMCDaveL
2003-08-31 20:27:55

Yes, instead of a one man army you are in a team of inept cowards who can't aim.

--jmc

#65 by LPMiller
2003-08-31 20:56:59

#48 "lexx"

Leslie Nassar has a girl's name. I'm guessing it's a boy, however, because of the testosterone.

Man your parents hate you.......

Well at least Blue said Fuck You and didn't host it.

Biting wit. I'm sure Leslie has never in his entire existance been told this before, by equally witty 7 year olds. Bravo sirrah!

I believe I can fly......urk.

#66 by Bailey
2003-08-31 20:57:35

Wow! So they've really recreated the feel of serving in the military?!

So, how do you like the game so far? Was it worth the $59.95?

#67 by Bailey
2003-08-31 20:58:01

C'mon LP, I'm working here!

So, how do you like the game so far? Was it worth the $59.95?

#68 by LPMiller
2003-08-31 21:08:03

Putt faster, or I'm playing through.

I believe I can fly......urk.

#69 by Creole Ned
2003-08-31 21:09:58

LP is strangely compelled to refute and/or respond to every post, no matter how blatantly silly it might be.

Your rhythm shall be ruined until this stops, Bailey. Best to adapt.

"I don't bemoan the great paste" - LPMiller
"I'm getting a 404 on the yarn link, Caryn. BAILEY DEMANDS YARN."

#70 by Creole Ned
2003-08-31 21:10:32

See? LP agrees. :D

"I don't bemoan the great paste" - LPMiller
"I'm getting a 404 on the yarn link, Caryn. BAILEY DEMANDS YARN."

#71 by LPMiller
2003-08-31 22:09:12

No I don't.

I believe I can fly......urk.

#72 by Bailey
2003-08-31 23:24:55

Yes he doesn't.

So, how do you like the game so far? Was it worth the $59.95?

#73 by Gray Fox
2003-09-01 13:52:40

This thread makes baby jeebus cry. :p

"A master is one who, after studying a thousand techniques, finds three he can use any time, and to perfection"--Shaolin adage.

#74 by lexx
2003-09-01 13:57:27

LPMiller: Biting wit.

Dimwit.

Gamespy sucks ass. The whole exclusive thing is cheesy as a five-ho case o herpes.

#75 by Marsh Davies
2003-09-01 14:09:13

Gray Fox. You are white and red.

- The Porcine Delivery System -

#76 by Marsh Davies
2003-09-01 14:14:19

Lexx - Can you roll you tongue behind your lower teeth and slap your chin while making derisive "Uhh! Uhh!" noises? I think it would really compliment your impression of a child very well.

Here, I'll start you off. "Uhh! Uhh! You spacker! GAYLORD!"

- The Porcine Delivery System -

#77 by MCorleone
2003-09-01 14:23:06

Spacker?

In heaven everything is fine.

#78 by deadlock
2003-09-01 14:24:39

lexx:

I think my browser is broken. Either that or you forgot to deliberately mis-spell both 'Leslie Nassar' and 'LPMiller' with hilarious consequences.

"You know you are doing art when everyone has an opinion of what you're doing." - Lexx, creator of the supremely stupid Doom for Columbine mod.

#79 by Neale
2003-09-01 15:13:17

I almost spat my drink because of that one, Marsh. Cheers :)

You can't derail this train of idiocy, Shadarr. Not even with a big fat cow of logic on the tracks. - Bailey

#80 by LPMiller
2003-09-01 16:35:37

#74 lexx

LPMiller: Biting wit.

Dimwit.

*sob* MEANIE!!!

I believe I can fly......urk.

#81 by Warren Marshall
2003-09-01 16:39:41

Stupid head!

Respawn Games
Open your mind, let the beatings begin.

#82 by Greg
2003-09-01 16:40:23

I can't wait for the sarcastic, biting social commentary that is Doom for Columbine.

We are OK in a misguided, sadist way.
We are OK in a disabled veteran's way.
We are OK.

#83 by Neale
2003-09-01 16:40:50

Poopypants!

You can't derail this train of idiocy, Shadarr. Not even with a big fat cow of logic on the tracks. - Bailey

#84 by jjohnsen
2003-09-01 16:42:51

Is it possible updating my Radeon 9700 drivers will stop the random reboots and freezes during Tron 2.0, or am I looking at a bigger problem here?

#85 by Desiato
2003-09-01 16:44:25

I think it begins with 'LithTech'.

But seriously, is that the only game that the behavior shows up in?

#86 by jjohnsen
2003-09-01 16:57:13

Yes, but its also the only new game I've played in about 3 months.

#87 by Creole Ned
2003-09-01 17:33:37

Do you have the patch? It came out a few days ago.

"I don't bemoan the great paste" - LPMiller
"I'm getting a 404 on the yarn link, Caryn. BAILEY DEMANDS YARN."

#88 by jjohnsen
2003-09-01 18:25:27

No, I'll try that. Last time it happened though Microsoft Online Crash Analysis said this

Analysis Information

Thank you for submitting an error report. The error was likely caused by:

A hardware failure reported by your Central Processing Unit (CPU)

This behavior occurs because your computer processor detected an unrecoverable hardware error and reported it to Windows. For more information, contact the manufacturer of your computer.

Then has a link that says it can be caused by overclocking. Maybe my machine is just running too hot when I have all the details turned up on the game? I'm not overclocking anything.

#89 by yotsuya
2003-09-01 18:28:38

You're a closet overclocker, aren't you?

"YES!! You see people, THAT'S why he's the Vice-President of A/V Services here at Respawn Games. Yotsuya ALWAYS unleashes the fucking fury!" - Warren Marshall

#90 by Charles
2003-09-01 19:18:19

So, now that lexx has to decided to spill in to other threads with nonsense, I think it's safe to label him a troll and ignore him now.

How many it had cost in the amassing, what blood and sorrow, what good ships scuttled on the deep, what brave men walking the plank blindfold, what shot of cannon, what shame and lies and cruelty, perhaps no man alive could tell.

#91 by Squeaky
2003-09-01 19:22:38

#90 Charles

So, now that lexx has to decided to spill in to other threads with nonsense, I think it's safe to label him a troll and ignore him now.

I've been doing that since day one. All these one way conversations are very annoying.

I'm a closet metrosexual.
DVDs

#92 by Bailey
2003-09-01 19:31:39

jjohnsen

Next time it happens, pop the case and see if it's radiating heat. If so, refer to resident tech nerd gurus for advice on cooling, etc.

So, how do you like the game so far? Was it worth the $59.95?

#93 by Desiato
2003-09-01 20:03:32

All I know is that my internal case temp shot up 5 degrees F when I played Tron 2 on high-detail.

It could be cooling, or just the patch as others have suggested.

#94 by Bailey
2003-09-01 20:11:20

Do you receive similar results from other recent 3D titles, Desi?

So, how do you like the game so far? Was it worth the $59.95?

#95 by jjohnsen
2003-09-01 20:20:33

Well I applied the patch with no changes. After the next crash I played again with lower detail sttings(turned that funky glow off etc). IT still crashed, but went much longer before doing so, so lowering the detail seemed to change something. I'd rather not go all the way down to 640x480 with no goodies turned on to play though. Inside my case is really hot, I don't have any way to read the tempereature so I don't know if its hotter than usual. Any good cooling I might want to check out for a Radeon 9700 and a Athlon XP 2200? Keep in mind I'm a dumbass, so I need parts that can be installed with a minimum amount of knowledge.

#96 by Bailey
2003-09-01 20:32:29

I hear good things about liquid nitrogen and mineral oil.

So, how do you like the game so far? Was it worth the $59.95?

#97 by LPMiller
2003-09-01 20:46:55

just open up the case for now and see how it goes. A little table fan and you're done.

You'll need to see where there are places to stick in case fans, whether or not the ones you have are working, etc. It's also possible your CPU heatsink/fan is either crappy, or it just needs a good reapplication of thermal jizz. Case cooling isn't really a science, it's just moving air inside the case to out of it.

I believe I can fly......urk.

#98 by Bailey
2003-09-01 20:48:25

A 45 second review of Final Fantasy Tactics for the GBA. Ahem.

What the fuck were those people thinking? Oh boy, we're children! Let's start out the game with a tutorial on combat set in a schoolyard snowball fight! Oh boy, self-referential comments about how great the Final Fantasy games are, and how we wish we could live in Final Fantasy, and OH GOD A MAGIC BOOK SENT US INTO FINAL FANTASY. Say, combat judges! Like referees! With rules! Stupid rules! No item use on tuesdays, or you're SENT TO JAIL. No Protect spells on Wednesdays, or we fine you 600 Gil! No daggers in combat with thieves! And all my teammates are furries? THAT'S THE FINAL FANTASY I REMEMBER ALRIGHT. Clumsy, clunky interface?! Where do I sign up! Press R to glean info on item in inventory, eh? ITEM INFO: ITEM NAME... and 45 blank lines follow. What does this item do then? FIND OUT ON YOUR OWN. Job management trees that are as navigatable and logical as VCR programming instructions? Joy! And oh boy, I can capture, raise, and train monsters... cute, brightly-colored monsters of many diverse and pointless variations! To what purpose, you ask? None! Because monsters are infinitely weaker than recruited sentients! Huzzah! I've been invited by an anorexic moogle to join Clan Nutsy! This is just great! But there's more! Repetitive, pointless battles that are completely unrelated to a storyline that even a 7-year old finds tedious and bland! Which is apparently the age group this is being pitched to. Thank you, Enix. Thank you, Square. I guess the translation for the PSX original wasn't enough to buy back your souls from hell's own.

Haggle gaggle and all that.

So, how do you like the game so far? Was it worth the $59.95?

#99 by G-Man
2003-09-01 20:53:05

I guess that is what happens when you buy something Bailey.

#100 by Bailey
2003-09-01 21:15:29

I know not this word of which you speak.

So, how do you like the game so far? Was it worth the $59.95?

#101 by Creole Ned
2003-09-01 21:43:37

Speaking of cooling and cases and stuff, are there any cases one would recommend that provide a nice balance between noise-reduction and airflow? I've heard some good things about the Antec Sonata, so I'm thinking it may be time to replace my generic PC case. I'm not really looking to spend $400 on the top of the line Lian Li or anything, just something that is a good, solid case.

"I don't bemoan the great paste" - LPMiller
"I'm getting a 404 on the yarn link, Caryn. BAILEY DEMANDS YARN."

#102 by The_Joker
2003-09-01 23:00:45

Just buy a small fridge, mod it, and put your case in it. Not only will you NOT have noise, your PC will be cooler.

Joker, Ph.D. Procedural Assholian Behaviour, Pedophilosopher
- All your ass are belong to my wang Jafd. Prepare to are penetration.
"I fart in THX." - Sgt_Hulka
PENETRATOR: Rise of the Wang Cuming "When it's done".

#103 by Gunp01nt
2003-09-01 23:12:23

This is funny in a not so funny way. Scroll down the page for documents in English. The banner at the top says: "Join the caravan of martyrs". Doesn't need any more explanation, does it? They've even got a transcript of an interview with Osama Bin Laden on there.

One funny part is what seems to be the islamic version of a firewall: a sentence at the top that reads: "Oh Allah, protect this data from the evil influences of the cursed devil and his followers".

"Sorry LP, I had to go to a lunch meeting and was unable to keep it real."
-Shadarr

#104 by Desiato
2003-09-02 00:16:49

#94 - Bailey

Do you receive similar results from other recent 3D titles, Desi?

Not really, just a 2-3 degrees usually. I have a LOT of air exchange happening in the case. I still can't justify going insane and getting liquid cooling going, its a bit too much if there is a single failure. You're pretty much guaranteed to lose the CPU, if not anything else you've decided to cool that way. Until I can fill such a system with Flourinert (3M non-conducting fluid) then forget it.

As far as cpu-in-a-minifridge, it would be a bit impractical for me, since I do take my case to LAN events now and then.

#105 by Darkseid-D
2003-09-02 01:11:06

the sonata's a nice case, but a bit low on stock cooling, look at popping some extra 80mm fans in there.

failing that, as mentioned, yank the side panel off and have a box/desk fan blowing in

Do not go gently into that good night.
Old age should burn and rage at the close of day.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

#106 by "DEATH KiLLER iNTERNATiONAL (iNTERGALACTiC DiViSiON"
2003-09-02 01:11:49

leave lexx alone u fagits he's wickedly kewl awesome and ur all a bunch of fagets who don't know k3wlz when u see it

bitches

#107 by lwf
2003-09-02 03:01:03

I must really thank Bailey for the FFTA review as that was a title I was going to buy, twice maybe.

I need to get one of them ROM flashers for GBA.

Nothing was broken and nothin was hurt but I really probably shoulda been at work
but if my free time was gone would you promise me this
please, bury me with it

#108 by Charles
2003-09-02 05:41:15

Call of Duty would be a great game if it game a more complete environment. As is, there is only one path to anything, and that kind of sucks. Everything about the demo is right, except for that. There is no chance to use creative ideas to solve problems, all you are given is a direct assault. Kind of sucks.

#109 by Darkseid-D
2003-09-02 05:52:49

actually youre semi wrong there ..

there are several places where if you pay attention you can get flanking positions on the enemy units, one such is after the mortar field, instead of running down the side of the building toward the half track, if you go around the back and crawl you can go under the fence and hit the enemy who would come out and do nasty things to you en route from the side/rear.

It is mostly linear however

Do not go gently into that good night.
Old age should burn and rage at the close of day.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

#110 by Warren Marshall
2003-09-02 05:53:57

It's the classic problem ... do you give the player a heavily scripted game that is linear or do you let them roam freely and have less cool things to see?

No game developer wants to spend time creating content that a large portion of their players won't see. It's just bad economics.

It's a far better use of time to give the player the best, most cinematic experience possible. Most times, that translates into a linear style game. Such is life.

Respawn Games
Open your mind, let the beatings begin.

#111 by yotsuya
2003-09-02 06:10:28

Interesting point, Warren.

I know the new gaming buzzword is "non-linear" gameplay, ala GTA3, but does it really work in every situation, for every type of game? If you think about it, even these games have specific things you NEED to do, you just control the order. I would rather have a game give me fun and challenging objectives rather than "let me drive around and do whatever I want."

For my money, Assualt in the original UT was one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had. Too bad there were only a handful of missions.

"YES!! You see people, THAT'S why he's the Vice-President of A/V Services here at Respawn Games. Yotsuya ALWAYS unleashes the fucking fury!" - Warren Marshall

#112 by BobJustBob
2003-09-02 06:15:55

Cinematic experience. Ugh.

Voices tell me I'm the shit.
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