Anyone here got Bioshock yet?
- Thread starter Kai
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The casual people who dont know the correct way to uninstall-reinstall the game. Theres a simple process to having it so it can be on 5 PC's but most people probally wont know about it.
In the meantime a workaround for pirates is already underway.
"The real argument against draconian DRM is simple. It doesn't stop pirates. Never has, never will. So what is the purpose of DRM? If it is to prevent casual copying then none of these measures would be necessary. The only people who would be stopped from casual copying would be the same people stopped by a simple cd check. So draconian DRM really only hurts people who legitimately own the game and plan to use it in a manner consistant with the law.
What this means is that you have a right to be pissed off when this DRM intrudes on your life. You are being unfairly harassed for doing what is right while people who pirate the game will have a completely hassle-free experience."
In the meantime a workaround for pirates is already underway.
"The real argument against draconian DRM is simple. It doesn't stop pirates. Never has, never will. So what is the purpose of DRM? If it is to prevent casual copying then none of these measures would be necessary. The only people who would be stopped from casual copying would be the same people stopped by a simple cd check. So draconian DRM really only hurts people who legitimately own the game and plan to use it in a manner consistant with the law.
What this means is that you have a right to be pissed off when this DRM intrudes on your life. You are being unfairly harassed for doing what is right while people who pirate the game will have a completely hassle-free experience."
Very slowly working on getting the demo to try it out.
I think this only install on 2 (or 5, whichever is true) PC's is blown way out of proportion. iTunes has done this since day one, with it you can authenticate 5 PC at one time and thats it. If you screw up and reformat without uninstalling it, you just get all the PCs de-authorized, and there is a limit on how many times you can do this, but if you screw up that many times you deserve to be punished for it. I'm sure Bioshock has a similar setup.
I think this only install on 2 (or 5, whichever is true) PC's is blown way out of proportion. iTunes has done this since day one, with it you can authenticate 5 PC at one time and thats it. If you screw up and reformat without uninstalling it, you just get all the PCs de-authorized, and there is a limit on how many times you can do this, but if you screw up that many times you deserve to be punished for it. I'm sure Bioshock has a similar setup.
just bought it through steam, waiting for it to download. lets see what the full version offers.
More plasmids, physical boosters, combat boosters, mechanical boosters, alternate ammo, ability to build stuff 
those big daddies get easier to take down once you get farther. trap bolts + proximity nades ftmfw!
just got it tonight on 360 here, I just grabbed my first little bit of ADAM...
Game is fucking NUTS I love it.... crazy shit.
Game is fucking NUTS I love it.... crazy shit.
Just finished playing the demo. Looks pretty interesting! I need to finish some of the games I own now 1st though. LOL
Still need to at least get further into STALKER (which chugs even for me on an 8800GTX), and I'm enjoying Rainbow Six Vegas right now.
Still need to at least get further into STALKER (which chugs even for me on an 8800GTX), and I'm enjoying Rainbow Six Vegas right now.
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ive noticed a few odd things. my system isnt exactly slow (amd 4400+ dual core overclocked to 2.4 each core, 2gb ddr2, 6700gt mildly overclocked) and the game has been crashing on me a little bit. i dropped resolution down to 800x600 and the detail to medium and it still crashed out, just not as often. oh, and the whole 2 plasmid thing sucks. i want electricity, incinerate AND telekenisis. bastards.
Mike just played the demo. Holy shit.
Guess we'll wait 'til Christmas to get it, so we can upgrade the PC's for it.
Guess we'll wait 'til Christmas to get it, so we can upgrade the PC's for it.
DT - what are the PC specs, cause it runs fine on mine and its at least a few months due for an upgrade
Stalker has just had a new patch released that increases framerates by 15% - try it
Stalker has just had a new patch released that increases framerates by 15% - try it
I are the win. Just completed it - a bit irritating towards the end, but otherwise not a bad game...
I just cranked it to max everything and it was perfectly smooth for me. The Unreal engine (which I was happy to see it runs on) is always very good to me though in the nvidia camp.
Going to check for that patch Kai!
EDIT: Looks like I need to get going on STALKER... Clear Sky looks awesome!
Going to check for that patch Kai!
EDIT: Looks like I need to get going on STALKER... Clear Sky looks awesome!
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Same on mine - even with a measly 256mb Radeon X1950 Pro it's flawless and i didnt once notice any stuttering or slowdown - its been very, very well coded i think.
STALKER is a great game but it looks like they were very sloppy with coding, especially the pixel shaders! At least now they've fixed it somewhat
STALKER is a great game but it looks like they were very sloppy with coding, especially the pixel shaders! At least now they've fixed it somewhat
For anyone that hasnt seen a trailer already: http://kotaku.com/gaming/clips/bioshock-launch-trailer-288657.php
There - now go BUY IT
There - now go BUY IT
Kai said:STALKER is a great game but it looks like they were very sloppy with coding, especially the pixel shaders! At least now they've fixed it somewhat
I noticed that too. Sorta makes you wonder what they spent the 8+ish? years or so that it was in production doing.