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previous thread is here (http://forum.worldofplayers.de/forum/threads/996247-Keg-o-rum-1-Arrr-let-there-be-general-off-topic%21)
It's about time we reached 400 post in the off-topic thread
Indeed:D Let us breath some life in this second one!
Oh, and a small request... please let us not talk about calin any more... I had too much of him and I am sure he is stalking the forum right now interpreting our posts as a sign that he is being missed... let him be forsaken.
Am I the only one who thinks that the Risen 2 website is just not as fast as it should be? I've had more complex sites opening in half the time.
Oh, and a small request... please let us not talk about calin any more... I had too much of him and I am sure he is stalking the forum right now interpreting our posts as a sign that he is being missed... let him be forsaken.
Yeah.
Anyway, moved to a new place and finally got my own damn internet. 5 euros a month for 18 mb/s. I'd say that is a fair deal :p
Besides... I was tired of using some other people's wifi... it was too slow and too unstable. But all I have is my shitty laptop and I can't play anything :C:
Besides... I was tired of using some other people's wifi... it was too slow and too unstable. But all I have is my shitty laptop and I can't play anything :C:
Well, I just keep getting lucky, right now I found someone's wifi unprotected and it has incredible speed:D Good thing, I just got over the bandwidth limit of my mobile modem...
Oh, and I can't play anything either, my laptop keeps heating even when I play '95 games...
CalinOfKings
13.10.2011, 19:26
Oh, and a small request... please let us not talk about calin any more... I had too much of him and I am sure he is stalking the forum right now interpreting our posts as a sign that he is being missed... let him be forsaken. You've got to be really, really dumb to think that just because my Assassin of Kings account was banned I'm out of the forum as well. I wager that not even you are so simple minded to believe something like that ... During all of these years since I was banned, I was never away from the forum ... Under different accounts I was always here. The banishment is not an impediment for me ... it's just an annoying thing, but it won't stop me. So, just so you know, see you in a month or so with a new identity.;)
Oh, and I can't play anything either, my laptop keeps heating even when I play '95 games...
Yeah that suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks... like, a lot.
Next thing on my priorities list: save 500-700 euros for a new PC. Who cares about clothes and comfort anyway :p
Food? pffft, who needs that :D
In fucking deed. Hmm... too bad I don't really like spending money and time on games. Sure, PB games will always be welcome, yet I don't think I am going to play other games. So such an investment would seem excessive.
I suppose that is so. But I don't have anything better to do anyway, so might as well play games.
Get a job, they may say... sure, I'll just walk down on Job street and pick one up. There surely are plenty available. People love giving away money to random strangers for no reason. :rolleyes:
Try an unpaid internship. If they like you, they will keep you on a paid position.
Try an unpaid internship. If they like you, they will keep you on a paid position.
They don't simply give jobs arround, not where I live. And I really hate this motherfucking place :)
Aetherian
15.10.2011, 04:27
You've got to be really, really dumb to think that just because my Assassin of Kings account was banned I'm out of the forum as well. I wager that not even you are so simple minded to believe something like that ... During all of these years since I was banned, I was never away from the forum ... Under different accounts I was always here. The banishment is not an impediment for me ... it's just an annoying thing, but it won't stop me. So, just so you know, see you in a month or so with a new identity.;)
Must be an obsessive/compulsive thing. Most people would eventually get a clue and move on.
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Anyway, saw this article (http://io9.com/5850021/one-in-six-uk-phones-is-contaminated-with-fecal-matter) and it pretty much confirmed for me that the Brits talk a lot of shit. :D
Anyway, saw this article (http://io9.com/5850021/one-in-six-uk-phones-is-contaminated-with-fecal-matter) and it pretty much confirmed for me that the Brits talk a lot of shit. :D
§xlol§xlol
Mmmm, dirty british chicks, not what I had in mind...
So you've upgraded vBulletin 4.1.6 to 4.1.7, eh? And got rid of the old favicon in the process?
And this is the internet I steal from my neighbors :D
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1539888628.png
Damn neighbours... that's like 4 times as fast as the one I use :scared:
actually mine is 14-18 so it's not 4 times :D
Yeah, this is a copy/paste post:p
As I am sure you know, Risen has a Facebook page. A small competition took place and I guess now the best entries are up for voting. If you could donate 1 like per each, it would be appreciated.http://www.worldofgames.ro/forum/images/smilies/SM45.gif
The first thing you must do in order to view the picture links is to like the Risen page: https://www.facebook.com/risengame
My submissions:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150869563510603&set=a.10150869563450603.747351.156103300602&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150869563635603&set=a.10150869563450603.747351.156103300602&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150869563800603&set=a.10150869563450603.747351.156103300602&type=3
Greatly in your debt:gratz
Yeah, this is a copy/paste post:p
As I am sure you know, Risen has a Facebook page. A small competition took place and I guess now the best entries are up for voting. If you could donate 1 like per each, it would be appreciated.http://www.worldofgames.ro/forum/images/smilies/SM45.gif
The first thing you must do in order to view the picture links is to like the Risen page: https://www.facebook.com/risengame
My submissions:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150869563510603&set=a.10150869563450603.747351.156103300602&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150869563635603&set=a.10150869563450603.747351.156103300602&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150869563800603&set=a.10150869563450603.747351.156103300602&type=3
Greatly in your debt:gratz
Oddly enough, none of the links work for me. The first one dumps back to my facebook "Home" page. The other three say "Content unavailable."
First one leads you to the front page because you don't have an account. The others are visible only if you have an account and clicked the "Like" button of the first page. But I am not going to ask you to go through the trouble of registering just for a vote:p
First one leads you to the front page because you don't have an account.
No, no, no, by Home page I mean the Home page, not the login page. You know, where you see the recent news and top stories since your last visit. And yes, I do have an account.
Weird... Just search for Risen, you will find the Risen home page, and after you like it the photos will become available.
They are the first 3 from Gadwin's post over here: http://forum.worldofplayers.de/forum/threads/1050408-Aye-aye%21-Pirates-day-ahoy%21?p=17462152&viewfull=1#post17462152
Nameless2
19.10.2011, 09:18
Didn't "like" Risen yet, but can still see the three pictures just fine from the links. §wink
I hate debate competitions where one gets only 3 minutes to speak. I can't ever express myself properly in 3 minutes. I mean, what good is skill with language if you just don't get enough time?
Nameless2
21.10.2011, 18:58
I hate debate competitions where one gets only 3 minutes to speak. I can't ever express myself properly in 3 minutes. I mean, what good is skill with language if you just don't get enough time?
Ain't that part of the skill?
I know, I many times suffer the same trying to convey a message and doing that in 3 different ways to make sure it arrives one way or another, and that takes time too.
I hear you, bro, I had the same problem with the KP format. World Schools was better in this aspect, yet a lot of time people were trying to fill the time without having anything to say, wasting the time...
Ain't that part of the skill?
Depends on the skill in question. Properly explaining a complex situation to an uninformed but interested audience requires both time and a certain eloquence. The deeper the analysis you want to talk someone through, the more time you need.
However, if you are only interested in a shallow, superficial analysis of the real matter and more focussed on the skill for rhetorical and sophistical battery, then you should not need a lot of time. You're only interested in wooing the audience. If you take too long, they'll get bored and you missed the goal. Hence, a time limit is in your own best interest.
Ladies and gentlemen... the future is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTuIVkHxwsw
Well, the topic of the debates we have is such stuff as "The relevance of secular moral ethics in today's world." supposedly suggested by the 14th Dalai Lama himself.
Ladies and gentlemen... the future is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTuIVkHxwsw
Now that's what I call technological advancement!
Originally Posted by Maladiq
Ladies and gentlemen... the future is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTuIVkHxwsw
Hmm I prefer my good old 360 controller. Maybe in 2025 consoles might start using that (successfully) and it'll be fun. I had no problem quitting keyboard and mouse for gamepad (even in fps). I think it could work, just not right now.
Hey what games are you waiting for/have high expectations?
My list (in order):
-Mass effect 3, god I want to spend time fighting the reapers! I hope this time it's not just about building a team...
-Risen DW. I hope they'll do something fun, exciting and cool...I hope I won't be disapointed
-I'd like to play skyrim, but it seems like an Oblivion bis...Just a lil' prettier and with new boring quests (like a DLC)
-Gotta play Gears of war 2&3, and black ops someday
-The next big thing is only planned for pc, darn!!!
That's all
Hey what games are you waiting for/have high expectations?
My list (in order):
-Mass effect 3, god I want to spend time fighting the reapers! I hope this time it's not just about building a team...
-Risen DW. I hope they'll do something fun, exciting and cool...I hope I won't be disapointed
-I'd like to play skyrim, but it seems like an Oblivion bis...Just a lil' prettier and with new boring quests (like a DLC)
-Gotta play Gears of war 2&3, and black ops someday
-The next big thing is only planned for pc, darn!!!
That's all
Skyrim
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Mass Effect 3
Diablo 3
Prototype 2
And pretty much anything else that comes out of nowhere and strikes with awesomeness. I'm always open for random games from unkown developers. Well... as long as they provide a free demo first :D
Hey guys what do you think: would the Germans kill me if I made a thread with some questions in English in the WoP Education forum? :D
No, you'll just find your questions separated and randomly distributed into the off-topic threads of the four English forums on WoP (WoG, WoR, WoGrotesque, and another one). Rather like the pieces of the ornament that was the key to the portal to Jharkendar.
And maybe you'll be warned in chaste German not to try that again.
Hey guys what do you think: would the Germans kill me if I made a thread with some questions in English in the WoP Education forum? :D
Sure they would. But they would answer the question first I guess:p
I did it. Even used my pathetic German. §gnah
Nah, I used my own pathetic self-taught knowledge. :D That's it, I'm going to learn German properly.
Hey guys what do you think: would the Germans kill me if I made a thread with some questions in English in the WoP Education forum? :D
I posted there once in english... then I was gone from the forum for about a year, so... yeah :p
actually they replied pretty fast, even some moderators too and no one made a problem :)
Been posting alot this 2-3 last days. I start working next week only, and I don't know what to do till skyrim gets out... I have a lunch friday so I'll have to wait the afternoon to buy and play it... The more I read about it and watch videos, the more awesome it seems to be...Not like Oblivion... Waiting is killing me! I'm feeling like a child :D
Been posting alot this 2-3 last days. I start working next week only, and I don't know what to do till skyrim gets out... I have a lunch friday so I'll have to wait the afternoon to buy and play it... The more I read about it and watch videos, the more awesome it seems to be...Not like Oblivion... Waiting is killing me! I'm feeling like a child :D
Well, I have a presentation to do for next week. So I better damn well finish it before the 11th because afterwords the only reason I'll be on the computer will be skyrim :) :D
aaaaaand I'll pretty much fail hard if I don't do this presentation. Which is a bad thing, I suppose.
Nameless2
09.11.2011, 11:17
Skyrim seems to be available in stores already here. Likely they started selling it at the same time as the latest Call of Duty. Need to study though, long day at work tomorrow and exam on Friday. >.<
Lol friday in France is bank holiday, and game stores are open! We win, as always §hehe
The only thing scary is there is still a little bit of auto-scalling, but hopefully so little, it will still be an rpg (go train to take on stronger opponent, you can reach a level where no one has a chance to kill you :D). Seriously, in Oblivion you go to train for a stronger oponent, when you're back it's stronger, what? And carrying elven armor by the ton when you're high level sucks, better to hand place a minimum.
About Skyrim being in stores, it's piracy (pirates are selling it someone in Bethesda even complained)! The only people who should have it are journalists and stuff.
Some stores 'accidently' release games before their release dates. They're still original copies, though. And I doubt that anyone will be able to play that before release date if it is Steam only.
Skyrim looks really promising. I will wait for the Gothic community's reviews before trying it. Though I think most people around here will like it.
Skyrim looks really promising. I will wait for the Gothic community's reviews before trying it. Though I think most people around here will like it.
I'll fail at making an attempt to review it after I got my hands on it, which I hope should be soon enough. Well unless it's not Steam :rolleyes:
Why does this video have so many dislikes?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4It3DrhbE0&feature=fvwrel
Why does this video have so many dislikes?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4It3DrhbE0&feature=fvwrel
Just for a change I guess. I wouldn't dislike it though.
"Adding comments has been disabled for this video."
'Nuff said.
The general trend is that if you can't offer feedback to the video, it sucks.
The general trend is that if you can't offer feedback to the video, it sucks.
That doesn't even make sense man
It's finally starting to get a bit cold here, but no fog!§cry
Oh, and, is anyone a fan of ray optics or wave optics here?
Oh, and, is anyone a fan of ray optics or wave optics here?
They were too complicated for me to comprehand in wikipedia so I can't tell.
@Dragon Born: this particular topic is the "off-topic topic" and you can talk about everything that is allowed on the forum.
Yeah, it's kind of our garbage collector. :D
Nameless2
27.11.2011, 00:40
Here in netherlands it's not very cold yet. today it was cloudy, but the temperatures weren't too low.
Don't hear me complain about that, as part of my job happens out in the open. :D
They were too complicated for me to comprehand in wikipedia so I can't tell.
Unless you know a lot about it already, Wikipedia is always too difficult to comprehend.
But I can tell you, that at least in ray optics, the approximations they use are outrageous.
Nameless2
27.11.2011, 09:37
what is it that you do for a living?
Well, I work at a certain Swedish company to support my study. :D
Also interesting:
http://forum.jowood.com/
Nah, it ain't coming back:p
In other news, just bought the Game of Thrones book. I searched for the english version for a long time, and now I am happy. So far it is very nicely written and I am surprised how well the series followed up with it. I am certainly going to buy all the books.
Sometimes software just develop random problem, don't they?
I started up Drakensang 2 today morning and guess what - The graphics glitch once (some sort of pink flicker) and everything freezes after I load the save game. I have to restart the system using the power button because Windows doesn't respond to Alt-Tab or Ctrl-Alt-Delete either. After that, the graphics glitched and the system within a second of the main menu loading up. Oddly enough, both Football Manager 2011 (DX9c but no pixel shading I think, my brother plays that) and Gothic 2 (DX8.1) worked fine.
I tried Risen, it froze too, but not on the 2D menu but only after 3D rendering started. Then I felt that it was some sort of problem with Shader Model 3, and decided to reinstall DirectX 9.0c (not quite reinstall, but) and the GeForce drivers (the installer gives an option for a clean install) but that solved nothing. Then I decided to install Gothic 3 because I remembered that PB (bless them for this!) had included the option to choose between SM 1.4, 2.0 and 3.0.
Having tried G3 with 1.4 and 2.0 first and finding them working properly, I felt sure that there was a problem with SM 3.0. I tried G3 with SM 3.0 and oddly enough, it worked! I was quite astonished - what was it that caused SM 3.0 games dependent on newer versions of DX9c to freeze? Nothing it seems, because after that, both Drakensang and Risen worked properly again.
I'm still quite flabbergasted about the whole situation, but I certainly bless PB for having allowed us to switch Shader models in G3!
Maybe a simple overheating problem (SM3 games are usually newer and put more load on the video card). Have tried cleaning off the dust from the interior of the PC (especially the video card) with pressured air and checked if the fans are still working?
It occurred again today. Again, it was fixed using the same steps as yesterday.
I cleaned the card (and the rest of the mobo) but if it's a temperature problem, why would it be fixed every time I run G3 first with SM 1.4, then with SM 2.0 and finally with SM 3.0? Also, if the temperature is dangerously high, wouldn't the entire card also heat up? Whereas after forcibly powering off the system when it glitched today, I found the card itself was quite cool - only about 40 to 60 degrees centigrade.
EDIT: The glitch occurs again if I do not start playing an SM 3.0 game within a minute. After the time taken in which I posted the first part, it started glitching again.
Just to be sure about the temperature, I'm downloading NV system tools to monitor the temperature.
@Nat: I like the new sig:D
@Nat: I like the new sig:D
Thanks!
Just to be sure about the temperature, I'm downloading NV system tools to monitor the temperature.
Hmm, today, the glitch didn't occur when I tried to start Drakensang. Prior to starting Drakensang, I had the NV system tools start logging the temperature. Maybe it was a driver problem that was somehow 'fixed' by installing the system tools.:dnuhr:
The temperature stays in the 50s during normal operation but peaks at 110 degrees Celsius in a 3 hour session of Drakensang. Also, the temperature drops sharply on my alt-tabbing out (about 10 degrees in 500 ms) and rises just as sharply on my alt-tabbing in. While playing, it would at first stay in the 90s, and slowly rise to the 100s and 110s.
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My personal guess is the the NV control panel somehow messed up.
You should either upgrade your case to one that allows more air flow, or keep the case(lid? xD) open. Overheating can be real nasty.
Hmmm removing the dirt, changing the cpu's "paste stuff", should do the trick. It's do-able.
+1 for xbox, once again...
Being able to fix the stuff yourself: +1 for the PC.
Also, the card is definitely done for. I'll have to get it repaired or replaced. Looks like the temperature or bad voltage blew up a capacitor.
And yes, I do keep the lid of my case open to prevent overheating.
Yeah but you don't need to fix the stuff on xbox :p . Ok let's not get into that. there's one thing I don't get with pc defenders: Games only work with windows! I mean crappy anoying windows! What's worse? Internet explorer? Ok maybe they tried to make things better with win7, but still it's only good for games and maybe societies that want a support.
Ow did you do some overclooking lol? that stuff happens when you play with your hardware. Ifnot, maybe it's just too old and has had a little too many crashes...
Games only work with windows! I mean crappy anoying windows! What's worse? Internet explorer? Ok maybe they tried to make things better with win7, but still it's only good for games and maybe societies that want a support.
No offence but I won't even pretend I understand what you said just there.
Do you mean to say that Windows is only good for games?
Ow did you do some overclooking lol? that stuff happens when you play with your hardware. Ifnot, maybe it's just too old and has had a little too many crashes...
I think it was factory overclocked but no, I didn't overclock it myself.
No offence but I won't even pretend I understand what you said just there.
Do you mean to say that Windows is only good for games?
I supposed you are a computer geek if you defend the computer over the xbox, but it seems you're not (computer geeks rarely - never - like windows). I don't know what you do with your comp, but if you're not a computer expert, and still defend it over consoles, my question is: why??? §kratz
--> to explain my post : windows is hated because it's difficult (terrible! non-convenient!) to fix stuff with it compared to other operating systems §hehe
It's news to me that you actually have to be a computer geek to prefer a PC for gaming over a console. And as a computer geek you heartily dislike Windows and refuse to install it on your PC. But you can't play many DirectX based videogames (Yes, Wine doesn't always work) without Windows. Catch-22?
And here's why I defend it: Even with Windows hogging a sizeable chunk of resources, a PC with a halfway decent amount of RAM and a halfway decent processor by today's (late 2011) standards still greatly outperforms consoles, while also having tons of other features making it damn useful for tasks other than gaming.
And why do I use Windows? For the DirectX.
Also, PC games can potentially be modified by end users, and such modifications may improve the gameplay experience for you, depending on your tastes.
ICFabian
13.12.2011, 16:07
Just 1k posts, after so many months? Wow.
DonPhoenix
13.12.2011, 19:35
Just 1k posts, after so many months? Wow.
It's the fact that PB lets us wait for news for too long, we lose interest, we've got nothing to discuss...damn, we need to find a troll somewhere. What about unbanning Calin? :dnuhr:
ICFabian
14.12.2011, 07:20
Dunno about losing interest -- I played Risen for a few hours after getting my PC and damn, it is the most boring game I have ever played, so in that regard I never had any interest to begin with. It's good as a continuation of Failthic 3, though.
Risen is all right in the beginning - the bandit camp and the first time you're in the city. But I never went beyond that in my second playthrough and I don't plan on a third.
Heh, even the modding community has lost what little interest it had in Risen.
Dunno about losing interest -- I played Risen for a few hours after getting my PC and damn, it is the most boring game I have ever played, so in that regard I never had any interest to begin with. It's good as a continuation of Failthic 3, though.
Don't mind him, guys, he kept telling me for 2 weeks on messenger how awesome Risen is and how he can't stop playing it.
ICFabian
14.12.2011, 18:30
Now that is a gross exaggeration. It was merely once, when I was besotted and my gaming virginity had not been taken by Skyrim.
Now that is a gross exaggeration. It was merely once, when I was besotted and my gaming virginity had not been taken by Skyrim.
Skyrim is an incredible game. But Risen 1 is not as bad as you said. I would call it a ... gross exaggeration. R1 is a really nice game. Nothing spectacular, but not half bad.
In other news, I just saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Not bad:D
Hmmm Risen actually has a better story than Skyrim (short quests illogical things etc...). Skyrim is all shinny and great and stuff, but depending on what you're looking for, you can get a little disapointed...
Yeah Risen was... not what most of us hopped for. Risen 2 probably will (please let it be so - please no major disapointment)
I don't get the Skyrim praise, shitty combat, terrible level scaling (better then Oblivion but that one was atrocious), and ridiculous learn-by-use system implementation. C&C are few, and far away.
I don't get the Skyrim praise, shitty combat, terrible level scaling (better then Oblivion but that one was atrocious), and ridiculous learn-by-use system implementation. C&C are few, and far away.
Me neither.
Incredible!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjgTRh_Bq9w&feature=player_embedded
ICFabian
23.12.2011, 11:02
I'm back to liking Risen. Finished the swamp quests. LOL.
The fighting system isn't that hard if you watch the opponent's movements.
The fighting system isn't that hard if you watch the opponent's movements.
Oh, innocent one, just wait till the badass lizard warriors or brontocks appear.
Oh, innocent one, just wait till the badass lizard warriors or brontocks appear.
In groups. I think they aren't too challenging in one-on-one combat, but Risen's combat system is just awkward when fighting groups.
In groups. I think they aren't too challenging in one-on-one combat, but Risen's combat system is just awkward when fighting groups.
It is fine when you turn off the auto targeting, fighting multiple enemies shouldn't be easy, and you shouldn't allow your enemies to surround you.
ICFabian
26.12.2011, 15:16
Who ever gets surrounded when they can backpedal and hurl fireballs like no tomorrow? ;P
IF you can hurl fireballs like no tomorrow.
Who ever gets surrounded when they can backpedal and hurl fireballs like no tomorrow? ;P
People who avoid magic, and ranged because they like melee combat in PB games. It is the only crpg developer that creates good action melee combat. for me it is a big part of why I like PB games.
One question... Is Ursegor a human or a lizard?
Ursegor is a human ghost.
Ursegor is a human ghost.
Didn't he call himself Lord of the Saurians, or something like that?
I don't think so, but I can't say for sure.
I do remember his being a Titan lord or something, empowered by the gods to imprison the Titans but being trapped with the last Titan himself.
He sure looks like a human....
Anyway why would the lizard do that to the Titans? The gods helped the humans take the upper hand, they replaced the Titans, and humans replaced the lizards as a dominant species. Risen story says it all "The gods helped free humanity from Titans" or something like that. And lizard on the island live with the trapped fire Titan so...
ICFabian
28.12.2011, 15:41
I don't think so, but I can't say for sure.
"I am Ursegor; Lord of the Titans, Lord of the Saurians. The dark god came to me first, and I spoke to him."
Ursegor himself then goes on to add that Zal Zaran and the other lizard guy (Zul Utur) were his equals. So there's probably an alliance between lizards and men.
Why do I get the feeling these questions will remain unanswered in R2?
ICFabian
28.12.2011, 15:46
According to this ( http://de.risen.wikia.com/wiki/Zul_Utur ) the two lizards (one of whom created Zel Zeret) were placed by Ursegor's side by the dark god. So yeah, there's probably an alliance between Ursegor and Beliar, like the one between Innos and Ursegor to trap the titans.
All conjecture, of course.
How was your Christmass guys?
I got a remote controlled helicopter:D
I always wanted one of those!:( I didn't receive much, just some clothes.
I met someone.. does that count? :D
There's not much to share. I've met a girl and well... she rocks my world now. Jigsaw falling into place, there's nothing to explain...
There's not much to share. I've met a girl and well... she rocks my world now. Jigsaw falling into place, there's nothing to explain...
Then it's easy. Marry her:p
Funny you said that, because prior to meeting this girl I was constantly joking with my friends that the next girl I'll fall for is going be my wife.
Funny you said that, because prior to meeting this girl I was constantly joking with my friends that the next girl I'll fall for is going be my wife.
In that case... break a leg! I for one am not afraid of marriage. If I meet the right person, I'll have no problem making her the only woman to share my bed for the rest of my life:p
I always wanted one of those!:( I didn't receive much, just some clothes.
Well, good thing they are not that expensive anymore. Maybe at the european wog meeting we can do a chopper race:p
Funny you said that, because prior to meeting this girl I was constantly joking with my friends that the next girl I'll fall for is going be my wife.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
:D
Well, good thing they are not that expensive anymore. Maybe at the european wog meeting we can do a chopper race:p
If there will be an european wog meeting.
Oh and nice one powaz. Have fun with her. :>
In that case... break a leg! I for one am not afraid of marriage.
Me neither.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
:D
Haha, very clever. :D
Aetherian
02.01.2012, 03:34
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
:D
Damn, that sounds familiar....:D
How was your Christmass guys?
It was good. I got a chocolate bar and ate it all by myself.
It was good. I got a chocolate bar and ate it all by myself.
Did it have a golden ticket?
Did it have a golden ticket?
Sadly no. Better luck next year I guess.
Hey, just a quick question: am I the only one who can't grow proper facial hair? I was selected to represent Pakistan in the security council of some MUN, and I was thinking about growing a mustache to better fill the role. The thing is... my mustache is kinda... a Hitler reverse. Let's hope it will fill out.
As for beard, I can barely grow some at the tip of my chin. Let's see if I can grow something out of that... I'll keep you posted.
Now that I think about it, why don't some of you come to Bucharest to the MUN? For details, PM me.
You know, I rather think that I have seen clean shaven Pakistanis on TV. I think their prez or someone keeps a clean chin.
Oh, and what's MUN?
You know, I rather think that I have seen clean shaven Pakistanis on TV. I think their prez or someone keeps a clean chin.
Oh, and what's MUN?
Yeah, I know, but I am doing it for the lulz.
An MUN is a Model United Nations. We simulate committees from different international organizations, such as NATO, EU or UN.
http://chzfailnation.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/epic-fail-should-have-been-a-thriller-killer.jpg
http://chzfailnation.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/epic-fail-should-have-been-a-thriller-killer.jpg
Win! :D
Do not despair, guys, we still have ACTA ^2^
Damn it, 2 days without internet because the power cable from my laptop broke. And weird enough, nobody seems to sell laptop cables. I had to order one. And it is a universal one, because it looks like Acer does not sell power cables for their laptops, fucking morons.
Damn it, 2 days without internet because the power cable from my laptop broke. And weird enough, nobody seems to sell laptop cables. I had to order one. And it is a universal one, because it looks like Acer does not sell power cables for their laptops, fucking morons.
Cable or adapter?
If it is just the cable then it is not weird at all. It all makes perfect sense: those ugly sons of bitches want to make people buy a whole charging adapter so they can get more money which they'll spend on useless shit. Truly disgusting way to live, they have.
Cable or adapter?
If it is just the cable then it is not weird at all. It all makes perfect sense: those ugly sons of bitches want to make people buy a whole charging adapter so they can get more money which they'll spend on useless shit. Truly disgusting way to live, they have.
The adapter. For me it all is just a cable. It is the part you shove into the wall socket connected to the adapter, which connects to the laptop. The adapter's cable broke near the place you connect it to the laptop. I found a cable, but just a cable, not an adapter, mothefuckers.
So, how's your beard coming along?
Lost a bet a week ago and had to shave it §cry
Yet I decided to let my hair grow long once more, because in 1 and a half years I will get a job and I will not be able to keep it long anymore for a lot of years.
Lost a bet a week ago and had to shave it §cry
A likely story :p
A likely story :p
My gf hates beards... :(
So, when will the theme of WoR be fixed? :)
(Although it does have a nicer quote arrow than Wog)
In other news, exams give me the pip. While I survived the three appetisers (with about 80-100% scores), the main course looks more and more scary with every passing day. English will go fine (about 70-90% expected) but the next three fixtures look pretty murderous to me.:scared:
Heck, even Computer Science (C++, SQL, Boolean algebra, and something about networking) frightens me. Some of the questions they ask are downright mean.
So, when will the theme of WoR be fixed? :)
The thing is that our style magician Milgo (the only one who dared to venture into the depth of vB’s new style system) is too busy fixing real bugs. He does not have the time to deal with purely optical problems.
It seems to me as if every time we fix about half the bugs that the last vB update introduced, a new update comes along and causes new bugs.
It seems to me as if every time we fix about half the bugs that the last vB update introduced, a new update comes along and causes new bugs.
Isn't that also the case with phpBB and every other forum software?
The QA must be a joke.
In other news, exams give me the pip. While I survived the three appetisers (with about 80-100% scores), the main course looks more and more scary with every passing day. English will go fine (about 70-90% expected) but the next three fixtures look pretty murderous to me.:scared:
At least you pass them. I managed to fail every single exam I had last semester and took 4 out of 6 just some weeks ago, with the bare minimum required to pass. It was a horrible thing to do, I'd much rather be dead. Yeah and not to mention I still have two more exams from last year so that makes 4 more to go. Damn.
Hell I don't even know why I drive on in a place I hate that much. I guess I must be crazy.
Fans of Gothic, unite! We started working on a wikia. Here is the thread:
http://forum.worldofplayers.de/forum/threads/1117664-Gothic-Wikia
Any helping hand is welcomed!
Google are dumbasses.
http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/2010/01/html5-video-and-h-264-what-history-tells-us-and-why-were-standing-with-the-web/
Google are dumbasses.
http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/2010/01/html5-video-and-h-264-what-history-tells-us-and-why-were-standing-with-the-web/
Well that's long and I'm lazy
And Schumacher abandons @ Melbourne. :(
My headphones finally died. Such a shame, really. RIP † :(
Adventure hat--checked; helpful parrot--checked; ability to move and jump--checked; huge, open, pixelated world--checked. I think we’re ready for some serious adventure.
No, it is not about Risen 2 (you can't freely jump and climb in Risen 2, silly). It is the new free release on GoG. http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/treasure_adventure_game
No, it is not about Risen 2 (you can't freely jump and climb in Risen 2, silly). It is the new free release on GoG. http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/treasure_adventure_game
Hey, that looks like a lot of fun. Imma gonna give it a try rait nao
Anyway, a friend of mine said gog were shut down permanently. What a dirty rotten liar.
Remember how I said I was gonna play Risen 2, just for old times' sake? Well, seems like I won't play it after all.
Remember how I said I was gonna play Risen 2, just for old times' sake? Well, seems like I won't play it after all.
Any other reason except the usual ones? (DRM, DLCs etc.)
Any other reason except the usual ones? (DRM, DLCs etc.)
Steam, but mostly lack of time and desire to play games at all and not just new titles. I can't stand playing a game for more than 20 minutes tops.
I can't stand playing a game for more than 20 minutes tops.
I hear you. The only games I can play for more than 20 mins are PB games. Weird as it may be.
I'd like to imagine newspapers headlines in a couple of years:
It's new! Now you have to buy a PC with a digital fingerprint scanner (most laptops have that already I think) to be able to play games!
It's new! Now in theaters you've got glasses which allow you to see/decrypt DLC from the movie if you buy them on internet (from your phone). Buy the 3D version you get 3D, buy the comments, you get comments, etc.
Every 20 minutes in the movie a choice is anounced: buy the additional scene (which wasn't in the main production line and budget of course- they just had free time...) and through your glasses you'll see it. Other people just will have to wait 5 minutes!
It's new! Now choose your game once you buy the game! Buy the disc, look at the intro, and then choose what story you want to play depending of the DLC, buy your ending too: if you want your hero to survice, it's 5$ more, thank you!
It's new, now to play you need to be connected non-stop, and you have to use PC/xbox-Kinect/wii/ps3-thingy webcam to play (game doesn't work without it). It adds cool new features. To launch the game you don't clic or type your password, just show your face and the network recongnizes your account. Hurray! yay! $tanz
The last one is the scariest one, right? :D
I fervently hope you're wrong but something tells me that you might just be right about it.:scared:
It's new, now to play you need to be connected non-stop,
Which isn't so new, because Ubisoft already does it.
I bet the last one is your favorite (get it?) :D
Um, nope.:dnuhr:
God bless my programming skills which allow me to remove CP from my games (because cracks are illegal and stuff).:o
Also:
OMG OMG OMG
Fallout is for free on GOG! Only for 48 hours.
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/fallout
God bless my programming skills which allow me to remove CP from my games (because cracks are illegal and stuff).:o
The act of cracking is illegal. The method is irrelevant. Do it yourself, use a program to do it for you (aka crack), hire someone to do for you, doesn't matter.
The act of cracking is illegal.
If I recall corectly, you were the one who kept saying that a game bought is a game owned. And in my books, law books that is, it clearly says that you are free to use, modify and transform something you own. Aka instance. One can write on the bages of the book, cut out passages, add new pages and so on. It is only natural that one has the right to modify is instance of the game, through means of his own, as he sees fit.
As far as I am concerned, an EULA has 0 juridical value. The valid contract is between me and the retail seller, when I pay the money.
If I recall corectly, you were the one who kept saying that a game bought is a game owned.
Yes. But the media mafia lobby added a nice little paragraph to the German copyright law making it illegal to change programs in most circumstances. It only applies to software, other copyrighted works (such as books) are not covered by that paragraph. From the perspective of the law, owning something does not necessarily mean you can do whatever you like with it. An example would be a building under monumental protection. You can still own it but you also cannot change it as you wish.
To understand the law, you just need to keep in mind that jurists are professional pettifoggers and hair-splitters. Common sense does not apply. Once you got that, it's quite easy to make sense of laws and verdicts and such. Ludwig Thoma (a Bavarian writer of the late 19th and early 20th century) once wrote about one of his characters: “He was a good jurist and otherwise of modest wit as well.”
God bless my programming skills which ...
Do you use premade tools designed to remove popularly used protections, or ....?
Yes. But the media mafia lobby added a nice little paragraph to the German copyright law
Well, when in Rome, do as the Romans. I have a question though. Iirc, Germany has a Constitutional Court. Didn't it have a say regarding that paragraph?
Didn't it have a say regarding that paragraph?
No. I don't know of anyone who has challenged that paragraph. You would somehow have to prove that this paragraph violates your constitutional right. But that would be a tricky endeavour because the constitution explicitly states that property must also serve the common good.
I vaguely remember a somewhat similar case. A man went to the BVG (Bundesverfassungsgericht, the constitutional court) because some land he owned (a piece of forest) had been declared a natural reserve or something like that. He could not build on it, could not use it agriculturally, could not use it a parking lot, could not dig for mineral deposits and so on, and so forth. He argued that he had practically been dispossessed since he could not use the land anymore and hence, deserved a compensation for that. The court ruled against him because the law still allowed some mild silvicultural use of the land. And because he still could sell it (although no one would want such land).
Bottom line: When the PTBs really want something, they get it. Courts sometimes may get in their way but equally often support them.
I still don't see how the paragraph works for the "common" good. It works in the interest of a single individual, the legal person, and limits the rights of millions, the actual customers. It is an unprecedented infringements, seeing how single instances of anything considered to be intellectual proprieties are available to be modified by the owner of that instance, and furthermore, in certain cases, be published as individual works of art (case and point, dubstep music and not only).
I am pretty sure one could built a successful case for the constitutional court.:dnuhr:
I still don't see how the paragraph works for the "common" good.
Gee, I can't possibly see why.
Gee, I can't possibly see why.
Even from the propagandistic point of view.
Even from the propagandistic point of view.
Ah, well, I guess it's basically the same argument as with the copyright itself: Granting a strong monopole to provide an incentive for creative people so that they contribute to culture and all that. And to save jobs, of course. Today, if you're a big enough company/industry, all you need to do is threaten to cut jobs. Has the same effect on politicians as yelling “peeping tom” into a dressing room full of teenage girls.
Ah, well, I guess it's basically the same argument as with the copyright itself:
Let us refer to it as people's greed because that's what it is
Poor Michael, he seems cursed:(
Emmm all of that talk is actually irrelevant since FBI may decide to do as they see fit. All it takes is either menacing a company/website or just hacking a site and declaring they've got the right to do so.
Anyway, this week end china's money has become international, and since they also have more dollars than US themselves, they're going to buy the whole internet and it'll be as THEY wish.
It was a nice week, there were no lectures. Too bad I have like 7 exams starting in Saturday -_-
It was a nice week, there were no lectures. Too bad I have like 7 exams starting in Saturday -_-
Good luck with that. I start my exams in two weeks.
In other news, I registered to a simulated trials contest, and received my case file today. 287 A4 pages written on both sides. I have 1.5 days to read it and prepare a defense.
In other news, I registered to a simulated trials contest, and received my case file today. 287 A4 pages written on both sides. I have 1.5 days to read it and prepare a defense.
What's the case about? And good luck with your exams as well.
What's the case about? And good luck with your exams as well.
Thank you. The infraction is malfeasance in office (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malfeasance_in_office). I am the defendant's lawyer.
I start my exams in two weeks.
All the best!
287 A4 pages written on both sides. I have 1.5 days to read it and prepare a defense.
§rofl I hope you can read at a crazy fast rate. I don't think I can.
Still, good luck with that.:gratz
§rofl I hope you can read at a crazy fast rate. I don't think I can.
Still, good luck with that.:gratz
Appreciated *hugs*
I added a wish to GOG.
http://www.gog.com/en/wishlist/site/option_to_sell_via_gog_the_gog_games_you_already_purchased_at_any_price_with_a_3 0_commission_to_gog
I added a wish to GOG.
http://www.gog.com/en/wishlist/site/option_to_sell_via_gog_the_gog_games_you_already_purchased_at_any_price_with_a_3 0_commission_to_gog
Wouldn't it be fundamentally impossible?
I mean, GOG has absolutely no control over how many copies and what not you create as backup.
So wouldn't people abuse it by keeping their backups (which are about as securely protected as pirated copies) while selling their 'original' copies?
It has about as much chance of success as Danto's anarchist-capitalist-monarchist-whatnot-government.
Wouldn't it be fundamentally impossible?
No. It's just redundant. You already can sell any GOG game you want. And if you then wire-transfer a part of the money to their bank account, I'm sure they won't complain.
Thank you. The infraction is malfeasance in office (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malfeasance_in_office). I am the defendant's lawyer.
Well, Law was never really my thing, although I've learned some basics of it in High School. I always got a maximum result on the tests and spoken exams, but I don't know, it's not what I want. :dnuhr:
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Well how about that... we went to the university, arround 60 people and the professor never showed up, there was no note on the doors and when we asked for him at the information, they told us he isn't even in town :)
Am I the only one who finds World of Risen deader every day? I would have supposed that the impending release of Risen 2 would have resulted in a little more activity here.
Anyone seen the trailer to the upcoming steampunk game from Arkane - Dishonored (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ___7WU64Y)?
They are the ones who made Arx Fatalis and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic.
The atmosphere from the cinematic is quite good. Did not found any gameplay video so far but it looks promising.
Drakenreiter
23.04.2012, 19:18
There are a lot of reasons to look forward to Dishonored. My main reason is that it's developed by Arkane and those guys are in the top 5 developers of all time for me. Also, Harvey Smith is involved (he's mostly known for Deus Ex I guess... and maybe System Shock?). Last but not least, Viktor Antonov, the art director of Half Life 2 (and the cancelled Arkane game "The Crossing") is putting more brilliance into the gaming industry once again by working on this game. Indeed, there has been no gameplay shown so far, but I don't really care since what I've read about the game is enough for me. There are a couple of screenshots though. I think they'll show some gameplay at E3.
Talking about E3... come on already! I want to see what Larian has prepared for us! They'll show some fresh gameplay from Dragon Commander and also reveal Project E, finally!
So, people...what goes on in the great (heheh) world?
Does anyone know if Windows 8 has Hibernation? And if it does, does it show a progress bar while hibernating (like XP) or is it more like Windows 7 where you have to listen in to the CPU fan to know when it's safe to switch off the power?
foobar, you might want to remove the link to the patch in this post (http://forum.worldofplayers.de/forum/threads/1141159-READ-THIS-BEFORE-POSTING!?p=18849296&viewfull=1#post18849296).
Install the latest patch
Patch 1.10 fixes a number of problems. Please install it and start a new game.
Link: http://www.worldofrisen.de/download_69.htm
GUYANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
IN THE CULT OF
THE DAMNED :eek::scared:
Oh god why did I ever start to play Amnesia the Dark Descent? Now there's no getting away from it. It made me scream like a good little bitch and run out of the room in terror. By far the most horrifying gaming experience I've ever had.
Yeah and playing with Headphones in the middle of the night isn't helping either :)
Oh god why did I ever start to play Amnesia the Dark Descent? Now there's no getting away from it. It made me scream like a good little bitch and run out of the room in terror. By far the most horrifying gaming experience I've ever had.
Yeah and playing with Headphones in the middle of the night isn't helping either :)
Worse than dead space 2?
The game got 85% & 8,8/10 on metacritic, might be worth checking out...
Bastardo
17.05.2012, 02:53
Worse than dead space 2?
The game got 85% & 8,8/10 on metacritic, might be worth checking out...Dead Space is about kicking and shooting the shit out of horrible monsters in space. Amnesia is about getting stalked by horrible monsters in a castle, your main power is defenselessness.
What's with the recent, rather frequent, downtimes of forum.worldofplayers.de?
What's with the recent, rather frequent, downtimes of forum.worldofplayers.de?
My guess? Some script kiddies found LOIC.
We’re aware of the problem and the admins are in contact with our hoster.
We’re aware of the problem and the admins are in contact with our hoster.
Now I randomly get 403 - Forbidden errors. And I have to reload the page to get past them. Also, half the userpics, stars and button graphics don't even load the first time - I've to refresh the page to hopefully load all of them.:dnuhr:
Yes, the problem persists. There’s not much that can be done from our side so bear with it please.
Started playing Baldur's Gate (including the expansion) today. If I've ever said that I don't care about the graphics tech, I take it back. I require graphics to be at least as technically good as Divine Divinity. All this graininess gets me down. Also, the requirement of a mod which takes ages to install just so that you may play at a resolution higher than 640x480. Still, I'm only an hour or two in, so I don't have any other impressions.
Yes, the problem persists. There’s not much that can be done from our side so bear with it please.
The problem's gone now. :gratz
Also, the buttons on the 'header' of each post now have transparent backgrounds, so it looks much nicer. :)
So guys, what do you think about Divinity: Original Sin? It's a prequel to Divinity: The Sword of Lies (AKA Divine Divinity).
Here (http://www.lar.net/2012/05/29/divinity-–-original-sin-revealed/)'s what Swen Vincke has to say about it (he also links to several previews).
I looked at a few screenshots, and I don't really like the artstyle. Whether or not it will prove tolerable remains to be seen. I personally liked Divinity 1's style much more. But apart from that, the game sounds promising.
Drakenreiter
30.05.2012, 17:50
I don't really like that it's turn-based, but other than that it looks really awesome! I'm a bit sad because this is turn-based and Dragon Commander has strategy in it, so both Larian games that are being developed now have something that put me off. :(
Aetherian
30.05.2012, 19:08
Yeah, judging from the screenshots I don't really care for the artwork either, but I might buy it and give it a go anyway as Larian is developer who cares for it's fans and I'd like to support them.
Bastardo
16.06.2012, 17:46
What's a good, wieldy gamepad for the PC with a nice button feel, decent sticks and a D-pad like Sony's (four separate buttons (http://www.play-mag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/d-pad.jpg)), more or less the size of a 360 controller? Other than getting a DualShock to work on the PC, that is. That's kind of expensive and small. I have the 360 controller and I like it except for the wobbly sticks and horrible D-pad which has been getting me killed in old games without analog input.
Could someone kindly translate this for me?
Автор как ты сделал фокус чёрным в почте?на opera 11.60 никаких проблемм не было,а на opera 12 всё перековырял,а он всеравно стандартный синий,подробней это dropdown-selected. png в твоей теме.
And no, Google translate doesn't spit out anything readable.
Ariogaisus
29.06.2012, 19:43
Author,how did you change the focus to black in the mail? On the Opera 11.60 there were no problems but on the Opera 12 i had to dig up everything but its still standard blue.It is more detailed at dropdown-selected.png in your topic
Thank you!
I guess I'll have to get the descriptions and whatnot (I listed the solution as a 'reported bug') translate sometime. And it's 'theme' or 'skin', not 'topic' that he's talking about.
DonPhoenix
16.07.2012, 11:44
So... Seems quite dead here.
§gn8
So... Seems quite dead here.
§gn8
Shhh, not so loud!
A stilly hush has indeed befallen what once promised to be the next WoG. We don't even get trolls here. But rest assured - once the X360 version of Risen 2 is released, we shall once again see a slew of new users (let's say one or two) asking for help with some quest or the other and disappear.
Maybe the place will become a bit more active once PB announce their next game. But by then, we might not have WoR-En any more.
Drakenreiter
17.07.2012, 00:37
I'm still around (somewhat), but there's really not much to talk about here...
I do tend to walk by once in a while, but yeah, there's nothing to talk about here.
DonPhoenix
19.07.2012, 19:06
Nothing to talk about? Then let's get something.
Let's say Piranhas' new project is going to be another Gothic game.
1) Do you think this Gothic game could be similiar to Gothic 1/2 regarding atmosphere, story, etc... ?
2) If not, do you think it could be appealing to you as a Gothic fan judging by last two Risen games? (For instance, G3 atmosphere was different than G1/G2's, but I liked it nevertheless.)
1) Do you think this Gothic game could be similiar to Gothic 1/2 regarding atmosphere, story, etc... ?
Probably not. You cannot have such an outdated, crude, anachronistic gamedesign nowadays. So we would get a dumbed down version of Gothic, designed to fit the demands of today's mass market. Publishers won't risk anything else.
It might even be an MMO. But I think PB are sensible enough not to try to use the Gothic brand for anything so soon after Arcania, yes?
DonPhoenix
21.07.2012, 07:38
It might even be an MMO. But I think PB are sensible enough not to try to use the Gothic brand for anything so soon after Arcania, yes?
You've got a point there.
And to answer my questions:
1) I don't think so.
2) Yes, if they tried hard enough.
Goodbye, all! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aArQr_d256M)§wink
I'll be leaving the city in an hour from now, as I shall attend college in the outskirts of a rather distant city (Pune, an industrial hub of sorts). There I shall stay in the hostel, and while they claim to have WiFi internet there, I'm not sure if I'll be able to surf the net freely (read, waste my time reading XKCD and TVTropes, and spam on WoG/WoR). If I post again within a week, then I shall continue the yammering all year long. If not, I'll only appear in the holidays. :(
Aetherian
22.07.2012, 16:11
Well, Viel Glück ;) in your studies, Nisarg! If you are indeed unable to post here except infrequently then this forum really shall be an empty place to browse........
P.S. I am unable to view that video in your post as that content has been blocked in my retarded country due to copyright.
Turns out that the newly constructed block in which I've been allotted a room does not have WiFi yet. But it will be installed eventually (they took two months when the previous hostel block was constructed). For the moment I got my USB wireless broadband stick sent to me from home, though without a recharge, it will last only till the ninth of August.
DonPhoenix
02.08.2012, 08:54
Decided to try out Risen 2 demo and it stutters all the time even though my FPS is at 50-60 all the time. This stuttering really makes demo unplayable and I doubt it's any different with Risen 2. Seems like I won't be buying Risen 2 at all even if I'd like the demo- which I can not play. :o
Drakenreiter
02.08.2012, 11:02
I'm a bit late with this, but goodbye and good luck with your studies, Nisarg! :)
DonPhoenix
03.08.2012, 10:03
Can anyone confirm this shows Risen 2's sales statistics?
http://www.vgchartz.com/game/47229/risen-2-dark-waters/Global/
Bastardo
03.08.2012, 10:25
Can anyone confirm this shows Risen 2's sales statistics?
http://www.vgchartz.com/game/47229/risen-2-dark-waters/Global/You'd have to ask Deep Silver or Piranha Bytes, although they might politely decline to answer.
What's up Risen Board?
Nothing. Only that it's always cloudy here, and it drizzles quite often too. And the sun showed up the day before yesterday, and so I caught a bad cold yesterday.
I'm a bit late with this, but goodbye and good luck with your studies, Nisarg! :)
Thank you! :D
http://www.vgchartz.com/game/47229/risen-2-dark-waters/Global/
Doesn't look too good, I'm afraid.
Nothing. Only that it's always cloudy here, and it drizzles quite often too. And the sun showed up the day before yesterday, and so I caught a bad cold yesterday.
We need cold weather and rain so badly. It's like the sun wants us to die.
DonPhoenix
05.08.2012, 12:56
Doesn't look too good, I'm afraid.
Indeed, but according to Risen 1 sales (the site says it sold about 60k units for PC), Risen 2's sales for PC version are better than it's prequel's (74k). I'm still wondering how accurate that site is.
Ariogaisus
05.08.2012, 14:52
In Estonia, the weather is always shit.
Indeed, but according to Risen 1 sales (the site says it sold about 60k units for PC)
Yeah, that's not accurate at all. Risen sold more than 200k in Germany alone, although the site very decently says that it has incomplete information about Risen's sales in Germany.
Drakenreiter
05.08.2012, 19:57
Don't believe VGChartz ever. They pull every statistic out of their asses I think.
DonPhoenix
05.08.2012, 21:35
I don't know, data for Risen 2 is nicely inserted for every week while situation with Risen 1's data is opposite. I think I'll trust it.
Can anyone confirm this shows Risen 2's sales statistics?
http://www.vgchartz.com/game/47229/risen-2-dark-waters/Global/
It's bullshit. Just check the sales of The Witcher on the same site, or any other high profile game, like DA, and you will see it is nowhere near reality.
DonPhoenix
08.08.2012, 11:57
It's bullshit. Just check the sales of The Witcher on the same site, or any other high profile game, like DA, and you will see it is nowhere near reality.
You should take a closer look at their statistics, with both Witcher and DA you'll see that for some years statistics isn't even inserted, while for Risen 2 on the other hand, it is for every single week since release. I'm not saying I trust it completely, but I don't mistrust it either.
Ariogaisus
18.09.2012, 20:00
Are we out of rum?
Are we out of rum?
Nope. Just having a hangover. So please don't write so loudly!
Nope. Just having a hangover. So please don't write so loudly!
It's too dark though, I can't hear you.
Hello, y'all! Anything up?
I'm around for 10 days before I ship my ass back to the college and its restricted WiFi.
I'm around for 10 days before I ship my ass back to the college and its restricted WiFi.
And you come to us? I'm flattered but shouldn’t you be downloading some porn like normal people? ;)
And you come to us? I'm flattered but shouldn’t you be downloading some porn like normal people? ;)
We have suppliers for such stuff in the college. :D
But only on the Internet do I get to interact with people interested in RPGs. The most hardcore RPG that anyone has ever played at the college is Prototype 2.
So what do you guys think of Windows 8?
I facepalmed at this bit of news (http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-release-preview-rip-aero-20032012-143133):
Microsoft quietly revealed this week that it will kill off the Aero glass interface in Windows 8 and replace it with a flat, Metro-like Explorer that’s more in line with the company’s current design mantra.
In the end, we decided to bring the desktop closer to the Metro aesthetic, while preserving the compatibility afforded by not changing the size of window chrome, controls, or system UI. We have moved beyond Aero Glass—flattening surfaces, removing reflections, and scaling back distracting gradients. (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/18/creating-the-windows-8-user-experience.aspx)
Although nothing suggests that it won't optionally be available in Windows 8, I doubt we'll get Aero in Windows 8, even though it exists even in some preview versions.
What Microsoft means to say is that they're abandoning one of the most important visual components of their last two operating systems, in favour of something they designed for little touchscreens. And guess what, the results look a lot like something that's already available in every Windows OS so far. The Windows Classic theme, whose colours can be customised (I believe) completely. The only things that looks different some of the icons.
Okay, granted that solid colours and simple shapes look very clean and slick. I like such an interface myself. But I also like more complex visual effects. And my PC is more than powerful enough to display a little eye-candy. The gradient, the blur, the transparency effects all delight my eye. These heavier effects have their own charm. Why not allow both instead of abandoning one of them?
Also, we have a start screen instead of the start menu, and it looks like something straight out of a windows phone. I firmly believe that the interface does NOT belong on my desktop systems. I don't want big tiles cluttering up my screen and use space I require for other purposes. A similar problem is the use of a ribbon interface. The ribbon interface is way more obtrusive than a traditional menubar. I can only hope that all that functionality is also available in the form of context menus.
So what do you guys think of Windows 8?
It's a sound strategic move and quite typical. MS has - once again - slept through a new development and is trying to catch up. Tablets and smartphones in this case. The success or failure of a mobile OS is based on the apps it provides. And Google and Apple have full app stores whereas MS can show only a handful of programs. So they use their dominance in the PC sector as leverage.
MS can afford to do that because they already dominate the market on PC operating systems. No need to cuddle the customers there because they have little choice anyway (Linux is only for geeks, as everyone knows, and Macs are only for rich people). Except for the new USB3 drivers, there is little in the new Win8 in which a PC user could be interested in. Many things are even more complicated than they were under Win7. Monopolies don't exactly do much for technical innovations or user-friendliness (see the future of Steam today, btw. ;)).
The metro design might be useful on tablets or smartphones but it is not very comfortable on big screens without touch equipment. The user-friendly option would be to let the user decide which interface he gets. The old desktop or the new metro design (i.e. right on login; a session-based approach). But that would not help them to catch up in the tablet market. No one would use Metro that way and then how would they ever establish it in the mobile sector?
So instead, they force the new desktop on everyone. The big corporations with their work PCs who don't take kindly to such changes in workflows, they will still get their Win7 via special contracts and stuff. But the general mass market will be forced to Metro. Joe R. User who buys his PC with a preinstalled OS from Dell or so will get Win8 - and Metro. And changing that would be a lot of work for him (installing a new OS is a scary thought for most people) and cost him money (he'd have to buy a separate Win7 license). So he will just have to accept Win8 and Metro.
Hence, Metro will be pushed into the market with new PCs, just like Vista or WinME back in the day (nobody really wanted them either). Once that is done and Metro is in widespread use, developers will be forced to write apps for it. It's a big market. Since these apps will also work on the new Windows 8 tablets, they will fill the app store and thus, make Win8 more attractive to customers on mobile platforms. This is where there's still a real competition, so MS is using the PC users to create a demand for Metro apps and bully the competitors away. Not a completely new strategy for them, by the way.
Making the old desktop less visually attractive is just another means to "encourage" the use of Metro.
I haven't used it much, but I liked the interface of Windows Phone 7.5 (out of the box) much more than Android (at least, an old version of Android - 2.3.6). I guess Android might be more customisable (as in theming support and such, but I don't think I such an option) but WinPh doesn't force sky blue on you and allows you to choose the two main colours it uses (though the choice consists of only 16 or so colours, no idea if it also has a colour picker). I don't think Win8 will include such an option, will it?
I think I'll try to get used to Linux (let's say OpenSUSE with KDE) - I've managed to successfully dual boot it with Windows 7, so let's how long it lasts. I even discovered that for whatever reason, you can't install service packs on windows 7 if it cannot read the very first partition on your hard drive (i.e. the partition isn't FAT or NTFS).
I guess I'm just sore that my first (and so far only) skin for Opera will suck on Win8 for want of Aero. :D
Bastardo
07.10.2012, 19:44
So instead, they force the new desktop on everyone.Only those people who, for whatever reason, are required to buy the current version of Windows. So far I've had no problem simply skipping crappy versions.
Only those people who, for whatever reason, are required to buy the current version of Windows. So far I've had no problem simply skipping crappy versions.
So far you don't. But each new version is a step into the future and sooner or later the last good version (XP) will be obsolete and newer stuff simply won't support it. Which is exactly what worries me.
sooner or later the last good version (XP) will be obsolete and newer stuff simply won't support it
Extended support for XP ends in April, 2014. After that, you won't get any more security patches. Which means that you should cease using it, at least if you're connected to the internet. Then there's the DirectX9 threshold and of course the dwindling driver support from manufacturers.
I recently switched my gaming system from XP to Win7. Not because I wanted to but because sooner or later, I'll have to deal with it. So I though I might as well start gathering experience with it while there's no rush. I hope that I'll be able to skip Win8 just like I did Vista and that Win9 will have a usable interface again. Then again, I just need for gaming so it's not that big a deal.
For real work, I use Linux. Much more comfortable and powerful.
Bastardo
22.10.2012, 04:56
XP will be 13 years old by 2014. If you don't like where Microsoft is going, then switch. Uninstall Windows and replace it with another OS and go buy yourself a console not made by Microsoft. Actually there are a lot of big games coming out for Mac these days so you could get an Apple computer and support the other supercorporation, if that makes any difference. Microsoft sucks for a lot of reasons but they don't force anyone to buy anything. They can't.
Personally I don't think Windows 7 is horrible so I'm using that one, but I am a pretty casual OS user.
Ariogaisus
23.10.2012, 12:01
I prefer the Linux OSes but they don't have much of a place in PC gaming, so I mostly use Windows 7. Having looked at Windows 8, I hopefully don't have to switch because that "tablety" interface looks awful.
I prefer the Linux OSes but they don't have much of a place in PC gaming
There’s a faint hope that GOG will one day address that issue. Right now, they’re bringing a lot of games (including the Witcher series) to Mac. And once you have ported a game to Mac, Linux is not too far a stretch. It’s also a Unix system that uses OpenGL. But we’ll have to see. Windows (even Windows 8) is a tolerable game loader, if a little bloated.
What's with the mobile version of the WoP forums? Apart from incomplete styling, page buttons and 'Go to New Post' buttons are missing.
EDIT: Okay, the problem is with Opera mini, not the site. In single column mode, Opera doesn't render those elements. Sorry!
Ariogaisus
04.11.2012, 09:51
There’s a faint hope that GOG will one day address that issue. Right now, they’re bringing a lot of games (including the Witcher series) to Mac. And once you have ported a game to Mac, Linux is not too far a stretch. It’s also a Unix system that uses OpenGL. But we’ll have to see. Windows (even Windows 8) is a tolerable game loader, if a little bloated.
There are companies that are porting games for Linux but they don't have the budget. Loki Software tried to bring more games for Linux but they went bankrupt. Linux Game Publishing is trying as well and they are somewhat suceeding. I am fairly certain that GoG will be the first step in perceiving gaming as an option on Linux
Speaking of GoG, I think it's high time they released Gothic 1; Oni; Enclave; Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy; Worms World Party.
Speaking of GoG, I think it's high time they released Gothic 1; Oni; Enclave; Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy; Worms World Party.
Erm... http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/gothic
I believe it would be wiser if I actually updated my information before demanding such nonsense out of GoG.
But seriously, how come there are no Jedi Knight games yet? Now that Disney got the copyrights of Lucas, I do hope they allow GoG to release Jedi Outcast and it's sequel, Jedi Academy.
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Oh I see. Some false advertising here and there in Gothic 1. The two out of game screenshots and the "over 100 hours of gameplay"... that's not a nice thing to do.
Hmm, about the 100 hour gameplay. The latest savegame of my first playthrough of G1 counted around 27 hours. I suspect I played at least 60 hours if counting all the saving and loading and exploring and so on. But yes, 100 hours of gameplay is excessive.
Hmm, about the 100 hour gameplay. The latest savegame of my first playthrough of G1 counted around 27 hours. I suspect I played at least 60 hours if counting all the saving and loading and exploring and so on. But yes, 100 hours of gameplay is excessive.
My first playthrough of gothic 1 was somewhere between 40 and 50 hours of gameplay, without the saving and loadin. So considering I did have a slow PC back then that would make arround 60-65 tops.
I hate false advertising. There's no point in lying the customers once and then never seeing them again. It's much better to try and win them long-term. There's more cash if they decide to stay.
Bastardo
06.11.2012, 19:27
They always overestimate this kind of stuff. I dunno, they may be straight-out bullshitting or counting one play-through for each faction.
Aetherian
09.12.2012, 06:59
It's a sound strategic move and quite typical. MS has - once again - slept through a new development and is trying to catch up. Tablets and smartphones in this case. The success or failure of a mobile OS is based on the apps it provides. And Google and Apple have full app stores whereas MS can show only a handful of programs. So they use their dominance in the PC sector as leverage.
MS can afford to do that because they already dominate the market on PC operating systems. No need to cuddle the customers there because they have little choice anyway (Linux is only for geeks, as everyone knows, and Macs are only for rich people). Except for the new USB3 drivers, there is little in the new Win8 in which a PC user could be interested in. Many things are even more complicated than they were under Win7. Monopolies don't exactly do much for technical innovations or user-friendliness (see the future of Steam today, btw. ;)).
The metro design might be useful on tablets or smartphones but it is not very comfortable on big screens without touch equipment. The user-friendly option would be to let the user decide which interface he gets. The old desktop or the new metro design (i.e. right on login; a session-based approach). But that would not help them to catch up in the tablet market. No one would use Metro that way and then how would they ever establish it in the mobile sector?
So instead, they force the new desktop on everyone. The big corporations with their work PCs who don't take kindly to such changes in workflows, they will still get their Win7 via special contracts and stuff. But the general mass market will be forced to Metro. Joe R. User who buys his PC with a preinstalled OS from Dell or so will get Win8 - and Metro. And changing that would be a lot of work for him (installing a new OS is a scary thought for most people) and cost him money (he'd have to buy a separate Win7 license). So he will just have to accept Win8 and Metro.
Hence, Metro will be pushed into the market with new PCs, just like Vista or WinME back in the day (nobody really wanted them either). Once that is done and Metro is in widespread use, developers will be forced to write apps for it. It's a big market. Since these apps will also work on the new Windows 8 tablets, they will fill the app store and thus, make Win8 more attractive to customers on mobile platforms. This is where there's still a real competition, so MS is using the PC users to create a demand for Metro apps and bully the competitors away. Not a completely new strategy for them, by the way.
Making the old desktop less visually attractive is just another means to "encourage" the use of Metro.
Since my last computer recently went *poof*(power supply blew and took out some other stuff), I bought a brand new system which, of course, comes with Windows 8. After the initial outrage I'm slowly getting used to it, getting a free program to put the 'Start' button back into the desktop helped immensely so it's not so unbearable now. I have other issues with it though and I agree with foobar with about everything he says in his post.
Oh, and I've also become an Opera convert since getting this pc, Firefox crashed repeatedly (though I believe there is a beta out there that fixes that) and I hate Excrement Explorer and I don't like Chrome, so I tried Opera and so far I think I'll be browsing with it from now on.
Anyone know of a proper tutorial for skinning Windows 7? And yes, I mean proper skinning, not just changing the colour of Aero. I've had it with the abundance of baby blue all over the place.
Oh, and I've also become an Opera convert since getting this pc, Firefox crashed repeatedly (though I believe there is a beta out there that fixes that) and I hate Excrement Explorer and I don't like Chrome, so I tried Opera and so far I think I'll be browsing with it from now on.
Welcome to the dark side!
Aetherian
11.12.2012, 03:26
Welcome to the dark side!
So far the dark side ain't bad. ;) Wish I could say the same for Windows 8........
Anyone know of a proper tutorial for skinning Windows 7? And yes, I mean proper skinning, not just changing the colour of Aero. I've had it with the abundance of baby blue all over the place.
I've been looking at this lately as well and it seems that you need some tool that enables you to mod your windows 7 installation. However, all i found were payed apps so i kinda gave up. Might give it another try in the future tho, but i guess i'd have to find a sifferent way to "obtain" one of these apps... :dnuhr:
Hey guys... I just thought of blowing the bomb (is that even an idiom?) in here for the first time, rather than Peanuts. I just got engaged. Or at least kinda :D
I just got engaged.
So are congratulations in order? Or condolences? :D
Aetherian
13.12.2012, 04:46
Hey guys... I just thought of blowing the bomb (is that even an idiom?) in here for the first time, rather than Peanuts. I just got engaged. Or at least kinda :D
I believe that's 'dropping the bomb'. But anyway, congrats. :)
Edit - oh good, I'm now Hell's Guardian. Appropriate.
Did someone mention dropping the bombshell (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAQSs8NU7rc)?
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