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PC > Mac. Mac claims they are rarely hacked. But then again, who wants to hack a useless piece of electronics equipment like a Mac?

• 10Oct 08

  Yes, I'm still here. Mostly.

  My schoolwork has been dragging me down quite a bit, what with all the homework as well. I'm also failing Chem!

  Anyways, been on and off for my games. There's a lot of games I certainly want this and next year, but I'll have to cut most of them and make some tough choices soon.

  Also, there is the controversy about piracy on the PC, that its killing the platform. Well, a user has kindly thrown some facts:

  -If you make a really good game, people won't pirate it. Especially if it has no copy protection (i.e. Oblivion)
  -Putting copy protection (Sign the anti-SecuROM petition on the blog below) will only serve to have people pirate your game more.
  -Just make it so that the game is literally worthless if you pirate it! A good example of this is Sins of a Solar Empire, which includes only singleplayer and LAN in the pirated version, without all the goodies that came with the real version. How the devs did it, I don't know, but it's one hell of a smart way that bigger developers should learn to do.
  -Use digital distribution! Yes, you all might know that I hate Steam. However, I am not a hater on it's practicality and usefulness. It's there, people, so use it!

  -C0m1

  • Posted Oct 10, 2008 3:06 pm GMT
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• 28Sep 08

  Update for 9/28/08!

  Okay. Here's what's up:

  -I want freaking Vegas 2 now. I see that it is totally awesome after playing it on my friend's computer.

  -Code Geass R2. Awesome ending. Words cannot express my joy at the gloriousness of this anime series. WATCH EET!

  -I got Clear Sky... and it sucks. I got a crash 10 minutes into the game. And it doesn't look any different at all. Just different environments, some even looking half-assed, like the Great Swamps.

  -School. The usual in it.

  -C0m1

  And remember everybody! Sign the anti-SecuROM petition!

  • Posted Sep 28, 2008 3:26 pm GMT
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• 25Sep 08

  Down with SecuROM!

  All you PC gamers out there know what this insidious tool is. It's a blight upon the glorious world of our magnificent PC gaming. And you know who's doing it? Electronic Arts. In their ever-expanding quest for more money, they're wanting more and more ways to gain the money and to annoy us gamers. Put a stop to it!

  For those of you console gamers: You do indeed have it better! SecuROM is a devious software used to keep track of how many times we can install a game! Go over the limit and it's over! You must understand the shackles and chains that the price of elitist PC gaming comes with. And it is a terrible price indeed, to have a limit on the timed usage of a game.

  Fact: Spore has sold over 1 million copies.

  You know what else? The pirated version has HALF that number. 500,000 illegal downloads (and counting) ... does anyone else see that the numbers here are out of whack?

  Sign this petition! Cure the PC Plague!

  Do this for the sake of the future of our beloved PC gaming! Spread the petition! Let the cause be known! Save our futures from the horror that is SecuROM!

  -C0m1

  Note: I wonder if EA's stupid enough to do something like this with the consoles as well?

  2nd Note; Jack Thompson is now permanently disbarred. Can I get a "WOOT WOOT"?!

  • Posted Sep 25, 2008 8:27 pm GMT
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