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Deleted member 30609

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I'm 20 today.

One year closer to relevancy and/or death.
 

Stackboy

Member
Rahk said:
Here's a couple gameplay videos:

Light class using SMART: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIYwWQ13ANU

Heavy class: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhqnzDwFopQ

There was another light class video but Bethesda shut it down. Bastards! There's like one day till release, how about showing some gameplay footage and marketing your damn game?

Cheers Rahk, but those videos have been taken down as well! I've seen some gameplay footage and it does look good, however I don't know if I need another MP in my Halo:Reach/COD mix. Was hoping for something with a little bit more on the SP side, than just bots.

Still, going to wait for the inevitable GB quick look.
 

Bernbaum

Member
What's that Rez? I can't hear you over the sound of your incessantly squeaking hip replacement.

Happy Perry Bible Fellowship comic day.
 

Omikron

Member
Rez said:
I'm 20 today.

One year closer to relevancy and/or death.

'grats :)



FMD it is cold this morning, car was covered in ice and I probably should have put an extra layer on before leaving the house.
 

Gazunta

Member
OK let me reiterate...

BrisGAF folks with iPads: If you would like to come in for a focus test of a hot new game very soon, please PM me.

AUsGAF folk with iPads: If you would like to remotely focus test a hot new game very soon, please PM me.
 
Gazunta said:
OK let me reiterate...

BrisGAF folks with iPads: If you would like to come in for a focus test of a hot new game very soon, please PM me.

AUsGAF folk with iPads: If you would like to remotely focus test a hot new game very soon, please PM me.
What about VicGAF folk without an iPad? Can we fill out a survey or something?

Rez said:
I'm 20 today. One year closer to relevancy and/or death.
Congrats! Childbirth sucks so make sure to thank your mum. Hopefully everyone will refrain from the usual jpegs.

Dang, Duke 4 Eva is $80RRP on Steam. Past parity here publishers, help a brother out.
 
GOG Updates Privacy Policy, Will No Longer Use Geo-IP to Determine Your Region

Effective privacy protections for our users means that any data that we don’t need to collect, we shouldn’t. We only need to know the country that you’re making this purchase from, so although we originally planned to use geo-IP to determine user’s location, we’ve decided to trust our users and let them inform us as to the correct region for their purchase.

I've already pre-ordered TW2 but could this mean someone in Australia could get the $45 price by changing their country?
 
Gazunta said:
OK let me reiterate...

BrisGAF folks with iPads: If you would like to come in for a focus test of a hot new game very soon, please PM me.

AUsGAF folk with iPads: If you would like to remotely focus test a hot new game very soon, please PM me.

if complimentary iPad is provided im there! =P
 

Shaneus

Member
reptilescorpio said:
Considering moving to Melbourne? Would give you a lot more time in your day. I hate that I waste an hour a day travelling to and from work. Just have to convince the other half that living in Waurn Ponds would be better than Lara.
Yeah, but it's hard to justify. I just really, really like having shitloads of disposable income ATM. If I moved to Melbourne, I just wouldn't see myself saving anywhere near as much money (or having as much to spend).
Porn. Mostly just porn. After the first 2-3 months you have already downloaded all the random stuff you can think of. At that point it is only the odd new thing that pops up (like The League for instance).
Pretty much this. Though I love having 1TB a month (which is essentially unlimited) it really is impossible to keep using that much in a month. Shit, I managed to get the first four seasons of Futurama (save me having to rip them myself... AND they had the commentaries included!), first TWELVE of Top Gear, porn (90% of which I'd never "utilise" but 99% would still never delete... I'm a hoarder) and Steam/XBL stuff and still didn't fill it. I tried, too.
Also, with having that speed there's just no challenge in getting anything. I remember being patient and thinking it was oh-so worth it to finally download a 10gb game from Steam, now it's done in an hour or two.
ClivePwned said:
this show is worth watching

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-UlYM6sFL.jpg[IMG]
and [URL="http://youtu.be/HFIQIpC5_wY"]a vid here[/URL][/QUOTE]
Oh yes. Completely forgot about that one, too. Amazing. Put that in my top 4.

[QUOTE=reptilescorpio][URL="http://www.gog.com/en/news/gog_updates_privacy_policy_will_no_longer_use_geo_ip_to_determine_your_region"]GOG Updates Privacy Policy, Will No Longer Use Geo-IP to Determine Your Region[/URL]

I've already pre-ordered TW2 but could this mean someone in Australia could get the $45 price by changing their country?[/QUOTE]
If that's happening right now, I'd guarantee that the Australian price thing was a catalyst. That reminds me, I'm sure I bought The Witcher in some Steam sale. Is it really so good that TW2 is getting such high praise before release?

PS. Happy Birthday, Rez!
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evlcookie

but ever so delicious
Gazunta said:
AUsGAF folk with iPads: If you would like to remotely focus test a hot new game very soon, please PM me.

My old man has a gen1 iPad but i'm guessing i can't use that for testing. He will probably tweet about it or something.

I took the earlier train today, Holy shit it was packed compared to my normal train. I had to stand for 50 minutes, I usually get a seat with no problem at all. Guess reading the book on the way to work is out of the question.

No good looking girls to perv on either. Bad train is bad.
 

Salazar

Member
I thought you were older, Rez.

Happy birthday.

The Sims Medieval: if nobody else is going to play it, I might as well give it a shot.
 

Shaneus

Member
Nope. I'm not worried, though. It has taken longer for other stuff to come from the UK, and there's every chance that they said they posted it but actually posted it a few days later. I'm not going to start packing dacks until I get a letter from customs. I'm fine waiting, otherwise.
 

Shaneus

Member
Oh shit. I just went to GOG, it had that update about $26 credit. Went to my account, changed region to US and that notice disappeared from the preorder page.

GOG/CD Projekt Red are flaunting the rules like a motherfucker and I love it.
 

Shaneus

Member
Well, the only full-priced games are their own. What will they do, pull a game from GOG that's not available anywhere else anyway?
 
Shaneus said:
Oh shit. I just went to GOG, it had that update about $26 credit. Went to my account, changed region to US and that notice disappeared from the preorder page.

GOG/CD Projekt Red are flaunting the rules like a motherfucker and I love it.
The consumer wins!

Omi said:
Good on GOG, but how long before the publishers start boycotting using their service?
It is a one time thing where they are selling The Witcher 2 for their parent company. Maybe we wont get Namco Bandai games on GOG for a while. They may stop publishing future CD Projekt RED games. That is about it.
 

evlcookie

but ever so delicious
Even if we change our country, Isn't our CC going to give away the location? Won't we still be limited to the modified version?
 
evlcookie said:
Even if we change our country, Isn't our CC going to give away the location? Won't we still be limited to the modified version?

I thought that myself, but I'm thinking that even if you order it with your account set to Australia, the link to download the game could potentially change depending on what your country is set to.

Or it might not even care if you have an account set to US but pay with Australian credit card. It wouldn't surprise me if this is the case knowing GOG.
 

Fredescu

Member
Omi said:
Good on GOG, but how long before the publishers start boycotting using their service?
Shouldn't happen. They don't regularly sell new releases. I doubt retailers care how much 15 year old games are being sold for.
 

Shaneus

Member
BanShunsaku said:
I thought that myself, but I'm thinking that even if you order it with your account set to Australia, the link to download the game could potentially change depending on what your country is set to.

Or it might not even care if you have an account set to US but pay with Australian credit card. It wouldn't surprise me if this is the case knowing GOG.
I know Steam/D2D cracks the shits if you try and buy a game using an Australian Paypal account, even when going through the IP spoofers/proxies so it's possible it could do that, but I don't think the guys at GOG are going to be that tricky.

I just love that they did this right before TW2 comes out. Genius of them, actually.
 
Shaneus said:
I just love that they did this right before TW2 comes out. Genius of them, actually.
Hopfully it means that there isn't enough time for Namco to crack the shits and threaten to pull the retail version. To be honest I don't think they will do anything since Steam is still full price and they would see Steam as a much bigger market for the game.

Also I totally thought you were a new member, nice to see the Martin love!
 

Shaneus

Member
reptilescorpio said:
Hopfully it means that there isn't enough time for Namco to crack the shits and threaten to pull the retail version. To be honest I don't think they will do anything since Steam is still full price and they would see Steam as a much bigger market for the game.
I don't think it can be pulled. Would need to be pulled from all regions and seeing as CD Projekt are behind both GOG and The Witcher series it would make them look even worse.
Also I totally thought you were a new member, nice to see the Martin love!
The summer wind
Came blowing in
From across the sea...
 
Shaneus said:
I don't think it can be pulled. Would need to be pulled from all regions and seeing as CD Projekt are behind both GOG and The Witcher series it would make them look even worse.
Namco are doing distribution in West Europe while Atari do the US. CD Projekt are doing East Europe themselves. 1C are doing the Russian release. Also found this tidbit on wiki:
To market the game in Russia, 1C will be releasing a Witcher 2 real-life nude calender with copies of the game. The calender features Ukranian model Klodi Monsoon as Triss
Google search came up great. Import time!
 
This GOG talk has gotten me super pumped for TW2 again.

Been trying to keep my hype to a minimum as I know it is probably going to run terribly on my PC :(
 
BanShunsaku said:
This GOG talk has gotten me super pumped for TW2 again.

Been trying to keep my hype to a minimum as I know it is probably going to run terribly on my PC :(
What are your specs? Sounds like it scales down well and the main draw of the game is the story anyway.
 

Shaneus

Member
I'll briefly ask again: What's the big draw with TW2? Was the first one really that good that people are near-blindly buying this one? Should I follow suit?
 
reptilescorpio said:
What are your specs? Sounds like it scales down well and the main draw of the game is the story anyway.

Core 2 Duo E6600, 5 gigs ram, GTX260

It isn't a horriblly outdated machine or anything but I'm a bit funny about wanting to set things on maximum. I hadn't read any impressions about how it runs, but that sounds promising. Fingers crossed!
 

evlcookie

but ever so delicious
Googling that model brings up tits, Might not be a good idea at work.

The witcher was a solid, although flawed RPG. It was ruff around the edges but that's what people liked about it.

It's been a while since i played it but i do remember enjoying the game immensely, even after the slow start.

Also, Serrels. Do you think you will be able to speak to that guy from GOG again and ask him what the implications are for Aussies wanting to buy the witcher 2 over GOG after the recent changes to the service.
 

markot

Banned
Shaneus said:
I'll briefly ask again: What's the big draw with TW2? Was the first one really that good that people are near-blindly buying this one? Should I follow suit?
It had a good story and characters, the combat was fehish but this new one over hauls it and looks to make it super gooder.

Also there are so few PC exclusives ^.^
 

Shaneus

Member
Speaking of GOG, oh how I'd love to see this on there. I suspect I still have the original CDs (yes, it came with two discs so you could play two-player on separate machines!) and box somewhere, but buggered if I know where it is.

For those unable to click the link, it's Fire Fight by Chaos Works. Published by Epic (or EA, I can't quite remember). MobyGames info.

Fredescu said:
The first one has been cheap a bunch of times. Why not check it out?
I think I actually have it at home. I haven't scheduled it for play in my backlog (yet).
 
BanShunsaku said:
Core 2 Duo E6600, 5 gigs ram, GTX260

It isn't a horriblly outdated machine or anything but I'm a bit funny about wanting to set things on maximum. I hadn't read any impressions about how it runs, but that sounds promising. Fingers crossed!
Should run okay on High. RPS ran the preview build on an i5 with a 250GTS on Ultra and got around 20-30 fps. I would expect the gold build to run better.

Shane said:
What's the big draw with TW2? Was the first one really that good that people are near-blindly buying this one? Should I follow suit?
It is a great RPG. Fantastic story with decisions that really mattered. I enjoyed the combat and it was a lot of fun. TW2 seems to improve EVERYTHING. Looks incredible, improved combat to be more fluid and enjoyable, the plot that has been hinted at seems really cool. Plus they always support the community really well, you can download the Polish voiceover day one if you want. Plus it is at a great price point considering how long the game will be, even better with 14 endings. You should buy it if you want to play a third person perspective action RPG that is focused on telling an engrossing story. Plus graphical showcase. Plus wash the taste of DA2 from your mouth.
 

Omikron

Member
Receiving books in the mail from one single order from book depository in dribs and drabs....

1 book arrived Friday
1 today

2 are still missing in the ether and apparently were shipped the same day as book 1. Go figure.
 

Kritz

Banned
I don't give any amounts of shit about anything - I just ate a kitkat and used nuttella as dipping sauce. It was like a backwards ferrero roche.

This is better than the time I made a cold milo, but reversed the proportions of milo and milk. A cup full of milo and a tablespoon or two of milk.

Yes, I will die before I am 30.
 
Shaneus said:
Mind fucking blown.
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Standing at the edge of time looking into the abyss that is space itself.

Kritz said:
Yes, I will die before I am 30.
My favourite meal is cooking cheap crumbed fish and wedges in the oven. Then putting salsa, sour cream and shredded cheese on top. Microwave for 1 minute. Fish & Chip Nachos.
 
Kritz said:
I don't give any amounts of shit about anything - I just ate a kitkat and used nuttella as dipping sauce. It was like a backwards ferrero roche.

This is better than the time I made a cold milo, but reversed the proportions of milo and milk. A cup full of milo and a tablespoon or two of milk.

Yes, I will die before I am 30.

you have just given me an idea for lunch today. ahahha

god i want kitkat and nuttella so bad right now
 
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