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[garath]

Steam question: can I pause a download, quit Steam, shut off my PC for the night and resume the D/L tomorrow? Normally I'd just let it run overnight, but I don't want one fucking game download to eat all my bandwidth if it resets again.

Yep. It will resume where it left off. Don't even need to pause it. Just turn off the machine.

 

[Solo]

Perfect, thanks! I just don't trust this not to keep resetting.

 

[kyubajin]

You telling me that in 2011 in the US of A you have bandwidth limits???

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

You telling me that in 2011 in the US of A you have bandwidth limits???

not me! i love you fios!

 

[GhostRidah]

When I read Carmack's twitter I feel 100 percent smarter

 

[Solo]

You telling me that in 2011 in the US of A you have bandwidth limits???

In Canada, yes. And they are getting MORE restrictive, not less.

 

[commissar]

network tells me I've downloaded 3 gb, but steam says 1.7gb done. Hope there's not too many errors D:

 

[DarkChild]

RAGE, first 20 min( PS3 version). You can notice fade ins from textures, hope 360 version fares better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6yvW72A8q8
Got to say that draw distance is spectacular. Really really awesome looking, especially for 60hz game.

 

[Saren is Bad]

Fuck it, was going to try one of those cheap CD Key stores, but I need teh preloads

 

[EvilDick34]

I gotta say, that opening musical score is chilling, love it!

 

[Sinatar]

In Canada, yes. And they are getting MORE restrictive, not less.

Thankfully Shaw saw the light on this and made their limits much much larger then they were before the whole Usage Based Billing nonsense. I think my cap is like 750 GB a month.

 

[GhostRidah]

Steam servers to busy dammit

 

[Loxley]

RAGE, first 20 min( PS3 version). You can notice fade ins from textures, hope 360 version fares better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6yvW72A8q8
Got to say that draw distance is spectacular. Really really awesome looking, especially for 60hz game.

I'm not at all surprised about the texture pop-in, Carmack blatantly said the console-versions would have it after all. But man, once everything loads up, this is one damn-beautiful game.

PS3 purchase justified

 

[Yoshichan]

It's still 60fps on consoles right?

 

[CoilShot]

It's still 60fps on consoles right?

Yes

 

[Spoo]

I'm pre-loaded and ready to go Can't come soon enough

 

[NinjaFromTheFuture]

Recommended:
OS: Win XP SP3, Vista, Win 7
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad or Equivalent AMD
Memory: 4GB
Hard Disk Space: 25GB
Video Card: GeForce 9800 GTX, ATI Radeon HD 5550

Soooo... How legit are PC spec recommendations these days? When I left PC gaming the minimum specs translated into "it will actually run on these specs, not necessarily be playable." Does this translate to "just playable" or "1080p/60FPS/max settings" like "recommended" should mean for a PC game?

Even for a half-decade-old-console developed game from id, I'm having trouble believing I can actually play this with good settings on my meh PC.

 

[Xander51]

It bothers me, especially after loving the idTech 4 lighting so much, that the guns in this game and the grenade explosions don't throw any light into the environment. In that video above when he's firing the pistol in dark rooms and the rooms don't light up, it really emphasized how static the environment is. Also, when he tried to melee the vase and nothing happened.

 

[DaBuddaDa]

Soooo... How legit are PC spec recommendations these days? When I left PC gaming the minimum specs translated into "it will actually run on these specs, not necessarily be playable." Does this translate to "just playable" or "1080p/60FPS/max settings" like "recommended" should mean for a PC game?

Even for a half-decade-old-console developed game from id, I'm having trouble believing I can actually play this with good settings on my meh PC.

Honestly, nobody is going to be able to tell you until it's out. Theory is, though, that by the very nature of how id tech 5 works, it will run very well on old PC hardware.

 

[SteveO409]

Sorry to sound like a cheap douchebag but are there any coupon deals for this game on PC? I only see $10 coupon for Amazon atm

 

[Solo]

Thankfully Shaw saw the light on this and made their limits much much larger then they were before the whole Usage Based Billing nonsense. I think my cap is like 750 GB a month.

Good lord - my 60GB on Rogers weeps :_(
Bell has the same caps too, I believe.

 

[Wallach]

Pre-loaaaad, sweet Steam cliennnt
Carmack for to carry me hoooooome

 

[Solo]

At 40% for the second time....motherfucker better not reset again at 50%.

 

[The M.O.B]

Sorry to sound like a cheap douchebag but are there any coupon deals for this game on PC? I only see $10 coupon for Amazon atm

IntKeys has it for $35.

 

[SteveO409]

IntKeys has it for $35.

Wow!! ok thanks ordering now

 

[Bollocks]

RAGE, first 20 min( PS3 version). You can notice fade ins from textures, hope 360 version fares better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6yvW72A8q8
Got to say that draw distance is spectacular. Really really awesome looking, especially for 60hz game.

I don't know but judging from the Youtube video this looks spectacular, the graphics give of a Killzone look, texture pop ins are subtle and all this with 60 frames, my wallet hates to hear this but day 1, as shown in the video Carmack knows his shit.

 

[NinjaFromTheFuture]

Wow!! ok thanks ordering now

Uh... May want to hold on that. Most of the Google results for that place aren't pretty:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100320042747AAJ2wH9

EDIT: Another minute of research... they are illegitimate Russian keys. They are not supposed to be sold outside of that region. They can be banned.

 

[Iztli]

I just bought Fifa 12 from that site and my GF bought space marine from a similar site cdkeydiscount.com no problems

 

[NinjaFromTheFuture]

I just bought Fifa 12 from that site and my GF bought space marine from a similar site cdkeydiscount.com no problems

They work but they are not considered legitimate. Just know it's a gamble.

 

[Tom Penny]

Anyone know if there is going to be a considerable leap in graphics from the console to PC versions? Is there any PC footage floating around?

 

[talk show host]

I just bought Fifa 12 from that site and my GF bought space marine from a similar site cdkeydiscount.com no problems

Any other anecdotal evidence...these prices seem to good to be true. I'm ready to order RAGE, BF3, and MW3 for roughly a benjamin...but not if anyone has had anything removed or had their account banned. I would cry if my steam account was taken away.

 

[Iztli]

Any other anecdotal evidence...these prices seem to good to be true. I'm ready to order RAGE, BF3, and MW3 for roughly a benjamin...but not if anyone has had anything removed or had their account banned. I would cry if my steam account was taken away.

My gf has had space marine since launch and activated on steam.. If thats any consolation

I think its only Activision that frowns upon people buying CoD thru cd key sites

 

[QuantumBro]

Any other anecdotal evidence...these prices seem to good to be true. I'm ready to order RAGE, BF3, and MW3 for roughly a benjamin...but not if anyone has had anything removed or had their account banned. I would cry if my steam account was taken away.

Might not buy MW3 on there since MW2 got taken off steam accounts for being a russian cd code.

 

[angular graphics]

Anyone know if there is going to be a considerable leap in graphics from the console to PC versions? Is there any PC footage floating around?

PC footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bYVcJHLJyo

The resolution will be reduced on the consoles in the demanding areas, on PC it won't.
No AA on consoles, on PC there is.
Same texture resolution, but more pages of them will be loaded on the PC, therefore less blurry textures in the edges, when a new area loads, and far away from the player.

That's it.

 

[JohngPR]

Fuck, I am so full of RAGE right now

This game is so meta.

 

[commissar]

I turned off my pc for a bit and now there's no preload slots available. Well I have a week til the damn thing unlocks so whatever.

 

[talk show host]

Might not buy MW3 on there since MW2 got taken off steam accounts for being a russian cd code.

Figures..No Russian, right??

 

[eshwaaz]

On the subject of saves, the game outright tells you to save often as part of the early game tutorials:

I have no sympathy for the reviewers who are whining about this.

 

[MuddyDonut]

Man the game looks great, but that texture pop-in when simply walking around is really jarring >.<

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

On the subject of saves, the game outright tells you to save often as part of the early game tutorials:

I have no sympathy for the reviewers who are whining about this.

So as long as you have a disclaimer, you can put a broken shitty feature in your game? No checkpoints in 2011 is inexcusable.
Ill grab the game in the morning, pretty nervous about it though

 

[Fratkabula]

I have no sympathy for the reviewers who are whining about this.

You talk like this is Demons Souls?! LOL

id could not do implement proper autosaving in rage because it would slow down the game to unplayable levels. the message you see, is just a cop out.

 

[The M.O.B]

You can save anywhere in this game? Even on the consoles?

People are complaining about what again?

 

[garath]

I want to see all these reviews. Judging by the angst on twitter there is probably going to be quite a few raging reviewers. I saw the word cunts in one tweet. Lol

Hopefully we will get some better reviews from other sites though. I've loved all the footage i've seen so far. How can it be bad?

 

[Wallach]

You can save anywhere in this game? Even on the consoles?

People are complaining about what again?

That it doesn't autosave their progress on top of that every five minutes. Sometimes reviewers had to actually replay up to thirty minutes of a video game because they were too lazy to quick save. The fucking horror of it all.

 

[Sinatar]

So as long as you have a disclaimer, you can put a broken shitty feature in your game? No checkpoints in 2011 is inexcusable.
Ill grab the game in the morning, pretty nervous about it though

Saving anywhere isn't a broken shit feature, relying on stupid checkpoints is a broken shit feature. The freedom to save anywhere is what game designers who don't have their heads shoved up their cavernous asses put in their games.

 

[WrikaWrek]

The game doesn't have checkpoints?

Well that's interesting, must suck for console users. I just press F5 baby.

 

[Effect]

So as long as you have a disclaimer, you can put a broken shitty feature in your game? No checkpoints in 2011 is inexcusable.
Ill grab the game in the morning, pretty nervous about it though

Checkpoints only make sense in the context of the game. In an open world game like this, Deus Ex, Fallout, Oblivion, they don't really make much sense to me. You know you are going into a dangerous area you should save. If it seems you've gone a while without saving you should save in case something happens.

 

[canadian crowe]

I would gladly go back to last gen graphics in exchange for the ability to save everywhere in every game.

 

[Derrick01]

You can save anywhere in this game? Even on the consoles?

People are complaining about what again?

Because console gamers/reviewers are complaining about having to do something themselves. See it's totally the game's fault they didn't pay attention and didn't save for 2 hours instead of putting a checkpoint every 10 minutes.

 

[Square Triangle]

I wish this wasn't coming out with Dark Souls or it'd be a day 1. I'm going to try and find some old games to trade in maybe, this game just looks so damn fun.