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[markot]

fuck man I'm heartbroken. I finally can get the wticher and I look and the specs man I can't run it. it says radeon 9800 or better and all I got is a 4650 HD card. Fuck all fuck all. I could've spent the money on a graphcics card but I din't. Now I feel like an idiot.

Man I'm down

jk?

 

[G-Fex]

jk?

kidding? Man i'm genuinely depressed.

 

[Goon Boon]

fuck man I'm heartbroken. I finally can get the wticher and I look and the specs man I can't run it. it says radeon 9800 or better and all I got is a 4650 HD card. Fuck all fuck all. I could've spent the money on a graphcics card but I din't. Now I feel like an idiot.

Man I'm down

I'm gonna bite and tell you that video card numbers are pretty worthless, a 4650 is way better than a 9800, and more than adequate for the witcher.

 

[Sinatar]

fuck man I'm heartbroken. I finally can get the wticher and I look and the specs man I can't run it. it says radeon 9800 or better and all I got is a 4650 HD card. Fuck all fuck all. I could've spent the money on a graphcics card but I din't. Now I feel like an idiot.

Man I'm down

You're probably trolling but I'll bite. A 4650 is *significantly* more powerful then a 9800. 9800's were new when Half Life 2 launched 7 years ago.

 

[G-Fex]

ok now i feel like an idiot.

YES I CAN GET THE WITCHER! TY TY GAF!

edit: still need a better graphics card, I can run crysis but not gta4 or saints row 2 properly.

 

[markot]

Well to be fair, the naming of graphics cards has been a joke for awhile

 

[SapientWolf]

You're probably trolling but I'll bite. A 4650 is *significantly* more powerful then a 9800. 9800's were new when Half Life 2 launched 7 years ago.

That's probably why NVidia skipped the 9xxx.

 

[drizzle]

You're probably trolling but I'll bite. A 4650 is *significantly* more powerful then a 9800. 9800's were new when Half Life 2 launched 7 years ago.

My copy of Half Life 2 came in the ATI bundle when I bought an ATI 9600 back then... so I guess I can vouch for that?

That's probably why NVidia skipped the 9xxx.

Wat?

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_9800_gtx_us.html

 

[Htown]

That's probably why NVidia skipped the 9xxx.

my 9800gt says otherwise

speaking of which, that card has brought me through a lot of games, but with Battlefield 3 coming up, it may be time to retire the old girl.

 

[SapientWolf]

My copy of Half Life 2 came in the ATI bundle when I bought an ATI 9600 back then... so I guess I can vouch for that?


Wat?

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_9800_gtx_us.html

Oh yeah. I must have blocked that one out. I even saw the 8800GT beating the 9800GT in a few benches.

 

[AndyMoogle]

my 9800gt says otherwise

speaking of which, that card has brought me through a lot of games, but with Battlefield 3 coming up, it may be time to retire the old girl.

That card is just a renamed 8800GT though.

ok now i feel like an idiot.

YES I CAN GET THE WITCHER! TY TY GAF!

edit: still need a better graphics card, I can run crysis but not gta4 or saints row 2 properly.

You most likely need a new CPU for those two games. They pretty much require a quad core to run properly.

 

[PedroLumpy]

Why? Because I wanted more content for a game that I have clearly gotten more than 60$ worth out of? Because I will easily get 15$ worth out of these maps?

First off, I obviously believe you have the right to spend money on what you want.

But this situation isn't as simple as 'Yay more content for a game I like'. What has happened is that they have removed the ability for the community to create maps and make your game better for free. With that avenue gone, they can charge money for maps since they're the only source.

So while you can of course spend money on what you want, I don't think you should spend money on this because it involves them screwing you in the first place. You would be better off if they had simply allowed created maps.

 

[MRORANGE]

What has happened is that they have removed the ability for the community to create maps and make your game better for free. With that avenue gone, they can charge money for maps since they're the only source

Silly question to all, but if developers charged extra to have a map editor for a game (like DLC) would you pay for it or not?

 

[NaM]

ok now i feel like an idiot.

YES I CAN GET THE WITCHER! TY TY GAF!

edit: still need a better graphics card, I can run crysis but not gta4 or saints row 2 properly.

haha good luck with that.

Time to preorder portal 2, I was waiting for a hat or something oh well...

 

[Des0lar]

ok now i feel like an idiot.

YES I CAN GET THE WITCHER! TY TY GAF!

edit: still need a better graphics card, I can run crysis but not gta4 or saints row 2 properly.

GTA4 and Saints Row 2 don't run properly because their ports are shit and very CPU and not GPU dependant

 

[bigace33]

fuck man I'm heartbroken. I finally can get the wticher and I look and the specs man I can't run it. it says radeon 9800 or better and all I got is a 4650 HD card. Fuck all fuck all. I could've spent the money on a graphcics card but I din't. Now I feel like an idiot.

Man I'm down

If I can run the Witcher, you can run the witcher. I run it just fine on a ATI radeon 5450!

 

[theBishop]

Has Valve actually shown anything on Big Picture Mode? I thought we were going to see it in action at GDC.

 

[poppabk]

Has Valve actually shown anything on Big Picture Mode? I thought we were going to see it in action at GDC.

I really want this to happen soon, it is gonna look so nice on my HTPC.

 

[webrunner]

Has Valve actually shown anything on Big Picture Mode? I thought we were going to see it in action at GDC.

Showing things? Bah, you're missing the big picture.

 

[The Big Rig]

Is anyone having problems purchasing Crysis 2? It keeps declining my debit card, even though there's plenty of money in there.

 

[Lothars]

GTA4 and Saints Row 2 don't run properly because their ports are shit and very CPU and not GPU dependant

GTA4 port wasn't shit, it's actually a really good port.

 

[Ickman3400]

GTA4 and Saints Row 2 don't run properly because their ports are shit and very CPU and not GPU dependant

How bad is it exactly? I have an i7 @ 3.07ghz. I heard you need a quad core to run it properly but never knew how fast it needed to be. I just ordered SR2 from amazon for $6 so that's why I'm asking.

 

[Javaman]

GTA4 and Saints Row 2 don't run properly because their ports are shit and very CPU and not GPU dependant

That's true up to a point... I'm running an x4 2.8 and those were unplayable with my 9800gt, but perfectly playable with a 460gt with the same cpu

 

[theBishop]

I really want this to happen soon, it is gonna look so nice on my HTPC.

Yeah, if a pc game works well with a gamepad, I love playing it on my htpc. I'm actually enjoying Splinter Cell Conviction, which I didn't expect.

 

[bloodydrake]

ok now i feel like an idiot.

YES I CAN GET THE WITCHER! TY TY GAF!

edit: still need a better graphics card, I can run crysis but not gta4 or saints row 2 properly.

just an FYI i found the witcher chugs with AA on ATI video cards so try making sure AA is turned off and it should be fine.

 

[graywolf323]

so if I read the Crysis 2 product page right I can still get all the pre-purchase goodies if I cave and buy it within the next four days?

PRE-PURCHASE OFFER RESTRICTION

OFFER EXPIRES MARCH 26TH.

 

[ClosingADoor]

Mid-week Madness deal: 75% off Batman Arkham Asylum.

Seems the banner went up too early, since the price isn't updated yet.

 

[Volcynika]

Mid-week Madness deal: 75% off Batman Arkham Asylum.

Seems the banner went up too early, since the price isn't updated yet.

Maybe tons of people complained about missing it on SE week recently.

 

[Buttonbasher]

I wish all games supported Pre-loading. Or I wish Steam unlocked them at midnight. Back to sitting on my hands while I wait for Assassins Creed Brotherhood to let me in...

EDIT: Oh hey it's up. Yay.

 

[mileS]

YAY! can't wait to start playin some AssBro

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Now We're Talking! Steam Voice with SILK

Steam's voice chat system now leverages the SILK audio codec, developed and used by Skype, makers of the world's most popular voice communication service. The SILK codec provides a significant quality improvement over Steam's previous voice technology, at the cost of some increase in bandwidth usage. Steam Voice used to require 15 kbps of bandwidth, whereas SILK is a dynamic bit rate protocol which varies in its use of bandwidth between 8 and 30 kbps, depending on the range of data in the voice signal and current network conditions.

As of today's Steam client update, voice chat using SILK is available to all users of Steam. To start using Steam chat with SILK, simply click the 'Start Voice Chat' button within a friend or group chat on Steam. You can access chat from both the friends list at the desktop, or while in game using Steam’s in-game overlay. You'll find voice chat connectivity and reliability have also been improved with this release.

Steam chat with SILK is now also automatically available for all games that take advantage of the Steamworks Voice API. Valve's own Portal 2, set to release in mid-April, uses this newly updated system to enable voice chat in its cooperative gameplay mode.

http://store.steampowered.com/news/5100/

 

[stuminus3]

Does AssBro have any third party DRM? I would assume so being a Ubisoft game but I don't see anything mentioned on the store page.

 

[Yasae]

That's true up to a point... I'm running an x4 2.8 and those were unplayable with my 9800gt, but perfectly playable with a 460gt with the same cpu

Alternatively, I also upgraded to a 460 (kept the CPU) and it ran exactly the same, i.e. an unplayable mess.

The port has chaotic stability. Maybe it'll run, maybe it won't. You won't know until you try. Whatever that's worth to you is the same as the price of Saints Row 2.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Does AssBro have any third party DRM? I would assume so being a Ubisoft game but I don't see anything mentioned on the store page.

The Ubisoft DRM has been downgraded to only an activation upon install I believe.

 

[epmode]

The Ubisoft DRM has been downgraded to only an activation upon install I believe.

If that's true, I'd consider buying their stuff. I'm under the impression that it still dials home every time you launch the game, however.

 

[Shambles]

http://store.steampowered.com/news/5100/

While the idea seems nice Skype itself doesn't have all that great audio tranmission from my use of it. Oh well, still a step in the right direction.

 

[Yasae]

The Ubisoft DRM has been downgraded to only an activation upon install I believe.

Hmm... I think I updated AC2 and Splinter Cell Conviction not too long ago, like February... That didn't get rid of the online requirement at all. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

 

[graywolf323]

If that's true, I'd consider buying their stuff. I'm under the impression that it still dials home every time you launch the game, however.

https://twitter.com/#!/UbiGabe/status/40451720500744192

just the initial activation during install

Assassin's Creed II I believe dials home every time you launch the game but no longer requires a constant connection

 

[Forkball]

Said a million times before, but if you don't have Batman, get it. NOW.

 

[Yasae]

Said a million times before, but if you don't have Batman, get it. NOW.

Just finished.

Spoiler

SCV Ready

 

[Yasae]

https://twitter.com/#!/UbiGabe/status/40451720500744192

just the initial activation during install

Assassin's Creed II I believe dials home every time you launch the game but no longer requires a constant connection

That's still pretty bad. If true: fucking liars.

 

[Snuggles]

Ah, I keep missing out on it's sales so might as well just snatch up Batman now. I played it on PS3 but it's worth having in my digital collection.

damn you Steam

 

[MRORANGE]

Batman has been on sale so many times now, I know it's a great game but I just don't want to buy another game which most likely I will never get round to playing.

 

[Archie]

That's still pretty bad. If true: fucking liars.

Every Steamworks game requires a one time online authentication. I don't like it, but it is certainly tolerable.

 

[Dice]

I feel like it has set the record for number of times on sale for a non-Valve game.

I'm still not getting it.

 

[Salsa]

Batman has been on sale so many times now, I know it's a great game but I just don't want to buy another game which most likely I will never get round to playing.

Ive played through it 3 times but i im thinking about buying it again just to have it on Steam. I also know that if i do, im gonna play it again.

That's how good it is.

 

[Exuro]

I feel like it has set the record for number of times on sale for a non-Valve game.

I'm still not getting it.

Then it will continue to go on sale until you purchase it.

 

[Firebrand]

Said a million times before, but if you don't have Batman, get it. NOW.

I'd like to play it, but does it still have SecuRom DRM? Until they ditch that, no purchase.

 

[Diablohead]

Only reason I have not bought Batman AA on steam is because I own it on dvd, so damn cheap for a digital copy though I am always tempted to double.

 

[Yasae]

Every Steamworks game requires a one time online authentication. I don't like it, but it is certainly tolerable.

Yeah but Steam doesn't dial home until a certain number of days have passed without online connectivity (it seems to be around 15 or 20.) So I can play all my games on Steam now, but nothing from Ubisoft.