Wow. Pirates is out?! Anyone pick this game up yet?
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Unless you have a serious boner for the extra content, I'd suggest you pick up the CD version. The DVD won't play on my system. The copy protection tells me that I am trying to use a backup...
If the Atari help forums are anything to go by, lots of people are having this issue. There doesn't seem to be a fix yet.
If the Atari help forums are anything to go by, lots of people are having this issue. There doesn't seem to be a fix yet.
Hmm, that sucks. I noticed EBGAMES is selling the regular version and special edition for the same price.
Copy protection is gonna kill the PC industry. It does more harm than good. It penalizes the legitimate buyers and the "pirates" (har har) will get their copy anyway. Someone needs to get a no DVD/CD crack out soon.
Copy protection is gonna kill the PC industry. It does more harm than good. It penalizes the legitimate buyers and the "pirates" (har har) will get their copy anyway. Someone needs to get a no DVD/CD crack out soon.
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I'm thinking of getting it myself... Seems to be a preaty nice game.
ManaByte said:
No. The answer is letting users install their newly bought copies without needing to keep the CD/DVD in with no bullshit attached. Pirates will crack any protection at large. Stop penalizing those who buy the games legitimately. But this is for another thread. I want to hear more about Pirates! I got a 4 day weekend coming up don't make me be the guinea pig! :lol
Biff Hardbody
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I never played the original Pirates, but could really use a good, long game now since I beat HL2. Any impressions of this would be appreciated.
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The DVD looked cool though. Has the original on it as well...which frankly isn't that big a deal. Kind of wish I bought that instead of Half-Life, which is no dig at that game but a measure of my feeling for the series.
Where is Bjork? He must be playing this!
Where is Bjork? He must be playing this!
Willco said:
Yeah, I know. It is hard to justify spending 50 dollars on a PC game nowadays since there is so much BS that occurs upon release. Might as well wait two weeks when the game is down to 30 dollars and a patch is out that fixes the problem with not being able to play the game.
*This is coming from a PC Gamer first, console gamer second fan*
Well, you can buy Doom III at EB on Black Friday for 20 bucks (If you get there between 7am-noon and they have some left). Half Life 2 was painless for me over Steam, but I know there have been a ton of problems with people buying retail copies.
The PC game industry has really turned disappointing over the last few years. I don't think it is because lack of releases. There are plenty of great PC games to buy. Just that every launch seems to be handled in a shoddy manner. 50 dollars won't break the bank but it would be nice to be able to play the damn game after you buy it from a store, go home and install it. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if PC game piracy was up because of all the copy protection problems retail games have.
So if anyone can get Pirates running post some impressions! :lol
The PC game industry has really turned disappointing over the last few years. I don't think it is because lack of releases. There are plenty of great PC games to buy. Just that every launch seems to be handled in a shoddy manner. 50 dollars won't break the bank but it would be nice to be able to play the damn game after you buy it from a store, go home and install it. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if PC game piracy was up because of all the copy protection problems retail games have.
So if anyone can get Pirates running post some impressions! :lol
Glad I finished Half Life 2 before Pirates! came out, or it'd be weeks before I got back to it....
Played for about four hours last night. Town graphics are cartoony and serviceable. Solid interfaces for trading and ship maintenance/upgrading. Minigames are fun, although I do suspect they will get repetitive. When you sail out into the caribbean, though....ships crossing all over the place, clouds scudding by, sails puffing in the wind...it's puuurrffeecct. The original was my fav PC game after Wasteland, and the sequel is transporting me right back into that gleefull buccaneering rapture.
Played for about four hours last night. Town graphics are cartoony and serviceable. Solid interfaces for trading and ship maintenance/upgrading. Minigames are fun, although I do suspect they will get repetitive. When you sail out into the caribbean, though....ships crossing all over the place, clouds scudding by, sails puffing in the wind...it's puuurrffeecct. The original was my fav PC game after Wasteland, and the sequel is transporting me right back into that gleefull buccaneering rapture.
Couple more hours- the game starts you off at Apprentice difficulty, which you can only increase when you 'divide the plunder' in port. You'll have to do this eventually as your crew gradually slides into uhappiness over time. Do well, and when you divvy up you can elect to increase the difficulty.
So I did just that, then decided to go after one of the 'top ten' named pirates in the game- Bart Roberts. He was only a step above me on the 'notorious' list. I pounded his Sloop of War pretty good with grapeshot, then closed to board...and promptly got my ass handed to me in our duel. Kinda refreshing, as I was getting a little nervous that it was all too easy.
The dueling minigame gets more animations, flourishes, etc, as you gain equipment, which is neat.
So I did just that, then decided to go after one of the 'top ten' named pirates in the game- Bart Roberts. He was only a step above me on the 'notorious' list. I pounded his Sloop of War pretty good with grapeshot, then closed to board...and promptly got my ass handed to me in our duel. Kinda refreshing, as I was getting a little nervous that it was all too easy.
The dueling minigame gets more animations, flourishes, etc, as you gain equipment, which is neat.
I've played 1-2 hours of this between breaks of WoW (when the server goes down). It plays a lot like the original, which is a good thing. I'm a fan of all the changes and modified interface. The presentation is top notch. The only thing that is wierd is the ship to ship combat feels... different. I can't really describe it, but it's not how I remember it. I think wind was more a factor in the old game. I don't feel it as much in this game, even though it says the wind is pretty strong on the meter. Also, in ship to ship, you can now battle 2 ships vs your 1, which doesn't seem very fair, unless the other ships in your fleet can join in for round 2 if your flagship sinks.
Sounds cool, though! Now to finish Half Life 2 so I can pick this up!CrimsonSkies
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I got it and love it. This is a sleeper hit big time.
epmode said:
Welcome to my hell. :lol
They said they'd respond today w/ a solution, but I never got an e-mail. I hope they choke on their turkey tomorrow.
Someone on the help forums posted this:
I am burning a DVD @ the moment, so I havent tried it yet, but you might want to give it a go. I'll let you know if it worked for me.
Biff Hardbody
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Its either this game or Rome: Total War for me. I'd like to buy it tomorrow and have something to play while I chill and eat hearty. I almost bought Pirates tonight.
Hope you guys get your game going, sounds like a total pain.
Hope you guys get your game going, sounds like a total pain.
Biff Hardbody said:
Yeah I'm debating between this two as well since I just finished HL2 (Go read the official thread and help me figure out the story! :lol). On Friday morning EB is going to have Rome for 30 bucks so that sounds like a great deal. Or maybe I'll get Vampire? I dunno! MGS3 is the next full plate meal for me, so maybe I should just finish that first? :lol