NickJames

NickJames

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[ quote]Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura[/quote] Where can I get it? It look`s interesting, I`ll take the word of an old school guy. Any download services do you know that provide it? Do I have to buy it on disc from Amazon? If you could point me in the direction, It would be appreciated.

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Did anyone else have alot of performance problem`s with Civ4? I own vanilla plus the two expansions, Once the map became filled improvement`s there was ALOT of stuttering frame rates happening. It killed the game for me, I can`t enjoy something that ran so poorly. I first tried the game with a AMD X2 2.8 ghz, 3GB ram, 8800GT 512, Vista 32 bit. It ran like shit no matter the graphic settings. I then upgraded to an ATI 4870 1 GB and it still run`s

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[quote]n DA, at least at hard difficulty, this was not the case and there were more just normal fights that felt challenging.[/quote] I have to agree with this. The battle`s were challenging but with way fewer number`s then BG. As in, BG(IceWind Dale mostly)you were fighting large swarm`s of enemy`s. I found some of the warrior`s and mage`s incredibley difficult to beat. Dragon Age is a very good RPG. Maybe I`m looking thru rose coloured gl

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[quote]I'm encouraged that PC gaming will make a comeback (OK, I'm an optimist - so shoot me...).[/quote] That`s what suprises me when people bash Star Craft 2. SC2 is the best thing to happen to PC gaming since A WoW expansion. SC2 has the potential to draw in new people to PC gaming. It grow`s the market. If new peope enjoy SC2 their more likely to buy other PC games. We should all hope SC2 is as sucessful as possible. &nbsp

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[quote]DoW 2 and expansion: mediocre.[/quote] No, just no. DoW2 was released to early. THQ was on the verge of bankruptcy. They had to push it out. They also supported the shit out of it after it was released. The 2.0 patch that was released after 1 year added new unit`s and graphic improvements and alot of new voice over work. DoW2 has seen the best post release support I`ve ever seen. It is an absolutely fantastic product, One

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Morrowind is way better then Oblivion. Oblivion is the Eldar Scroll`s game that came after Morrowind. It may be abit to old for you, I fould it to be a much more interesting RPG. The freedom aloud in Morrowind was a first for me. I`ve never played a game before that let you run free in it`s world before. Oblivion has that freedom as well, I think being designed with console`s in mind really hurt it. I fould Oblivion to be very dull and repetitive. Mor

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Old thread, What the hell. Dragon Age IMO is no where near as good as Baldur`s gate 1 & 2. The combat system, Magic in paticular is "dumbed" down to MMO levels. I guess the D&D rules are really that important. The battle`s in BG 1 & 2 were very tactical and needed to be planned out for success. Mage`s in the BG series needed to be very careful about their spell use. Not so in DA. DA is a good RPG, It`s not Baldur`s Gate.&n

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I would go with GC2, No 2 games of it will ever be the same. The AI is very well done. I find it quite amazing how you can "play" one AI against another diplomaticly. I`ve had the AI crush me in a war, At the last minute was able to diplo another AI to attack my enemy. I survived with 2 planets and recovered to win the game. It was quite exhilarating for a 4x game. I own the sins trilogy, I can`t get into it for some reason. It just s

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This is great! I hope this is just the beginning. I really think this is an untapped digital distribution market. Updating AAA old Pc games for new hardware and OS`s. I`d like to suggest System Shock 2 and Alpha Centaurai if EA allow`s it. I really like this direction you`re taking with impulse, Great work!

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I`ve been playing the open beta for a few days. It`s ok. The ship combat is very similar to star fleet command 3. If you didn`t like that game, You won`t like this. You can move your ship along the z axis in STO, There aren`t top and bottom shield arcs so it doesn`t effect the game at all. The ground mission`s are standard mmo stuff. I didn`t enjoy them at all. My main problem with the game is that it`s a standard mmo. If you di

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[quote]....People seem to want a perfect race with no disadvantages....[/quote] I agree. The space marines are the most popular race. People complain about them the most. I think the SM and Eldar are balanced very well right now. The tyranid army seems pretty good. They need some commander tweaking. The ravener alpha is OP, Lictor alpha is UP in IMO. I don`t have enough experience with the hive tyrant to say either way. I

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[quote]I don't know how balance is these days but I'm sure the "elite" is whining as usual.[/quote] The biggest whine going these days seems to be the space marines lacking a strong melee unit. People seem to think assault sm are to weak. I think the balance is pretty good. The consensus seems to be the Eldar are the strongest race atm. Imo the Eldar can be deadly, They are extremely difficult to use effectively. If you can`t micro re

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I see alot of Dawn of War II hate here. I don`t get it, I love it. I honestly think it`s the best RTS I`ve ever played. I have the entire DoW1 series, I liked them. IMO DoW2 is far superior. To each their own I guess. I really enjoyed the SP campaign, It was way better then vanilla DoW1`s campaign. The key to the whole thing is how much I enjoy the MP. I`m not a MP guy, DoW2 MP rocks. I love the no base building, It`s all

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I haven`t read every post here, I do have some thought`s on this though. Offering "exclusive" item`s for pre-order`s sounds like a good idea. From what I`ve read, They won`t be all powerful or unbalacing item`s. Just unique item`s that are very limited, Most likely not even be noticed if U never had them. It`s a nice "carrot" to get people to pre-order. DLC on release day is a different matter. This is a terrible idea, Someone in market

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I haven`t read every post here, I do have some thought`s on this though. Offering "exclusive" item`s for pre-order`s sounds like a good idea. From what I`ve read, They won`t be all powerful or unbalacing item`s. Just unique item`s that are very limited, Most likely not even be noticed if U never had them. It`s a nice "carrot" to get people to pre-order. DLC on release day is a different matter. This is a terrible idea, Someone in market

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I would recomend Warhammer 40K Dawn of War 2. I`ve really been enjoying it over the last month. It`s on sale on Steam right now for $19.99. Apparently it`ll be on sale till the end of monday.

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I would like to make a comment on universal healthcare. There is a massive debate in the USA about creating government involvement in healthcare. I understand why americann`s would be tentative about a change like this. I`m going to reference my own experience as a canadian with universal healthcare. It`s exspensive, Every paycheck 33% is paid in provincial and federal income tax. A large portion of that goes to fund the healthcare sy

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[quote]I just watched the shuttle launch live by stepping right outside my door... last night time launch, perfect skies... freakin incredible![/quote] I hope to see that someday. That`s what America is about to me, Innovation and a desire to succeed and do thing`s no one else has before. I like being your neighbour.

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I haven`t read all the post`s here, I`m just going to comment on Glenn Beck. I`m Canadian, I`m a conservative. I used to watch Glenn Beck every night when he was on CNN`s Headline news. 9/10, I found myself agreeing with everything he said. I felt he made compelling argument`s for every one of his issue`s. He spoke of things I wish my own government would adopt, I liked his direction of thought. Since then, Glenn has moved to Fox News.&nbsp

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Mass Effect Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter HomeWorld 2 I`m sad GRIN is gone. EDIT: This should be a new topic, I`m craving a Wii. I want the Metroid Prime triolgy, That`s it. I haven`t owned a console since the Dreamcast. I loved Super Metroid on my snes. I`m thinking about buying a Wii just for this, Is it worth it?

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