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Tempting to drop the $4.99 just to connect 2142 to the account, but I already own 2 copies of 2142, so I will probably pass.Oh, and I own 10 copies of BF2 for my LAN parties.
Pre-order completed + Mass Effect 2. Thanks!And booo to EA for not allowing Steam, and I believe that is BS - this is an anti-competitive move (not necessarily in an illegal sense) if I ever saw one.
Lol, yeah. At the time when I read TLEF's post, I thought it was odd since Valve/Steam have always been seen as a solid/reputable operation. Seemed weird that EA would have beef with them that way.Then I found out that Origin is EA's game delivery service.
This is clearly just a case of EA trying to wedge their way into the digital game delivery market.
Looks like a total failure of the Intel SSD. RMA complete and the new drive is on the way.How far does it make it into boot? I would say try going into BIOS and set boot priority for the DVD drive and throw in your Windows DVD and try a repair install first and foremost. Other simple things are check power connections and power to the drive as well as that the SATA cable is secure. It is amazing how often Ockham's Razor applies.Not to hijack too much but what is the play to fix this? It's the intel SSD that has failed. Should I put the drive in my other machine and try a repair or just reinstall windows? Since I was downloading to my other hard drive I'm stumped what could have happened to the boot drive here.Oh snapI tried to download prior to leaving on vacation but my computer crashed mid way and appears to be dead. The hard drive isn't recognized on reboot.
Also looks like BC2 style squad spawning (can spawn on any squad member). Wonder what responsibilities/perks this leaves for the squad leader......
yeah, has been for a while. Beta starts in a couple of weeks.
Gotta love Steam's homepage being a gigantic banner for Modern Warfare 3. I'm sure that's not a coincidence. I think EA is wrong here.
I didn't play BF2 so I can't comment on how that worked, but doesn't the killcam discourage camping and if so, why would that be a bad thing?ugh, Killcam is IN on normal mode (not hardcore)
Just not a fan. IMO, it lowers the need for map awareness. If guys want to camp, let them camp.in other news, they've made changes to 3d spotting due to community feed back. Here's an explanation to the new system (which sounds good)"So, a soldier in direct Line of Sight that is spotted will have a 3d red marker. If he moves behind cover or concealment, including vegetation, the 3d red marker will disappear. He will always be on the minimap. Vehicles are always fully 3D spotted, and LOS does not apply since they are larger more important targets with less threats (and it plain did not work to have jets flying around who couldn't see the tank you spotted for him to take out).This lets you essentially "nudge" your buddy to tell him about a target, or point out a sniper on a hill you see but cannot engage (with your shotgun for example). But it prevents players from using 3D spotting as a wall hack.Additionally, the primary motivator for the change is that 3D spots that you cannot see are not threats. We noticed that players would focus on 3D spots over everything else, meaning they would ignore people in line of sight. It's far less confusing when the 3D spot on a soldier can only be seen if you can see the soldier."'Mad Cow said:I personally have no problem with Killcam. I kind of like it on both ends, since you see where the killer is and can go for him. Of course, as the killer, I will at times quick change direction to throw them off or make it my goal to take them down again as they come for you. Nothing says fun like gunning down the guy that comes specifically for you 3 times in a row.
I didn't realize they removed the ability to spawn off any squadmate. That sucks. I like the fact that even in games with random teammates, I'll get three roaming spawn points -- well really, two and one guy hiding in a bush two miles away.
See, I'm not sure that part of the article is accurate.In the alpha (when squad spawning worked, which it usually didn't) the squad leader could spawn on any squad member, but the squad members could only spawn on the leader.In my opinion, this system was ok, but not great. I'd prefer the Bf2 system (squad leader spawn only, 6 man squads).I absolutely hate spawn on anybody. It makes it practically impossible to kill a squad full of medics, and I think it was part of what made defending flags in conquest so pointless in BC2. (other reasons were that there was not enough "ticket" bleed and no important flags where team assets you couldn't afford to lose such as Tanks, choppers or commander assets spawned)If they are going to make it "spawn on anybody" they shouldn't allow to spawn on someone who is under fire. I think you should have to 5 seconds without taking damage before someone can spawn on you. I absolutely hate when I fire a burst that I know will finish someone off, hit the reload button and die because one of their teammates popped in at the very last second.
I was actually planning on PM'ing you.Is DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) kinda the go-to RAM choice right now?
RAM and SSD ordered. Less than $300 including taxes and shipping
Yeah that is great RAM. You gotta go Sandy Bridge, unless of course the new AMD chips are just amazing. They release in September. Then the new AMD 7000 series is dropping in September/early October.
Yeah, it did really well they tested all the various 2X4 Gig sets at Toms Hardware a little while back. Thanks for the heads up. They just posted all the specs of the next gen of Sandy Bridge chips yesterday. (again, at Tom's). I'll have to do some research to see just how much better they are than the 2500K. At this point, they're just saying they're gonna be released Q4. Will probably happen too late to help me out.RAM and SSD ordered. Less than $300 including taxes and shipping
What is your whole setup? Mobo, CPU, etc.
Core i7 920 (OCed to ~3Ghz)ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58
I'm pretty sure you MUST fill it using triple channel memory. Dual-channel doens't work. There are advantages to triple channel, but purchasing isn't one of them because you have to get 3 sticks. I could look at 3x4GB - GSkill 12GB (3x4GB) which would give me 12GB if I can't fill all 6 slots, and 18GB if I can. And it's only $15 more than the 3x2GB sticks...hmmm.
I used a joystick (not gamepad) and it was much easier to control. Only problem was having to clear a spot for the joystick. When you get out it's a pain because the joystick was too close to my keyboard and mouse.
A Gator Shawn sighting?
These are actually both really good points. I'll have to give you that.
I generally hate the game, but I decided to give it a good night of play to see if I could get over my initial feeling that "ZOMG EVERYONE IS HAX!" that I get when I play and get owned repeatedly. I did pretty well last night I think, getting the hang of it. Would be fun to play in a team again.I'm just playing World of Tanks in a competitive clan. I led a team to a top 8 finish in a tournament of 128 teams a few days ago and my clan went to Russia all expenses paid to play in a tournament this summer ( I should add that it was only 8 people who went and I had only been in the clan a few days and thus wasn't part of it). Hard to find time at night to get into BC2.I still had the VENT config in my vent, so I can get on, I'll try tomorrow night.
Philosophically I hate this*, but at least now it won't be so bad when some dip#### revives you in the middle of a firefight.I just popped this game back into my PS3 a month or so ago, and got hooked all over again. I missed all the new rush maps besides Laguna Presa, so Harvest Day, White Pass, Oasis, etc. are all new to me (I know some of these were previously Conquest maps), and it's like playing a new game. And there are still a ton of players in the 10s and 20s, so it's not like it's just 50s running around. This game has had a great shelf life.* Edit: Easy for me to say, since I'm happy with any KDR near or above 1.0.Looks like they've gone back to not counting a death as a death if you are revived.It wasn't like that in the alpha and won't be in the beta, but it will be at release.As a total K/D ratio whore
