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[Errationatus]

Or.... 

 

...y'all could learn to paint/draw/sculpt/design, or act, or volunteer at an animal shelter, go outside, learn to skydive/hang-glide/fly a plane, buy a motorcycle/take a long trip to see your home and learn its history, travel somewhere 'foreign', learn to play an instrument and/or write music, write/read a book(s), create a comic/graphic novel, buy a decent camera and make your own movies, make cool jewellery, learn to work with wood/metals/fabrics...

 

All these are viable alternatives to sinking untold hours into sitting and clicking endlessly.

 

Mindfully create, instead of mindlessly consume.  That's what they want, your consumption.  Every second we aren't playing is dollars they aren't making. They can't make us play it.  We do that to ourselves.  We don't actually need them.

 

They need us.

 

That's how you win their game.

 

You just don't play it.

[Dubya75]

Frostbite 3 engine keeps everything packed (pretty much like a .zip), so basically every time you load the level, engine unpacks everything (all the assets) into your disk's temp folder. The best solution for those slow loading times is SSD. 

 

Ummmmm...WHAT?

[Ghostjs]

Right? That's exactly what it sounds like. How much is it a year? Hmph. I'm sticking with Windows 7. Screw that noise.

Last article I read clarified that Windows 10 is available as a free upgrade to all Windows 7 & 8 users for one year after release. After that anyone who tries to upgrade will have to buy Windows 10 normally. It is not a subscription, after the first year if you have it you keep it, if not you have to buy it.

 

edit: found some articles.

http://www.pcworld.c...nd-8-users.html

http://www.pcgamer.c...ndows-7-and-81/

http://www.pcgamer.c...a-subscription/

[shushNMD]

Lol are you serious?

I am. The assets are packed into CAS files, which you have to extract in order to play. The entire game is packed into big sized encrypted archive files.
If you want to read more, just visit bfeditordotorg and scroll through a couple of forum threads there.

[Dubya75]

Windows 10 is beginning to sound like the first subscription based OS.  Free for the first year and then what? 

 

No. You completely misunderstand.

 

Windows 10 will be free for all Windows 7 and 8 users for a year after its launch. If you upgrade to Windows 10 within a year, you're done. Windows 10 is yours. 

If you wait more than a year to upgrade, you will have to pay for Windows 10.

 

There is NO subscription. This is a total misconception.

[Sartoz]

That would be fair enough--if one of the problems wasn't that the game doesn't work "as intended" with an entire Vidcard subset. A popular one.

 

I don't have a nVidia card, so my game runs, even if the Origin app often gives me a CTD (and the game "milestone" saving itself as I go into the War Room makes it CTD--every freaking time. Thank Fluffy it doesn't "milestone" save too often, but I wish I could turn those off). I certainly feel for the poor nVidia users, though.

 

 

 

They do. Millions of WoW subscribers that can be invited to/apply to beta test every game Blizz has. I've beta'd on 4 of their releases (not including WoW EP betas and stress tests) in the last 8 years.

 

Bethesda does the same thing. "Apply to beta test ESO/Skyrim" etc.

Bioware could do the same thing, just as cheaply. They had us test the Keep for free, they could have done the same with DA:I. The trouble is that EA Games is too paranoid about leaks.

Well, one can hope and pray that the ME4 management team is hit with an epiphany and come to realize this self evident proposition.

 

Unfortunately, I strongly believe ME4 will be developed for the Next Gen consoles only, plus will include Multiplayer.  Seeing that Certification is a must, the game will run quite well on the two platforms epiphany or not. I feel you are right about EA's paranoia.

 

The only real question I have is will it also be on the PC?

[Peregrinus]

Last article I read clarified that Windows 10 is available as a free upgrade to all Windows 7 & 8 users for one year after release. After that anyone who tries to upgrade will have to buy Windows 10 normally. It is not a subscription, after the first year if you have it you keep it, if not you have to buy it.

 

edit: found some articles.

http://www.pcworld.c...nd-8-users.html

http://www.pcgamer.c...ndows-7-and-81/

http://www.pcgamer.c...a-subscription/

Thanks for clarifying this. I thought Microsoft was going to pull the Office 365 route with Windows.  whew..  

 

You folks have to admit that this is something Microsoft would attempt..  :>

[Peregrinus]

Well... that was quick. I am back because I CTD again when the cutscene with Chancellor Roderick begins. 

 

That sucks.     Sorry it didn't work. 

[Sartoz]

Well, the new download includes the latest patch.  The "walk" assignment is there.  I also found a file called "version.json" and they both have the same value.  I also found out that the "keep game installer" does nothing for this game.  No extra files or installer kept, it seems the game is downloaded and placed directly in its directory.  Looks like the only way to go vanilla is to get a physical disc.  Looks like I will be waiting for another patch before playing this again.

I bought the physical media... On the other hand the game ran without crashes or freezes...including patch 3.

 

No, I'm not playing it at the moment....I'll re-install it after a significant patch becomes available.

[Sartoz]

The level of polish with public beta tested games and EA games is like night and day. There have already been multiple threads made on the feedback/suggestions section. EA actually tried the closed alpha/beta route with the new (and cancelled C&C), the result:

 

http://www.polygon.c...and-and-conquer

Lol

 

EA seems to be obsessed with MP/Microtransactions, hell look at DAI's MP too. With that in mind I doubt EA will even entertain the idea of public betas for its flagship titles that come with heavy marketing and big focus on pre-orders.

Interesting article.

 

I fear for ME4. I fear its MP component will have micro-transactions. I fear EA mandates MP. I fear for ME4

[Setiweb]

Should have 500 pages in this thread by the end of the day.  Congrats, Bioware!

[Sartoz]

Crap game experiment

 

Ok started a little experiment. I really dont like the Inquisition experience at all, but since i paid for it, im trying to play it, mostly for the sake of knowing better.

Im somewhat adapted to the poor controls now.

 

One thing that helped me so far is that im comming back without any expectation, at all. Im just using it for the sake of using, no expectations, it easies the feel.

 

Issues so Far

 

1 - On the "tutorial" so far, its really hard to play properly on the "rift closing" area; usually the icon to interact with the disrupt fade is out of screen, i try to zoom out, it goes to the tactical screen, but it dont help because the maxed zoom out is to near, i cant get near the fade. Also the demon is too big i have dificulties trying to issue commands.

 

2 - The tactical view isnt ideal, but at least i managed to issue commands. The great deal of issues that i found on the tactical view is that it is so much near; when you keep zooming out it forces a top down view, but its so near it dont help at all. Also the constant tilting when you try to zoom make it difficult to control.

 

3 - The need to constantly use the right mouse button to camera look is dull, but i accepted it. The problem is the right mouse button is also the interact button, and usually is very hard to interact with objects like the loots. If when you clicked the right button on a near action, like a loot or rift, the character did walk to the object it would be much more easier. The way it is you need to be moving constantly to find the "right spot" to click on the object. Or at least make the clickable range bigger.

 

Other throughs

 

1 - Despite not having "click to move", its possible to issue click to move if you are on tactical view; so it seen the pathfinding is working properly, it would not be hard to implement a click to move.

 

2 - Despite not having "auto attack" if you hold mouse or attack button it keep attacking. It would be extremely easy to set this. Both this and 1 could be set as an option on the menu, so they could keep current controls and allow a new set.

 

3 - Considering attacks and move, it would be optimal if auto attack happened on left click, and also the option to click to interact on the left button, it makes much more sense. The right could be use to move or even only to mouse look.

I wrote an auto attack toggle macro with my Razer Naga mouse. The scroll wheel activates/de-activates the attack. That relieved me from pressing R. This approach only works with a macro capable mouse....

[Sartoz]

Frostbite 3 engine keeps everything packed (pretty much like a .zip), so basically every time you load the level, engine unpacks everything (all the assets) into your disk's temp folder. The best solution for those slow loading times is SSD. 

Indeed?

 

No wonder the Old Gen (360, ps3) have huge load times!!!!

[Harbinger1975]

I will say this, if the quality of Mass Effect 4 will be the quality of Dragon Age: Inquisition?  They can keep their game on consoles only.  I don't want a damn thing to do with it.  EA should walk away from PC right now.  Just walk away and stop insulting our intellegence with your bullshite.

[DisturbedJim83]

Windows 10 is beginning to sound like the first subscription based OS.  Free for the first year and then what? 

its free permanently if you upgrade within 1 year of the launch date after that period you buy Windows 10 as you would have Windows 7/8

[Errationatus]

Interesting article.

 

I fear for ME4. I fear its MP component will have micro-transactions. I fear EA mandates MP. I fear for ME4

Let's all have some predictions for ME4 - or 'Next' or anything other than ME4 (they get snippy when you call it that) and what it might be.

 

So, MEFOUR...

 

My prediction is that it will be almost exactly like the Battlefield series.  Tiny short 'Single Player'-disguised tutorial, with the vast lion's share of the game's resources and all the DLC for the huge multiplayer component.  The multiplayer will probably contain elements of Titanfall (stuff like funky Atlas') and fighters and Makos' for land battles and factions like krogan, humans and new critters.  What 'story' there is will be based on the Destiny model.  You will also have a varren that can attack on command and hanar that move out of your way if you fall into a lake and have to swim for it.

 

All the money comes from the 'Presidium Marketplace' with upgrades and perks and suits and new panties and tupari lollypops and geth-bikes with baseball cards in their spokes!  And, of course, you can unlock a wisecracking and super-sassy asari chick player in a ceramic-camo bikini with electro-whips and seven-inch heeled rocket shoes if you manage a thousand kills or a 'Shepard'. Simply because EA is 'progressive' to the point of an actual physical illness.

 

I'm calling it now.  Only $79.99 and a $39.99 Season Pass.  Thanks to the DA:I beta test we're are all currently conducting for them (well, anyone still playing this clunky failure), ME4 should have some of the bugs worked out by then.  if not, then the year after.  Like GTAV it will come out first on the consoles and a year or so later for the PC. Maybe.

 

By then the DA series will have been put into the trilogy box set for $99.99,  It will not be remastered nor contain any of the DLC.  That will be, like the Sims, housed in separate packs ranging from for $15.99 to $39.99, including 4 new hats and a horse for your Inquisitor for a measly $9.99 - a 'thank you' from EA.

 

Superior gaming, folks!

[justinblac]

Interesting article.

 

I fear for ME4. I fear its MP component will have micro-transactions. I fear EA mandates MP. I fear for ME4

 

The microtransactions are the least of my worries.  I actually thought they weren't bad in ME3 (except that they were still RNG) and we got updates for free.  I really don't mind microtransactions that are truly not pay-to-play or pay-is-the-only-way-to-unlock-the-cool-stuff in a free game.  What I'm worried about is the fact that it may be completely random whether I can play the game or not.  DA:I feels like it's RNG on whether it runs or not.  I'm running an i5 2500K and a GTX 760 and I can't even play on low settings.  Unless I can, and then it's on Ultra/High.  If ME4 is as horribly programmed as DA:I is I'll be really sad.

[Postem]

I bet they are going to also announce that they are dropping support for 7 and 8 only a couple of weeks after 10 is out. Just to get people to take the bait.

 

If I remember correctly it's completely free to upgrade to win 10 from 7 and 8, but the offer is only on the table for a year. After the first year, you will have to pay full price for the upgrade. I'll try to find the couple of articles where this is explained when I get a sec.

 

People calm down. Windows will remain being an operating system, and not an operating system that requires you to remain online to check your licence.

I work partially as microsoft partner so lets say some things right on:

 

Support

- Windows 7 end of extended support is 2020. So you will have completely support, patches and fixes until this time.

- Windows 8.1  end of extended support is 2023.

- For windows 7, end of mainstream support was January 2015. The end of mainstream support merely says that you wont get any more service packs or feature revamps. It means you will probably not get spartan on windows 7 and certainly not dx12.

 

Spot on "free update"

- Microsoft is offering free updates from windows 7 and windows 8 with the clear objective to push the installed base into Windows 10. There is no catch in here, you get your copy for free, as long as you are not using windows 7 or 8 enterprise editions and under certain OEM deals.

- You will pay for windows 10 upgrade if you choose to upgrade after the 1 year period post w10 launch. This, as i said, is an incentive to push windows 10 installs.

 

Licensing model

- Even if Microsoft would offer a "subscription model" there would be a traditional purchase mode too. Office is being offered in 365 subscription models that are very attractive in monetary terms, especially if you maintain a big installed base, but there are stand alone licenses too. With either models you end with installed software, the only difference is the license time.

- Currently enterprises can run windows agreements where you pay for a term and for the number of stations; in that way you are elligible to use the latest version of windows. Its a kind of subscription model, but all computers are locally installed.

 

Windows 8 isnt bad as most people say. I know the metro interface maybe somewhat of a problem, but personally i rarely use it, i just have my main icons on there plus i constantly use windows key + text to find functions and programs and just run. Under the hood, w8 is the same as w7 but with improvements. W10 will be basically w8.1 + desktop UI.