Considering the average at that time were still 56K modems through portal proxies like AOL and Netzero, would you really be willing to DL 2-10 gig patches? No, I doubt you would want to go back to Tribes 2 at that period.

First, before release, the PS2 was touted to be able to stand on its side; after release, Sony suddenly said that standing your PS2 on its side would invalidate the warrenty. This was because it was turning disks into plastic shrapnel. Of course, even laid flat it was doing that until I believe the third PS2 revision…

Considering what had begun to happen to PC gaming when the era of the downloadable patch hit? Remember Tribes 2? How they were consistantly patching it? How the patches started becoming bigger than the game? A penalty would be a deterrent against using gamers as a means to playtest games while proclaiming that they…

And that's why he got the first patch for free; keep in mind you can fix multiple bugs with a single patch (which he was attempting to do). When he needed a second patch to fix the first patch, well then he gets the disappointed fatherly stare and has to suffer the consequences. Love him or hate him, Fish does seem to…

First of all, my point was countering your initial comment, you know, about the internet outrage that would happen if this was 'any other race'. You don't even realize exactly how prejudice that comment was, do you? That was quite literally your "white privilege" showing there. And at that, we also cover olal's point;…

Uh, guy, have you SEEN how black people are portrayed by the Japanese? Seriously, watch pretty much any anime with black people in it, and if you really want to see them go above and beyond the call of duty, check out "Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl". I assure you, after the last one mentioned, by your account us…

Damned if that weren't so true. Even as an American, I spent most of my adolescent and teenage years in Germany and England, with visits to all over Europe and several parts of Asia and Middle East (military brat), and when I came back to the US, I just found people here so abrasive and egocentric; that everything was…

The problem with the stealth gameplay in AC3 wasn't the stealth to much, but controlling the stealth. Conner had a nasty habit of doing something completely different than what you wanted him to do which got you caught, like climbing a ladder instead of passing by it and staying hidden in foliage. It didn't help that…

Yeah, just like everyone was quickly willing to instead fork money over to a company that had been caught price fixing flash memory, backing down on warrenty service when they found their PS2 turned into a chipper shredder for disks when turned on its side (like they were eager to proclaim it did), and removed…

No, I just think you sucked at the controls :p

"You're acting like a 12 year old cursing at people over the internet on XBL"

I like how you presume that it's only 12 year olds that act like asses online. For instance, remember how the biggest troll on reddit was outted last year? You know, the one who ended up fired from his decent paying job, the guy with the wife and kids? Or how about the infamous LulzSec? The very fact that you most…

"The difference is people tend to be a bit reserved when posting on the internet, than in their living room."

It's a funny thing when you become financially independent, and can rely less on 'budget gaming' (lending and borrowing, used game sales). Not that those options are bad, since they do help with the reps of some of the more sleeper games, but I found that I actually tend to value my games more, become more selective…

No, I'm pretty sure I want one, and is the reason I'll get an XB1 before a PS4...

Well, here's an interesting issue. In Japan, used games are actually illegal though a company can opt out of the stipulation and allow their games to be legally sold or rented. Only two companies have dones this, Neo Geo and Sega, and that was only to select retails.

Yeah, Microsoft pretty much "Saturned" this one. All that's left is a surprise summer launch that pisses off all retailers...

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Um, technically, the neural.net WAS on a cloud (any VF arcade console not connected didn't get the updated playstyles as they evolved), but you are right about cloud basically being a buzzword.

I swear, as much as I like dancing games, it's like they went out of their way to pick all artists I WANT to avoid!