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MS Gamer Bashing
doublefresh:
I'm new to your site and I've just spent the last half hour reading a number of your articles. I agree with most of your opinions. I found many of the articles very informative. I even own a couple of linux machines.
I must however scold your game player bashing. Obviously you know very little about computer gaming and the hard core gamer. We like the ability to play multiplayer games with other people on the internet. We like to run servers capable of hosting hundreds of users. We create our own maps, character skins, sounds and other things you can not do with a "Play station".
Microsoft still has the upper hand in gaming but I'll be happy to switch to Linux full time if they ever make it easy to install and modify computer games.
RudeCat7:
microsoft has you fooled..... should you have to spend $200 on an OS, and $1000? on a computer to play games? That is their big hook...get the kiddies, and the parents will follow. It's kinda like McDonald's success formula. Use happy meals to get the little kids, and the parents of course, have to comply.
It is an intelligent business model, but don't be blind to it.
Why do you think that copy protection hasn't made any real progress when it comes to games?
Refalm:
quote:doublefresh: Microsoft still has the upper hand in gaming but I'll be happy to switch to Linux full time if they ever make it easy to install and modify computer games.
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Well, Epic Games has made Unreal Tournament 2003 compatible with Linux. There's a Linux and Windows version in every box.
Well, that makes it worth not to download it off some warez site I think ;)
voidmain:
quote:Originally posted by doublefresh:
I must however scold your game player bashing. Obviously you know very little about computer gaming and the hard core gamer. We like the ability to play multiplayer games with other people on the internet. We like to run servers capable of hosting hundreds of users. We create our own maps, character skins, sounds and other things you can not do with a "Play station".
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Get over it.
quote:Microsoft still has the upper hand in gaming but I'll be happy to switch to Linux full time if they ever make it easy to install and modify computer games.
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Quit your whining and do something about it. Learn how to program and make it happen. That's what Linux is all about. If you don't want to do that, continue to use Microsoft or quit whining about something you get for free from someone who donated their sweat and time.
psyjax:
Gamers are often times lamers.
I play games myself, and own several systems. But Id be damned if I baught a computer specifically for games!
Granted I do share a friends PC to play IWDII etc. :D but that's about as far as I go.
Gamers tend to think they are very L337 for some ungodly reason. They spend to much time and money on software that does nothing productive, (not that games are bad, but $1500+ then maybe a couple of hundred bucks on software, then maybe another 1500+ upgrading your machine after 3 years, plz, that's just dumb).
[ November 10, 2002: Message edited by: psyjax v6.9 /Dave ]
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