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Well, I've been waiting for the game since it was announced, too, but I've decided I'm not paying for a faulty product. Hence I've decided to rent it first. Yep, I know not everyone can rent PC games, but I don't think I would buy it either if I couldn't rent it. For me it's more a matter of supporting a faulty product and thus encouraging more games to be released in that state, rather than the fact of spending the money itself. And of course, it depends on your tolerance of bugs, too...

Heh. It seems somebody messed with ol' Ivan's soft spot.

Well, even though I didn't like PsT either, that's not a fair comparison. Reading about it is nothing like actually playing it. And as for KotOR... well, the more time passes, the less I like it.

Let's just say 'modified'.

You are just not reading. They aren't talking about winning the race. They're talking about the game considering you failed to end the race, while you actually finished it. Your not running into the bug doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

Naw, he's Irish.

Apparently swoop racing is broken - for good. You're not the first one to report that particular bug. You'll have to hope for a patch if you really want to swoop race.

I don't think so. By the time Philip was murdered, he and Alexander had already reconciled, if I'm not mistaken. He had also many enemies among the greek, who considered him a barbarian tyrant and not one of them. That's one of the reasons he had Aristotle be Alexander's tutor. Really, I don't see those facts as evidence. They are just being interpreted in a way that accomodates your hypotheses. But then again, I can't prove he didn't have anything to do with it, either. Well, that and being a great thinker were the only ways to leave a tangible mark in History back then so yes, I guess he deserved the title.

I'm guessing that's a leftover of the original engine which did support multiplayer.

That certainly doesn't seem to be the case. We have had devs who were rather post-happy (for a dev, anyway) until the release of the Xbox version. I don't think they submitted each of their posts' contents to LA for approval before posting. I know. I'm not debating the possibility that OE might need permission from LA to release an official patch. That doesn't account for their absence from the tech support forums so far, for example. I just hope they're too busy addressing all the issues to waste time here. I'm not suggesting that OE should get into legal trouble with LA for this. But I find it somewhat funny that all of you are here defending OE when it's ultimately them who made the very bug ridden game you complain so much about. I mean, did they include you guys in their payroll and forgot about me? Huh? Surely you are not suggesting that because I wasn't forced to buy the game, I'm not entitled to a finished product worth what I pay for it. Because that's exactly what it seems you're suggesting. No. Haven't you been reading? There have been instances of unofficial patches, not endorsed by publishers. User made mods happen all the time, and their authors don't get sued. An unofficial patch works much the same way. As I said, it's been done before and nobody got fined. Really, despite all of this, I would like nothing more than to be proven wrong by one of the people in green. I don't see it happening, though.

False. They can support their product as other developers have done before. It's not unheard of. Now it's you who's making conjectures.

You are just making this all up, aren't you? OE gets royalties from the game sales too, even if LA gets the better part of the cake. But even if they don't, it is their fault that the game doesn't work as expected. Not mine. If LA won't move a finger to put out a patch, OE should. If they don't, why should anyone bother buying any of their games knowing that they might stumble into an unpolished, unsupported ripoff?

Huh? What kind of nonsense is that? I don't know about you, but I'm not getting the game for free. Which means they aren't making the patch in return for nothing. They are making the patch in return for the money people is paying for their game. If they can't afford to make a patch, I can't afford to buy half a game. And about all the legal mumbo-jumbo, that's nothing but speculation so far. I'm not taking that for a fact until I see somebody in green say so.

I find it rather hard to believe that the publisher would actually forbid the development of a patch, but in any case, it's irrelevant. I have seen patches being released by companies without official publisher sanction, and all they had to do was label it an 'unofficial' patch. And anyway, if OE asked for permission to develop a patch on their own, without additional funding, why would LA refuse? Yes, I know LA sucks big time. That's not news. However, I can't say the same for Obsidian, yet. The question here is, are the people at Obsidian actually going to support their work or not? So far, there hasn't been a single developer post in the PC tech support forum. Are you going to tell me that they are not allowed to post there, either?

What was he doing in India, you ask? Well, I think it's called conquest. That's one of the things they used to do in the old times, since they had no video games. And his implication in his father's death is nothing but speculation. If you think there is 'strong evidence', I suggest you write a paper and send it to somebody who can get it publised. You may get a prize or something. Eh. That 'marriage policy' was actually put to practice with great results in Europe during the 15th-18th centuries. So, if you must evaluate that particular decision, Alexander was a visionnaire. I haven't stated that he was without flaws. He is probably one of the most controversial characters of History. But his greatness is undeniable.

False. It's not exclusively dependant on LA funding. Obviously if LA approved and funded a patch there would be one, but it's ultimately up to Obsidian to choose if they want to stand by their product and show some care for customer satisfaction, or just take the cash and run.

Yes, you can. That's right. One morning he woke up and realized it was a nice day to kill some barbarians. So he just took the train for Susa and went to murder some random persians, which thought themselves pretty tough with all their huge empire and stuff. It seems you 'forgot' to mention quite a few things. Namely that he rallied most of the ever-squabbling Helenic nation-states into a pan-helenic alliance, that he was one of those few true military geniuses that History has produced, that he resisted the Persian expansionism that was so close to overrunning the Greek civilization. Like it or not, he was one of those few men whose actions forged the future. That is what made him deserve that 'label'. But all that has no place in your overly simplified world. Or perhaps you were just twisting reality to make a point.

That still doesn't justify the way the influence system works (or rather, the way it *doesn't* work). The NPCs don't have to pretend, because they don't need to sway anyone towards the light or dark side.

Based on their accomplishments, you can. Surely you agree that Alexander the Great was a greater man than you and me. He wasn't called 'the Great' for nothing, you know.

For some reason, I don't see Palps whining about Vader force choking this or that admiral.

This just keeps getting better.

Yes, it sucks. No, I'm not going to give a cent to those snake oil salesmen.

HA!

Yep. Just like the euro version. No *explicit* sex (either your siring or the flick with Jeanette) and no explicit beheading either. The beheading sequence is screwed badly though, which I think may be the origin of the censorship rumor.

The reason behind its greatness for some, its biggest flaw for others. It's all a matter of taste... you seem to like that, good for you. And um, you say you have a FAQ, my advice is that you get rid of it ASAP and just play the game... that applies to any game.