Child of Flame Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 Does it matter? It happened, it is in the past, its done and over with. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It matters to me because using your knowledge I might not get burned in the future. There's no shame in having been had, unless you were really stupid.
Judge Hades Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 Deserved or not, theft is theft. I rather not go through the experience at all, even if I did get my money back.
metadigital Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 I would have thought purchasing pr0n online was one of the safest e-commerce transactions ... " OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Judge Hades Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 WTF? Just because I do not want to discuss where I spent my money online you automatically assume that it is porn? Tell me this, buddy, why the f**k is it your business anyway? It isn't and that is that. Can't deal with my answer, do us favor and blow your head off. My life and finances are not an open book to you.
metadigital Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 Sounds like I hit a nerve. " OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Judge Hades Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 Yes, when it comes to money and people wanting to get in my business it kind of ticks me off. I made purchases online. I got screwed. I am not going to do it again. That is all you people need to know about my money. Sheesh. What right do you have to demand a explanation more than that?
metadigital Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 I actually don't care. I was just having fun at your expense. (Haha! Get it?) " OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Judge Hades Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 Well, next time you have some misfortune happen to you I'll be laughing.
mkreku Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 I bet it was a bucket of herbal viagra.. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
metadigital Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 Well, next time you have some misfortune happen to you I'll be laughing. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
Tel Aviv Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 Sounds like I hit a nerve. " <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
alanschu Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 Going with the hit nerve The main reason why I asked was because it's very easy to say "I tried it and got burned!" even if it never happened. Fortunately, you can still mail a cheque to the people to buy Geneforge. Or have you been burned by mail fraud too? And if it's THAT bad, don't you have any friends that don't mind using e-commerce, and you could just use them to buy the game? Refusing to purchase stuff online does not make a game like Geneforge unavailable. Aside from the fact that they also offer fax and phone ordering, it's not THAT difficult to find ways of buying the game without using your own credit card over the internet.
GhostofAnakin Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 Sounds like I hit a nerve. " <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Watching you and Hades go back and forth reminds me of the two old guys in Grumpy Old Men. :D "Console exclusive is such a harsh word." - Darque"Console exclusive is two words Darque." - Nartwak (in response to Darque's observation)
jaguars4ever Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 Watching you and Hades go back and forth reminds me of the two old guys in Grumpy Old Men. :D <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Whatever floats your boat Ghostie. Personally I prefer bikini clad mud-wrestling chicks. "
Humodour Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 Somebody should notify the people that made the Best Selling Games Wiki. Somehow I doubt Planescape: Torment selling more than the original quake. Otherwise we'd have Planescape: Torment 2 and Planescape: Torment Arena as well. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> "Please note this is an incomplete list." I saw Feargus say that contrary to common belief, PS:T had been quite successful; that it had sold over [a] million copies. It was 1, 2 or 3 million. I don't remember the exact figure; he was still at Black Isle at the time. PS:T had no sequel for a number of reasons: 1) Interplay didn't want to fund anything that wasn't an AAA title, 2) PS:T had a very final ending. 3) A sequel would probably not be as good since PS:T was so unique 4) PS:T sold well OVER TIME. It was not an instant commercial success.
alanschu Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 "Somehow I doubt that Planescape: Torment sold more than the original quake. Otherwise we'd have Planescape: Torment 2 and Planescape: Torment Arena as well" There's a world of difference between 1 and 2 million, let alone 3 million. If Planescape: Torment sold anywhere near eve 2 million, we WOULD have had sequels.
Dhruin Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 I don't think there's any chance PS:T sold over a million copies although I do remember Feargus saying something along the lines that PS:T was modestly profitable or something similar. Anyway, a sequel wasn't the product that would generate the quick cash Interplay increasingly needed and the Planescape license was soon lost, so they couldn't make it even if they wanted. I doubt the ending or whether a sequel could maintain the same quality was a consideration at all.
alanschu Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 Thing is, if the game sold a million copies, then it sold quite well. I can't see a game being "modestly profitable" even if it's just in the long run, if it sells a million copies. Jade Empire has only sold 500,000 copies, albeit in a shorter time frame. There's no way the game sold anywhere near 3 million copies though. To suggest that it's even close to selling half of what Starcraft did is rather bold in my opinion.
Guard Dog Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 I think it would do better if they decided to release it on the PC (begins to pray for that to happen) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think you are right on the money. I do not own or want an Xbox or any console for that matter. I'm thinking that while there are at least 500,000 CPRG fans who do, Bioware really missed their core audience by not making this for PC as well. I'd buy it if it were. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
vaxen83 Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 I have a feeling that the release of JE on an Xbox console was simply to see how people responded to that, to allow Bioware to get a feel of how a sequel could takeover from JE. They could have developed the game further, but probably held back a bit. Deep from within... Victims live a life of fantasy. Some see salvation as an act of God, a few look within for it. 朱宣澧
Belhawk Posted September 11, 2005 Posted September 11, 2005 I'm a PC only person also, so I didn't get Jade Empire. I would of if it was released for PC, with the IQ one expects with a pc instead of what u get with xbox.
alanschu Posted September 12, 2005 Posted September 12, 2005 I'm not quite sure what you were trying to say there.
EnderAndrew Posted September 12, 2005 Posted September 12, 2005 I think he was trying to say people that one XBoxes are stupid, where as people who own computers aren't. I won't point out the incoherence of his post, and the irony contained therein. (Or even better the irony contained in my post).
EnderAndrew Posted September 12, 2005 Posted September 12, 2005 Yes, if I wanted to talk about graphics, I would most definately use the term IQ and surely no one would misunderstand me. Sadly, Jade Empire does not support 480p let alone 720p on the XBox, but even in 480i it was a pretty good looking game.
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