Mysteries of Westgate

[Solo]

SSI Pools of Radiance was that way. Some times you needed the translating wheel to start up the game. The good old days of the Commodore 64.

 

 

Doesn't matter crack or not. Still the Mac and Linux users will not be able to play this mod. Not that I promote the idea of pirating this mod at all, cause I don't. I just wish that it was cross-platform like the mods for NWN. Then all we would have to do is just move the needed files over into the right folders and vola, MoW play time. But nope. The Macs are stuck at 1.12 while MoW needs patch 1.22 because of the DRM in the patch that needs to work with the DRM in MoW.

 

So another lost sale because they can't seem to understand that the only thing they are protecting is their fear of what if.

[Tigranes]

Can Mac users play MOW once Mac NWN2 has been patched up, or is MOW simply incompatible? I don't really understand how the latter would be the case if the game itself is compatible...

[Solo]

That's a very good question. I'm not sure if MoW was ever thought to be played on anything else but the PC to be honest. But since the Mac is so bloody far behind, patch wise, that it's possible that even if the Mac were to be patched up, it would probably take another upgrade to get it to work. In other words it would need to be ported over by the same company that ported NWN2 over for the Mac I would think.

 

But I could be wrong and a simple upgraded patch may be all that is needed.

 

I can dream I suppose that such a thing could actually happen.

Edited April 24, 2009 by Solo

[Morgoth]

So, it's out today. Anyone playing it already? How is it? And will there be a disc version too?

[Magister Lajciak]

Hopefully, they will release it on a disc (absent online activation and install limites), or perhaps make several XP packs and release them as a compilation for $30-$50 (depending on how many they fit on the disc). If not... too bad.

[GreasyDogMeat]

I was ready to snatch MoW up the moment of its release back when it was announced... until Atari decided to set a new precedent for scumbaggery by delaying it for well over a year for DRM. Wont touch it now. Well... unless it comes out on a disk... without the drm.

 

Pretty much trying to avoid anything published by Atari now. Which can be difficult considering some of the temptations like the new Riddick game.

[Gorgon]

I think I threw away the NWN2 manual and the disk looks really raggedy

 

You know there are things to be said for steam for a slob like me. No way i'm buying NWN2 again just to run this, unless it's like totally awesome.

[Wrath of Dagon]

You buy it for $10, download and install it, and enter the serial number. DRM, no DRM, who knows, who cares?

[Morgoth]

Yeah I'm not so worried about the DRm or install limit myself as I only intend to play it once, but what about the actual quality of the module? Any reviews somewhere?

[Promethean]

Some reviews are in the OP of this thread on NeoGAF

 

Gamebanshee gave it a 6.8 and Sorcerer's Place gave it and 8/10

Edited April 30, 2009 by Promethean

[Morgoth]

Hmm, sounds interesting enough. I think I'm gonna get it once I'm finished with my current plate of games.

[Mamoulian War]

You buy it for $10, download and install it, and enter the serial number. DRM, no DRM, who knows, who cares?

 

I do...

[Deadly_Nightshade]

You buy it for $10, download and install it, and enter the serial number. DRM, no DRM, who knows, who cares?

 

I do.

[Wrath of Dagon]

So do you guys buy a happy meal and wonder if you'll still be able to eat it in 10 years?

[Deadly_Nightshade]

So do you guys buy a happy meal and wonder if you'll still be able to eat it in 10 years?

 

No, but I do buy games and wonder if I will still be able to play them in ten years. In fact, I've got some things that are that old, or older, sitting right here and, guess what, I can still play them.

[morrigan]

So do you guys buy a happy meal and wonder if you'll still be able to eat it in 10 years?

 

No, but I do buy games and wonder if I will still be able to play them in ten years. In fact, I've got some things that are that old, or older, sitting right here and, guess what, I can still play them.

 

Seriously, the day that I can no longer play my Tex Murphy: Pandora Directive using a DOS simulator will be a sad, sad day.

 

The analogy to happy meals (do they seriously cost $10 these days!?!?!) does bring up an interesting question of what kind of product a video game is. Are they disposable (a la happy meal) or reusable? I've always thought of them like books--they can sit on my shelf and I can pull them out and replay them anytime. So what if I already know what's going to happen? The fun part is getting there. Imagine if someone tried to restrict you from reading a book more than a certain number of times.

 

Oh wait...[foresees horrific future where all books are electronic and publishing companies decide on a "reasonable" number of times one can read a book before being obligated to buy another license]

 

Ok, it's not that bad, but is anyone else getting creepy 1984 Big Brother style vibes?

[Kelverin]

(do they seriously cost $10 these days!?!?!)

No about $4.00 and change

[Mamoulian War]

So do you guys buy a happy meal and wonder if you'll still be able to eat it in 10 years?

 

The difference is that I dont eat games, and i dont play with my hamburgers...

 

And guess what... Just as an example Fallout 1 is already 11 years old, and when you look in here http://forums.obsidian.net/index.php?showt...5&start=195, you find still many people playing it... Unbelievable isn't it?

 

Enjoy your 3 times rentals, we enjoy our long life goods...

Edited April 30, 2009 by Mamoulian War

[Gfted1]

And guess what... Just as an example Fallout 1 is already 11 years old, and when you look in here http://forums.obsidian.net/index.php?showt...5&start=195, you find still many people playing it... Unbelievable isn't it?

 

Enjoy your 3 times rentals, we enjoy our long life goods...

 

Yeah, but what we have to remember is that were just the vocal minority. Whats the old saying, for every roach you see there are 100 you dont see. Thats us, were the roaches. For every poster you see there are 100 that dont post/care. Add up every poster on every Fallout board and what do you have? Maybe 300 active posters? And FO sold MILLIONS of copies. So, at the end of the day, while it appears a large group of us are in agreement the end result is far different.

[Wrath of Dagon]

So in 10 years if you still want to play it you buy it from whatever the equivalent of Steam will be for $1.50 Saying since I might not be able to play it in 10 years so I won't play it at all doesn't make much sense.

[Mamoulian War]

So in 10 years if you still want to play it you buy it from whatever the equivalent of Steam will be for $1.50 Saying since I might not be able to play it in 10 years so I won't play it at all doesn't make much sense.

 

oh yeah, because paying ten times for same thing is so cool!!!

[Mamoulian War]

And guess what... Just as an example Fallout 1 is already 11 years old, and when you look in here http://forums.obsidian.net/index.php?showt...5&start=195, you find still many people playing it... Unbelievable isn't it?

 

Enjoy your 3 times rentals, we enjoy our long life goods...

 

Yeah, but what we have to remember is that were just the vocal minority. Whats the old saying, for every roach you see there are 100 you dont see. Thats us, were the roaches. For every poster you see there are 100 that dont post/care. Add up every poster on every Fallout board and what do you have? Maybe 300 active posters? And FO sold MILLIONS of copies. So, at the end of the day, while it appears a large group of us are in agreement the end result is far different.

 

if they dont care to post about them playing old games does not mean they never play them...

 

If the vocal minority of my nation would not speak 20 years ago, i would still be living in country ruled by communism...

[cronicler]

This weird "kill kill kill the pirates" wave is getting really strong in European companies who do business with parties outside Eu. Both Atari and Ubisoft (and probably other publishers whom i am forgetting right now) are inserting weird, extremely restrictive and/or extremely intrusive protection into their games.

The funny part is the little fact that these protections don't work. I'm not sure but I don't remember any title that managed to resist being cracked more than 1 week. All these heavy handed protection does is hurting the legimate players/buyers.

 

I heard there is a nice protection system called steam which manages to balance and minimize its intrusiveness and system usage by offering decent free bits, promotions. It said that it had even gotten rid of most of it's bugs after all these years. Still it doesn't serve cookies . Thats why Atari and Yubi must be hating it and it's like

[Mamoulian War]

This weird "kill kill kill the pirates" wave is getting really strong in European companies who do business with parties outside Eu. Both Atari and Ubisoft (and probably other publishers whom i am forgetting right now) are inserting weird, extremely restrictive and/or extremely intrusive protection into their games.

The funny part is the little fact that these protections don't work. I'm not sure but I don't remember any title that managed to resist being cracked more than 1 week. All these heavy handed protection does is hurting the legimate players/buyers.

 

I heard there is a nice protection system called steam which manages to balance and minimize its intrusiveness and system usage by offering decent free bits, promotions. It said that it had even gotten rid of most of it's bugs after all these years. Still it doesn't serve cookies . Thats why Atari and Yubi must be hating it and it's like

 

There are few Starforce games which were not cracked so to this day, but even Securom compared to Starforce is like sling compared to catapult...

[cronicler]

/shrug

 

I am sure there are but when you are unable to play the game it isn't really a consolidation price that pirates can't too. Its like saying "Yes sir we took care of your houses insect infestation problem by pouring radiation to the area and making the whole village inhabitable."