Bos_hybrid Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 Was having a look at different digital download sites and came across GamersGate I was wondering if anyone had used this site, because they offer a good price on games. More accurately Red Faction Guerrilla. SteamAus $69.95 GamersGate $39.99 And yes Aussie can use it without being shady.
Gorth Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 I've bought a single game there. Not enough to base an opinion on The game was EUIII complete with expansions. I had bought the game without the expansions previously on a disc and the only difference was that some large, unessential intro movies with company logo etc. seems to have been cut to save bandwidth. Decent download speed, giving me the option to save the downloaded install file for backup. “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
Bos_hybrid Posted October 11, 2009 Author Posted October 11, 2009 I've bought a single game there. Not enough to base an opinion on The game was EUIII complete with expansions. I had bought the game without the expansions previously on a disc and the only difference was that some large, unessential intro movies with company logo etc. seems to have been cut to save bandwidth. Decent download speed, giving me the option to save the downloaded install file for backup. Cheers for that. Going to give it a go.
mkreku Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 I bought Puzzle Quest from GamersGate. It refused to install when I had downloaded it (which was very fast). Checked the official boards and it turned out that the game they sold me was broken and required me to install some .dll-files in the correct subfolder for it to work. I got it to work but the whole thing felt very unprofessional. Since then they've scrapped their own buggy installer and it's supposedly much better now. But I haven't bought anything else from there since. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
Bos_hybrid Posted October 11, 2009 Author Posted October 11, 2009 (which was very fast). Unfortunately, the DL speed for me is not so good, it's currently DL at 22kbs with an apporxament time of 72:22:10. I'll just have to continue playing Risen. Which was also cheap at GamersGate.
SteveThaiBinh Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 I've bought two games there and not had any trouble. Download speeds weren't great, but you take what you can get, and they quite often have non-US games before the other major download sites. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov)
jaguars4ever Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 I've bought 3 games from them over the years: Darkstar: One Football Manager 2009 King's Bounty The Legend Apparently, I also have something called "Volvo the Game" but I don't remember buying that.
Humodour Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 (edited) Are they DRM-free? Unless a store is DRM-free I'll stick to Steam. At least I know they're unlikely to ever go bankrupt. Edited October 12, 2009 by Krezack
jaguars4ever Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 Steam is like an annoying shrew of a woman that takes over your life and regulates what you're doing and when.
Llyranor Posted October 12, 2009 Posted October 12, 2009 I've bought a couple of games from them. Never really had any trouble. The DRM is developer-dependant, I think (Paradox' own titles are DRM-free). Pretty hassle-free. (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it)
jaguars4ever Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Which is the fastest, btw: D2D, Steam, or GamersGate? I my experience D2D is slower than a sea turtle on dope. But then again, Steam isn't a great deal faster...
Purkake Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Steam goes up to my maximum of 1.2MB/s here most of the time, so I can't complain about that. Don't know about the others.
Humodour Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Steam downloads don't take up bandwidth quota here, because my ISP hosts the Steam servers for Australia. Score.
jaguars4ever Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Yeah, well my ISP isn't run by Koala bears and aborigines. Score.
mkreku Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 I wouldn't even know what a "bandwidth quota" is. Score. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
RealUltimateNinja Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 I get to flip out and kill people because ninjas are totally sweet and awesome! Score. Facts: 1. Ninjas are mammals. 2. Ninjas fight ALL the time. 3. The purpose of the ninja is to flip out and kill people.
vault_overseer Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 I bought parkan 2 from them a while ago. I don't remember mch about my experience, besides that it was a huge PITA
jaguars4ever Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Is Parkan 2 any good? I'm been toying with the idea of trying that out for years, but it just seems like a stripped down Freelancer with robots.
Purkake Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Independence War 2 is pretty sweet, but it's probably not on GamersGate.
jaguars4ever Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Independence War 2 is pretty sweet, but it's probably not on GamersGate. If you can find me a place where I can download legitimate copies (not the bukkake version) of I-War 1 & 2, I will name my first born after you.
Purkake Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Download? no. But you can buy it on Amazon for ~$5 these days. When did "bukkake" become synonymous with "illegal"?
jaguars4ever Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Ever since Roman Polanski stopped taking female auditions. Amazon, hmm? I'll look into it.
jaguars4ever Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 (edited) Why thank you good sir. It seems I've misjudged you mud-chucking Estonians. Edited October 13, 2009 by jaguars4ever
Purkake Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 Yeah, it's pretty sweet once all the mud freezes, you can snowboard and stuff.
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