Now That Ns Is Going To Reach Rts
Shockeh
If a packet drops on the web and nobody's near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
If a packet drops on the web and nobody's near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
<div class="IPBDescription">levels of Strategy quality....</div> Does that mean you'll have to...
A) Fork out £20 extra in 3 months, as they release an 'expansion pack'
*Expansion Pack : Noun. A group of patches, generally which should have been released free as they would comprise intelligent beta testing anyway, compiled onto a CD & released with a rehash campaign & several units that were orignally phased out for <b>a reason</b>
*Cough* Blizzard *Cough Cough*
A) Fork out £20 extra in 3 months, as they release an 'expansion pack'
*Expansion Pack : Noun. A group of patches, generally which should have been released free as they would comprise intelligent beta testing anyway, compiled onto a CD & released with a rehash campaign & several units that were orignally phased out for <b>a reason</b>
*Cough* Blizzard *Cough Cough*
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[EDIT]You finally changed the damned "pokemon" avatar of yours Shockwave <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Flayra stated numerous time that "NS will always be free", but nobody here will be angry at you if you send him the dough anyway..
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Obviously the "reason" was to suck more money out of people. GG Blizzard. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
*bangs head on the table*
(By charging for updates? Well, if you ask me, if you BUY an update you must be really stupid.
That makes me stupid, because I am going to by the WC3 addon.)
What now ?
Well you gotta admire their ability to stay on the top ten list of sold PC games with at least one title at all times for several years selling packeted junk <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Did I? I never had a Pokemon one....
On the slightly serious slant of this thread, I generally find expansions to be quite bad, for the above reasons. And they do 'force' you to buy it, if you play any multiplayer, (not just Bliz) because have you (for example)
Tried to find a decent game of Shogun with people who don't use Mongol Invasion? It just doesn't happen.
Did I? I never had a Pokemon one.... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sad when people can't tell an Eva from a pikachu...
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A) Fork out £20 extra in 3 months, as they release an 'expansion pack'
*Expansion Pack : Noun. A group of patches, generally which should have been released free as they would comprise intelligent beta testing anyway, compiled onto a CD & released with a rehash campaign & several units that were orignally phased out for <b>a reason</b>
*Cough* Blizzard *Cough Cough* <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sorry, but I'm not really following you here. You've never paid for NS, so why would you have to pay for "updates".
Hell, NS <b>is</b> and expansion pack, for Half Life. Sure you can donate to the team, but afaik there are no plans to make it a pay game.
its still not even balanced ......and thats sad......we are talking about blizzard which is the best RTS maker balance wise imo (SC:BW was practically perfect)
I miss the days where people took a light hearted dig <b>lightly</b>.
Oh, and for Suredeath...
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Where would you like the bullethole?
edit: had to put blizzard in there...
theres 4 races dare buddy <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> humans, orkz, night elves, and undead <span style='color:yellow'> hehehehe <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--></span>
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Where would you like the bullethole? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
My thoughts exactly, thats not a very wise comment to make <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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Where would you like the bullethole? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
My thoughts exactly, thats not a very wise comment to make <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Bullethole? I think I'd use a wooden spoon to carve the heart out of a Sim lover.
Bleh, my wife loves the Sims, go fig, silly girls <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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Where would you like the bullethole? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
My thoughts exactly, thats not a very wise comment to make <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Bullethole? I think I'd use a wooden spoon to carve the heart out of a Sim lover.
Bleh, my wife loves the Sims, go fig, silly girls <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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HA HA HA yea twisted my wife loves that junk too. I really dont get trying to control a computer generated person that doesnt speak any known language. But oh well I think sims is a sad attempt at a game but thats just my opinion <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
edit: had to put blizzard in there... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's a patch that allows you to connect to the beta servers and download the rest of the expansion pack as a patch.
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Heh, I've played RTS's for ages and I didn't get it. I thought it was RTs (Resource Towers) and I was like "WTH? What does this have to do with expansion packs". Heh, RTS should be all in caps IMO, never would have thought of it before, but now with NS... gah.
btw, nothing wrong with expansion packs. SC:BW has already been brought up and that is posibly the best expansion pack ever. I'd also bring AoK:TC to the table. If ever there was a good expansion pack, it was this one.
Also, you guys are forgetting that these developers and publishers, are companies. You're not going to get free updates forever ya'know. Buying that expansion secures an extra year or so of updates. Otherwise the developer would just drop the damn thing. It's capitolist, and it aint nice, but that's the way it works. People need to eat, and developers are people too. So there.