Are you going to buy Nightlife?
DuckSpeak:
Quote from: faemidwife on 2005 August 22, 17:20:57
Quote from: DuckSpeak on 2005 August 22, 17:10:41
That's strange, because Alcohol 120% and Daemon Tools which are FAR more evil programs seem to not affect my game at all. ::)
I use Daemon tools to play the game. I've never had a problem. I don't like using the actual discs (which I do have btw) because my kids take discs out of the drives and leave them getting scratched all over the place.
Chris
Same here - not to mention that I'm a compulsive sloppy sim that just can't keep track of all my CD's. :P
laylei:
I answered one, but it's more 1 & 2. I'll probably make a test neighborhood and play in that w/ Nightlife until JMP can take a look at Nightlife.
Besides, between school, work and my newfound love for WoW, my Simming time has been diminished lately. :-[
syberspunk:
I chose option 1, but as Ancient Sim said, it's a bit of both 1 and 2 for me. Actually, it is more of a totally different option, in that I've already pre-ordered it, so I guess technically I've already bought it. :P
But anyhew, I most likely may not install it until after Pescado and twojeffs and dizzy and all the other great modders manage to update their hacks. I think I waited a bit after daysies had a decent faq up and running. Once it was confirmed that some of the existing hacks were still working and others were determined to be conflicts, I adjusted my hacks folders accordingly and installed Uni. I toyed around a bit with the new features, but I didn't seriously play until after a lot of hacks had been properly updated. :P
Anyhew, I pre-ordered because:
A) I wanted the pre-order bonus. I'm a sucker for bonuses. Even if it is supposedly somewhat crappy.
B) I had an EA Games 15$ coupon which I used at the EA store online. Even if the shipping is 5$, it still ends up being cheaper than if I had to buy it in the store.
C) EA usually ships fairly soon, so even it if predicts that it will take a week or 5-7 days after release, it really gets to me, usually in 3 days or less. I've pretty much done this with all the Sims expansions going back to the original, and for the most part, it usually only took 2 days. There was probably one or two occassions where it took 3 days, and the other was like 5 days or something. But I think those times I had pre-ordered fairly late. The other times, I had pre-ordered pretty much as soon as they were available on the EA store website.
I dunno if I'd be brave enough to install it before fixes and try and test things and break things to find bugs. :P I suppose I could just play on my Hack Testing account instead of my real account and see what breaks and what not. I'll just have to be really patient and resist the temptation of playing my real game until all possible bugs/conflicts are worked out.
Anyhew, I'm a freak like that. I'm such a video game crack whore, I can't really wait to get the latest games. I spend far too much money that I don't have on video games. I've been trying to really restrain myself and wait on certain games. Especially now that there are PS2 Greatest Hits, XBOX Platinum Hits, and GameCube Player's Choice with some of the best games at reduced price. It's just incredibly hard to resist wanting to buy games as soon as they are released. But it kinda depresses me when I go to a store and see all the games I have for more than half off. :P
I guess it's a tough trade off between immediate satisfaction and enjoyment versus saved money. If I had waited, I pretty much could by two and a half games for the price of one totally brand new game. :P On the other hand, the excitement sort of dies down around a game that is 9months to a year plus old. That isn't so bad, but for games that are online, like Resident Evil Outbreak, if you wait that long, there's hardly anyone good to play with online anymore.
Anyhew, I really should learn to curb my spending. Especially with PS3 coming around the corner. And I really would like to get a DS and a PSP too. ::) Well... I'm babbling off topic now so I'll shut up.
Ste
LK:
If the past is any way similar to the future, then Nightlife will be plagued by several game-stopping, caused by simple game functions, such as eating a grilled cheese sandwich or purchasin a car.
However, the past will also play out similarly in that I will buy the game as soon as it's released, even though JM won't be able to "fix" it until he gets his copy, which will be in October or when the sun goes out, whichever is later.
Ardin Topani:
Quote from: DuckSpeak on 2005 August 22, 17:10:41
That's strange, because Alcohol 120% and Daemon Tools which are FAR more evil programs seem to not affect my game at all. ::)
My roomie had the same problem when he first got the game (he had Nero, Clone CD, Alcohol, etc.). He ended up getting a no CD crack to work around it because there was no way he was taking anything off with all the CD burning he does. I think it has something to do with the SafeDisc protection which specifically bans Nero, Clone CD and Roxio, which is ridiculous considering that anyone who buys a computer these days with a burner purchases one of these programs in order to use it. I think Dell uses Roxio exclusively, which (I don't know this for sure as I haven't purchased a Dell) I think you purchase as part of your software bundle. I had something similar when I got a Gateway way back when.
I can understand their (EA's) need to prohibit copyright infringement, but I don't see where that gives them the right to dictate to the paying customer what programs he/she can keep on his/her own computer. I mean, customer support advises you to back up your game frequently, but how do you do that after they make you uninstall your CD burning software? ??? I just think that EA/Maxis is out of line demanding that their customers not use programs they dislike while at the same time not bothering to give them a working game.
I may get myself illegal copies from now on just to spite them. >:(
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