Titan's Quest is out...sorta...

gray.wizard RemoveThis @moria.mines wrote:
> It's currently up for download on Usenet. I haven't installed it or
> played it, but a few facts for those who are curious about it if this
> release is identical to retail:
>
> The game ships on one DVD with 3-3.5 GB of data on it.
> The game will require 5+ GB of hard drive space to install.
> The game uses Securom v7 as copy protection & balks at any virtual
> drive software it even suspects being on the system.
>
> I haven't fooled with it yet as I use virtual drives heavily. This may
> dissuade me from buying the game because I'm not going to uninstall my
> virtual drive software every time I want to play TQ.


Nobody has been able to get it to work yet. I didn't feel bad trying
though since I already have it preordered through Amazon. <g>
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On 23 Jun 2006 10:00:08 -0700, "Wolfing" <wolfing1 RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:

>
>gray.wizard@moria.mines wrote:
>> It's currently up for download on Usenet. I haven't installed it or
>> played it, but a few facts for those who are curious about it if this
>> release is identical to retail:
>>
>> The game ships on one DVD with 3-3.5 GB of data on it.
>> The game will require 5+ GB of hard drive space to install.
>> The game uses Securom v7 as copy protection & balks at any virtual
>> drive software it even suspects being on the system.
>>
>> I haven't fooled with it yet as I use virtual drives heavily. This may
>> dissuade me from buying the game because I'm not going to uninstall my
>> virtual drive software every time I want to play TQ.
>See? That's what they don't see. Whoever wants to pirate the game will
>do it in a matter of days, yet they're losing a lot of potential
>customers with these stupid invasive protection systems that interfere
>with other things you may use in your computer.
>

Or non-invasive ones that interfere with your disposal of a
legitimately-purchased game after you have finished playing it --
such as Steam.

John Lewis
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Some of us will not buy games with securom (I accept steam but I can not
accept a game which is installing software without my knowledge).
I will never again buy games from ascaron because of the totally bugged
sacred.

But will they - the company's - notice this? Will there be a change?
Deep in my heart I hope that this refusal will change something but I'm
afraid that there will be no change in the behaviour publishers.
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On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 10:15:48 +0530, Pinky <pinky20 RemoveThis @gmx.at> wrote:

>But will they - the company's - notice this? Will there be a change?
>Deep in my heart I hope that this refusal will change something but I'm
>afraid that there will be no change in the behaviour publishers.

They'll notice - and they'll blame the continued decline of sales on
priracy and come up with ever-more-elaborate ways to piss off the
honest customers.
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In article <68qp925nvqvs858aln4n8g7u16bj341imq.RemoveThis@4ax.com>,
drocket <drocket.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>They'll notice - and they'll blame the continued decline of sales on
>priracy and come up with ever-more-elaborate ways to piss off the
>honest customers.

My suggestion -- write them a (politely-worded) letter, simply stating
that you were looking forward to this product, would have purchased it,
but will not because of the invasive copy protection. Software companies
lack visibility into how many sales they lose from this; make it more
salient to them.

--
Kyle Haight
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Pinky wrote:
> I remember back a lot of years when Wing Commander (not sure whether
> it was WC 1 or 2) came out. Yes guys, I'm veeeeeeeeeery old, I even
> can remember things like Ultima III

It's likely that the majority of those of us here are relatively long in the
tooth (some a fair bit longer than others, hehe), the youngsters evidently
mostly deserting usenet in favor of webforums.

> However.
> Wing Commander had hardware requirements more or less no computer
> these days (1992) could fulfil. The game magazines where howling the
> gamers protesting.
<snip>

I've often wondered what machine some of those games were developed on. I
specifically remember Strike Commander regularly choking out a hoss of a new
rig I bought several years after the game's release. There's no way some of
those game's maximum graphics configurations could ever have been tested on
anything available at the time they were being developed, I don't think.


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chainbreaker
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gray.wizard.TakeThisOut@moria.mines wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 08:37:43 -0500, gray.wizard.TakeThisOut@moria.mines wrote:
>
>
>>Geez, I'm weak-willed...I admit it. I downloaded it and removed my
>>virtual drive software & played it to see what it was like. You have
>>to follow the instructions that come with the release to the letter &
>>it will work.
>
>
> Just to follow up on my post, I guess we'll be buying the game after
> all. I gave it to the lil woman last night at about 8 o'clock & she
> was still playing it when I got up for work this morning.
>
> She proclaims it as a cross between Diablo 2 and Dungeon Siege. She
> should know...she's completed both Dungeon Siege games & the first
> game's expansion along with completely single-player Hell level for
> all character classes in Diablo 2: Lord Of Destruction.
>
> Yeah, she's hard-core.


You are one VERY lucky man to have such a gaming wife.

And may I have your permission to contact your wife and discuss how she
got past the three statues at Hell level with each character in the last
level of LOD?
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Michael Cecil wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:10:20 GMT, John Cocktosen
> <JohnCocktosen.DeleteThis@thedoor.com> wrote:
>
> >Suggestion to everyone whining about Securom:
> >
> >
> >1) Buy Titan Quest.
> >
> >2) Install Titan Quest.
> >
> >3) Go to GameCopyWorld.com and download the no-DVD patch now available.
> >
> >4) Replace game executable with new one.
>
> 4b) Uninstall Securom devices drivers on your system.
>
> >5) Play game without Securom or DVD.
> >
> >6) Everybody happy.
> --
Or in my case
1) Look at Titan's Quest box
2) Realize it's just a D2 clone
3) Remember D2 bored me to hell after the 293929919 click
4) Return box to stand
5) Keep playing HOMM5
6) Everybody happy
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Suggestion to everyone whining about Securom:


1) Buy Titan Quest.

2) Install Titan Quest.

3) Go to GameCopyWorld.com and download the no-DVD patch now available.

4) Replace game executable with new one.

5) Play game without Securom or DVD.

6) Everybody happy.
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Wolfing wrote:
> Or in my case
> 1) Look at Titan's Quest box
> 2) Realize it's just a D2 clone
> 3) Remember D2 bored me to hell after the 293929919 click

It's a shame that evidently a lot of people, maybe most even, never realized
setting many attacks up for the right mouse button in D2 allows click and
hold instead of constant clicking. You don't even have to lift, once an
attack's initiated, even to retarget an enemy in many cases.

Or maybe you're confusing D2 with Diablo(1), where constant clicking
couldn't be avoided.
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chainbreaker
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Michael Cecil wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:10:20 GMT, John Cocktosen
> <JohnCocktosen.TakeThisOut@thedoor.com> wrote:
>
> >Suggestion to everyone whining about Securom:
> >
> >
> >1) Buy Titan Quest.
> >
> >2) Install Titan Quest.
> >
> >3) Go to GameCopyWorld.com and download the no-DVD patch now available.
> >
> >4) Replace game executable with new one.
>
> 4b) Uninstall Securom devices drivers on your system.

Securom installs device drivers?? Can you post a link please - what am
I looking for and how do I get rid of them? I have a couple of other
Securom games (SW:EAW I think), but they don't install any drivers as
far as I'm aware.

CC
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