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Quoth The Raven; DocScorpio <DocScorpio@strupra-spammeros.com> in
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> "Joe Granto" <joe.granto@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:jobtg25a1t5df9n44l63phfg9vocj628q1@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 07:23:04 +1000, "Highlandish"
>> <ckreskay1_CURSING@dodo.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>>Quoth The Raven; Andy McArdle <amcardle60@hotmailNOSPAM.com> in
>>><450977a4$0$27204$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>
>>>
>>>darkstar one looked interesting, however my machine ground to a halt
>>>and every time i fired a weapon my system hung. doom3 games run fine
>>>on mu machine, darkstar one seems to want more than i can afford.
>>>
>>>the game might be worth playing though.
>>
>> I have been following the posts on DSO, and have not replied before
>> now. This demo lasted about 5 minutes on my system. It would lock up
>> hard whenever I ran it. I got the demo when it was first released, so
>> I don't remember where exactly it locked up, but I do know I never
>> made it to space.
>>
>> My system is rock solid. No other games have this issue. While aging,
>> it still runs most games just fine (P4 3.1GHz, ATI 9800Pro, newest
>> drives, Audigy 2 (newest drivers), and is 100% patched).
>>
>> For me, DSO was a dud...
>
> Yeah, DSO seems to be a mixed bag....depending on your
> hardware/software combination.  Some peeps, like yourself, have no
> end of trouble with it, while for others it plays OK.
>
> As an aside, the publisher/developers may be playing an interesting
> game with patching the game.  The release version of DSO was cracked
> almost immediately; however, the crack caused problems in the game. 
> Shortly thereafter the hackers issued a "proper" crack which resolved
> the problem. However, just before the "proper" crack was issued, the
> developers issued a "beta" 1.2 patch to solve some major problems,
> mainly that the release version was rendered unplayable (unless you
> used a crack) by the disc protection which constantly accessed your
> DVD drive.  The beta patch resolved this problem, but several weeks
> have passed and there's been no "final" 1.2 patch.
>
> My question:  Are the developers/publisher not releasing a "final"
> patch because they know hackers will not bother cracking a "beta"
> patch?  Or have they simply abandoned the game....as I don't think
> DSO has turned into "the next big thing."  If I understand correctly,
> most games are expected to make back their cost and deliver a profit
> during the first couple of months after release.  So the idea is to
> reduce theft as much as possible during this initial period. 
> Personally, I didn't use a crack with DSO (no longer playing it. 
> Didn't finish the storyline before the "ho hum" factor set in), but
> I'm kind of curious if the "endless beta patch" might not be a new
> strat in the war against hackers.

afaik they're busily working on the sequel

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