Valve's $20 demos

Mad Max RW · Post by **Mad Max RW** » Mon May 01, 2006 2:27 pm

This is another thing that's been bugging me lately. Why is ANYBODY excited about HL2: Episode 1 and the Sin Episodes thing? Valve and idiot fans are acting like episodic content is a new thing. Fucking id software did it more than 10 years ago with the Commander Keen series and Doom by releasing 1/3 a game for free online or shareware discs. If this shit makes any money at all expect to have to pay for all demos in the future.

I just know people are gonna be crying about how short these episodes/demos are. And how long is it gonna be between them? 6 months? A year? Who the hell has the patience for that. Sin is supposed to be 9 episodes at $20 each. A $180 game. That's totally fucking ridiculous.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Mon May 01, 2006 5:38 pm

Post this on CNN, I doubt DAC has the power to change the world

Post by **King of Creation** » Mon May 01, 2006 6:05 pm

People will still pay. And those that don't will find a way to get it anyways.

St. Toxic · Post by **St. Toxic** » Mon May 01, 2006 6:13 pm

It is an insult to the shareware system.

Thor Kaufman · Post by **Thor Kaufman** » Mon May 01, 2006 6:19 pm

St. Toxic wrote:It is an insult to the shareware system.

So what's the shareware system gonna do about it, huh, huh?

St. Toxic · Post by **St. Toxic** » Mon May 01, 2006 6:21 pm

Good question. Revive apogee, and join forces with Interplay?

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Mon May 01, 2006 7:06 pm

Through the (in)appropriate lens, anything can be considered an insult. 'Tis foolish to attempt to please everyone, to want an impossibility. No compulsion to purchase, so I find how their chosen method(s) of fleecing relatively insignificant.

vendetta · Post by **vendetta** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:38 pm

I'm not surprised if people will buy that stuff anyway. People are willing to pay 20 bucks per month to play online Asian games.

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Mon May 01, 2006 11:09 pm

I'll buy them and If i don't think they were worth the money then I won't buy anymore. AMAZING!!

Phias · Post by **Phias** » Mon May 01, 2006 11:43 pm

This really upsets me. I can't even explain what.

Koki · Post by **Koki** » Tue May 02, 2006 7:40 am

vendetta wrote:I'm not surprised if people will buy that stuff anyway. People are willing to pay 20 bucks per month to play online Asian games.

Thor Kaufman · Post by **Thor Kaufman** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:19 am

je suis un fighter?

Smiley · Post by **Smiley** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:11 am

Most likely when all of the episodes are out, they can be bought for much less.

It wouldn't surprise me if you would be able to buy episode 1 along with 2 when that arrives, for much less.

Blargh wrote:'Tis foolish to attempt to please everyone, to want an impossibility.

Wouldn't it be more pleasing to everything, to complete avoid the system they're currently using?

hat_man99 · Post by **hat_man99** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:15 am

I got a pay to play version of a demo disk and it contained fallout on it.
But i didnt buy it for obvious reasons.

Naked_Lunch · Post by **Naked_Lunch** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:46 pm

Gray fox?

Redeye · Post by **Redeye** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:11 pm

Naked_Lunch wrote:Gray fox?

The world's most [in]famous thief!

He guarded the Emperor in broad daylight in front of a whole bunch
of guards and even fought alongside Chairman Ocato!

And nobody even noticed!

Or maybe he was just invisible.

(oops, forgot about that)

Thor Kaufman · Post by **Thor Kaufman** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:18 pm

rumours about sewer midgets?

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:26 pm

Smiley wrote:Wouldn't it be more pleasing to everything, to complete avoid the system they're currently using?

The profiteers would disagree. And do, vehemently. For now. And they hold The Pen. Perhaps in potential failure it may be revised. Better odds upon it being shared and adopted, rather like syphilis. The public, the consumers ? They can ride the blimp. Many will, because they are richer in money than wisdom. Such a marketing decision is, of course, driven by reason(s), however flawed or alien they may be.

The omnipotent SCU.

Financially manifested misanthropy.

Warms my heart's heart. Yes.

Thor Kaufman · Post by **Thor Kaufman** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:45 pm

Wow, that was quite the coherent posting you did there, Blargh

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Tue May 02, 2006 11:42 pm

Feeling a bit under the weather*, today, actually, Thor.

You insensitive cunt.

*Relatively writing of chronic ills : 20% ? 10%. Or less. Normality is routine, any routine. WHAT IS THAT ?

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Valve's $20 demos

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