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Are you getting Spore?
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So to everybody buying Spore, are you getting the normal version or the Galactic Edition. I am getting the Galactic Edition!
I can't decide if I want to get the Galactic Edition. It seems like a bit of a marketing ploy, I may just go with the regular version seeing as I don't have a lot of disposable income.
Yes, I'll definately be getting it . . but most likely in January when I'm finished with school (graduating in December). WoW almost ruined my first few semesters . . .
I still have a 3.0+
I still have a 3.0+
Oh right. Not likely, can't be arsed with things like that really. I'll be too busy playing Spore!
This is the first game I have really looked forward too since Vanguard came out.
I was so excited about this game until I read some things about the DMR. Pretty awful and draconian stuff. I'm afraid I'm going to have to pass on this, and every game EA puts out, until they stop treating their customers like criminals.
What's DMR?
Also, while I'm not a fan of DRM, I understand their desire to protect their content. Honestly, EA chose a stupid way to do it, but not stupid enough to prevent the game from being worth the money the game costs.
Also, regarding the game being Ciderized - if how the Creature Creator runs under OS X is any indication, I'll have no issues running the full game come release time.
im getting it like 15 seconds after it comes out, and im definitely playing it on windows. first. i say firt because i know windows is better for gaming but i will install it on osx eventually because vista takes SOOOOOO much longer than osx to get startup to a point where your'e logged in and all your startup programs are in the background. plus creature creator ran fine in osx.
btw: getting regular, not galactic edition. im dont want a poster or a few dvds, id be too busy PLAYING SPORE to care about them
btw: getting regular, not galactic edition. im dont want a poster or a few dvds, id be too busy PLAYING SPORE to care about them
What's DMR?
Also, while I'm not a fan of DRM, I understand their desire to protect their content. Honestly, EA chose a stupid way to do it, but not stupid enough to prevent the game from being worth the money the game costs.
oops, right, there's the dsylexia kicking in.
Anyway, the money isn't the issue for me. The point is that they will do things like only allow 3 total activations (and an OS reinstall counts towards that!) and bury files on your computer that you don't know about and can't get rid of. I'm just not opening up my computer to whatever crap they want to put on, and I don't care how cool the game is. See this discussion for some more information.
Yes, I pre ordered it of amazon a couple of days ago, I cant wait for it to come out. I never knew all this stuff that windows will still run the same game better than OSX, I have XP installed via VMware Fusion so Ill install them on both see if there is a difference.
Not long Now !!!!
Not long Now !!!!
Don't even attempt it under Fusion , Fusion is great for business apps - gaming though no - they are talking about in boot camp - not in emulated Windows - big difference
I just found out my friend pre-ordered this for me as a birthday present, and I have no idea if I'm even going be able to use it. I'm new to this forum and hope you guys can help me out.
I bought my Mac in July 2007, and am still running Tiger, haven't upgraded to Leopard yet. I know that if I wanted to play this game on the Mac I'd have to. However, I've also read on the system requirements that the game won't work on pre-2008 macs. Am I out of luck on this one? Here are my mac stats:
2.16 ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
120 HD
1GB Memory
I have been meaning to upgrade to Leopard for quite sometime but just haven't gotten around to it. This would give me the extra push I need I guess, but I hate to buy it, upgrade, get the game, and the be disappointed that it STILL doesn't work.
My big concern are the graphics. I read that the GMA 950 chip set won't work?
Anyway, will I be able to play? Or should I tell my friend to cancel my birthday gift, which I'd feel really bad about.
I bought my Mac in July 2007, and am still running Tiger, haven't upgraded to Leopard yet. I know that if I wanted to play this game on the Mac I'd have to. However, I've also read on the system requirements that the game won't work on pre-2008 macs. Am I out of luck on this one? Here are my mac stats:
2.16 ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
120 HD
1GB Memory
I have been meaning to upgrade to Leopard for quite sometime but just haven't gotten around to it. This would give me the extra push I need I guess, but I hate to buy it, upgrade, get the game, and the be disappointed that it STILL doesn't work.
My big concern are the graphics. I read that the GMA 950 chip set won't work?
Anyway, will I be able to play? Or should I tell my friend to cancel my birthday gift, which I'd feel really bad about.
The GMA 950 graphics card wont work if you are playing on Mac OS X. If you are playing on Windows through Boot Camp, the GMA 950 will work.
I understand that, but I do most of my gaming under Windows (sans a few games like WoW, Starcraft, Halo, Defcon and such) and having SecuROM on there doesn't bother me. And there are ways to get around the install limit, that, while not legal, are certainly accessible. If I didn't know about the limits or was unable to deal with them I'd not even think about the game, but because I can, I will.oops, right, there's the dsylexia kicking in.
Anyway, the money isn't the issue for me. The point is that they will do things like only allow 3 total activations (and an OS reinstall counts towards that!) and bury files on your computer that you don't know about and can't get rid of. I'm just not opening up my computer to whatever crap they want to put on, and I don't care how cool the game is. See this discussion for some more information.
If you didn't know about the limits you wouldn't think about the game...?
Anyway, I guess I'll just say good for you if you're comfortable circumventing the SecuROM, but personally, I'll be taking my money to products that don't require me to jump through hoops to use my own software as I see fit (for personal use of course).
Same here. All the ideas in the game sound brilliant, but I think I would get bored fairly quickly. I was the same with The Sims and all of these types of game.