Tasslehoff [eLa] wrote..haha you got nothin on my integrated 8mb graphics
but thats cuase i have a shitty PCI card (radeon 9200 128mbSE =\)
Mike424 wrote..The big question is, how long will this beta periode last? If it's only a couple of weeks I won't bother with getting CS:CZ.. But if it will be months, then I probably won't be able to resist.. I couldn't care less about CS:CZ, but I really want to play CS:Source.. I hope it will revive CS for me.. I stopped playing CS in december last year after having played it since the absolute beginning (beta 1.0)..
A few hours ago I bought CS:CZ so I can particapate in the CS:S beta test. Anyhow, CZ isn't too bad. I like it so far. I found that I was the only person who bought it today from my local gamestop, so I don't think people are rushing out to grab copies of it.
orion wrote..Woah there nostradamus, its like you're saying valve is a corporation, whose goal is to make money? Fact is, if you see it that way, you're playing $20 for total access to the beta. Compared with the warcraft beta, which had limited access and people ebaying their users, you are getting a deal.
This is only a stunt to get people to buy CZ.
Mike424 wrote..It's been out for months, did you really expect to find the store full of people waving $100s at the clerk for a lick of the box?
I found that I was the only person who bought it today from my local gamestop, so I don't think people are rushing out to grab copies of it.
orion wrote..No, it's not a stunt. It's a method of accessing a small segment of the CS community, who are more likely than others to have PCs that can run CS: Source. In other words, CZ users are the ideal beta-testers in this case.
This is only a stunt to get people to buy CZ.
Honestly, a lot of people didn't buy CZ because they thought it'd be terrible. I imagine the game sold decent amounts, but not in the amounts that VALVe wanted, so this is just a ploy to convince CZ-Haters to buy CZ for them only to install it so they have access to the CS:S beta.
I'm going to be one of those CZ-Haters to buy CZ just for the beta.
Aint that a bitch?
Steveman wrote..in the grand scheme of things calling CS:Source a BETA is just a huge fucking gimmick. All valve games will ALWAYS be in a BETA stage because they always have bugs, and they are always patching. Making a CZ only BETA test is just one way of milking more game sales, it's not a way of actaully BETA testing it. When they release the full version (or what they consider full version) then the REAL beta testing begins.
I, to think it is dumb that I don't get to be a beta tester because I decided not to buy CZ. I thought the game looked terrible and was uninspired by it's constant delays. I still have no urge to buy it, but I have been playing Counter-strike for over 5 or 6 years, and I think it's a shame that guys like me don't get to be in on the beta.
GameHopper wrote..By jove, you're right! It's a massive conspiracy! And furthermore, everyone's a robot, and they're all trying to kill you!
in the grand scheme of things calling CS:Source a BETA is just a huge fucking gimmick. All valve games will ALWAYS be in a BETA stage because they always have bugs, and they are always patching. Making a CZ only BETA test is just one way of milking more game sales, it's not a way of actaully BETA testing it. When they release the full version (or what they consider full version) then the REAL beta testing begins.
when you buy a valve game now, you have just signed up for an ever evolving, ever patching always in beta game.
HankPym wrote..yah, the super complex rolling barrels which is powered by the almighty havok.
By jove, you're right! It's a massive conspiracy! And furthermore, everyone's a robot, and they're all trying to kill you!
Or maybe, they want to balance out any gameplay issues that arise from the new physics engine before they do a widespread release. The beta period is going to be so short that they're probably not expecting to come across many actual bugs - with HL2 so close to release they'd better be damn confident about their engine.
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