Author Topic: Things that piss you off! (Read 319214 times)

Nikkoru · « **Reply #3560 on:** February 15, 2012, 04:42:02 AM »

Quote from: metro. on February 15, 2012, 04:34:43 AM

Quote from: Nikkoru on February 15, 2012, 04:12:35 AM
Quote from: metro. on February 15, 2012, 03:57:36 AM
People who actually CARE about lab results when the point of the lab is to be wrong. Fucking hell.

What? What kind of point is that?

The point is to understand where the error came from.

Then, shouldnt they care about the results? Would you not need to follow the method properly to determine the inherent flaw.

metro. · « **Reply #3561 on:** February 15, 2012, 04:59:13 AM »

I'm not going to bother explaining my entire lab to you. It's really not worth your time I assure you.

froody1911 · « **Reply #3562 on:** February 15, 2012, 05:00:30 AM »

I think metro's talking about a specific lab activity where you need to determine how the error happens, and instead his classmates are doing everything the proper way.

Having to install EA Origin just for the Mass Effect 3 demo

Supai · « **Reply #3563 on:** February 15, 2012, 05:35:44 AM »

Quote from: froody1911 on February 15, 2012, 05:00:30 AM

Having to install EA Origin just for the Mass Effect 3 demo

Eww, Origin! D:

People who decide to stop their car in middle of the crosswalk.

metro. · « **Reply #3564 on:** February 15, 2012, 05:50:16 AM »

My friend doesn't realize she's getting trolled.

undetz · « **Reply #3565 on:** February 15, 2012, 07:48:01 AM »

Quote from: Bob2004 on February 14, 2012, 09:33:28 PM

Hard drive prices. I bought a 1TB drive about a year ago for £40. Now the exact same model seems to be available for no less than £70-80. And if I want a larger drive (which I do), then it'll cost around £95-100 minimum, with most of these being pretty poor quality.

I just discovered my anime collection has grown by more than 700GB in the last 10 months, and I really need a new drive, but there's no way I can easily afford a decent one at these prices =/

Blame the weather in SE Asia.

Havoc10K · « **Reply #3566 on:** February 15, 2012, 08:38:17 AM »

Quote from: froody1911 on February 15, 2012, 05:00:30 AM

Having to install EA Origin just for the Mass Effect 3 demo

I gave up, i'll wait for a crack, or a complete game and then crack.
No game is worth installing a spying app like Origin.

Supai · « **Reply #3567 on:** February 15, 2012, 08:49:00 AM »

Quote from: Havoc10K on February 15, 2012, 08:38:17 AM

No game is worth installing a spying app like Origin.

... and yet you use Steam.

Havoc10K · « **Reply #3568 on:** February 15, 2012, 09:40:52 AM »

Only for Warhammer 40K Last Stand and a few select games.
At least Steam doesn't scan your files and WORKS properly most of the time.

froody1911 · « **Reply #3569 on:** February 15, 2012, 09:58:42 AM »

Quote from: Havoc10K on February 15, 2012, 09:40:52 AM

...scan your files...

Explain?

Quote from: Havoc10K on February 15, 2012, 09:40:52 AM

At least Steam...WORKS properly most of the time.

Blatant lies.

Havoc10K · « **Reply #3570 on:** February 15, 2012, 10:07:01 AM »

Origin in the earlier version was scanning your files for whatever purpose. EA admitted that this was a bug, but no one believes it. EA enforces the need to use Origin to play their games, otherwise they simply will not start. You need Origin.
That's why a lot of people are turning away from EA now.

As for STEAM it actually does work most of the time, not perfectly, but it does work. When you buy a game on steam it downloads and is instantly ready to work. Origin on the other hand lets you purchase games and download them, but you still need to install them properly, and there are dozens of problems with that. I browsed through their FAQ and troubleshooting for most popular games, and it looks like every game has the 50/50 % chance to install properly.

That system is just much more shit than STEAM ever was, just a pure fail in it's purest possible way.

AceHigh · « **Reply #3571 on:** February 15, 2012, 10:21:57 AM »

Quote from: froody1911 on February 15, 2012, 09:58:42 AM

Quote from: Havoc10K on February 15, 2012, 09:40:52 AM
At least Steam...WORKS properly most of the time.
Blatant lies.

Indeed. Steam works every time. I don't remember the last time I had any problems with Steam. It's the best online distribution client for games.

With Origin however, I would have an error message "Disconnected from EA" half of the times when I played Battlefield 3, until I gave up on that bullshit and stopped playing. Nothing justifies Origin.

kitamesume · « **Reply #3572 on:** February 15, 2012, 10:37:15 AM »

well... i guess the "torrent+games+crack=profit" is still one of the top game source >,> that is, if you get to download the right torrent.

froody1911 · « **Reply #3573 on:** February 15, 2012, 10:47:12 AM »

Probably the foremost problem with Origin is, its very existence is pointless.

Quote from: Havoc10K on February 15, 2012, 10:07:01 AM

When you buy a game on steam it downloads and is instantly ready to work.

Just saying, it isn't instantly ready. There is some amount of installation Steam has to do for a game but it doesn't show up as an installer. Instead it'll show something like "Configuring DirectX" or "Preparing for first use" for a while before the "Launching game" dialog.

Havoc10K · « **Reply #3574 on:** February 15, 2012, 11:02:51 AM »

It shows something, Origin ? nope, you just watch your mouse cursor to look like working and then BAHM! error.

Bob2004 · « **Reply #3575 on:** February 15, 2012, 11:03:37 AM »

Origin, at least for games like ME2 which were released before Origin came out, literally just downloads a copy of the DVD, then runs the installer contained in that (same as if you were installing it from an actual disc). If you set it not to delete temporary files, you can probably even browse to the installer and run it yourself. So, since for most games you don't actually need Origin to be running, you can keep your use of it to a minimum. I haven't touched it since I reinstalled Mass Effect 2 (which was a real pain, but more because of the DRM than because of Origin).

It might work differently for games like ME3 and BF3 which were designed to use Origin from the start though, I suppose.

And Havok, didn't you say it was a DirectX internal error? That strongly implies it has nothing to do with Origin, it's more likely a bug in the game.

Havoc10K · « **Reply #3576 on:** February 15, 2012, 11:08:56 AM »

Re-downloaded it several times, installed DX manually without problems.

metro. · « **Reply #3577 on:** February 15, 2012, 02:41:22 PM »

Not having time to shave this morning.

dogsinafen · « **Reply #3578 on:** February 15, 2012, 11:44:32 PM »

People that say they cannot log in... without telling me what fucking thing they are trying to log into...

Burkingam · « **Reply #3579 on:** February 15, 2012, 11:51:20 PM »

Quote from: dogsinafen on February 15, 2012, 11:44:32 PM

People that say they cannot log in... without telling me what fucking thing try are trying to log into...

That's actually a relatively good start. A lot of people will just tell you "It doesn't work".