Originally Posted by Kitsune Sniper BS. Total BS. EA likes to screw over Mexico, which is part of North America... guess Namco's taking a cue from their rulebook.

Well if it makes you feel any better, a while back it was on sale there in the UK and not the US. I have no idea if Mexico was excluded from that sale or not.

I know they have an ME3 sale going on now that is Europe only, at least not available in the US.

Sweet. In for Ridge Racer: Unbounded and Hard Reset ($4...and comes with DLC!)

So can anyone confirm that the Ridge Racer from here on GMG 100% for sure for sure doesn't come with DLC?

I'm pretty sure it doesn't since it's not mentioned but once in a while a game redeems with DLC when I wasn't expecting it to so I figured I'd ask.

Originally Posted by Motoki So can anyone confirm that the Ridge Racer from here on GMG 100% for sure for sure doesn't come with DLC? I'm pretty sure it doesn't since it's not mentioned but once in a while a game redeems with DLC when I wasn't expecting it to so I figured I'd ask.

Confirmed. 0 DLC

Originally Posted by asheskitty GMG has Sacred 2 Gold for $6.79 ($5.43 AC). Requires Capsule to download, can't be traded in, so I assume it is the recent DRM-FREE release. GG has it DRM-FREE, Steam has it (and DRM-FREE on steam).

There was a conversation about Sacred 2 gold. And i swear someone said GG's is DRM free and Steams isnt?

How slow is capsule for transfer speeds? hmmmm....i have the sacred 2 collectors on dvd but no expansion.....might be good time to get it digital version

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Originally Posted by smurfinaus There was a conversation about Sacred 2 gold. And i swear someone said GG's is DRM free and Steams isnt? How slow is capsule for transfer speeds? hmmmm....i have the sacred 2 collectors on dvd but no expansion.....might be good time to get it digital version

Steam's version of Sacred 2 Gold doesn't have any extra DRM added. I'm not sure if you can run it without Steam though. GG's is completely DRM-free.

Originally Posted by spoderman Steam's version of Sacred 2 Gold doesn't have any extra DRM added. I'm not sure if you can run it without Steam though. GG's is completely DRM-free.

Yep. Thats what i was after. I can live with Steams DRM (much better than the one that comes with the dvd copy..ewwwww)

Originally Posted by spoderman Steam's version of Sacred 2 Gold doesn't have any extra DRM added. I'm not sure if you can run it without Steam though. GG's is completely DRM-free.

I believe Jshackles said he could not run it outside of Steam, but it should not have any added DRM other than Steam.

Originally Posted by smurfinaus There was a conversation about Sacred 2 gold. And i swear someone said GG's is DRM free and Steams isnt? How slow is capsule for transfer speeds? hmmmm....i have the sacred 2 collectors on dvd but no expansion.....might be good time to get it digital version

Steam thread a few hours ago. Jshackles and myself. Jshackles reports sacred.exe will launch steam if not already running (sign of Steam-DRM). It shouldn't have any other DRM according to Deep Silver. The GG version is DRM free (I own DRM'd UK release, and DRM-FREE releases from GG). I can confirm that the steam binary and the DRM-FREE binary is different.

Originally Posted by asheskitty Steam thread a few hours ago. Jshackles and myself. Jshackles reports sacred.exe will launch steam if not already running (sign of Steam-DRM). It shouldn't have any other DRM according to Deep Silver. The GG version is DRM free (I own DRM'd UK release, and DRM-FREE releases from GG). I can confirm that the steam binary and the DRM-FREE binary is different.

Yep, your the only girl I know who gets all hot and bothered over MD5 hashes. BTW, I spent 2 hours looking at Epic Rap Battle Videos because of you. Hard to pick a favorite, but really digging Cleopatra Vs. Marilyn Monroe and Mr. T Vs. Mr. Rogers. Careful with those youtube post, powerful with the force, they are. :lightsaberweildingsmiley:

Originally Posted by walkonshadows Yep, your the only girl I know who gets all hot and bothered over MD5 hashes. BTW, I spent 2 hours looking at Epic Rap Battle Videos because of you. Hard to pick a favorite, but really digging Cleopatra Vs. Marilyn Monroe and Mr. T Vs. Mr. Rogers. Careful with those youtube post, powerful with the force, they are. :lightsaberweildingsmiley:

Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates or Hitler vs. Vader 2. imo.

Originally Posted by asheskitty Steam thread a few hours ago. Jshackles and myself. Jshackles reports sacred.exe will launch steam if not already running (sign of Steam-DRM). It shouldn't have any other DRM according to Deep Silver. The GG version is DRM free (I own DRM'd UK release, and DRM-FREE releases from GG). I can confirm that the steam binary and the DRM-FREE binary is different.

What about GMG's crapsuled version?.

Originally Posted by smurfinaus What about GMG's crapsuled version?.

I can confirm that the Capsule is only required for downloading. It runs fine for me without the need for the Capsule. As for speeds, mine was just as fast as my Steam downloads, so yay. Sacred 2 Gold is larger than I expected, clocking it at 13.6GB, though less than the 20GB it lists on GMG for required HDD space.

Yeah Capsule most times is just a downloader. You are free to copy contents of installers and they run fine without it.

I can gift Chivalry+ToySoldiers to someone that can buy me Ridge Racer Unbounded! Contact me on steam: matcarfer.

Originally Posted by Neuro5i5 I can confirm that the Capsule is only required for downloading. It runs fine for me without the need for the Capsule. As for speeds, mine was just as fast as my Steam downloads, so yay. Sacred 2 Gold is larger than I expected, clocking it at 13.6GB, though less than the 20GB it lists on GMG for required HDD space.

There's also another 7 GB or so of HD 'elite' textures floating around.

http://steamcommunity.com/app/225640...6554771486869/

Originally Posted by Motoki There's also another 7 GB or so of HD 'elite' textures floating around. http://steamcommunity.com/app/225640...6554771486869/

I wish there were High-res un compressed comparisons of this texture pack on the web. The only one I could find that didn't have downed image links was some like 640x480 jpeg comparison...

Originally Posted by Motoki There's also another 7 GB or so of HD 'elite' textures floating around. http://steamcommunity.com/app/225640...6554771486869/

Oh sweet. Those textures are from the Collectors Edition of Sacred 2 (Round & Shiny Edition), I understand they don't play too well with the I&B expansion, but it's very niceto have those available with Deep Silver's approval. Thanks Motoki!

Originally Posted by MrBonk I wish there were High-res un compressed comparisons of this texture pack on the web. The only one I could find that didn't have downed image links was some like 640x480 jpeg comparison...

JPEG-1991 at low compression ratios 4:1, 8:1 is nearly perfect. The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems has some really good publications on image compression and comparisons (for free).

Yeah, well I generally find that level 12 JPG in Photoshop is near perfect(Must use those settings. It doesn't Chroma Subsample like lower levels which helps a lot). But these comparisons weren't perfect looking JPGs by any stretch. (And most JPGs out there are shit quality)

Plus the low resolution did not help being able to discern the difference in quality between the texture packs


Also: It's too bad they didn't leave the console interface in Sacred 2.

Playing that with a controller with Xpadder sounds like it would be a pain.