Lewigi

It all depends on who you consider a friend. How do I distinguish between a friend an an acquaintance? What about a group of friends where i'm very good friends with some, but don't really know a couple of the others in the group despite being in their company often? Are they still considered friends as they're part of the group?

I'm quite close with a lot of my friends, and in my book that's the only people you can truly call a "friend". We need another word for people who are not quite a friend, but more than just an acquaintance.

Not read through the full topic, but just giving my opinion anyway.

• 8gb RAM is overkill, get 4gb and make it 1600MHz as opposed to 1033MHz. If it's a single stick then you can upgrade later.
  
• Cheaper/slower cpu. Your computer will still start quickly and the i5 is not needed if it's mainly for gaming.
  
• Use the PSU, it has a 2 year warranty.

This next point isn't a suggestion, just something to think about. You must surely have some kind of hard drive lying around somewhere? Possibly even an external HDD? You can take external ones out their case and put them in PCs. If you were to do this then it'd free up some money for other parts. Or you could even go for a small cheapish SSD, which would certainly help speed up your computer (it'd start sooo quick).

Edit: oops, just saw the comment above

Tonitonichopchop, on 04 March 2012 - 05:37 AM, said:

Meh, without the 3rd dimension portal puzzles are incredibly easy. Ever played the 2d flash portal game online? Fun, but not challenging at all

Suprgamr232, on 12 March 2012 - 04:34 PM, said:

You're really missing the point aren't you? It's not about having time, it's that the developer would not have had the money to make additional content if they didn't have the additional revenue that the content brings. So for the most part it's not feasible for the developers to "included the DLC with the game", as without the money from dlc, there is no dlc!

Also, in the privacy of your own home you can do whatever you want with the content on that disc. So if you find a way to access that without downloading any additional copyrighted material, then that's perfectly legal. However from what i've heard, it would be impossible impossible in this case without pirating the content of the additional small download that's needed to play the additional content. But for example if someone wrote a patch to make the horse armour available in oblivion, then legally they can do that as you do have a right to the content on the disc. But in this case, the content on the disc is incomplete anyway.

And on your last point about the developer money, here's a breakdown of it, from industry insiders. I suggest you read this to see truly how important dlc can be to some developers
http://www.eurogamer...oney-go-article

Guild McCommunist, on 11 March 2012 - 07:13 PM, said:

This.
You know before buying it that you are buying the game and the game alone. Do you complain about sequels because you don't get them for free after buying the first game?!
No matter if the dlc is made at the same time as the game, or if it's made a year later, it's still a separate product. And it brings in a really nice bit of revenue for the developer. They probably receive more per dlc purchase than they do per game purchase (considering they only get about 10% of the retail price).
dlc is for the hardcore who just want more more more. I'm happy about dlc, it's there as an option for me if I play a game I really love. And also because it really helps out the developer by cutting out the greedy publishers and retailers. You're no more entitled to mass effect dlc than you are to Star Wars The Old Republic. Separate products, with a separate budget, and a separate revenue stream.