Recent content by CrankyCorvus

Finnish games don't really have any national characteristics. I mean, do Max Payne and Angry Birds have anything in common? Alan Wake and Trine? I guess I should point out that motor racing is a huge thing in Finland and arguably one of the biggest Finnish studios, Bugbear Entertainment, has...

The fact that they didn't bother listing brands makes many alarm bells go off in my head. That and the frankly stupid config make me think I'd go to a different vendor if I were you. Hell, I'm positive I and many other users on this forum could do a much better job. By the way, do you have...

More like people who call themselves "tech enthusiasts" but they really aren't. An actual enthusiast knows better. This is certainly an annoyance I can totally relate to.

Well, asking for advice from the Steam community on this subject was your first mistake. I've never read a good discussion there, not about hardware anyway. As I said, I only really browse forums on websites specialized in PC hardware. The people there are usually much more helpful.

This person has a good point. However, as a PC gamer, I do think there are some bare essentials a game released on PC needs, such as good optimization, many adjustable graphics settings (this depends on the type of game), mouse and keyboard support (this depends on the genre) and an FOV option...

If your PC performs at what you consider an acceptable level, good for you. My point being this is what YOU consider an acceptable level. A rig of your spec may satisfy someone else just as much (maybe even more) but another person may want more. This, as most things, is entirely subjective...

I don't really know if I have any actual phobias, as in irrational fears of things (the keyword here being irrational). I'm kind of afraid of heights but I wouldn't call myself acrophobic. Has this mild dislike of heights affected gaming for me? No.

The thing I'm most concerned about here is the RAM. The PC's going to have 2 4GB sticks AND another 2 2GB sticks? What's the point? This kind of mix/matching sounds like a terrible idea. You only really need the 2 4GB sticks for a total of 8GB for gaming, anyway. That CPU is also...

Valve. I mean, if you say anything bad about them, prepare for an assault. Why do these people think Valve's so great, anyway? They're not much better than EA... Okay, maybe not THAT bad, but not great either. Off-topic: Could someone please tell me why some people call Valve Volvo? This...

I think I do see some of the logic behind your stance, but I just didn't immediatly believe what this support tech said to be true. It'd be great if it was true but I'm not holding out too many hopes. Again, call me a pessimist if you wish (it wouldn't be the first time, believe me). Anyway...

Ok, I wasn't being precise enough with the "taking away licenses"-bit and I apologize. It's definitely more of a Steam/comparable digital distribution platform thing (at least if I read the Steam subscriber agreement correctly). I stand by everything else I said, though.

Unrelated: First post! Yay... Okay, first of all, not one of us has ever owned a game. You only own it if you made it. What the consumer's actually buying is a license to play a copy of the game and a copy of the required media (be it physical or digital) which allows the consumer to play...