Dawn of war 2: Why I hate windows live
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What rules of beta? Only thing DoW 2 has to do with my hate towards Windows Live is it's rediculous country restrictions. Which can be avoided by creating a profile, then lying about your region.Eggo said:
Also, I can't simply understand - why DoW has Games for Windows if it already has a superior version of multiplayer support, Steam?
Hour wasted just to see there are no games currently hosted, nobody tring to join either.
I managed to get the whole thing installed, but only AFTER I uninstalled all previous versions of LIVE software and Microsoft .NET framework. Apparently Microsoft can't design software and programs that are compatible with each other... After the uninstallation, I just ran DoW2 and the game installed everything it needed itself. Moral of the story? Uninstall Microsoft programs to get things working! 
That being said, I'm pretty sure LIVE isn't supported in my country, but I also don't remember being particularly bothered by it. In fact, I must have missed the part of the registration where they ask about my location and left it on the default setting (UK I guess...) and my account works just fine, played a few matches with no problems at all.
That being said, I'm pretty sure LIVE isn't supported in my country, but I also don't remember being particularly bothered by it. In fact, I must have missed the part of the registration where they ask about my location and left it on the default setting (UK I guess...) and my account works just fine, played a few matches with no problems at all.
I didn't have to lie about my region. I didn't do a thing to my live account. I already had GFWL from Fallout 3 so my acheivements would be on my gamercard. I just downloaded the beta from steam and started playing.
I don't know why you folks who can't play are having trouble so I can't really help you, sorry.
I don't know why you folks who can't play are having trouble so I can't really help you, sorry.
if there's a beta available for DOW2, i'll probably lok into it.
but before i do, can someone give me some useful and correct facts about this GFWL? i've heard about it, mostly in connection with many colourful expletives which are probably best left un-uttered
but before i do, can someone give me some useful and correct facts about this GFWL? i've heard about it, mostly in connection with many colourful expletives which are probably best left un-uttered
If the game's available on any system other than Windows live, buy it on that.Khell_Sennet said:
the only reason i got DOW1 was when winter assault came out as i am an IG user (stayed with them in the following 2 expantions. unless an expantion comes out for 2 with IG in it i wont get it.
as for the live service, i got Fallout 3. and live wodn't let me play it. And i'm in the UK
as for the live service, i got Fallout 3. and live wodn't let me play it. And i'm in the UK
Ultimately, yes.Eggo said:
However my seemingly unjustified rage goes a little further than that. First the issue took me over an hour to fix, is it really that much of an issue to provide maybe a some form of tech support, relating to the terms online. I spent a lot of time digging through games for windows live tech support without any mention of xfire compadibility. I've still not read the part where it says xfire is a bad person (and I don't intend to comb through the whole thing now that I've solved my issue). Hell I would even go so far as to say that prehaps the issue (I doubt it is unintentional) related to xfire could get an error message that does not relate to the region of my xbox live account, the BETA is not, as far as anything I have agree'd to is concerned, with where I live.
There is no issue with the game itself (actually there were a few but they were irrelevant to the DRM with which the game is associated, and as it's a BETA I don't care, as I pointed out in the OP. Windows live however is not in BETA). The problem is largely to do with microsoft deciding to force their bullshit system on me at exclusion of all else, it will be a cold day in hell when I play steam games that don't allow me to run msn or xfire in the background.
Mainly though, I was venting my frustration at a BETA being made available to me that wouldn't work in my region. If there are region restrictions on the BETA, how about we display them before some poor bastard churns through over 2 gigabytes of data downloading the software from a trusted source (Steam, and yes they are obviously as much to blame).
I'm pissed at Games for Windows LIVE for a different reason. No matter what I do I can't get the Fallout 3 DLC, it doesn't register it exists. I've reinstalled GfWL, all kinds of other solutions, nothing. It's just a crappy service.
And Bethesda made it the ONLY WAY to get the thing for PC.
And Bethesda made it the ONLY WAY to get the thing for PC.
Uhm, Windows LIVE isn't the purchasing system (though it can also be that, I think), it's the game's matchmaking thingy. You can get the game through Steam, but you still need a Windows LIVE account to play (from what I understand, even offline).fix-the-spade said:
Woah, you are ignorant, aren't you.fix-the-spade said:
1. It doesn't require Vista, I can run it on my XP SP3. And probably SP2 too.
2. Yes, you need Live account.
3. No, it doesn't cost anything for PC players. You don't have to upgrade anything.
4. Agree.