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 Posted: Thu, 8th Dec 2005 17:10 Post subject: Starforce contest |
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Dec 2005 18:10 Post subject: |
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this is really sad dear mr starforce, joking on customer's problems. do u really think anyone would waste 2 days and destroy another computer only to show u this ridiculous thing and earn $1000?
this is one of the lamest thing ever and if i was a starforce dev i would just be ashamed to be part of such an idiotic marketin plan.
you should concentrate on something more usefull to you, everyone is playing starforce protected games without buying them, why don't u do something about this.
off topic... go and see worldwide pc games charts the last months, is really hard to find a starforce game selling well... go try it yourself.
two options here: no decent publisher would like to use such a intrusive protection, or customers dediced not to buy games protected with such a intrusive protection. u chose
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Dec 2005 18:22 Post subject: |
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to make this game easier i took the u.s. pc games selling charts from may 05, but i'm looking for more and i'll post here soon
the first who finds a starforce protected games wins... a big applause!
The NPD Group has released the list of the top 20 best selling PC games in the US for the month of May 2005:
1. Guild Wars - NCsoft
2. World Of Warcraft - VU Games
3. The Sims 2 University - Electronic Arts
4. Empire Earth 2 - VU Games
5. The Sims 2 - Electronic Arts
6. Stronghold 2 - 2K Games
7. Half-Life 2 - VU Games
8. The Sims Deluxe - Electronic Arts
9. Seaworld Adventure Parks Tycoon - Activision
10. Lego Star Wars - Eidos
11. Lemony Snicket: Series Of Unfortunate Events - Activision
12. DOOM 3 - Activision
13. Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords - LucasArts
14. Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic - LucasArts
15. Halo: Combat Evolved - Microsoft
16. Dungeon Lords - DreamCatcher Interactive
17. Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 - Atari
18. DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil - Activision
19. MS Flight Simulator 2004: Century Of Flight - Microsoft
20. Hot Wheels World Race—THQ
The NPD Group has released the list of the top 20 best selling PC games in the US for the month of June 2005:
# 1. Battlefield 2 (CD-ROM) - Electronic Arts
# 2. Battlefield 2 (DVD-ROM) - Electronic Arts
# 3. Guild Wars - NCsoft
# 4. World Of Warcraft - Vivendi Universal
# 5. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Rockstar Games/Take 2
# 6. The Sims 2 University - Electronic Arts
# 7. Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience - LucasArts
# 8. The Sims 2 - Electronic Arts
# 9. The Sims Deluxe - Electronic Arts
# 10. Half-Life 2 - Vivendi Universal
# 11. Lego Star Wars - Eidos
# 12. Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 - Atari
# 13. MS Zoo Tycoon 2 - Microsoft
# 14. Doom 3 - Activision
# 15. Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic - LucasArts
# 16. Stronghold 2 - 2K Games/Take 2
# 17. Empire Earth 2 - Vivendi Universal
# 18. Halo: Combat Evolved - Microsoft
# 19. The Sims: Unleashed - Electronic Arts
# 20. Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords - LucasArts
The NPD Group has released the list of the top 20 best selling PC games for the month of July 2005:
# 1. Battlefield 2 (CD) - Electronic Arts
# 2. World of Warcraft - Blizzard
# 3. Guild Wars - NCsoft
# 4. The Sims 2 University - Electronic Arts
# 5. The Sims 2 - Electronic Arts
# 6. The Sims Deluxe - Electronic Arts
# 7. Half-Life 2 - Vivendi Universal
# 8. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 - Atari
# 9. Battlefield 2 (DVD) - Electronic Arts
# 10. The Sims: Unleashed - Electronic Arts
# 11. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked - Atari
# 12. Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience - LucasArts
# 13. Zoo Tycoon 2 - Microsoft
# 14. The Sims: Superstar - Electronic Arts
# 15. Star Wars: Battlefront - LucasArts
# 16. LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game - Eidos
# 17. Warcraft III Battle Chest - Vivendi Universal
# 18. The Sims: Makin' Magic - Electronic Arts
# 19. Halo: Combat Evolved - Microsoft
# 20. Sim City 4 Deluxe - Electronic Arts
The NPD Group has released the list of the top 20 best selling PC games in the US for the month of August 2005:
# 1. Battlefield 2 - Electronic Arts
# 2. World Of Warcraft- -VU Games
# 3. Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 - Atari
# 4. Dungeon Siege 2 - Microsoft
# 5. Lego Star Wars - Eidos
# 6. The Sims 2 - Electronic Arts
# 7. The Sims 2 University - Electronic Arts
# 8. The Sims Deluxe - Electronic Arts
# 9. Half-Life 2 - VU Games
# 10 .The Sims: Unleashed - Electronic Arts
# 11. Madden NFL 2006 - Electronic Arts
# 12. MS Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection - Microsoft
# 13. Mall Of America Tycoon - Activision
# 14. Warcraft III Battle Chest - VU Games
# 15. Star Wars Battlefront - LucasArts
# 16. MS Zoo Tycoon 2 - Microsoft
# 17. Halo: Combat Evolved - Microsoft
# 18. Doom 3 - Activision
# 19. The Sims: Superstar Expansion Pack - Electronic Arts
# 20. Seaworld Adventure Parks Tycoon 2 - Activision
The NPD Group has released the list of the top 20 best selling PC games in the US for the month of September 2005:
# 1. The Sims 2 Nightlife - Electronic Arts
# 2. World Of Warcraft - VU Games
# 3. Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 - Atari
# 4. Battlefield 2 - Electronic Arts
# 5. Guild Wars - NCsoft
# 6. Dungeon Siege 2 - Microsoft
# 7. The Sims Deluxe - Electronic Arts
# 8. The Sims 2 - Electronic Arts
# 9. EverQuest: Depths Of Darkhollow - SOE
# 10. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War Winter Assault - THQ
# 11. EverQuest II: Desert Of Flames - SOE
# 12. The Sims 2 University - Electronic Arts
# 13. Mall Of America Tycoon - Activision
# 14. Fable: The Lost Chapters - Microsoft
# 15. Half-Life 2 - VU Games
# 16. Madden NFL 2006 - Electronic Arts
# 17. MS Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection - Microsoft
# 18. Seaworld Adventure Parks Tycoon 2 - Activision
# 19. Sim City 4 Deluxe - Electronic Arts
# 20. Warcraft III Battle Chest - VU Games
The NPD Group has released the list of the top 20 best selling PC games in the US for the month of October 2005:
# 1. Age Of Empires III - Microsoft
# 2. The Sims 2 Nightlife - Electronic Arts
# 3. Civilization IV - 2K Games
# 4. Black & White 2 - Electronic Arts
# 5. Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 - Atari
# 6. World Of Warcraft - VU Games
# 7. Call Of Duty 2 - Activision
# 8. Quake 4 - Activision
# 9. F.E.A.R. - VU Games
# 10. F.E.A.R. Director's Edition - VU Games
# 11. Battlefield 2 - Electronic Arts
# 12. The Sims 2 - Electronic Arts
# 13. City Of Villians - NCSoft
# 14. Quake 4 Special Edition - Activision
# 15. DOOM 3 - Activision
# 16. Civilization IV Special Edition - 2K Games
# 17. Rome: Total War Barbarian Invasion - Sega
# 18. The Sims Deluxe - Electronic Arts
# 19. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War Winter Assault - THQ
# 20. Guild Wars - NCSoft
The NPD Group has released their latest list of the top 10 best selling PC games in the US, this time for the week ending Nov. 5:
# 1. Star Wars Battlefront II - LucasArts
# 2. Civilization IV - 2K Games
# 3. Age Of Empires III - Microsoft
# 4. Call Of Duty 2 - Activision
# 5. City Of Villains - NCsoft
# 6. The Sims 2 Nightlife - Electronic Arts
# 7. The Sims 2 - Electronic Arts
# 8. World Of Warcraft - VU Games
# 9. Civilization IV Special Edition - 2K Games
# 10. Call Of Duty 2 Collectors Edition - Activision
The NPD Group has release the latest list of the top 10 best selling PC games in the US, this time for the week ending Nov. 12:
# 1. Age Of Empires III - Microsoft
# 2. Civilization IV - 2K Games
# 3. Call Of Duty 2 - Activision
# 4. Star Wars Battlefront II - LucasArts
# 5. The Sims 2 Nightlife - Electronic Arts
# 6. The Sims 2 - Electronic Arts
# 7. World Of Warcraft - VU Games
# 8. City Of Villains - NCsoft
# 9. Battlefield 2 - Electronic Arts
# 10. The Movies - Activision
The NPD Group has released the latest list of the top 10 best selling PC games in the US, this time for the week ending Nov. 19:
# 1. Age Of Empires III - Microsoft
# 2. Civilization IV - 2K Games
# 3. Call Of Duty 2 - Activision
# 4. Star Wars Battlefront II - LucasArts
# 5. World Of Warcraft - VU Games
# 6. The Sims 2 Nightlife - Electronic Arts
# 7. The Sims 2 - Electronic Arts
# 8. Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire - Electronic Arts
# 9. The Movies - Activision
# 10. Battlefield 2 - Electronic Arts
The NPD Group has released the latest list of the top 10 best selling PC games in the US, this time for the week ending Nov. 26:
# 1. Call Of Duty 2 - Activision
# 2. World Of Warcraft - VU Games
# 3. Battlefield 2 Special Forces - Electronic Arts
# 4. The Sims 2 Holiday Edition - Electronic Arts
# 5. The Sims 2 Nightlife - Electronic Arts
# 6. Age of Empires III - Microsoft
# 7. Civilization IV - 2K Games
# 8. Quake 4 - Activision
# 9. The Sims Complete Collection - Electronic Arts
# 10. The Sims 2 - Electronic Arts
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Dec 2005 18:25 Post subject: |
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i like this game, i'll look for more
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Dec 2005 18:31 Post subject: |
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amazing, back in april 2005 i found the first starforce title in the u.s. top 20 chart... is splinter cell chaos theory, #10!!! good job starforce your last game in the u.s. top 20 chart is located back in april... really good job!!!!
1 Guild Wars - NCsoft
2 World of Warcraft - Vivendi Universal
3 The Sims 2: University - Electronic Arts
4 Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil - Activision
5 The Sims 2 - Electronic Arts
6 Stronghold 2 - 2K Games
7 Half-Life 2 - Vivendi Universal
8 Seaworld Adventure Parks Tycoon - Activision
9 The Sims Deluxe - Electronic Arts
10 TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: CHAOS THEORY - Ubisoft !!!!!!!!
11 SWAT 4 - Vivendi Universal
12 Doom 3 - Activision
13 Halo: Combat Evolved - Microsoft
14 Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events - Activision
15 Empire Earth 2 - Vivendi Universal
16 Guild Wars Collector's Ed - NCsoft
17 Brothers In Arms: Road To Hill 30 - Ubisoft
18 Lego Star Wars - Eidos
19 Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 - Atari
20 Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords - LucasArts
Last edited by Selt on Thu, 8th Dec 2005 18:36; edited 2 times in total
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Dec 2005 22:19 Post subject: |
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Thanks Selt CQFD
The best way of selling a game is to make a good game. (not a protection)
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Seron
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Dec 2005 23:07 Post subject: |
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I dont really think people care about what kinda protection a game has if they're gonna buy it...from what i've seen on this board, everyone that buys a starforce protected game such as ChaosThoery tent to boastoff real bad about it.
and is it true that people have actually gotten their hardware broken because of SF?..if find that hard to believe.
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Dec 2005 23:31 Post subject: |
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if i can prove that their shit software destroyed my computer, i'm gonna get much more than $1000 from their asses.
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Seron
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Dec 2005 23:32 Post subject: |
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| negativeone wrote: | | if i can prove that their shit software destroyed my computer, i'm gonna get much more than $1000 from their asses. |
why's that
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| Posted: Thu, 8th Dec 2005 23:54 Post subject: |
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| Seron wrote: | | negativeone wrote: | | if i can prove that their shit software destroyed my computer, i'm gonna get much more than $1000 from their asses. |
why's that |
ever heard of class actions?
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Dec 2005 00:07 Post subject: |
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exactly, i don't know what they are playing at... if you ask me this just means that they ARE aware of a bug that screws up computers and are trying to cover their asses. not everyone is smart enough to know that they can sue in such situations and people might settle for the $1000.
now i'm sorry for the shameless plug here, but take a look: http://www.glop.org/starforce/
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Dec 2005 00:16 Post subject: |
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people already boycotting starforce games.
look at u.s. charts i posted...
during those months many big starorce games were released:
brothers in arms earned in blood.
blitzkrieg 2
codenema panzers 2
trackmana sunrise (which is fucking good btw)
king kong
silent hunter 3
splinter cell 3
x3 reunion
ufo aftershock
and so on...
where are they in the charts?
guess the boicotting thing is more spread then u may expect
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Dec 2005 00:40 Post subject: |
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Selt: Trackmania Sunrise is not so good, 1 month later it was released Need for Speed Most Wanted, that was good!.
the best starforce game of your list is X3 Reunion, that one is just awesome 
one doens't need to fly to Russia, one can just go by car or train 
He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither
- Benjamin Franklin - 1759
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Dec 2005 01:54 Post subject: |
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those games could have not done well because they simply are not so great...
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Dec 2005 02:01 Post subject: |
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who whana play HACK THAT PAGE 
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Dec 2005 23:41 Post subject: |
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| Selt wrote: | people already boycotting starforce games.
look at u.s. charts i posted...
during those months many big starorce games were released:
brothers in arms earned in blood.
blitzkrieg 2
codenema panzers 2
trackmana sunrise (which is fucking good btw)
king kong
silent hunter 3
splinter cell 3
x3 reunion
ufo aftershock
and so on...
where are they in the charts?
guess the boicotting thing is more spread then u may expect |
well offcourse!! my friend keeps buying games,and some of them are SF protected..and 99% of them have problems!
My System:
CPU : AMD "Barton" 2500+.
Memory : 768MB DDR PC2100.
GFX : Nvidia 6600GT DDR3 128MB , AGPx8
M\B: Gigabyte GA-7VT600P-RZ MotherBoard
Sound: AC97 Realteck 5.1 ALC655 - Audio.
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| Posted: Sun, 11th Dec 2005 00:35 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | The best way of selling a game is to make a good game. |
That explains why DeerHunter was one of the best selling games of all time, and System Shock was one of the worst selling games of all time. |
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| Posted: Sun, 11th Dec 2005 13:45 Post subject: |
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iam gonna step in their office carrying a bomb.... lets see whos pc survive fucking starforce nerds
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| Posted: Sun, 11th Dec 2005 15:22 Post subject: |
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Its funny to see even silly games using starforce as their protection.
1 and 2 are still amazing.
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| Posted: Mon, 12th Dec 2005 10:52 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Oh yes... I understand now...You need to do a bad game to be certain to sell it |
more like 15% design, 40% luck, 45% marketing.
Thus companies have better chance at selling lots of games by invest money into marketing department, rather than the game design team.
So best strategy is make a mediocre game, and spend tons of money on marketing. |
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| Posted: Mon, 12th Dec 2005 13:07 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | So best strategy is make a mediocre game, and spend tons of money on marketing. |
Short term view!!!
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