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Re: WFB NEWS: Bloodbowl for PC Ships

Froglok — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:38:50 -0000

Cyanide said the serial will not work with steam. If steam didnt get any money from your purchase they are not going to let you download it for free, So back up your download file on CD

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scadugenga — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:27:30 -0000

Either that or you didn't have your firewall/anti-virus disabled for the download. I got the dl to work just fine.

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RAD — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:21:29 -0000

Downloaded it all yesterday the 4 file at once and had no problem... maybe the mirror is broken you should contact the site...

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John Doe — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:09:13 -0000

As much as I've been waiting for this game, I must give it a pass since it uses SecuROM for DRM. If the Steam version doesn't contain SecuROM, I might get that one. Otherwise, I refuse to support them.

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Pukeface — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:38:29 -0000

The link goes dead after 24 days. Thats sucks, but at least we can add the serial to steam in september, which takes care of that (unless you really hate steam).

Btw, i also bought the game and love it. Shame they didn't do all the races, but they claim to be adding more stuff as downloadable content, starting with adding Undead and Dark Elves.

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Death Hawk — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:47:22 -0000

Now a little over 2 hours into this mess and still haven't been able to download the first BIN file, let alone all three. I've had to stop and restart the download at least 50 times and the farthest I've managed to get is 200MB.

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BuFFo — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:40:02 -0000

Thank you for that :)

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Froglok — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:31:03 -0000

I bought it, if you like the board game you should like this. There are 2 modes classic mode, useing LRB 5.0 rules. and Blitz mode, that can be played in RTS or TB and has add rules. The Online is good you can Start your own league online and play with friends all over the world. The public league kind of sucks because there is no Matching system, you have to sit in the chat room asking people if they want to play. "Orc Team 1050 Lookin for a Game", heh

Pros:If you are a big fan of blood bowl buy it cause it is very true to the board game.
Cons:, The DRM realy sucks, and you only have 24 days to download it then the link goes dead. Limited activations. Over priced for what seems like a simple game.

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Sathos — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:53:52 -0000

Parts of modern DRM will be questioned in UK/EU courts soon as they breach UK/EU laws under ownership terms.

Apparently the concerned law states that once you buy the "product" it is yours to do with as you please including resale/trade with its original licence code and that you may make a solo backup copy.

Various games at the moment (I believe Fear 2 is one) have a 1 use licence code which prevents "trade-ins" or handing the game over to a friend or similar.

Not sure if any of this affects the US though as I dont know your regs on the subject.

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SinSynn — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:20:41 -0000

not a good sign....

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Maine — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:06:32 -0000

There is a real time mode, it's pretty fun too. It's like a cross between Blood Bowl and the classic Pigskin 621 AD arcade game. It is much faster (about 10 minutes for a game), plays differently enough but is still somewhat Blood Bowl in feel.

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JPMcMillen — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:44:27 -0000

That depends on which version of the rules you use. Most people I know use the last commercial version of the game where there weren't so many ways to get a turnover during your turn. That way it made strategy more important than hoping you don't blow a block at the beginning of your turn.

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Death Hawk — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:28:16 -0000

Well, I made the purchase but I am having a devil of a time downloading it. It links to a site in France that initially downloads pretty quick, but 5 minutes into it, comes to a screeching halt. After an hour of not being able to download the first BIN file (size 547MB) I'm serously considering cancelling the order.

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Skragger — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:59:14 -0000

I'm worried about the in-store release myself. I called my local vidji-games store today (an electronic boutique) and they didn't even have the game's existence in their databases...

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Skragger — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:57:26 -0000

Look up the trailer on Youtube.. there's an extended one with gameplay footage. I played the beta and its very very impressive looking. yes it's not high-def total blow your mind top-o-the-line graphics, but thats not whats important in a game anyhow!

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Mike X (Official) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:38:55 -0000

I boycott all DRM games, whether it's Steam or another company.

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Kilcin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:28:14 -0000

Oh god, it soooo hard to click media then videos to see the videos. So much digging my nails hurt...Here's the link for it; http://www.bloodbowl-game.c...

The teaser video, which has been out for ages, has the action you want. After the beginning with the wood elves vs orcs, you get treated to watching in-game action. Here's the teaser trailer plus customizing your team. http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Currently you don't need Steam to download the game. I would imagine that Dark Elves and the Undead will be in the first expansion, if there is one. The reason I believe this is because they have skins for both amongst their files.

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Anon — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:19:09 -0000

Word. Don't accept Steam's limitations and don't even listen to its justifications.

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Mike X (Official) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:21:29 -0000

This is true, but it's just upsetting that they require you to install third-party spyware in the first place.

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Blaznazn — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:13:07 -0000

True, but computers/laptops are getting enough ram and HD space that I honestly don't see this as a problem. I mean, you can get a 1TB HD for $100 and 4GB of RAM for $50.

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Mike X (Official) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:06:52 -0000

I dislike DRM in general, and although Steam isn't directly obtrusive, it still uses RAM and hard drive space.

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BuFFo — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:10:44 -0000

"The website stuff shows both cinematics, as well as actual gameplay. They're hard to tell apart, actually... The game looks great, and it is very fun to play"

Could you please link me to the actual game play? The only videos I can see are the crappy ones with cheerleaders for 3 minutes and scripted action. I don't see any turn based game play at all.

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BuFFo — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:06:44 -0000

You see? This is EXACTLY what I am talking about.

Some of the people on here foaming at the mouth "grrr arg I gotta has this!" just see the premade scripted videos and assume the game is going to be some action game, but will buy the game and go 'wtf is this? this is a strategy game!?!?"

I know about Blood Bowl, and even I didn't know it was going to be a turn based game. Its called sly marketing, and everyone does it.

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Blaznazn — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:08:14 -0000

But I really don't mind steam DRM because it's unobtrusive, and I've never had it interfere with my play. It's that type of DRM that actually works, but you never see, that is the successful kind.

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steesefactor — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:28:26 -0000

Unfortunately, the gameplay isn't going to look very exciting. It's a faithful recreation of the boardgame, so it's a bunch of guys standing around on grid.

When this game was originally announced, I figured it'd be an xbox arcade release, as it's a pretty niche game.

Also, there's a fairly steep learning curve if you aren't familiar with board game rules, which may put off a lot of new players.

This seems like a better fit for the DS and PSP, and I believe those versions will come out in September as well.