Why don't you do us a favor and stop posting this crap multiple times a
day? You made
your point on the first couple posts. Now you are just proving that your
opinion isn't
worth the effort.
Bob W.
"satan" <satan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>
> First and foremost as a general rule before buying
> a game you should look on the package to see if it
> uses GameSpy and if that is the case drop it like a hot potato,
> because you are asking for trouble.
>
> Look you do not have to take my word for it,
> just look how GameSpy handles security issues when
> it is notified about it, follow the links and
> take some time to read them, and if you are
>
> concerned about your computer security stay away
> from the games that are using GameSpy.
>
> http://aluigi.altervista.org/misc/75395-1.pdf
> http://aluigi.altervista.org/papers/castleoflies.txt
>
> With respect to your individual privacy, again,
> you should ask GameSpy to see if their product is
> in compliance with European Union Privacy legislation,
> no prizes given for your guess.
> Simple question for the managers from GameSpy:
>
> Does your product comply with the existing European Union
> privacy legislation and for that matter where I live, Australia?
>
> Why not?
>
> And who is to blame for it, Electronic Arts for distributing
> a product which does not comply with the law of the land.
> I am looking forward to the answer from the
> Office of the Attorney General.
>
> Now, with respect Electronic Arts, the only product that I own
> is C&C Generals and C&C Generals Zero Hour and they suck big time.
>
> Look, in solo play, I have to admit it, the game plays
> quite well, reasonable AI, however the gameplay user
> interface is a rip-off from World War 3 Black Gold,
> where is the compliance with U.S. Copyrights in that.
>
> If you consider playing the game online, forget it,
> I have ADSL 512K, and there are times when the game speed
> drops to less than 1 (one) frame per second, and Electronic Arts
> tries to blame the ISPs of the individuals, ha, do it again
> Electronic Art because I can see class legal action.
>
> What you should look for before deciding to buy an Electronic Arts
product,
> is user interface, the metric of this is quite simple,
> if you have to go through more than two screens in order to play
> any feature of the game, then, forget it, they are using splash screens
> in order to hide the poor performance of the game.
>
> Before you buy, try to get the trial version of the game,
> if you are happy with it by all means go and throw your money
> away, however, make sure that the trial version sup****ts online gaming,
> because if it doesn't, it is most likely that the online feature of
> the game is crap as it is the case with C&C Generals and C&C Generals
Zero
> Hour.
> Check to see if after you quit the game it leaves any garbage
> in the memory, because if it does it is most likely that
> it will affect the overall performance of your computer
> until you restart your computer.
>
> On the other hand if are a owner of the crap, you have all my sympathy.
>
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