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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Rictor on August 28, 2003, 07:18:56 pm

Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: Rictor on August 28, 2003, 07:18:56 pm: Well, after Fileplanet announced that the Call of Duty demo will only be available to subscribers, I guess some of the major websites decided they have had enough. So, they're not going to host the demo even when the non-exclusive one comes out. These websites include the biggest download portals on the web, so this is sure to have an effect. It includes: 3DGamers, Filefront, Fileshack, 3D Downloads, Bluesnews, Worthplaying, FileHell etc.

check out the whole thing here: http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=43882&boardid=1&id=&view=flatnew&start=0

All I can say is, Bravo :) :)
Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: Hippo on August 28, 2003, 08:29:28 pm: No one is going to pay for a demo...:doubt:
Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: Rictor on August 28, 2003, 08:49:56 pm: Fileplanet statistics say otherwise. They have a lot of people who are subsribers, simply so they can get the exclusives.
Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: phreak on August 28, 2003, 09:28:33 pm: about time
Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: Pera on August 29, 2003, 01:24:32 am: Activision:

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The recent reaction to the upcoming Call of Duty demo has caught us here at Activision by surprise. We're appreciative and excited about the high level of enthusiasm the game has received throughout the gaming community. Due to the tremendous demand for the demo – we are answering the call by not only making the demo freely available to all gamers at the same time, but early – This Friday Night - just in time for the long weekend.

Gamespy has been a great partner - working with us so that we can make our fans happy and give them a taste of a game they're clearly excited about. The demo will be available across the net on fan and gaming coverage sites, including GameSpy's FilePlanet.

We think you'll love Call of Duty, and we can't wait for you to play the demo. Look for it Friday night

From http://www.bluesnews.com

Well, looks like it really was a good idea :)
Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: Gloriano on August 29, 2003, 01:37:51 am: i must download that demo
Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: Nico on August 29, 2003, 02:07:40 am: call of duty?
I think i'm completly out of the race, these days :doubt:
lotsa new games, musics etc that seems popular, and I don't even know about.
Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: Slasher on August 29, 2003, 02:16:22 am: Call of Duty is another WWII shooter in the same vein as Medal of Honor: Allied Assault.
Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: Crazy_Ivan80 on August 29, 2003, 05:19:22 am: but with russians, as well as english and americans
Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: Admiral LSD on August 29, 2003, 07:03:13 am: Quote
Originally posted by Slasher
Call of Duty is another WWII shooter...

...and that's enought to make me stop caring completely.
Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: Havock on August 31, 2003, 04:36:17 am: I don't reallt like fileplanet, long waiting times, often relatively slow connections...

I prefer sites were I can use my download accelerator :)
Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: Ryx on August 31, 2003, 06:42:23 am: I will probably get this game. :)
Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: diamondgeezer on August 31, 2003, 07:09:47 am: Quote
Originally posted by Havock
I prefer sites were I can use my download accelerator :)

You using DAP? At Fileplanet just wait till you get the actual link, and it works fine (even the resume feature)
Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: Havock on August 31, 2003, 09:22:32 am: dap really helps :)

really fast.

i hate non-accelerated 200 meg+ downloads.

and the queue @ filpelanet is usually "long".
Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: Rictor on August 31, 2003, 10:59:31 am: If you're looking to download the demo, there are much better places than Fileplanet.

I always use Worthplaying if possilble, since I consistently get over 150 kb/s. Then there's Filefront, Filerush, 3DGamers and many more.
Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on August 31, 2003, 11:07:06 am: Um. I got it off FP, no problems.

And from what I've played, it's not "just another WWII shooter". It's bloody good. Dark, atmospheric, very tactical, with ducking and leaning around ruined buildings and whatnot. Very intelligent AI from what I've seen. I honestly can't fault it.:yes:

Hell, I'm gonna play it again
Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: Rictor on August 31, 2003, 11:33:17 am: I liked it, though it did seem to be more of the same. I played the MOHAA demo, and this didn't seem drastically different. I liked the way you have a squad around you, and they're constantly moving and changing positions depening on th situation. It did actually feel much like a WW2 movie, the way you make your way through town, and you and your squadmates are constantly ducking behind cover and such.

I played it several times through, and I'de recommend it to any FPS fan..
Title: Screw exlusive demos
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on August 31, 2003, 11:38:07 am: have you been mortared yet? You get blown across the field, and concussed. Great-ness