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ipitydatfu
12/14/09

In reply to Fingers-On Impressions Of R.U.S.E., A Real-Time Strategy Game Playable By Touch
do new touchscreen computers build up fingerprints? i hate dirty screens, and the thought of the screen being dirty after a few minutes of touching.... eewww
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Reetesh
12/16/09

@ipitydatfu: I use a HP Tx2z Multi-touch tablet. You only notice that it has smudges when its not displaying anything and observe it at an angle.

While actually using it, always feels clear and nice.
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deanbmmv
12/14/09

In reply to Fingers-On Impressions Of R.U.S.E., A Real-Time Strategy Game Playable By Touch
I got into the beta and had a little play time with it ( hit me up on steam if you wanna play, I'm a bit of a newb at the moment so preferably not someone whos ploughed hours into this)

And my main remark, one missing from your article would be;
"Now imagine playing with this touch control scheme, on a mouse n keyboard"

Right click is useless, its the crap dragging to the right of the screen to move camera rather than click n grab terrain.
And the camera panning. my god, I need to make sure theres not an option im missing in the settings, you set your camera angle, then when you move it puts the camera angle at default each and every time. and its a retarded angle, woo its great for looking all over the map and an oblique angle, but its an ass for using your buildings n units usefully.

When I've manged to hit up a long n proper match I'll get back to you on gamepaly, balance etc, but what little I've been able to spend on it hasn't left a good impression.
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Stephen Totilo
12/14/09

@deanbmmv: Good but worrisome notes. Thanks for sharing.
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TheOmnitron
12/14/09

@deanbmmv: Im in the Beta too, its alright, but I dont think I'll be picking it up once it goes live. Everytime I play I think 'I'd rather be playing World in Conflict'. Personally I dont know what Ubisoft is going to do with RUSE. They picked up World in Conflict dev Massive Entertainment, they also have the Endwar franchise.

Thats three RTS titles that are very similar to eachother. Obviously, Ubisoft plans to be major contenders in the RTS scene, but how theyre going to make the three different franchises individually successful is beyond me. It would make more sense for them to start combining the studios to concentrate on one epic RTS franchise.

But, as I said, I won't be getting RUSE, not when Ive dominated World in Conflict enough to know its a superior game. However, I did like RUSE better than Company of Heroes (but Im sure Im the only one...)
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deanbmmv
12/14/09

@Stephen Totilo: I'm mostly wanting some folks to play with, the pain of closed betas is finding someone you know with the same beta is like a needle in a haystack.
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deanbmmv
12/14/09

@TheOmnitron: Only played a bit of Company of Heroes but it looks like a pretty nice game. tbh I've kinda been out of RTS for a while, hence the newb comment. So not played World in Conflict. And Endwar was a console game yeah? the one that a parrot could play?

looking forward to next year, both SCII's could be good though starcraft might be antiquated/archaic.(it'll still sell a crap ton though) and Supcom I'mmostly looking forward to cos I' got some buddies lined up to play with. I liked its camera controls too, dual screen gaming set the bar a tad too high :D
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TheOmnitron
12/14/09

@deanbmmv: I found the only way to find people is through the Group Chat on Steam, you can usually find a user on there pretty quick.

Also, you can friend me: bbx_justin and/or elpimpin... depending on the account im using.
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deanbmmv
12/14/09

@TheOmnitron: I shall look later, Steams being an ass right now.
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Pessimippopotamus
12/14/09

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If they can get proper touchscreen technology to the market, I want Lionhead to remake Black and White! I love the gesture system so much.
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jandlecack
11/30/09

In reply to R.U.S.E. Beta Keys Deployed To V.I.P.s
I'm in it. It's pretty damn good for what it offers so far. However I can't imagine playing this with a gamepad and don't really want to.
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Polterg3ist plays bass in a band
11/30/09

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I really want to like this game. I really do.

If it's done right, it could be a cross of Hearts of Iron with Company of Heroes.

Please be good. Please be good.
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agentgray
11/18/09

In reply to Testing Ubisoft's "Frequent Flyer" Rewards Program With Assassin's Creed II
I saw this last night and thought, "Awesome! Achievements that actually reward you with stuff."
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kakarotthemonkey
11/17/09

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I can't say that I like something like this. Signing up to Konami's website to even play MGS4's multiplayer was a huge deterrence for me and why I barely tried it. I feel like this will be the same thing. #ubisoft
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Flesseck
11/17/09

@kakarotthemonkey: No idea how Konami's website was, but this was too easy to signup. It takes barely 5 minutes, and you're good to go. #ubisoft
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Hartia
11/17/09

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dang so if i get every game on every system thats a lot of points....o.O #ubisoft
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heretrix
11/18/09

@Hartia: See? It's working.
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Defeater
11/17/09

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Jeeze. Can't I just play a game anymore. Shit. #ubisoft
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heretrix
11/18/09

@Defeater: What's stopping you? I didn't know they forced you to do any of this.
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Defeater
11/18/09

@heretrix: It'd be nice to open up all the stuff in the game without joining some website or twitter tie-in, or system to show off my accomplishments or whatever EA/Bioware/Ubisoft is pushing nowadays. Just wanna play the game.
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heretrix
11/18/09

@Defeater: It isn't like you have to do it every time you play the game. You can probably beat the game without using it then sign into it later to get the stuff..If you already have a Ubi account you probably will have to do even less. I'm finding it hard to see a problem here.
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CustomFirmware
11/17/09

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So these are rewards for achievements? #ubisoft
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KylenX
11/17/09

@CustomFirmware: Only for Ubisoft games, yes. And it's multiplatform as well. Seeing as how I've already unlocked 2 of the 4 on Assassin's Creed 2. #ubisoft
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CustomFirmware
11/17/09

@KylenX:

Makes sense. They should just tie it to the achievements/trophies. #ubisoft
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Sharkey1337
11/17/09

@CustomFirmware: They are tied to them, each of the 4 Uplay achievements are an xbox/ps3 achievement/trophy. #ubisoft
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CustomFirmware
11/18/09

@Sharkey1337:

I mean JUST tie them, like reward us without any need for Uplay.
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Sharkey1337
11/18/09

@CustomFirmware: OHHHHHH, yeah that'd be nice, then again I'm sure this is more beneficial for them as it gets you looking at all the other games that'll have Uplay rewards.
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Mit
11/17/09

In reply to Testing Ubisoft's "Frequent Flyer" Rewards Program With Assassin's Creed II
Seems like a rather unnecessary hurdle that could be completely avoided by integrating the features into the game and sticking with normal achievements/trophies.

The only thing beneficial I see here, is that you can spend points earned in one game on things from another game as well.

Otherwise, they could've just done like Uncharted 2. Have a mirrored set of trophies and in-game accomplishments, so that you can pull data from the in-game accomplishments to give you money/extras/unlockables/etc. Then you don't require a registration process, and also don't require an internet connection.

I don't know, maybe they went this route so that it'd be easier to give out things like themes and DLC over the internet (even if a lot of it seems to be already on the game discs). The whole thing just seems a bit egotistical of Ubisoft, thinking that they're so large and important that they deserve some kind of service that only applies to their own games. Sounds to me like an unnecessary hassle. #ubisoft
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Orionsaint
11/17/09

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I got that email. I registered right away. Thankfully it's not a long registration form. #ubisoft
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DigitalHero
11/17/09

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Just picked up the game today and tried it a few minutes ago in the studio. I did see the UPLAY option but I don't know if I want to sign up, its another login and pw I need to remember. #ubisoft
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Sharkey1337
11/17/09

@DigitalHero: If you have an Ubisoft account it ties directly into it. #ubisoft
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DigitalHero
11/17/09

@Sharkey1337:
I may created one for FarCry 2. I will have to mess around with it this evening. #ubisoft
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Sharkey1337
11/17/09

@DigitalHero: Yeah, it seems that for most Ubisoft multiplayer games, you need to have an Ubisoft account to play. Really, the rewards you can get are definitely worth signing up for if you already aren't. #ubisoft
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Sharkey1337
11/17/09

In reply to Testing Ubisoft's "Frequent Flyer" Rewards Program With Assassin's Creed II
*POSSIBLE SPOILERS*

Holy crap, just looked at the rewards for ACII, and saw two biggies for me: Altair costume and Family Crypt level!
Woot, this is what achievement awards should be all about!!! #ubisoft
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Friedhamster
11/17/09

In reply to Testing Ubisoft's "Frequent Flyer" Rewards Program With Assassin's Creed II
I don't see how to link the PS3 profile to Uplay. Maybe I'm missing it. #ubisoft
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Stephen Totilo
11/17/09

@Friedhamster: Load the game. Look for a triangle-button prompt on the game's main menu screens (before you go into your save file) #ubisoft
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Friedhamster
11/17/09

@Stephen Totilo: Ah, it's in-game. Got it. I'm at work and was thinking I needed, on the Uplay site, to, somehow, link my PSN ID to Uplay. I guess that's all done in-game.

Maybe they should say that on Uplay, "Hey look for blah-dee-dah in the game." Or maybe I should be less dumb... #ubisoft
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