Do not bother with the PC version of Hell's Highway, like the previous 2 it will be a console port.

Find out more here:

http://www.altplusf4.com/20080917883/PC-News/What-You-N...-Highway-for-PC.html

This is why PC gaming is diminishing, not because of piracy, but because of developers not giving a damn about the PC crowd and releasing terrible ports and getting off when it doesn't sell millions like the console versions.

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Well the reason devs dont care as much about PC is because of piracy since it is a huge hit to sales so why invest more money in the PC version of the game? Also that article is full of____ for a few reasons:

1. It lists the use of UE3 as a reason for the PC version being crap. It's the best goddamn engine there is in terms of optimization, network code, modability, and maybe only second to crytek in visuals.

2. GRAW isnt on unreal 3

3. Yes apparently every UE3 game is doomed to the same fate. Explain to me why that makes any sense.

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The game developers bring piracy among themselves. If the game has good enough multiplayer, the people will buy rather than copy. Also, they need to invest into a more secure registering system, that involves requiring to be online for registration like steam, which in most cases is pretty secure.

Like i am gonna care for a website that is called after a handling on the keyboard...

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Originally posted by Necramonium:
Like i am gonna care for a website that is called after a handling on the keyboard...

LOL... try doing it on your keyboard while doing important work.... its real fun

had me worried for a minute, i thought the pc version was going to be like the pc port of HULK or something.

all it complains about is the multiplayer aspect of the game. which i personally could care less if it even has. i want a kick a*s single player experience/story.

granted, i'm sure many others DO care.

And i believe the PC version is made separately,seeing the console version was already done and the pc version was delayed a week further.I only played the previous parts on the pc and they where brilliant!the ps2 version of the first one was even a port of the xbox that was what i heard terrible,and pc's where much more powerfull back than so they where ported from the pc to the consoles.

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Originally posted by Caveman9000:
Do not bother with the PC version of Hell's Highway, like the previous 2 it will be a console port.

Find out more here:

http://www.altplusf4.com/20080917883/PC-News/What-You-N...-Highway-for-PC.html

This is why PC gaming is diminishing, not because of piracy, but because of developers not giving a damn about the PC crowd and releasing terrible ports and getting off when it doesn't sell millions like the console versions.

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dont diss the pc version until you see it....people learn from mistakes you know so no asumption making plz

The pc version will have a lot better textures, or thats what ubi promised.

AND WHEN YOU START THE GAME, DO IT ON VETERAN FFS!!!!! DONT GO NOOBSTYLE (easy) its my experience that the AI will suck then..

Wait a second, is that stuff true in that article? No dedicated servers? LOL. Yeah uh, there goes my purchase of this game.. I only play multiplayer.

I have been saying this for months.
It's a ported game. Which extremely will limit the game for PC. Single player...sure it will probably be fine. Multiplayer....which gives the game longevity.....is going to suck. You can't port a PC game from a console made game. You can't. It won't be worth the box it came it. But I don't care anymore. I am not buying it period. I am buying COD:World at War. At least I know the mp will be decent.

I agree with infernoofdk. Start of veteran as it's the most realistic but ultra is just a pain if there is a mode that exist in biaHH.

Concerning the porting of this game on pc, don't forget games are produced on a pc so porting it depends on the developer.

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Concerning the porting of this game on pc, don't forget games are produced on a pc so porting it depends on the developer.

Games may be developed on a PC however a great deal of developers are using the Xbox as their primary development platform and porting (crossplatforming)it to the other game platforms.

It used to be that PC was the primary but this has changed and because it has we are seeing alot of PC games released with "dumbed down" controls and such because of the limitations of the console platform.

However you are partially right, how well a game transitions to another platform depends greatly on the developer.

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Originally posted by lancaster1977:
Concerning the porting of this game on pc, don't forget games are produced on a pc so porting it depends on the developer.

Games may be developed on a PC however a great deal of developers are using the Xbox as their primary development platform and porting (crossplatforming)it to the other game platforms.

It used to be that PC was the primary but this has changed and because it has we are seeing alot of PC games released with "dumbed down" controls and such because of the limitations of the console platform.

However you are partially right, how well a game transitions to another platform depends greatly on the developer.

Lets hope they get it right. I will purchase this game without a doubt but if multiplayer does'nt perform to my expectations then it's back on the EB used game shelves.

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Originally posted by lancaster1977:

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Originally posted by AnemicCrayon:

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Originally posted by lancaster1977:
Concerning the porting of this game on pc, don't forget games are produced on a pc so porting it depends on the developer.

Games may be developed on a PC however a great deal of developers are using the Xbox as their primary development platform and porting (crossplatforming)it to the other game platforms.

It used to be that PC was the primary but this has changed and because it has we are seeing alot of PC games released with "dumbed down" controls and such because of the limitations of the console platform.

However you are partially right, how well a game transitions to another platform depends greatly on the developer.

Lets hope they get it right. I will purchase this game without a doubt but if multiplayer does'nt perform to my expectations then it's back on the EB used game shelves.

My roomates son has the game and explained to me the the MP is a more tactical style MP experience. He also said it isn't the best MP he has ever experienced but it is worthy of playing.

I will take the time to watch him play and give as much info as I can about what it is like to help others make a more informed decision about a purchase.

Well after watching the actual MP in action I have to say that it is certainly interesting, it is squad based and the rounds are rather quick. The interface is pretty good for picking your character and choosing features for appearance.

The idea of the multiplayer is rather simple, the axis team has 2 flags that they must defend while the allies must over run these points to gain ground and either elimination of a team or time running out with the axis controlling or not both their flags will determine the victor. This is a rather tactical game, running & gunning seems to get you killed pretty quick.

There are some downfalls IMHO, one is the fact that there are no respawns so if you die in a round you are out until the next round. I will say that one of the biggest downfalls for BIAHH as far as MP is that lack of diversity, there simply aren't near enough options, e.g. gametypes, for the MP to be long lasting or popular for that matter.

My final verdict is that if you are looking for a great single player experience, which is what this game focuses on, then this is the game for you. However if you are purchasing games strictly for the MP then you might want to wait, personally I can only see this game, MP wise, being very short in the tooth. This is very sad really, with the long periods inbetween development cycles, the lack of a diverse MP is really quite puzzling and will ultimately kill this game.

Thanks for the insight time taken to give an idea of what to expect. I for one now am not expecting a great experience online. Thus I won't be disapointed if multiplayer is crap.

AnemicCrayon
"I will say that one of the biggest downfalls for BIAHH as far as MP is that lack of diversity, there simply aren't near enough options, e.g. gametypes, for the MP to be long lasting or popular for that matter."

I have faith that the developers will design a patch that gives more options but that all depends on how many people play online. Your right about the long period of development and not supplying customers with a solid single/multi tactical experience. It's disgraceful in my opinion. How many people have they got working on this game, 2?

I just hope to god that what happened to Battlefront 2 when there were not many gamers online because of a lack of decent servers does'nt happen to BIAHH.

Bad console port? I 100% disagree. If you want to see a bad console port, then try the menu of Burnoutparadise or the controls of Assassin's Creed...sigh

Well... As some people allready said. Piracy IS the reason why devs dont bother with PC games anymore.

As for BIAHH beeing a bad console port. That I'd have to agree with. Its not actually a terribly bad game but whats mostly bugging me is I feel completely cheated. Thats because when game features were announced before game was released they stated things like "go prone","wide open level design" and etc. etc. Only the original Call of Duty was as linear in terms of level desing as BIAHH. And obviously there was no prone. Plus I think it still says so in ubi website. Which means they were and still are lieing to us about the gamefeatures.

I was so exited about this game when I rushed to the gamestore and bought it and boy what a disappointment. I never even bothered to finish the game. What this tought me about Ubisoft is that I will never again buy anything from them until I have tried a demo and see for myself what the game is like.

Seems many people would agree with me too... Just look at this forum. Days go by without anyone posting. Compared to most games forums...this forum is dead and so is my interest to the mighty BIA series