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| An Interesting E-mail I just recieved from EA [message #124875] |
Tue, 07 December 2004 06:09   |
genetix
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Registered: July 2003
Location: Saskatchewan Canada
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I've never actually tried doing this but I'm fairly sure that in php you can send email messages to mass ammounts of people using any from name in the world...
Crimson and some of you other people that know php could probably expand on this but I think all you need is a while statement.
I would lmao if this was just someone faking it like that.
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| An Interesting E-mail I just recieved from EA [message #124891] |
Tue, 07 December 2004 07:20 |
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Location: Finland
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True. The fact that they're using an enhanced Sage engine might get people on their toes, but I really doubt that it's the game engine's fault that Generals turned out to be not so liked around here. It's just the way they made the game advance.. In my opinion, they really have to use videoclips between missions to explain the plot instead of just printing a text on the screen while reading it out loud. And FMV's are important too. It doesn't matter how long they are, as long as they're there, just like in previous C&C's.
Also, what is very important for myself, is to keep the game as C&C. Not just the plot, but the whole touch to the game. I've read some reviews that mock the newer C&C games because "It's just the same as the previous, but with better graphics and different units". Well that's exactly how I want it to be. All I personally want is different buildings and units, and enhanced graphics. Changing the C&C basics isn't necessary for me to like the game (For example the Construction Dozer), and in many cases just makes me NOT like it.
But, just in my opinion.
There's a hole in the sky through which things can fly.
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| An Interesting E-mail I just recieved from EA [message #124896] |
Tue, 07 December 2004 07:55 |
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Registered: March 2003
Location: Netherlands
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Ok, lets clear things up:
The email is real. As the mailaddress I received it in has only being used on WestWood.com. (It was also send from an Email Marketing company. So, I don't think an Email Marketing company would send out a hoax...)
Only people that somehow registered on Westwood.com have received the email. (As they used their database)
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Ok, now what I think:
I think that after 2 months after the release, there won't be any more updates. After 6 months there will be a lot of cheaters and after 10 months there will be an Anti cheat program made by gamers. Then a year after the release some gamers or whatever will start making there own patches and after 1 or 2 patches they will move on to an other game. Or don't move on at all...
I'll think I'll use a cracked version of this new C&C game (after it has been released), so that I can see if EA is trying to change. If they make at least a few good updates, I will consider to buy the game.
You can rent this signature for 2 euros/month.
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| An Interesting E-mail I just recieved from EA [message #124899] |
Tue, 07 December 2004 08:04 |
Bearxor
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Registered: February 2003
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Guys, this is an email you get if you signed up for something on the generals site. I've been recieving emails from this address for over a year. Not very often, only like once every 3-4 months, but it has nothing to do with WOL.
The only thing 'generals' related I did was sign up for the beta, and if you did that and unchecked the box for e-marketing, you're not likely to get this.
It's legit.
Maybe it will be Renegade 2, since it was in production, after all. They did just say it was 'set in the RA universe.' I would think a R2 would be more fun than a RA3.
signatures suck
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| An Interesting E-mail I just recieved from EA [message #124901] |
Tue, 07 December 2004 08:29 |
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NukeIt15
Messages: 987
Registered: February 2003
Location: Out to lunch
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While the possibility of a new C&C set in the same universe as the REAL C&C's is a pleasant thought, EA has proven itself time and time again to be incapable of producing the kind of quality work that used to be the cornerstone of C&C.
That said, it's time for the wishlist...I shall call it "Things I'd better see in this game, or you fucktards aren't getting my $50"
* The sidebar. Not the bottom-bar, the sidebar. They had a good thing going there, especially with the RA2 version of it. I want all my build menus on the right hand side of my screen.
* Old-school 2D graphics. 3D is wonderful and all, but C&C doesn't work well with it. I want to be able to play the game on any machine I choose to, be it a powerful beast of a gaming rig or my friend's PIII with no 3D-capable hardware.
* Base construction limited, as it should be, by the location of power plants.
* I don't care how many sides are included, but at least two of them had better be called "Allies" or "Soviets." And they had better have the appropriate strengths and weaknesses (i.e. Allies have cheaper, faster, weaker units, Soviets have slower, heavier, more expensive units).
* Live action briefings, supplemented by the occasional rendered cutscene.
* Harvesters and refineries. The harvesters will collect gold or gems. They will not be armed, nor will they have any capabilities other than moving, scooping up ore, and dumping it.
* Superweapons will not be a dominating force in the game. They will be there to supplement the player's armies, not the other way around.
* Defense structures will be capable only of defending. They will not be built across the damn map and used in place of an attack force. If they are capable of holding back more than a squad of basic infantry, they will require a significant amount of power to operate.
* There will be a seperate production structure for each type of unit. The structures themselves may not be upgraded. Multiple structures mean faster build times, not multiple units buildable at the same time.
* The MCV and Construction yard will be the focus of any base. Only a War Factory with a Repair Depot will be able to reporduce an MCV.
* Units may achieve veteran status, but they may not become uber-0wNz0rZ-j00 super-troopers. Veteran tanks will have advantages, but they will be subtle, and only noticeable when the Veteran units are present in numbers. They will not be able to trample entire armies singlehandedly.
* It is ok to have commando units. They may not be uber either. They will be specialists in one or two particular roles, but they will have huge, glaring, lethal weaknesses that limit their use.
* The title will consist of the following letters and symbols, and nothing else: "Comand & Conquer: Red Alert III." There will be no subtitles, and absolutely no mention of "Generals."
* "Generals" will play no part whatsoever, be it small or large, in the storyline. The events of Generals will not have taken place, nor those of Zero Hour. No unique Generals characters will make an appearance, even if that appearance is something as insignificant as the picture on the RAIII main character's doormat. No unique Generals units will appear. In fact, Generals was never made in the first place, forget we ever did that, we apologize for fucking up the series and beg your forgiveness.
* There will be either one or two expansions. If they include a story component, they will NOT butcher the existing story, change the events of the story, or go off on rediculous tangents. They will add units, but those units will not be all-powerful. If a new faction is added, it will be balanced against the existing sides. No units will be taken away from existing sides.
Somehow, I can't see all of that happening.
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. Horrid mischief would ensue were (the law-abiding) deprived of the use of them." - Thomas Paine
Remember, kids: illiteracy is cool. If you took the time to read this, you are clearly a loser who will never get laid. You've been warned.
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| An Interesting E-mail I just recieved from EA [message #124907] |
Tue, 07 December 2004 08:55 |
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Rex
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Location: Netherlands
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@NukeIt15
Who says it's going to be a RA(2) kind of game? Maybe it will be a game like Renegade.
Anyway, a read a few nice things in your post above.
You can rent this signature for 2 euros/month.
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| An Interesting E-mail I just recieved from EA [message #124999] |
Tue, 07 December 2004 15:19 |
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NukeIt15
Messages: 987
Registered: February 2003
Location: Out to lunch
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EA's marketing strategy is to sell a game with good graphics, but slightly substandard or crappy gameplay, hope the players are fooled by the eye candy... then sell as many expansions as possible, with as little content as possible, for as much money as possible, for as long as possible. If it doesn't take, it doesn't get supported, expanded, or noticed, and ends up in the bargain bin inside of a month.
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. Horrid mischief would ensue were (the law-abiding) deprived of the use of them." - Thomas Paine
Remember, kids: illiteracy is cool. If you took the time to read this, you are clearly a loser who will never get laid. You've been warned.
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| An Interesting E-mail I just recieved from EA [message #125001] |
Tue, 07 December 2004 15:28 |
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MilkyLep
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Registered: May 2004
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Frankly if it does not have the word "Renegade" anywhere in it, I don't give a damn. I was never really into the RA games, but maybe that is because i never really played 'em. So if EA is going to kill their employees on the inside at least make it a "Renegade" look-a-like.
......or better
edit: Yes, it might seem arrogant,jackassish but it's what i feel, and i need to express those feelings. And I don't want to live with that. :rolleyes:
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| An Interesting E-mail I just recieved from EA [message #125002] |
Tue, 07 December 2004 15:29 |
knight1b
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Registered: August 2004
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I have to agree this is and interesting way for them to get fairly cheep media coverage for this game. The Email dose seem legit though to fake something like it all you need is emails with all the logos and links and such wouldnt take long to fake but i dont know anyone that would go to the trouble of hacking there data base to get the email addys makeing up a fake email and sending it out. So is it posible this is a fake? Yes but thats highly unlikely. Most likely this is real and lets hope they do it right.
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