Comments on: Parting shot at DirectX9 http://www.ttancm.com/2006/09/05/parting-shot-at-directx9-2/ Boredom begets this Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:56:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Ttancm http://www.ttancm.com/2006/09/05/parting-shot-at-directx9-2/#comment-162 Ttancm Fri, 08 Sep 2006 09:26:06 +0000 http://www.ttancm.com/2006/09/05/parting-shot-at-directx9-2/#comment-162 Yeah, companies are good at that crap. As a translator I get to see all kinds of crap here, like built in failures to guarantee that the customer will eventually upgrade devices, etc., that makes me think maybe communism isn't such a bad idea =) I meant the Half-life 2 "Source" engine, not source as in origin but "Source" as in the proper name of the engine, like the Unreal engine, etc. Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is built on it too. I played the demo, but I wasn't as impressed as I thought I would be from the preview vids. I'm just waiting on Half-Life episode 2 and TeamFortress now =) Yeah, companies are good at that crap. As a translator I get to see all kinds of crap here, like built in failures to guarantee that the customer will eventually upgrade devices, etc., that makes me think maybe communism isn’t such a bad idea =)

I meant the Half-life 2 “Source” engine, not source as in origin but “Source” as in the proper name of the engine, like the Unreal engine, etc.

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is built on it too. I played the demo, but I wasn’t as impressed as I thought I would be from the preview vids.

I’m just waiting on Half-Life episode 2 and TeamFortress now =)

]]> By: Kith Winter http://www.ttancm.com/2006/09/05/parting-shot-at-directx9-2/#comment-148 Kith Winter Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:43:22 +0000 http://www.ttancm.com/2006/09/05/parting-shot-at-directx9-2/#comment-148 I'm in agreement there... they don't want to use it's full potential because then you won't upgrade for 2 years... they got to bleed you a bit at a time. Where you refering to a specific source engine or just the source enginges in general? I’m in agreement there… they don’t want to use it’s full potential because then you won’t upgrade for 2 years… they got to bleed you a bit at a time.

Where you refering to a specific source engine or just the source enginges in general?

]]> By: Ttancm http://www.ttancm.com/2006/09/05/parting-shot-at-directx9-2/#comment-147 Ttancm Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:08:17 +0000 http://www.ttancm.com/2006/09/05/parting-shot-at-directx9-2/#comment-147 To be honest with you, I am not terribly impressed with most of the changes made to video technology. No one uses it to it's full potential. The source engine is probably the nicest thing currently out there and you don't need a top of the line card to run it. To be honest with you, I am not terribly impressed with most of the changes made to video technology. No one uses it to it’s full potential. The source engine is probably the nicest thing currently out there and you don’t need a top of the line card to run it.

]]> By: Kith Winter http://www.ttancm.com/2006/09/05/parting-shot-at-directx9-2/#comment-141 Kith Winter Tue, 05 Sep 2006 20:21:42 +0000 http://www.ttancm.com/2006/09/05/parting-shot-at-directx9-2/#comment-141 <blockquote>I hope the “video card revolution” isn’t too soon, I just got a frigging $300 card in this thing a couple of months ago…=P </blockquote> Buddy, there's a video card revolution every 12-18 months... don't sweat it ;) but timing your buys around DirectX releases is wise these days...

I hope the “video card revolution” isn’t too soon, I just got a frigging $300 card in this thing a couple of months ago…=P

Buddy, there’s a video card revolution every 12-18 months… don’t sweat it ;) but timing your buys around DirectX releases is wise these days…

]]> By: Ttancm http://www.ttancm.com/2006/09/05/parting-shot-at-directx9-2/#comment-140 Ttancm Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:35:38 +0000 http://www.ttancm.com/2006/09/05/parting-shot-at-directx9-2/#comment-140 I really like the content on Tom's hardware, but I really hate those irritating inline pop-up advertisements... I hope the "video card revolution" isn't too soon, I just got a frigging $300 card in this thing a couple of months ago...=P I really like the content on Tom’s hardware, but I really hate those irritating inline pop-up advertisements…

I hope the “video card revolution” isn’t too soon, I just got a frigging $300 card in this thing a couple of months ago…=P

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