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[Wumpus]

Hello,

As a frequent OnLive user (and Borderlands player) I've got a mail from OnLive giving me three 3-day passes to play Borderlands. You can demo the game for 30 minutes normally, but no progress is saved. A 3 day Playpass is worth $6 so this is pretty cool, and of course all your gameplay and leveling is saved.  

The first three people to ask or PM for the codes get them. OnLive is free to signup, and its a tiny download for the app, then you are good to go.

[Thain Esh Kelch]

Message send.

[edddeduck]

Wumpus, on 17 November 2010 - 12:32 PM, said:

Hello,

As a frequent OnLive user (and Borderlands player) I've got a mail from OnLive giving me three 3-day passes to play Borderlands. You can demo the game for 30 minutes normally, but no progress is saved. A 3 day Playpass is worth $6 so this is pretty cool, and of course all your gameplay and leveling is saved.  

The first three people to ask or PM for the codes get them. OnLive is free to signup, and its a tiny download for the app, then you are good to go.

You can play offline using your very own Mac optimised copy of the game. You can even play against PC players online Sorry could not resist as we just announced Borderlands GOTY today.

Edwin

[Smoke_Tetsu]

And a nice surprise that is as well! UE3 on the Mac! More Pigs flying! Shock and awe!    I like how it has all the expansion packs included. I've pulled the trigger and ordered my copy! Down with Onlive... down with WINE.

The upcoming games radar is looking mighty outdated right now.

[Wumpus]

Wow Awesome! You know I was just looking at the Feral site yesterday under "upcoming releases" and "Dust Devil" really really looked like Borderlands (the small screenshot) but I couldn't be entirely sure. GO FERAL!!!

*edit* Will you be able to use PC saves by any chance? I've got a few high level characters from PC Borderlands...(and also OnLive already lol, but that can't be used.)

[edddeduck]

Wumpus, on 18 November 2010 - 06:09 AM, said:

Wow Awesome! You know I was just looking at the Feral site yesterday under "upcoming releases" and "Dust Devil" really really looked like Borderlands (the small screenshot) but I couldn't be entirely sure. GO FERAL!!!

*edit* Will you be able to use PC saves by any chance? I've got a few high level characters from PC Borderlands...(and also OnLive already lol, but that can't be used.)

PC Save games work fine, in fact we used them a fair bit during development.

PC <-> Mac networking works great, I was playing on GameRanger with a few PC people yesterday. You just need to make sure they are fully patched to 1.41 which is the final PC patch (and the current Mac version).

[Smoke_Tetsu]

Hooray, then I'll be able to continue my savegame from my wrapped version!

[Wumpus]

edddeduck, on 18 November 2010 - 07:39 AM, said:

PC Save games work fine, in fact we used them a fair bit during development.

PC <-> Mac networking works great, I was playing on GameRanger with a few PC people yesterday. You just need to make sure they are fully patched to 1.41 which is the final PC patch (and the current Mac version).

Woohoo! Cross platform and save usage for the win! *head splodes from awesomeness*

OnLive actually suffers from underpopulation in Multiplayer, so being able to play with the (large) existing PC userbase is just totally sweet.

[Wumpus]

Oh yeah, and I've got 2 more passes for Borderlands still. They expire on Wednesday, Nov. 24 at 11:59 p.m so get them while you can.

Think of it as an easy way to demo it so you can buy from Feral

[clocknova]

Will you guys be offering this up on Steam?  The PC version sells for the same amount, so that shouldn't be an issue.  Or can you at least offer us a plain digital download?  I stopped buying physical media quite some time ago.  For that matter, I'm still waiting for a Rome:TW download version.  And none of this "limited installs" nonsense, please.

[Tetsuya]

Gah, i wish i'd heard about this.. a while ago.  

I purchased the game on PC quite some time ago... which means you're not gonna get a sale off of me, unfortunately, since i cant pay again for a game i already own.

[edddeduck]

clocknova, on 18 November 2010 - 11:36 AM, said:

Will you guys be offering this up on Steam?  

No as we have mentioned before in the forums the current model Steam uses does not currently work for us. We would love to be on Steam and if things change we will let you all know.

clocknova, on 18 November 2010 - 11:36 AM, said:

The PC version sells for the same amount, so that shouldn't be an issue.

See above

clocknova, on 18 November 2010 - 11:36 AM, said:

Or can you at least offer us a plain digital download?  

The game will be shipping from a large number of Mac download retailers and the DVD version also has the ability to play without requiring a DVD in the drive just like the digital version by using a serial number.

clocknova, on 18 November 2010 - 11:36 AM, said:

I stopped buying physical media quite some time ago.  For that matter, I'm still waiting for a Rome:TW download version.

It's coming soon

clocknova, on 18 November 2010 - 11:36 AM, said:

And none of this "limited installs" nonsense, please.

You will be allowed to install and play on a maximum of 5 machines at once, you can deactivate one machine and activate a new machine at any time. This is a similar to iTunes and we think is pretty generous while reassuring our licensors that we are reducing piracy rates.

Edwin

[Janichsan]

edddeduck, on 19 November 2010 - 03:41 AM, said:

The game will be shipping from a large number of Mac download retailers and the DVD version also has the ability to play without requiring a DVD in the drive just like the digital version by using a serial number.

You will be allowed to install and play on a maximum of 5 machines at once, you can deactivate one machine and activate a new machine at any time. This is a similar to iTunes and we think is pretty generous while reassuring our licensors that we are reducing piracy rates.

Oh, nice. Just wondering: will there be an online activation and if so, is there the possibility to play the game without an active internet connection?

[clocknova]

edddeduck, on 19 November 2010 - 03:41 AM, said:

The game will be shipping from a large number of Mac download retailers and the DVD version also has the ability to play without requiring a DVD in the drive just like the digital version by using a serial number.

You will be allowed to install and play on a maximum of 5 machines at once, you can deactivate one machine and activate a new machine at any time. This is a similar to iTunes and we think is pretty generous while reassuring our licensors that we are reducing piracy rates.

Edwin

Cool.  I can live with this.  What I really hate is the DRM that gives you a limited number of installs, period.  Maybe you can call and they'll give you another one, but who knows?  Your method, plus not requiring the DVD for the physical version, sounds like a fair compromise.  I look forward to the digital downloads of all of your games!

[edddeduck]

Janichsan, on 19 November 2010 - 03:50 AM, said:

Oh, nice. Just wondering: will there be an online activation and if so, is there the possibility to play the game without an active internet connection?

Yes playing without the DVD requires a one time only activation after that you can play offline for ever.

clocknova, on 19 November 2010 - 04:43 AM, said:

I look forward to the digital downloads of all of your games!

Once we make the full announcement I will go into more details but to reassure you our main thought when making this new DRM system was how can we design a system we would be happy to use ourselves and recommend to our friends. We found if you design something from this view point it usually turns out well.

Edwin

[clocknova]

edddeduck, on 19 November 2010 - 04:53 AM, said:

Yes playing without the DVD requires a one time only activation after that you can play offline for ever.

Once we make the full announcement I will go into more details but to reassure you our main thought when making this new DRM system was how can we design a system we would be happy to use ourselves and recommend to our friends. We found if you design something from this view point it usually turns out well.

Edwin

Amen, brother.  Last question:  is there any way to make it so I can get a digital download of a game I already bought from you on DVD?  I speak specifically of Pirates! which does, I think, still require the DVD in the drive.

[Janichsan]

edddeduck, on 19 November 2010 - 04:53 AM, said:

Yes playing without the DVD requires a one time only activation after that you can play offline for ever.

Excellent!

[Mister Mumbles]

clocknova, on 19 November 2010 - 04:57 AM, said:

Amen, brother.  Last question:  is there any way to make it so I can get a digital download of a game I already bought from you on DVD?  I speak specifically of Pirates! which does, I think, still require the DVD in the drive.

Or maybe just a similar way to activate them? I'd love that, too - it seems like I have more games from Feral than any other publisher right now. That is if you're bringing any of your previously published games into your upcoming download model as well. In any case, it's great to hear that you're embracing digital downloads without the silly activation restrictions a la Virtual Programming.

I'm definitely looking at the DVD version of Borderlands then since it makes for a much easier re-installation should one be needed.

[UmarOMC1]

edddeduck, on 18 November 2010 - 04:53 AM, said:

You can play offline using your very own Mac optimised copy of the game.

Edwin

This is my preferred way of playing games on my Mac! Actually, the only way...

[ikir]

Damn i wanted this one Steam Congratulations to Feral anyway for another great game.