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<blockquote data-quote="Doc_Klueless" data-source="post: 255807" data-attributes="member: 261"><p>Thanks! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Multiplayer doesn't enter into it. Some people... er... possibly, a lot of people, cannot proceed on the Single Player unless they can download a patch from the internet to fix it. Come to think of it, the system requirements on the side of the box don't say anything about needing a modem to play single player. Which *I* was very interested in playing. (Currently I have issues that need to be patched for me to proceed any further in the Single Player.)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I realize that most people (supposedly) have internet connections of some sort. I also know, personally, quite a few people who don't have <em>any</em> internet connection or don't have a clue how to do anything other than surf the web and send emails. I guess they are just SOL when it comes to buying software.</p><p></p><p>On top of which, some countries charge for local phone calls and thus the consumer is not only paying for the product but the patch they have to download via the internet. Heck, it takes the updater in NWN around 4-5 minutes just for it to realize that the patch file is not at ftp.infogames.com, but kept over at bioware. Dang thing acts like it's crashed. Only by going "Hmmpph, I'll let it sit and see what happens." did I finally realize that the thing just takes a very long time to figure out where the file is that needs to be downloaded so it can update my game.</p><p></p><p>I don't think it's right. I think it stinks. But I know the reality of the situation makes it necessary. That doesn't mean I have to like it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doc_Klueless, post: 255807, member: 261"] Thanks! :p Multiplayer doesn't enter into it. Some people... er... possibly, a lot of people, cannot proceed on the Single Player unless they can download a patch from the internet to fix it. Come to think of it, the system requirements on the side of the box don't say anything about needing a modem to play single player. Which *I* was very interested in playing. (Currently I have issues that need to be patched for me to proceed any further in the Single Player.) I realize that most people (supposedly) have internet connections of some sort. I also know, personally, quite a few people who don't have [i]any[/i] internet connection or don't have a clue how to do anything other than surf the web and send emails. I guess they are just SOL when it comes to buying software. On top of which, some countries charge for local phone calls and thus the consumer is not only paying for the product but the patch they have to download via the internet. Heck, it takes the updater in NWN around 4-5 minutes just for it to realize that the patch file is not at ftp.infogames.com, but kept over at bioware. Dang thing acts like it's crashed. Only by going "Hmmpph, I'll let it sit and see what happens." did I finally realize that the thing just takes a very long time to figure out where the file is that needs to be downloaded so it can update my game. I don't think it's right. I think it stinks. But I know the reality of the situation makes it necessary. That doesn't mean I have to like it. [/QUOTE]
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