Hellgate London Alpha

[schild]

I totally wouldn't trust non-Steam games without boxes, what the heck is that "your copy" bozacks? ew.

I may be completely blind, but is there anywhere that lists PC specs for this game? Does it take a beast of a machine to run it all pretty? Are you even allowed to answer that?

I don't believe they've released specs outside of beta, but developers say they're aiming at scalability for lower-end systems which could mean some nice custom options.
the Conjecturizer 3000 reports that requirements for recent releases (cough Bioshock) are, surprisingly, similar to Hellgate. the Conjecturizer 3000 also requests icosahedron re-alignment.

Scales well it would seem.

Does not work with my onboard audio, the new AC97 stuff I think it is. I'm sure they'll fix that. I now hate MUTE games.

[Grublet]

Does not work with my onboard audio, the new AC97 stuff I think it is. I'm sure they'll fix that. I now hate MUTE games.

Sound card. Look into it.

[schild]

My onboard sound has been just fine considering it's just outputting a raw stream via optical out.

[Grublet]

My onboard sound has been just fine considering it's just outputting a raw stream via optical out.

A raw stream of ass still sounds like ass.

[Ironwood]

Wise Words.

 

[MrHat]

1680x1050 runs fine with settings turned down on a shit computer (800GTO from ATI).

[Falwell]

New publish, character wipe and wave of invites went out today. Check those inboxes.

[Murgos]

character wipe

Was wondering which character I was going to have to flush to check out the other three classes.  Guess that decision was made for me.

Wish they'd lift the NDA I want to talk about this stuff not on the official forums.

[Morfiend]

I have a lot to say but        and 

[Falwell]

character wipe

Wish they'd lift the NDA I want to talk about this stuff not on the official forums.

With the massive, near worldwide launch they have planned. They have to go gold within the next 14 days or so if they haven't already and just haven't announced it. They'll probably do a "Gone gold, NDA lifted" double jobby.

[Tige]

Looks like more than the characters got wiped for the time being.

Least I got a new avatar out of it  :-D

[lesion]

I guess I'm gonna do the preorder online/cancel thing, fuck. fucking stores! I'm also playing the original Diablo in protest until I get into this goddamn motherfucking piss tit cunt ass

[Ironwood]

That anti-Tourettes medicine is working just fine.

[Sky]

Some engineer set up turrets in his mind.

[Hoax]

Why does Bestbuy not list the PC game title Hellgate:London anywhere when this url:

http://hellgatelondon.com/preorder

Clearly leads me to believe it should be available for preorder. Is there a date when the game will become available or should I just purchase the game from another retailer?

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Hoax,
I am Paul with Best Buy Customer Care. Thank you for your recent inquiry concerning the availability of the "Hellgate:London" game.  The item is currently unavailable on our website. We do not have any information as of the moment when will this item will be available. Please check our website for recent updates. We look forward to your next visit to one of our stores or to www.BestBuy.com.
Thank you,
Paul
Best Buy Customer Care Team

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Paul or Whomever, You didn't really tell me anything I dont already know, if it weren't for the preorder special detailed at the url I sent in my previous missive I wouldn't think twice about purchasing from eb/gamestop where the game is currently available for purchase. I was hoping someone could figure out why Flagship Studios & their publisher think your store will be distributing their game which is due for official release on Halloween when clearly nobody at Bestbuy seems to have any clue about the title in question.

-Hoax

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Hoax, I am Mich with Best Buy Customer Care.

I understand your concern about your interest to purchase Hellgate: London PC Game.

Unfortunately, we do not have access to information about upcoming release dates for new products?or about possible pre-orders on new products. Please check back periodically to see if the item you're interested in is available.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for any questions or concerns. We look forward to your next visit to one of our stores or to www.BestBuy.com.

Thank you,
Mich
Best Buy Customer Care Team



Fucking chucklefuck assclown shithead motherfuckers...  I want my biohazard dye goddamnit

[angry.bob]

I got my preorder box at BestBuy this afternoon, but I want to download the client right away so when I get my invite I can get right to it. Does anyone have a useful link?

[Abelian75]

Hoax, I am Mich with Best Buy Customer Care.

I understand your concern about your interest to purchase Hellgate: London PC Game.

Unfortunately, we do not have access to information about upcoming release dates for new products?or about possible pre-orders on new products. Please check back periodically to see if the item you're interested in is available.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for any questions or concerns. We look forward to your next visit to one of our stores or to www.BestBuy.com.

Thank you,
Mich
Best Buy Customer Care Team

That's pretty annoying.  Definitely calls for a digital punch in the face.

I also like that you used the word "missive."

[Lt.Dan]

Hoax, I am Mich with Best Buy Customer Care.

I understand your concern about your interest to purchase Hellgate: London PC Game and extended warranty plan.

Unfortunately, we do not have access to information about upcoming release dates for new products?or about possible pre-orders on new products. We do have an extensive range of warranty service, which you really need to consider.  Please check back periodically to see if the item you're interested in is available.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for any questions or concerns. We look forward to your next visit to one of our stores or to www.BestBuy.com. 

Thank you,
Mich
Best Buy Customer Care Team

Edited for important missing information

[Merusk]

Gotta love foreigner-based customer service.  That or he's a bot, because it's pretty apparent he didn't read/ understand what you were asking.

Yet another reason to not use Best Buy. Woo.

[eldaec]

Gotta love foreigner-based customer service.  That or he's a bot, because it's pretty apparent he didn't read/ understand what you were asking.

Nether not reading, not understanding, or even not caring are exclusive to bots or foreigners.

Just sayin.

[Driakos]

I understand your interest about your concern of not caring.

[Sky]

I understand your problem and cannot help you with it at all.

We look forward to your next visit!

[bhodi]

I cannot help thee with that.


Seriously, when does the NDA drop?

[Tannhauser]

I went from CompUSA to Best Buy as my favorite place to buy pc games, but BB has, in a breathtakingly short time, become the universal center of ass.

I want to go in there wearing a t-shirt that says "Do not offer me an extended warranty".

[schild]

Made a Hellgate London Teamspeak Channel.

[WindupAtheist]

I cannot help thee with that.

How does it make you feel that you cannot help thee with that?

I was going to do something like that post where I claimed to be spilling the beans on the LOTRO beta, but described what was obviously Diablo 2, and half of everyone didn't get it and really thought LORTO was an isometric game where you go to Tristram.  You know, "Hellgate graphics are so bad they look like sprites from 1993!  And cyberdemons, oh how original!"

But I'm lazy, so I'll just post about the post I might have made but didn't quite get around to.  Also, WUA said something about the nineties and sprites, cue gratuitous UO jab!

[Phred]

I understand your problem and cannot help you with it at all.

We look forward to your next visit!

More like, I understand your question and am instructed to play dumb about the whole issue. As I like eating and thus my job, I won't tell you shit.
As my contacts with you are monitored I will now wish you a pleasant day.

[Falwell]

New publish going up in a few minutes, so anyone having stability issues might want to give it another go. Supposed to help with the client crashes some people have been having recently.

[Ixxit]

Shacknews has beta impressions up:


http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=602


Not in the beta myself, but some good info for those considering a purchase.  Mentions the bugs and crashes and mentions an in house mystery build that is supposed to fix many of the problems. 

Makes me kind of wary, but suppose will have to wait and see.

If only the bugs went as unnoticeable. Dwelling on fixable issues before a game's release is certainly taboo in the gaming industry, but with only a month left to go, Hellgate should feel farther along than it does. Even many devout fans, who have been testing the game for months, have voiced their concerns. Rumor has it that Flagship is running a build internally which corrects many of the errors--which range from character models refusing to load, to client crashes, to entire zones which fail at random--but at the moment the game is plagued with an epidemic of errors. The situation grim, one hopes that it can somehow be smoothed out in time for the title's October 30th release. Rocky starts to online games aren't exactly rare, but in a year--and month--filled with fierce competition, Hellgate's first impression will be key to its success.

[Murgos]

Not in the beta myself, but some good info for those considering a purchase.  Mentions the bugs and crashes and mentions an in house mystery build that is supposed to fix many of the problems. 

Not sure what I can say so I will say it this way, I don't want to lose my spot in the Alpha/Beta by breaking the NDA.   :-D

[Moaner]

The mystery build makes me laugh.  Remember the AO mystery build?

[rattran]

That AO build is still a mystery as far as I know. With the HG:L latest patch     

I'm happy I've got a preorder.

[lesion]

I hate you

[Trippy]

Those guys have the most fucked up preorder Beta I've ever seen. It's been over a week now and I'm still waiting to get my preorder invite.

[angry.bob]

Those guys have the most fucked up preorder Beta I've ever seen. It's been over a week now and I'm still waiting to get my preorder invite.

Yup, me too. I came to the thread to complain about the exact same thing. I bought mine on 9/21 and still nothing.  They better hurry it up since they're ending it on the 16th.