Les_the_Sarge_9_1
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Joined: 12/29/2000 Status: offline
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Well I am sad, seriously sad. No make that totally sad. I had my two local computer capable buddies over last night. The plan being to install his now not required by him 32 meg video card in my system (he bought a nice new system, and he was graciously giving me the now not required redundant video card to me). And it's not like it was junk either. Can't install it. When I got this system upgraded (which was also obtained through the generosity of a buddy), it was decided I guess (don't recall the specifics) to settle with an on board video and sound. Long story short, I need a new motherboard to allow for a new video card and or sound card. What that means, is I will be remaining with an 8 meg video capacity indefinitely. That means I have no expectation of going past an 8 meg video period end of story. As it stands, I WANT Combat Leader. The reality is I will NOT spend 150 bucks approximate on a new mother board plus 100 bucks, approximate on a video card (Canadian prices there). Just so that I can spend 60 bucks on a video game. I am absolutely certain, that I will NEVER spend 300+ bucks to play virtually ANY video game. Especially when I have so many good game now I have yet to even master. And the idea to get games my wife and son could enjoy, that require an upgrade, was largely my notion, not theirs. The doctor has declared my hopes of getting Combat Leader officially dead. It won't be happening in the life time of this computer. My plans to get a video card to convert vhs through my system to cds appears to also have died in the process (I suspect I will be allowing a friend to do this before my computer is capable of it). I hope Combat Leader is fun. Heck I hope that there are several success stories for Matrix. I am hoping the new game Hearts of Iron will be fun. I am also hoping that it runs on my system. I noticed in a thread in the Combat Leader forum commenting it "might" run on an 8 meg set up. 60 bucks to maybe luck out with it though, is asking a lot. I will be waiting to hear of any success stories in that area. That's really it this time. This is why I support board games. I can always get a game of ASL in. And maybe even play it online through my computer. Matrix, please for god's sake, make your programs with the capacity to allow for multiple video card capacities. Some of us just won't be upgrading soon (and please guys, no explanations of how cheap video cards might be, to some of us 20 bucks is a lot of money).
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I LIKE that my life bothers them, Why should I be the only one bothered by it eh.
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