I keep having major technical isues with games. I've about had it with PC gaming

Bought Quake 4 about 6 months ago or so. It stalled during installation. I tried getting help in numerous places including these forums and Ravensoft's official forums. Nobody could help or offer a solution that actually worked. Returned the game, but could only get an identical game in exchange. Tried the new copy. Same thing. $20 down the drain, and Quake 4 just collecting dust.

Bought Stalker. It worked but was also laggy as hell and buggy for me. Not to mention ugly and boring. Could hardly stick with it for more than an hour at a time without getting too bored to keep playing.

I just bought BFME2 from Bestbuy and now i can't get it to patch and the game keeps killing me for some unknown reason in skirmishes and campaign scenarios. Tried looking on EA's forums and they don't bother offering help there for the many people looking for it.Now I can't evenuninstall the game because it's not letting me for some reason.

Enough of this crap. PC gaming is supposed to be fun, not a job. We shouldn't have to work for a game just to play it.

PC gaming probably isn't for you. Try a console.RazorGR

Doesn't seem ike it anymore. I miss the good ole days when I could buy a game, install it and just play it!

I know how you feel..

I have problems all the time. But once you do finally get it working, its so worth it.

Do you have a decent computer?

I know how you feel..

I have problems all the time. But once you do finally get it working, its so worth it.

Do you have a decent computer?

Tehgiggles

Decent enough tthat it shouldrun any of the games i've bought

Athlon 3200+, 1.5 Gigs RAM, X800GTO, Windows XP

[QUOTE="RazorGR"]PC gaming probably isn't for you. Try a console.Skeptomania

Doesn't seem ike it anymore. I miss the good ole days when I could buy a game, install it and just play it!

You obviously don't remember the "good old days" like I do...Ultima 7 anyone? Autoexec.bat/Config.sys? EMManager? Loadhi, etc... ;) Perhaps I'm so old that I'm older than the "old days"?

PC gaming has always had its difficulties due to the insane amount of variation from one computer to the next.

Have you tried re-installing your OS lately? Uninstall and reinstall all your drivers, etc...

ps...you can't say that STALKER being boring is a technical issue :p

My computer SUCKS, but I seem to manage :P

And I dont really know what to suggest to be honest

for quake 4: try a thourough scan disk on ure HDD. there might be a bad sector or corruption on it causing the installation to fail. also, if possible, try a different disc drive. ive had installations just hang up on me for no apparent reason. different disc drive usually solved the prob.

Stalker: what kind of detail are u running it at? ure spec isnt good enough to run it at max at high resolutions. consider cutting back or upgrading. also make sure u have the latest patch to help with the bugs (though it is a buggy game...i have my fair share of probs).

for BFME are u trying to run update from an auto update feature in the game (i havent played it so i dont know if it has one). if u are trying to autoupdate and it failed it may have corrupted the games data. try and get the manual patch and install that (should be in the support section of the EA website). it might repair the damage and let u uninstall it.

if all else fails then format and reinstall. pretty drastic but sometimes those probs need the nuke solution. just make sure u back up all important data before doing it and make sure u have the install files for XP service pack 2 if ure windows cd doesent already have it.

i hope that helps.

unlucky mate, I have never had any major problems with quake 4, but HOW can you say that stalker is boring! omg it's the scariest game since like...ever :(

But seriously dont just give up, theres a solution to every problem. PC gaming is harder than console gaming but the point is we benefit from (generally) better games in all areas :P so dont quit lol developers need your monies!

Decent enough tthat it shouldrun any of the games i've bought

Athlon 3200+, 1.5 Gigs RAM, X800GTO, Windows XP

Skeptomania

No wonder if STALKER is laggy and ugly with those specs.

I like small challenges that are part of PC gaming :)

Dude I have Athlon 3200+, 382MB RAM, ATI Radeon xpress 200.

And I somehow run games just fine! Hahaha

PC gaming can be frustrating, and as technology advances, it brings along its own new frustrations. Furthermore, as many titles are released on multiple platforms, the PC version often receives the short end of the stick. Console games are easier to optimize, and it allows developers to spend more time on gameplay and less time on hardware testing and configuration issues.

But it's also arguably very rewarding, and as another poster mentioned, even in the days of yore, we had to do a lot of work to get some games to run. Games now are generally easier to install and play, though many recent games have been particularly buggy. I sincerely hope that new Games for Windows standards will help rectify some of those issues, and that as Windows Vista and DirectX 10 become standard, that PC gaming will again herald a new dawn of quality.

Your CPU and video card are beginning to age. And the x800 series is not aging well I might add.

I would also run memtest. There is a version that runs in windows and can tell you if you have bad RAM. If so then run the version of memtest from memtest.org on each module.

PC gaming is so sad these days. It's not going up it's going down.BounceDK

How is it going down if there are many anticipated titles on the way?

PC gaming can be frustrating, and as technology advances, it brings along its own new frustrations. Furthermore, as many titles are released on multiple platforms, the PC version often receives the short end of the stick. Console games are easier to optimize, and it allows developers to spend more time on gameplay and less time on hardware testing and configuration issues.

But it's also arguably very rewarding, and as another poster mentioned, even in the days of yore, we had to do a lot of work to get some games to run. Games now are generally easier to install and play, though many recent games have been particularly buggy. I sincerely hope that new Games for Windows standards will help rectify some of those issues, and that as Windows Vista and DirectX 10 become standard, that PC gaming will again herald a new dawn of quality.

Kevin-V

If anything new technology is meant to make life easier for us, not harder.

[QUOTE="Skeptomania"]

[QUOTE="RazorGR"]PC gaming probably isn't for you. Try a console.biosc1

Doesn't seem ike it anymore. I miss the good ole days when I could buy a game, install it and just play it!

You obviously don't remember the "good old days" like I do...Ultima 7 anyone? Autoexec.bat/Config.sys? EMManager? Loadhi, etc... ;) Perhaps I'm so old that I'm older than the "old days"?

PC gaming has always had its difficulties due to the insane amount of variation from one computer to the next.

Have you tried re-installing your OS lately? Uninstall and reinstall all your drivers, etc...

ps...you can't say that STALKER being boring is a technical issue :p

Aahhh... the good ol' days. Anyone else remember trying to troubleshoot DOS games. I much prefer the present.

PC gaming is so sad these days. It's not going up it's going down.BounceDK

You should probably abandon ship right now, doomsayer.

sounds to me like your hdd is on its way out....

the 360 is the next best thing to pc gameing mate....

p.s. i know waht you mean about pc's and getting games to work correclty..but its like anything new ,,after a while you get used to them and you like fiddiling with them..:)

XBOX 360 forum is that way ----->>FragMonkey09

[QUOTE="biosc1"][QUOTE="Skeptomania"]

[QUOTE="RazorGR"]PC gaming probably isn't for you. Try a console.imthelumberjack

Doesn't seem ike it anymore. I miss the good ole days when I could buy a game, install it and just play it!

You obviously don't remember the "good old days" like I do...Ultima 7 anyone? Autoexec.bat/Config.sys? EMManager? Loadhi, etc... ;) Perhaps I'm so old that I'm older than the "old days"?

PC gaming has always had its difficulties due to the insane amount of variation from one computer to the next.

Have you tried re-installing your OS lately? Uninstall and reinstall all your drivers, etc...

ps...you can't say that STALKER being boring is a technical issue :p

Aahhh... the good ol' days. Anyone else remember trying to troubleshoot DOS games. I much prefer the present.

What do you mean it can't configure my Soundblaster 16???

[QUOTE="biosc1"][QUOTE="Skeptomania"]

[QUOTE="RazorGR"]PC gaming probably isn't for you. Try a console.imthelumberjack

Doesn't seem ike it anymore. I miss the good ole days when I could buy a game, install it and just play it!

You obviously don't remember the "good old days" like I do...Ultima 7 anyone? Autoexec.bat/Config.sys? EMManager? Loadhi, etc... ;) Perhaps I'm so old that I'm older than the "old days"?

PC gaming has always had its difficulties due to the insane amount of variation from one computer to the next.

Have you tried re-installing your OS lately? Uninstall and reinstall all your drivers, etc...

ps...you can't say that STALKER being boring is a technical issue :p

Aahhh... the good ol' days. Anyone else remember trying to troubleshoot DOS games. I much prefer the present.

oh god!!! not DOS games again! *crys*

hehe they were fun though, probley wouldn't be as bad since i was like 7 at the time

[QUOTE="Tehgiggles"]

I know how you feel..

I have problems all the time. But once you do finally get it working, its so worth it.

Do you have a decent computer?

Skeptomania

Decent enough tthat it shouldrun any of the games i've bought

Athlon 3200+, 1.5 Gigs RAM, X800GTO, Windows XP

[QUOTE="imthelumberjack"][QUOTE="biosc1"][QUOTE="Skeptomania"]

[QUOTE="RazorGR"]PC gaming probably isn't for you. Try a console.-R4zi3l-

Doesn't seem ike it anymore. I miss the good ole days when I could buy a game, install it and just play it!

You obviously don't remember the "good old days" like I do...Ultima 7 anyone? Autoexec.bat/Config.sys? EMManager? Loadhi, etc... ;) Perhaps I'm so old that I'm older than the "old days"?

PC gaming has always had its difficulties due to the insane amount of variation from one computer to the next.

Have you tried re-installing your OS lately? Uninstall and reinstall all your drivers, etc...

ps...you can't say that STALKER being boring is a technical issue :p

Aahhh... the good ol' days. Anyone else remember trying to troubleshoot DOS games. I much prefer the present.

oh god!!! not DOS games again! *crys*

hehe they were fun though, probley wouldn't be as bad since i was like 7 at the time

Gawd, the days od DOS ... I remember paying $300 for 16 megs of ram so I could get Wing Commander 3 to work properly... the days!

These days, people must be dling too much porn thus infecting themselves with viruses or their specs aren't up to par for their games not to be working... in other words, getting games to work is a cakewalk compared to the good ol days ...

CNW

PC gaming can be frustrating, and as technology advances, it brings along its own new frustrations. Furthermore, as many titles are released on multiple platforms, the PC version often receives the short end of the stick. Console games are easier to optimize, and it allows developers to spend more time on gameplay and less time on hardware testing and configuration issues.

But it's also arguably very rewarding, and as another poster mentioned, even in the days of yore, we had to do a lot of work to get some games to run. Games now are generally easier to install and play, though many recent games have been particularly buggy. I sincerely hope that new Games for Windows standards will help rectify some of those issues, and that as Windows Vista and DirectX 10 become standard, that PC gaming will again herald a new dawn of quality.

Kevin-V

Seriously, I can not remember the last time I had a problem with a PC game running. To me most errors are users errors. When was the last time you hit a wall trying to get a retail released PC game you BOUGHT personally? The reason I say you bought is because I am not considering mainstream junk. Basically good games.

[QUOTE="biosc1"][QUOTE="Skeptomania"]

[QUOTE="RazorGR"]PC gaming probably isn't for you. Try a console.imthelumberjack

Doesn't seem ike it anymore. I miss the good ole days when I could buy a game, install it and just play it!

You obviously don't remember the "good old days" like I do...Ultima 7 anyone? Autoexec.bat/Config.sys? EMManager? Loadhi, etc... ;) Perhaps I'm so old that I'm older than the "old days"?

PC gaming has always had its difficulties due to the insane amount of variation from one computer to the next.

Have you tried re-installing your OS lately? Uninstall and reinstall all your drivers, etc...

ps...you can't say that STALKER being boring is a technical issue :p

Aahhh... the good ol' days. Anyone else remember trying to troubleshoot DOS games. I much prefer the present.

haha, that's nuthin' I can even go further back where you had to change your himem settings so that I could run windows 3.1 or play Microprose Gunship 2000 or Kings Quest 4!

PC gaming has been always superior, hence more troublesome. Some don't like it. I love it. Bring on the bugs and glitches I say!

ive only had a few problems with pc gaming, and they were all because my computer sucked. i made a new one. havent had any problems for years. on another note, ive had two ps2s fail me. plus console games just dont do it for me. they enver develope communities and i hate using the joysticks in shooters because it feels like youre moving as slow as a snail. try buying a new hard drive and video card. your other stuff seems fine.

Biggest difference for me from the DOS gaming days is the web. Now days when I have trouble with a game I hit Google, couple searches, read a few forums and I've got (likely) solutions. When I first started gaming you had tech support (sometimes for fee, frequently M-F business hours) dial up to a BBS if you were lucky, or slog through it yourself.

gr

[QUOTE="RazorGR"]PC gaming probably isn't for you. Try a console.Skeptomania

Doesn't seem ike it anymore. I miss the good ole days when I could buy a game, install it and just play it!

I remember the good old days when it took me over an hour to properly configure autoexec.bat:D

Actually, when I bought Quake 4, I had the same problem with installation. When I checked which graphics cards were compatible with the game, mine wasnt in the list unfortunately...when I upgraded, I installed and ran Quake 4 just fine. So, yeah, PC gaming can suck with all of the tech issues, but when it comes right down to it, I think an upgrade in your video card/anything else for that matter would help a ton.

Actually, when I bought Quake 4, I had the same problem with installation. When I checked which graphics cards were compatible with the game, mine wasnt in the list unfortunately...when I upgraded, I installed and ran Quake 4 just fine. So, yeah, PC gaming can suck with all of the tech issues, but when it comes right down to it, I think an upgrade in your video card/anything else for that matter would help a ton.

Myrkan

What are you talking about? How does a graphics card cause the installation to freeze? The graphics card I have IS supported by the game and i DID play the demo with no problems. "Upgrade your graphics care" continues to be the answer for people who don't have a clue what they're talking about. :roll:

Nobody actually knows how to fix issues with PC games anymore. The industry now has conditioned customers to just throw money at a problem everytime something isn't working.

THis is what happens when you ask for help when having a problem playing a PC game anymore: "What's the you say? The game keeps crashing? Buy a new graphics card! Maybe 2! And while you're at it buy a physics card and a quad core proccessor!"

Buh bye PC gaming.

I have to agree that people are spoiled by the simple "double-click". I was taught the basics of DOS when I was a fewish years old. Basics being installing, setup, how to change drives, looking up directorys... /dirW? meh... I forgot most, if not all of it.

Generally if a game isn't working right then there are a number of things that you can try. Updating drivers, patching, search the web, reinstalling it, check to see if something is preventing it from running... like a firewall. I remember my mum was saying someone was hacking the computer when one of the firewall(S) blocked her from running WoW... lol.

Yes, upgrading the video card could have something to do with it. Sometimes a video card is TOO advanced for the game... kind of like Magic Carpet... super fast CPU = a game so fast that you can't play it... but thats CPUs.

I don't really know how to fix broken games since I haven't really run into any. Normally the game runs or doesn't run. Daikatana was unplayable on a Geforce 2 but runs just fine on an FX5200... ONI just crashes on me... yeah... then again, I think ONI was a PS1 port or something... pff...

Buh bye PC gaming.

Skeptomania

So, don't let the proverbial door make you take it up the butt on the way out.

Did you ever try doing a fresh install of windows? What operating system do you have?

The problem is most likely on YOUR end, not the games.Considering that it has been happening with other games it's very possible that your RAM might actually be the issue here.

BTw acting ignorant really won't help your problem at all.

I have a P4 3.6HT 2GB RAM, 8800 GTS 640mb, running on XP Pro SP2... Stalker runs great on max settings as does Quake 4. It maybe your running applications upon boot.. I have only 12 processes running.. You may want to try Black Viper's XP Tweaks for Services.

Bought Quake 4 about 6 months ago or so. It stalled during installation.

Skeptomania

I don't see any PC specs posted here. STALKER is a no brainer but after getting two copies of quake 4 i would look at my hardware. I think perhaps you have a faulty harddrive. So either give up or go about coughing up the cash for good components. Any warrenty still available?