Posted October 12, 2010

hedwards
buy Evil Genius
Registered: Nov 2008
From United States

fisk0
Please don't reject the blobbers.
Registered: Mar 2010
From Sweden
Posted October 12, 2010
You still have to get the key from Steam, which captfitz had problems with.

StingingVelvet
Devil's Advocate
Registered: Nov 2008
From United States
Posted October 12, 2010
I just did it, it should still work.
Borderlands is the last non-Steam game I bought on Steam I think, before I decided not to use Steam anymore when I don't have to. Good luck for me I guess.
Borderlands is the last non-Steam game I bought on Steam I think, before I decided not to use Steam anymore when I don't have to. Good luck for me I guess.

Vestin
only_droid@town
Registered: Sep 2008
From Poland
Posted October 12, 2010
The number of monitors using it diminishes unnervingly quickly :\.
I would love to be proven wrong, though. For example - I'm casually searching for a 120Hz one and the best resolution I could find was 1920x1080. Since this gear is useless when dealing with sprite-based games anyway, I've been successfully delaying the purchase thanks to all the stuff I have from GOG... But I still haven't seen one both 16:10 and 120Hz.
I would love to be proven wrong, though. For example - I'm casually searching for a 120Hz one and the best resolution I could find was 1920x1080. Since this gear is useless when dealing with sprite-based games anyway, I've been successfully delaying the purchase thanks to all the stuff I have from GOG... But I still haven't seen one both 16:10 and 120Hz.

hedwards
buy Evil Genius
Registered: Nov 2008
From United States
Posted October 12, 2010


From what I can tell, anybody that buys the game before Oct., 12th from steam is entitled to the reservation without needing the GOTY edition.
EDIT: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1504255
Post edited October 12, 2010 by hedwards

Wishbone
Red herring
Registered: Oct 2008
From Denmark
Posted October 12, 2010

16:9 monitors: 274 models
16:10 monitors: 168 models
120Hz monitors: 2 models, one 16:10 (1680x1050) and one 16:9 (1920x1080)
So basically, while you are correct that more 16:9 monitors than 16:10 monitors are being made (and these are just the models that are for sale, the ratio in current production is probably even more skewed towards 16:9), 16:10 is by no means dead. Also, very very few 120Hz monitors are made at all, but of those that I found, the ratio was 50:50.
Also keep in mind how many 16:10 monitors have already been sold and are being used around the world. Windows XP can't be said to be "dead" either, even though no copies have been sold lately.

wodmarach
booooooooooored
Registered: Feb 2010
From United Kingdom
Posted October 12, 2010
The reason for the drop in 16:10 is purely cost based for the LCD manufacturers. I think it's something like 8 extra screens which can be sent into either tv's or monitors at 16:9, 16:10 is only used for monitors and so isn't as cost effective unfortunately.

Vestin
only_droid@town
Registered: Sep 2008
From Poland
Posted October 12, 2010

Sure - we can still use the 16:10s we have and buy the ones that are not yet out of sale. That doesn't change the fact that there doesn't seem to be any new being made. This means that, sooner or later, I'll probably have to switch... and I don't want that to happen D:.

Acer GD245HQ 120Hz LCD 1920x1080 Y
Acer GD235HZ 120Hz LCD 1920x1080 Y
Alienware™ OptX™ AW2310 120Hz 1920x1080 Y
ASUS VG236H 120 Hz 1920x1080 Y
BenQ X2410 1920x1080 Y
LG W2363D 120 Hz 1920x1080 Y
LG W2363DB 120 Hz 1920x1080 Y
NEC F23W2A 1920x1080 Y
Samsung® SyncMaster 2233RZ 120 Hz 1680x1050 N
ViewSonic® FuHzion™ VX2265wm 120 Hz 1680x1050 N
ViewSonic FuHzion VX2268wm 120 Hz LCD display 1680x1050 Y

TheCheese33
Saves The Day
Registered: Sep 2008
From United States
Posted October 12, 2010
Thanks for the heads-up! Now I just need to wait for the demo to be released...

michaelleung
YOU ARE ALL RETARDS
Registered: Sep 2008
From Canada

acare84
RazorMan
Registered: Sep 2008
From Turkey
Posted October 13, 2010

I had gotten the access code, though their First Access site is quite confusing, I got confirmation that I had registered, and the confirmation mail said I had to click the url in the mail to activate my code ... which got me to the same form I had already filled in, after entering the code and e-mail address again I got to a page that only said "Go HOME". I hope that means it's activated, I haven't gotten any further e-mails.

Tsunami
Good old tsunami
Registered: Jul 2009
From United Arab Emirates
Posted October 14, 2010
Thanks, mon ami!

Tantrix
Village idiot
Registered: Feb 2010
From Germany
Posted October 14, 2010
Someone, gift me Borderlands !