2 DVD's or 8-10 CD'sFollow

The recent poll on EQ asks whether I'd rather get the game on 2 dvd's or 8 to 10 cd's. What about the third option, 4510 floppies...

Insert disk 2197 into drive A: and press enter.

aah, happy memories of Might and Magic 5...

Insert disc 2514 in drive A: and press Enter.
Reading...
Read Error. Installation aborted.

I chose DVDs though I'm holding out for the limited gold edition on 1,755,298,914 punch cards.

Are there polls out there not used to gather information?

Are they talking about a regular DVD Drive or a DVD-ROM drive - I was under the impression that there was a difference between the two?

Thanks.

I've personally never understood why they insist that you buy distribution media to get an account anyway. (LoY and LDoN downloads notwithstanding.)

I mean, if my friend/roommate/significant other/total stranger/whatever has a set of the CDs, why should I have to go and buy a set, too? I think they should sell accounts online. That way I can just borrow someone else's CDs and install it, then buy the account key from the website and I'm good to go. Or if I already have the software and want a second account to 2-box, as many people do, why should I have to get another set of media that I'll probably never even open?

The typical argument that they want the profit from the sale of the CDs just doesn't wash, IMO. To sell the CDs, they have to buy them, which costs money, burn them, which costs money, package them, which costs money, print manuals and boxes, which costs money, distribute them which costs... you get the idea. They might make a small profit, but I'm sure it's peanuts compared to the profit they make off the monthly fees. Plus selling accounts online would be virtually pure profit.

And how many people haven't tried the game because they didn't want to front the money for the CDs? Potential market loss there.

But, then again, what do I know?

Just so I can claim that this post had something to do with the original topic, I would prefer the DVDs.

unfortunatly they left out my personal choice...

not planing to buy EQ2

I chose the CD's for the simple fact that I don't have a DVD drive. I suppose I could get one, but that would just be a pain.

Then I thought about installing that sucker and realized it would be a pain to install it from 8-10 cd's as well. But I guess it's only once in a while you reinstall.

The long and short of it is, I just don't think they can put it on DVD's... they're just not as widespread as CD drives are.

/agree

I'm not buying it so stop spamming me with the same stupid question everytime i log on.

Well you got to think of it this way.. the average DVD-R you can buy in the store can hold hold 4.7 GB worth of info, and they are thinking 2? 9.4 is both DVD's are being filled to the brim.

Whereas 8-10 CDs, assuming the kind they use is the 700MB/80min kind..

For 8 Cds is 5.6 GB, 9 CDs is 6.3 GB, 10 is 7 GB

So average that out, and were looking at around a 7 GB install for EQ2.

Oh yea, forgot to mention, FFXI, which came on 5 CD's has a total install file of around 6 GB. SO my math up top could be seriously flawed (and probably is).

Edited, Sat Jan 24 07:45:41 2004 by Haggan

that's what people said about cd's vs. floppy disks when cd drives were first sold

oh wait .... am i revealing my age here ? LOL

Kao did your 3d holographic statocube come with the transporter option? I can't seem to get mine to work. I know, I know. Go to File, Tools, Settings, and choose...transporter. But then I get this pop up that has two options, Auto or Manual. Both are grayed out and I can't choose either!
Please help!

OK,
I was able to follow you almost all the way, I have the model fvKO4n56mw85e5r6678snms-786234786523978590238 B transporter module. I was able to perform the required program adjustment, by gently removing it with a class c(all I had was the lower rated class b++, but it seemed to work) nanospanner, and the only place I had to put it wasn't exactly static free if you know what I mean, my evening meal remains supplied the non-friction surface. Then I located the side marked with a large red Q(mine was Qsub1), and hit it with a BFH a few times.

I have the A model, did go to start:settings:control panel:system:device manager:secret future tech settings:menu 48567 mark III: Glorbons: and de-select the "Grey out transporter boxes on sunday" option. Then hit the transporter matrix exactly 4 and 1/2 times with a large seabass.(Again all I had was a small guppy.)
But...
Problem solved and on my way, I owe you one. Thanks....again for your magnificent tech help.