(I still don't see what's so terrible about double-clicking the icon on my desktop anyway. It's worked so far!)
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so its a launcher launcher launcher, unfortunately it is currently launcher challenged due to failing to launch the launcher of the launcher....
stuff this, I'm going to play the game
I know right, they keep thinking it's some kind of shot at them which in a way is funnier than the original intention since it had nothing to do with them at all.
I can't even play the game using the steam client. my framerate becomes an utter slideshow. forcing arc will just basically make it so I can no longer play, if it's anything like steam.
From what I saw in the article, this seems to mainly be something they're doing on their end, with their launchers. It didn't really give me the impression that they're touching CO's own launcher specifically.
Our design goals are to make it so that Arc is empowered to download and patch all Perfect World games without the use of additional launchers, and to make it so that Steam users can download and patch our games without the need to download and install the full Arc platform. The specifics regarding how exactly this can be achieved are still in the brainstorming phase.
From what I saw in the article, this seems to mainly be something they're doing on their end, with their launchers. It didn't really give me the impression that they're touching CO's own launcher specifically.
From the dev posts over on the STO boards the Arc launcher is intended to, when it matures more, completely replace the launchers for all games PWE operates including Champions. So it'd be launch Arc, launch CO without a CO launcher in the middle of this process. However, there is a post over there stating that shoehorning Arc into Steam is not being looked at so CO/STO players using Steam will be able to launch the game as usual unless something changes.
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Heck, put on a dino costume before doing the Queen City arc and you can play that game!
"Science teaches us to expect -- demand -- more than just eerie mysteries. What use is a puzzle that can't be solved? Patience is fine, but I'm not going to stop asking the universe to make sense!"
Not that it is much of a surprise, but looks like PW is stuck on their terrible Arc program. It won't be long until they force it on everyone like they forced the rest of their inefficient and clunky systems on us.
And the transition of the Forum and the Game to the Arc will be flawless.
We get some high-level art stuff to our forum. Yay!
Interface is Black. Yay!
It's even more easier than before to check the news and the forums! Yay!
It's just the word 'should' is used there, makes me think back when we erhmagemergeded Cryptic and PWI servers.
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I've had the launcher for Champions way before ARC showed up, so it can go suck a egg for all I care! It might of got me because of STO, but won't get me because of Champs...
Arc is an inefficient/clunky version of Steam that will run in the background with its banner ads while still running in the background/system tray. Warning, if you haven't done so and have screenshots that are important save them before installing through Arc. It deletes/overwrites everything (anything not stored on their server) in the folder rather then simply updating the files to match the new exe.
I imagine that the CO launcher will eventually automatically update itself to Arc whether we want it to or not.
I hear that Arc also kills kittens, filibusters judicial nominees for no good reason, and assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand just for $#!^s and giggles.
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LAUNCHCEPTION!
(I still don't see what's so terrible about double-clicking the icon on my desktop anyway. It's worked so far!)
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Its a launcher that can do even more BUY THIS NOW ads. Thats why they be doing that ._.
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They all thought I was out of the game....But I'm holding all the lockboxes now..
I'll......FOAM FINGER YOUR BACK!
stuff this, I'm going to play the game
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I know right, they keep thinking it's some kind of shot at them which in a way is funnier than the original intention since it had nothing to do with them at all.
On topic? We no stay on topic around here! It's like Arc. We launch topics that launch other topics!
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Let' see if it gets wiped or answered
http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?p=13168981#post13168981
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Yeah, just like that movie with Leonardo DeCaprio in it... what was it called? Dreamception?
U_U
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From what I saw in the article, this seems to mainly be something they're doing on their end, with their launchers. It didn't really give me the impression that they're touching CO's own launcher specifically.
My super cool CC build and how to use it.
http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showpost.php?p=13162011&postcount=183
I think I'm fine with Arc.
From the dev posts over on the STO boards the Arc launcher is intended to, when it matures more, completely replace the launchers for all games PWE operates including Champions. So it'd be launch Arc, launch CO without a CO launcher in the middle of this process. However, there is a post over there stating that shoehorning Arc into Steam is not being looked at so CO/STO players using Steam will be able to launch the game as usual unless something changes.
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It can gather data on your computer for performance checks. assuming you opt in.
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What is that a game based on your childhood? u_u
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Jon wins the thread.
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I'm sure the Arc isn't a bad thing at all, it's probably convenient for people who launch their games without Steam and so on.
I just have this one silly dream where CO gets more content...
how is having to open something else and log into that, easier than just dbl clicking on a desktop icon.
I only play the one game, tried NW, left out of boredom, STO has my record for fastest time till uninstall, as for generic fantasy mmos...
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Nope. It's from - Community: Season 3, Episode 16 - Virtual Systems Analysis.
hey everyone go see all the complaint threads about ARC not working
complaints from Neverwinter people about it
http://techsupport.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=34231
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Not that it is much of a surprise, but looks like PW is stuck on their terrible Arc program. It won't be long until they force it on everyone like they forced the rest of their inefficient and clunky systems on us.
We get some high-level art stuff to our forum. Yay!
Interface is Black. Yay!
It's even more easier than before to check the news and the forums! Yay!
It's just the word 'should' is used there, makes me think back when we erhmagemergeded Cryptic and PWI servers.
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That's probably not going to happen.
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I imagine that the CO launcher will eventually automatically update itself to Arc whether we want it to or not.
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