So I Just Joined IGN Insider... - Page 2

MrSavoy · 09-04-05, 11:59 AM

I paid 20 bucks a few months ago for a GS complete membership the day BF2 demo launched. I dont regret it, it was 20 bucks for a whole year. It doesn't offer a ton of stuff but for 20 bucks its cool I guess.

$n][pErMan · 09-04-05, 12:37 PM

Id never waste money on that crap... expecially when I still remember perfectly when all of that was 100% free. I ussually find faster mirrors without lines or I just download it late at night when there is no line. I also still have FTP access to fileplanet from my old planethalflife site so if I really cared too I could just FTP fileplanet and look around to download it. I waste enough money on useless crap... don't need to start wasting it on something that should be for free

Keep in mind.. these guys were getting plenty of money from advertisers in the first place.

GlowStick · 09-04-05, 01:18 PM

IGN and gamespy are alll crap, the only file service that i will pay for is Shacknews/Fileshack. They are ran by dedicated gamers, not people looking to get rich by monopolizing the market with filecrap only betas and demos. They just offer a hella fast, clean website that very very useable free. Small amount of ads, real gamers view on games, not PR bs.

anzak · 09-04-05, 01:27 PM

Gamershell. No waiting, fast servers, and best of all its free. I normally get around 200-300kbs from their central america server and thats fast for my connection.

09-04-05, 01:31 PM

Gamershell is slow for me plus I hate them and their community. They claim to not supported Piracy but even a mod on their forum a) admitted to downloaded games and b) allowed talk about leaked beta software.

Place sickens me...

FierceDeityLink · 09-04-05, 01:46 PM

Gamespot Complete was nice during E3 (rather than waiting for GameTrailers.com or trying to find my way through IGN), but now I only use it for downloading demos and updates...

nutcrackr · 09-04-05, 07:39 PM

I subsribed to filerplanet a few times just to get betas. In all the times I had it I got the T:V beta which was ok, the FEAR MP beta which was ordinary and Dungeon Siege 2 beta which I didn't like. Most of the time when I went to download something there would be no wait time so I haven't resuscribed, the other free websites offer as good service. If there was another mega beta I might subscribe again.

stncttr908 · 09-05-05, 09:40 AM

I loved 3DGamers until it was bought by IGN and turned into a ****storm of ads and other assorted junk.

Banko · 09-05-05, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GlowStick

IGN and gamespy are alll crap, the only file service that i will pay for is Shacknews/Fileshack. They are ran by dedicated gamers, not people looking to get rich by monopolizing the market with filecrap only betas and demos. They just offer a hella fast, clean website that very very useable free. Small amount of ads, real gamers view on games, not PR bs.

I agree, I signed up for fileshack the best thing I've ever done. They have a server right in Chicago so I actually hit my 10megabit speed.

GlowStick · 09-05-05, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banko

I agree, I signed up for fileshack the best thing I've ever done. They have a server right in Chicago so I actually hit my 10megabit speed.

Wow, i allways used their chicago server, however i only wished i had 10mbit speeds!! But they allways maxed me out

**Rakeesh** · 09-05-05, 09:40 PM

I think both IGN and Gamespy are gay. Gamespy worst of all as that site tends to be full of idjits (even the staff use idjit speak regularly.) Gamespy is like videogames meet MTV, and MTV is only entertaining if your 12 or if your favorite past times involve crack IMO.

Best download site? Filefront. No registration, no lines, fast as hell (520kbyte/sec is my average speed there.)

de><ta · 10-07-05, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GamingLordX

I have no idea.

EDIT: Nope doesn't seem like it.

THESE are the benfits to being an IGN Insider.

I really should of checked that page beforehand.

Cool you get more then 12000 icons to use!

09-04-05, 11:59 AM	#13
MrSavoy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 443	Re: So I Just Joined IGN Insider... I paid 20 bucks a few months ago for a GS complete membership the day BF2 demo launched. I dont regret it, it was 20 bucks for a whole year. It doesn't offer a ton of stuff but for 20 bucks its cool I guess. __________________ CM Stacker 830SE w/Real Power Pro, 80 PLUS, 1000W Power Supply / EVGA X58 3XSLI Intel CI7 920 @ 3.77Ghz w/Corsair, 6GB (3 x 2GB) Dominator XMP PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL9 (8-8-8-24) THERMALRIGHT, Ultra-120 eXtreme 1366 RT CPU Cooler w/MX-2 High-Performance Thermal Compound 3x EVGA, GeForce GTX 470's Superclocked (TRI-SLI) / 2x WESTERN DIGITAL, 640GB WD Caviar Black (WD6401AALS) (Raid 0) / LITE-ON CD-R/CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive / SAMSUNG DVD R/RW / Windows 7 Home Premium 64 / Westy 37" 1080P

09-04-05, 12:37 PM	#14
$n][pErMan GTX 285 SSC Goodness! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,719	Re: So I Just Joined IGN Insider... Id never waste money on that crap... expecially when I still remember perfectly when all of that was 100% free. I ussually find faster mirrors without lines or I just download it late at night when there is no line. I also still have FTP access to fileplanet from my old planethalflife site so if I really cared too I could just FTP fileplanet and look around to download it. I waste enough money on useless crap... don't need to start wasting it on something that should be for free Keep in mind.. these guys were getting plenty of money from advertisers in the first place. __________________ Intel® Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 @ 3.51GHz (390 x 9 / 1.39v) \| ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 775 Intel P965 (1236 BIOS) \| OCZ GOLD 4GB (2GB x 2) DDR2 PC2-8500 Dual Channel (4-4-4-12 780Mhz/1.95V 1:1 Ratio) \| EVGA GeForce GTX 285 SSC Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 (Currently @ 720MHz Core / 2750MHz Memory) \| Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS \| Zalman CNPS9700 LED Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler \| 5 Western Digital 500GB SATA II 7200RPM w/32MB Buffer \| Acer X241W 24in Widescreen LCD 1920 x 1200 32bit \| Samsung DVD-RW-DL 18x Burner w/ lightscribe\| SILVERSTONE OP650 ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply \| AOpen 5.1 Surround sound system \| Windows Vista Business 64-Bit 3dMarkVantage: P16103 3dMark06: 17606 SuperPi 1M: 14s 100% Orthos Stable!

09-04-05, 01:18 PM	#15
GlowStick CoD4! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 5,786	Re: So I Just Joined IGN Insider... IGN and gamespy are alll crap, the only file service that i will pay for is Shacknews/Fileshack. They are ran by dedicated gamers, not people looking to get rich by monopolizing the market with filecrap only betas and demos. They just offer a hella fast, clean website that very very useable free. Small amount of ads, real gamers view on games, not PR bs. __________________ Intel i7-2600K, Corsair 8Gig, Corsair H100, Corsair 650D, Corsair HX750, ATi 6970, WD Caviar Black 2TB Sony Vaio SB: i7, 8Gig, Intel 320 300gig

09-04-05, 01:27 PM	#16
anzak Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,553	Re: So I Just Joined IGN Insider... Gamershell. No waiting, fast servers, and best of all its free. I normally get around 200-300kbs from their central america server and thats fast for my connection.

09-04-05, 01:31 PM	#17
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09-04-05, 01:46 PM	#18
FierceDeityLink Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 390	Re: So I Just Joined IGN Insider... Gamespot Complete was nice during E3 (rather than waiting for GameTrailers.com or trying to find my way through IGN), but now I only use it for downloading demos and updates... __________________ P4 3.2C\|Asus P4C800-E DX\|2GB Corsair DDR400\|BFG Geforce 6800 Ultra\|Antec TrueControl 550 Koolance EXOS 2\|PolarFLO TT CPU\|Danger Den NV-68\|Danger Den MAZE4 chipset

09-04-05, 07:39 PM	#19
nutcrackr Super Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 3,204	Re: So I Just Joined IGN Insider... I subsribed to filerplanet a few times just to get betas. In all the times I had it I got the T:V beta which was ok, the FEAR MP beta which was ordinary and Dungeon Siege 2 beta which I didn't like. Most of the time when I went to download something there would be no wait time so I haven't resuscribed, the other free websites offer as good service. If there was another mega beta I might subscribe again. __________________ .

09-05-05, 09:40 AM	#20
stncttr908 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 4,496	Re: So I Just Joined IGN Insider... I loved 3DGamers until it was bought by IGN and turned into a ***storm of ads and other assorted junk. __________________ PC - \| Core i7-2600K @ stock \| Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3 \| 4GB Patriot Sector 5 DDR3 \| Galaxy GTX 460 1GB @ stock \| Corsair Force 120GB SSD \| Seagate 1TB 7200RPM \| 320GB Seagate 7200.10 \| 2x Seagate 500GB USB 2.0 \| Lite-On 20x SATA DVD+RW \| Silverstone TJ-09 \| Corsair 620W PSU \| Logitech Z-5500s \| Sennheiser HD-570 headphones \| Samsung 2494LW \| Laptop* - \| Dell Inspiron 1420 \| C2D T7300 (2.0GHz, 4MB cache) \| 2GB DDR2-667 \| 160GB 7200RPM HDD \| DVD +/- RW \| 14.1" WXGA+ (1440x900) \| Broadcom 802.11g \| NVIDIA 8400M GS 128MB \|

09-05-05, 09:40 PM	#23
Rakeesh Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sonoran Desert Posts: 6,863	Re: So I Just Joined IGN Insider... I think both IGN and Gamespy are gay. Gamespy worst of all as that site tends to be full of idjits (even the staff use idjit speak regularly.) Gamespy is like videogames meet MTV, and MTV is only entertaining if your 12 or if your favorite past times involve crack IMO. Best download site? Filefront. No registration, no lines, fast as hell (520kbyte/sec is my average speed there.) __________________ Want to listen to audio without your computer going to sleep? Try this. Core i7 2600k 4.4Ghz 1.385v \| Corsair H60 \| 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 8-8-8-24 \| MSI P67A-G45 \| OCZ Vertex 3 \| Sapphire 7850 OC to Max settings

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