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Thinking about buying the game...
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| rzombie1988 |
Posted on 26-08-2010 15:59
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Hi Guys,
I'm thinking about buying this game but I have a few questions:
1) In the game, do you just watch your bicyclists ride? Can you actually control a rider completely and ride as you want?
2) Is it possible to buy a version of this game on a disc? Also, how would one go about burning the game to a disk if they bought the donwloaded version? Would you have to burn it as a dvd or as a data disc? My computer is not reliable enough to just download it only.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 26-08-2010 16:07
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1. Yes
2. Yes, the game is also available as a disc. If you buy the download version, it's possible to burn the installation files to a disc - burning as a data disc will do, I guess. |
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| rzombie1988 |
Posted on 26-08-2010 16:12
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Which yes is it? You watch them ride or you can control them?
Where could I buy the disc version? I think I saw it on amazon.co.uk, but I'm not sure if they accept foreign orders.
Thanks
Edited by rzombie1988 on 26-08-2010 16:15
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| deek12345 |
Posted on 26-08-2010 16:16
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i got mine on ebay NEW.
you control your team |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 26-08-2010 16:17
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rzombie1988 wrote:
Which yes is it? You watch them ride or you can control them?
Well, you control your team as you watch them ride.
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| Timmeh |
Posted on 26-08-2010 16:23
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You command your team, you tell the riders what to do: Attack, stay in position in the group, relay, ride on a certain % of his power - independable of the other riders in the group, protect a teammate, observer a rival...
It's not like you can steer the rider. That would be odd imo...
Edited by Timmeh on 26-08-2010 16:23
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| Lachi |
Posted on 26-08-2010 17:04
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CrueTrue wrote:burning as a data disc will do, I guess. Except that you need to burn more then one disk, as the game has more then 700MB (I guess about 3GB)
Also precise the answer: You have to install the gane onto your computer you cannot run it off the disk, no matter if you buy the DVD or download version. |
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| LoStaffan |
Posted on 26-08-2010 17:40
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Lachi wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:burning as a data disc will do, I guess. Except that you need to burn more then one disk, as the game has more then 700MB (I guess about 3GB)
guess, CT meant a dvd 
Lachi wrote:
Also precise the answer: You have to install the gane onto your computer you cannot run it off the disk, no matter if you buy the DVD or download version.
true, but you would save either disc space or bandwidth, when you have to reinstall the game 
dunno, because of what he prefers the physical version ... maybe just because of a slower internet connection or some bandwidth limit, who knows.
anyway ... https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/custo...=524836#pc
these are the countries amazon.co.uk delivers pc games to; just check, if your country is listed in there too
but as far as i know, you need some credit card for the payment... |
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| rzombie1988 |
Posted on 27-08-2010 00:04
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I just asked about a physical version because sometimes my computers get viruses and I wouldn't want to lose the game if that happened. I'm from the USA by the way.
Edited by rzombie1988 on 27-08-2010 00:07
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| facmanpob |
Posted on 27-08-2010 08:02
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rzombie1988 wrote:
I just asked about a physical version because sometimes my computers get viruses and I wouldn't want to lose the game if that happened. I'm from the USA by the way.
Get a good anti-virus - I haven't had a computer virus in 5 years! (btw I use Kaspersky, its a system hog but it works well!)  |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 27-08-2010 09:03
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rzombie1988 wrote:
I just asked about a physical version because sometimes my computers get viruses and I wouldn't want to lose the game if that happened. I'm from the USA by the way.
Even if that happened, you would still be able to re-download the game. |
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| Lachi |
Posted on 27-08-2010 11:38
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Yes, you can redownload the game but this year it is a bit nasty because you can only use the download link for 21 days. Later you have to ask the customer support to send you a new link. So the best way would be to store the download on a disk.
Of course, to prevent virus issues the easiest solutions would be:
- Create an image of your HD from time to time. So you can just load an old but clean system after the virus attack.
- Install two OS and use one system for playing and the other for porn, file sharing or wathever you do to get these viruses.
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