Do You Use Game Patching Proggies?

Dyre Straits · Jan 20, 2008, 05:49 PM

Do you keep your games and drivers updated using proggies e.g. GameShadow, Xfire, or other means?

If so, are you happy with the way the programs work?

**kris23** · Jan 20, 2008, 05:52 PM

Xfire, but havent been on in forever, pretty decent, not resource intensive and shows me when new updates are out and such.....

Chaos · Jan 20, 2008, 05:55 PM

nope I would rather maintain them myself

Zelig · Jan 20, 2008, 06:05 PM

I don't use any. I don't play games that require disks in the drive to play, and I doubt any programs automatically apply no-cd patches.

I also tend to use 3rd party patches to fix bugs when available, which I assume also don't get applied by auto-patchers.

However, if there was a program that would notify me when an update and accompanying no-cd patch were available for my games, and direct downloads for each, I would definately be interested in that.

OmegaRED · Jan 20, 2008, 08:32 PM

I did once download Gameshadow and now those damn emails haunt me telling me a week after a driver is out that it's out. I rely on DH for news of released drivers and game updates it has yet to fail me as the quickest source of news

Dark Lord · Jan 20, 2008, 09:39 PM

ya, the games auto update. log into the multiplayer and oh look, theres the update ready to go for me, or a link to the download.

BlueMak · Jan 21, 2008, 02:07 AM

When I buy a game in any form, I always check if there are patches available to download. Same thing if I haven't played the game for a long time.

I don't trust programs that do things for you and related to the internet, for example downloading and/or installing automaticaly patches for games or other software.

CDsDontBurn · Jan 21, 2008, 03:39 AM

i dont' use anything.

i'd rather keep my machine manually updated by me.

**MIG-31** · Jan 21, 2008, 03:41 AM

Don't use any myself...i like to keep things manually updated.