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What operating system do games run in?
Answer: Microsoft Windows.

What mode should ALL games run in?
Answer: WINDOWED MODE. Because it’s running in WINDOWS.

I really can’t get over this. Why in the world don’t developers do this? I’m fine with things not defaulting that way, but not having the option is just retarded.

My computer isn’t a dedicated game machine. It is a computer. I chat, I research, I do so much. I don’t want my gaming to keep me from that. All games should play windowed, and be alt-tab friendly, or they should get the fuck off of my machine.

Yeah, this is an old rant, I guess… but as I’m attempting to try new things to try out the new computer, I’ve run into it twice. First, I redownloaded Dark Messiah of Might and Magic and decided to give that a go. I never got very far in that the first time because I couldn’t run it windowed. My memory told me that that was because my computer couldn’t handle it windowed. I was wrong. It’s just locked away for no fucking reason. They unlocked it for MULTIPLAYER, but not for the single player I wanted to play. Bleh.
Second, I tried the Company of Heroes demo. I should talk more about that later, but let it be known that there is no Windowed option in that game either. Luckily, you can force it into a window via the command line, but it doesn’t work smoothly. It would be much better if it actually supported it. I hear Dawn of War II is like that as well. Not surprising. Same publisher. But it could work a whole lot better.

Am I alone in this stuff? I mean, I know I am not everyone. Full Screen should not go away. Some people do use their computers just for gaming. But come on. I can’t be the only one with two monitors. I can’t be the only one wanting this. And is it really so hard to use Windows in its normal mode? In a window? Bleh.

What a useless, angry rant. But it’s frustrating. To me.
World, revolve around me.
PC Gaming, work exactly how I want!
Come on.
Come on!