12th April 2007, 4:04 PM
That would certainly explain some things, but it's not like all of my game CDs wear at the same rate. Some still work fine despite being pretty old, while others don't... and when two of my PC game CDs that work the worst are probably TFT and BW, the two PC games I have played the most (followed by Guild Wars, which doesn't require a CD in to play), it can't be a coincidence... I had one SC disc fail on me, and my BW disc failed and had to be resurfaced, and currently sometimes TFT doesn't recognize the disc... admittedly there are a few other PC game CDs that have gotten scratched, including one Diablo II cd and a few others, but the SC/WC3 ones are among the worst, and are my most-played games. There's an obvious connection there, I'd say.
Remember, I'm not just talking about age of the disc. I'm talking about amount of use. King's Quest V's CD is probably from 1990-1992, but works just fine because it's almost never been used...
Remember, I'm not just talking about age of the disc. I'm talking about amount of use. King's Quest V's CD is probably from 1990-1992, but works just fine because it's almost never been used...