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Have you noticed any difference is n performance between the two? My impression is native Windows, single operating system (running) wins.
Oh yes, there was little doubt that the Boot Camp performed much better than a VM. I just don't like the hassle of restarting to switch between OS's. Having the VM is so nice.
 
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Downloading this on my new Alienware X51 R3 this morning and Malwarebytes is going nuts with pop ups alerting me to malicious websites being blocked, both inbound and outbound IPs.
 

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Downloading this on my new Alienware X51 R3 this morning and Malwarebytes is going nuts with pop ups alerting me to malicious websites being blocked, both inbound and outbound IPs.

Interesting. Trying to remember if this is a torrent download. Is that a real threat? Ive got the free version of MWB which I don't believe has active protection.
 

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Interesting. Trying to remember if this is a torrent download. Is that a real threat? Ive got the free version of MWB which I don't believe has active protection.
No it's not from a torrent site; I never do that stuff. I got the game from the official site. I haven't yet investigated what the IP's are yet, though I suspect they're probably just phone home type of stuff.
 

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No it's not from a torrent site; I never do that stuff. I got the game from the official site. I haven't yet investigated what the IP's are yet, though I suspect they're probably just phone home type of stuff.

Some game developers use torrent as a way to distribute their product. Can't remember if this game is one of them.
 

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Some game developers use torrent as a way to distribute their product. Can't remember if this game is one of them.
The culprit is this file (MyComGames.exe) and I'm starting to lookup the associated IPs, which are from various places in Europe and western Asia.
 

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Does this tempt you? :):)
https://aw.my.com/us/black-friday

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I forget, did you play WoT?
Yes, I have back when I had an Xbox 360. It's a fun game.

I played one training round in AW so far today. It ran so much smoother than when I tried it in a VM on the MBP. LOL

Been slowly going though the new PC and getting things setup the way I like.
 

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Yes, I have back when I had an Xbox 360. It's a fun game.

I played one training round in AW so far today. It ran so much smoother than when I tried it in a VM on the MBP. LOL

Been slowly going though the new PC and getting things setup the way I like.

Well, the PC controls are different than the Xbox. The PC Version of WoT is superior to the Xbox version imo. For AW, PVE matches to get comfortable... :)
 
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I’ve been sucked back into World of Tanks. Is anyone playing Armored Warefare today? How is it? One thing I’ve noticed is that WoT’s Random Battle map environment is incredibly stagnant so I’m wondering what shape Armored Warfare is in today.
 
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