One thing NOT to do: Do not Uninstall Steam without backing up your games. It will take your Library with it. You could try renaming Steam directory(To like OldSteam or something), reinstall Steam, and move your old Steamapps folder over to see if that fixes your problem.
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2010 Steam Holiday Sale Thread: of GAF collectively handing over wallet to Based Gabe
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Rated-Rsuperstar
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Bought Jedi Knight collection and Stalker collection. There's no way Stalker can run on my system so it's time to buy a new pc this year.
Blast Processing
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Can someone catch me up on the whole "based Gabe" buisness?
Callibretto
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help, I can't play Hitman 2. the game plays in slow motion, and cutscene is also super slow that I am forced to skip those. hell, even the eidos logo at the start of the game run really really slow. I even thought the game crash because there's a long period of black screen
also, anyway to make it proper widescreen?
also, anyway to make it proper widescreen?
Metalic Sand
who is Emo-Beas?
Blast Processing said:
Dumb meme that came from Lil B i think, Youtube that name.
slidewinder
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Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling Steam and pasting your steamapps folder back in yet again? Just because it doesn't take long, and Steam's normally pretty good about fixing itself.kamspy said:
The Big Rig
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Frankly, Jedi Knight 2 and academy are really the only games that feel modern.Xamdou said:
cooljeanius
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I caved and bought the Indie Fantasy and Smarts Packs today. I wish bundles that contained both Mac and non-Mac games let you gift the non-Mac games to people who could actually play them...
ClovingWestbrook
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kamspy said:
Which MOE? The new one? No. Not to mention they'd be massacred by their investors. I do wish MOE would have been a 75% sale as that is the only way I'd buy it.
The solution is to get a copy of Windows!cooljeanius said:
I wonder if Steam will ever release a Mac only game, and what kind of backlash that would get :lol
Yes, but EA wouldn't do it, they are still trying to get their DD service off the ground. I could see Ubisoft or Sega trying that with one of their games, but not this sale.
faceless007
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kamspy said:
It's also a good idea to backup the /userdata folder as well because some games put their saves there. Which brings the number of locations a game might store its saves up to 8 or something.
faceless007 said:
I've always wondered that! Too late for me now.
Moving my steamapps again right now. Gonna reinstall Steam and see if that helps.
LovingSteam said:
yeah the new one. Just a 24 hour, PC, digital download sale. Not like they're giving away the 360 sku for a week at wal mart.
I think it could be a great idea. Imagine the size of the community if they did that. You can't buy that kind of advertising for MOH 2.
ClovingWestbrook
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kamspy said:I've always wondered that! Too late for me now.
Moving my steamapps again right now. Gonna reinstall Steam and see if that helps.
yeah the new one. Just a 24 hour, PC, digital download sale. Not like they're giving away the 360 sku for a week at wal mart.
I think it could be a great idea. Imagine the size of the community if they did that. You can't buy that kind of advertising for MOH 2.
They would NEVER allow it on Steam. Perhaps their own DD service.
MS recently did that, with .10 cent copies of Ages of Empires III Complete, followed by 1$ for Fear, Shadowrun, Viva Pinata, and others.kamspy said:
And to be honest, it works. It gets people to actually use the service. The problem? Their service isn't any good. People will do the same they do with Ubisoft store and GFWL. Buy it, but never use it for anything else other than the 1$ title. I figure the same would apply to franchises. People will buy it because it's cheap and play it. But I doubt it will create any long lasting buzz.
MmmSkyscraper
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KPJZKC said:Speaking of which, any UK based Gaffer want to gift me the Farcry 1 & 2 pack? Will gift back a 5 game
I can do this, PM me your Steam ID or email address.
kamspy said:
No, that's not how it works. Once you have shown how low you're willing to go for a promotion, you have already set consumer expectations that this is something which could be repeated at some point, so they would think twice about buying it for any higher price.
There is basically zero benefit to selling Medal of Honor for 1 dollar, especially since there is no reason to believe that someone who plays MoH will suddenly want to buy MoH 2. You could give me MoH for free for example, and I'll take it, but that doesn't mean I care at all about MoH2. In fact, once a sale is too low, it no longer because a sale which gets people on the fence to give the game a try, but rather a fire sale product where people buy only because the value has collapsed completely. See: Kane & Lynch 2 for $4.99.
shintoki said:
Yeah, lol. I think selling the original MoH for 1 buck would be a great way to get people interested in the franchise. Selling the new one for 1 buck? Suicide.
Schmattakopf
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They're different, but I enjoyed both.KuroNeeko said:
Well, Quake is actually a good game.Drkirby said:
*Snaps fingers*
But I am happy to see that Squeenix understands the Steam Sale, unlike a certain other Japanese company who refuses to sell anything for lower than 10$.
I'd also add, if you give them one for dirt cheap. Why would they want two? They may just decide to wait on 2 to drop, and play 1.duckroll said:
Good promotions have always been stuff like Free-Play weekends, or get an extra 10% pre-order. Maybe throw in the original with purchase of MoH II.
Or if the goal is just to maximize sales, K&L2 is a good example, where it is a flop. But seeing a title that was 60$ 2 months ago, go for 5$. It's creates that impulse buy. Suddenly a lot of gamers who didn't care about the game, own it!
And no Mega Man games. Come on Capcom, Give me Mega Man games, I am willing to give you $2.50-$5 per game over using an Emulator/playing them on my PS2.duckroll said:Hahahahaha. Capcom is just so awful. GFWL support + shitty prices + bad sales. They really have no idea what to do on PC.
And while I am shouting out Pipe Dream, come on Namco, put the next Ace Combat game on the PC! And 4 though 6 also!
Yes to the first, most likely for the second. I will be shocked they didn't do repeat sales for the last day, but it isn't set in stone.
It's a shame, since their engine is probably the best damn PC-Console engine too. DMC4 runs marvelously.I can deal with the GFWL too, I don't like it. But it's doable.duckroll said:Hahahahaha. Capcom is just so awful. GFWL support + shitty prices + bad sales. They really have no idea what to do on PC.
But damn, they refuse to cross that 10$ threshold. DMC4 is 3 bloody years old. You can't charge 10$ for it when titles like; Crysis, Far Cry, Witcher, BC2, Just Cause 2, AP, and others are going for cheaper. Steam sales are about selling to the weak willed, impulse buyers where as long as it is a good deal. We'll buy it!
firehawk12
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GaimeGuy said:
If you're in no rush, I still think it's worth just waiting for Skyrim to come out.
Of course, I suppose you could end up waiting forever at that rate, since they'll always have a new game to add to that pack each year.
The funny part was, if I recall it was like 2nd or 3rd on the top sellers chart when it was 5$. Then dropped to the bottom after it rose in price.duckroll said:
SC2 has a demo, and it's been mentioned many times. No it's not worth it. When people joke around how they won't play it, even if they were paid. SC2 is at the top of that list.Petrie said:
Indie Bundles, Heavy Hitter is a must have. It's 20$, but each title is fantastic and it covers most genres. The other bundles are more specific, each indicated by the title.
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