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AusGAF 3.0 - Double the price, region locked and refused classification
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ClivePwned
Member
Aussie dollar seems to have peaked at $1.10. Down to $1.06 since monday.
Still waiting on my package from Valve Store.
It shipped via DHL last Tuesday, and they tracked it up until it arrived on Friday. As far as I know, DHL hand over packages to AusPost. The AusPost website accepts my tracking number, but says "no events found" even after a week. So I'm not entirely sure where my package is. There's been nothing left in the mail saying it's at a post box or anything. I'll probably call them tonight to see if they know where it is.
I find it funny that it took less time to ship a package from Seattle to Melbourne than it did to ship from Melbourne to Tasmania. Like, do they have someone swim across the Bass for the last 300km of the journey?
It shipped via DHL last Tuesday, and they tracked it up until it arrived on Friday. As far as I know, DHL hand over packages to AusPost. The AusPost website accepts my tracking number, but says "no events found" even after a week. So I'm not entirely sure where my package is. There's been nothing left in the mail saying it's at a post box or anything. I'll probably call them tonight to see if they know where it is.
I find it funny that it took less time to ship a package from Seattle to Melbourne than it did to ship from Melbourne to Tasmania. Like, do they have someone swim across the Bass for the last 300km of the journey?
codswallop
Member
Does Metro Trains even have anything to do with V Line services? Geelong is a country town, no matter what Geelong residents say.Shaneus said:
Nope. But I do have a package (or two) waiting at the post office. Might be it, might not. It does usually take a while from The Hut so I'm not getting my hopes up.Stackboy said:
Nah, I just like complainingcodswallop said:
We're actually getting new services starting Monday anyway, though I doubt it'll do anything to alleviate how fucking packed the trains are in the morning.
PS. Anyone want my regular copy of Michael Jackson Experience for 360 here? Same price as Ozgameshop, though you'll get it a lot quicker
My US account got one, but not my Aussie one.legend166 said:
Oh, and to the MK guys, my copy cleared customs this morning. Now I just have to wait for it to ship. Ironically, due to all my planning and subterfuge, it still ended up being couriered to me. Tracking indicates it will arrive this afternoon (and if not, I'll pop over tot he airport again to get it).
Well, it seems The Witcher 2 is up on Steam for $75, but you can have it for the low, low price of $67.50 if you pre-order. Only $22.50 extra for the slightly gimped version over the $45 GOG version at the moment.
Just pre-ordered with GOG, damn greedy companies operating in Australia.
Apologies if this is old news.
Just pre-ordered with GOG, damn greedy companies operating in Australia.
Apologies if this is old news.
DualShadow
Member
Omi said:I am kinda glad I didn't pre-order the early (cheaper) steam version... because anyone that did will be getting the censored edition.
Unless you cancel your pre-order... which is completely possible on Steam.
I asked this in the Witcher 2 thread and people seemed to believe otherwise.
On my Dvorak experience: definitely worth giving it a go. My typing is still incredibly slow but already I can see how much "better" the key layout is. Currently I'm just using an old Qwerty keyboard that I've converted to Dvorak so the key levels are a bit off but if/once I get used to it, I'll definitely invest it a proper mechanical Dvorak.
Hardest thing to get used to is the punctuation.
This post was written at a blazing 10 WPM (I estimate).
Hardest thing to get used to is the punctuation.
This post was written at a blazing 10 WPM (I estimate).
Just finished 3DS StreetPass Find Mii for the first time, yay!
The final battle is absolutely brutal. I'm a bit disappointed to find out I wasted 4 coins on heroes that didn't even get to fight and don't carry over to the new game.
Hopefully it doesn't take me another 324 coins to beat it again :S
The final battle is absolutely brutal. I'm a bit disappointed to find out I wasted 4 coins on heroes that didn't even get to fight and don't carry over to the new game.
Hopefully it doesn't take me another 324 coins to beat it again :S
DualShadow
Member
Omi said:
Damn, it's only a very minor change from what I've read here on GAF so I'll probably just keep my pre-order.
New TF2 update brings replays and editing, finally!
http://www.teamfortress.com/replayupdate/
http://www.teamfortress.com/saxxyawards/
And more importantly, more hats!
http://www.teamfortress.com/replayupdate/
http://www.teamfortress.com/saxxyawards/
And more importantly, more hats!
Marshmellow
Member
Any BrisGaffers for after work drinks friday?
Ill be at the belgium if ur interested from 5
Ill be at the belgium if ur interested from 5
codswallop
Member
After visiting Istanbul last year, can I just say that Assassin's Creed Revelations being set there is awesome.
... but why Ezio again?
... but why Ezio again?
Just went home to get my incoming package and here's my results:
Opening that up provided me with this bad boy:
And the final, untampered proof:
Woo!!!
I'm a little pissed, though. My convoluted method of sending stuff to a shipping facility in the US then getting them to ship to me instead meant the Amazon invoice was stuck to the outside of the cardboard box that held the package when Amazon had it inside, and that had MK:Kollector's Edition clearly written on it. It's kind of ironic that pretty much everything I did to get this past customs actually made it more likely I could have been stuffed. Guess it's my lucky day.
Opening that up provided me with this bad boy:
And the final, untampered proof:
Woo!!!
I'm a little pissed, though. My convoluted method of sending stuff to a shipping facility in the US then getting them to ship to me instead meant the Amazon invoice was stuck to the outside of the cardboard box that held the package when Amazon had it inside, and that had MK:Kollector's Edition clearly written on it. It's kind of ironic that pretty much everything I did to get this past customs actually made it more likely I could have been stuffed. Guess it's my lucky day.
DualShadow
Member
That's an awesome bookend set.
Aon said:
I got bored halfway through 2, after being reassured by everyone that it was far superior to the first. The multiplayer in Brotherhood is easily the best part of that whole series (although I haven't played the SP in Brotherhood yet so there's a dose of speculation based on it's similarity to 2 in there).
Zero interest in whatever comes next.