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[Barack Lesnar]

If the multiplayer community is dead by the time I get the game, then it wasn't worth playing in the first place.

That's just an ignorant statement. It's cleverly worded but not at all accurate. Tons of fantastic games have great multi-player components that die down a few months after launch due to external factors not in their control.

 

[Joe Molotov]

Yay, here comes a bunch of indie game updates to presumably remove the gig of potatoes I was forced to download last week.

OMG they're all like 50-200MB too. :lol

 

[Snuggles]

Then go buy from them and leave people like me alone. I buy from steam or retail games that can be put on steam, no exceptions.

No one's forcing you to do anything, you're free to be as close minded as you want to be.

 

[Drkirby]

OMG they're all like 50-200MB too. :lol

At least some of them are small. Only SMB and AaAaA are really large for what I have, the rest are under 25mb.

 

[Joe Molotov]

Amnesia is ~60MB and KICK IT is ~130MB.

 

[Drkirby]

I don't own ether of those.

Dejobaan seems to be rather poor on patch sizes, their stuff tends to be large.

 

[Nekrono]

That's just an ignorant statement. It's cleverly worded but not at all accurate. Tons of fantastic games have great multi-player components that die down a few months after launch due to external factors not in their control.

Which is why devs either shouldn't have added a multi-player feature or should have done it better so it doesn't just 'die' like that.

Plenty of other games have done this exceptionally, not every game needs a multi-player feature devs. If you do it then do it right, and the best way to start is aiming for longevity.

 

[dream]

Defense Grid is 150MB.

The major changes include:
Something has fixed much of the file corruption...
D and G glyphs were swapped. Fixed now. Oops.
Subtitles should display properly now.
#potatofoolsday

Thanks for that.

edit: these updates all have cryptic shit in the patch notes. eg, Super Meat Boy

7fa6ce99d281 > 68657873697676697982657765

Killing Floor:

Silly specimens, I don't know why I am updating this, you won't figure it out anyway. You still haven't solved the last puzzle.

Wasn't there a Portal 2 arg going on?

 

[Barack Lesnar]

Which is why devs either shouldn't have added a multi-player feature or should have done it better so it doesn't just 'die' like that.

Plenty of other games have done this exceptionally, not every game needs a multi-player feature devs. If you do it then do it right, and the best way to start is aiming for longevity.

What don't you understand about "external factors out of their control"? Many of these MP modes ARE built for that longevity you speak of but still die due to various external factors. I really dislike debating with you in every other thread. I'm going to put you on ignore for the sake of my own sanity.

 

[Ickman3400]

No one's forcing you to do anything, you're free to be as close minded as you want to be.

Thank you. I remember a time when it was ok to just buy the game, just as long as it wasn't being pirated. Guess that's not good enough anymore.

 

[Salsa]

I have only 68 installed out of 392.

147 games, 28 installed and i have a 160GB hard drive, LOL.

 

[bestami]

Speaking of other sites, has anyone posted D2D's sale for today? Max Payne 1&2 for $3.75 total. Great deal for two classic games but who the hell doesn't already have them on Steam.

I don't since they were region locked up until a couple of months ago. Can i register them on steam ?

 

[Zzoram]

I bought The Witcher 2 off Direct2Drive because it was only $36. I prefer Steam, but I'm not adverse to buying from other DD retailers.

I'll probably still buy it on Steam for $45 since I don't want to give money to Fox News.

 

[Nekrono]

What don't you understand about "external factors out of their control"? Many of these MP modes ARE built for that longevity you speak of but still die due to various external factors. I really dislike debating with you in every other thread. I'm going to put you on ignore for the sake of my own sanity.

Lol, dude most people disagree with you on so many things ever cared to wonder why? Most of your statements are pretty dumb and lack foundations.

Just out of curiosity, can you mention what are these factors you speak of? Because it really doesn't make sense.

If the MP is really good people will play it, and they will play it for a LONG time, it won't just 'die'.

EDIT: Good MP's that die fast are soo few that makes your statement totally not true.

 

[Drkirby]

Did Bit Trip Beat have achievements before? At least that is something.

 

[Snuggles]

I don't since they were region locked up until a couple of months ago. Can i register them on steam ?

No, I don't think so. I have only used D2D once, no major problems, but you're probably better off waiting for an inevitable sale on Steam.

 

[The Technomancer]

I've got 114 out of 119 games installed, most of them to my external. The not installed ones are things like not needing Mount and Blade when I have Warband and not needing CivIV Warlords when I have BTS

 

[Ickman3400]

I'll probably still buy it on Steam for $45 since I don't want to give money to Fox News.

Ugggggh I forgot D2D was owned by Murdoch, good thing I don't support them anyway

 

[bestami]

No, I don't think so. I have only used D2D once, no major problems, but you're probably better off waiting for an inevitable sale on Steam.

Yeah i'm gonna do that. I need a rockstar sale. Don't have any of em on steam (except bully).

 

[Volcynika]

Did Bit Trip Beat have achievements before? At least that is something.

It did.

 

[TheExodu5]

That's just an ignorant statement. It's cleverly worded but not at all accurate. Tons of fantastic games have great multi-player components that die down a few months after launch due to external factors not in their control.

I can't really think of any. Even small time games with fantastic multiplayer like Mount & Blade Warband are still thriving today.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

I can't really think of any. Even small time games with fantastic multiplayer like Mount & Blade Warband are still thriving today.

Red Faction: Guerrilla, which btw is free on Steam when you pre-order RF Armageddon

 

[1-D_FTW]

Jeez. Feel sorry for people with bandwidth caps. Steam is unpatching all the Potato pack patches.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

I have a problem, Steam says I have no connection even though I do. I have tried restarting and it is still like this, what should I do? I can't play any multiplayer game like this. =/

 

[1-D_FTW]

I don't have a connection either. I thought it was because Steam was running like dog doo unpatching all the Potato pack games I have.

 

[opticalmace]

Mine just dropped out too, at least partially. Can't access the community or news pages...

Edit: Yup no connection... hope this means a TF2 update? :O

 

[Jzero]

Mine just dropped out too, at least partially. Can't access the community or news pages...

Edit: Yup no connection... hope this means a TF2 update? :O

same here, wtf

Edit: never mind it's back

 

[opticalmace]

Post by valve:

We will be updating some of the Steam servers today around 15:00 PDT.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=21651890&postcount=299

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

It came back again. Well, that was weird.

Edit: Can't access the store page though.

 

[nexen]

When is the next big Steam sale? I want something.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

For the 6 or so of you who don't already own it, Team Fortress 2 got a permanent price drop and is now only 9.99. It used to be 19.99.

 

[QuantumBro]

Is anyone else getting a 7.8 GB patch for Mafia 2?

Nvm I guess it was just redownloading

 

[Buttonbasher]

When is the next big Steam sale? I want something.

Maybe Easter.

 

[Oreoleo]

Is anyone else getting a 7.8 GB patch for Mafia 2?

Definitely not.

 

[afternoon delight]

By the way, I don't know if you guys know, but that potato update had a bunch of ARG/promotion stuff encoded. And it's looking like it might be Episode 3.

Just sayin. Maybe all of you read it already.

 

[Joe Molotov]

Team Fortress 2
- Ended the Japan charity drive
- Added 9 new hats and 1 new bear

lol

 

[Drkirby]

Does anyone want some but not all the games of the Potato Sack? I need 4 games that are part of it, and sort of want to get the two TF2 items that go with it along with the games.

Games in Potato Sack:
1, 2, 3 Kick It
AaAaA
Amnesia
AudioSurf
Bit.Trip Beat
Cogs
Defense Grid
Killing Floor
Rush
Super Meat Boy
The Ball
The Wonderful end of the World
Toki Tori


Games I need from it:
1, 2, 3 Kick It
Amnesia
The Ball
The Wonderful end of the World

 

[ClosingADoor]

Does anyone want some but not all the games of the Potato Sack? I need 4 games that are part of it, and sort of want to get the two TF2 items that go with it along with the games.

You don't need to buy the pack, just have all the thirteen games. So you can buy the four you need seperately:

Plus, if you own all 13 of the games in this pack (or purchase this pack), get a special Team Fortress 2 potato hat.

 

[Zzoram]

When is the next big Steam sale? I want something.

the biggest sales are the summer and winter sales. there is a medium sized sale almost every holiday though

 

[Drkirby]

You don't need to buy the pack, just have all the thirteen games. So you can buy the four you need seperately:

The pack is $40. The 4 games I need, at 50% off, are $30.

 

[Forkball]

So I bought Audiosurf, but it crashes after each song finishes. It gives me a Questviewer.exe error has stopped working. Strangely, I still get achievements. Any tips?

 

[Stallion Free]

So I bought Audiosurf, but it crashes after each song finishes. It gives me a Questviewer.exe error has stopped working. Strangely, I still get achievements. Any tips?

The Questviewer engine is a really buggy piece of shit in Audiosurf. I really hopes he builds Audiosurf 2 on another engine. Also, I would blow Dylan if it guarantees us AS2.

 

[Shurs]

I'd give it more than that; you're going to use up like 20GB just on Windows and other stuff, even if you're really only using the partition to play games. I'd give it 200GB if you can afford it and you want to be keeping a large selection of games installed at any given time. My Steam folder is 75GB (with another 10 gigs in my GOG folder) and that's without anything particularly huge or any modern "AAA" games (besides L4D2) installed.

EDIT: also, ONE OF US ONE OF US

I've decided to dedicate 200GB of my HDD to the Windows (Steam) partition. That should be enough to maintain a good rotation of games.

 

[Salsa]

Having a hard time debating if i should get the two potato games im missing :/ (beautiful end of the world and 1 2 3 kick it).

They dont interest me that much, but the low price and tf2 hat+pin is tempting.

I just feel i wont play them for now, and i dont wanna be a digital items whore. Gotta save those 10 bucks for easter.

 

[pilonv1]

Team Fortress 2
- Ended the Japan charity drive
- Added 9 new hats and 1 new bear

lol

BEARS?

 

[lordy88]

Hey, so I finally got The Witcher: Director's Cut yesterday from the D2D $5 sale, but after downloading it and trying to install it, all I get are errors that I am running Windows 7 x64, and the game is not compatible. After scouring many forums, this seems to be an odd case without a current solution, as many have run the game with Windows 7 x64. Can anyone help me out here?

 

[Grizza]

Hey, so I finally got The Witcher: Director's Cut yesterday from the D2D $5 sale, but after downloading it and trying to install it, all I get are errors that I am running Windows 7 x64, and the game is not compatible. After scouring many forums, this seems to be an odd case without a current solution, as many have run the game with Windows 7 x64. Can anyone help me out here?

I had the same problem. I had to use the Gamespy Comrade game manager to get it installed properly. I was initially pissed, but GC isn't nearly as intrusive as I thought it would be. When you are done installing it, it even gives you the choice of not having it open on startup. If I remember correctly, even Steam doesn't do that. Not that it's hard to edit your startup programs, but it's a nice courtesy (or admission that customers don't like invasive programs) from FOX/IGN.

 

[epmode]

When you are done installing it, it even gives you the choice of not having it open on startup. If I remember correctly, even Steam doesn't do that.

You can definitely use the regular Steam options so that it won't open on startup. I just leave it running at all times though. With all that cheap RAM, there's no reason not to.

 

[Grizza]

You can definitely use the regular Steam options so that it won't open on startup. I just leave it running at all times though. With all that cheap RAM, there's no reason not to.

I meant that it just wouldn't default to it opening on every startup. It seemed like every other program I used to install would do that shit.

 

[ArjanN]

By the way, I don't know if you guys know, but that potato update had a bunch of ARG/promotion stuff encoded. And it's looking like it might be Episode 3.

Just sayin. Maybe all of you read it already.

I haven't seen anything pointing to HL episode 3, it all seems Portal 2 related so far. I mean I'd like it to be something HL related, but so far that seems like wishful thinking.