Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
They won't put Syndicate on Steam either. Syndicate, which doesn't have any DLC, and isn't ever going to be patched again.
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They won't put Syndicate on Steam either. Syndicate, which doesn't have any DLC, and isn't ever going to be patched again.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
EA is actually just doing us a solid in that case.
Mirror's Edge though, still on Steam. *trollface*
Also, there's something almost hilarious about the Secret of the Magic Crystals dev, of all devs, leaking the Thanksgiving and Christmas sale dates.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
I think it's pretty appropriate. His business model involves profiting off troll-purchases and self-deprecating. He's cheeky by default, and he positions himself as a part of the gamer community, a true independent. Him leaking the dates (presumably under the guise that he had no idea he wasn't supposed to) totally fits the MO.
Thanks, added to list.
Rickenslacker
Banned
I wanted to try it out because of the love Gerstmann has for it, but if EA isn't gonna budge well then neither am I.
I'm no market specialist, but I can't come up with a scenario in which that makes sense.
So, let's exercise our brains:
1) EA likes to keep franchises that sell well close to heart, so BF3 is only available through Origin. This is incorrect, because The Sims is best selling EA game, AFAIK.
2) EA likes to put everything they have on sale in as many outlets possible, so games like The Sims can achieve the number of sales that they do. This is, again, incorrect, because we all know Call of Duty sells more than Battlefield. So, if they used other stores as leverage for sales, they would put Battlefield on Steam as well.
3) EA doesn't care about other stores, since they know that Battlefield and Need for Speed will attract crowds to Origin, because the fanbase is really engaged in the games and will buy them o matter what. It's the one that makes a little bit of sense, but The Sims is their big money grabber, and they sell that everywhere. They don't want Battlefield and Need for Speed to sell as much?
They have their best seller franchise on Steam, theoretically so it reaches a bigger audience, however, the other franchises which have nice followers but could sell better when compared to competition, are Origin exclusive.
I don't fucking understand it!
jim-jam bongs
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it's pretty simple; they want to focus on pushing core gamers over to origin, whereas casual gamers are usually less inclined to start jumping over to other services so they make sure that the sims is available everywhere.
The Sims is also a more casual franchise that has close to no competition, genre-wise. There really isn't another game like it, unlike the many shooters/action/racing games which are played by a more specific audience. One in which EA can actually gain a player base by virtue of simple but powerful things like loyalty and exclusivity.
Edit: kinda beaten. In short, EA is playing us because they know we care. TS audience doesn't care that much is their guess, so there's no need to funnel its access.
Edit: kinda beaten. In short, EA is playing us because they know we care. TS audience doesn't care that much is their guess, so there's no need to funnel its access.
jediyoshi
Member
I don't think there's a big cross over between the Sims mega audience and the hardcore. If anything, The Sims is just an exception to their operations.
jim-jam bongs
Member
hence why the sims is available at walmart. and gamestop. and steam. and amazon. and gamersgate. and origin. and...
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
They released The Sims on steam before they started with the "origin exclusive" thing, and as the game sold well there they want to continue selling dlc to steam costumers. Probably a new The Sims game will be Origin exclusive.
CosmicQueso
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We're really talking about The Sims?
And Syndicate was a much better game than people think. I still don't care if it's on Steam or Origin. Origin isn't that bad.
And Syndicate was a much better game than people think. I still don't care if it's on Steam or Origin. Origin isn't that bad.
No I don't think it does.
Same for me. I don't care if Origin is good or not, I won't support an EA digital store.
jim-jam bongs
Member
the casual Sim City game is on Facebook, the retail game is nostalgia for crusty old core gamers. the main audience for the Sims would probably find the absence of Katy Perry dlc in 2013 deeply distressing, after all.
Same here, but I wouldn't exactly call it a tragedy. I'm past the point of caring about 3 and even if I got for free, it'd probably get backlogged.
I never say never, but I am probably in the same boat.
jim-jam bongs
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oh and I own the Sims 3 retail, for the record. one day I will play past character creation... one day.
SapientWolf
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I feel like if the choice of digital platform is enough to make you skip a game you didn't care much about it in the first place. I can't even comprehend the possibility of missing BF3 because it's not on Steam, but I built my PC around that game.
I H8 Memes
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Since the big push to relaunch EA download manager as Origin EA has yet to add an EA studio title to Steam. I doubt that ever changes unless their sales numbers force them to.
spindoctor
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5 bucks says the Sims 4 and all future titles will be Origin exclusive. I think they're releasing these expansions on Steam because they already have customers who bought the Steam version and can't use any other DLC. From the next game onwards they'll do a clean break.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Anyone else have their wishlist button disappear on the main site?
Edit: Gone from community profiles as well.
Edit: Gone from community profiles as well.
PrematureQuiche
Member
Mines gone too.
In total. The deaths are counted across the playthrough, it's not necessary that they all happen in the same session. To be honest, I spammed a certain respawn point to get it, which happened to have an insta-death spike right above it. That meant I killed myself, respawned, jumped, died, rinse and repeat ad infinitum. That and the slot machine achievement were the worst moments of the game, as it's just repeating the same (boring) task until you get them. At least the latter gives you $10000 ingame, while the former only boosts your Steam ego.
But without the DLC, if I'm not mistaken. At least I grabbed it for free on Origin, so if I ever bought the game on Steam, I think it would be a matter of dragging and dropping the Origin game folder into Steamapps to have the fullest version there.
Nabs
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spindoctor
Member
I can see mine from the profile page.
I can see mine just fine. Did you log yourself out by accident?
Speaking of wishlists, I'm making my wishlist of recent adventure games:
- Deponia
- The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav
- The Book of Unwritten Tales
Am I forgetting anything? (just got Dream Machine and I don't know if I'm fond enough of zombies to want the Telltale game)
xenoflux2113
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Don't you toy with my heart.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Dog Problems
Banned
Stump, click View my Profile and scroll down a bit. There should be a "View wishlist" option.
jaundicejuice
Member
Well, fuck.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
I'm pretty sure there was one on the friend box, although you're right that the "gameplay stats" link is still available. Thanks.
2 possibilities: either Gaben doesn't want us to spend more money, or he's gifting us every game in our wishlists. Whatever the outcome, it'll be great for our wallets!
Metalmurphy
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Games > Wishlist.
That's how I always accessed mine oO.
Didn't even notice there was a shortcut for it in the main profile page. Was there?
Thank you, thread. I straight up started self-gaslighting about the wishlist button.
"There was a way to get to it from here, I know it! It was right up here and it said how many items were there and everything!"
"...Wasn't there?"
"...Maybe it was under My Profile."
"Did I just forget how to access it? Damn, I'm an airhead sometimes..."
•_____• FFS
"There was a way to get to it from here, I know it! It was right up here and it said how many items were there and everything!"
"...Wasn't there?"
"...Maybe it was under My Profile."
"Did I just forget how to access it? Damn, I'm an airhead sometimes..."
•_____• FFS
Meaning? I wasn't around for past Winter Sales.
AngryChinchilla
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I know I just posted about it a few days ago, but now it is actually relevant. I love Cities in Motion and you should buy it. It is a very deep and challenging game. I like the scenarios being throughout history and time periods. For instance, there is a Berlin scenario where you have to try to connect your city's transport lines while the Berlin Wall stands in your way. It is also fun trying to adapt to a growing city, while also keeping your head above water and completing objectives.
Also, if anyone is intimidated buy the amount of DLC, I have played the game for 26 hours (still haven't beaten all of the scenarios) so far and have not bought a single piece of DLC yet. So there is plenty of content there.
So just buy the base game for $5 and see if you like it, and then buy the DLC packs the next time they are on sale if you do like it.
Mods that I use:
Camera Mod
Line Statistics
Breakdown Mod
Also, if anyone is intimidated buy the amount of DLC, I have played the game for 26 hours (still haven't beaten all of the scenarios) so far and have not bought a single piece of DLC yet. So there is plenty of content there.
So just buy the base game for $5 and see if you like it, and then buy the DLC packs the next time they are on sale if you do like it.
Mods that I use:
Camera Mod
Line Statistics
Breakdown Mod
Last year, during every day of the winter sale, 10 users won the top 10 items on their wishlists. But that was during the winter sale, not the fall sale...right? Nothing like that was done then...
Seems more likely that there'll be some sort of fall sale badge with that as a prerequisite.
Seems more likely that there'll be some sort of fall sale badge with that as a prerequisite.
BTW, thanks for this. I totally agree.
Syphon Filter
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what is planetside like? never played it.
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