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[ClovingWestbrook]

Final Fantasy 8 updated. Now has an icon.

 

[JaseC]

Is there supposed to be an in-game notification when you earn a card? I played 40 minutes of CS:GO earlier and was a little miffed that I apparently didn't earn anything, however I just noticed that the IDF card is sitting in my inventory.

 

[catabarez]

Is there supposed to be an in-game notification when you earn a card? I played 40 minutes of CS:GO earlier and was a little miffed that I apparently didn't earn anything, however I just noticed that the IDF card is sitting in my inventory.

I only noticed one when I was idle and browsing. It might also show up in game.

 

[nexen]

Buying Aliens at $12 is something a Risen 2 would do.

Dayum. Ok, that worked.

 

[Mairu]

I only noticed one when I was idle and browsing. It might also show up in game.

It pops up in the corner briefly, similar to earning an achievement. It's easy to miss

 

[JaseC]

I only noticed one when I was idle and browsing. It might also show up in game.

It pops up in the corner briefly, similar to earning an achievement. It's easy to miss

Ah, it probably popped up as I had the overlay active. Cheers.

 

[derExperte]

No. It is Risen 1's mentally handicapped little brother.

edit: Someone talk me out of Aliens Coloniel Marines for $12. I know its bad but I love me some Aliens. Think it will be lower in the Summer sale?

Will be cheaper soon, I'm sure. And especially if you love Aliens the game will piss you off to no end. It's not only bad, it spits in the face of fans.

 

[Archie]

CSGO is F2P this weekend (should be F2P permanently but eh) and 50% off.
Borderlands 2 is 66% off.

 

[JaseC]

Today's Daily is 75% off the Mass Effect Collection ($12.49; presumably Aussie Taxed).

Edit: Oh god, please let the Blands 2 discount apply to the DLC.

 

[PartTimeWarrior]

That BL2 deal is crazy good

 

[derExperte]

Today's Daily is 75% off the Mass Effect Collection($12.49; presumably Aussie Taxed).

Edit: Oh god, please let the Blands 2 discount apply to the DLC.

What a collection. A whopping 2 of 3 games without the DLC.

 

[Archie]

Edit: Oh god, please let the Blands 2 discount apply to the DLC.

I have some bad news.

 

[Tomodachi]

Today's Daily is 75% off the Mass Effect Collection($12.49; presumably Aussie Taxed).

Collection? The nerve.

 

[JaseC]

I have some bad news.

I realise it's not discounted at the moment; I'm just hoping it will be once 2K realises its egregious error.

 

[MMBosstones86]

I have some bad news.

what a crock. full price DLC, 66% off game. nice.

 

[Caerith]

So, are card drops going to reset?

 

[HoosTrax]

If I don't own CS:GO, do I still get the badges for it during the free weekend, or no?

 

[Decado]

Turn-Based.

It's decent, but I don't think it's aged very well. The new games seem a little overpriced too.

You are oh so wrong. I just started playing it again a few weeks ago (after over a decade) and it is still my favourite game of all time and the mods available are great.

Steer clear of the new ones.

EDIT: Kicking myself (gently) for picking up the regular edition of ME3 for 8.50 a few weeks ago.

 

[Mairu]

So, are card drops going to reset?

Doesn't look like it, at least not yet

 

[Wok]

If I don't own CS:GO, do I still get the badges for it during the free weekend, or no?

Gabe, what have you done of us?

 

[phantomspiker]

If I don't own CS:GO, do I still get the badges for it during the free weekend, or no?

You have to pay money in TF2 and DOTA2 to get card drops in those games...so it's unlikely.

I think I'm gunna get CSGO...been a while since I played CS.

 

[cicero]

Thanks for all of the work involved in creating that great list of Steam activating titles in the ongoing Amazon sale, xelios. Great job.

 

[JaseC]

The original Borderlands is also on sale at 75% off ($7.49 or $22.49 for a four-pack [~$5.62 per head]). Unlike its younger brother, the DLC is also discounted.

 

[Caerith]

Doesn't look like it, at least not yet

Huh. They're not very consistent in their message. You get cards by idling "because achievements are too hard" and they wanted everyone to be able to get cards. But if you can only get half the cards you need, then not everyone can get badges. If they had wanted to encourage trading, then all drops should have been doubles (like, if you get Scout, Pyro, Heavy, Medic, then you get 2 of each so you can trade the second away while keeping the first) or given us ways to earn more over time. Instead, this just encourages sell and buy, while less than half of the community will ever acquire badges as a result.

 

[Mairu]

Huh. They're not very consistent in their message. You get cards by idling "because achievements are too hard" and they wanted everyone to be able to get cards. But if you can only get half the cards you need, then not everyone can get badges. If they had wanted to encourage trading, then all drops should have been doubles (like, if you get Scout, Pyro, Heavy, Medic, then you get 2 of each so you can trade the second away while keeping the first) or given us ways to earn more over time. Instead, this just encourages sell and buy, while less than half of the community will ever acquire badges as a result.

Well, it's still in beta and just started yesterday. They could be looking at market prices and over time will experiment with routine drop resets or other factors before going to 'release'

 

[ShaneB]

Man. That's awesome. I just walking in from my lunch break and hoping the weekend deal would be CS:GO. YAY.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Huh. They're not very consistent in their message. You get cards by idling "because achievements are too hard" and they wanted everyone to be able to get cards. But if you can only get half the cards you need, then not everyone can get badges. If they had wanted to encourage trading, then all drops should have been doubles (like, if you get Scout, Pyro, Heavy, Medic, then you get 2 of each so you can trade the second away while keeping the first) or given us ways to earn more over time. Instead, this just encourages sell and buy, while less than half of the community will ever acquire badges as a result.

That's not quite true. Don't look at it as "My aim is to complete all badges for all games". What it encourages you is to pick and choose the games you want to obtain badges in. For example, a user could trade their Don't Starve cards for Portal cards in order to get the Portal badge and give someone else the Don't Starve badge. Imagine when they support 200 games and you have 1000 trading cards to trade--you'll be able to complete some badges easily.

As of right now relatively few games are supported, but think long-term of the opportunity to "show that you're a fan" to specific games. Also imagine that summer and winter promotions give out extra trading cards.

It's pretty easy to see how they can hook this stuff in long-term even if it's limited right now.

 

[RionaaM]

When I bought the Sam & Max bundle. My game count went from like 685 to 706! That's insane!

I have mixed feelings about that. On one hand, it means more games on my profile. On the other, it means more entries on my library.

Does it run better on PC than on Wii? They ran rather bad there, and I stopped at S1E6 because I got stuck there (I also got stuck at S1E5 once and had to use a guide). But for 10 bucks I'm tempted to get the 3 seasons.

 

[Wok]

How do I launch TF2 in text mode? Is it possible to simultaneously run several games on the same PC?

I would like to watch Dota 2 matches and have TF2 idle.

Edit: There are tutorials, but I would like a virus-free no-ban reliable method.

Edit: -textmode

 

[Stumpokapow]

Does it run better on PC than on Wii?

Yes.

 

[Mairu]

Six more games greenlit

Bleed
Game Dev Tycoon
The Legend
Legends of Eisenwald
RIOT
Stardew Valley

 

[cicero]

Bleed was just greenlit. Those who bought the IndieGameStand bundle a week or so ago, or the Groupees Retro Groupee Bundle should get their Steam keys at some point soon.

 

[DunderHassan]

Just joined Steam Trading Card Beta, someone want to trade their cards?
Got a spare Pyro and Spy.

Add me: http://steamcommunity.com/id/DunderHassan/

 

[JaseC]

How do I launch TF2 in text mode? Is it possible to simultaneously run several games on the same PC?

-textmode in the launch options. You can run multiple Steam games concurrently simply by alt-tabbing and loading up your game/s of choice; however, that said, you can't run two Valve games at the same time, so no, say, CS:GO + TF2 idling.

 

[Megasoum]

Six more games greenlit

Bleed
Game Dev Tycoon
The Legend
Legends of Eisenwald
RIOT
Stardew Valley

Sweet, happy for Game Dev Tycoon.

 

[JaseC]

Six more games greenlit

Bleed
Game Dev Tycoon
The Legend
Legends of Eisenwald
RIOT
Stardew Valley

Nice to see Stardew Valley finally made the cut.

Bleed was just greenlit. Those who bought the IndieGameStand bundle a week or so ago, or the Groupees Retro Groupee Bundle should get their Steam keys at some point soon.

Double nice!

 

[Stallion Free]

Where the fuck is Divekick. Maybe they need to add Gabe to the game.

It's bizarre because Divekick devs actually seem to care and are marketing the hell out of their game to the fighting game community.

 

[RionaaM]

Yes.

This is great, thanks. If I fail to convince myself that I don't need more games right now, I'll definitely get them.

 

[Caerith]

Well, it's still in beta and just started yesterday. They could be looking at market prices and over time will experiment with routine drop resets or other factors before going to 'release'

True, true. Guess we'll see where they fall on the egalitarianism vs capitalism scale of things when it goes final.

That's not quite true. Don't look at it as "My aim is to complete all badges for all games". What it encourages you is to pick and choose the games you want to obtain badges in. For example, a user could trade their Don't Starve cards for Portal cards in order to get the Portal badge and give someone else the Don't Starve badge. Imagine when they support 200 games and you have 1000 trading cards to trade--you'll be able to complete some badges easily.

As of right now relatively few games are supported, but think long-term of the opportunity to "show that you're a fan" to specific games. Also imagine that summer and winter promotions give out extra trading cards.

It's pretty easy to see how they can hook this stuff in long-term even if it's limited right now.

But you can still only get cards for games you own and play. Many people ITT own lots of games but play few of them, so, sure, if I want a Portal Badge then I better go and re-install Half-Life 2. But how does that affect someone who only buys the games they are fans of? What if the only game on your account is Portal because you're a big fan of Portal and Portal is the only game you want to support?

 

[Wok]

-textmode in the launch options. You can run multiple Steam games concurrently simply by alt-tabbing and loading up your game/s of choice; however, that said, you can't run two Valve games at the same time, so no, say, CS:GO + TF2 idling.

Thanks. So I should buy "Do not Starve" and launch it along a Valve game.

Edit: I have a better line now, thanks to a GAFfer.

 

[Stallion Free]

But you can still only get cards for games you own and play. Many people ITT own lots of games but play few of them, so, sure, if I want a Portal Badge then I better go and re-install Half-Life 2. But how does that affect someone who only buys the games they are fans of? What if the only game on your account is Portal because you're a big fan of Portal and Portal is the only game you want to support?

You are forced to use bizarre extreme examples to make a point. That should tell you something about your argument.

Thanks. So I should buy "Do not Starve" and launch it along a Valve game.

The drops probably require you to be visibly (as in show on your friends list) playing the game you want the drops for. Dota and most multiplayer Valve games have to be played visibly I believe if you want the online to function.

 

[jediyoshi]

Oh thank god, CSGO sale
Done and done

 

[RionaaM]

True, true. Guess we'll see where they fall on the egalitarianism vs capitalism scale of things when it goes final.


But you can still only get cards for games you own and play. Many people ITT own lots of games but play few of them, so, sure, if I want a Portal Badge then I better go and re-install Half-Life 2. But how does that affect someone who only buys the games they are fans of? What if the only game on your account is Portal because you're a big fan of Portal and Portal is the only game you want to support?

Then you have failed the Steam metagame, which consists on buying lots of games and playing none of them.

 

[Nillansan]

Reus is now available for purchase. 10% discount.

 

[Caerith]

Then you have failed the Steam metagame, which consists on buying lots of games and playing none of them.

Catch-22, grasshopper. To get cards, you must play games. To play Steam, you must play none.

 

[Wok]

Maybe cards will help CS:GO become as popular as CS.

 

[drizzle]

Do the badges have a time to drop?

The Dota2 badge thing is no longer showing up in my profile, and going directly to it (http://steamcommunity.com/id/(account_name_goes_here)/gamecards/570) doesn't show any remaining drops, but I didn't get any and I'm sure it was on my profilke yesterday...

Did I lose it?

 

[Caerith]

Maybe cards will help CS:GO become as popular as CS.

It will top the most-played list for 75 minutes until all the cards have dropped.

 

[Radix]

I have a few coupons, anyone want?

-75% Shogun 2
-50% Euro Truck Simulator 2
-50% Omerta: City of Gangsters

 

[WordAssassin]

I don't monitor performance, but I haven't noticed any huge hiccups. Recently played BioShock Infinite on "high" settings and it ran beautifully. Regularly play Dota 2, Hotline Miami, Civ V and a bunch more without any issues whatsoever.

I don't personally game on a mac, but it was fine in boot camp from what i've tried it from, Its just a native windows install

Alright, I'll look into it. I'm sure I have a copy of Windows around here somewhere (I have an Asus Windows tablet) or I can make a copy from that.