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[scorpscarx]

Oh is that it? I was always under the impression it was deeply rooted in people's PCs and harder to ditch than that.

In addition to that I think it leaves a folder in appdata as well, the uninstall takes care of the main folders and services/registry entries/firewall rules though.

I remember the built in uninstaller working like it should though, it's not deeply rooted compared with other stuff.

 

[ShaneB]

I'm the same. I really only care about the stats, and I guess achievements are the next best thing seeing as they often reflect in-game statistics (except that they stop tracking after you've reached the achievement threshold).

Some guy on a site I found googling said that Payday had amazing stats, and he's right. There's tons of detail; I love it. Here's an example: http://steamcommunity.com/id/anonanon/stats/PAYDAY:TheHeist?tab=stats&subtab=overview

As does Puzzle Quest 2. I wish more games did this as well, very cool stuff.

 

[Zia]

Man, The Cave is far and away the least funny/clever Double Fine game yet.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Ehh I kinda wish achievements unlocked stuff rather than just "stats". It's not like Steam isn't giving stats anyway.

 

[JaseC]

Does Valve make those APIs open to all Steamworks clients?

Yes:

The Steam Stats and Achievements API provides an easy way for your game to provide persistent, roaming achievement and statistics tracking for your users.

Edit: Achievement tracking is also sorely underused.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Tried to start Divinity 2 and all it does is crash to desktop.
Excellent.

 

[Megasoum]

Well..after tonight's test I can't say I really want to continue playing Demon Souls but I would definitly buy Dark Soul next time it goes down on steam. Just the fact of playing it with a 360 pad instead of the Dual Shock is an enormous plus lol.

 

[Dimitri2401]

Yes:

Edit: Achievement tracking is also sorely underused.

Yeah, but all this cost money without bringing in new customers I guess. That's too bad, I like stats a lot!

 

[JaseC]

Yeah, but all this cost money without bringing in new customers I guess. That's bad, I like stats a lot!

It's not as though I intend games to support player stats retroactively, but I'd wager it's quite simple to set up during development. MP games in particular would benefit.

 

[dreamfall]

Attempting to replay ACIII, as I got really far but never finished it on Console. Is there any way to turn off these notifications for the optional objectives?!~ That shit drives me crazy- it's like they're asking me to emulate some restrictive play style, and then I see a bunch of RED X'S if I don't follow it.

Bah,

I hate you secondary objectives. I can't seem to figure out if there is any option in the HUD menu to turn it off!

 

[Dimitri2401]

It's not as though I intend games to support player stats retroactively, but I'd wager it's quite simple to set up during development. MP games in particular would benefit.

I completely agree with you. Unfortunately developers don't.

 

[JaseC]

Attempting to replay ACIII, as I got really far but never finished it on Console. Is there any way to turn off these notifications for the optional objectives?!~ That shit drives me crazy- it's like they're asking me to emulate some restrictive play style, and then I see a bunch of RED X'S if I don't follow it.

Bah,

I hate you secondary objectives. I can't seem to figure out if there is any option in the HUD menu to turn it off!

It's possible to turn off various HUD elements in the options menu, but beyond that there's nothing you can do.

 

[dreamfall]

It's possible to turn off various HUD elements in the options menu, but beyond that there's nothing you can do.

It's like the game WANTS to remind me that I'm failing to play it how the devs wanted. So obtrusive- incessant X'S EVERYWHERE.

 

[xJavonta]

why are people taking stallion seriously

Because its easy to piss stallion off, and it's entertaining.

 

[JaseC]

I completely agree with you. Unfortunately developers don't.

It's like the game WANTS to remind me that I'm failing to play it how the devs wanted. So obtrusive- incessant X'S EVERYWHERE.

The game is trying to coerce you into completing the optional objectives as doing them is such an enriching and enjoyable experience.

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

The Pets and Paws are games that you will never get! Automatically makes my Steam account worth more than yours.

 

[xJavonta]

Really tempted to get Don't Starve but I want a comfy couch game.

 

[Salsa]

Really tempted to get Don't Starve but I want a comfy couch game.

 

[JaseC]

The Pets and Paws are games that you will never get! Automatically makes my Steam account worth more than yours.

I wonder if they'll ever make it back to Steam; they were published by ValuSoft on the PC and Cosmi bought the budget label from THQ a year ago.

Edit: Resort and Pampered Pets are still up on GamersGate.

 

[JaseC]

Quote if you'd like an Earth 2160 key.

Edit: Gone.

 

[Deques]

Quote if you'd like an Earth 2160 key.

I quote?

edit: Nvm Dont really want it

 

[kami_sama]

Quote if you'd like an Earth 2160 key.

Can I have it?

 

[JaseC]

Can I have it?

PM'd.

 

[Liferebooted]

Quote if you'd like an Earth 2160 key.

Zomg, me please.

 

[JaseC]

Zomg, me please.

D'oh, sorry, I forgot to edit my post. Kami's already grabbed it.

 

[Salsa]

who says ZOMG for.. Earth 2160

 

[JaseC]

who says ZOMG for.. Earth 2160

Free's free.

Edit: And happy birthday, Orange.

 

[kami_sama]

Salsa, do you mind if I add you to compare Super Hexagon times?

 

[Salsa]

Salsa, do you mind if I add you to compare Super Hexagon times?

That depends: are they better than mine?

 

[MRORANGE]

Winner of Don't Starve is cicero

As for my choice of worst game, I know it is pretty much a Steam cliche by now, but it just has to be Bad Rats. Before it had become a cliche, someone gave it to me as a gift, and I decided to check it out because I didn't want to be unappreciative and never play something so kindly gifted to me. I got about 10 minutes into the game when I decided that I hated it with a passion and was going to delete it, which is pretty much the exact moment when it froze my entire system up.

I think that in some ethereal way both I and the program "Bad Rats" on my machine connected on a higher level, and we both decided to take our leave of each other in the most aggressive vindictive way possible. Like something similar to the movie "Tron". But instead of a helpful program trying to guide me through my experience on the system, I got a real rotten bastard throwing red discs at my head. Every time I see it on my list of games on Steam, I envision some son of a bitch shaking his tiny fist at me. Now I try to avoid ALL experimental lasers that transport matter, just in case...

Thanks for all the birthday wishes guys.

 

[MNC]

And that seems like their main goal.

And making a great PC port apparently.

It feels like the games of yore where you needed to get together and discuss how everything works and make it a community

 

[Visualante2]

I'd probably keep playing super hexagon if I had an active friend list.its for the best I have a backlog to destroy.

Really enjoying Spec Ops: the line despite every man Nolan North being in it. I finished GTA IV and I have no hope that Rockstar north will manage a good port. Oh well.
Pity really had it got checkpoints it would have been better.

 

[JaseC]

Sine Mora is GamersGate's new Daily at 75% off ($2.49).

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Just played my first few hours of batman arkham city

Then you're 50% finished with the game.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

dp, sorry.

 

[Lord British]

Then you're 50% finished with the game.

The post-game is the best part. I hated the first couple of hours too, but after Penguin it gets super-awesome. Got 26 hours logged so far.

 

[Glass Rebel]

I would start a new account for a Castlevania: Lords of Shadow release, you hear me Konami?

Spoiler

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance

 

[-tetsuo-]

Got 26 hours logged so far.

Doing what?

 

[Caerith]

I have 40 hours logged in Arkham City. I really can't justify that other than that I sometimes fall asleep playing video games.

 

[JaseC]

I put a few hours into Arkham City but ultimately set it aside, deciding to wait for a patch to fix the awfully-optimised DX11 renderer. So much for that. I do intend to finish the game prior to the release of Origins, though, and will also run through Asylum PC for the first time, which incidentally is my pick of the bunch for its Metroidvania focus.

 

[Twinduct]

So ... whose the oldest steamgaffer here?

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Winner of Don't Starve is cicero

Now I'm kicking myself.

That [Bad Rats] was my initial post, but I deleted it since I didn't want to be cliche and obvious.

 

[derExperte]

Doing what?

After 20hrs I thought I was finished and glad about it, didn't like it nearly as much as Asylum.

Another 20hrs later I found every Riddler-thingy, did every sidequest and whatever else there was. Why? Don't know.

 

[Blizzard]

I put a few hours into Arkham City but ultimately set it aside, deciding to wait for a patch to fix the awfully-optimised DX11 renderer. So much for that. I do intend to finish the game prior to the release of Origins, though, and will also run through Asylum PC for the first time, which incidentally is my pick of the bunch for its Metroidvania focus.

DX11 has been out for 5 years or so, and with the possible exception of Metro 2033 and Project CARS, DX11 performance seems almost exclusively worse than DX9. Of course that's perhaps reasonable if DX11 means they are adding more effects, but it would be cool if DX11 performance was the same or better than DX9 for some game because of efficiency enhancements or something. An engine might need to be designed as DX11 only for that to really be feasible, I guess?

 

[JaseC]

DX11 has been out for 5 years or so, and with the possible exception of Metro 2033 and Project CARS, DX11 performance seems almost exclusively worse than DX9. Of course that's perhaps reasonable if DX11 means they are adding more effects, but it would be cool if DX11 performance was the same or better than DX9 for some game because of efficiency enhancements or something. An engine might need to be designed as DX11 only for that to really be feasible, I guess?

With Arkham City the issue isn't so much that performance is reduced when using DX11, but rather that it's significantly worse.

 

[1-D_FTW]

The beauty of MS FUD. I remember when 10/11 was introduced. And MS stating it could never be released on XP because it was a fundamentally new architecture that couldn't be retrofit into XP. The evidence was it was MUCH more efficient and performance would be significantly superior. :lol

 

[JaseC]

Company of Heroes 2 and Blood Dragon get (cheers Based Dunder). I really ought to play the beta of the former at some point.

 

[toddhunter]

Company of Heroes 2 and Blood Dragon get (cheers Based Dunder). I really ought to play the beta of the former at some point.

Where did you pick up those two from?

 

[Lord British]

Doing what?

Playing it?

 

[JaseC]

Where did you pick up those two from?

I got them through Steam via DunderHassan. Sega and Ubi can shove the Aussie Tax where the sun don't shine.