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[Turfster]

I wouldn't think so as they're completely different games.

Eh, in the eyes of the people that want to make money at Zenimax, they're both 'multiplayer Quake', but Live is the one they can actually keep getting money from with subscriptions and other ingame purchases, while the other one isn't.
Yes, I'm wearing my cynical glasses.

 

[Grief.exe]

Retired so as not to conflict with Quake Live is my guess.

What is the business model for Quake Live?

 

[NingenJanai]

I wouldn't think so as they're completely different games.



That's the price of the QuakeCon Pack. If you click through to CK's product page you'll see the actual price.

Ah, I see, 1,24€ sounds more like it.

 

[Chance Hale]

Deadbeat is such a tease.

 

[RionaaM]

Seriously now, what's with this shit?

I mean, I knew about the Doom games being all over the place before buying them, but this?

The problem is that you only bought seven games.

Hahaha, for some reason I think you're right. Return to Castle Wolfenstein tempts me, but I skipped it due to never liking the original game.

 

[JaseC]

Eh, in the eyes of the people that want to make money at Zenimax, they're both 'multiplayer Quake', but Live is the one they can actually keep getting money from with subscriptions and other ingame purchases, while the other one isn't.
Yes, I'm wearing my cynical glasses.

Quake Live is F2P and isn't exactly doing well while Quake Wars, being a paid title, would see the occasional spike in revenue thanks to sales.

What is the business model for Quake Live?

Premium account subscriptions.

 

[Fracas]

Anybody have any experience with Gamestop PC downloads? I'd rather get Fallout 3 from there since I have a little bit of credit. Do I get a Steam key or do they have their own client?

 

[Rickenslacker]

Seriously now, what's with this shit?

I mean, I knew about the Doom games being all over the place before buying them, but this?

At least they're all grouped together!

 

[Polk]

Anybody have any experience with Gamestop PC downloads? I'd rather get Fallout 3 from there since I have a little bit of credit. Do I get a Steam key or do they have their own client?

Aren't they using Impulse? They bought them few years back.

 

[JaseC]

Anybody have any experience with Gamestop PC downloads? I'd rather get Fallout 3 from there since I have a little bit of credit. Do I get a Steam key or do they have their own client?

You have to install the GameStop client to retrieve your key.

 

[Fracas]

You have to install the GameStop client to retrieve your key.

So I just install that, then retrieve a Steam key through there? That's not too bad.

edit: Also, if I buy New Vegas GOTY from GS, do I get separate keys for the DLC + vanilla game? I already have the main game, and I'd like to give it away.

 

[JaseC]

So I just install that, then retrieve a Steam key through there? That's not too bad.

Yeah, it's just a faint inconvenience, really.

edit: Also, if I buy New Vegas GOTY from GS, do I get separate keys for the DLC + vanilla game? I already have the main game, and I'd like to give it away.

Just the one key.

 

[denx]

nvm, found a custom grid icon for ME3. If you can post some others that would be appreciated though.

EDIT: also an icon for DEFCON beta demo, since that has been bugging since forever.

 

[RionaaM]

At least they're all grouped together!

Steam needs to let us order our games however we want. This is actually terrible.

 

[Grief.exe]

nvm, found a custom grid icon for ME3. If you can post some others that would be appreciated though.

 

[JaseC]

Steam needs to let us order our games however we want. This is actually terrible.

In order of release date:

1) Chat logs
2) Half-Life 3
3) Custom library organisation

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

In order of release date:

1) Chat logs
2) Half-Life 3
3) Custom library organisation

Seriously, the Steam UI is really rather ugly.

 

[NingenJanai]

In order of release date:

1) Chat logs
2) Half-Life 3
3) Custom library organisation

So we can expect Custom library organisation in 2043?

 

[RionaaM]

In order of release date:

1) Chat logs
2) Half-Life 3
3) Custom library organisation

Can't he, like, postpone HL3 a bit more? I doubt anyone would miss it that much. If it were Ricochet 2 then sure, but HL3 can wait.

 

[maneil99]

Finally overcame my OCD and let the scorch marks on my PSu go, and let the random screw that was laying in the bottom of my case go. Going to enjoy this PC for once. New GPU, new OS, new life. I hate OCD, it's wrecked my pc gaming life.

 

[Grief.exe]

Finally overcame my OCD and let the scorch marks on my PSu go, and let the random screw that was laying in the bottom of my case go. Going to enjoy this PC for once. New GPU, new OS, new life. I hate OCD, it's wrecked my pc gaming life.

What are you using for audio?

 

[JaseC]

Seriously, the Steam UI is really rather ugly.

I don't mind it, but the client is missing a variety of features that would significantly improve the user experience.

So we can expect Custom library organisation in 2043?

If you're lucky.

 

[catabarez]

What are you using for audio?

Must be a headset.

 

[Grief.exe]

Must be a headset.

If it is

maneil99
BANNED

 

[maneil99]

If it is

maneil99
BANNED

I use a headset when I talk to friends, but for gaming I have some logitech 5.1 speakers

 

[Ledsen]

Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth - any good?

I've heard good things about CoC, kind of cult classic. From what I remember, it's Amnesia-esque with weapons, have to worry about your sanity, stuff like that

Brilliant game, some of the best atmosphere ever. Gameplay can sometimes be frustrating but it's so, so worth it.

 

[Sober]

1) Splinter Cell Blacklist
2) XCOM TPS
3) Castelania Lords of the Late Port







500) Indie stuff

I hope you are on a media blackout if SC Blacklist is #1 for you, aka don't read my threads. Because I think I just got GAF uninterested/disappointed in it three weeks earlier.

 

[Grief.exe]

I hope you are on a media blackout if SC Blacklist is #1 for you, aka don't read my threads. Because I think I just got GAF uninterested/disappointed in it three weeks earlier.

Spoiler text me

What happened.

I'm really not interested due to UPLAY.

 

[maneil99]

Why are headsets bad?

 

[wilflare]

hmm is Voxatron added to Steam now?
Humble now has a Steam key for it.. but the game isn't searchable on Steam

 

[Grief.exe]

Why are headsets bad?

Audio and build quality is terrible for the price.

Significantly better, and cheaper, going with a nice pair of headphones and a standalone mic.

On PC, you really should have headphones due to the open nature. On console, I can understand having headsets for convenience.
You really have to jump through hoops to get good audio quality through headphones on console.

I'm a real stickler for good audio quality. I think its a shame people don't experience some of these games with sublime audio design with headsets.

I do a PSA every once in a while to convince people not to buy headsets. I've converted so many people over to the light.

 

[ModBot]

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[Sober]

Spoiler text me

What happened.

I'm really not interested due to UPLAY.

Nothing spoiler worthy, but the first 15 minutes of the game are out - as in a video which is really just barely 5 minutes of gameplay sandwiched between the opening cutscenes - (I posted a thread) and suddenly everyone remembered "No Ironside = No Buy", "WTF UE2.5?", "So this is like Conviction right?" and some other stuff.

Why are headsets bad?

Because audiophiles are insufferable.

 

[Card Boy]

Thanks Terminator.

 

[JaseC]

hmm is Voxatron added to Steam now?
Humble now has a Steam key for it.. but the game isn't searchable on Steam

Where? My account page just shows a key for Gish and a general key for the Voxatron bundle.

Speaking of the former: YLXFG-K9CHL-MDXNG

The key was in an unclaimed state on the bundle page, but this may be an error, so I didn't want to give it away via ModBot.

 

[73V3N]

Where? My account page just shows a key for Gish and a general key for the Voxatron bundle.

Speaking of the former: YLXFG-K9CHL-MDXNG

The key was in an unclaimed state on the bundle page, but this may be an error, so I didn't want to give it away via ModBot.

I tried it and it worked, thanks! looks like a fun game.

 

[Smash88]

Nothing spoiler worthy, but the first 15 minutes of the game are out - as in a video which is really just barely 5 minutes of gameplay sandwiched between the opening cutscenes - (I posted a thread) and suddenly everyone remembered "No Ironside = No Buy", "WTF UE2.5?", "So this is like Conviction right?" and some other stuff.

Hi, Team No Ironside = No Buy here. I just can't, come on we both saw the video and the voice. It's just completely out of place for some one who is supposed to be Fisher. This guy sounds like a kid. As someone who has been playing Splinter Cell since the first one this is just wrong on so many levels.

 

[Grief.exe]

Can someone explain to me how their excuse for not using Ironside was valid?

They wanted someone who could act out the scenes while mocapping and voice acting? Implying they haven't been dubbing people in like that for years. Seriously.

 

[JaseC]

I tried it and it worked, thanks! looks like a fun game.

Ah, cool. I wasn't sure if it'd work as I earlier in the year I went through my indie bundles and made note of all the keys that were in an unclaimed state -- I must have missed the Voxatron HIB.

 

[Sober]

Can someone explain to me how their excuse for not using Ironside was valid?

They wanted someone who could act out the scenes while mocapping and voice acting? Implying they haven't been dubbing people in like that for years. Seriously.

You're not wrong, since any non-English VO has to be dubbed anyways.

I think Ironside just wanted out after Conviction; didn't like where the character was going, but Ubi wanted to turn Sam Fisher into more of an icon of the franchise (which isn't wrong because he's literally the only memorable Tom Clancy character

Spoiler

that isn't Ding Chavez

).

Either way they were fucked because no Ironside = no buy even if they introduced a new agent, because people would probably say it wouldn't be Splinter Cell without Sam Fisher.

 

[Caerith]

Can someone explain to me how their excuse for not using Ironside was valid?

They wanted someone who could act out the scenes while mocapping and voice acting? Implying they haven't been dubbing people in like that for years. Seriously.

Artistic integrity. Could you imagine Star Wars if the guy in the Darth Vader costume wasn't the same guy providing the voice? Same with Chewbacca.

 

[Lain]

I grabbed the Sleeping Dogs DLC pack Dragon Master but when I try to activate it, I get a Error: Limit Exceeded error. Is there a way to solve this?

 

[JaseC]

I grabbed the Sleeping Dogs DLC pack Drunken Master but when I try to activate it, I get a Error: Limit Exceeded error. Is there a way to solve this?

Check your DLC tab as this usually means that the copy has already been activated. I encountered this issue when I redeemed a gift copy of Jagged Alliance 2 Gold -- the games were added to my library but the gift is still sitting in my inventory, collect dust in its unusable state.

 

[Salsa]

1) Splinter Cell Blacklist
2) XCOM TPS
3) Castelania Lords of the Late Port







500) Indie stuff

I want that spies vs mercs, not gonna lie

 

[liezryou]

I grabbed the Sleeping Dogs DLC pack Drunken Master but when I try to activate it, I get a Error: Limit Exceeded error. Is there a way to solve this?

Fill up your limit break bar .

 

[Sober]

I want that spies vs mercs, not gonna lie

Then you should watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf54oB01x00

 

[maneil99]

it's been two days, still no Splinter Cell code from NCIX

 

[dark_inferno]

Then you should watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf54oB01x00

Too much Action... I miss Pandora and Chaos.

 

[Shambles]

Audio and build quality is terrible for the price.

Significantly better, and cheaper, going with a nice pair of headphones and a standalone mic.

On PC, you really should have headphones due to the open nature. On console, I can understand having headsets for convenience.
You really have to jump through hoops to get good audio quality through headphones on console.

I'm a real stickler for good audio quality. I think its a shame people don't experience some of these games with sublime audio design with headsets.

I do a PSA every once in a while to convince people not to buy headsets. I've converted so many people over to the light.

My problem is that my wife and I can both be in the same room chatting at the same time so that if we both have a table top mic it picks up both of our voices. There was a product, called modmic?, that i saw that let you attach a face mic to a pair of headphones that looked useful but wasn't quite ready for prime time yet. Is that the way to go or is a fancy directional mic my only real option? What do you use?

 

[Lain]

Check your DLC tab as this usually means that the copy has already been activated. I encountered this issue when I redeemed a gift copy of Jagged Alliance 2 Gold -- the games were added to my library but the gift is still sitting in my inventory, collect dust in its unusable state.

I'm actually an idiot. I had already bought the Dragon Master pack once this past January, it's just Steam doesn't show some DLC of the pack as being owned for some reasons, so I bought a second one that obviously wouldn't activate. I feel like a sucker.