You can't really be scammed in tftoutpost though. If the seller reverses payment on something you traded for steam will reverse the trade. Just make sure you are getting what you asked for.
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You can't really be scammed in tftoutpost though. If the seller reverses payment on something you traded for steam will reverse the trade. Just make sure you are getting what you asked for.
Ah, I wasn't aware that a trade is automatically reversed if the seller initiates a chargeback on the traded item. I'd assumed that's something you'd need to hit up Support about.
dark_inferno
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Yeah. I know.
Did they recently add that feature?
I wasn't sure either. Then I check with Dunder and then steam rule book. I'm not sure if its automatic anymore, this suggests automatic, but then says about contacting support. Hmm.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9958-MJDG-3003#scampolicy
toddhunter
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Can't remember who gifted it (sorry) but just finished playing Cave Story.
Really enjoyable six hours or so despite a few quibbles here and there. If you passed it up like me for a long time, I recommend giving it a go.
Really enjoyable six hours or so despite a few quibbles here and there. If you passed it up like me for a long time, I recommend giving it a go.
It says nothing that the trade will be reversed.
Last year when I got scammed, the trade was not reversed. It took me one month to lesson the Steam support that I have the right to get my games back. Yet I only got one of three games back, since I had a receipt for it
'We will restore the items/gifts that were associated with the trade that you performed to receive the game.'
The support still didn't restore all gifts. I had to give them a receipt for all purchased games. Since at that time I trade quite a lot I did not have receipt for all gifts that were in that trade
Ah, good-o.
Perhaps that the was policy of the time or a case of a Support staff member not being acutely familiar with the terms and conditions: some people have had Support refuse to remove games from their account even though it's explicitly stated in the SSA that a user can terminate subscriptions by their own volition, for instance, which is why I recommend people quote that section verbatim when submitting such a request.
Uiki
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The ghost is essential to high scores.
He can
turn normal gems into diamonds.
2:30 is a LOT of time for exploring. It really becomes a pain in the ass just in world 4.
At that time trading has been around for almost a year. I would say that the staff members would know their company's policy by that time. The policy seems to be same as it was then as it is now.
Another note, just checked my ticket with the support. I didn't even receive the gifts at all. I got money back instead.
Anyway, I think it's all about who you will help you if you got scammed. Some might know the policy, some might be dumbasses. So I suggest to copy and paste the entire policy several times to get your gifts back
Large Professor
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Steam it is then.
DunderHassan
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Correct, Steam really are assholes about this and I've had "second-hand" experience with friends who had issues with fraudulently purchased games.
It took like 3 weeks before they restored a gift, which they refused to do at first.
This extremely bad and unhelpful support from Steam blows my mind, when they are so huge in this market.
They have no support phone, they have no live chat support and if something happens, have fun waiting 1 week for a reply and even then it's often just an automated reply which have nothing to with the support ticket.
More often then not they have denied our rights and in some cases even straight out lied.
If this was like Amazon or any other retailer, there would be big headlines every other day.
You'd be surprised. Consistency isn't exactly Steam Support's strong suit.
Yeah, Valve's limited support options is an unfortunate consequence of the desire to keep a tight-knit corporate culture. It'd probably be begrudgingly acceptable if internal support resulted in better service, but alas.
You know how your stamina is drained when you block a hit? Blunt weapons drain more stamina. Using a club or mace against enemies who like to block all the time is a valid strategy for staggering them and killing them instead of the poke poke dance.
Backstab is R1. Practice it on the undead just above the shrine, just go up the stairs and keep your shield up and spend time circling them until you can get the backstab to work. I think you need to lower your shield before you R1 though or it won't work.
Parrying is hard. If you can master it, Dark Souls will be easy for you. R1 as soon as the parry succeeds and they're staggered. Practice makes perfect.
I think Valve is too small a company to manage Steam. I get the impression they have like two people handling all customer support issues, and each working only two days a week and reporting to different managers and clueless as to the actual policies.
Blue Ninja
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Just had a discussion with a friend, who said "games aren't made for PC anymore, they're made for consoles". I then pointed out to him that with the money he spends on one game, I bought nearly twenty during the summer sale.
I think I officially switched sides at this point. :lol
I think I officially switched sides at this point. :lol
wrong archaeology sim
I don't want to be at work today. I should be spelunkinnnnnnnggggg
But did you get a refund?
Yes, it was a pre purchase
Stallion Free
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I guess I'm a pro-tier Steam user because I have never had to use customer support.
Update on a Greenlit game:
http://blog.ghostlight.uk.com/post/a-look-at-the-devil-survivor-2-gold-edition
http://blog.ghostlight.uk.com/post/a-look-at-the-devil-survivor-2-gold-edition
Holtman to bring Microsoft 360 games on Steam ! He wasn't fired by Valve, he's just working behind the scenes at Microsoft.
What's he going to do once both of those are on Steam?
I posted this to the steam group and I'll go ahead and post it here as well. I've been kicking around the idea of setting up a steamGAF mibbit IRC channel so that we can all discuss steam related things in real time in addition to the quality material that is posted here.
I know there is a group chat function in Steam but I'm also sure that I'm not the only office worker that isn't allowed to install the client to access such a good feature. It would be a good way to pass the time if nothing else.
let me know.
edit: also I don't know if posting this violates any rules but if it does I will edit this message into oblivion.
I know there is a group chat function in Steam but I'm also sure that I'm not the only office worker that isn't allowed to install the client to access such a good feature. It would be a good way to pass the time if nothing else.
let me know.
edit: also I don't know if posting this violates any rules but if it does I will edit this message into oblivion.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
This is like going to a farm upstate, isn't it?
I was looking at that site last night. Saw that pretty much every gift trade asks for TF2 keys or refined (no idea what they are), but according to the Steam Market the cheaper key can be bought for around $2.50. So when someone wants 5 keys for Spelunky, it's actually not a good price at all.
Thanks for the tips! Enemies have stamina too? That sounds useful.
I have no idea where's the shrine you're referring to. Still haven't learned the names of the places, weapons and enemies
EDIT: c'mon, why did you guys let me double post?
Mann Co price for TF2 keys is $2.50.
Steam Community Market price for TF2 keys is currently $2.15 (it was as low at $1.80 during the Summer sale due to the special crates being dropped that used a special key instead of the regular crate key)
Thanks!
Does anyone know what Wanted or Tracker was? It was in the games list when Valve first revealed Steam in 2002:
Oh, want old vomit green Steam back.
toddhunter
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Grief may cry
arts&crafts
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Question about Guacamole, is the game supposed to move lightning speed or is something wrong with my computer. Rogue Legacy randomly started moving lightning speed as well, so that is why I am presuming something is up with my computer.
Uiki
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In euro: 5x1.58= 7.9 €.
Spelunky is 12.59 €. Same thing for Guacamelee.
Seems good to me.
Firelink Shrine, the main hub area you start at after the Asylum.. You know when you go up those stairs and there are a handful of like level 1 undead just hanging out? They're not bad for practicing on (although the ones outside the chapel are better IMO).Thanks for the tips! Enemies have stamina too? That sounds useful.
I have no idea where's the shrine you're referring to. Still haven't learned the names of the places, weapons and enemies
EDIT: c'mon, why did you guys let me double post?
And yeah, most enemies are bound by the same mechanics you are. They'll parry and backstab you, too.
Autofokus
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What kind of trades? When I trade a bunch of tf2keys for a gift, I don't get any receipt. I assumed everything gets reversed if something bad happens.
Glass Rebel
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Autofokus
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I haven't seen that issue myself.
I did run into issues with Rogue Legacy where some enemies moved at lightning speed because that game is unable to handle >60fps properly (animation speeds go out of whack).
Guacamelee, on the other hand, doesn't appear to have those issues at 144fps, so something else must be wrong in your case.
derExperte
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arts&crafts
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Hmm, I think it happened when I changed my battery setting on my laptop from balanced to performance, not sure why though.
Dimitri2401
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Thanks for the tips! Enemies have stamina too? That sounds useful.
I have no idea where's the shrine you're referring to. Still haven't learned the names of the places, weapons and enemies
Shrine is Firelink Shrine I guess, the very first area
For backstabs, you have to exit out of lock on (not sure if it's necessary, but I find it a lot easier that way). Just keep locked-on, circle around the enemy until they try attacking and get vulnerable, and if you managed to dodge that and can get behing them quickly press RS to de-lock and RB to backstab.
You can stealth some enemies if they're not facing you and you go near them while walking slowly, but you do have to get fairly close and press RB before they turn around. Basically they turn around as soon as you get within the backstab range so you can quickly press RB as soon as they start moving and still land the backstab.
For parries, yeah, LB and if the enemy is stunned and you hear the sound effect, press RB to counterattck. The timing isn't super severe but you do have to do it right away and you must be real close. Not all attacks can be parried either, you should practice against sweeps rather than thrusts.
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