Oh, the HD remake looks great apparently. The gameplay (or lack thereof) is really showing its age, though, and the doc Hawkins sections suffer from sloppy collision detection.
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Oh, the HD remake looks great apparently. The gameplay (or lack thereof) is really showing its age, though, and the doc Hawkins sections suffer from sloppy collision detection.
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I just saw that Kingpin is available on Steam. I remember liking the demo back then, so maybe I'll use my card money to get it. Anything I should know about it before I do so?
Would Hard be too hard for my first playthrough? I don't want to have to play it twice in order to 100% it (though I don't know if I'll be able to, anyway), but I also don't want to get frustrated due to excessive difficulty.
yeaboiiiiiiiiiiii. le memes aside, great little game. 100%ed it just in time, too - latest patch makes it run really funky for me. now to work on Spelunky..
honestly I think it'd be pretty frustrating for your first time - bosses can get you in 3-4 hits (or less if you aren't diligent about finding health upgrades.) the game is pretty good about resetting you quickly, which makes it less of a pain to try over and over.. so maybe play on hard for a bit and get a feel for it.
TheDancingWatermelon
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trailmix16
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thanks as always modbot. wanted to try this for a while.
Mmm... That doesn't sound too nice. I may have to play it on Normal then.
After all, if it's good enough for 2 playthroughs I won't mind having to replay it then. And if it's not, I won't care about 100%ing it.
Well, I ended up getting Inquisitor in the end. The combat in this game seems to be Diablo-esque (which is something I don't care very much for) and not particularly well-done to boot, but they say the writing is supposed to be good and that there is plenty of dialogue and "investigative quests". The latter was the last straw. Just think about it! Investigative... quests. A man can only resist so much temptation.
I think CS:GO may become F2P soon
http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/730/CSGO Weapon Case
http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/730/CSGO Weapon Case
Darkroronoa
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That would be really cool
Dice
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Ready to feel completely vindicated in not even buying it during summer sale.
Rickenslacker
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I bet the "Exceedingly Rare Special Item" ones are weed prints.
CheesecakeRecipe
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No useless unicorn holosight on my M4, no sale.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
I'm pleased because it might mean casual games actually become casual rather than just unranked games that people take too seriously and vote you off of if you aren't all CS+10 years pro level.I'm pissed.
All it means is the game is now ruined, I regret my pre purchase
I remember like 80% of the actual gameplay being sending merchants and colonists to various places while waiting for various cooldowns. Sometimes you can go to war and it's also mostly a waiting game. All of this still manages to make a pretty decent game though, I did spend quite a few hours playing it after all. That was back around the original release date, and as far as I know they replaced that stupid merchant system in some of the later updates, so it's probably much better now.
Eanan
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And with that im on the move to shift my gift copy of csgo thats been sitting in my inventory for a few weeks. Am I making the right call? If it is to go F2P, how long do you think it will take until it changes over, and would there be any benefits for having a paid copy tied to your account?
Last time i ever buy a Valve game again.
I was really liking it too, though it's kind of scary that the patch happened last night and there aren't any details about what it did and people are complaining about performance. Are there any patch notes or anything?
yeaboiiiiiiiiiiii. le memes aside, great little game. 100%ed it just in time, too - latest patch makes it run really funky for me. now to work on Spelunky..
CS is too big of a target for hackers to be F2P IMO, Hell, even in the very start of the beta (Keys were given out at expo's by valve employees or a few select people got them), I was running into hackers, plus, its CS, I don't want to have people focused on trading rather than the game, I've never seen or been voted off either and I'm not exactly great
Maybe it will be the same as with TF2 and there will be "premium" users.
Judging by TF2 definitely yes.
jediyoshi
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If it's like TF2, I imagine at the very least they'd provide more item spacing for owners of the game. There's no way they'd make OG owners unidentifiable from f2pers, don't have to look around much at the evolution of TF2 to gather that.
Feature wise the first thing I'd imagine they'd lock behind a purchase would be competitive mm.
You don't know how angry it makes me, I hate free to play games, and refuse to play them, if it wasn't for classmates being console gamers I wouldn't touch TF2, I played during the first hour of the beta, pre purchased as soon as it was available, I feel betrayed
scorpscarx
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Not a fan of f2p but this news was inevitable. All this means though is that mute all will become even more necessary.
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I don't think CS:GO items showing up on the marketplace is an indication that it's going F2P, I think you guys are jumping the gun a little bit on that train of thought.
From the look of things, it'll just have cosmetic weapon enhancements that can be purchased or traded on the Steam marketplace. With the user base of CS:GO being what it is, I think it's a pretty solid move on Valve's part.
From the look of things, it'll just have cosmetic weapon enhancements that can be purchased or traded on the Steam marketplace. With the user base of CS:GO being what it is, I think it's a pretty solid move on Valve's part.
I don't have any larger issues with F2P.
It was inevitable, which is what annoys me. Valve's doing right by Dota, but if it's going to be f2p, be f2p from the jump.
E: it really might be jumping the gun.
Chance Hale
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Sister just broke my second Pulse Elite Headset, came home from class to find one cup completely crushed and split. Fuck. Really frustrated that she try to hide it.
I'm not getting another one of those, had back luck with the first so I'm going to say good buy to that line despite the general quality probably. Although I will miss it on my PS3.
What is the best PS3/PC headset within a reasonable price range? Would like decent sound quality and the like, and as mentioned cross system compatibility is important.
I'm not getting another one of those, had back luck with the first so I'm going to say good buy to that line despite the general quality probably. Although I will miss it on my PS3.
What is the best PS3/PC headset within a reasonable price range? Would like decent sound quality and the like, and as mentioned cross system compatibility is important.
jediyoshi
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Is your issue with f2p that it doesn't cost people to play a game?
RibbedHero
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I echo the comments above. I've gotten my money's worth from both TF2 and CS:GO, so it's not a money issue. What bothers me is that when TF2 went F2P it killed the game. The flow of new items increased, tons of teenagers/young kids and poor teammates started playing. The community died and the game became filled with people trying to make a quick buck, more so then before it went F2P.
The same thing is now going to happen to CS:GO.
The same thing is now going to happen to CS:GO.
toddhunter
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I agree. Doesn't seem like a big deal to me at this stage.
Either way all Valve games become next to free at some point or another.
Probably but I don't see how you can really ruin pub CS. If anything it might result in more real players and servers.
Franklinator
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I'll play CS: GO is it goes F2P. I have the 360 version and liked it, I just didn't want to double-dip on the PC version.
I played for a few hours earlier and it seemed to run fine, the patch notes can be found here;
http://steamcommunity.com/games/214770/announcements/detail/1876033143925701231
First item up, but according to a steam friend its gone
http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/730/SG 553 | Tornado (Battle-Scarred)
"The terrorist-exclusive SG553 is a premium scoped alternative to the AK47 for effective long-range engagement"
Sounds pay 2 win, but maybe i'm reading it wrong
http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/730/SG 553 | Tornado (Battle-Scarred)
"The terrorist-exclusive SG553 is a premium scoped alternative to the AK47 for effective long-range engagement"
Sounds pay 2 win, but maybe i'm reading it wrong
Rickenslacker
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Taking this to the next page.
jediyoshi
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That's just an existing weapon in the game and its description.
"Tornado Battle-Scarred" probably just means it'll have unique visuals. Unlike TF2, CS doesn't have as much leeway in its gameplay.
Rickenslacker
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Did you hate these games when they were free mods as well? I mean there are optional (mostly) aesthetic investments you could make, but the spirit is the same.
The SG553 isn't a new weapon to CS, it's been there all along. These items sound like skins and nothing more.
CheesecakeRecipe
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That's just another gun you can buy over the course of a match, not a pay 2 win option.
My issue isn't it might be going F2P it's that Valve fucks over legacy buyers. When TF2 when F2P we got nothing much a shitty hat. Whoopty do.
I know when Gotham City Imposters when F2P WB actually gave us a ton of good shit. (too bad they never supported that game)
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