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[BorntoPlay]

too bad i was not here, i want bioshock, thanks anyway..

I've been a member here for quite some time but only ever lurked. I enjoy reading this thread and I want to show some appreciation so here are some game codes. Quote to reveal, please post if you've taken one.

Humble Indie Bundle #1 Gone
Humble Indie Bundle #2 Gone
Humble Indie Bundle #3 Gone
Aquaria Gone
Avadon: The Black Fortress Gone
Bioshock Gone
Broken Sword: Director's Cut Gone
Cave Story+ Gone
Cogs
Cortex Command Gone
Fractal Gone
Frozen Synapse Gone
Gish Gone
Legend of Grimrock Gone
McPixel Gone
Nightsky
SpaceChem Gone
Waking Mars Gone
Zen Bound 2 Gone

You can also add me to your friends list if you like. My profile is http://steamcommunity.com/id/botlite/

 

[Kevin]

So tomorrow is the day that we may or may not find out whether or not Halo 1-3 are actually coming to Steam.

 

[Hanzou]

So tomorrow is the day that we may or may not find out whether or not Halo 1-3 are actually coming to Steam.

Why tomorrow?

 

[catabarez]

So tomorrow is the day that we may or may not find out whether or not Halo 1-3 are actually coming to Steam.

Cuz it's Bungie Day? Doubtful.

Edit: RTX makes more sense

 

[Grief.exe]

Why tomorrow?

http://rtxevent.com/events/event.php?id=205

I will be watching.

 

[Danj]

Imagine the following setup:

1) You PM <an account> (which would be automated/robot-driven) a list of codes, say in the following format:
Binding of Isaac -- ABCD-EFGH-IJKL
Bad Rats -- ABCD-EFGH-IJKM
Skyrim -- CCCC-DDDD-EEEE

2) You get back a pre-formatted post--or maybe the robot makes the post for you in a thread:
I am giving away some games. To claim the games (one maximum per person), send a PM to <that account> with the code for the game you want:
Binding of Isaac -- 949f10f9e4a42aada8
Bad Rats -- 8bcbce570a531d
Skyrim -- b33e16e512772

3) I'm reading the thread and I see the giveaway. I click the link to send the PM to the account and copy in the code I want. If I ignore the rules and greedily send 3 PMs, I am disqualified from getting anything. If I don't ignore the rules, I get a PM back within 2-3 minutes with my Steam Key, the reply is handled by the robot.

4) The person who gives the stuff away optionally gets a "receipt" PM with the list of people who claimed each game, so you could specifically request that people send you a thank you for follow up on it.

Bonus: It'd be pretty easy to put in certain rules, like being able to:
- block users who have a 0 postcount (or say sub-25 posts--a token block just to prevent true hucksters)
- block users who have been awarded a giveaway in the last few weeks to prevent serial key-stealers
- block specific users
- require that the person has posted in the thread in the last week (or something like that)

So maybe your initial PM would be:
Binding of Isaac -- ABCD-EFGH-IJKL
Bad Rats -- ABCD-EFGH-IJKM
Skyrim -- CCCC-DDDD-EEEE
RECEIPT
NOLURKERS
NOGREEDY

... and the format stuff would be more flexible (you could have a different delimiter or just mystery keys or whatever), you could also have anonymous mystery games to maximize the Secret of the Magic Crystals giveaway, you could be an anonymous benefactor and have the robot take the credit for the games. It'd be pretty easy to make a robust system.

I think this is an awesome idea. However, what about games you want to give away for which you don't have keys, just gift items on Steam?

 

[JaseC]

Leviathan Warships 75% off for 2.50 @ GMG
http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/de/de/pc/games/strategy/leviathan-warships/

+ some 10% voucher.

Is the game even good? I only remember the trailer.

Bugger, I missed this.

--->[Amazon Summer Sale]<---

Steam Activated Sales

<snip>

Is GameFly's 20% discount code single-use or can it be applied to multiple orders? I'm about to purchase Bad Bots, but if the former is the case I'll use it on Expeditions instead.

I think this is an awesome idea. However, what about games you want to give away for which you don't have keys, just gift items on Steam?

I imagine those would continue to be given away in this thread or the trading thread as Steam gifts are uncommon. The vast majority of the time, people are giving away keys, not inventory items.

Edit: Or not.

 

[Stumpokapow]

I think this is an awesome idea. However, what about games you want to give away for which you don't have keys, just gift items on Steam?

Someone would need to write a Steam Bot, which I think is fairly easy but is not something I know anything about.

 

[Wok]

I think this is an awesome idea. However, what about games you want to give away for which you don't have keys, just gift items on Steam?

Make another bot which accepts Steam gifts and gives a hashnumber in exchange for it. When someone tells the bot to give hashnumber, the bot sends the steam gift.

This way, if I want to redeem Half-Life 3 as a Steam gift, I first contact Stumpokapow's bot:

Wok: give half-life 3
keyBot: half-life 3 is a steam gift, no Steam key available, please redeem 949f10f9e4a42aada8 on giftBot

Wok: give 949f10f9e4a42aada8
giftBot: steam gift sent to you

 

[PriitV]

Who would host such a bot if someone were to make it?

 

[Glass Rebel]

I regret buying Sonic Racing Transformed.

I got to experience the Panzer Dragoon stage and now I'm sad.

 

[Salsa]

as a non arcade stick guy I might grab this thing for MK/Skullgirls

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0086CTQXG/?tag=neogaf0e-20

looks small and flimsy but im kinda diggin it for the price

 

[Grief.exe]

/KOFXIII?

 

[Salsa]

/KOFXIII?

ah yiss

fighting pc scene gettin good

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

does anyone know where i might be able to find sleeping dogs at its cheapest?

 

[Goody]

as a non arcade stick guy I might grab this thing for MK/Skullgirls

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0086CTQXG/?tag=neogaf0e-20



looks small and flimsy but im kinda diggin it for the price

That's cute. I've never had any issue with any Hori products either.

 

[73V3N]

does anyone know where i might be able to find sleeping dogs at its cheapest?

Cheaper? = Summer sale.

Cheapest? = some years from now..

EDIT: I read where as when, I'm dumb. but wait for the summer sale anyway.

 

[Thieve]

as a non arcade stick guy I might grab this thing for MK/Skullgirls

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0086CTQXG/?tag=neogaf0e-20



looks small and flimsy but im kinda diggin it for the price

http://eightarc.com/qanba-q1 is what I'm thinking about getting. It's a bit more, but has better hardware, and looks like it'll last more than a month.

9 hours in: Skullgirls is amazing, despite my terribleness at it. Really hope the new Guilty Gear game comes to PC though :[.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

Cheaper? = Summer sale.

Cheapest? = some years from now..

well, yeah, cheaper haha. under the $10 mark preferably

 

[Glass Rebel]

as a non arcade stick guy I might grab this thing for MK/Skullgirls

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0086CTQXG/?tag=neogaf0e-20



looks small and flimsy but im kinda diggin it for the price

Hori makes great products. I'm currently contemplating the SFxT MadCatz pad though.

 

[xelios]

Is GameFly's 20% discount code single-use or can it be applied to multiple orders? I'm about to purchase Bad Bots, but if the former is the case I'll use it on Expeditions instead.

You can reuse it.

 

[Nabs]

as a non arcade stick guy I might grab this thing for MK/Skullgirls

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0086CTQXG/?tag=neogaf0e-20



looks small and flimsy but im kinda diggin it for the price

are you able to order stuff from there, or are you going to find it somewhere locally?

 

[Echoplx]

does anyone know where i might be able to find sleeping dogs at its cheapest?

http://www.nuuvem.com.br/produto/735-sleeping-dogs

Roughly 6.66USD

 

[Salsa]

are you able to order stuff from there, or are you going to find it somewhere locally?

im able to order with free shipping. bless amazon

other options:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004M25NNQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20

$48.47

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0057WDBHA/?tag=neogaf0e-20

$65.75


but idk, I might be going overboard at that point for what I want out of it. Not sure if the difference between those is worth the money either. I can always "upgrade" if im truly feeling like getting deeper into sticks


ordering bigger, heavier stuff also gets me a bit worried about taxes in customs

 

[JaseC]

You can reuse it.

Hooray! Cheers.

 

[AcceptableGhost]

as a non arcade stick guy I might grab this thing for MK/Skullgirls

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0086CTQXG/?tag=neogaf0e-20



looks small and flimsy but im kinda diggin it for the price

I don't find MK9 very enjoyable to play on arcade sticks (atleast, standard style ones), it feels like a game made for controllers. Everything else though, yeah - much better with a nice arcade stick.

 

[Thieve]

Make another bot which accepts Steam gifts and gives a hashnumber in exchange for it. When someone tells the bot to give hashnumber, the bot sends the steam gift.

This way, if I want to redeem Half-Life 3 as a Steam gift, I first contact Stumpokapow's bot:

I was thinking something like this too, in addition you could also have a hidden tag (like the nolurk, nogreedy) that way it doesn't show up in the main thread (if that ends up being a thing), so you can do private giveaways and just share the hashnumber with people.

im able to order with free shipping. bless amazon

other options:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004M25NNQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20

$48.47

This was just on sale on MadCatz website for $20, I regret not getting it.

 

[Nabs]

im able to order with free shipping. bless amazon

other options:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004M25NNQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20



$48.47

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0057WDBHA/?tag=neogaf0e-20



$65.75


but idk, I might be going overboard at that point for what I want out of it. Not sure if the difference between those is worth the money either. I can always "upgrade" if im truly feeling like getting deeper into sticks


ordering bigger, heavier stuff also gets me a bit worried about taxes in customs

The cheap Madcatz is a good one, but you'd have to be willing to upgrade the parts down the line. I am currently using the first Madcatz SE with new Sanwa buttons/joystick and it's been a dream.

I don't find MK9 very enjoyable to play on arcade sticks (atleast, standard style ones), it feels like a game made for controllers. Everything else though, yeah - much better with a nice arcade stick.

I love it, and so do my hands. I kind of wish I had an American stick for it.

 

[Salsa]

not sure if I could stare at the rock and triple H all the time I play either



without gettin hard I mean

The cheap Madcatz is a good one, but you'd have to be willing to upgrade the parts down the line.

are they bad quality/do they break?

im kinda surprised at the good reviews the mini stick gets. I assumed most fighting game people would hate it

 

[AcceptableGhost]

im able to order with free shipping. bless amazon

other options:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004M25NNQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20



$48.47

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0057WDBHA/?tag=neogaf0e-20



$65.75


but idk, I might be going overboard at that point for what I want out of it. Not sure if the difference between those is worth the money either. I can always "upgrade" if im truly feeling like getting deeper into sticks


ordering bigger, heavier stuff also gets me a bit worried about taxes in customs

If your going to spend more than 60 just get a Mad Catz Tournament Edition, they are super great.

like this one
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0072A4KRA/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[toddhunter]

as a non arcade stick guy I might grab this thing for MK/Skullgirls

For a cheap stick, might I recommend a mayflash one instead:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015PHMFU/?tag=neogaf0e-20

It'll be just as cheap and nasty...but if I'm not mistaken it is also easier to mod with quality parts should you ever feel the urge (or want a fun project).

Mind you the market is about to be flooded with cheap TE sticks once next gen hits so you probably wouldn't bother to do even that. There will also be plenty of deals on during EVO next week, so I'd wait for that.

 

[Salsa]

If your going to spend more than 60 just get a Mad Catz Tournament Edition, they are super great.

like this one
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0072A4KRA/?tag=neogaf0e-20

kind of a considerable jump from $65 to $100

 

[Nabs]

If your going to spend more than 60 just get a Mad Catz Tournament Edition, they are super great.

like this one
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0072A4KRA/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Yeah. Sell some cards and pick up something like this.

are they bad quality/do they break?

I'm not sure, I just know that my SE buttons crapped out on me fairly quickly. I heard the WWE stuff was much better, but I can't say.

 

[AcceptableGhost]

kind of a considerable jump from $65 to $100

I guess man but if you get a TE you will not regret it. As someone who picked up some cheap SE's when they were like sub 30$ clearance (for friends to use when they are over) - the TE is what you want. Great stuff.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

http://www.nuuvem.com.br/produto/735-sleeping-dogs

Roughly 6.66USD

damn, this site doesnt accept my card! would anyone be able to buy this if i paypal'd them? sorry if there is a thread for this kind of stuff already.

 

[Salsa]

I guess man but if you get a TE you will not regret it. As someone who picked up some cheap SE's when they were like sub 30$ clearance - the TE is what you want. Great stuff.

Think im gonna get the mini and consider upgrading to a $100 one if I like it and the mini aint doing it for me. Seems smarter than getting a $50-$60 and ending up doing the same. Im thinking the quality jump from the mini to the WWE one wont be as noticeable as the jump from the WWE one to the TE one.

Plus the small form factor makes it pretty handy for non-fighting stuff, at the least

$35 is just in the "sure i'll get that with mild interest" range. $50+ becomes pushing it

 

[almostheathen]

im able to order with free shipping. bless amazon

other options:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004M25NNQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20

I got that arcade stick when it was 24.99 It's not bad but the stick really needs modded which I plan to do one day(year). I played Super Street Fighter IV ( not as well as it could be) and The Binding of Isaac (was fun with the stick for a change)

 

[Wok]

To make a Steam bot, this is a good start.
https://bitbucket.org/Doctor_McKay/cardpoolbot/src

 

[AcceptableGhost]

Think im gonna get the mini and consider upgrading to a $100 one if I like it and the mini aint doing it for me. Seems smarter than getting a $50-$60 and ending up doing the same. Im thinking the quality jump from the mini to the WWE one wont be as noticeable as the jump from the WWE one to the TE one.

Plus the small form factor makes it pretty handy for non-fighting stuff, at the least

$35 is just in the "sure i'll get that with mild interest" range. $50+ becomes pushing it

In that case then yeah, I would get the mini. If you find you like using arcade sticks I would recommend checking out the TE (maybe if you... know someone with it you can try it out for a while or something). Try out various arcade games / genres with it, you will find that is generally much more natural to play them with an arcade stick.

 

[Goody]

All this talk of arcade sticks has reminded me that I have a Wii stick that needs artwork. That and a Mayflash Wii to USB adapter.

 

[almostheathen]

I should get around to ordering one of these. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0027ZANRG/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[Grief.exe]

Need to find a flight stick for Star Citizen.

 

[Thieve]

Need to find a flight stick for Star Citizen.

Not sure how good it is, but I've seen a bunch of Saitek x52's on Craigslist for $30ish. Not sure if it's because they suck, or just people buying them and never using them.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

http://www.nuuvem.com.br/produto/735-sleeping-dogs

Roughly 6.66USD

i got this to work in the end! chrome was the problem. internet explorer worked. thanks!

 

[Risgroo]

Need to find a flight stick for Star Citizen.

I've got a Logitech Attack 3 around here somewhere, I use whenever I get the urge to play some Freespace. Dunno if it's gonna be good enough for Star Citizen though, since it doesn't have a lot of buttons, and the stick itself doesn't offer much resistance.
Might be time to get one of these monsters lol http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002G1YPP2/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[FloatOn]

I regret buying Sonic Racing Transformed.

I got to experience the Panzer Dragoon stage and now I'm sad.

You're sad because of no new Panzer Dragoon right and not because Sonic Racing Transformed is bad yeah?

Just let the joy of the game itself take it's place. You'll be okay.

Or you could buy a xbone and get that kinect dragon game that was supposed to be on 360. crimson something.

 

[SapientWolf]

I don't find MK9 very enjoyable to play on arcade sticks (atleast, standard style ones), it feels like a game made for controllers. Everything else though, yeah - much better with a nice arcade stick.

MK9 works just fine with a stick. There's probably an adjustment period though.

 

[Glass Rebel]

You're sad because of no new Panzer Dragoon right and not because Sonic Racing Transformed is bad yeah?

Just let the joy of the game itself take it's place. You'll be okay.

Or you could buy a xbone and get that kinect dragon game that was supposed to be on 360. crimson something.

Sad because no PD, obviously. Sonic is good as far as I can tell, although the karts feel a bit floaty.

Crimson Dragon isn't a Kinect-only game anymore but if it's still built around it, it probably won't make a difference. I just wish it was on a platform that wasn't dead last on my list to get.

 

[toddhunter]

Need to find a flight stick for Star Citizen.

Only one choice.

 

[FYC]

Any Dynasty Warrior like games on Steam?