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[H.Protagonist]

31 cards is a stupidly high number. Valve really ought to have imposed a cap of 10.

Too late. I relayed your reactions. The new number is 65.

 

[Nabs]

Too late. I relayed your reactions. The new number is 65.

Yessss.

 

[Rickenslacker]

I took him on during my no kill, no alert run on hard, with the limiting chip.
For awhile, I thought it was going to be impossible.
For awhile, I tried to deal with the part where you can glitch a stealth one-hit assassination kill on him.
In the end, I took him out legitimately as a stealth character with all those adverse factors against me.

So the argument I heard a lot of, about how the fights were unfair to certain builds, I understand it, but I still don't think it's anywhere near the level of travesty that a lot of the Internet made it out to be.

They actually removed the glitch mentioned in the second option for DC, haha.

But for the most part, they expand the arena across all of them, allow vent crawling in some, hacking turrets and roaming bots, being able to find more weaponry in the immediate area, that sort of thing.

 

[toddhunter]

31 cards is a stupidly high number. Valve really ought to have imposed a cap of 10.

Depends on how many drops we get. If it is only 3 it would be extra fun.

 

[Stallion Free]

Beta Update:

Mostly anyone with an i3/i5/i7 or AMD processor from 2011+ will have the benefit of the new decryption method.

Oh good, now it won't take longer to decrypt games on a midnight release than my friends downloading the same game through family sharing.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Depends on how many drops we get. If it is only 3 it would be extra fun.

The number of drops is always half the total number at the beginning (unless it is a free to play game then it is 0). If the half would result in a .5 card then that is rounded up.

 

[flaxknuckles]

Beta Update:



Mostly anyone with an i3/i5/i7 or AMD processor from 2011+ will have the benefit of the new decryption method.

Thank God. Used to just download a game at release since it tool longer to decrypt the damn thing.

 

[corrosivefrost]

The number of drops is always half the total number. If the half would result in a .5 card then that is rounded up.

That's about what I figured from farming all my cards... so my estimate of 16 sounds like it was correct.

 

[JaseC]

Too late. I relayed your reactions. The new number is 65.

Higher!

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

For the Xbox consoles.

Nope, says PC too on Origin.

31 cards is a stupidly high number. Valve really ought to have imposed a cap of 10.

the fuck

 

[Intheflorsh]

Nope, says PC too on Origin.

http://www.pvzgardenwarfare.com/

It says it's coming for Xbox consoles first in the top right corner.

Origin just says "coming Spring 2014".

 

[Syphon Filter]

I think cards could have been thought out more. I think Steam achievements should have been tied to badges. Like if you get all achievements you get a badge for that game.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

http://www.pvzgardenwarfare.com/

It says it's coming for Xbox consoles first in the top right corner.

Origin just says "coming Spring 2014".

THEN I HAVE TIME.

 

[Intheflorsh]

THEN I HAVE TIME.

To play the 50 other games released on that day, amirite.

 

[Knurek]

FYI: Humble Store now has Euro and British pricing.

Yaaaa~y, Crusaders Kings II collection is up from $79,99 to €79,99 ($110)
What a steal, great deal.
At least they don't convert it to £69.99 ($118) like the dicks at GMG do. Still, choke on it, Humble.
I guess in a few months they will change the pricing for bundles and widgets as well. Because fuck you, Europe, that's why.

 

[dani_dc]

FYI: Humble Store now has Euro and British pricing.

And just like that HB lost one of it's best advantages over the other stores.

 

[Syphon Filter]

To play the 50 other games released on that day, amirite.

Every steam user has a backlog of 100+ games lol.

 

[topyy]

Too late. I relayed your reactions. The new number is 65.

let's beat Universe Sandbox with 8760 hours.

 

[JaseC]

the fuck

You heard me.

 

[Syphon Filter]

With 1.5 weeks left for the Halo 2 servers to go,do you think the announcement will happen around then or later?

 

[JaseC]

With 1.5 weeks left for the Halo 2 servers to go,do you think the announcement will happen around then or later?

As far as I'm aware there is no date; 343 just said there'd be an update in "early 2014". Did I miss something?

 

[Syphon Filter]

As far as I'm aware there is no date; 343 just said there'd be an update in "early 2014". Did I miss something?

Just googled and apparently it was Feb 15th in an ign article but i went to check Halo 2 and they are still up.343 cant make up their mind lol.

 

[Garcia]

I think cards could have been thought out more. I think Steam achievements should have been tied to badges. Like if you get all achievements you get a badge for that game.

Funny because I was thinking exactly about that. I thought badges were also dropped as you completed a game's achievements but went "huh?" when I realized that's not the case.

I agree there should be drops for completionists.

 

[catabarez]

I think cards could have been thought out more. I think Steam achievements should have been tied to badges. Like if you get all achievements you get a badge for that game.

Then everyone would use SAM to get the cards.

 

[MarcoZombieCannon]

Then everyone would use SAM to get the cards.

So not too different from now, I suppose.

 

[catabarez]

So not too different from now, I suppose.

I suppose. But I don't think Valve wants a few clicks to lead to free money. It's similar to how items drop in TF2.

 

[catabarez]

Looks like the price of Young Justice when down to $20 at some point.

 

[An-Det]

Stuff

Thanks!

 

[Backlogger]

I spammed him with the grenade launcher that came with the preorder bonus, boss fight ended in 5 seconds,

lol... i did something similar on that boss

 

[corrosivefrost]

Mutant Mudds Deluxe can be TOUGH in spots. Even if you break the game using the jump boost in areas...

I'm not sure what the end goal is, but I've now 100% every level on the hub except the 4 space levels (and their counterparts in the mirror/ghost world).

It looks real nice using the CRT effect with SweetFX though. I've been using that on Spelunky too.

 

[toddhunter]

It looks real nice using the CRT effect with SweetFX though. I've been using that on Spelunky too.

Not interested in mutant mudds, but can you link the Spelunky magic?

 

[corrosivefrost]

Not interested in mutant mudds, but can you link the Spelunky magic?

Sure.

I've been using this:
http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/screenshot/7178/full/

 

[toddhunter]

Sure.
I've been using this:

Thank you

 

[mannerbot]

Spelunky w/ scanlines looks nice, maybe I should give SweetFX a try.

 

[More_Badass]

Are there any other games similar to Ultimate General: Gettysburg? (Vote for it on Greenlight because it looks awesome)

Deep tactical gameplay, large scale battles with hundreds of soldiers, any time period is cool, not a ground level perspective like Mount & Blade, more overhead birds-eye command of the entire battlefield
(although if you could zoom in for a closer look at the battle, that would be cool)

It can be indie or not, doesn't matter

 

[toddhunter]

Are there any other games similar to Ultimate General: Gettysburg? (Vote for it on Greenlight because it looks awesome)

Deep tactical gameplay, large scale battles with hundreds of soldiers, any time period is cool, not a ground level perspective like Mount & Blade, more overhead birds-eye command of the entire battlefield
(although if you could zoom in for a closer look at the battle, that would be cool)

It can be indie or not, doesn't matter

One of the forty odd total war games might be a good match. Alternatively King Arthur II

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

You heard me.

Holy jesus.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

double post

 

[corrosivefrost]

There's some first come, first served keys over here:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=101241887&postcount=15913

 

[More_Badass]

Is Company of Heroes 2 as bad as the Steam ratings say it is? Or is CoH 1 the better choice?

 

[C4rter]

Are there any other games similar to Ultimate General: Gettysburg? (Vote for it on Greenlight because it looks awesome)

Deep tactical gameplay, large scale battles with hundreds of soldiers, any time period is cool, not a ground level perspective like Mount & Blade, more overhead birds-eye command of the entire battlefield
(although if you could zoom in for a closer look at the battle, that would be cool)

It can be indie or not, doesn't matter

Looks great. Reminds me of "Sid Meier's Gettysburg". That was a great game as well. Not well received by the critics but I knew many people who liked it.

 

[jediyoshi]

Is Company of Heroes 2 as bad as the Steam ratings say it is? Or is CoH 1 the better choice?

It's fine unless you were the type offended at the movie Enemy at the Gates. CoH is fine too, but I wouldn't rush to buy either unless they were on sale.

 

[Atraveller]

Is Company of Heroes 2 as bad as the Steam ratings say it is? Or is CoH 1 the better choice?

It's because the angry Russians, they spammed meta critics with zeroes.

 

[More_Badass]

It's because the angry Russians, they spammed meta critics with zeroes.

I see.

CoH2 is 40% off ($15.99) through GameFly. Worth it at that price?

 

[Atraveller]

I see.

CoH2 is 40% off ($15.99) through GameFly. Worth it at that price?

I think so, I've never played it though.

 

[Garcia]

Thanks for Pixeljunk Monsters corrosivefrost! I've been eager to play it after having watched a couple of gameplay videos yesterday.

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

Hope Stryder is good! First time in a long time I'm gonna buy a Steam game at full price!



If it's good!

 

[jaundicejuice]

Company of Heroes 2 is also loaded with a metric shittton of f2p-esque IAP. Search for COH 2 on the Steam store, there's roughly 4 pages of unlisted DLC in the main Company of Heroes 2 store page.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

I suppose. But I don't think Valve wants a few clicks to lead to free money. It's similar to how items drop in TF2.

Acheev Badges are actually a good idea with some refinement.

 

[More_Badass]

Company of Heroes 2 is also loaded with a metric shittton of f2p-esque IAP. Search for COH 2 on the Steam store, there's roughly 4 pages of unlisted DLC in the main Company of Heroes 2 store page.

Well there goes that. I can't stand freemium shit on IOS, I definitely won't support it on PC