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STEAM Announcements & Updates 2014 II - The Definitive Edition

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I didn't like it. But maybe you will...
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someone, talk me out of downloading Ghosts, please.

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those of you who still haven't Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, can remedy that now. It's such a nice and original game.
edit 2: not uplay too!
 
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Bunch of crappy Ubisoft deals as expected, barely worth entering the 35% discounts into the system, especially since many of these have been 75% off previously. Still waiting for 75% off on the Catz game. Assuming Anno still has that triple DRM scheme I'll have to pass on that once again.
 
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... Do people really not get that the Ubi discounts will change every day, and that this is just the first day, the Might & Magic day, with everything except the latest entries 75% off?
We'll definitely get an Assassin's creed day, and probably a Tom Clancy day and a POP day, with the spares discounted further like Anno is now.
In other words: Wait for the dailies
 
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Now's a good time to buy Dark Messiah of Might and Magic! http://store.steampowered.com/app/2100/
It's a really cool game and now it's only $2.50.

arts&crafts said:
Was Orion Dino in a bundle before? I feel like I have seen it before.
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Isn't that one of those games that changed its name to dodge bad reviews? It used to be called Orion: Dino Beatdown and changed to Orion: Dino Horde - or maybe the opposite.

I'm certain it was in a bundle before.. not sure which one, though.
 
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Terra_Ex said:
Bunch of crappy Ubisoft deals as expected, barely worth entering the 35% discounts into the system, especially since many of these have been 75% off previously. Still waiting for 75% off on the Catz game. Assuming Anno still has that triple DRM scheme I'll have to pass on that once again.
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Can someone enlighten me?

I'm gonna buy Rainbow Six 3: Gold at -35% I think.
 
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The Ubisoft sale is neat, I just wish they'd explicitly highlight (or even move to the top) the games that are currently the daily deal. I shouldn't have to scroll through the page and guess that today is Might and Magic day.
 
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Ravager61 said:
Between Heroes of Might and Magic 5 and 6, which is the better game?

I've only played 3 and want to try one of the newer ones.
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5 was considered worst in series until people had shitload of uplay related problems with 6th. That's the reason I still haven't played 6th inspite of owning it for a long time. I really hope they fixed it during that time.

and if you don't have it, buy Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes!
 
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Madridista said:
Is Anno 2070 worth it?

I have never played an Anno game, but it being a future-building game has caught my interest.
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Sub Zero said:
Any Anno impressions? debating whether or not to pick it up
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I tried it for about an hour earlier this week (picked it up at holiday sale), and I can't say I was that impressed with it. It appears to be a combination of a city-sim with some RTS elements, but none were done amazingly well.

Probably need to put more time into it, but it definitely didn't grab me.
 
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It does kinda suck that 35% is the base discount for everything. We know it'll be IP-specific sales per day of the weekend, but what about the individual things like Beyond Good & Evil, Petz 2: Electric Boogaloo or Cold Fear? Those are some $2.50 impulse buy tier insta-purchases, Ubi! GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME
 
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Benedict said:
Quick Question:
If I have one of my Steam-libraries on an external USB3 HDD, can I use that on two computers?
Or do every computer need to have a separate Steam-library?

Would be simple and easy when traveling to just grab the HDD and connect it to my laptop.
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You can copy your library to your external to bypass needing to download everything again, but it's going to be a little inelegant:

- On your external, create a "games" folder and within it create a "steamapps" folder
- Copy your Steam\steamapps\common folder into the steamapps folder you just created
- When using Steam on another system with your external plugged in, click Steam -> Settings -> Downloads -> Steam Library Folders -> Add Library Folder and select the "games" folder on your external
- Install any games you wish; provided the installations that you copied to your external are up-to-date, Steam should simply discover the existing data and not actually download anything
 
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Dolor said:
I tried it for about an hour earlier this week (picked it up at holiday sale), and I can't say I was that impressed with it. It appears to be a combination of a city-sim with some RTS elements, but none were done amazingly well.

Probably need to put more time into it, but it definitely didn't grab me.
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Terra_Ex said:
enhanced steam lists Tages & Uplay. Adding Steam to the mix gives you 3 separate drm schemes, assuming they are all still in place.
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Okay thanks.

I'll just skip this deal. :)
 
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CheesecakeRecipe said:
It does kinda suck that 35% is the base discount for everything. We know it'll be IP-specific sales per day of the weekend, but what about the individual things like Beyond Good & Evil, Petz 2: Electric Boogaloo or Cold Fear? Those are some $2.50 impulse buy tier insta-purchases, Ubi! GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME
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Anno and Trials (and Rocksmith) aren't Might & Magic games, but they're on sale today, so relax. I'm sure we'll get at least BG&E on one of the days.
 
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Damn good timing on the sale. Finally getting into Assassins Creed 2(ran like shit on all my AMD setups) and have been looking for cheap Brotherhood and maybe Revelations.
 
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nexen

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CheesecakeRecipe said:
It does kinda suck that 35% is the base discount for everything. We know it'll be IP-specific sales per day of the weekend, but what about the individual things like Beyond Good & Evil, Petz 2: Electric Boogaloo or Cold Fear? Those are some $2.50 impulse buy tier insta-purchases, Ubi! GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME
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I've been waiting for a decent price on the Blazing Angels series for-fucking-ever.
I'm going to cave and buy them at $5 or $6 one day, I just know it.

Turfster said:
Anno and Trials (and Rocksmith) aren't Might & Magic games, but they're on sale today, so relax. I'm sure we'll get at least BG&E on one of the days.
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I already own it, so it must have been cheap at some point.
 
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JaseC said:
You can copy your library to your external to bypass needing to download everything again, but it's going to be a little inelegant:

- On your external, create a "games" folder and within it create a "steamapps" folder
- Copy your Steam\steamapps\common folder into the steamapps folder you just created
- When using Steam on another system with your external plugged in, click Steam -> Settings -> Downloads -> Steam Library Folders -> Add Library Folder and select the "games" folder on you external
- Install any games you wish; provided the installations that you copied to your external are up-to-date, Steam should simply discover the existing data and not actually download anything
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Follow these instructions and you're set.
Don't do what I did and try to have steam read both locations especially after copying games from the main HDD to the external. That's just a headache and can cause some games to get deleted. This method is flawless.
 
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Arthea said:
5 was considered worst in series until people had shitload of uplay related problems with 6th. That's the reason I still haven't played 6th inspite of owning it for a long time. I really hope they fixed it during that time.

and if you don't have it, buy Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes!
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don't buy the DLC though unless you have a friend that wants to play with as no one plays online anymore

the main game itself is fun though
 
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CheesecakeRecipe

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Also, shoutouts to uraizen for being a sweetheart and leaving me a copy of the Hexcells bundle this morning. <3 Going to lose so many hours twisting my brain once I get to Plus
 
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