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[Kiru]

There's a Shattered Haven key hidden in this post, just quote to see. You need to thank fantomena, I accidently took the key without knowing I already own the key from some Package key.

 

[textonly]

Steam key for Disco Dodgeball (Early Access) is up at Humble store.

 

[Tellaerin]

Steam thread IV - Now with extra down time.

Yeah, this is getting just a little bit ridiculous now.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

I wonder what time it is oh it's Steam is down o'clock and I didn't get my precious win added to my account

I also didn't get acheevos for Guacamelee the other day and now my cheevolist looks dumb

 

[Mozendo]

I was in the middle of a Sanctum 2 game when Steam went down.
Get your poo together, Valve.

 

[KingKong]

Time to spam ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Give STEAM on Volvo's facebook until Valve makes a blog post

 

[ashecitism]

lol just wanted to post that

 

[ussjtrunks]

Steam Down Again

 

[Zafir]

Jeez. This is getting stupid now. I mean I accept that sometimes it'll go down, but it's just silly how often it is these days.

 

[Phinor]

Very brief snatch of gameplay from Galactic Civilizations III (goes into Alpha this Friday):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwU6YFOq0Dw

They are going to get so much crap for that $100 price tag if they are indeed putting it on early access and plan to sell it through steam during alpha. People can't be reasoned with, using simple arguments like "Well you don't have to buy the damn $100 alpha product" won't work at all when it comes to Steam community.

 

[TheLetdown]

There was a lot of DDoS talk re: Steam being so shaky lately.

Were those just theories or is someone taking credit for this stuff?

 

[ashecitism]

There was a lot of DDoS talk re: Steam being so shaky lately.

Were those just theories or is someone taking credit for this stuff?

people making up excuses probably

 

[Zafir]

They are going to get so much crap for that $100 price tag if they are indeed putting it on early access and plan to sell it through steam during alpha. People can't be reasoned with, using simple arguments like "Well you don't have to buy the damn $100 alpha product" won't work at all when it comes to Steam community.

I really hate this idea of charging people for Alpha access in general. So we should pay to test your game now...? >.>

I got the normal founders edition of it which was $40 but that only included beta access and onwards from what I remember.

 

[Hawk SE]

Thanks for the opinions, though you should probably change the retail price to $20. $15 was only the Early Access price.

Ah, very good point! Updated. Thank you for that.

 

[Terra_Ex]

Very brief snatch of gameplay from Galactic Civilizations III (goes into Alpha this Friday):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwU6YFOq0Dw

Looking pretty nice, I'll have to be content replaying GalCiv2 until this comes out though, didn't fancy paying the hefty price tag for early access so I'll wait it out.

For when Steam stops shitting the bed, is Galactic Civilizations 2 worth it? Never played civilization games before but I like Sins of a Solar Empire.

Most definitely, its a very different game to Sins though. I'd read SteveWinwood's thread linked earlier if you want a decent explanation of what its all about though, that's what convinced me to get it.

 

[EmergentFocus]

They are going to get so much crap for that $100 price tag if they are indeed putting it on early access and plan to sell it through steam during alpha. People can't be reasoned with, using simple arguments like "Well you don't have to buy the damn $100 alpha product" won't work at all when it comes to Steam community.

I really hate this idea of charging people for Alpha access in general. So we should pay to test your game now...? >.>

I got the normal founders edition of it which was $40 but that only included beta access and onwards from what I remember.

True, but remember the $100 edition also includes ALL future expansions and DLC. So it is more than just Alpha access.

 

[Hawk SE]

I quite liked this review, and the site in general. I'm curious, and you probably get asked this a lot, but what is the inspiration with the recommended buy price? It's almost like a second review score. Will there ever be a situation where youre so into a game that your recommended buy price is above retail?

Thanks for the kind words.

Yes, there are sometimes situations where the game's value supersedes the quality of the game. It doesn't happen often, or lately, but it has before where we've recommended higher than it was scored.

 

[GazzaScotland]

Again? Damn. Would be nice to see some people in "positions of power" to start asking questions.

 

[NaM]

Again? Damn. Would be nice to see some people in "positions of power" to start asking questions.

That's not how Valve works... sadly.

 

[Sini]

There was a lot of DDoS talk re: Steam being so shaky lately.

Were those just theories or is someone taking credit for this stuff?

These guys took the credit for taking steam down for hours on 13th March.
Only two people here cared that Steam was possibly DDoS'ed though.

Edit: But they haven't tried anything more with Steam after that.

 

[Jito]

So Steam goes down daily now for a few weeks and all I see is some mumblings. Xbox Live or PSN goes down for a day and the whole internet explodes. What is Valve putting in water?

 

[KingKong]

Should it be possible to even DDOS steam the service? I could see the website being taken down but how do you do it to the client?

 

[Turfster]

people making up excuses probably

Actually, some groups and people took credit for a few of them.
Not lately, though.

Should it be possible to even DDOS steam the service? I could see the website being taken down but how do you do it to the client?

It's still a glorified web browser for most things.

 

[Phinor]

I really hate this idea of charging people for Alpha access in general. So we should pay to test your game now...? >.>

That's literally my point. No one is forced to pay anything to alpha test the game but if you definitely want to give it a shot, there's a fee attached to that. Again, no one is forced to pay anything to test an alpha, but try telling that to steam community posters.

I think it's damn smart business to charge extra for alpha if you don't want everyone to have access to that alpha (and "open" alpha is great for other situations like testing servers for your AAA-game etc.). It makes the alpha player base much more manageable and most of your testers are dedicated people. And you get a little extra development money on top of that. And once more, no one is forced to pay to play an alpha.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Whatever the subtitle for the next thread, it should definitely be the Steam Announcements, Updates & Maintenance thread. :/

For when Steam stops shitting the bed, is Galactic Civilizations 2 worth it? Never played civilization games before but I like Sins of a Solar Empire.

From what I played of it, it is a very solid 4X game with good A.I. and mechanics, however it is a very soulless, lifeless game (like all Stardock games I've played). The A.I. is lauded for its intelligence, but from what I saw that was more of a "we-tell-you-what-we're-doing-to-seem-clever" sort of thing. It is in no way a bad game, but if you're looking for a good introduction to 4X games I would recommend Civilization V, that game has really set the standard for the future of the genre and is a rather great game to boot.

 

[Guy.brush]

Down again. Feel like this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUS6nKpddec&t=05s

 

[trailmix16]

Wouldn't that kind of defeat the purpose of a recommended buy price, though? I mean, it sounds like the idea here was to say, "It retails for $14.99, but it's not really worth it at that price. Pick it up when it drops to $11.99 or less." I can't really imagine someone recommending that you spend more than the publisher's asking, even if they really love the game.

Yeah that makes sense. I guess if you could say, recommended price 75% off, for example, to go along with a 2/5 rating and show that there may be some merit in playing a crappy game for cheap, you could go the other way, which people do all the time, especially in this thread, and say something like, "this game is only $5 but it's worth double that!"

I feel like we are at the point with so many (cheaply) available games that we want to play, where measuring a value of one's time, which the review does nicely, is a better measurement than an arbitrary price point.

 

[fantomena]

Instructions for participants:
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StarForge -- MB-A91C30FC6050D4BF - Taken by Deques. 41 entrants total.

Soon over.

 

[trailmix16]

Thanks for the kind words.

Yes, there are sometimes situations where the game's value supersedes the quality of the game. It doesn't happen often, or lately, but it has before where we've recommended higher than it was scored.

that's interesting, your's is the first review site I've seen do this.

 

[HalfwayOrb]

For when Steam stops shitting the bed, is Galactic Civilizations 2 worth it? Never played civilization games before but I like Sins of a Solar Empire.

It's a great game. Obviously worth more than the price. Buy it.

 

[Kaleinc]

Should it be possible to even DDOS steam the service? I could see the website being taken down but how do you do it to the client?

It's servers that are DDoSed in both cases. Time to hold someone accountable. Anyone, cause it ain't funny anymore.

 

[clockworkinyou]

I'm off the next 4 days, gaben fix your shit.

 

[Zafir]

That's literally my point. No one is forced to pay anything to alpha test the game but if you definitely want to give it a shot, there's a fee attached to that. Again, no one is forced to pay anything to test an alpha, but try telling that to steam community posters.

I think it's damn smart business to charge extra for alpha if you don't want everyone to have access to that alpha (and "open" alpha is great for other situations like testing servers for your AAA-game etc.). It makes the alpha player base much more manageable and most of your testers are dedicated people. And you get a little extra development money on top of that. And once more, no one is forced to pay to play an alpha.

Oh I'm not saying it isn't smart, of course it's a smart business move, you're getting more money out of the die hard fans and you won't have to pay as much for real testers. Just because it's smart doesn't mean to say I have to like it or anyone else does. Testing isn't that much of a glamorous affair, so it's not like it's a one sided thing where only the user is benefiting. It's useful for both, die hard fans get to play early and help make the game better through testing, and the developers get people who actually care and have good knowledge of the genre to test their game for free. So consequently, I don't see why users should be charged to alpha test. Also you can limit and choose the amount of players in it through other means.

 

[KenOD]

Steam goes down and suddenly a lot of my games have either lost a number of hours played (from 30 to .03 for example) or doubled in some cases. I can deal with playing offline, but it would be nice if I could actually trust time played stats.

 

[Tellaerin]

So Steam goes down daily now for a few weeks and all I see is some mumblings. Xbox Live or PSN goes down for a day and the whole internet explodes. What is Valve putting in water?

I'm not paying a monthly subscription fee for Steam.

 

[Tizoc]

So Deus Ex The Fall doesn't work with a gamepad atm it seems? Using a DS4 controller and the camera keeps rotating and I have no control over it.

 

[Jito]

I'm not paying a monthly subscription fee for Steam.

Neither was anyone at all when PSN went down, but really it was in jest. What is going on more to the point?

 

[louiedog]

Steam key for Disco Dodgeball (Early Access) is up at Humble store.

There's also a link right below the steam key to gift an extra one to a friend.

For people who don't remember, this was given away on reddit in the past, so you may have a key without realizing it.

 

[Tellaerin]

Neither was anyone at all when PSN went down, but really it was in jest. What is going on more to the point?

I wish I knew. It's getting kind of old now. -_-

Oh, looks like I ended up with a spare. Haven't tried this one yet, so I have no idea how it is, but hopefully someone'll get some enjoyment from it.

Instructions for participants:
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Rules for this Giveaway:
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Shattered Haven -- MB-58980505AEC08FD5 - Taken by ussjtrunks. 2 entrants total.

 

[Lord British]

Never tell your password to anyone.
pinstripe: hi
pinstripe: ?
Your state is set to Offline.
pinstripe is now Offline.
Lost connection to Steam, will rejoin chat automatically when connection regained.
Connected again and rejoined chat.
pinstripe is now Online.
Stu: Hi
Stu: Sorry, Steam went down or something
pinstripe: that is ok
Your state is set to Offline.
pinstripe is now Offline.
Lost connection to Steam, will rejoin chat automatically when connection regained.
Connected again and rejoined chat.
pinstripe is now Online.
pinstripe: did you get my last inbox
Stu: I don't think so?
Stu: Do you mean on Steam, or somewhere else?
pinstripe: well it is to do with a game
Stu: Yeah?
pinstripe: you know pacmna
pinstripe: man*
Stu: I do, yes
Stu: You mean Pac Man Museum?
pinstripe: yes
pinstripe: well anyway i wanted to know can you get me pac man museum it is not much and plz don't get mad with me but it will be ok if you can get it for me i love pacman and i will love to have this game as well
pinstripe: and i know that you do not know me and all of the other things like that but this one thing will make me happy
Stu: serious question, has this ever worked, because I might start doing it
pinstripe: what
pinstripe: i just wanted to know can you get me the game or not
Stu: I apologise but I already spent all my money on my own copy of Pac Man Museum
Stu: It took me like a year to save up for it
Stu: I mean come back in like a year
Stu: And maybe
Stu: But I need to buy food also so
Stu: Probably out of luck
pinstripe: that game has not even been out for a year
Stu: no, no, you misunderstand, i saved up for a year in anticipation
Stu: look you know what it doesn't matter
Stu: it's all good
Stu: i'm not buying you pac-man museum
Stu: but i will play it myself and enjoy it extra hard for the both of us
Stu: ok?
Stu: then maybe some of my happiness will filter down the internet and you can know how good it feels to play pac-man museum without me having to spend any money on it.
Stu: alright ttfn
Stu: gonna get my PAC MAN ON YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN
pinstripe: you low life
Stu: when you put it like that i can see how i'm the bad guy here
pinstripe: i did not need a smart ass
pinstripe: to be a cunt about one fucking thing
Stu: i am so sorry for wasting your time
Stu: how can i make it up to you?
pinstripe: with a game
Stu: you got it buddy
Stu: please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery
pinstripe: no it dose not take that long i am not a dumb ass
Stu: you're too smart for me

Anyone else get this?

 

[Dusk Golem]

Anyone else get this?

I've had people who sometimes try to ask me for games like that, add me and ask me for something. As I do, I just tell them, no I am not gonna give you a game if you're gonna be all desperate adding me about it, and block them.

 

[Da DreadLord]

Anyone else get this?

lol lowlife

 

[Stallion Free]

Steam was so much better before it was popular.

Also, I forgot how absolutely ridiculously good Arkham Origins looks. When Killer Croc jumps on you in the prologue, that shit looks like a Pixar film.

 

[TheLetdown]

These guys took the credit for taking steam down for hours on 13th March.
Only two people here cared that Steam was possibly DDoS'ed though.

Edit: But they haven't tried anything more with Steam after that.

Thanks. I wasn't sure if I was just misremembering that.

 

[kulapik]

So, I have a friend whose birthday is tomorrow. As a autogift he bought Bioshock Infinite and Papers Please. He also loved Bastion and plays a lot of TF2 and sometimes CoD. What other game should I get him?

 

[Cth]

Steam Announcements and Updates 2014 IV - Up, Up, Down, Down, L, R, Gabe Plz

 

[Terra_Ex]

Anyone else get this?

Well, at least you had your fun with him. The closest I've had to this is people wanting to buy stuff I have listed for trade on various sites with ridiculously lowball offers - "can I give you 2 tf2 keys for the item you have said costs 7 keys". Never had any outright begging as I can't imagine it bears much fruit...

 

[Grief.exe]

So, I have a friend whose birthday is tomorrow. As a autogift he bought Bioshock Infinite and Papers Please. He also loved Bastion and plays a lot of TF2 and sometimes CoD. What other game should I get him?

Dark Souls II - Everyone wants more Souls.
Titanfall - Similar to COD.
Transistor - Not out yet, but if he likes Bastion have him look into it.
Betrayer - First Person Open World Indie game, just released today and is pretty cool.

 

[Caerith]

Instructions for Caerith:
Rock on.

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Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball -- MB-D5E321880BCCFB25 - Taken by Kuroyume. 5 entrants total.

Humble gift link because reasons.

 

[Miguel81]

Cheaper at Amazon - $9.99
Pre-ordering from Amazon will also give you $5 credit towards to the next purchase



I will buy this as soon as this is available again!

Thank you, purchased! Best deal so far.