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[r3n4ud]

Steam's tuesday maintenance window is now.

No wonder the cards ain't a droppin'

 

[Cidd]

I've been using steam for years and I don't remember this happening, maybe It's just me.

 

[NaM]

Steam's tuesday maintenance window is now.

THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION

 

[neoism]

LOL you're just having bad luck.
Steam is down right now, thats why you're getting the error.

-__- I logged on the web page but the program just goes to the your internet my not be working ...... :/


lol

 

[Turfster]

how long is it?

Depends from week to week.

 

[NotSelf]

Just the one I didn't have, not too shabby

Thanks Hasney!

 

[Cheddahz]

Going to pour another one out for anyone who can't play MGR right now

EDIT: Nevermind, it's back online now

 

[Big_Al]

So for the Steam Dev days conference that will take place over the next few days are any of the sessions being recorded which us lowly plebs can watch ? Wouldn't mind watching a few of them.

 

[r3n4ud]

I've been using steam for years and I don't remember this happening, maybe It's just me.

Happens on downer Tuesdays I'm afraid.

 

[bobnowhere]

Steam's tuesday maintenance window is now.

Was wondering why I couldn't redeem any keys!

Stuff!

Instructions for participants:
I am giving away 2 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below that corresponds to the key you want (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering).

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you are a lurker you are not eligible for this giveaway. You need five or more posts in either the current Steam thread or the previous one to be eligible
- This is a free for all! You can entry for multiple games on the list below. Send an individual PM for each game you'd like to win.
- This giveaway is a raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 3 hours after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.
- This giveaway has a manual blocklist. The giver has identified members who abuse giveaways and restricted them from participating.
- Do not trade keys you win off-site to enrich yourself.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:


Stealth Bastard Deluxe -- MB-486D16153B35CE88 - Taken by Copons. 20 entrants total.
Tropico 4 Steam Special Edition -- MB-1E102A99949579B8 - Taken by RS4-. 27 entrants total.

 

[Nabs]

They just did a massive registry update removing metacritic scores/links from pages. I don't know if they are getting rid of them entirely, or just changing how they handle it.

14 minutes ago Removed metacritic_fullurl –
14 minutes ago Removed metacritic_score –

 

[HariKari]

So for the Steam Dev days conference that will take place over the next few days are any of the sessions being recorded which us lowly plebs can watch ? Wouldn't mind watching a few of them.

All of them are being recorded as per the FAQ. Whether these ever become public or not is not known yet.

 

[jshackles]

They just did a massive registry update removing metacritic scores/links from pages. I don't know if they are getting rid of them entirely, or just changing how they handle it.

14 minutes ago Removed metacritic_fullurl –
14 minutes ago Removed metacritic_score –

That would be interesting. I assume that they're planning on relying on their user review features rather than a 3rd party site such as metacritic.

Hopefully they make the reviews interface much more user friendly if that's the case.

 

[poopninjamvc3mk]

Runner series is a blast but I already have this so hopefully someone else can enjoy.

Thanks for the runner 2 key .

 

[mannerbot]

Whoa, an IndieGala bundle I actually want (just because I want Tales of Maj'Eyal)! How does the Happy Hour stuff work again?

 

[corrosivefrost]

Is Steam down? I can't sign in on my PC... I can access the web store okay though...

 

[Sarcasm]

I can't log in..keeps saying can't connect to network.


rage~!

 

[Frustrated_Grunt]

Instructions for participants:
I am giving away 2 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below that corresponds to the key you want (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering).

Rules for this Giveaway:
- This giveaway is a raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 3 hours after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.
- Do not trade keys you win off-site to enrich yourself.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:


HOARD -- MB-B38E852B37B0640F - Taken by LiquidSolid. 9 entrants total.
Papo & Yo -- MB-239B58FBABC9D280 - Taken by legacyzero. 7 entrants total.

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[Saganator]

Been using steam for a long time and this is the first time I can remember Tuesday maintenance causing any problems. Is this normal every Tuesday and I never notice it?

 

[jediyoshi]

An extra from the Bundle Stars bundle.

Thanks ^^

 

[jshackles]

Nabs is probably right - there is definitely something going on with the Metacritic scores. It's now been removed from 100s of apps. Something like that doesn't happen by accident.

 

[bigwinnerx]

Broken Age. Ha, Broken Steam!

Spoiler

sorry

 

[corrosivefrost]

I can't log in..keeps saying can't connect to network.


rage~!

Ok, so I'm not alone! Hooray, we can commiserate together!

Holy crap -- after that bundle redeemed, I'm sitting at 992 games... inching closer to that 1k mark.
I was talking with jshackles after he mentioned his 1500th game should be something special... I'm thinking my 1000th should too.
I was thinking Dark Souls 2, but there's no pre-order yet (and I'd probably do that through Amazon)... which leaves, uh... Prey? Should my copy ever show up...
Unless there's something good coming out in the next couple weeks that's worthwhile at full price.

Ooooh, gravity badgers, strike suit zero, and ballpoint universe all have cards. Score!

 

[Vazra]

Im currently at 247 games I might reach 300 on the summer sale.

 

[RionaaM]

That was one of my main memories of the game. Blown up, shot, impaled, bitten, knifed.... nope, she'll shrug it off in a second. But that damn early spike through the stomach...she complains about that for the whole damn game.

I do have to say, watching the Tomb Raider 2 speedrun the other day made me really sad for what the series has become. I enjoyed TR 2013 well enough as well, but the old games were something special, if not just for the level design alone.

Strange, I don't recall her ever complaining about that spike. Not even once.

I thought it was a great game. One of my Steam GOTYs last year (not that I played many new games, mind you )

 

[Relax.MX]

I need Spelunky c´mon Steam..

 

[jshackles]

This is one of the harshest nosedives I recall seeing.

http://store.steampowered.com/stats/

 

[Deleted member 22576]

Its that nidhogg matchmaking taking down the system.

 

[Grief.exe]

Steam working for me again.

 

[corrosivefrost]

This is one of the harshest nosedives I recall seeing.

http://store.steampowered.com/stats/

I believe the technical term for that is "faceplant".

 

[Lain]

Baron von Loathsome declined the War of the Human Tanks key, so have a short giveaway:

Instructions for participants:
I am giving away a Steam key. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below containing the key.

Rules for this Giveaway:
- This giveaway is a LIGHTNING raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 15 minutes after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.
- This giveaway has a manual blocklist. The giver has identified members who abuse giveaways and restricted them from participating.
- Do not trade keys you win off-site to enrich yourself.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:


War of the Human Tanks -- MB-43529E3071F73989 - Taken by Kifimbo. 19 entrants total.

 

[Turfster]

Its that nidhogg matchmaking taking down the system.

Nidhogg has matchmaking that works now?
Friends that bought it couldn't get the game to work over the internet.

 

[corrosivefrost]

Baron von Loathsome declined the War of the Human Tanks key, so have a short giveaway:

As much as that Saoirse 'shop makes me interested, looking at a gameplay video... I think I will abstain from this one.

Thanks for the giveway though!

 

[Deleted member 22576]

Nidhogg has matchmaking that works now?
Friends that bought it couldn't get the game to work over the internet.

The matchmakig works fine for me, but the matches are laggy still.

 

[Vazra]

Freedom Fall looks interesting. Any impressions in here?

 

[Turfster]

The matchmakig works fine for me, but the matches are laggy still.

Oh. Okay. Still not getting it then.

 

[Deleted member 22576]

I'm having a lot of fun just playing the AI, but last night I had a friend over and we played VS. it was pretty magical. I think we're still a little close to the sun on the game though. I can't wait for the dust to settle in a month or two.

 

[Cheddahz]

I'm having a lot of fun just playing the AI, but last night I had a friend over and we played VS. it was pretty magical. I think we're still a little close to the sun on the game though. I can't wait for the dust to settle in a month or two.

The game seems like it would be a blast to play, it's just that it doesn't seem like it's worth $12

 

[Kifimbo]

Baron von Loathsome declined the War of the Human Tanks key, so have a short giveaway:

Thanks a lot.

 

[Deleted member 22576]

The game seems like it would be a blast to play, it's just that it doesn't seem like it's worth $12

Seeing as it just came out I can't really comment on the depth of the game but it seems like its kind of up there with streetfighter and counterstrike.

• Pong
• Street Fighter
• CounterStrike
• Nidhogg

 

[Camel Master]

The game seems like it would be a blast to play, it's just that it doesn't seem like it's worth $12

Sounds a little contradictory right? But I know, the observed value of some indie games seems sometimes like that.

I'm behind of new game releases (too many games, don't have time to follow the new releases) but now that I looked gameplay from Nidhogg... I want it. Too bad local co-op isn't an option for me anymore, would have been great when my friends lived a lot closer. If it has online though (I think it has), it's a must buy some time down the line, the earlier the better with multiplayer games for sure too.

 

[corrosivefrost]

Freedom Fall looks interesting. Any impressions in here?

I saw some mentions of it and it looked good, I was sad that I missed out when it was in a bundle. Add it to the list, I guess.

The game seems like it would be a blast to play, it's just that it doesn't seem like it's worth $12

SRK actually reviewed it... made it sound kind of like divekick.
Said the AI was terribad and either had super reflexes or made really bad decisions and that the game really shined against other people.

 

[Copons]

I know the feeling. Amazon.it helped a bit, but we'll never even come near the american prices

Three pages later, but anyway, I'm gonna suggest you eKey, the store where I'm gonna order every part of my new rig. Way cheaper than Amazon.it, but of course it somehow fails in customer service (like, you have to pay for RMA shipping costs), but hey, I don't know any Italian (?) store that can compare with Amazon customer care.

 

[Cheddahz]

SRK actually reviewed it... made it sound kind of like divekick.

Kinda my big worry about the game, I only played Divekick for an hour and got bored really fast

 

[ArjanN]

Dammit, do I want this on Steam

The PC port of this is the worst kept secret, and it's Activision so it'll most likely come to Steam anyway.

Kinda my big worry about the game, I only played Divekick for an hour and got bored really fast

It's even more basic than Divekick, along the lines of Samurai Gunn and Towerfall etc. These games are fun but mostly if you're hanging out with some people locally.

 

[Taco_Human]

Is there no way to transfer steam money? As in through a trade/sell?

I bought the Dota 2 mouse from the valve store, and I wanna get rid of the Juggernaut sword that comes with it. I haven't gotten it from FedEx yet but I should have it by tomorrow or Thursday.

I hoping to offset the cost of the damn thing by selling it but I think the community market is my only hope so far.

 

[Fox318]

Instructions for participants:
I am giving away 7 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line below that corresponds to the key you want (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering).

Rules for this Giveaway:
- This is a free for all! You can entry for multiple games on the list below. Send an individual PM for each game you'd like to win.
- This giveaway is a raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 24 hours after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.
- Do not trade keys you win off-site to enrich yourself.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two:



Dino D-Day -- MB-A838C0C356BBBAEE - Taken by crimsonheadGCN. 19 entrants total.
Pacific Storm Allies -- MB-EA961DA63331B3A3 - Taken by Catshade. 11 entrants total.
The Ship Complete Pack -- MB-E6E2AA0CCC768D22 - Taken by trailmix16. 27 entrants total.
Shattered Horizon -- MB-8A229B355DED1F8F - Taken by Vandrar. 35 entrants total.
Men of War -- MB-B78079576A899F89 - Taken by MarcoZombieCannon. 11 entrants total.
Bad Rats -- MB-FD74ECB384DAC596 - Taken by webrunner. 18 entrants total.
Hydrophobia Prophecy -- MB-826F0F7AABC2D8A3 - Taken by WeaselJCD. 16 entrants total.

 

[Ezalc]

I don't know who was asking about the cute robots but I'm guessing it was Clairvoyance


edit: oh it was just a few posts above, I thought the question had been buried already.
Quoting for highlight:


http://www.gameofclairvoyance.com/

Yes it's this one! Thank you.

 

[Caerith]

Kinda my big worry about the game, I only played Divekick for an hour and got bored really fast

Giant Bomb just put up a quick look of Nidhogg today. Best way to get impressions of the game is to see it in action, right?

 

[jshackles]

8 minutes ago another batch of Metacritic information removals went out. It looks like Metacritic information on Steam is no more.

My guess is that it will take them months to remove the "Metascore" field in the search results.

Also, Steam In-Home Streaming Beta now has it's own App ID and icon: