NingenJanai
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^ beaten lol
About the music thing, that is probably going to change rather soon* if Valve decides to carry on with what they've been teasing in their conferences.
*soon = 2016 in valve's time.
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STEAM Announcements & Updates 2014 - To Next-Gen and Beyond!
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*soon = 2016 in valve's time.
That would actually be sorta quick by Volvo standards.
BoosterDuck
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Steamflix and Steamtrax coming soon?! (valve time)
Not for purchases as Valve doesn't take kindly to that. In fact, I was playing with fire when I used one to activate my region-locked Metal Gear Rising gift as it technically falls under that same umbrella (Valve doesn't care about VPN usage as far as activations and game unlocks are concerned as neither impacts it financially).
Edit: Still no response from Bethesda and Exor hasn't got back to me just yet either.
chrominance
Member
^ beaten lol
About the music thing, that is probably going to change rather soon if Valve decides to carry on with what they've been teasing in their conferences.
That's true, but they'd also have to repackage the soundtracks so that instead of a random collection of files, they get treated as an actual media bundle or something. I actually find it a bit weird that Steam doesn't already do this, considering there's a Media tab in the library and everything. But they only seem to use that tab for game trailers and videos you download as standalone items from the storefront (versus the soundtracks, which are always DLC).
If and when Steam does actually become more of a media-centric application, then yeah, I'd totally want the Broken Age soundtrack in there too, but honestly I prefer having the FLAC download anyways.
The reason why I want it is obvious, haha, but regardless I'm hardly being greedy or unreasonable in my desire. Seeing as Double Fine is the game's developer and publisher, although it's now a bit of a logistic headache, there's no reason why $30+ backers shouldn't receive the OST on Steam.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
I really think people are misreading the music/movie announcements. Valve has not remotely indicated an interest in expanding to other types of media, and there's nothing about SteamOS announcement set hat suggests anything like that. Find a source and then look carefully at what the source says instead of running with the fever dream.
AngryChinchilla
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Just finished Dust. Wow, I loved it. I was sad when it ended, but I liked the ending a lot. I hope there is a sequel because I could use some more.
toddhunter
Member
I can't wait to see what they do with games like Call of Duty for Australia. No way do they just convert to AUD to match retail (which is apparently what they are doing when they price gouge...never mind there basically is no retail for PC)
I'm betting we see $160 Ghosts Digital Hardened Edition
Grats, too bad you are now a filthy pervert
He said dust, not demonicon
Hey man, Dust looks like furry porn, so if you like Dust it means you like furries so you're a pervert. It's science!
Touche my friend I still need to finish Demonicon
I still need to finish DemoniconAlso I'm obviously joking about Dust
wonder if jshackles can enhance it too
Have you guys ever been so much into a game that you didn't even think was that great, nor would you really recommend it to anyone? I got it bad man, it's like vanilla wow days up in my joint these days
Last week I was playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution. During my first playthrough I thought it was just interesting enough to get me to finish it. Since finishing it that first time last week, I've beaten it another 4 times!
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
I think "grind" games tend to have effect. The repetition / reward / progression cycle, I guess is oddly comforting and boring at the same time.
Servizio
I don't really need a tag, but I figured I'd get one to make people jealous. Is it working?
I have 54 hours in Hitman: Absolution.
I find doing the level challenges...soothing. A between games palate cleanser.
Yup. Torchlight II, Borderlands II, Diablo III, etc.
Ban Puncher
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Kaleinc
Banned
Alone in the Dark is really good, unique experience and a breath of fresh air. But CoD always wins.
The thing is, they don't need to make a separate sub. Just make the soundtrack a DLC, then add the DLC sub to all the $30+ backers on Humble, and there you go, problem solved.
Others have said grind games, but MMOs do this to me. I get addicted, I grind through as much content as I can, I quit when they start charging or go out of beta (whichever comes first) (because that's always a good threshold for cutting off an addiction). This, despite recognizing that in many cases they're really not any good.
There were always ninjas.
Didn't you see them?
These posts pretty much sum up my thoughts on Steam adding local currencies. I'd be amazed if this doesn't turn out to be a negative change.
I fully expect that this will mean pricing is done with an unfavourable exchange rate, that more regional price gouging is put in place, and then we'll have sales tax lumped on top.
Now imagine that for those of us in Australasia....
Hmm...I have like 70+ hours in Torchlight 2. I still try to beat that damn level where you need to follow the light from time to time. I don't expect to succeed of course.
It means that you haven't beaten the game yet?
I agree with you sadly. They don't want to be iTunes, they just want to support Netflix, Hulu, Pandora, and whatever else people use their Xboxs and Rokus for. This is in theory supposed to be a console replacement afterall.
I wouldn't mind being wrong though, they do already sell 1 movie and a few ebooks as games
I love the DW/Musou games, myself. I'd kill to see those (or something similar) on Steam.
They do come to Steam... in China. -_-
And as an added question, is going from a 760 to a 770 worth it if I'm going to be grabbing a second monitor? Is there a noticeable boost in that upgrade?
Ah no, sorry. I've already beaten the game twice, once on veteran and once on elite. I'm on my Elite NG+ with an Embermage and I get crushed in this level ç_ç
They could release at least one of those for us too, why be greedy?
Frank Jaeger
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BoosterDuck
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What's enhanced in the enhanced version?
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Not just Baldur's Gate 2, so is the first game:
Baldur's Gate Enhanced: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-BGEE/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition
Baldur's Gate II Enhanced: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-BG2EE/baldurs-gate-ii-enhanced-edition
And so is Anomaly 2 and Anomoly 2 2-Pack:
http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-ANOMALY2/anomaly-2
http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-ANOMALY2BP/anomaly-2-2-pack-bundle
All redeem on Steam, and all are the cheapest they've ever been.
AND you can get an extra 5% off your order if you use this coupon code: G2PO
"Features:
The Final Chapter - Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition includes Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, the epic conclusion of the Bhaalspawn saga.
Four New Party Members - Bundled with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition are four new characters that can join you on your journey.
The Black Pits 2: Gladiators of Thay - Explore the tactical depth of high-level Dungeons & Dragons combat. Undermine your captors and prey upon their weaknesses while you dodge traps and battle for your life against Demi-Liches, Mind Flayers, and Githyanki.
Easy Multiplayer - Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition makes it easy to find, list, and join multiplayer games, even while behind a firewall.
Widescreen and More - Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition features full widescreen support, remastered area artwork from original renders, and a host of other interface and gameplay improvements."
Baldur's Gate Enhanced: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-BGEE/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition
Baldur's Gate II Enhanced: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-BG2EE/baldurs-gate-ii-enhanced-edition
And so is Anomaly 2 and Anomoly 2 2-Pack:
http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-ANOMALY2/anomaly-2
http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-ANOMALY2BP/anomaly-2-2-pack-bundle
All redeem on Steam, and all are the cheapest they've ever been.
AND you can get an extra 5% off your order if you use this coupon code: G2PO
"Features:
The Final Chapter - Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition includes Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, the epic conclusion of the Bhaalspawn saga.
Four New Party Members - Bundled with Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition are four new characters that can join you on your journey.
The Black Pits 2: Gladiators of Thay - Explore the tactical depth of high-level Dungeons & Dragons combat. Undermine your captors and prey upon their weaknesses while you dodge traps and battle for your life against Demi-Liches, Mind Flayers, and Githyanki.
Easy Multiplayer - Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition makes it easy to find, list, and join multiplayer games, even while behind a firewall.
Widescreen and More - Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition features full widescreen support, remastered area artwork from original renders, and a host of other interface and gameplay improvements."
Da DreadLord
Member
The title
toddhunter
Member
Also price.
But heck, that is still a pretty good deal for the best rpg of all time not starting with the letter U.
There was a good thread on here a week or so ago about the pros and cons of II Enhanced Ed.
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?p=95694568
Personally I'd only rebuy them (again!) for the upgraded UI but the mod support is finally gaining momentum and lots of popular mods are being converted to work with the Enhanced Editions now.
That and they add to the Steam Games Owned count.
Unlimited Saga?
Jawmuncher
Member
Update for my laptop. Think i'm going to hand it over to a buddy traveling to another base.
He should be able to get with a civilian contractor there who is his friend to fix it. Guess we'll see. I'll be backing up my stuff.
For Steam all I need to back up is common/steamapps right?
He should be able to get with a civilian contractor there who is his friend to fix it. Guess we'll see. I'll be backing up my stuff.
For Steam all I need to back up is common/steamapps right?
I wanted to come up with something about infinite undiscovery until i remembered the first word in the name
toddhunter
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I remember the game well. I still have no idea what I was supposed to be doing.
Which oddly describes the inventory system in that game. Could never find anything thought that pain in the arse menu.
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