So a weird thing happened. Even though every purchase of metro 2033 and chaos rising that I attempted ended in something like "We couldnt process this purchase go verify your information." I woke up to an e-mail today about a purchase I made with them. Follow the info and got my codes to Metro 2033 and Chaos Rising. I was thinkin I had got it free cause ever time I tried it turned me down, but my CC was charged. Oh well, I'm happy about it. Guess they realized I really was desperate to get these games haha.
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Got in the sale price right? If so, I'm glad it worked outDipper145 said:
I would have helped you then but I didn't see your posts till now.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
FUCK THE THQ STORE!
So I e-mailed their customer support last night. I got a reply six hours ago asking for more info, which I provided, and I got the most ridiculous reponse:
Where the fuck did they get Logitech from? I am seeing this shit through the end now.
So I e-mailed their customer support last night. I got a reply six hours ago asking for more info, which I provided, and I got the most ridiculous reponse:
Where the fuck did they get Logitech from? I am seeing this shit through the end now.
Phife Dawg
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:lol Digital River also runs MS' office student promotion. Tried to buy Office for my gf not too long ago - it's insane how incompetent these people are.godhandiscen said:
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Did you get an order number? I didn't get jack shit. Now they charged me and I cannot do anything about it. They will not use my credit card number to identify my purchase and since I never got an order number I am fucked.Daigoro said:
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Yeah, same problem here. I also tried to look up my order through the last 5 digits of my CC and my e-mail address and got nothing.Daigoro said:
godhandiscen said:
ok i got the email. it came with the confirmation # and a link. i was able to put the confim # and the password i was asked to enter at checkout and actually look up my order. just took a while.
good luck getting that crap worked out. nothing worse than a shitty web store that loses your order. we get spoiled using brilliant sites like Amazon etc. it comes as a shock when trying to purchase something through some poorly managed archaic site like THQ.
good luck.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Anyway, so I called Digital Rivers: 952-253-1234.
They sorted out my shit and now I am a happy.
They sorted out my shit and now I am a happy.
Soo, guys, what skins are you using for the Steam client?
I was just browsing through the steam forums and came upon this excellent compact skin:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1279345
I much prefer it to the original steams design, so i think I'll be using it from now on and see how it goes.
Anyway, I did some more searching and stumbled upon this thread:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1235952
When I watched his video, I said holy shit. It's amazing what some of these creative guys go through to try and improve a certain programs UI. I just somehow doubt it he'll be able to implement everything as it seems to go much beyond just reskinning the existing UI.
I was just browsing through the steam forums and came upon this excellent compact skin:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1279345
I much prefer it to the original steams design, so i think I'll be using it from now on and see how it goes.
Anyway, I did some more searching and stumbled upon this thread:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1235952
When I watched his video, I said holy shit. It's amazing what some of these creative guys go through to try and improve a certain programs UI. I just somehow doubt it he'll be able to implement everything as it seems to go much beyond just reskinning the existing UI.
ipukespiders
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Burekma said:
I must be missing something, I don't see any difference.
Subterranean
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The first one is just more compact but Chamasteam looks gorgeous!
ohhthegore
Member
soo i've finally got a new computer and steam and cant decide what game to buy first. Between killing floor, left for dead 2, and Team fortress 2 which community would be the most accepting of a new player??
Nabs
Member
ohhthegore said:
I guess I'd recommend TF2. Go to Online and join the GAF group, and add the server to your favorites.
It's not the easiest game to get into but the community won't kill you for sucking. You could spend an entire round throwing piss and I doubt anyone would say anything. I may try it tonight.
So many people picked up L4D2 during the sale, so check Online for some people to play with. It's a really good time to jump in. I wouldn't recommend random play until you get the basics down. I wouldn't recommend random play at all tbh... we have a bunch of people to play with.
I haven't played KF in a while, but there is a KF group and server here. I don't know how active they are, so I can't really recommend it.
Diablohead
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Burekma said:
Psy-Phi said:You know you can back it up yourself, use a DVD, USB thumb drive or hard drive (preferably disc, in a nice case).
You pay for the convenience of them keeping a backup for you, or back it up yourself. If the 5 bucks is gonna break the deal for you, the sub 1/4 of a dollar dvd shouldn't.
I mean your other options, if you still want to play the game, is to buy a retail version or from a different DD service that operates a service allowing you "unlimited downloads*" (and charge premium prices for anything not on sale). Either way you go, you're gonna be paying more if you don't want to go this route and back it up yourself.
* = unlimited unless they go out of business
You should always back up everything you download and desire to keep around anyway. I've got all of my Steam, Impulse, D2D,& EA Store games backed up on an external HDD that also backs up all my media purchases from Zune, Amazon & iTunes. Once a month I make sure to stay current. The drive could fail though, so I really should put these on DVD's or a 2nd hard drive.
Speaking of media, I can't re-download my Amazon/iTunes media again. And they don't even offer a service I know about to let you.
Or the third option which is to not buy it in the first place. I see what you're saying, but it's just an mistake to charge people $5 to ensure they can download the game later when there's other competitors who don't do that. Certainly I can't speak for everyone, but in my case it is directly causing them to lose sales. The same applies to other E-downloads like iTunes and cell-phone games. What a joke.
Circle of Willis
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confused said:
I'm surprised people would say TF2 is harsh. Compared to other FPS, it's incredibly lenient at penalizing the neophyte.
Dead Prince
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just go medic in TF2. :lol. if you're a score whore just heal a heavy and watch your back for spies!
speculawyer
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I've done exactly that when trying to get some of the Sniper Achievements. :lol And I got a bunch of them but I still didn't get the 5 assists one yet.Nabs said:
fallengorn
Bitches love smiley faces
Yeah, I'd say L4D2 can definitely be more harsher since teamwork is pretty essential in multiplayer. In TF2, there's enough people on teams to pick up your slack as you're learning the game. And it supports a variety of different play styles. Don't mind the KLyphen said:
ratio and just have fun!ohhthegore
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wish i would have had this set up sooner because i would have bought all 3 at the prices they were selling for during that sale a few week back
Circle of Willis said:
Agreed. There's always the possibility of ending up on an Alltalk server and having some asshole berate you, but the possibility of someone being a jerk is present in all of three of the games he was interested in buying. For the most part, TF2 has a pretty mellow community in my experience.
speculawyer
Member
Standing near a sentry helps. If you soak someone with piss when they are near an enemy sentry, they go down pretty fast.Nabs said:
The difficultly is that it takes a long time to regenerate piss or you need to hit the locker.
I think both TF2 and L4D2 are relatively noob friendly. For TF2, just make sure you join a server with a lot of people. In small games, it is more difficult to blend in. And EVERYONE dies a lot in the game. That is just the way the game is. But you respawn within 3 to 20 seconds, so who cares if you die all the time?
With L4D2, playing campaign games with randoms is fine. Just start with games that are on 'easy' or 'normal'. The game forces people to cooperate or die. I'd avoid versus though. That is hard and since you are 1/4th of your team, your suckiness will become apparent quickly.
I haven't played KF enough to have a good grip on it.
gregor7777
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KF is tough at first because when you die, you lose the cash and weapons you had accumulated to that point. So if you're in the later rounds (5+), you can be at a pretty serious disadvantage when the big boys (fleshpounds, etc.) start rolling in.
After you get good enough to survive rounds with the pistol (or duals), you can pretty much put the game into cruise control and start smashing enemies with large guns.
KF has a bit of a leaning curve, but once you get to that point the game becomes quite easy.
Oh, and no one cares if you die or mess up. They're worried about their own asses. It's basically a shooting gallery anyhow.
After you get good enough to survive rounds with the pistol (or duals), you can pretty much put the game into cruise control and start smashing enemies with large guns.
KF has a bit of a leaning curve, but once you get to that point the game becomes quite easy.
Oh, and no one cares if you die or mess up. They're worried about their own asses. It's basically a shooting gallery anyhow.
Dead Prince
Banned
Anyone going to pick up Razor2? was there such a thing as Razor1? :lol.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
DC Universe Online is up for pre purchase ($49.95 USD)
Netrunner2k2
Member
DMPrince said:
I'm getting it tomorrow. I'll post how it is.
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