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STEAM - announcements, updates and WIN
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Aion: The Tower of Eternity now available for pre-purchase!
Standard Edition:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/29640/
Collector's Edition:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/29650/
Standard Edition:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/29640/
Collector's Edition:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/29650/
gregor7777
Banned
MrNyarlathotep said:Here was I hoping this thread had been bumped because of some announcements, updates, or WIN, when really its just people posting what some other website reckons your account is worth.
Here was I hoping this thread had been bumped because of some announcements, updates, or WIN, when really its just a guy complaining about people posting what some other website reckons your account is worth.
gregor7777 said:Here was I hoping this thread had been bumped because of some announcements, updates, or WIN, when really its just a guy complaining about people posting what some other website reckons your account is worth.
Here was I hoping this thread had been bumped because of some announcements, updates, or WIN, when really its just a guy complaining about a guy complaining about people posting what some other website reckons your account is worth.
BeeDog said:
I see you created your account the day HL2 came out.
Ninja Kn1ght
Member
Username: Ninja Kn1ght
Custom URL: ninja_kn1ght
Steam member since: March 08, 2007
Last calculation: July 16, 2009
ACCOUNT VALUE: $579.78
$1009.26 without packages
Not too bad considering I haven't played a PC game in months and don't currently own any good windows machine.
Custom URL: ninja_kn1ght
Steam member since: March 08, 2007
Last calculation: July 16, 2009
ACCOUNT VALUE: $579.78
$1009.26 without packages
Not too bad considering I haven't played a PC game in months and don't currently own any good windows machine.
Sniper Elite on Steam, save 10% if you purchase before July 23rd
http://store.steampowered.com/app/3700/
And Aion stuffs
Standard: http://store.steampowered.com/app/29640/
Collector's: http://store.steampowered.com/app/29650/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/3700/
And Aion stuffs
Standard: http://store.steampowered.com/app/29640/
Collector's: http://store.steampowered.com/app/29650/
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
I remember playing Sniper Elite on Xbox and it was surprisingly awesome, freeform and tough. I can only assume it's better on PC, anyone played it?
Musashi Wins! said:
Yeah, the PC version is better. The graphics are better and the game is all about precise aiming which obviously works better with the mouse.
Remember to set the difficulty/realism to the maximum.
The bullet trajectory is affected by wind, distance, the coriolis effect...
The best sniping in a game ever. Kind of disturbing to shoot a guy in the stomach, so his buddy comes out and tries to drag him to safety. Then you shoot them both. Like that scene in Full Metal Jacket.
Oh, and the killcam is awesome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVVK5m-VqRo&feature=related
DeadFalling
Member
Argh. Why did they have to just put up the Aion preorder now?! I bought it on NCSoft store last week :,( It's my only non-Steam PC game.
kamspy said:
That's not a bad comparison, it feels very realistic like SWAT 4. It also felt a bit like Hitman.
It takes some getting used to though, for example I realized only very late you can set the timer on the time bombs.
Some tips:
- You can sometimes cover the sound of your gunfire with background noise, like thunder or bombings.
- grenades have a realistic kill range (depends on your settings though) that means way larger than in most games.
- enemies are alerted by sound, so once you fire, you'll often be swarmed. Often it's a good idea to reposition after firing.
- also you can set the tripwire mines to cover your back because when you're sniping it easy to miss some dude coming from behind.
- Go prone a lot and use your binoculars.
Also, the game is hard. Like, european developed PC game hard. But the hardest difficulty is also the most rewarding.
Let me know what you think of it.
gregor7777
Banned
That sniping game looks awesome. :lol
I emailed Gabe about this post I made last week:
This isn't my fault, it's their fucking error that they're making no effort to fix and please a very regular customer with an account valued at $844 who only wants to EASILY BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THINGS FROM THEM.
I'm done with Steam unless this gets fixed. The only thing I will buy in the future is L4D2. All my other business will go to direct2drive, GOG, or Impulse.
sorry to vent, this just really frustrates me.
and instead of replying to me, he just merged it with my existing support ticket and I got the same canned response back from Support that the "system is automated" and they couldn't do anything, A WEEK LATER. So, I emailed them back, asking if they could create a new account from me and transfer my licenses over.. answer is no. Nothing they can do.Costanza said:
This isn't my fault, it's their fucking error that they're making no effort to fix and please a very regular customer with an account valued at $844 who only wants to EASILY BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THINGS FROM THEM.
I'm done with Steam unless this gets fixed. The only thing I will buy in the future is L4D2. All my other business will go to direct2drive, GOG, or Impulse.
sorry to vent, this just really frustrates me.
Costanza said:
They don't have a customer support line, but they do have a phone number for their office:
Telephone:
425-889-9642
seems like that is a line for Valve's development stuidio, and if I call, I bet they'll just forward whatever I have to say to steam support and I'll get nowhere.azentium said:
ugh. I guess I could file a report with the Washington BBB. should at least get someone higher up in the steam division to contact me. It's not wrong that I want this to be fixed, right?
DeaconKnowledge
Member
Whoa whoa, I'm moving in a month, so when I do does this mean if I use my Credit Card they'll give me shit for it?
Visualante
Member
They should be able to forward you to a humanoid at Steam. If not just ask if you can make an appointment with someone at that department to explain your situation.Costanza said:
I'm sorry to hear that. I like Steam a lot, but if I ever have something like that happen and it's not my fault (either a random VAC ban trigger or a permanent credit card flag because I moved), then I might drop it pretty much for good. It seems to work very well until you have a problem, upon which you find that the agreement you signed threatens legal action if you even ask (in the case of VAC bans) or that their customer support is SOLELY email/online-based, and in your case, apparently terrible.Costanza said:
Costanza said:
This EXACT same issue happened to me, except with a Paypal account instead of a credit card. I ended up just making a new account (there was only HL2 and CS:S on the account with the "hold" put on it.)
But yeah, exact same issue and I got tired of having to email support so they can lift the hold, I buy the game, and then my next purchase the exact same thing happened again. It's ridiculous.
D
Deleted member 1235
Unconfirmed Member
sounds precisely right.Costanza said:
I would complain to them at the same time as you notify steam you are complaining about them to the BBB. I bet you get responses. They probably have google style scanners on that shit.
EDIT: I had something similar.
PAYPAL are so FUCK RETARDED that they can't understand that somebody might move country. Every single paypal purchase I ever make I must ensure the person knows that I live in the Netherlands and not new zealand as you can't change your COUNTRY in Paypal.
Fucking redneck invented that system I swear to god and I hope he gets ass cancer in his mums bum. Same goes for the helpdesk team leader that is in charge of throwing my support requests directly in the toilet
gregor7777
Banned
rabhw said:
Can you use another card or is it as lock on payment from any source of funding?
gregor7777 said:
Honestly I'm not sure, since the only way I ever tried buying games on that account was via paypal...
I still have all of the emails / tickets that I created complaining about this, although I never got as detailed a response as costanza got. Each time I emailed complaining that it happens every time, they'd just remove the hold without acknowledging my complaints about having to do this ridiculous process every time (I'd have to email them back my name, address and some credit card info etc.)
gregor7777
Banned
Wow that sucks then.
My account value is about $309, $509 without packages, but that is pretty seriously inflated without taking into account what I actually paid for the games. Bejeweled, Heavy Weapon, Reaxxion, and Peggle all only cost me a buck, for instance, but they tally in that calculator as $9.99.
Family Gaming Sale on Steam!
July 17, 2009, 1:20 pm - Valve - General Announcement
With a slew of new games from several partners, today Steam is announcing the launch of the Family Gaming genre. Save up to and over 50% on select titles! Including six Nancy Drew games from new Steam partner Her Interactive and six new collections from Sandlot Games.
Your kids will thank you. No kids? No problem. There are some seriously fun
games you won't be afraid to admit that you love. (Super Granny anyone?)
Check out the fancy Steam Family Games Sale page.
Weekend Deal - Brothers in Arms 50-60% off!
July 17, 2009, 12:08 pm - Valve - General Announcement
This weekend only, save 50% on any of the Brothers in Arms games, including the latest critical hit, Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway.
Or buy them all together in the Brothers in Arms Pack and save a total of 60%!
July 17, 2009, 1:20 pm - Valve - General Announcement
With a slew of new games from several partners, today Steam is announcing the launch of the Family Gaming genre. Save up to and over 50% on select titles! Including six Nancy Drew games from new Steam partner Her Interactive and six new collections from Sandlot Games.
Your kids will thank you. No kids? No problem. There are some seriously fun
games you won't be afraid to admit that you love. (Super Granny anyone?)
Check out the fancy Steam Family Games Sale page.
Weekend Deal - Brothers in Arms 50-60% off!
July 17, 2009, 12:08 pm - Valve - General Announcement
This weekend only, save 50% on any of the Brothers in Arms games, including the latest critical hit, Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway.
Or buy them all together in the Brothers in Arms Pack and save a total of 60%!
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Costanza said:
Hey man,
This is what I would do. Private Message BurtonJ. He is a Valve employee on the forums. I have spoken with him a few times about the lack of Valve support. They are getting better but this is definitely one area they are not. He said that if anyone has any issues with the support to message him directly. Also, I know you are aware so please forgive me for saying but Paypal works fine for me and I use to have the same exact issue you are having. I had to email them 6 times and it never fully was fixed. Since using Paypal I have never had another issue with them.
Also, FYI for anyone. If you ever have a problem with a purchase don't do a chargeback with Valve. I have known a few who have done so and their accounts are disabled/ are unable to purchase games from Valve again. So just an FYI.
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
LovingSteam said:
So, if they screw up something, and I deny them payment, are they locking me off from the games I've already purchased? Because if so, F Steam.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
Musashi Wins! said:
It's possible. However if its just the case of having access to the games you already have purchased then all it would take is an email to Valve. A buddy of mind who had 400+ games had his account totally disabled however he never was truly honest with me on why. He said his dad filed for bankruptcy and since he used his fathers cc to purchase games, some of those games were charged back, thereby having Valve disable the account. He emailed Valve and then just gave up. He hasn't signed in in more than a year. So I am thinking he was doing something iffy. The times I have contacted individuals directly, be it Gabe or Burton, I have been satisfied every time. So its most likely just not being able to purchase any more games. But again that may have changed as I know Valve was trying to work on their customer service.
Call of Duty: World at War Expands with Map Pack 2
July 17, 2009, 5:33 pm - Valve - Product Update
Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2 continues to expand the addictive COD multiplayer experience with four new maps. Battle to control the river bridge in "Banzai" a bright jungle map featuring a waterfall and hidden caves. In "Corrosion" face down your enemy in a shattered train yard, and in "Sub Pens" wipe the monsoon rain from your eyes as you struggle over a bombed-out submarine base. The Zombies return in "Shi No Numa"* (Zombie Swamp) featuring Perk machines, the deadly new Wunderwaffe DG-2, new Achievements and flaming Hell Hounds.
Map Pack 2 is now included as part of Call of Duty: World at War and will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted.
*Please note that map "Shi No Numa" is not available to customers in Germany.
July 17, 2009, 5:33 pm - Valve - Product Update
Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2 continues to expand the addictive COD multiplayer experience with four new maps. Battle to control the river bridge in "Banzai" a bright jungle map featuring a waterfall and hidden caves. In "Corrosion" face down your enemy in a shattered train yard, and in "Sub Pens" wipe the monsoon rain from your eyes as you struggle over a bombed-out submarine base. The Zombies return in "Shi No Numa"* (Zombie Swamp) featuring Perk machines, the deadly new Wunderwaffe DG-2, new Achievements and flaming Hell Hounds.
Map Pack 2 is now included as part of Call of Duty: World at War and will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted.
*Please note that map "Shi No Numa" is not available to customers in Germany.
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