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[jshackles]

I've been giving them away five or six at a time over the last few days because I didn't want to clog up the system with bundle extras, haha. Almost done giving them away.

I'm going to have to use that new garbage dump banner.

 

[Monooboe]

I see Dead Rising 3 trading for 10 keys, very temped ineed, so is it regionlocked? Tried to figure out looking at SteamDB. Also, I saw Sub Zero used to trade keys, so there is cheaper way to get keys than the market in Steam?

*Edit* Whoa! Just realized that I've become a Member! The joy!

 

[kulapik]

We got a leecher around here. Nice.

*adds him to blacklist*

 

[MUnited83]

I see Dead Rising 3 trading for 10 keys, very temped ineed, so is it regionlocked? Tried to figure out looking at SteamDB. Also, I saw Sub Zero used to trade keys, so there is cheaper way to get keys than the market in Steam?

Region free!

 

[Andrefpvs]

Well, The Walking Dead didn't saved my choices.

Good release TT, good release.

Shit. That sucks.

I don't think I could keep playing if that happened to me.

 

[Gunstarheroes]

I don't like you? I honestly don't remember why, I have neutral to slighty positive feelings when reading your name. But could just be the NHK avatar. Anyways, congratz o

Sorry, I can't remember you.

And @ the guy who send me a pm: how should I love you, if you're to ashamed to talk to me in public? :,(

edit: Oh, you sadly posted, when I wrote this post. Giftlink is sended, already, sorry!

But you can have To the Moon, if you like

I was just trying to keep from possibly filling up the thread, not because im ashamed.

 

[JaseC]

Btw, do users on the ignore list automatically get added to my own ModBot blacklist?

No. Users you perma-block will be prevented from entering your giveaways without the need to add a rule, however the community blacklist will only be used if you opt for the BLACKLIST rule. There is a bit of interplay, though, insofar that any users you perma-block will be added to the community blacklist as it's intended as a last resort against those who are egregiously abusing or misusing the system.

Edit: Oh, duh, I hopelessly misread your post. No, your forum ignore list isn't tied to ModBot at all.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

some unclaimed keys. the only ones im uncertain of are bastion and MOTN, the rest should be working just fine.

Instructions for participants:
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Rules for this Giveaway:
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Mirror's Edge (Origin) -- MB-733B04D4C2172E8C
Mark of the Ninja -- MB-1BD270BD0AEFD464 - Taken by Se7enSword. 4 entrants total.

Humble Indie Bundle #3 (Desura) -- MB-714FDFC605E45CA6 - Taken by WinterDemons

Humble Frozenbyte Bundle (Desura) -- MB-08C70EDB015085F0 - Taken by Jason Frost

Crysis 2 Maximum Edition (Origin) -- MB-7210C732626B944A - Taken by Majukun. 2 entrants total.
Bastion -- MB-12B49166C2DAEBB7 - Taken by AsylumX. 1 entrants total.

Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Uprising (Origin) -- MB-4138060918A75F2A - Taken by Belgarion. 2 entrants total.

Humble Indie Bundle #2 (Desura) -- MB-F9795536B8E66BA3 - Taken by SSPssp

Humble Frozen Synapse Bundle (Desura) -- MB-AC58446865101E1B

 

[kevin1025]

Shit. That sucks.

I don't think I could keep playing if that happened to me.

It saved my progress but not my choices and achievements. They updated that stuff in a few hours after release, so anyone that played beforehand has to replay it.

 

[Divius]

Is pixeljunk eden in a bundle atm?

 

[Tizoc]

Is pixeljunk eden in a bundle atm?

Humble Bundle.

 

[Mono]

Is pixeljunk eden in a bundle atm?

Added bonus on last week's Humble Bundle!

 

[Gianni Merryman]

Is pixeljunk eden in a bundle atm?

Humble Bundle, BTA tier.

 

[Divius]

Humble Bundle.

Added bonus on last week's Humble Bundle!

Humble Bundle, BTA tier.

Thanks for the swift replies!

 

[MattyG]

I've asked this before, but is it normal for a GPU (I'm pretty sure it's my GPU, could be wrong) to make a buzzing or humming when playing certain in games (usually more demanding ones)?

When I play things like STALKER and Bioshock 1 or even smaller games like Gunpoint or FTL, there is no noise at all. But when I have played Dishonored, Last Light, 2033 Redux or Bioshock Infinite, I hear a consistent buzzing or humming (that stops if there is a hitch in the game or I alt+tab or something, and starts back up as soon as the game is being rendered again). I'm just wondering it this is something to be worried about or if it's normal.

I've tried various fixes, I'm almost positive it's the GPU though I could be wrong, and I haven't noticed any negative effects on pefromance. I'd like to think that my it'd not something that will ruin any of my components, but I'm not positive.

 

[jshackles]

Nope, there are people on their second run, still no achievements, they don't work.

Yep, must be bugged for the time being - they're all still sitting at 0% in the global stats.

I've asked this before, but is it normal for a GPU (I'm pretty sure it's my GPU, could be wrong) to make a buzzing or humming when playing certain in games (usually more demanding ones)?

When I play things like STALKER and Bioshock 1 or even smaller games like Gunpoint or FTL, there is no noise at all. But when I have played Dishonored, Last Light, 2033 Redux or Bioshock Infinite, I hear a consistent buzzing or humming (that stops if there is a hitch in the game or I alt+tab or something, and starts back up as soon as the game is being rendered again). I'm just wondering it this is something to be worried about or if it's normal.

I've tried various fixes, I'm almost positive it's the GPU though I could be wrong, and I haven't noticed any negative effects on pefromance. I'd like to think that my it'd not something that will ruin any of my components, but I'm not positive.

Yeah, sounds like your GPU fan(s). The cheaper cards have really ghetto fans that make a bit of a racket when they're under load. I had one like that and i replaced the fan with an aftermarket cooler and it's whisper quiet.

 

[Grief.exe]

Picked up "Tower Of Guns" in the weeklong sale for £3. Totally worth it. It's like Quake and Unreal Tournament had a roguelike offspring. I must've gotten incredibely lucky with my loot drops on my first completion of the game though. Beat it after 11 deaths. I got 2 damage multipliers, a charge multiplier and a firemine mod for my shotgun. Made tearing through the bosses a bit too easy. Really satisfying gunplay though, and it gets pretty ridiculous at times, especially when both flying enemies and turret enemies spawn all over the place in a room! I can see getting to the top of the tower with different perk tweaks and weapon choices could ramp up the challenge a ton more.

That's certainly piqued my interest, going to have to look into this one.

 

[Dr Dogg]

Oooooohhh Metro Redux is out today.

*Tries to unpack preload, says still encrypted due to not released yet*

Damn you digital oceans! I really can't be bothered with faffing around with VPNs for something I doubt I'll commit to. Anyone here tried them out yet? Performance wise how do they compare against the vanilla versions? Any glaring or game breaking bugs?

I've asked this before, but is it normal for a GPU (I'm pretty sure it's my GPU, could be wrong) to make a buzzing or humming when playing certain in games (usually more demanding ones)?

When I play things like STALKER and Bioshock 1 or even smaller games like Gunpoint or FTL, there is no noise at all. But when I have played Dishonored, Last Light, 2033 Redux or Bioshock Infinite, I hear a consistent buzzing or humming (that stops if there is a hitch in the game or I alt+tab or something, and starts back up as soon as the game is being rendered again). I'm just wondering it this is something to be worried about or if it's normal.

I've tried various fixes, I'm almost positive it's the GPU though I could be wrong, and I haven't noticed any negative effects on pefromance. I'd like to think that my it'd not something that will ruin any of my components, but I'm not positive.

Could be coil whine. You never can tell when adding electrical components together that weren't designed from the outset to be in the same box so really it's just luck of the draw, sometimes all it takes is something like a capacitor to resonate at a slightly different frequency when under a certain load. I've been lucky with GPUs but had it quite a lot with PSUs.

A good test is to run something like a benchmark tool and make sure your speakers/headphones are turned off and when it's running listen out for any noises coming from your PC. Even the awful Windows Performance Index test will do the job as the Aero test puts enough GPU load on to make a difference.

 

[vvise]

I've asked this before, but is it normal for a GPU (I'm pretty sure it's my GPU, could be wrong) to make a buzzing or humming when playing certain in games (usually more demanding ones)?

When I play things like STALKER and Bioshock 1 or even smaller games like Gunpoint or FTL, there is no noise at all. But when I have played Dishonored, Last Light, 2033 Redux or Bioshock Infinite, I hear a consistent buzzing or humming (that stops if there is a hitch in the game or I alt+tab or something, and starts back up as soon as the game is being rendered again). I'm just wondering it this is something to be worried about or if it's normal.

I've tried various fixes, I'm almost positive it's the GPU though I could be wrong, and I haven't noticed any negative effects on pefromance. I'd like to think that my it'd not something that will ruin any of my components, but I'm not positive.

your fan will ramp up to higher speeds when it gets warmer (plays more demanding games). It could just be getting old if it's more noise than usual. You could try cleaning the dust out of it.

 

[electroflame]

Sorry, I can't remember you.

 

[kevin1025]

If you wanna avoid spoilers, DON'T open community hub for TWDS2, is full of spoilers, even in the title of the threads.



Nope, there are people on their second run, still no achievements, they don't work.

Wow really? That's not cool. I had some weird sound issues during the first section, too, so maybe they just dropped the ball on this one. I'll just play through it again in a week or two when they patch it...if they do.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

I've asked this before, but is it normal for a GPU (I'm pretty sure it's my GPU, could be wrong) to make a buzzing or humming when playing certain in games (usually more demanding ones)?

When I play things like STALKER and Bioshock 1 or even smaller games like Gunpoint or FTL, there is no noise at all. But when I have played Dishonored, Last Light, 2033 Redux or Bioshock Infinite, I hear a consistent buzzing or humming (that stops if there is a hitch in the game or I alt+tab or something, and starts back up as soon as the game is being rendered again). I'm just wondering it this is something to be worried about or if it's normal.

I've tried various fixes, I'm almost positive it's the GPU though I could be wrong, and I haven't noticed any negative effects on pefromance. I'd like to think that my it'd not something that will ruin any of my components, but I'm not positive.

Sounds like your fans are kicking in. perfectly normal, though if you notice it getting louder with time it might mean that there's some dust in your case and it's causing things to heat up sooner than it normally would. Might need to take a can of air to your PC.

 

[Anustart]

I was actually hoping the flashback/dream in Walking Dead had retconned everything to be a dream. :/ Would have been better.

 

[L.O.R.D]

hmmmm, some people selling the walking dead s2 for 3 keys
maybe i should wait for winter sales

 

[Vuze]

No. Users you perma-block will be prevented from entering your giveaways without the need to add a rule, however the community blacklist will only be used if you opt for the BLACKLIST rule. There is a bit of interplay, though, insofar that any users you perma-block will be added to the community blacklist as it's intended as a last resort against those who are egregiously abusing or misusing the system.

Edit: Oh, duh, I hopelessly misread your post. No, your forum ignore list isn't tied to ModBot at all.

Alright, cheers Jase, good to know. I wasn't sure.

 

[Sub Zero]

So...how are people feeling about the Walking Dead finale? I'll play it tomorrow since I'm waiting for the Playstation release but is it as horrible and badly written as the rest of Season 2?

 

[JustLynx]

I won an awesome game yesterday from StAidan,
sadly I can't repay with an awesome game, so for now, please accept this...
Good Luck!

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Antichamber -- MB-85725097442244C0 - Taken by Pakkidis. 1 entrants total.

 

[kevin1025]

So...how are people feeling about the Walking Dead finale? I'll play it tomorrow since I'm waiting for the Playstation release but is it as horrible and badly written as the rest of Season 2?

I enjoyed it, but... I was hoping it either went a different way, or was, I don't know, a little more substantial. The story of the season was a little jumpy, far more than the first, and did not flow as well. Plus it peaked with the Carver episode. This one, though, does have some good moments. Just wasn't as great as I was hoping for.

 

[Backlogger]

Instructions for participants:
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Legend of Grimrock -- MB-030823D290B0559B - Taken by rainking187

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[ModBot 2]

This is a scheduled automated repost on behalf of an anonymous benefactor, who is running this raffle.

I am giving away 4 Steam keys and 2 other items. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line from the message below that corresponds to the game you want. (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering). Confused? Watch this GIF tutorial or ask for help.

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To the Moon -- MB-5135FD3063289671 - Taken by TheLight. 3 entrants total.
Joe Danger 2: The Movie -- MB-7BB449B935BCEA8E - Taken by Blak_Status. 10 entrants total.

Plants vs Zombies GOTY Edition, Peggle Nights, and Zuma's Revenge (Origin) -- MB-9846DFDCCF1ECBE9 - Taken by cardinalmind. 2 entrants total.
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien -- MB-7C2E1E8D2B3FC751 - Taken by Troubled Bat. 3 entrants total.

Peggle Deluxe, Bejeweled 3, Bookworm Deluxe, Escape Rosecliff Island, and Feeding Frenzy 2 Deluxe (Origin) -- MB-4676EBB97F04461F - Taken by SSPssp. 1 entrants total.
Papo & Yo -- MB-71551D0EF223C908 - Taken by vvise. 4 entrants total.

 

[JaseC]

The past few weeks have been... fun.

August 6th
I contact Steam Support and request that Talisman: Digital Edition be removed from my account so I can redeem the Gold Pack that I have in my inventory (it was cheaper than buying all of the individual DLC apps). In addition to the full name I also mention the game's app id (247000).

August 14th
I bump my message as there's been no response. About 14 hours later, "Walter" responds and says that he has removed the game from my account... the only problem is that he removed Talisman Prologue, not Talisman: Digital Edition. This didn't bother me, though, as Prologue is included in the Gold Pack, so it wasn't something that couldn't be undone -- my luck being what it is, however, it turns out that all of the apps in the pack aside from Talisman: Digital Edition itself are set to be ignored by Steam's licence cross-check, so I'm still at square one.

August 15th
At first I alert Walter to his mistake, but then close the ticket in favour of posting a thread on Steam Community asking Nomad to change the configuration of the sub, figuring that removing the cause of my situation would not only help me but also prevent others from finding themselves in the same boat. A Nomad employee says that the matter of apps being ignored by Steam isn't something that they can control but he's forwarded the matter to their Valve contact. A week passes and the sub isn't altered, nor does the aforementioned employee update the thread, so I reopen my ticket.

August 24th
Walter responds once again, this time giving me the heads-up that removing Talismania Deluxe will also remove all of the other games included in the PopCap Complete Pack. At this point I sigh to myself and politely point out that Talisman: Digital Edition, not Talismania Deluxe, is the game that I've been been wanting to get rid of. Now to wait.

 

[jshackles]

Sounds like your fans are kicking in. perfectly normal, though if you notice it getting louder with time it might mean that there's some dust in your case and it's causing things to heat up sooner than it normally would. Might need to take a can of air to your PC.

I installed this thing

Spoiler

(actually it was the TT II version from last year)

and it's been one of the best upgrades I've ever done. My GPU is almost completely silent now, even under heavy loads which my wife appreciates since my PC is in the living room. It also brought my temperatures down 15%-20% over the stock cooler which should in theory extend the life of the card a bit. Just thought I would share since it's the best way I've come across to eliminate "fan noise" while gaming.

 

[ModBot]

This is a scheduled automated repost on behalf of General_Frags, who is running this raffle.

I am giving away 8 Steam keys. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line from the message below that corresponds to the game you want. (if you include more than one game, you will be blocked from entering). Confused? Watch this GIF tutorial or ask for help.

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Fester Mudd: Curse of the Gold - Episode 1 -- MB-D6195845E421D9D4 - Taken by dave is ok. 2 entrants total.
Sequence -- MB-CFD00A07B7D79D10 - Taken by Leg-End. 6 entrants total.
Lucius -- MB-6C7BF7B2D4B4C5C0 - Taken by lukiluk. 3 entrants total.
Volt -- MB-9721236AE9B9C12B - Taken by Darth Kupi. 6 entrants total.
Dead Hungry Diner -- MB-809188DF361B0DC1 - Taken by Jadax. 2 entrants total.
1000 Amps -- MB-579EA1A100AEFEC9 - Taken by maty. 2 entrants total.
99 Levels To Hell -- MB-6C99963C237B1EEC - Taken by Cth. 2 entrants total.
Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising -- MB-A6D15CD0C9796F6D - Taken by Casimir. 1 entrants total.

By the way, there were some errors processing your keys...
Note: The key you added for Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising was already listed in ModBot from a previous giveaway of yours, but was not taken. Updating key info to match new giveaway.

 

[Grief.exe]

The past few weeks have been... fun.

Walter is struggling.

 

[r3n4ud]

The past few weeks have been... fun.

In conclusion, Walter is a tool.

 

[someguyinahat]

The past few weeks have been... fun.

August 24th
Walter responds once again, this time giving me the heads-up that removing Talismania Deluxe will also remove all of the other games included in the PopCap Complete Pack. At this point I sigh to myself and politely point out that Talisman: Digital Edition, not Talismania Deluxe, is the game that I've been been wanting to get rid of. Now to wait.

Classic Walter.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

I installed this thing

Spoiler

(actually it was the TT II version from last year)

and it's been one of the best upgrades I've ever done. My GPU is almost completely silent now, even under heavy loads which my wife appreciates since my PC is in the living room. It also brought my temperatures down 15%-20% over the stock cooler which should in theory extend the life of the card a bit. Just thought I would share since it's the best way I've come across to eliminate "fan noise" while gaming.

that does look good but my small form factor case makes something like that a no-go : /

 

[JaseC]

Walter is struggling.

In conclusion, Walter is a tool.

I'm genuinely worried that he'll delete the Gold Pack from my inventory instead of removing the game from my account.

 

[lashman]

The past few weeks have been... fun.

August 6th
I contact Steam Support and request that Talisman: Digital Edition be removed from my account so I can redeem the Gold Pack that I have in my inventory (it was cheaper than buying all of the individual DLC apps). In addition to the full name I also mention the game's app id (247000).

August 14th
I bump my message as there's been no response. About 14 hours later, "Walter" responds and says that he has removed the game from my account... the only problem is that he removed Talisman Prologue, not Talisman: Digital Edition. This didn't bother me, though, as Prologue is included in the Gold Pack, so it wasn't something that couldn't be undone -- my luck being what it is, however, it turns out that all of the apps in the pack aside from Talisman: Digital Edition itself are set to be ignored by Steam's licence cross-check, so I'm still at square one.

August 15th
At first I alert Walter to his mistake, but then close the ticket in favour of posting a thread on Steam Community asking Nomad to change the configuration of the sub, figuring that removing the cause of my situation would not only help me but also prevent others from finding themselves in the same boat. A Nomad employee says that the matter of apps being ignored by Steam isn't something that they can control but he's forwarded the matter to their Valve contact. A week passes and the sub isn't altered, nor does the aforementioned employee update the thread, so I reopen my ticket.

August 24th
Walter responds once again, this time giving me the heads-up that removing Talismania Deluxe will also remove all of the other games included in the PopCap Complete Pack. At this point I sigh to myself and politely point out that Talisman: Digital Edition, not Talismania Deluxe, is the game that I've been been wanting to get rid of. Now to wait.

it's like they outsource their support to India or Pakistan or something

 

[rainking187]

August 24th
Walter responds once again, this time giving me the heads-up that removing Talismania Deluxe will also remove all of the other games included in the PopCap Complete Pack. At this point I sigh to myself and politely point out that Talisman: Digital Edition, not Talismania Deluxe, is the game that I've been been wanting to get rid of. Now to wait.

This is actually something I've been wondering for a while, I have a game I'd like removed from my account, but it came in one of those weekly humble bundles where all the games are attached to one key. Would I be able to get rid of it while keeping the rest of the games in the bundle?

 

[Sub Zero]

The past few weeks have been... fun.

The last part made me giggle. Not because you got into all this unnecessary trouble but because Valve's support centre is a huge joke. That Walter dude must have been high on something

 

[corrosivefrost]

Walter is struggling.

Walter has been getting high on his own supply.

The last part made me giggle. Not because you got into all this unnecessary trouble but because Valve's support centre is a huge joke. That Walter dude must have been high on something

Jinx?

This is actually something I've been wondering for a while, I have a game I'd like removed from my account, but it came in one of those weekly humble bundles where all the games are attached to one key. Would I be able to get rid of it while keeping the rest of the games in the bundle?

Just use the hide function and save yourself the hassle of dealing with Valve support.
I tried to get Stormrise removed from my library at the same time JaseC started his ordeal. 3-4 days later, I get a response telling me to enable Steam beta and just use the "hide this game from my library" function.

I didn't even bother to follow up... I'm trying to REMOVE stress from my life these days, not ADD it.

 

[MattyG]

Sounds like your fans are kicking in. perfectly normal, though if you notice it getting louder with time it might mean that there's some dust in your case and it's causing things to heat up sooner than it normally would. Might need to take a can of air to your PC.

your fan will ramp up to higher speeds when it gets warmer (plays more demanding games). It could just be getting old if it's more noise than usual. You could try cleaning the dust out of it.

Oooooohhh Metro Redux is out today.

*Tries to unpack preload, says still encrypted due to not released yet*

Damn you digital oceans! I really can't be bothered with faffing around with VPNs for something I doubt I'll commit to. Anyone here tried them out yet? Performance wise how do they compare against the vanilla versions? Any glaring or game breaking bugs?



Could be coil whine. You never can tell when adding electrical components together that weren't designed from the outset to be in the same box so really it's just luck of the draw, sometimes all it takes is something like a capacitor to resonate at a slightly different frequency when under a certain load. I've been lucky with GPUs but had it quite a lot with PSUs.

A good test is to run something like a benchmark tool and make sure your speakers/headphones are turned off and when it's running listen out for any noises coming from your PC. Even the awful Windows Performance Index test will do the job as the Aero test puts enough GPU load on to make a difference.

Yep, must be bugged for the time being - they're all still sitting at 0% in the global stats.



Yeah, sounds like your GPU fan(s). The cheaper cards have really ghetto fans that make a bit of a racket when they're under load. I had one like that and i replaced the fan with an aftermarket cooler and it's whisper quiet.

Thanks for the replies guys! My card isn't that old, so I don't think it's an age thing. It probably is the fans though. The only reason I thought it might not be the fans I because of how abruptly it stops and starts again when there's a hitch in a game. I thought maybe it was a PSU issue and I was going to end up with all my components getting fried. But you guys are probably right, it's probably just a fan. I have a EVGA GTX760, and the two fans on it look fairly cheap so that wouldn't be surprising. Thanks!

 

[r3n4ud]

I'm genuinely worried that he'll delete the Gold Pack from my inventory instead of removing the game from my account.

Well ya, Walter is a loose cannon. You may see games disappear from your game count, daily. Who knows what Walter has in store for you.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Collecting all the games on Steam is a hard life.

 

[xenoflux2113]

I'm genuinely worried that he'll delete the Gold Pack from my inventory instead of removing the game from my account.

I think Walter is capable of doing anything that is not what you want at this point. I would be worried as well.

 

[BinaryPork2737]

Groupees have lost their minds today

wtf is this?

This. So much this.

 

[JaseC]

This is actually something I've been wondering for a while, I have a game I'd like removed from my account, but it came in one of those weekly humble bundles where all the games are attached to one key. Would I be able to get rid of it while keeping the rest of the games in the bundle?

Nah. Removals are sub-based; it's all or nothing.

 

[spindoctor]

So...how are people feeling about the Walking Dead finale? I'll play it tomorrow since I'm waiting for the Playstation release but is it as horrible and badly written as the rest of Season 2?

I thought it was one of the better episodes of the season. I don't think it really manages to tie the whole thing together but on it's own it's not bad.

 

[atr0cious]

Ubisoft keeps emailing me about the Crew, and I can't even run the game. Anybody want to take my beta key? If you can fraps it even better.