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STEAM | December 2016 - Winter (Sale) Is Coming Dec 22nd
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LurkerPrime
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Indeed, this is the thought process that leads people to play TWD: Michonne.
Coreda
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It appears any JPEG/PNG/GIF/h.264 media can be used with VR View, provided they're panoramic equirectangular projections and the correct ratios. For example this 3D pano jpeg image. So existing hosts are already compatible it seems.
If the image were embedded inline rather than linked to, using something like [url=vr] [/url] wrapped around an image would hide any additional tags and provide a straightforward selector, though if the image were 3D/stereo people without such an embedder would see two stacked images when scrolling.
Tizoc
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Hmm but I want deluxe edition :X
So far most of the VR images are not stereo. They are only one 2:1 equirectangular JPG/PNG image and that is usually enough. Stereo support for true 3D 360 photos is nice but so far there is no need for it.
In one hand you can't upgrade or buy DLC for that additional content, in other hand in my opinion that content is not worth to pay more than double the base game.
Tizoc
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Ive tried the game in 2 free weekends. First free weekend I played a few rounds and stopped. This time I played 1 round and stopped.
Not a game for me at all.
I was gonna buy it until I realized that it wasn't revalator
Tizoc
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damn it ubi, still only 50% off for those old PoP games
Why do you want the old ones with DRM from Ubi? Grab them off steam or drm-free from GOG.
Catalyst is really boring. First the plot, as I wrote yesterday, is a mess, it's rare to see something boring like this.
Second, the game needs polishment, there are still a lot of bugs around, often controls don't respond properly, leading to a death and a reload.
The open-world structure is just a waste of time, fast travel is (of course) enabled by towers you need to destroy, so another waste of time.
I'm happy I got the game by paying a month of EA Access, I would be angry if I bought it.
Game removed from Steam.
Second, the game needs polishment, there are still a lot of bugs around, often controls don't respond properly, leading to a death and a reload.
The open-world structure is just a waste of time, fast travel is (of course) enabled by towers you need to destroy, so another waste of time.
I'm happy I got the game by paying a month of EA Access, I would be angry if I bought it.
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Game removed from Steam.
because it's been 2 years since the last time they're at 75% on Steam lol
Steam used to be cool
Jawmuncher
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because it's been 2 years since the last time they're at 75% on Steam lol
Steam used to be cool
I told you, steam sales have been whack ever since the change when it comes to the bigger publishers.
"Oh but more games were on deeper discount than ever before"
Yeah because we now have a shit ton of games on the store front from indie devs trying that no one buys. Plus we all know a lot of them aren't worth much more than a +1
"Watch extremely cute 3D girls dance and sing in this live performance simulator!"
why?
Best review: It's a moefication of 3D Mark, a PC benchmark checking tools. Well it's a FREE 3D Mark too.
Hm, maybe they're paving the way for actual Time Leap VN steam release, also bunch of other japanese VN stuff got released this past week
Large Professor
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"Watch extremely cute 3D girls dance and sing in this live performance simulator!"
why?
Best review: It's a moefication of 3D Mark, a PC benchmark checking tools. Well it's a FREE 3D Mark too.
Game doesn't even support higher res than 1080p
yeah the discounts for big publishers are more spaced out now, and 66% is the new 75%, I don't think I saw morrowind on sale for 75% in the last sale and I remember seeing it quite often before.
Hero Prinny
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yep, i rarely even buy from steam anymore unless its the only place a game is available.
Well, for a lot of people like me who live in regions with different steam pricing, steam is basically the only choice when it comes to buying games - for example, there was a price mistake for HITMAN on Amazon where you could get the whole game for 15$ - it's still more than it costs on steam in my region. I'm not sure whether it's a good thing or not - but it definitely makes any purchase decision much easier, since a price you see on steam is almost guaranteed to be the cheapest, so the only thing you need to take into consideration is the likelyhood of deeper steam discounts in the nearest future.
because it's been 2 years since the last time they're at 75% on Steam lol
Steam used to be cool
This is irrespective to shifts in Steam discounts. Ubisoft stopped discounting their old titles, whether it be Brothers in Arms, Prince, Rainbow Six, etc.
Had to get lucky to pick up certain games with a good discount and Prince is one of those series that has been swept under the rug.
Not really, quick glance at isthereanydeal charts tell us that for example Prince of Persia games have been 75% off multiple times this year in multiple stores although it's not something that happens regularly outside of Christmas deals. Just not on Steam anymore, Steam is stuck at 50% at most. There are exceptions of course, Vegas games had a good deal on Steam this May etc. I'd like to put all the blame on this stupid sales format Steam has these days without any daily deals during the big sales but in the end it's the publisher who decides how big deals they offer.
If you want the best deals though, almost never look at Steam if the game is available elsewhere.
Jawmuncher
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They supposedly scrubbed the demo, but I'm sure there will still be some interesting things to grab from data mining
hardcastlemccormick
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I only buy super cheap oddities directly from Steam these days. That or if I'm buying something with trading card money.
Everything else comes from third party sites.
There are two things at work here - Valve have gone for what both benefits them & their developer partners in Steam most (ie removing daily deals / forcing customers to show up everyday for deals etc, giving more people the opertunity to buy at lower prices which ultimately got the majority of pubs / devs greater sales). Steam is bigger than ever, and the market has reacted to that since the devs / pubs are the people in sole control of how much and when or if they discount during sales in the first place.
I have yet to see "PSN Flash Sales" consistently "have better deals" vs Steam or other PC store fronts in other sales, unless you isolate a single sale where x game hasn't or isn't on sale for the same price. You can use the price trackers from so many places now for both Steam and Console to see this pretty much isn't the case year round.
Jawmuncher
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They made a big deal that they didn't want stuff to leak out from the demo files like they had with SFV beta
Kurt Russell
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The latter.
someguyinahat
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Like day 1 DLC?
Jawmuncher
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Wouldn't surprise me.
hardcastlemccormick
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Well, FYI for anybody who buys a Steam code off of Newegg: make sure you check your email address on the account, because they'll only send you the Steam code via email.
Now their account settings won't let me change my email address ("We’re sorry, changes to your account cannot be made at this time."), so I'm twiddling my thumbs, waiting for when I can escape the deadlock.
EDIT: I may have found a support agent who can help. God bless
EDIT2: Nope, can't change your email address after buying a digital code. GG Newegg.
Now their account settings won't let me change my email address ("We’re sorry, changes to your account cannot be made at this time."), so I'm twiddling my thumbs, waiting for when I can escape the deadlock.
EDIT: I may have found a support agent who can help. God bless
EDIT2: Nope, can't change your email address after buying a digital code. GG Newegg.
someguyinahat
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Whatever that was, it's taken, possibly by a bot.
It was Puzzles Anime, something like that.
hardcastlemccormick
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This year? No. That data goes back for years.
Rainbow Six games finally went on sale after years of stagnation due to the new Rainbow Six release.
Have to go back 3-4 years to see Prince of Persia at 75% discount. This stagnation of prices for classic Ubisoft games is ubiquitous, not relegated to Steam alone.
Irrespective of daily deals, Steam has been getting worse and worse discounts since it became the market leader. For the better part of 5+ years there's consistently been better deals off of the Steam store, but Valve and developers continue to make money hand over fist on Steam alone.
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This year? No. That data goes back for years.
Rainbow Six games finally went on sale after years of stagnation due to the new Rainbow Six release.
Have to go back 3-4 years to see Prince of Persia at 75% discount. This stagnation of prices for classic Ubisoft games is ubiquitous, not relegated to Steam alone.
Irrespective of daily deals, Steam has been getting worse and worse discounts since it became the market leader. For the better part of 5+ years there's consistently been better deals off of the Steam store, but Valve and developers continue to make money hand over fist on Steam alone.
someguyinahat
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I bought that Sierra pack even though I had most of those games as a kid. I'm weak.
AngmarsKing701
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Would be great but I'll keep expectations low. I've basically got a dollar figure in mind and I'll likely spend to it. Given one of those is going to be Total War: Warhammer, I'm thinking I won't be buying much more than that.
I bought that Sierra pack even though I had most of those games as a kid. I'm weak.
This was the reason I bought the Humble Bundles of Sierra games - which imo was very nicely priced for all the things you get. I'm considering getting the Steam Bundle, since it discounts everything you haven't got in that collection - which for me is just the 6 games that were recently added to the pack, so it's an extra £2
spindoctor
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because it's been 2 years since the last time they're at 75% on Steam lol
Steam used to be cool
Something else to keep in mind. Ubi is starting to get into the habit of removing their old games from Steam. So if you want to have those games on Steam, you might want to consider biting the bullet and buying them at the 50% discount we do get.
zombieshavebrains
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If i enjoyed all the soulsborne games, divinity original sin, etc will I like Dragon's Dogma and why?
Just games with now-expired licences or dead multiplayer.
Not just that. Games that have gotten broken as new OSes came out also get removed. You will notice a pattern with most of the Ubi games that are removed year after year: their steam discussion forum is filling up with people having black screens, crashes, not even being able to launch the game.
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