I won Dota 2
Dota 2 - Hardware survey ?????
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Well I got an AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA coupon
For a min I tought Valvé was going crazy
I would not use and keep it like a trophy .... HILARIOUS coupon
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Steam Holiday Sale 2011 | Valve Has Run Out Of 3rd Party Coupons/Games (Dec 19-Jan 2)
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Dota 2 - Hardware survey ?????
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I would not use and keep it like a trophy .... HILARIOUS coupon
Decent to good. Ripper is considered the best of the bunch if you want to check them out.
Do the Hardware survey and you may be enlightened.
This was happening the other day. There was like a 30 minute delay between getting the achievement and it registering in the gift pile.
My theory is this TF2 update that just went out an hour ago that gave everyone a new in-game gift to give out put the servers over the edge again.
ElRenoRaven
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Well I got an AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA coupon
For a min I tought Valvé was going crazy
Whoa. That's a real game? Who would give their game such a screwed up name?
Guys making a game about jumping off stupidly high buildings. Try finding a better name for that.
xenoflux2113
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no. You need the client for that...
May Payne, the story of Max Payne's sister. I would play it.
Yeah man, that site is a mess now. Well, I guess it looks cleaner, but all I really care about is prices anyway.
http://www.steamprices.com/us seems okay though.
Yep. I just hit my third achievement and still no gifts. It's for the best though, I couldn't handle the excitement of getting three coupons in one night...
Guys guys guys, crafted a set of coal and got the best game ever:
If someone wants it, I WILL GIVE IT AWAY.
;_;
I will take it
Guys guys guys, crafted a set of coal and got the best game ever:
If someone wants it, I WILL GIVE IT AWAY.
;_;
Hey, I'll take it.
Friend me on Steam: Volcynika!
Daily deal
These daily deals last 28 hours I think
I believe there is a 4 hour period after 24 hours is up in which the deal lingers
Do not buy!
RoadHazard
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Just unlocked the Psychonauts achievement, and I JUST KEEP GETTING COALS!
wow o_o
I've yet to hear anyone say even 1 positive thing about it. I mean it doesn't even have the JP theme in it.
That's just how the system works now, the buyer has to be able to get a copy. I do remember hearing they were working on changing it or something.
ElRenoRaven
Member
From everything I've read it's one of those games that you will either love or hate. There seems to be no middle ground.
FloppyDelux
Member
after aw hile i got the sword and soldiers and defence grid w00t...and all i got was coal 
and 50% off star ruler...
and 50% off star ruler...
ElRenoRaven
Member
Man, that's stupid. Why can't I just give you my money Steam?
Well You could probably always make another account and just do it that way couldn't you?
blackMamba1187
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I love the first JP and the books so I had to play it. $15 might be a little steep when you know its only a matter of time before its cheaper, though
But then I would still be down to only three copies since the new account gets the 4th.
Played through about 2/3rds of Ripper on 360. Pretty meh. Terrible visuals and exploration, decent to above average puzzles. Have no idea about the previous installments from the company.
get your friends to purchase it instead
Ripper is considered the best of the bunch. I liked the setting, but yeah, there are quite a few adventures I would recommend high and above them (The Whispered World anyone?)
ElRenoRaven
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Ah. So it locks the 4th copy to the account buying it huh? That has to suck.
Heaven forbid I surprise them with a game. :/
I don't know, I guess it makes sense, but it's pretty disappointing if it has to be that way.
In case anyone is interested, my two cents on Guardians of Graxia:
Two short points:
1. I think the 55% metacritic is undeserved and does not represent the overall quality of the game systems and level of depth to be had...
2. ... but its hard to outright recommend it to others, because it has 2 major issues:
- No online/mp play in a turn based card-boardgame (why?)
- You cant speed up enemy turns.
A bit more:
I think its unfair to criticize a game for not having an mp component. I mean I was playing strategy games like C&C1 until my eyes bled alone against the A.I. Its just that we take it as a given nowadays that this stands out as a negative. People (including me) expect such a feature from such a game, but its still bad if you downgrade it for missing such a component. I think giving two scores for MP and SP campaigns/modes would be generally more representative for videogames. And the SP isnt a 55% metacritics (though not far off, but a bit higher).
Why?
As I mentioned before, the most sore point for me is the speed of the game. Its not actually slow, and the UI is actually rather thoughtful developed (You can zoom into the card bar with the mouse wheel), but when an enemy is commanding 30-40 units.. it..... takes.............a while ................ until....you.................. finally.......... are...................... able ..............to ............... react..... to.............what ........................he ......................did. You'd get a similar problem when fighting 20 of the enemies units but thats more like "Risk" in that you eagerly anticipate the outcome of every battle, because at its CORE the game's foundation is surprisingly solid.
How so?
Someone earlier described it as Magic meets Civilization, which basically hits the nail on the head. You get cards, you summon monsters, you play spells and defeat the enemy on a hexagonal tiled board with stats on each field. Also the monsters have lots of differences and abilities. It is actually really fun to plan your strategy. In the beginning you are a bit lost when it comes to judging the enemy behaviour, which makes planning harder, but even though the tutorials arent perfect, the game starts you off with 2-3 enemies instead of 30 and tries to give some direction how the game can be played.
Conclusion:
Its an actually well thought out strategy system and in my opinion worth a look for people into checking out weird, and non perfect games. The battle system IS rewarding (units even level up if you keep them around, adding another incentive to play strategically) but its ultimately dragged down by watching time consuming enemy movements. (seriously, my biggest complaint).
Oh yeah, and hands off if you dont like strategic games at all. Considering how many skills/cards you might be able to use, this can get quite challenging later on.
No "Toma Seal of Approval" but I guess I'll give it more playtime at some point (which is more than what I could say about Numen, Doc Clock, i-fluid (horrible, horrible game) or Eternities Child (oh god... the nightmares coming back to me mentioning it.. *shivers*)
Two short points:
1. I think the 55% metacritic is undeserved and does not represent the overall quality of the game systems and level of depth to be had...
2. ... but its hard to outright recommend it to others, because it has 2 major issues:
- No online/mp play in a turn based card-boardgame (why?)
- You cant speed up enemy turns.
A bit more:
I think its unfair to criticize a game for not having an mp component. I mean I was playing strategy games like C&C1 until my eyes bled alone against the A.I. Its just that we take it as a given nowadays that this stands out as a negative. People (including me) expect such a feature from such a game, but its still bad if you downgrade it for missing such a component. I think giving two scores for MP and SP campaigns/modes would be generally more representative for videogames. And the SP isnt a 55% metacritics (though not far off, but a bit higher).
Why?
As I mentioned before, the most sore point for me is the speed of the game. Its not actually slow, and the UI is actually rather thoughtful developed (You can zoom into the card bar with the mouse wheel), but when an enemy is commanding 30-40 units.. it..... takes.............a while ................ until....you.................. finally.......... are...................... able ..............to ............... react..... to.............what ........................he ......................did. You'd get a similar problem when fighting 20 of the enemies units but thats more like "Risk" in that you eagerly anticipate the outcome of every battle, because at its CORE the game's foundation is surprisingly solid.
How so?
Someone earlier described it as Magic meets Civilization, which basically hits the nail on the head. You get cards, you summon monsters, you play spells and defeat the enemy on a hexagonal tiled board with stats on each field. Also the monsters have lots of differences and abilities. It is actually really fun to plan your strategy. In the beginning you are a bit lost when it comes to judging the enemy behaviour, which makes planning harder, but even though the tutorials arent perfect, the game starts you off with 2-3 enemies instead of 30 and tries to give some direction how the game can be played.
Conclusion:
Its an actually well thought out strategy system and in my opinion worth a look for people into checking out weird, and non perfect games. The battle system IS rewarding (units even level up if you keep them around, adding another incentive to play strategically) but its ultimately dragged down by watching time consuming enemy movements. (seriously, my biggest complaint).
Oh yeah, and hands off if you dont like strategic games at all. Considering how many skills/cards you might be able to use, this can get quite challenging later on.
No "Toma Seal of Approval" but I guess I'll give it more playtime at some point (which is more than what I could say about Numen, Doc Clock, i-fluid (horrible, horrible game) or Eternities Child (oh god... the nightmares coming back to me mentioning it.. *shivers*)
TrumanBurbank
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For how much?
Jive Turkey
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The official name is: AAAAAAAaaaaaaaaAAAAAAaaaaAAaAAAAAAaaaaAAAAaa!!!: A Reckless Disregard for Gravity
Now watch how I improve on that name. Ready?
A Reckless Disregard for Gravity
At least VVVVVV while a terrible name sticks to six "V"s instead of the random upper and lower case "A"s that change whenever the game's name is written.
sneak on their PC while they are away.
buy the 4pack
trade games to yourself
when your friend returns, shout surprise
and then proceed to surprise 3 other friends
Well, that is subjective, but do you know what the name perfectly did? It made you (and others) talk about the game, mentioning it to people who never heard about it before without completely alienating them. I'd say thats a damn fine achievement for a game name.
But I agree, stylistically the "subtitle" sounds better and I think its more pleasing as well. But I think their name choice was spot on and did a great job.
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