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[Lumine]

How is Rochard? Looks surprisingly good, but I've never heard of it before.

 

[didamangi]

I was chuckling hard when I booted a guy off the stairs at the very beginning. A foot to the back and he just went flying.

He must have a foot like a traction engine!

 

[CecilRousso]

How is Rochard? Looks surprisingly good, but I've never heard of it before.

Good, really good. I would have bought if I didn´t already have so many other games. Try the demo.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

You really thought they had unlimited gifts? Really?

Let me rephrase. They had to have known that they wouldn't have enough gifts to go around by the end of the promotional period. Being a bit more up front about how the system worked would have been more fair to everyone involved. I'll concede that even I didn't think there were unlimited games, but I kinda thought they'd still be giving some cheaper/indie games away on the last day.

Of course, they probably wanted to keep the charade going for as long as possible. The longer people think there are games on the pile, the more likely people are to buy the sale games to get more entries in the contest. So from a business perspective, sure, I guess they did the right thing for themselves.

Blame all the people that raped the system with alts.

No. Blame Valve for not seeing that coming.

The Team Fortress 2 economy has allowed; nay, encouraged collecting alternate accounts for years. Valve has allowed this to continue unabated. There are people out there who have dozens to hundreds of Steam accounts in good standing with Valve specifically to pump out TF2 items every week. Valve had to know that these accounts would be used to farm games and coal, and could have had a detection system in place to figure out what those alt accounts are, but chose not to do anything about it.

 

[Metalmurphy]

So no more games even by achievements or does that apply only to crafted coal?




And do they still give out Valve games or just coupons?

 

[VGChampion]

That sucks. I was going to go through my games today and try to finish them off. Oh well. I was hoping for a Saints Row type coupon or something. Ended up with 4 coal, 2 Valve coupons, and a Dino D-Day coupon.

 

[mrgone]

So no more games even by achievements or does that apply only to crafted coal?




And do they still give out Valve games or just coupons?

You can still get games, but they'll be Valve titles. Applies to both achievements and coal crafting

 

[mattiewheels]

I was reading through the valve thread...there's some real special cases on that forum, huh.

 

[epmode]

Serious Sam 3 is seriously (hurr) making me rethink my top games of the year, and just about everyone is sleeping on it. Naturally.

I can't understand why that game didn't get more traction on GAF. I figured we still had an Old Man Murray contingent here.

Whatever, it's a legitimately great pure action FPS and we get so few of them these days.

 

[CecilRousso]

How is the careermode in Grid? Fun or just grinding?

 

[furly]

anyone in the US want to help me buy a few games? http://steamcommunity.com/id/furlycake
i'll paypal etc

edit: Salsa saves, thanks!

 

[masterkajo]

They do have to produce something. The activation keys. Which are provided from the publishers. There's no way that the publishers would allow them to give away unlimited copies of their games. Just because it's digital doesn't mean it's a limitless resource.

It's the same way that games ran out of copies available during previous sales. Not enough keys were generated/allocated for the sale.

Because all game publishers love giving away games for free. Yeah. Uh-huh. Makes sense.

Apparently they were only allowed to give away X copies of e.g.: Skyrim. They never said that though. I just assumed (and so did many others who waiting to craft at the end) that with a very very tiny chance E you could win Skyrim. I know that giving away stuff free is not what the publishers want but it gets people to participate in the sale (so at least it is in Steams interest).

What if the gifts were depeleted half way through?

 

[Aaron]

I can't understand why that game didn't get more traction on GAF. I figured we still had an Old Man Murray contingent here.

Whatever, it's a legitimately great pure action FPS and we get so few of them these days.

It has a worse start than Duke Nukem Forever, and people don't have patience. It doesn't help that some people were getting mico stuttering, like me. Messing with the custom settings got rid of it, but some people won't make that effort.

 

[Yaska]

Well, finally won a game from winter achievements. Got Portal 2. ^_^

Also my hit from this sale:

AC: Revelations
Heroes VI
L.A.Noire

Got off cheap.

 

[schwall20]

SO what's the general opinion then, new sales today or not, been holding out for bejeweled 3 and RE5, I'll grab'em now if there wont be any more sales today

 

[Divius]

Just crafted 7 coal and got -50% OFF Valve coupon, which I already had and gave away before.

Oh well. Gonna try to get the CS:S objective/achievement real quick.

 

[Berordn]

2 part question

Does Devil May Cry 4 PC support a Xbox 360 gamepad? (Store pad doesn't say anything)
If it does, does it have onscreen Xbox button prompts?

Yes and yes.

 

[chixdiggit]

I am really liking S.P.A.Z. I have a feeling there are other games just like it but I have never played them. Any suggestions?

 

[Cuban Legend]

I am really liking S.P.A.Z. I have a feeling there are other games just like it but I have never played them. Any suggestions?

is that the copy you got from me? if so If not Still,

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Magika is OK once you work out how to link spells and modify the way they're executed.

 

[chixdiggit]

is that the copy you got from me? if so If not Still,

Yea I believe so... So many trades it kind of all blurs now.

 

[SappYoda]

Is stubbs the zombie not available on steam anymore?

 

[Labombadog]

Anybody making a thread on the hidden/cheap fun games in Steam? Or should we start posting them here?

 

[Lord British]

wtf, the Earthworm Jim games are on Steam!? When did this happen? Why are they absurdly expensive?

Anybody making a thread on the hidden/cheap fun games in Steam? Or should we start posting them here?

Dark Void Zero is 59p, and well worth a crack.

 

[Thomper]

Anybody making a thread on the hidden/cheap fun games in Steam? Or should we start posting them here?

If someone could do that, please. Looking for some great last-minute stuff to pick up on Steam. Any deals to add to my collection would be more than welcome.

 

[NIN90]

Anybody else unable to connect to the Ubi servers inside Heroes 6?

 

[Ivan A Nguyen]

Bulletstorm is perfect. GT review

I enjoyed the hell out of it and am not even a big FPS fan. Get it if you don't have it!

Cosign. This game is awesome! I didn't even know about the multiplayer till I saw this review. It's worth it for the single player alone. I felt MW3 was a bit boring, but this was fun the entire time.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

What if the gifts were depleted half way through?

I think this is fairly accurate. I never saw a game drop after about halfway through the sale; just coupons and coal. It just simply never occurred to me that they "ran out;" I just thought my luck had run out.

I don't mean to sound whiny though. In previous years, we'd be excited just to get so many good sales. And on top of that, I did manage to set up some good trades and end up with some fun games that I didn't own yet (Serious Sam HD, Psychonauts, Rock of Ages, The Ship, Left 4 Dead 2, Stalker: Call of Pripyat, Devil May Cry 3). So it was a win overall.

 

[iNvid02]

Anybody else unable to connect to the Ubi servers inside Heroes 6?

uplay is sloow for me in assassins creed again, think its all their games

 

[scorcho]

If someone could do that, please. Looking for some great last-minute stuff to pick up on Steam. Any deals to add to my collection would be more than welcome.

Swords and Soldiers
Anomaly

 

[Labombadog]

* Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition - $1.24
* Cthulhu Saves the World & Breath of Death VII Double Pack - $1.02
* Samorost 2 - $2.49
* Zeno Clash - $3.75


Just a few I checked out to contribute.

 

[mclem]

Yeah, I mean its not like they have to produce anything. All they give you is the game to download and that apparently can be done an infinite number of times. But apparently they only had a specific number of 3rd party games that they were allowed to give away.

Well, yes. There's a reason they have an infinite supply of Valve-related gifts - they *can*.

 

[iNvid02]

so the giveaway was like the uncharted treasure hunt thing subway did, early on i won a copy of uncharted 3 and when i went back to it later on i just kept getting nothing, seems like once the prizes were gone thats it.

kinda lame, they should have stated this somewhere

 

[Rufus]

How did they not anticipate gift farming alt accounts?

 

[Askani]

Uhm...what?

Buy The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
HOLIDAY SALE! Offer ends January 20th

Buy Hunted: The Demon's Forge
HOLIDAY SALE! Offer ends January 20th

Buy Fable The Lost Chapters
HOLIDAY SALE! Offer ends January 19th

Buy The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition
HOLIDAY SALE! Offer ends January 20th

Am I completely oblivious and games have had these dates for awhile now?

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Hope they ban everyone who farmed gifts and ruined the experience for everyone else.

 

[CecilRousso]

Dark Void Zero is 59p, and well worth a crack.

No, no one should buy that game, since it has had Securom since it´s release and still has. That Capcom choosed to implement DRM with activation limits in a budget game is just plain arrogance. I wouldn´t accept it if they gave it away for free.

 

[Entropia]

Hope they ban everyone who farmed gifts and ruined the experience for everyone else.

I thought they did?

 

[Mr. Luchador]

I thought they did?

Perhaps the guys in the GAF trading thread are very lucky and have honestly won 100+ coal, games and coupons. I don't know.

 

[derFeef]

UPlay is the worst thing. GFWL is the messiah compared to that.

 

[Semblance]

Okay, seriously, this Dark Messiah game is gold. Best $2.50 I've spent in who knows how long. I kicked a guy right into a bonfire and he instantly lit up. Kicked another guy's face into some spikes too, Bulletstorm would be proud. Everything has these wacky physics applied, which just makes it all so hilarious, and there's so much you can pick up and throw about (or kick). Why, yes, I do believe I'd like to chuck a bottle at some guard's head and then watch him fumble around in agony. This is just great. Comedy!

I can't understand why that game didn't get more traction on GAF. I figured we still had an Old Man Murray contingent here.

Whatever, it's a legitimately great pure action FPS and we get so few of them these days.

My dude.

 

[Lord British]

No, no one should buy that game, since it has had Securom since it´s release and still has. That Capcom choosed to implement DRM with activation limits in a budget game is just plain arrogance. I wouldn´t accept it if they gave it away for free.

Uh, OK.

So, for anyone whose principles don't prevent them from enjoying a solid action shooter with elements of Metroidvania, Dark Void Zero is 59p and well worth it.

 

[Vyer]

Gift farming? People were doing this? How would that even work, with trading?

 

[iNvid02]

UPlay is the worst thing. GFWL is the messiah compared to that.

hell no.

uplay pops up once before you start and auto-updates, then just shows you a splash screen with twitter bs, but the achievements/rewards and save game synching are tied into it, and once you click play your done.

with gwfl you actually need to open the gwfl marketplace program which is useless now, then start your game, the options ui is stupid, and you need to start the game to find out if it needs updating, it then downloads it and makes you quit, installs it in windows and then you need to restart the game.
also it randomly corrupts your savegame files, it deleted all my dirt 3 saves.

gwfl is a piece of garbage, uplay is infinitley better. its just recently that their servers went down over christmas so it took a while to get them back up

 

[dragonlife]

Gift farming? People were doing this? How would that even work, with trading?

Abusing the Humble Bundle.

 

[MesserWolf]

Okay, seriously, this Dark Messiah game is gold. Best $2.50 I've spent in who knows how long. I kicked a guy right into a bonfire and he instantly lit up. Kicked another guy's face into some spikes too, Bulletstorm would be proud. Everything has these wacky physics applied, which just makes it all so hilarious, and there's so much you can pick up and throw about (or kick). Why, yes, I do believe I'd like to chuck a bottle at some guard's head and then watch him fumble around in agony. This is just great. Comedy!



My dude.

Dark Messiah is a great game, I've always said that much. Unfortunately

Spoiler

it has a disappointing (that feels rushed) ending :/

Anyhow it definitely deserved more love!

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Gift farming? People were doing this? How would that even work, with trading?

Buying the Humble Bundle at 1p/1c a load of times and applying it to new accounts to get the '2 free gifts' achievement. Humble Bundle even had to set a minimum amount of $1 to try and sway people using them to do this. I'm not sure it worked.

You see people's inventory and they have 100+ coals and a whole load of coupons and a whole load of games. Very unlikely they've achieved this any other way.

 

[snoopeasystreet]

How did they not anticipate gift farming alt accounts?

I'm sure they did. But with the humble bundle, you could get a legitmate steam account with games for a penny.

 

[epmode]

gwfl is a piece of garbage, uplay is infinitley better. its just recently that their servers went down over christmas so it took a while to get them back up

GFWL games still work when Live is offline so that right there is a win. The GFWL save corruption thing is miserable though but at least I can manually back them up.

Really, both options are trash but the online requirement of some Uplay games means they're extra trashy!

 

[Derrick01]

UPlay is the worst thing. GFWL is the messiah compared to that.

not as bad as yuplay which sets off virus alerts :lol