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STEAM | January 2015 - Steam GOTY results: Delayed
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Jawmuncher
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If it's like the origin sale a few people might still get through on the deal.
It seems likely that the only chance they will honor it is if it doesn't get corrected by Tuesday and the system automatically sends the keys out at that point, that might make them feel obligated to let people keep it. But we've seen games revoked before of course. I can only assume at this point the reason it is still available is the holiday weekend. My guess is Tuesday morning the orders will all be cancelled.
Since we're talking about keys, if GS doesn't want to honour the mistake, either Deep Silver just doesn't provide them (if none have been handed out) or they're blacklisted at Valve's end (if GS is already sitting on some). We saw a similar situation recently with Temple of Osiris on GamersGate: the Season Pass edition was discounted by a fair bit and all orders were later refunded and keys revoked from accounts.
Nyteshade517
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I imagine the Gamestop mistake happened because this weekend they are doing a 75% off sale on all Saints Row PC downloads and someone literally put ALL of it on sale...Gat included.
This reminds me of a screwup that Circuit City did a while back. I was looking for a stereo to buy and found one that was normally around $100-$120. It was supposed to be $10 off but they messed up and had it as $10 total. I bought it and the shipping was more than I paid for the stereo.
This reminds me of a screwup that Circuit City did a while back. I was looking for a stereo to buy and found one that was normally around $100-$120. It was supposed to be $10 off but they messed up and had it as $10 total. I bought it and the shipping was more than I paid for the stereo.
Ban Puncher
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Jawmuncher
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GameStop hasn't given out any keys yet though. If anything the orders will be cancelled before anything goes out.
Also gamersgate this far is the only store I know of revoking keys. Haven't heard anything from other stores aside from stuff like hacking or something.
That was in response to what Deep Silver can do if GS doesn't want to pay. There's no need for legal action since Deep Silver has control over the product.
GMG mistakenly discounted Warlock 2 by 75% shortly after release due to a franchise sale and those keys were revoked.
Tizoc
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freshVeggie
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Damn. Steam gaffers be rich. So many bought GTAV already.
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jelly happy for you 
What CPU you have?
He leaves plenty of time during attack ramp-up for dodging.
FYI he becomes a regular enemy later in the game, so you better get used to fighting him
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Does buying that for 50cents will give a steam key in the future as well?
I would like to become a mod, give me a baller tag, then immediately resign of my post :3
Woah. That is awesome! So
What CPU you have?
Capra Demon is maybe the easiest boss! Attacks are very telling. His shoulder movement is giving him away
no one's gonna get this :/
FYI he becomes a regular enemy later in the game, so you better get used to fighting him
Chance Hale
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I've had Warlock 2 revoked from my account twice >_>
spindoctor
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No one took these in the other thread so if anyone is interested
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But (good guy) Amazon didn't revoke keys from their -90% mistake. I think it was around 3 weeks after release.
Damn, I wish I could afford a 970
And if I could afford a 970 I wish I could afford a case which could fit that in.
I had massive problems trying to fit my 750TI.
Oh well, knowing me, I'd spend most of my gaming time with 970 doing some Visual Novels or Unity puzzle/adventure games...
And if I could afford a 970 I wish I could afford a case which could fit that in.
I had massive problems trying to fit my 750TI.
Oh well, knowing me, I'd spend most of my gaming time with 970 doing some Visual Novels or Unity puzzle/adventure games...
Still, a 970 would be nice to have
If you haven't given it a go already echoes+ is a cracking geometry wars clone
http://store.steampowered.com/app/338000/
and it f2p
http://store.steampowered.com/app/338000/
and it f2p
If you have access to a dremel, or similar tool, you can potentially remove some drive cages to accommodate larger cards. Obviously, this is an extremely circumstantial option.
I have the Gigabyte 970 and it is the largest card I have ever seen.
Start saving money now and you'll have enough to buy it by the time the 1070 is around.
And then you buy that instead.
I've been playing antique games with mine, so yeah. =p
Naked Snake
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I'm starting to wish I didn't buy a 970 and a PSU to go with it... I've been trying to re-ignite my passion for games for a long time with little if any success. I thought maybe having a gaming PC and getting into Steam would do it, but after 2 months of owning it I still haven't played a single game for any significant length of time and I'm struggling to force myself to do so. And I have all the free time in the world. It's sad. I'm thinking maybe I should sell it and cut my losses
someguyinahat
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That's weird because I have a 750Ti now, and it was actually smaller than my previous card. I'm looking in my tower thinking I have so much room for activities now.
Zotac's standard 970 and its first-tier overclocked edition are small-form. Using the PCI-E connector as an indicator of length, you can see in this pic that there's not much to the actual PCB of the 970 and Zotac's cooler overshoots it by just a few centimetres or so:
Naked Snake
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Gigabyte makes a very small 970 too.
freshVeggie
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This looks really awesome. Very tense. I like it.
Never was a fan of push-puzzlers or platformers but JumJet Rex looks pretty solid I have to say.
AsfaeksBR
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Really looking forward to this one. Hoping it will be as good as it looked in the Kickstarter campaign.
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Grim Fandando pre-order page will be up next week on Steam, right?
Not rich, people are just going to our chinese overlords before the loophole gets closed. ~30$ will be the best deal for it for a long while.
It should go up on Tuesday -- GOG's had it for five days now and the exclusivity period is a week.
SneakyStephan
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Have any cool sandbox y games released lately?
I've been playing robocraft, the reassembly and a bit of craft the world lately and it's been really relaxing and enjoyable to just build stuff and see how well it works in the game.
Looking for something similar to these (I had no idea about robocraft till I randomly stumbled across it so I figure there's other games I missed)
I've been playing robocraft, the reassembly and a bit of craft the world lately and it's been really relaxing and enjoyable to just build stuff and see how well it works in the game.
Looking for something similar to these (I had no idea about robocraft till I randomly stumbled across it so I figure there's other games I missed)
guys, Pushcat is fun, that is all.
meanwhile in Alphadia Genesis a plot thickens! We getting nearer and nearer to a culprit, also I cleared Knight round of arena, the hardest tier was damn hard, but not next one, maybe tomorrow. I like how almost every stronger monster in this game has attack(s) that can kill all party, meaning being too low level/hp make you simply not eligible for advancing (><)
not short too, that is really all
meanwhile in Alphadia Genesis a plot thickens! We getting nearer and nearer to a culprit, also I cleared Knight round of arena, the hardest tier was damn hard, but not next one, maybe tomorrow. I like how almost every stronger monster in this game has attack(s) that can kill all party, meaning being too low level/hp make you simply not eligible for advancing (><)
Stallion Free
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NG+ in Dark Souls 2 is going way smoother than I expected. I'm actually feeling pretty good about wrapping up these spell achievements.
Ya, but then you have to beat the majority of the game in NG++ to get the spell achievements.
From made getting 100% a grind in Dark Souls II.
PetriP-TNT
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You had to play NG++ in DkS1 too for 100%.
Did they patch in controller support yet?
How frequent are the random battles? How's the difficulty? If you can coast by just pressing attack over and over again, I don't think I'll be buying the game.
I have the MSI Gaming version, the custom cooler takes a lot of space
250 x 128 x 37 mm according to MSI's website. And I have about 2-3 mm of space to share between drive chassis and the GPU.
Price is the foremost of my concern. Given how strong the dollar is ATM, we're talking about 1700 PLN. That's pretty much 66% of my monthly wage. Certainly way more than I am willing to pay for a GPU. And way way more than I could explain to my wife.
Atraveller
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Forcing yourself never works, it would feel more like a chore than actual fun.I'm starting to wish I didn't buy a 970 and a PSU to go with it... I've been trying to re-ignite my passion for games for a long time with little if any success. I thought maybe having a gaming PC and getting into Steam would do it, but after 2 months of owning it I still haven't played a single game for any significant length of time and I'm struggling to force myself to do so. And I have all the free time in the world. It's sad. I'm thinking maybe I should sell it and cut my losses
billmcdougal
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I have a 7850, so I think I need to buy a 970 before Witcher 3 comes out.
Also, I just beat Year Walk. I thought it was interesting. Pretty short.
The credits rolled, and then I did the after-credits things you can do, which upgraded my impression of the game to actually pretty cool. The story is definitely neat.
Also, I just beat Year Walk. I thought it was interesting. Pretty short.
The credits rolled, and then I did the after-credits things you can do, which upgraded my impression of the game to actually pretty cool. The story is definitely neat.
If I remember correctly, it was NG+ and then beat Moonlight Butterfly for a third time. I may have forgotten though.
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Yes, Sif which you can get to very easily from the beginning of the game.
Either, go through Havel or grab the crest from the blacksmith in Undead Parish.
Darth Kupi
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If you haven't given it a go already echoes+ is a cracking geometry wars clone
http://store.steampowered.com/app/338000/
and it f2p
Thanks, its cool for a free game but has a crippling flaw.
Can't use wasd to move and mouse to shoot.
The mouse to move and wasd to shoot control scheme is "eh".
billmcdougal
Member
Seems like controller might be best.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
Crafty mofos.
Darth Kupi
Banned
Its just weird.
Every other twin stick shooter on PC give you that option. By default in most cases.
Its omission is strange.
autoduelist
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nm.
PetriP-TNT
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Fair enough, running through DkS1 is pretty much a non-issue anyway as most bosses can be reached fairly easily. Haven't played DkS2 NG+ yet so I can't comment on that though.
Naked Snake
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I'm not sure about controller, as I don't feel like I need one. Mouse controls are nice, and I mostly use mouse controls, kb is needed in several instances, but very little.
When I started Alphadia Genesis, about 5 hours in, I was going to suggest it to people new to the genre, as random encounters seemed not frequent to me and a game very simple. Since then I changed my opinion to opposite. You can travel huge chunks of map without encountering any battles, or a few, as well as in first dungeons it was a breeze. But it all changed when dungeons got larger and larger. Granted, you can run from any battle except with bosses but you aren't supposed to do so, as you will be underleveled and that might pose a problem later on. Later in the game, not only it seems that are are too many encounters, they aren't particularly easy most of the time.
Difficulty can be brutal if you don't understand how a game works, as I said it seems very simple at first glance but it's not that simple. Physical attacks don't do much in this game, of course they are useful, but their usefulness is limited. Enemies have weaknesses and you need to exploit those if you want your battles to run smoothly and be fast. The game doesn't help in this much, because there is no bestiary, and you basically have to remember (or write down, if you can't) what type of enemies are killed how easier. It's not really a problem as there are not many types of monsters in this game. but! and this is spoiler of sorts:
from time to time, rather often, you encounter overgrown versions of enemies, which are much stronger then they regular counterparts. You can also encounter small versions of those enemies which are extremely fast but not as strong.
Other thing that makes it even more complicated are downsides, most better equipment and skills, special attacks too have negative effects to go with positive. Meaning this game requires some experimentation to get things working the way you want to, and often the best solution isn't the best seemingly, well, it's complicated.
One more thing to consider, map and dungeons are easy to navigate, there are secrets in dungeons, mostly hidden chests, these are sometimes obvious and sometimes damn pain to get to, well, if your eyesight is good, you may not have this problem.
And even more, no drops are common in this game, there are items that increase your chances of getting those, but items itself are rare. It somewhat solved much later in the game
(you get some thieving skills at some point)
That's about all I can say about difficulty. It's not a hard game, but pressing attack will take you nowhere, unless you overlevel, then it probably will. On the bright side, there is no death penalty of any kind, none, so that makes a game easier.
edited: forgot to add that encounters on a map are rare only on ground, on water they are ... hi, Suikoden 4 (><)
well, not that common, but brutal so far, maybe I'm a tad too low level for those, as I just got a ship.
Atraveller
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For all the praise GTA5 got on GAF, I think it's worth it. Sorry Turfster
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