Greenlight is being abolished in the (relatively) near future in favour of an autonomous self-publishing system not unlike Google Play. At this point worrying about Greenlight is... pointless.
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Greenlight is being abolished in the (relatively) near future in favour of an autonomous self-publishing system not unlike Google Play. At this point worrying about Greenlight is... pointless.
Tektonic
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So I guess Murdered : Soul Suspect didn't do so well, eh? Really a shame when a new IP is released and the studio is subsequently shut down.
Grass Simulator? I thought Skyrim was already released....
Grass Simulator? I thought Skyrim was already released....
i take it you're not interested in "Grass Simulator 2014"
How dare you suggest that I'm not interested in increasing my game count.
Yeah. I thought everything was fair up until that boss fight. Did not enjoy my time with that one.
Why exactly Valve never reveals their regional list?
Recently I noticed, that inspite of being convinced all the time that I'm in EU2 region, I have prices of EU1 region. Does it mean my country was moved to EU1, or there are more than 2 EU regions? Or I always was in EU1?
so confusing...
There is another thing I don't understand. As far as I know, there are no restricted games here, yet there are so many games that are not in my regional store, it's sometimes baffling.
I can understand MMOs and online games having no local servers and for that reason being not available, but singleplay games ... what for are they region locked out?
Recently I noticed, that inspite of being convinced all the time that I'm in EU2 region, I have prices of EU1 region. Does it mean my country was moved to EU1, or there are more than 2 EU regions? Or I always was in EU1?
so confusing...
There is another thing I don't understand. As far as I know, there are no restricted games here, yet there are so many games that are not in my regional store, it's sometimes baffling.
I can understand MMOs and online games having no local servers and for that reason being not available, but singleplay games ... what for are they region locked out?
not even close
lookie here
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=246225171&searchtext=Greenlight+Simulator+2015
edited: oh wow, I wasn't in edit mode, so sorry (._.)
nor steam ID in profile? How can we love you for you? Not possible!
Boom Boom Pow
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added - cause of your avatar
no one loves me for me =(
My birthday too, guess I'll do one as well!
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Poland was part of "EU2" initially (see the Steam Prices FAQ), but it's possible this may have changed recently with Valve set to expand its support of local currencies. As for game availability, it's completely independent of Valve's pricing regions -- publishers can restrict access to certain countries if they so desire (Nosgoth isn't available on Steam AU, for example, despite the store using USD).
It not that it wasn't fair; it's that that boss design was totally nonsensical in accordance to the rest of the game.
Also, that shit was not fair.
I already have this, but I wanted to post to recommend that people play it as it's awesome, really enjoy it. They recently updated the game with Halo Skull esque artifacts that affect gameplay too. Great giveaway mannerbot, and happy birthday!
Edit: Thanks for They Breathe, Tizoc!
Tektonic
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meta. or recursive. i wonder if you can greenlight greenlight? etc
I thought the Stray Demon was unfair for like a day or second when I couldn't figure out his secret of where the safe spot was from his blast... then I learned I just needs to be a little further back behind him. After that he became as harmless as a puppy.
spindoctor
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It really sucks that there's no room for 7/10 games in the market anymore. The game had it's flaws but it wasn't so bad that the studio deserved to die.
subtleglitch
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Just keep at it man, that boss is meant to be hard. I know I had trouble with him to begin with. All I can say is try Co-op and also try summoning
Sif, as he helps take the heat off you for a while.
When you beat him it will feel glorious
BlueScrote
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Finished Halo: Spartan Assault last night. It was fun while it lasted. It was a nice change of pace from the standard viewpoint of a halo game. I played with the twin stick config and definitely experienced a couple of "sticking points" with auto aim though. It stills feels weird to be playing a halo game on steam.
Hell, it's a dollar, why the heck not? It's not as if there's any decent bundles out right now.
poopninjamvc3mk
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Happy birthday!
I actually think that there's a market for such games, but the publishers need to set the price accordingly.
I'm interested in Murdered Souls Suspect, but certainly not at that price.
Oh I see, they may have retossed regions recently. I was afraid that I was being my blind myself all this time (><)
Well, ya, but why publishers would do such a thing? Can it be that there is some financial disadvantage of being in more regions for them?
thanks!
happy birthday!
I had the same initial reaction, except it took me about a year to get back into it..aha.
Wasn't the majority of the studio shut down before the game even released?
Hard to say. In some cases there could be a perfectly valid excuse, such as server concerns (not enough capacity to go around)... but in others it's a case of anyone's guess (e.g. Singularity isn't available on Steam AU despite being sold at retail).
PandaPedinte
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Trying to understand publishers decisions is hard, I just accept that this is "how they roll".
Kiru
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I'm guessing it's cause they want to implement higher prices in AU before they release there. For nosgoth i mean.
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Jawmuncher
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It's a good Bourne game. Sure wasn't a good splinter cell though.
The coop though for me was the highlight. That final mission was so good.
Blacklist is better imo, I would play it as well. Combat is pretty similar, but it lets you be more stealthy
Sweet, was hoping someone else's birthday was today so I could use this:
Happy Birthday you two
Happy Birthday guys!
Thanks guys!
Why would you ruin a game for yourself? You just paid extra ~$10 for making a game as much less fun as it is possible!
never, ever pay for unlockables in MtG games, when you can unlock them by playing a game and having challenge while doing it.
all I want from publishers to study this map time from time when doing they regional pricing policies
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/World_Income_Gini_Map_(2013).svg
it's not too much to ask, is it?
totally too much, I know (><)
spindoctor
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I'm not sure what price point could have saved the game. For PC at least, It launched at $50 but was available on pre-order for less than $40. I suppose they could have priced it at $30 but then you start getting into the territory where price does not match investment for a game like this.
VaatiVidya puts up another great DSII lore video as usual
http://youtu.be/UpVwXcQj5hQ
http://youtu.be/UpVwXcQj5hQ
Skyfireblaze
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I agree that unlocking cards is fun and I do it myself, but still, buying it to just go straight to multiplayer with everything unlocked is a valid idea.
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Birthdays? Shoot, y'all gettin old.
I want to try co-op too, but with no one unfortunately
Jawmucher you want to try it sometime?
Unfortunately Blacklist is not available on Mac.
I see your point, I was a little hasty, if you plan to go straight to multi, it is an easiest way to go about it.
I'd argue this only applies to physical disc releases for the most part.
The digital space is ripe with self-sustaining "good" (not "great!") games. Perhaps it's because no packaging and distribution as well as targeted audience focus creates a lower overhead for the dev/publisher and a lower threshold of units sold to profitability.
Seems like it's easier on the digital side to create and distribute mid-tier product catering to specific audiences when you wipe out the retail middle-man with competing AAA budget shelf space.
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