we already have OTs for new releases, there's no reason to make additional ones right?
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STEAM | November 2014 - Ride of the Valkyries
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we already have OTs for new releases, there's no reason to make additional ones right?
I thought we were told that all platform specific (including steam) threads were moved to the community, if you were to make such a thread it'll end in community too, so what's the point?
well, it's nice to want things, I guess, and sometimes profit has to be sacrificed for future benefits, but in my eyes it is obvious that having publisher specific services that offer only limited (very limited in some cases) amount of products exclusively is not working sales model in any field, why would games be different?
This would be news, right?
Well, not for all games, do we?
I could add links to existing ones though...
Oh no, Finland is becoming Germany (again?). The best selling retail game last week wasn't Bayonetta 2, or the latest FIFA/NHL, no, it was.. Farming Simulator 2015 (PC).
Also Battlefield 4 remains in top 10. For some reason Battlefield series keeps selling for years here. No Call of Duty in sight. But will CoDAW be able to dethrone Farming Simulator? More on this story (possibly) next week!
Also Battlefield 4 remains in top 10. For some reason Battlefield series keeps selling for years here. No Call of Duty in sight. But will CoDAW be able to dethrone Farming Simulator? More on this story (possibly) next week!
Kurt Russell
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Maybe they look at Blizzard and their Battle.net service and think that if that worked, then theirs will too (of course they are missing the point that Blizzard's games were never available on Steam)
The_Super_Inframan
"the journey to a thousand games ends with bad rats. ~Lao Tzu" ~Gabe Newell
Nothing bad about that
that the game sells and becoming Germany 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ8sqjBcFZU&list=UUSeb5KSN6BC1c0WwEjUzM_A
Good first impressions video
IDK, maybe you can argue this point, but I don't see how. Many threads like that are now in community, like upcoming Vita, WiiU, PSN, X1 games and so on.
Of course they would like it. Farming Simulator is the Finn's Call of Duty. After all, a single finnish farmer can take on whole platoons of soldiers.
They're alienating customers too, though.
I don't think I'm the only one here who just doesn't buy games outside Steam (and occasionally GOG), and is deeply annoyed when Steam games require a secondary launcher (be it Uplay, Origin or whatever) to work.
Microsoft tried it with a well established brand (well, the Live part at least), and it brutally failed, leaving behind tons of disgruntled users, malfunctioning games and basically forcing developers to waste time and money to patch GFWL out of their games.
EA and Ubisoft don't seem to offer anything more than GFWL (ok, they work definitely better, but still), and an awful lot less than Steam.
Sooner or later, even the uneducated customers will understand that those platforms are basically just a way to avoid Valve's fee and to build a client database, meaning, they're so not customer-centric (not that Steam is all that customer-centric, but at least they're good at making us think they're trying
), that people will start feeling like they're being flipped off and ditch them for good.Battle.net is such a different case!
One developer, a handful of games (currently SEVEN) made by that developer, and a centralized user experience.
It really doesn't relate with Steam and the others at all, and not just because WoW was never sold on Steam.
Kurt Russell
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They're alienating customers too, though.
I don't think I'm the only one here who just doesn't buy games outside Steam (and occasionally GOG), and is deeply annoyed when Steam games require a secondary launcher (be it Uplay, Origin or whatever) to work.
Microsoft tried it with a well established brand (well, the Live part at least), and it brutally failed, leaving behind tons of disgruntled users, malfunctioning games and basically forcing developers to waste time and money to patch GFWL out of their games.
EA and Ubisoft don't seem to offer anything more than GFWL (ok, they work definitely better, but still), and an awful lot less than Steam.
Sooner or later, even the uneducated customers will understand that those platforms are basically just a way to avoid Valve's fee and to build a client database, meaning, they're so not customer-centric (not that Steam is all that customer-centric, but at least they're good at making us think they're trying
Battle.net is such a different case!
One developer, a handful of games (currently SEVEN) made by that developer, and a centralized user experience.
It really doesn't relate with Steam and the others at all, and not just because WoW was never sold on Steam.
I know, but publishers don't seem to realize that, it's the same situation as the hordes of CoD copycats (or Minecraft clones, etc) They see something which found success and try to copy it.
You... You take that back!!
:'(
Ooooh. Awesome! Loved the hell out of this game.
Wait... It was in a bundle!? When!? I played the browser version which I believe was the first chapter playable for free? And I loved it! I really want it but I'd not realised it was in a bundle.. -_-
Honestly, some of those designs look great and slick, but they're completely ruined by the insignias, emblems and all the silly jazz on there.
Um... I... Uh, damnit Lash, now I'm horny!you'd be surprised
I always am for you though ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Are they? Was not aware of that, no matter then... :\
lashman
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They're alienating customers too, though.
I don't think I'm the only one here who just doesn't buy games outside Steam (and occasionally GOG), and is deeply annoyed when Steam games require a secondary launcher (be it Uplay, Origin or whatever) to work.
Microsoft tried it with a well established brand (well, the Live part at least), and it brutally failed, leaving behind tons of disgruntled users, malfunctioning games and basically forcing developers to waste time and money to patch GFWL out of their games.
EA and Ubisoft don't seem to offer anything more than GFWL (ok, they work definitely better, but still), and an awful lot less than Steam.
Sooner or later, even the uneducated customers will understand that those platforms are basically just a way to avoid Valve's fee and to build a client database, meaning, they're so not customer-centric (not that Steam is all that customer-centric, but at least they're good at making us think they're trying
also - trying to build a brand by essentially forcing people to buy their games on uplay ... because that's clearly the best way to do that ... and it's always worked so well in the past (*cough* gfwl paid multi *cough*)
Of course you're not alone. The only game I bought in the last year outside of Steam and GOG is Dragon Age Inquisition, but only because I really really want the game. Even if I'm curious about other EA games, there's no way I'd buy them.
Last year that game was AC:Black Flag and I don't want to do the same for AC:Unity, so I'll just wait for a price drop on Steam.
Oh, and Amazon.com bestseller list shows this as well: the Steam versions of both ACIII and IV are outselling the Uplay versions at the same price point.
MMBosstones86
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A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
Without all that it wouldn't represent the gaudy aspect of gaming. You need your gamerz cred.
We don't have Peeps in the UK. I think that's a good thing.
MMOs are exception, though, as you need infrastructure to run them, MMO absolutely doesn't need to be available everywhere to be successful, quite contrary, if dev-publisher has good service, servers and everything works smoothly, expanding to other clients might hurt a game. Aslo in MMOs case they are clients. They still have to be sold everywhere and they are.
What some publishers are trying to do is to limit their selling possibilities without any benefits for them that I can see, games doesn't run better because they use other clients, they don't offer much of additional incentives, etc. instead they pour money into their clients that aren't needed and nobody wants them too.
OTOH competition and options to choose from is a good thing, only it has to be adequate competition, like gog is for example, it has own thing and benefits, also it sells all kind of games and tries to expand that amount all the time.
If there was alternative to steam, that wasn't so much into only selling own games and not owing anything to anyone, without providing environment and variety, that would make valve to perk up too. (><)
But as situation is now, EA and Ubi just screw their potential clients for no reason.
What some publishers are trying to do is to limit their selling possibilities without any benefits for them that I can see, games doesn't run better because they use other clients, they don't offer much of additional incentives, etc. instead they pour money into their clients that aren't needed and nobody wants them too.
OTOH competition and options to choose from is a good thing, only it has to be adequate competition, like gog is for example, it has own thing and benefits, also it sells all kind of games and tries to expand that amount all the time.
If there was alternative to steam, that wasn't so much into only selling own games and not owing anything to anyone, without providing environment and variety, that would make valve to perk up too. (><)
But as situation is now, EA and Ubi just screw their potential clients for no reason.
A Fish Aficionado
I am going to make it through this year if it kills me
I do want the peep gun that Saoirse used in that Jimmy Kimmel segment.
All the news of the Defender's Quest getting an HD update, persuaded me to dust the forgotten names from my game library and got it downloaded/installed.
Never played this before, this is my first booting up the game. Played a few stages, until one gets the ability to recruit multiple rangers and I am liking it.
Never played this before, this is my first booting up the game. Played a few stages, until one gets the ability to recruit multiple rangers and I am liking it.
tioslash
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Red Faction Guerilla Steamworks Open Beta!
Nice. Reminds me I still have to play RFG. Maybe now it´s a good time to do it.
The Dear Leader
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I've been playing RFG for last few days since the Steamworks beta started. It's still super fun, destruction is top notch and it runs great. Need to try multiplayer out today.
Tizoc
Member
Oh nice and it'll be a free update.
I got it off GOG so looking forward to trying it again.
brotkasten
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I'm seriously considering to sell my Nvidia promo code and then buy Unity on Steam. Someone is selling the Russian(?) version in the BST thread for $52. It's tempting, but I'm not sure if it's worth the hassle.
Is there a problem with uplay and games you bought from a different region?
Is there a problem with uplay and games you bought from a different region?
Chairmanchuck
Member
The Nvidia codes are going for about 35$ on Steamtrades.
uPlay doesnt have regionlocks.
Red Faction Guerilla Steamworks Open Beta!
Tempted to reinstall now. There's no time like hammer time.
Ubisoft games on steam are region locked
brotkasten
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Thank you. Definitely doesn't sound like it's worth it.
Coreda
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lashman
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NingenJanai
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We are not kawaii enough for Gaming.
Since everyone just ignored my question, here's an example of what I had in mind:
Steam new releases for 03.11.2014:
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare - $59.99/59,99/£39.99
Tagline: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare envisions a powerful future, where both technology and tactics have evolved to usher in a new era of combat for the franchise. Power Changes Everything.
First 24 hour concurrent players peak: Single: 9,409, Multi: 27,961
Steam user reviews: 79% of 1,275 are positive.
Depth - $22.49/20,69/£17.09 - 10% launch discount
Tagline: Play as a shark or a diver in a dark aquatic world and overcome your enemies by employing cunning, teamwork, and stealth. Depth blends tension and visceral action as you team up against AI or be matched with other players in heart pounding combat.
First 24 hour concurrent players peak: 448
Steam user reviews: 92% of 191 are positive.
Early Access games:
Spectre - $10.79/10,79/£8.09 - 10% launch discount
Tagline: Fright or be frightened in Spectre, a haunted new multiplayer horror game with full VR integration
First 24 hour concurrent players peak: 1
Steam user reviews: 1 submitted, positive.
While I like the idea, either a mod would have to sticky the thread in gaming or the thread would drop off the front page immediately as it was continuously bumped by ongoing discussion. The former creates its own conundrum as we would be getting special privileges not available to other threads moved to community.
Who got moved to community and who stayed in gaming is completely arbitrary. Right now there is a dedicated thread to a YouTube personality and another to a single podcast group in gaming. But other such threads for different groups were moved into community. Look at how the Australian OT gets a sticky but others don't, I figure the whole thing is less than a fair policy and more mods giving privileges to the threads they personally like. *shrug, not to say the Steam thread wasn't allowed a much longer time in Gaming when the PSvita (Might have been the PS sub thread) was moved here.
you know what would be a great pc gaming related thread in the main gaming section?
a thread dedicated to awesome games you can only find on pc. for example:
chivalry
dota 2
orcs must die 2
natural selection 2 (evolve fans should try this)
euro truck sim 2
crusader kings 2
civ 5 + beyond earth
and so on. with breakdowns of what makes them great and a "if you like this console game you should try this on pc" kind of thing.
RavenValor95
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So it wasn't the waifu's that put us into community, it was the lack of waifu's that put us in community.
QUICK, EVERYONE POST YOUR FAVOURITE WAIFU/HUSBANDO
WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GO BACK INTO GAMING, WE JUST GOTTA UGUU~ OUR WAY IN THERE!
Red Faction Guerilla Steamworks Open Beta!
never played this game before, but damn it's fun!
I think ill wait till the achievements will work before playing it
Nah, seems people there are interested in resolution used by console games. And how much vodka you can drink while playing games. And, dunno, 20 GB day one patches...
It's not a platform specific thread, duh
edited: It probably will end in community, though
Someone should make a thread. Hilarious that the main reason seems to be that they want to charge more than a straight conversion would be
The Dear Leader
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They do work already.
I just played it, didn't get anything =\
There is a thread already
They do that all the time with EU and UK. They simply want even more.
Hahaha, at least they aren't as bad as Australian pricing.
I'd imagine it is an oversight. Keep in mind this is not an actual job for the moderators.
The Steam OT was probably one of the most visible OTs on the gaming side. We are going to get swept up by any policy change, while others may be missed entirely.
The Dear Leader
Banned
Hm, ive unlocked 4 or 5 so far. That's weird.
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