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STEAM | November 2015 - Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty Never Changes

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Lomax

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Dsyndrome said:
I did use that, the number's wrong though. I'm assuming due to Daylight Savings.
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It's close enough for anyone who doesn't know a sale is coming ;)

Though at this point this is what, five fall sales in a row at exactly the same time (Wednesday before Thanksgiving)? It's somewhat predictable lol

As a top of the page edit I'll add that the Winter sale is December 22nd (which is late compared to prior sales) and will have no (or very few) dailies (which is completely new of course).

Stumpokapow said:
Mail-in rebates are an anti-consumer abomination and a total embarrassment to the PC hardware industry. Valve should feel disgraced that they allowed a trusted partner real-estate to fleece consumers like this. At their most honest they represent an interest-free loan to vendors at consumers expense; at their least honest they represent something approach illegal violations of truth in advertising laws. Consumer time and money should be respected. Valve is an 800 pound gorilla, which is why these vendors even made Steam Machines to begin with, and at the very least should use their weight to stamp out stuff that's this obviously toxic.
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Computer parts are actually the only mail-in rebates I've never had any trouble with. Corsair has gotten me quite a few over the years. But hey, it's a long standing tradition dating back to discount computers with Compuserve rebates...
 
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Stumpokapow

listen to the mad man
Mail-in rebates are an anti-consumer abomination and a total embarrassment to the PC hardware industry. Valve should feel disgraced that they allowed a trusted partner real-estate to fleece consumers like this. At their most honest they represent an interest-free loan to vendors at consumers expense; at their least honest they represent something approach illegal violations of truth in advertising laws. Consumer time and money should be respected. Valve is an 800 pound gorilla, which is why these vendors even made Steam Machines to begin with, and at the very least should use their weight to stamp out stuff that's this obviously toxic.
 
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Chance Hale

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Trying to get to the dlc point in my NG++ playthrough of Bloodborne and I'm reminded of the terrible stuttering and performance issues. Console games fucking suck.
 
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rainking187

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Wanted to get the Dark Souls II season pass while it was on sale but I just get a vague Oops! message when I try to check out. Thanks GameStop!

EDIT: Tried to pay with my card and it worked. Wouldn't go through when I was trying to pay with PayPal.
 
Dsyndrome

Dsyndrome

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ricochetguro said:
Trying to get to the dlc point in my NG++ playthrough of Bloodborne and I'm reminded of the terrible stuttering and performance issues. Console games fucking suck.
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I haven't played the game since beating it back in April; hopefully not too hard to ramp back up in NG+.

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Now that we have Steamspy, can't wait to see numbers to compare previous sales to this years' and whether their plan for no dailies or flash sales pans out.
 
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Haunted

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JaseC said:
I bought Axiom Verge as a birthday present to myself and still haven't played it. :(
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If you also have Ori and the Blind Forest, you already played the superior 2015 Metroidvania.


I deeply respect Tom Happ, because creating a game as ambitious and well-made as Axiom Verge almost completely singlehandedly is a fantastic feat, but honestly, I didn't really like playing it all that much and dropped it halfway through when I had too many dead-ends to investigate and it was the third time in short succession where I simply had no idea where to go.

It is classic Metroid... but classic Metroid isn't perfect. This one amplified all the problems I have with that style of game, though it does have its unique strengths with some modern ideas (the whole glitching system) and some impressively scaled boss sprites.
 
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Spring-Loaded

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Haunted said:
If you also have Ori and the Blind Forest, you already played the superior 2015 Metroidvania.


I deeply respect Tom Happ, because creating a game as ambitious and well-made as Axiom Verge almost completely singlehandedly is a fantastic feat, but honestly, I didn't really like playing it all that much and dropped it halfway through when I had too many dead-ends to investigate and it was the third time in short succession where I simply had no idea where to go.

It is classic Metroid... but classic Metroid isn't perfect. This one amplified all the problems I have with that style of game, though it does have its unique strengths with some modern ideas (the whole glitching system) and some impressively scaled boss sprites.
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Having to keep track of where to go is a problem you have, not a problem in general. That is part of the game, and if it isn't enjoyable to (sometimes, have to) remember a spot that you couldn't advance, then figure out a way back to that area with a new ability, then the game isn't for you.

I just beat Axiom Verge a day ago — I've never played a game that rewarded exploration as often and as tangibly as this one. Can't even count the times I thought "I wonder if there's something over there," had to actually come up with something clever in order to get there, and found something worthwhile. It helps that there are a pretty high number of unique weapons to acquire. There's at least one that's really convoluted though (the
flamethrower
, which I would never have figured out on my own), but I appreciate the ingenuity for a modern game, particularly for a one-man game. The solidity of the progression, the traversal, the interconnectedness of the game world, and how completely the essence of Metroid was captured are undersold in your post.

The only objective problem I would give the game is the reliance on double-tapping in a direction for a movement based maneuver — even on d-pad, double-tapping a direction is almost never preferable to any other kind of input, doubly so for joysticks. The controls are customizable, but that seemed like something that'd break easily. I'm open to control suggestions as I still want to go back to the game for other secrets.
 
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Tizoc

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Ozium said:
what are the chances bandai namco put Xenosaga 1- 3 on STEAM?

1 is good
2 is meh but has a nice battle system
3 is GOAT
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Long as Klonoa 1 and 2 make it as well, you may have any Bamco remaster/re-release.

Jawmuncher said:
We just have to Sea Man
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Seaguy is better
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texhnolyze

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Ayumi said:
I thought the beta was already on? So sure I saw people play it!
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Mmorpgs tend to have several beta phase before the final release date. However, BnS is kinda different, it has beta weekends instead. Beta is only live on weekends, starting from late October to November. I have also participated in the beta last week, too bad it's too laggy from here, 250 latency. :/
 
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Tizoc

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Xanathus said:
I just realized that all of the stuff in the Hunger Games are named after food and bread products.
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Dragon ball and DBZ do something similar too.
Krillin is Kururuin in Japan and is named after a chestnut
The Ginyu Force are all named after diary products
All Saiyans are named after vegetables
etc.
 
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"Hello, is this Mr. Puncher? Yes, we're calling to let you know that your new phone line will be installed on DECEMBER 7TH. Hello? Mr. Puncher? Are you still there?"


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LurkerPrime

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Steam Inventories screw up sometimes. I'd wait a bit before entering panic mode.

I've personally had my inventory vanish for short periods only to fully reappear later in the day.
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"Hello, is this Mr. Puncher? Yes, we're calling to let you know that your new phone line will be installed on DECEMBER 7TH. Hello? Mr. Puncher? Are you still there?"


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At least it's in 2015? I guess.

Fortunately, Valve has you covered! They've abolished daily sales, so no matter when you're available, the sales will be there for you.
 
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Xanathus

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LurkerPrime said:
Steam Inventories screw up sometimes. I'd wait a bit before entering panic mode.

At least it's in 2015? I guess.

Fortunately, Valve has you covered! They've abolished daily sales, so no matter when you're available, the sales will be there for you.
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Yeah I'm thinking that they're setting up some Autumn sales cards and stuff. My wallpaper and badges are also missing. I can still select my badges and wallpapers so they're still there.
 
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The Dear Leader

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Lightly modding Fallout New Vegas was a lot less painful than the last time, the only snag was I accidentally put something in the Fallout 4 folder and it took me way to long to figure that out.

Anyone got any must have mods, nothing too crazy as I don't want to mess with the vanilla experience a whole lot.
 
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Servizio

I don't really need a tag, but I figured I'd get one to make people jealous. Is it working?
The Dear Leader said:
Lightly modding Fallout New Vegas was a lot less painful than the last time, the only snag was I accidentally put something in the Fallout 4 folder and it took me way to long to figure that out.

Anyone got any must have mods, nothing too crazy as I don't want to mess with the vanilla experience a whole lot.
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I'm pretty fond of the World of Pain mod. It uses all vanilla NV assets so it's a pretty light download. It's not too intrusive either, as it mainly adds doorways to the new underground and a simple shop/NPC in Goodsprings.

It features some really nice area building, with a lot of rooms that are just really nice to wander around and look at. Lots of care taken into making convincing spaces. The biggest draw back is that they're pretty demanding combat wise and mechanics wise, hence the name. You'll probably die a quite a bit more and go through supplies faster than usual, but I found that to be in the spirit of areas like The Glow and the Army Base from the original Fallouts.

There's also that mod that adds new snazzier effects to laser and plasma weapons. And I'd go for something that adds in new outdoor sky boxes. I want to say the one I settled on was called something like Nevada Skies. I remember it being pretty performance neutral but looking pretty good.
 
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The Dear Leader

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Servizio said:
I'm pretty fond of the World of Pain mod. It uses all vanilla NV assets so it's a pretty light download. It's not too intrusive either, as it mainly adds doorways to the new underground and a simple shop/NPC in Goodsprings.

It features some really nice area building, with a lot of rooms that are just really nice to wander around and look at. Lots of care taken into making convincing spaces. The biggest draw back is that they're pretty demanding combat wise and mechanics wise, hence the name. You'll probably die a quite a bit more and go through supplies faster than usual, but I found that to be in the spirit of areas like The Glow and the Army Base from the original Fallouts.

There's also that mod that adds new snazzier effects to laser and plasma weapons. And I'd go for something that adds in new outdoor sky boxes. I want to say the one I settled on was called something like Nevada Skies. I remember it being pretty performance neutral but looking pretty good.
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World of Pain seems cool, I'll try it out, I already have Nevada Skies and looks great.
 
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Milamber

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The Dear Leader said:
Lightly modding Fallout New Vegas was a lot less painful than the last time, the only snag was I accidentally put something in the Fallout 4 folder and it took me way to long to figure that out.

Anyone got any must have mods, nothing too crazy as I don't want to mess with the vanilla experience a whole lot.
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NMCs_Texture_Pack_For_New_Vegas because pretty textures are pretty.

Weapon Retexture Project because pretty weapons are pretty.

4GB Fallout New Vegas because 4 GB is pretty.

Bouncing Natural Breasts BECAUSE!

EDIT: If you can't be bothered for all of those, then just use Mission Mojave - Ultimate Edition. Gets all my bugs and installs only essentials.

EDIT: I have never tried the Yukichigai Unofficial Patch - YUP as I always used MM so you can probably compare which is to your liking.
 
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zkylon

zkylewd
dont forget about bouncy butts

The Dear Leader said:
Lightly modding Fallout New Vegas was a lot less painful than the last time, the only snag was I accidentally put something in the Fallout 4 folder and it took me way to long to figure that out.

Anyone got any must have mods, nothing too crazy as I don't want to mess with the vanilla experience a whole lot.
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here's my list, buddy: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=153420617&postcount=1624

it's mostly essentials and very nice must-haves

it's a bit outdated but it's a good list i think
 
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Hektor

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iosefe said:
Mordekaiser/Heimerdinger Bot lane
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Only zky is allowed to talk about the league here.

jediyoshi said:
Big R6 stream on right now, what a hot mess

http://oddshot.tv/shot/rainbow6-2015112447143
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Am i a bad person if i'm kind of happy? I feel so overwhelmed by my current wishlist on steam (90 games), that im somehow relived that this game which i was initally looking forward to turns out to be bad and therefore does not add up to my backlog even more.

bobnowhere said:
No longer.

Apparently more than a week ago they announced they were ceasing development and dramatically dropping the price. Thought that would have triggered a buying spree, seems like a lot of collectors missed it.
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I got the game, i actually even kickstarted it. One of my more regrettable supports, Should've known better.
 
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texhnolyze

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The Dear Leader said:
Lightly modding Fallout New Vegas was a lot less painful than the last time, the only snag was I accidentally put something in the Fallout 4 folder and it took me way to long to figure that out.

Anyone got any must have mods, nothing too crazy as I don't want to mess with the vanilla experience a whole lot.
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Just install the unofficial patches and you're good to go. Yes, they still haven't fixed the crashing issues.
And don't forget to save a lot in several slots. The game can break your save game.

Lain said:
Was it posted that the page for the Indivisible Prototype is now reachable on Steam?
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Installing..
 
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Enter the Dragon Punch

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Off topic, kind of, but...

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