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[JaseC]

Stick the main account into offline mode if you are not doing anything online.

Yeah, I did this last night and tonight as I was playing CS:S via LAN and didn't want to get in Enco's way.

They fixed that I think.

He means the account owner should use Offline Mode so they can play games without getting in the way of the secondary user.

 

[Arthea]

Those numbers are are miniscule, if compared to steam userbase, though. And that proves a point that different people like different things more than anything. I wish there were such statistics available for consoles too, for science.

 

[Kiru]

He means the account owner should use Offline Mode so they can play games without getting in the way of the secondary user.

Oh ok, nice, didn't know that worked.

 

[Kaleinc]

But you can different game, that's on different disc. Pretty sure this is true for every console out there.

That doesn't make sense. I'm trying to play FF13, she's playing Skyrim. Once I launch FF, Skyrim stops working on her end. With PS2 games, we could easily share games like that.

In a perfect world one person would buy games and share them with not only Enco but every human being.

Spoiler

lol

Valve making $1k annually.

 

[Jørdan]

Update the skin.

Thanks for the link, I finally succumbed and accepted Pixelvison into my life - the default skin post update was really bugging me. I liked the client before and liked the blue afterwards but just having the top blue and fade into gray makes it look like shit. Was hoping they would go the whole way and have a blue client skin yet I've been left disappointed. I'll see how this one fares, not many currently updated to choose from and a bunch of them are eh..an acquired taste.

Y'know, I'd love to be privy to how large Valve's cash reserve is. It'd have to be utterly ridiculous at this point -- I recall Gabe saying a few years ago that the company was more profitable per employee than Apple.

Wouldn't mind a peek myself, their warchest must be one of the largest in the industry and more importantly not tied to shareholders.

 

[Jadax]

testing some more 1080p streaming, feel free to watch me rage quit Alien Isolation

Followed, I can't afford to buy the game myself so might as well watch some other GAF have a go at the xenomorph! No face-cam though?

 

[JaseC]

Thanks for the link, I finally succumbed and accepted Pixelvison into my life - the default skin post update was really bugging me. I liked the client before and liked the blue afterwards but just having the top blue and fade into gray makes it look like shit. Was hoping they would go the whole way and have a blue client skin yet I've been left disappointed. I'll see how this one fares, not many currently updated to choose from and a bunch of them are eh..an acquired taste.

I actually like the new default skin, but PixelVision is the one and only custom skin I've ever used, and as the old adage goes, old habits die hard.

 

[-MD-]

testing some more 1080p streaming, feel free to watch me rage quit Alien Isolation

I'm in the chat giving you a hard time.

What kinda upload speed do you need to stream at this quality?

 

[Tizoc]

OK so now that I've moved my games to the new hard disk using steam mover, how do I make steam read the game from the NEW hard disk? When I check the game's old directory files they show up as a shortcut, but the shortcut leads to the original directory instead of the new HDD.

Anybody? I want to delete the original files from my respective D and F drives to have the games run from the new external harddrive I got.

 

[thesaucetastic]

Man, there's something about a nine year old Japanese girl singing Italian that is just completely crazy. I want to play this game again, but I don't have time. :'(

On topic, I hate Cave Story+'s hard mode.

 

[Jørdan]

I actually like the new default skin, but PixelVision is the one and only custom skin I've ever used, and as the old adage goes, old habits die hard.

I want to like it, just when my eyes lower from the top bar my eyes start to twitch and I wince. It just feels off as if there is something out of place. I still think it the best in all but the weird blue grey shenanigans.

 

[Aaron D.]

No need to thank me at all even though the post says so. Hoping its not a dupe.

That's really stand-up of you, man.

This is how you recover from a stumble, folks.

 

[Stumpokapow]

There's no consumer law in the world that requires a company to honor a legitimate mistake. While it seems unlikely they'd be revoked, it's certainly possible. All consumer law would require them to do is "refund" what you spent.

It's even more simple--consumer protection laws are an extension of contract law. The first premise of contract law is "there's no contract without consideration". Consideration is the legal word for money or in-kind offerings. A contract where one side offers nothing in exchange for the good or service is not a contract.

Here's proof: imagine you pay a guy to fix your roof. He takes your money and leaves. Can you sue him? Yes. Okay, now imagine you ask a friend to fix your roof for free. He says yes but doesn't show up. Can you sue him? For what? What contract did he break? Was there a contract?

 

[JaseC]

Anybody? I want to delete the original files from my respective D and F drives to have the games run from the new external harddrive I got.

The shortcut is supposed to lead to the original location. Steam Mover uses symbolic links, which basically means that Steam looks to the same directory it always has but is unknowingly rerouted to the new location. You can test this for yourself: create a shortcut and run it.

 

[JDHarbs]

That's really stand-up of you, man.

This is how you recover from a stumble, folks.

I really appreciate it.

 

[derExperte]

Apparently I'm less cynic, but I have the feeling that the people here have either a sense of honor or at least a sense of not doing such things in the same forum, as if nobody would see it..

Do you really think I didn't get that cheap Titanfall key? Sold it off for a huge profit a long time ago.

Spoiler

No key, no further replies, fuck buecher.de.

 

[Nzyme32]

Steam numbers are insane right now

Dota 2 is nearing 1 million concurrent with Counter Strke: GO nearing 250,000. TF2 at 100,000 and Civ V, Garry's Mod, Skyrim, and Football Manager at 50k.

Finally we have the original Counter Strike, newest AAA in Mordor, and free weekend Space Engineers at around 30k.

Spoiler

Final Fantasy XIII has around 10,000.

Pretty decent for a Friday. Amazing to see how these games just seem to keep growing in user numbers along with some great new entries.

Anyway completely changing the subject - what happened to the Tetris Aniversary game that was meant to hit pretty much every platform?

 

[Dr Dogg]

You know Corridor Simulator 2014 ain't half bad.

It's also got some 'action' scenes in case you doze off pressing up all the time.

More seriously 9 hours and I'm still not done with Chapter 3!

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

testing some more 1080p streaming, feel free to watch me rage quit Alien Isolation

I should really get this game.

 

[Zeliard]

Rhaknar is like the Brad Shoemaker of SteamGAF

 

[Shadownet]

I should really get this game.

I like your new avatar man :3

You know Corridor Simulator 2014 ain't half bad.

Have you play Butt Simulator?

 

[dani_dc]

So guys, what's your thoughts on this headphones?

 

[Nabs]

this rhaknar stream is amazing

 

[AlphaProspector]

You know Corridor Simulator 2014 ain't half bad.


It's also got some 'action' scenes in case you doze off pressing up all the time.


More seriously 9 hours and I'm still not done with Chapter 3!

4 hours and a half here, please don't tell me that, lol. I was wondering when the hell I was going to get out of that place to somewhere else.

I guess this game moves at a snail pace, right? And then extends itself for another two games...

 

[-MD-]

"that's a long ass tail"

 

[Shadownet]

So guys, what's your thoughts on this headphones?

The only thing I have to say about this.

 

[Zeknurn]

Having finished all the missions in AC3, I'm tempted to 100% it. JaseC please talk me out of it.

 

[Maniac]

Hard to say. My gut feeling would be "no" since when Steam downloads encrypted pre-load data it downloads the individual depot archives, although that being said, when you decrypt a game on Steam it updates any files that were modified since the pre-load completed, which is largely why decryption times vary from user to user (if the client didn't do this you'd just be forced to download an update upon clicking "Play").

Anywho, the Ryse patch that was pushed out several hours ago is just 1.7MB in actuality:

Jase, why is your Steam so fucking beautiful?

It's like, the good parts of nu-Steam without the awful ones.

GIVE IT TO ME.

PS: Do we have a Steam-name-list-thing around? I could do with some interesting, half-intelligent people on my friendslist.

And most GAFers fit that bill. (If not wholly intelligent!)

... Dude.

... Same here. (Although her nose looks Sarah Horse Parker-esque in that picture, which is deeply disturbing.)

 

[Turfster]

All that grunting.
Rhaknar's stream should have an 18+ warning!

 

[derExperte]

Rhaknar is like the Brad Shoemaker of SteamGAF

But he doesn't play DOTA. Or do mean he's shit at games?

 

[def sim]

testing some more 1080p streaming, feel free to watch me rage quit Alien Isolation

You're doing pretty well!

 

[rtcn63]

All that grunting.
Rhaknar's stream should have an 18+ warning!

Are there hookers from his hotel doing stuff?

 

[JaseC]

Jase, why is your Steam so fucking beautiful?

It's like, the good parts of nu-Steam without the awful ones.

GIVE IT TO ME.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1914848

Edit: The "Console" tab is optional and isn't part of the skin, just to be super-duper clear. It's there because I have "-console" appended to my Steam shortcut's target line.

PS: Do we have a Steam-name-list-thing around? I could do with some interesting, half-intelligent people on my friendslist.

And most GAFers fit that bill. (If not wholly intelligent!)

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=847718 I don't think I'm on the list, though, so here's my profile.

 

[Dr Dogg]

Rhaknar is like the Brad Shoemaker of SteamGAF

This is tempting me more to watch now.

Have you play Butt Simulator?

I'm trying to work out what ludicrous game that could possibility be.

So guys, what's your thoughts on this headphones?

Some where Grief is experiencing a nervous twitch. But $575!?!?!?

4 hours and a half here, please don't tell me that, lol. I was wondering when the hell I was going to get out of that place to somewhere else.

I guess this game moves at a snail pace, right? And then extends itself for another two games...

To be fair I'm taking my sweet time and taking pictures every foot. I should be on Chapter 7 by now realistically.

 

[JaseC]

Some where Grief is experiencing a nervous twitch. But $575!?!?!?

With great ridiculousness comes great cost.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

I'm trying to work out what ludicrous game that could possibility be.

I too want to know

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

All that grunting.
Rhaknar's stream should have an 18+ warning!

So just like watching Wimbledon?

 

[Shadownet]

I'm trying to work out what ludicrous game that could possibility be.

Here is a hint

 

[Mokoi]

All that grunting.
Rhaknar's stream should have an 18+ warning!

Hnnnnnggg!

Also damm Alien Isolation looks good.

 

[BinaryPork2737]

So guys, what's your thoughts on this headphones?

$575 should deter anyone from living out their cat grill fantasies.

Oh, the $575 is the four pack, the regular headphones are "just" $150 each.
I didn't even notice the price there when I copy pasted the picture.

*cat grill harem fantasies.

 

[Arthea]

You know Corridor Simulator 2014 ain't half bad.


It's also got some 'action' scenes in case you doze off pressing up all the time.


More seriously 9 hours and I'm still not done with Chapter 3!

you are taking your time, though, clearly!

I remember from fist time around, that until 5th chapter I wasn't having much fun, it's pretty yes, but that is all, I'm not entirely sure why we are given semblance of control at all until 3rd chapter, as well it could have been a movie (><)
While starting from 5th chapter we already can do cool things with combat, so it gets much more fun to play.

 

[dani_dc]

Some where Grief is experiencing a nervous twitch. But $575!?!?!?

$575 should deter anyone from living out their cat grill fantasies.

Oh, the $575 is the four pack, the regular headphones are "just" $150 each.
I didn't even notice the price there when I copy pasted the picture.

 

[Enco]

Alien Isolation is so intense.

Whenever I watch horror movies I think 'man I could totally survive'. Now I see the real world. I would die instantly.

Never been big into horror games but this is really cool.

I was sneaking around then noticed some drool coming from a vent. I backed up and noticed that my sensor was showing something up. felt good noticing that.

 

[Skyzard]

Sure, it's dumb but not that overpriced, 575 is for all 4 colours

edit beat:

Oh, the $575 is the four pack, the regular headphones are "just" $150 each.
I didn't even notice the price there when I copy pasted the picture.

 

[Arthea]

So guys, what's your thoughts on this headphones?

https://images.indiegogo.com/file_attachments/920704/files/20141010152224-Headphones_info2.jpg?1412979744[/IMG

[IMG]https://images.indiegogo.com/file_attachments/914512/files/20141008083203-combo.jpg?1412782323[/IMG[/QUOTE]

you aren't serious, or are you?

 

[Turfster]

Also damm Alien Isolation looks good.

It not only looks amazing, it also sounds divine with full dynamic range on.
He's a lot further ahead than I am though, so I had to stop watching.

 

[JaseC]

Alien Isolation is so intense.

Whenever I watch horror movies I think 'man I could totally survive'. Now I see the real world. I would die instantly.

Never been big into horror games but this is really cool.

I was sneaking around then noticed some drool coming from a vent. I backed up and noticed that my sensor was showing something up. felt good noticing that.

Do you like stealth games? Styx is legit. Re: Alien: I'll probably never play it because jump scares are frustratingly effective on me.

 

[rtcn63]

I've never played it, but Stanley Parable probably qualifies as a white collar butt sim.

 

[Zeliard]

But he doesn't play DOTA. Or do mean he's shit at games?

I'm kidding, he's actually doing a solid job. Cept for walking past map update terminals

 

[Grief.exe]

I have to wonder how much longer TF2 will last. Personally I dropped the game a few years ago.

It's remained relatively consistent YoY (Steam Graph doesn't yet have the data for today's peak of 93k):

If you look at the average day to day users of TF2, they have been consistently going up each year as Steam has grown in total users at almost a linear scale. In 2012 around 70k average, then 80k in 2013, and 90k in 2014. On top of very consistent numbers throughout the whole year as Jase already pointed out.

Looks like TF2 will be around a while.