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[derExperte]

I've finished 4 games in the last 4 days.
What's wrong with me?

I am burning through my backlog too, Walking Dead S2, Burial at Sea, Halo SA, Remember Me, Grim Legends, Wolfenstein and Tomb Raider all in one week. I might actually have finished more than bought, feels wrong somehow. And what do I do with Mountain? And CS:GO.

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

Are they?

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sorry if this is in poor taste. blame google and the file name

I was going to say "as as a sober Irishman". Both equally offensive I guess.

 

[Ezalc]

I've finished 4 games in the last 4 days.
What's wrong with me?

Can you give me some of whatever that is? Because I'm still trying to get the motivation to do something similar.

 

[Grief.exe]

I've finished 4 games in the last 4 days.
What's wrong with me?

I am burning through my backlog too, Walking Dead S2, Burial at Sea, Halo SA, Remember Me, Grim Legends, Wolfenstein and Tomb Raider all in one week. I might actually have finished more than bought, feels wrong somehow. And what do I do with Mountain? And CS:GO.

That's seriously impressive.

 

[iosefe]

I think it's cheaper in other regions, but not sure tbh. You can get them in the BST thread for that price. When I got them they were gifted via steam.

god bless the grey market

I was going to say "as as a sober Irishman". Both equally offensive I guess.

i'm sure they're real

 

[jshackles]

Hah.
Yeah, no, I usually only have time to game on the weekends, so.

I typically only game on the weekends and I'm going beat more than 52 games in the year.

Spoiler

not 365 though

ArnoldSchwarzeneggerDoIt.gif

 

[MMBosstones86]

Lol nice try. It gotcha laugh out of me.
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Serious question. Would you guys be mad at me if I sell all my copies of Alien for $20-30. Then use all the money to buy everyone Witcher 3 and Divinity OS?

yes.

Because everyone should already have Witcher 3 and D:OS.

Didn't everyone already buy Witcher 3 and Divinity? No? I'm disappointed, SteamGAF.

my man.

 

[derExperte]

That's seriously impressive.

TWD was only one episode and I was 25-50% done with TR and Remember already but they've been sitting on my harddrive untouched for over a year now. I need to stop stop playing games despite liking them, got through Wolfenstein in three days or so which is a good start. Next up SR4, Valiant Hearts and Batman Oranges. Though Dead Rising 3 is looming on the horizon.

 

[Lomax]

If I can sell 13 Alien codes for $45 each I can make $585.

That's about 44 copies of Witcher 3.

44 copies for everyone on SteamGAF.

Or two thousand four hundred thirty seven copies of Bad Rats.

 

[Toshin]

If I can sell 13 Alien codes for $45 each I can make $585.

That's about 44 copies of Witcher 3.

44 copies for everyone on SteamGAF.

damn shadow i just caught up in the last few hours...thats sick whatever you decide to do.... thats a sweet investment you made

 

[Intheflorsh]

I have my sources and yes it's reliable.

Go for it, 44 Witcher codes is guaranteed to be appreciated more than 13 Alien codes.

 

[Miker]

I gave up on Divinity: OS for now, but I still want to play an in-depth CRPG, so I started Knights of the Old Republic II with the content restoration mod.

It was a huuuuuge pain in the ass to get running without crashes after cutscenes, and I still had to decide between running it at vsynced 30 fps (not 60 for some reason) or unlocked framerate (100+). I ended up using RadeonPro to lock the framerate at 60, but it's not actual vsync, so there's still noticeable tearing.

I hear Peragus is pretty boring, but I love Star Wars as a setting so much that I don't really mind. I'll post more impressions later.

 

[Tecl0n]

I gave up on Divinity: OS for now, but I still want to play an in-depth CRPG, so I started Knights of the Old Republic II with the content restoration mod.

It was a huuuuuge pain in the ass to get running without crashes after cutscenes, and I still had to decide between running it at vsynced 30 fps (not 60 for some reason) or unlocked framerate (100+). I ended up using RadeonPro to lock the framerate at 60, but it's not actual vsync, so there's still noticeable tearing.

I hear Peragus is pretty boring, but I love Star Wars as a setting so much that I don't really mind. I'll post more impressions later.

Wait. You are playing Kotor II for the first time? Peragus is a chore, but the game opens up quite nicely after that. It's such a chore that there are a number of mods that eliminate said planet.

 

[Shadownet]

Or two thousand four hundred thirty seven copies of Bad Rats.

Highly tempted. lol

Go for it, 44 Witcher codes is guaranteed to be appreciated more than 13 Alien codes.

I highly doubt I can find people willing to buy all 13 copies of Alien for $40-45 lol

 

[iosefe]

I gave up on Divinity: OS for now, but I still want to play an in-depth CRPG, so I started Knights of the Old Republic II with the content restoration mod.

It was a huuuuuge pain in the ass to get running without crashes after cutscenes, and I still had to decide between running it at vsynced 30 fps (not 60 for some reason) or unlocked framerate (100+). I ended up using RadeonPro to lock the framerate at 60, but it's not actual vsync, so there's still noticeable tearing.

I hear Peragus is pretty boring, but I love Star Wars as a setting so much that I don't really mind. I'll post more impressions later.

super Skip Peragus. so great a mod it gives you a lightsaber way earlier than you would have had it otherwise

(becasue it was criminal to hold you from getting one)

 

[Miker]

Wait. You are playing Kotor II for the first time? Peragus is a chore, but the game opens up quite nicely after that. It's such a chore that there are a number of mods that eliminate said planet.

Yeah, playing for the first time. I loved Kotor 1 to death, and looking back, I have no idea why I waited so long to play Kotor 2 - I bought it for $3 or so during the 2012 Winter Sale.

And Peragus can't be worse than Taris, right? Right?

 

[iosefe]

Yeah, playing for the first time. I loved Kotor 1 to death, and looking back, I have no idea why I waited so long to play Kotor 2 - I bought it for $3 or so during the 2012 Winter Sale.

And Peragus can't be worse than Taris, right? Right?

Taris had Pazaak, Peragus has...Hallways


btw...if you don't like chores, don't download M4-78 restoration.

 

[Pyroclastic]

think it's probably time to finish to the moon, had it silently judging me in my library for ages.

 

[Pyroclastic]

Or two thousand four hundred thirty seven copies of Bad Rats.

I can't even contemplate how amazing this would be.

 

[paperspace]

Cmon nvidia, release 980 already. I need a new rig NOW to play all these games on

 

[jshackles]

Enhanced Steam has now reached a point where game developers and companies are trying to pay me a good chunk of money to have their game featured on the homepage of Steam.

I'm not really sure how I feel about this, other than it just doesn't sit well with me.

 

[Gunstarheroes]

Because everyone should already have Witcher 3 and D:OS.

Ok, i'm gonna ask this finally. I need to be sold on Divinity. I just don't feel like i'd dig it, but i've said that about games before and been wrong. I mean, i've never seen a game so universally liked in here, so i'm willing to hear what the game is and what makes it so great.

 

[Kryptonite]

Didn't everyone already buy Witcher 3 and Divinity? No? I'm disappointed, SteamGAF.

I only have Divinity, not Witcher 3. My apologies

 

[arts&crafts]

Enhanced Steam has now reached a point where game developers and companies are trying to pay me a good chunk of money to have their game featured on the homepage of Steam.

I'm not really sure how I feel about this, other than it just doesn't sit well with me.

I don't think Valve would like that...

 

[Oublieux]

Enhanced Steam has now reached a point where game developers and companies are trying to pay me a good chunk of money to have their game featured on the homepage of Steam.

I'm not really sure how I feel about this, other than it just doesn't sit well with me.

:O That's crazy. I like how the tool was built for the community and is driven by community responses as well. I'm sure you feel the same way and is the primary reason it feels "off."

 

[Atraveller]

Enhanced Steam has now reached a point where game developers and companies are trying to pay me a good chunk of money to have their game featured on the homepage of Steam.

I'm not really sure how I feel about this, other than it just doesn't sit well with me.

Maybe you can tag it as sponsored content?

 

[truestatic]

Enhanced Steam has now reached a point where game developers and companies are trying to pay me a good chunk of money to have their game featured on the homepage of Steam.

I'm not really sure how I feel about this, other than it just doesn't sit well with me.

Do you mean to say that they think you manage the front page of Steam, or that they want you to modify the front page of advanced steam users so that they see a different set of featured games?

 

[PandaPedinte]

btw...if you don't like chores, don't download M4-78 restoration.

I played through M4-78 and I understand why it was cut from the final version.

 

[Intheflorsh]

Enhanced Steam has now reached a point where game developers and companies are trying to pay me a good chunk of money to have their game featured on the homepage of Steam.

I'm not really sure how I feel about this, other than it just doesn't sit well with me.

Are you monetizing ES in any way right now? You deserve something for your hard work.

 

[StAidan]

Enhanced Steam has now reached a point where game developers and companies are trying to pay me a good chunk of money to have their game featured on the homepage of Steam.

I'm not really sure how I feel about this, other than it just doesn't sit well with me.

That makes me laugh, sort of, because it's a clear demonstration of how the world works. It also makes me shake my head and feel a little sad for exactly the same reason.

 

[jshackles]

:O That's crazy. I like how the tool was built for the community and is driven by community responses as well. I'm sure you feel the same way and is the primary reason it feels "off."

Yeah. I think my moral compass is giving off major "this isn't legitimate honest money" vibes.

Do you mean to say that they think you manage the front page of Steam, or that they want you to modify the front page of advanced steam users so that they see a different set of featured games?

As in they want to leverage Enhanced Steam as a platform to promote their game on. I assume they've made a similar offer to Valve to be included in the homepage carousel or have a large banner but got declined. When this company first approached me, they wanted to buy the rights to the entire Enhanced Steam program. When I told them I wasn't interested they came back with a fairly substantial counteroffer for the use of advertising space, meaning that people with Enhanced Steam installed would see their ad on the Steam home page while non-Enhanced Steam users wouldn't.

I don't think Valve would like that...

Also what I was thinking. I mean, curating the storefront is kinda their thing, even if we don't all always agree on their choices.

 

[Ezalc]

Didn't everyone already buy Witcher 3 and Divinity? No? I'm disappointed, SteamGAF.

I have no money and my computer wouldn't be able to run it even if I did have the money to buy the game and it was out right now.

 

[Tecl0n]

Yeah, playing for the first time. I loved Kotor 1 to death, and looking back, I have no idea why I waited so long to play Kotor 2 - I bought it for $3 or so during the 2012 Winter Sale.

And Peragus can't be worse than Taris, right? Right?

It's just too long for its own good as an introductory level. If you loved the first, though, don't worry you are in for a treat.

 

[jshackles]

Are you monetizing ES in any way right now? You deserve something for your hard work.

Enhanced Steam's Patreon campaign and individual donations make enough money to keep the servers chugging along. Assuming our server's hosting costs never went up, this offer would more than pay for Enhanced Steam's servers to run for well over 20 years...

That makes me laugh, sort of, because it's a clear demonstration of how the world works. It also makes me shake my head and feel a little sad for exactly the same reason.

Yeah same here. I don't have any intention of selling out like this, I just thought I would share. The world is indeed a crazy place.

 

[Kagemusha]

I'm trying to get the launcher for Velocity Ultra to work. Hitting play does nothing, or it launches Longest Journey from my GOG folder (both have same .exe). I've verified cache and restarted PC and checked forum but can't find a fix. Does our patron saint know what config file I need to edit?

 

[iosefe]

I played through M4-78 and I understand why it was cut from the final version.

too big. the warps were added by modders so it helps a little, but it's buy and large unnecessary.

 

[wilflare]

I'm tempted to get one of those codes

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back on my Python journey.
being a History major and forgetting all my math is making doing the homework rather difficult.

 

[someguyinahat]

Enhanced Steam has now reached a point where game developers and companies are trying to pay me a good chunk of money to have their game featured on the homepage of Steam.

I'm not really sure how I feel about this, other than it just doesn't sit well with me.

Put Bad Rats on the homepage. Tell the other companies they just didn't offer enough.

 

[BinaryPork2737]

Glad I still have that netflix sub

I never have. But I bought Season 1 on BluRay last week.

It's one of the better older t.v. shows, certainly. So many memorable episodes from the original series.

Ouch Date Warp is $9.99.

Yep, waiting for a sale on that one. I bet the card prices are great though.

 

[PandaPedinte]

too big. the warps were added by modders so it helps a little, but it's buy and large unnecessary.

Did you also get bad performance while in some parts of M4-78? One of the reasons it was a chore for me were the bad performance that could happen randomly.

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

Because Kirosia
A Fine Frenzy (Alison Sudol).

 

[KScorp]

Enhanced Steam has now reached a point where game developers and companies are trying to pay me a good chunk of money to have their game featured on the homepage of Steam.

I'm not really sure how I feel about this, other than it just doesn't sit well with me.

Well, they want what's best for their business, and I can't really blame them for that. Do you have a policy written out that says not to contact you about things like this?

More than anything it would probably be too much of a hassle to manage it. Managing ads, dealing with the vocal users who would hate you if you implemented it (no matter how minor of a change), possible issues with Valve, etc. And there would be the stigma attached that it's no longer something made only for the users.

As for your comments on selling out, I don't think that it's necessarily true that including ads would be selling out. It's possible to do tastefully, and I can't complain that a dev is earning something for their work if it doesn't get in my way. It's why I allow unobtrusive ads on trusted sites.

Edit: By the way would it be possible for a mod to fix his tag link?

 

[Tecl0n]

I'm tempted to get one of those codes

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back on my Python journey.
being a History major and forgetting all my math is making doing the homework rather difficult.

You should, even in their marked up form, they are still a good deal.

Also, you are getting a second degree or something?

 

[trailmix16]

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enjoy

 

[jshackles]

Okay GAF, I have a new mission in life.

Spoiler

Without using sleazy advertising money to do it

I endeavor to have my picture taken with Jason Momoa.

If I can make that happen, my life will be complete.

 

[someguyinahat]

Okay GAF, I have a new mission in life.

Spoiler

Without using sleazy advertising money to do it

I endeavor to have my picture taken with Jason Momoa.

If I can make that happen, my life will be complete.

Be sure to bring two folding chairs that you can snap open at the same time.

 

[jshackles]

Be sure to bring two folding chairs that you can snap open at the same time.

I could totally do this too.

Well, they want what's best for their business, and I can't really blame them for that. Do you have a policy written out that says not to contact you about things like this?

More than anything it would probably be too much of a hassle to manage it. Managing ads, dealing with the vocal users who would hate you if you implemented it (no matter how minor of a change), possible issues with Valve, etc. And there would be the stigma attached that it's no longer something made only for the users.

As for your comments on selling out, I don't think that it's necessarily true that including ads would be selling out. It's possible to do tastefully, and I can't complain that a dev is earning something for their work if it doesn't get in my way. It's why I allow unobtrusive ads on trusted sites.

I don't typically have a problem with advertising either, although this particular instance kinda falls under "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." And like you said, it would be a huge hassle to maintain, and I don't really have the time to do that (even if it pays well). I just want to make cool improvements that help people, that's all.

 

[Bubbavelli]

Okay so I bought the witcher 1 and 2 recently in a sale for like $11. I've heard positive reviews so I just bought them on a whim. How great are they?

 

[phoenix296]

Okay so I bought the witcher 1 and 2 recently in a sale for like $11. I've heard positive reviews so I just bought them on a whim. How great are they?

Pretty good. Witcher 1 hasn't aged that well graphically and the combat takes some getting used to. Witcher 2 is fantastic and you should probably play it before the third game releases.

 

[kurahador]

Okay so I bought the witcher 1 and 2 recently in a sale for like $11. I've heard positive reviews so I just bought them on a whim. How great are they?

They're great.

W1 is better storywise. You just need to suffer through the Prologue & Chapter 1 first.