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[Ozium]

Valve – Details of Dota IP infringe case against China companies revealed

LOL good luck w/ that Valve

 

[rtcn63]

I've been watching GI play Dark Souls, and the newest episode says that Dark Souls III plays like an amalgam of Dark Souls + Demon Souls + Bloodborne. Not so much DSII.

I want to play Bloodborne dammit.

 

[LurkerPrime]

I've been watching GI play Dark Souls, and the newest episode says that Dark Souls III plays like an amalgam of Dark Souls + Demon Souls + Bloodborne. Not so much DSII.

I want to play Bloodborne dammit.

What does that even mean? They all play pretty much the same, with Bloodborne the only real radical change in that it removed shield strats.

 

[rtcn63]

What does that even mean? They all play pretty much the same, with Bloodborne the only real radical change in that it removed shield strats.

They mentioned that it has fewer elements from DSII compared to the others... whatever that means. Fast travel is still in though.

 

[Stallion Free]

Blizzard didn't create the mod but every hero in the game is a character or unit from Warcraft 3 that Valve created sweded versions of to avoid being sued.

Isn't like every element of StarCraft basically what you described Valve as doing?

 

[Lain]

Valve really shouldn't be doing this.

Didn't they do it because the Chinese company that was ripping off stuff tried to sue someone else?

 

[LurkerPrime]

Isn't like every element of StarCraft basically what you described Valve as doing?

This is not Warcraft in space. It's much more sophisticated.

 

[Chance Hale]

The face when you get your first foil in months and it's worth 8 cents.

 

[Soulflarz]

*has never gotten a foil*
:/

 

[Turfster]

This is not Warcraft in space. It's much more sophisticated.

Yeah, it's a Warhammer 40K pastiche.
/s

 

[fertygo]

*has never gotten a foil*
:/

Get one from Vanguard Princess, price is good, but no one want to buy >_>

 

[Sarcasm]

In the mobile world, sure. It's beyond dodgy though.

Its more than the mobile. The non mobile has been doing it longer.

 

[Turfster]

Ugh, I missed an achievement you can only get on a full playthrough of episode 1 in Jurassic Park... And there's no fucking fast forward.

 

[uncredited male]

I should probably do that Steam Idler thing. I am averaging 1 drop every 10 years.

I think each game has its own drop chance.

 

[Chance Hale]

It says I've played games for 128 hours this week because of idlemaster. People will think I'm a loser ;-;

 

[fertygo]

It says I've played games for 128 hours this week because of idlemaster. People will think I'm a loser ;-;

Who cares, dem card money money doe.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Ugh, I missed an achievement you can only get on a full playthrough of episode 1 in Jurassic Park... And there's no fucking fast forward.

Tales From Borderlands has no skip button. Game of Thrones does.

It's gotta be an issue of budget with TellTale's potato engine.

 

[r3n4ud]

It says I've played games for 128 hours this week because of idlemaster. People will think I'm a loser ;-;

We're grown-ass men who play video games. I think that ship has sailed lol

 

[Turfster]

Tales From Borderlands has no skip button. Game of Thrones does.

It's gotta be an issue of budget with TellTale's potato engine.

JP is like, the very first incarnation of the engine, and it feels like playing a hypercard game in the 80s, almost =p

 

[Chance Hale]

Who cares, dem card money money doe.

It's actually true though because instead of using that card money to buy games I just buy badges to level up my profile. I'm never gotten suckered into any f2p nonsense before but lord does steam and its totally pointless badge system have me by the hooks. Haven't spent any of my own money on them but every card sold goes toward badges ;-;

I find it really upsetting that my uncomplete(one card missing) steam summer sale badge is at the top and it tells me I can buy the last card for 8 cents but I can't.

 

[zkylon]

are the kickstarter devs working every day to make their site worse?

now they hid the "remind me" star button until you scroll down for some reason

wtff

 

[Hero Prinny]

Then you will soon know what true disappointment feels like.

but i thought we were bros, bros wish bros happy birthdays

 

[Maniac]

Blizzard didn't create the mod but every hero in the game is a character or unit from Warcraft 3 that Valve created sweded versions of to avoid being sued.

That's factually incorrect. Over a third used custom models in DotA, but it was mostly avoided to avoid bloating the file-size.

Even then, it was already settled in court between Valve & Blizzard. So they have every right.

And you could argue Blizzard had no right, either. Afterall, everything popular they've ever done except for Diablo is a knockoff of something else. Warcraft was the result of Blizzard trying to license Warhammer but being able to, and Starcraft is nothing but an unlicensed 40K knockoff.

Isn't like every element of StarCraft basically what you described Valve as doing?

It literally is, same with Warha... Warcraft.

 

[Ozium]

Haven't spent any of my own money on them but every card sold goes toward badges ;-;

Once the money is in your steam wallet it is your own money though.

 

[fertygo]

It's actually true though because instead of using that card money to buy games I just buy badges to level up my profile. I'm never gotten suckered into any f2p nonsense before but lord does steam and its totally pointless badge system have me by the hooks. Haven't spent any of my own money on them but every card sold goes toward badges ;-;

I find it really upsetting that my uncomplete(one card missing) steam summer sale badge is at the top and it tells me I can buy the last card for 8 cents but I can't.

I use some for badges too, chasing that level 50 dream for maximum booster pack drop rate (does it worth it?), once I get there I say fuck all tho.
I do that when I get all different drop and think price is right. like 0.15-20 cent to get 100 xp lol

 

[Vazra]

You guys died here really?

 

[LurkerPrime]

I don't know what game that is, but shame on y'all for dying.

are the kickstarter devs working every day to make their site worse?

now they hid the "remind me" star button until you scroll down for some reason

wtff

Being a Benefit Corporation has its price.

 

[Chance Hale]

Once the money is in your steam wallet it is your own money though.

No money from my bank has ever gone to my steam wallet then

I use some for badges too, chasing that level 50 dream for maximum booster pack drop rate (does it worth it?), once I get there I say fuck all tho.
I do that when I get all different drop and think price is right. like 0.15-20 cent to get 100 xp lol

I'm level 76 and I get one booster pack every few months, don't look forward to that And I have so much bundle trash that the booster packs I get are always worth less than 20 cents

 

[Salsa]

I dont get How To Survive

people seem to love it

steam reviews used to be terrible

outside steam critical reception seemed terrible

now steam reviews are "very positive"

did it get way better or something

 

[iosefe]

having a job is okay guys...


The LEGO store did the Imagination test today.

i recreated The Homer from The Simpsons to the best of my ability with the pieces given, except i made it s Roadster with big back wheels and a powerful looking engine

 

[Sch1sm]

I dont get How To Survive

people seem to love it

steam reviews used to be terrible

outside steam critical reception seemed terrible

now steam reviews are "very positive"

did it get way better or something

I think way more people just tried it out and found enjoyment in it. Maybe that's it.

 

[Maniac]

No money from my bank has ever gone to my steam wallet then

I'm level 76 and I get one booster pack every few months, don't look forward to that And I have so much bundle trash that the booster packs I get are always worth less than 20 cents

I get one like every week and I'm 72... õ.õ'

 

[Chance Hale]

At my last job I was forced to work around mek(not too bad) and urethane glue without a mask all day and drive home at 4:30AM after a 12 hour shift somewhat dizzy from the fumes.

I'm glad to be back in school

 

[texhnolyze]

You guys died here really?

I only died once in the story campaign.
I only play on normal though.

I dont get How To Survive

people seem to love it

steam reviews used to be terrible

outside steam critical reception seemed terrible

now steam reviews are "very positive"

did it get way better or something

Perhaps the game was a bloody mess at early access or early release?
It's a well polished game when I played it.

 

[fertygo]

I'm level 76 and I get one booster pack every few months, don't look forward to that And I have so much bundle trash that the foil packs I get are always worth less than 20 cents

Only doing it for 1 out of 50 game from now then

I get one like every week and I'm 72... õ.õ'

dream is back on

 

[zkylon]

Being a Benefit Corporation has its price.

it's like they love randomly butchering their own site

like, the kotaku revamp was "controversial" but i dunno at least it was trying something

this is literally grab the useful star button and hide it for no apparent reason

 

[Atraveller]

it's like they love randomly butchering their own site

like, the kotaku revamp was "controversial" but i dunno at least it was trying something

this is literally grab the useful star button and hide it for no apparent reason

Have you seen PCGamer's new layout? I straight stopped going there.

 

[Vazra]

I only died once in the story campaign.
I only play on normal though.



Perhaps the game was a bloody mess at early access or early release?
It's a well polished game when I played it.

I have yet to die. I admit I almost shit my pants when the alarm went out on that area but it was easily manageable.

 

[zkylon]

Have you seen PCGamer's new layout? I straight stopped going there.

didnt know that site still existed lol

also wth they have like social media icons that when you click them it opens a bigger social media panel with the actual buttons

that's so fucking weird

 

[texhnolyze]

I have yet to die. I admit I almost shit my pants when the alarm went out on that area but it was easily manageable.

The piranhas, I hate them SO much.

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D&D fans are kinda scary, aren't they?

 

[Shadownet]

I'm level 76 and I get one booster pack every few months, don't look forward to that And I have so much bundle trash that the booster packs I get are always worth less than 20 cents

I just got a booster pack for Tinboy. The booster pack sells for $0.24 cents. But the average selling price for the cards was $1.14.

Took a gamble, paid off.

 

[Kurt Russell]

having a job is okay guys...


The LEGO store did the Imagination test today.

i recreated The Homer from The Simpsons to the best of my ability with the pieces given, except i made it s Roadster with big back wheels and a powerful looking engine

Good, now tell them that you made us buy Lego Worlds, so they can give you an official position as Lego Shill.

 

[fertygo]

So SCL is bad?

 

[texhnolyze]

So SCL is bad?

Yeah, kinda. My conclusion from the impressions is that the game is D&D-lite with minimum DM tools. Story campaign is still locked on the head start version.
It's going to get mixed reviews at launch.

 

[freshVeggie]

It is done. Alpha Protocol down. Quicker than I feared last night. Kurt, how did you come to the idea I was half-way through after

Spoiler

Rome

? There was only the end left after that. Took only a couple hours.

Anyway, gonna need to digest the game a bit. Gonna write an impression post tomorrow maybe. Game is good but flawed. Very flawed and unpolished and ugly and repetitive. But still fun. I do recommend it with some caveats.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Alpha Protocol's dialog system is what Bioware tried to do with the dialog wheel--cinematic roleplaying with as much purpose as the old, text-driven system.

it's like they love randomly butchering their own site

like, the kotaku revamp was "controversial" but i dunno at least it was trying something

this is literally grab the useful star button and hide it for no apparent reason

Kotaku's redesign years ago (when it turned into a slimmed down mobile website) killed my interest in the site. It also started my GAF habit.

Redesigns can do good!

The piranhas, I hate them SO much.

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D&D fans are kinda scary, aren't they?

When someone betrays your expectations for a beloved thing (rated +5 or more in the Personal Interest Sheet) you receive a natural 20 on your outrage check. So it's really no wonder that this is happening.

 

[Lomax]

I dont get How To Survive

people seem to love it

steam reviews used to be terrible

outside steam critical reception seemed terrible

now steam reviews are "very positive"

did it get way better or something

I think early adopters may have thought it was in the survival genre, which it really isn't. Those of us that picked it up cheap or bundled later found a very enjoyable aRPG with some survival elements.

 

[Kurt Russell]

It is done. Alpha Protocol down. Quicker than I feared last night. Kurt, how did you come to the idea I was half-way through after

Spoiler

Rome

? There was only the end left after that. Took only a couple hours.

Anyway, gonna need to digest the game a bit. Gonna write an impression post tomorrow maybe. Game is good but flawed. Very flawed and unpolished and ugly and repetitive. But still fun. I do recommend it with some caveats.

I swear I thought that the game had more after that section. Still, if you want to see the real genius in Alpha Protocol, start a new game, get through everything as quick as you can, but do things differently. That's where it really shines.

 

[electroflame]

I swear I thought that the game had more after that section.

You could've done the areas in a different order. (i.e done

Spoiler

Rome

first)

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

It's going to be a long month isn't it?