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[Ryan_]

sorry, I missed this.

Still interested?
around $2.66 per copy

What game? Sorry, just woke up

 

[hitoshi]

Can someone post a link to the System Shock 2 mods please? Would be appreciated.

http://blog.pcgamingwiki.com/modding-guide/821/system-shock-2-steam-modding-guide

 

[super-famicom]

Can someone post a link to the System Shock 2 mods please? Would be appreciated.

http://blog.pcgamingwiki.com/modding-guide/821/system-shock-2-steam-modding-guide

Edit: SHODAN'd

 

[ndawgdrake]

Additionally, you need to have used up your drops for a particular game, and your booster drop rate is tied to your Steam Community profile level. From the FAQ:

So let's say for Hitman: Absolution I play the game and I get all four of my drops for it. Then I can randomy get a Hitman: Absolution foil drop?

And booster packs just drop randomly?

 

[NingenJanai]

So let's say for Hitman: Absolution I play the game and I get all four of my drops for it. Then I can randomy get a Hitman: Absolution foil drop?

And booster packs just drop randomly?

No, if you got your 4 cards you won't get more, you could get a foil as part of those 4 cards.

The booster packs just drops randomly and gives you 3 extra cards from which 1 could be and probably wont be a foil.

 

[need4speed]

Its fun to see prices of cards drop like a rock, hopefully on the last day those summer cards are like 1 cent each.

 

[Deques]

Does it have puzzles more interesting than "Keep creating/moving things with the wizard until you've passed the obstacle"? That was my big complaint about the first game - What *looked* like interesting puzzles tended to boil down to abusing that specific power.

There aren't any puzzles that are hard to solve, in fact there are none if my memory serves me correctly.

 

[JaseC]

So let's say for Hitman: Absolution I play the game and I get all four of my drops for it. Then I can randomy get a Hitman: Absolution foil drop?

And booster packs just drop randomly?

There are no prerequisites for foil drops; there's a chance you'll get one (or two, or three...) in lieu of a regular card. And, yes, booster drops are random (and also possibly contain foils).

Edit: Beaten.

 

[mclem]

Its fun to see prices of cards drop like a rock, hopefully on the last day those summer cards are like 1 cent each.

I'm very curious to find what the prices will do *after* the sale, when scarcity creeps in, but some people still want to complete sets...

 

[derExperte]

So let's say for Hitman: Absolution I play the game and I get all four of my drops for it. Then I can randomy get a Hitman: Absolution foil drop?

And booster packs just drop randomly?

Foil? No. And JaseC quoted "Booster packs are granted randomly" from the faq he linked to. Sorry to sound cranky but all the info is there.

 

[Deques]

So let's say for Hitman: Absolution I play the game and I get all four of my drops for it. Then I can randomy get a Hitman: Absolution foil drop?

And booster packs just drop randomly?

No, you won't get any foil cards if you got all four drops. One of these four card drops can be a foil card. But the chance that any of these cards is a foil is very low
edit: beaten too >.<

 

[Chairmanchuck]

I guess I already got 150 cards and still no foil

 

[Stoze]

I now have 17 cards...only 8 of them are unique. I have 3 Dead Island Riptide cards. My luck with drops sucks.

 

[Acorn]

So Testament of Sherlock Holmes, Yay or Nay?

 

[Boss Doggie]

Foils are cheap though. I was expect 2 bucks at most but they all cost 50 cents.

 

[Deques]

Its fun to see prices of cards drop like a rock, hopefully on the last day those summer cards are like 1 cent each.

I don't think the cards will be 1 cent on the last day. The price will probably go up as there will be lesser cards for sale in the market and the demand will be much higher than it is during the sale

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

if i dont have any real interest in the "card economy" (selling cards for a few bucks) they are essentially worthless and pointless, right?

 

[chugen]

So Testament of Sherlock Holmes, Yay or Nay?

did it on xbox, i thought it was pretty good, for that price yay

 

[JaseC]

I guess I already got 150 cards and still no foil

I haven't received a single Summer Sale foil. I feel as though I'm doing something wrong.

 

[StopMakingSense]

if i dont have any real interest in the "card economy" (selling cards for a few bucks) they are essentially worthless and pointless, right?

Unless/until Valve does something meaningful with Steam levels, totally.

 

[chugen]

I haven't received a single Summer Sale foil. I feel as though I'm doing something wrong.

didn't had one either and i have the badge at level 5 :/

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

Unless/until Valve does something meaningful with Steam levels, totally.

cool, thought so! thanks.

 

[Deitus]

if i dont have any real interest in the "card economy" (selling cards for a few bucks) they are essentially worthless and pointless, right?

Unless you really want Steam emoticons and profile backgrounds.

 

[Crayons]

I'm awake now but I got class today.

Stupid real life interfering with my steam sale.

 

[mclem]

I don't think the cards will be 1 cent on the last day. The price will probably go up as there will be lesser cards for sale in the market and the demand will be much higher than it is during the sale

I'd expect the number of cards on the market to steadily increase until the sale nears its conclusion; I don't see *much* reason to complete early (except perhaps if you're right on the brink of one of the tier upgrades for booster drop chance) so I think cannier players will hold out until near the end when they're quite sure what cards they require.

That said, I'm making assumptions here about how the economy will play out, and I'm not sure I've seen anything that *quite* has parallels economically with what Valve are doing here.

 

[PepperJack]

Portal 2
Overhyped or worth it for 5 shekels?

 

[Ryan_]

Portal 2
Overhyped or worth it for 5 shekels?

Totally worth it

 

[Tomodachi]

Portal 2
Overhyped or worth it for 5 shekels?

Overhyped but definitely worth 5$ and more.

 

[chugen]

Portal 2
Overhyped or worth it for 5 shekels?

if you have a friend it's a good deal

 

[Dingotech]

Portal 2
Overhyped or worth it for 5 shekels?

Buy it now

 

[mclem]

Unless/until Valve does something meaningful with Steam levels, totally.

Well, in a *sense*, recieiving a booster for a set you've already completed is basically Valve sending you money for free, so in that context having a high steam level is worthwhile.

It's not *much* money, admittedly, but it's something.

 

[MarshMellow96]

Well, the all inclusive data updates (such as PESPatch) straight up don't work with the Steam version of the game.

There is a way to get those patches to work, but it involves moving the .exe to a different folder and patching from there. The downside to this, which may or may not be a downside to everyone, is that you then have to launch the game from the .exe and not Steam. So you lose the various perks of using Steam, such as launching, friends lists, screenshots etc etc..

If you definitely want to play the game or don't care about the patches and updates then go ahead and get it, but if you do want the proper kits then achieving that is a little more clunky and convoluted than it should be.

Okay, thanks. None of that stuff really matters as I still find PES better as a solitary experience. Is it as framey as the PS3 version?

 

[PepperJack]

if you have a friend it's a good deal

Yeah that's what I was thinking.
I guess most people would have been done playing it by now...

 

[Tambini]

Portal 2
Overhyped or worth it for 5 shekels?

I paid full price at launch and no regrets..get it!

 

[Volotaire]

nice

 

[JaseC]

Portal 2
Overhyped or worth it for 5 shekels?

I loved every second of of the SP campaign, and the puzzle design particularly shines in the separate co-op campaign.

 

[Deques]

Portal 2
Overhyped or worth it for 5 shekels?

The game has both single and co-op campaigns. Totally worth it

 

[adaen]

Portal 2
Overhyped or worth it for 5 shekels?

Worth it for the writing alone.

 

[Volotaire]

Portal 2
Overhyped or worth it for 5 shekels?

Overhyped lol NO

 

[snoopeasystreet]

Portal 2
Overhyped or worth it for 5 shekels?

Not as good as Portal but it's still better than 99% of the games out there.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

i'm tempted by the witcher 2 but i played it on the xbox and couldn't really get into it, hadn't a clue what was going on really lol suppose it's important to play the first one?

Also i'm not getting into these card things on steam i've managed to get a few (some doubles) but other than that i don't see the major point if you have to keep trading them in order for a badge. maybe it's just me being lazy lol

 

[StopMakingSense]

Well, in a *sense*, recieiving a booster for a set you've already completed is basically Valve sending you money for free, so in that context having a high steam level is worthwhile.

It's not *much* money, admittedly, but it's something.

I meant in the sense of their actual utility. Steam cards have completely 100% funded all of my purchases this sale.

 

[PepperJack]

Thanks for those Portal 2 replies.

On another note, I noticed that idling multiple games results in card drops much slower than idling a single game.

For example, idling TL2 got me all the cards (3) within half and hour to an hour.

Idling 3 other games overnight (~7 hours), got me a total of 4 cards.

Strange...

 

[Atraveller]

Portal 2
Overhyped or worth it for 5 shekels?

At this price, it's a steal.

 

[Arthea]

dunno why it's so funny, but it is

 

[ElyrionX]

Goddamn New Vegas is tempting. How does it run on PC? Is it buggy? I got it day one on 360 but only played about an hour or two before I got bored because I was still burned out on Fallout 3 which I had enjoyed a lot.

Now I'm thinking perhaps the PC version is the way to go since it has the better technical performance and the console panel to deal with potential bugs.

Any views? Not so interested in mods BTW.

 

[Poalpina]

Is it likely that Dishonored and/or Deus Ex: HR will see a daily/flash sale (if they haven't already)?

 

[Copons]

Not as good as Portal but it's still better than 99% of the games out there.

Well, maybe is a bit less cohesive, and the extreme dark humor of the first is sacrified for the plot.
But the writing in Portal 2 is overall excellent (way better than the first), the story is truly intriguing and there are plenty of great new gameplay elements.
Co-op too is hilarous.

While they're built on the same ground, they're very different games, both totally worth playing at any price.

 

[dragonelite]

Dang forgot about torchlight 2 will probably/hopefully come again soonish.

 

[Dmax3901]

Not only has this thread slowed down dramatically, but there hasn't been a modbot giveaway in ages...

Are people playing games?