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[maesterxen]

Hooray! The 15th Vote! My Summer sale badge is starting to be built, I knew there was a good reason I was staying up till 3am to make sure I wasn't missing any votes

 

[The Elite]

I'm able to access Steam through the iPhone app.

 

[Subtervotion]

So if I buy the Double Fine pack, can I gift Psychonauts to a friend or not?

 

[LiK]

Steam store working fine in browser.

 

[Sianos]

Good thing that steam store came back up, I was just about to play a video game.

Lord Gaben knows when things go too far.

 

[Moppet13]

Hooray! The 15th Vote! My Summer sale badge is starting to be built, I knew there was a good reason I was staying up till 3am to make sure I wasn't missing any votes

Lucky some of my votes never registered even though I tried all night long

 

[haikira]

PSA time.

Please don't buy Arkham City. The DRM is awful, and it's a game i wish i didn't buy on this sale. I tried to get a refund, but no luck. I'm actually considering asking, just to have it removed my library now, without a refund.

 

[Hoplatee]

Is Stacking worth the $3.74? Could someone who has played it tell me their opinion?

I don't have time to go in detail but it's worth it. You really can't go wrong with it. Go buy it!

 

[eek5]

Lucky some of my votes never registered even though I tried all night long

Could've sworn I've voted for everything but I still don't have the 15 one unlocked. :/

 

[marrec]

PSA time.

Please don't buy Arkham City. The DRM is awful, and it's a game i wish i didn't buy on this sale. I tried to get a refund, but no luck. I'm actually considering asking, just to have it removed my library now, without a refund.

What makes the DRM so awful again?

 

[steadfast]

So if I buy the Double Fine pack, can I gift Psychonauts to a friend or not?

No, just like every other 'pack' on Steam, you cannot gift duplicates.

What makes the DRM so awful again?

It's GFWL, just like AA was.

 

[Treemonkeys]

fail post, wrong thread

 

[Dog Problems]

Regarding Stacking, yes, it's worth the three dollars and change. I haven't played the PC version, just played it on the 360. But it's a very charming puzzle/adventure game and the stacking mechanic is a lot of fun. Just don't use hints when playing.

 

[Sianos]

Hooray! The 15th Vote! My Summer sale badge is starting to be built, I knew there was a good reason I was staying up till 3am to make sure I wasn't missing any votes

Staying up for Fallout made all the other nights worth it. Even the night when Just Cause 2 lost to Dead Space.

 

[SLV]

PSA time.

Please don't buy Arkham City. The DRM is awful, and it's a game i wish i didn't buy on this sale. I tried to get a refund, but no luck. I'm actually considering asking, just to have it removed my library now, without a refund.

How is it worse than Arkham Asylum ? Both have GFWL, anything else ? I have been trying to get someone to buy me the pack as it is not available in my region, but everyone is ignoring me -_-

I myself don't mind GFWL, never had any issues with it myself...

 

[Subtervotion]

No, just like every other 'pack' on Steam, you cannot gift duplicates.

Lame, thanks anyways.

 

[haikira]

What makes the DRM so awful again?

You get limited activations for the game. Similar to what ubisoft has done with some of their games. Though unlike ubisoft's way of doing it, there's no monthly reset. You get a very limited amount of resets, and once they're gone, you're actually just told to repurchase the game. Funnily enough, that's something you can't even do on steam, without making a new account.

I don't like the idea, of buying a game with an expiry date. If you're a once and done kind of gamer, maybe it's fine then.

 

[Nabs]

Regarding Stacking, yes, it's worth the three dollars and change. I haven't played the PC version, just played it on the 360. But it's a very charming puzzle/adventure game and the stacking mechanic is a lot of fun. Just don't use hints when playing.

They added an FOV slider and various graphical options to the PC version. You can even remove the film grain and 30fps limit.

 

[solarus]

PSA time.

Please don't buy Arkham City. The DRM is awful, and it's a game i wish i didn't buy on this sale. I tried to get a refund, but no luck. I'm actually considering asking, just to have it removed my library now, without a refund.

Eh it was too cheap for me to pass on it. The 3 layers of drm (securom, gfwl and steam) sucks but tbh I haven't had any problems with it (I know it's gonna be a pain when i start using up my 5 activations). What problems are you having with it?
EDIT: nvm you've answered already

 

[Dog Problems]

I myself don't mind GFWL, never had any issues with it myself...

I felt the same way until earlier this year when Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet came out and I got to the end only to have my save file corrupted. That's a common issue with games that use GFWL, among many others.

 

[Bricky]

Why did Arkham City win? WHY? The Witcher 2 really needs to be a daily now.

E: Aaaaaaaaand it's dead again. :|

 

[haikira]

How is it worse than Arkham Asylum ? Both have GFWL, anything else ? I have been trying to get someone to buy me the pack as it is not available in my region, but everyone is ignoring me -_-

I myself don't mind GFWL, never had any issues with it myself...

It's not about GFWL. I can tolerate GFWL. I have for many games, including GTA4, Dawn of War 2 and Arkham Asylum.

 

[marrec]

You get limited activations for the game. Similar to what ubisoft has done with some of their games. Though unlike ubisoft's way of doing it, there's no monthly reset. You get a very limited amount of resets, and once they're gone, you're actually just told to repurchase the game. Funnily enough, that's something you can't even do on steam, without making a new account.

I don't like the idea, of buying a game with an expiry date. If you're a once and done kind of gamer, maybe it's fine then.

So most people would be perfectly fine with it then?

Edit:

There's 5 activations? That seems like plenty.

 

[Prelithe]

PSA time.

Please don't buy Arkham City. The DRM is awful, and it's a game i wish i didn't buy on this sale. I tried to get a refund, but no luck. I'm actually considering asking, just to have it removed my library now, without a refund.

lol wut. A one time activation, then on game load, add CD-key to GFWL. Done.

 

[ShellyDeKiller]

Steam website isn't working.

 

[GoingGreen]

Is there a way to tell if a game uses any non-Steam DRM; Ubisoft, GFWL, etc?

 

[Deadstar]

Afaik, -20% is the current and highest discount so far, but the sale isn't over yet. I predict a Steam meltdown when/if it goes 50-75%.

Do you know if Arma II has been a daily yet?

 

[JaseC]

Afaik, -20% is the current and highest discount so far, but the sale isn't over yet. I predict a Steam meltdown when/if it goes 50-75%.

I don't think this will happen. Amazon had the ARMA 2 games for half off back in May, but its most recent discount, only a few days ago, was just 33%. I'd be surprised -- maybe even shocked -- if the Daily/Flash/Community's Choice discount is any higher.

Do you know if Arma II has been a daily yet?

Nope, not yet.

 

[Dog Problems]

They added an FOV slider and various graphical options to the PC version. You can even remove the film grain and 30fps limit.

Oh, good to know. My next playthrough was going to be with the PC version, anyway, but it's nice to know there's added options. I didn't keep up with how the port ended up being.

 

[Fletcher]

Is Sniper Elite any good? Worth the $30?

 

[haikira]

So most people would be perfectly fine with it then?

I guess yes. I'm probably overreacting. I normally tolerate a lot of things, that i see complaints about online. But i think limited installations, for a game you own is ridiculous. If someone knows in advance, and they're fine with it, then go ahead. It's a fantastic game.

 

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

Is Stacking worth the $3.74? Could someone who has played it tell me their opinion?

Yes, the Doublefine bundle is an amazing price, if you don't have those game buy that.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Feck steam store is on its knees atm. I am trying to get dear esther and double fine pack in.

 

[Nabs]

Is Sniper Elite any good? Worth the $30?

It's 15 on amazon, but I haven't heard any good things about the campaign.

 

[Dog Problems]

Is there a way to tell if a game uses any non-Steam DRM; Ubisoft, GFWL, etc?

Here's a site that keeps tracking of extra DRM in games that are on Steam. It gives more details that what is typically on the products Steam page.

http://steamdrm.flibitijibibo.com/index.php?page=DRM_Lists/The_Big_DRM_List

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Is there a way to tell if a game uses any non-Steam DRM; Ubisoft, GFWL, etc?

It tells you on the store page. There's a section on the right side of the page that has a 3rd party DRM category.

 

[Deleted member 81567]

About to get into this sale as well. Since none of you guys are shopping right now, will I be able to buy some decent titles on my Toshiba Portege r835? Preferrably cheap indie titles, I guess.

 

[Joe Molotov]

Is Sniper Elite any good? Worth the $30?

You can shoot Hitler in the balls.

 

[ImRight]

Is Sniper Elite any good? Worth the $30?

Someone posted earlier about it being on amazon for $15 dude...

Edit: Havent played it myself the trailers for it look good but trailers make eeverything look good... so

 

[Weenerz]

The steam site isnt coming up on my phone. What are the current flash deals (with prices) and how long until the vote goes away. Hoping the site works soon. I'm stuck at work and they block steam but not this site.

Anyone?

 

[frozzted]

Please don't buy Arkham City. The DRM is awful, and it's a game i wish i didn't buy on this sale. I tried to get a refund, but no luck. I'm actually considering asking, just to have it removed my library now, without a refund.

I got it for free during a promotion, but here's the DRM info on it:

Batman: Arkham City; 5 machine limit, 10 activations per machine

 

[Got the Shakes]

It's finally working for me again.

 

[dk_]

Is Sniper Elite any good? Worth the $30?

One of my sleeper hits this year.

 

[marrec]

I guess yes. I'm probably overreacting. I normally tolerate a lot of things, that i see complaints about online. But i think limited installations, for a game you own is ridiculous. If someone knows in advance, and they're fine with it, then go ahead. It's a fantastic game.

It's a sucky limitation, but we don't live in 1992 anymore where you'd have to install and uninstall a game multiple times across multiple computers in a year because of either install problems or computer upgrades or what-not. 5 installations should be fine for almost anybody.

Then again, I'm a vehement defender of Blizzards always on DRM for Diablo III, so there you go.

 

[XOMTOR]

Well then whom do i paypal, a person from the US that can gift me the batman franchise ?

Check the OP, there's a list of folks there willing to assist.

 

[GoingGreen]

It tells you on the store page. There's a section on the right side of the page that has a 3rd party DRM category.

Awesome, now my wishlist will be shorter. I'm not putting up with that crap.

 

[Jasoneyu]

You can shoot Hitler in the balls.

its historically inaccurate

 

[LiK]

Is Sniper Elite any good? Worth the $30?

$15 on Amazon and i heard good things if you're into sniping in games. you can also adjust the game to sim level so everything reacts realistically. a guy i know who's into guns loved it.

 

[marrec]

its historically inaccurate

Nuh-uh, I'd have shot Hitler in the balls if I was there.

 

[frozzted]

Is there a way to tell if a game uses any non-Steam DRM; Ubisoft, GFWL, etc?

http://steamdrm.flibitijibibo.com/index.php?page=DRM_Lists/The_Big_DRM_List