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Steam Summer Sales Thread: remember: you can actually play after buying

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StuBurns

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Bruiserk said:
What about the tomb raider games? I've play GoL (great coop), but what about Underworld? I never got into the older TR games. Can anyone recommend the best one on sale right now?
Anniversary is the best TR game.
 

Exile550

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Bruiserk said:
What about the tomb raider games? I've play GoL (great coop), but what about Underworld? I never got into the older TR games. Can anyone recommend the best one on sale right now?

Anniversary and Underworld. Though if you buy only one, go with anniversary as there is some storyline continuity with legend and underworld.
 

Jomjom

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dorkimoe said:
everyone in the world should own counterstrike

I got this out of my system while I was in high school. I'm surprised I managed to graduate considering how often and long I would play that game.
 
Zoolader said:
Really? I was just about to purchase it....

It's a great game, but it's multiplayer only and they are people who been playing it for ages. The maingame is not very newcomer friendly due to the round system and when you die you lose all your guns, but you have some mods that are pretty fun. For example gungame, were you upgrade your level by killing someone with a specific gun, and upgrading gets you a new gun. Those games are relatively short and there's no big penalty to dying (unless you get knifed)
 

Bentendo

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Sgt.Pepper said:

No... I actually just thought it looked funny.

But you did remind me that I should probably use an image of a penguin instead of a frog.

I saved the pony avatar though, so eventually I'll use it again. I can't believe anyone noticed though.
 
Bentendo said:
No... I actually just thought it looked funny.

But you did remind me that I should probably use an image of a penguin instead of a frog.

I saved the pony avatar though, so eventually I'll use it again. I can't believe anyone noticed though.
I was the one that said to get a Pony Bowie avatar in the NeoGAF chat, my name was Lord David Bowie.
 
Schmattakopf said:
Okay first of all, don't get Uprising. There's no multiplayer anyway so while you get the factions, it doesn't matter. Second, somehow I only bought Kane's Wrath on Steam and there was no problem, even though it says that it doesn't run without TW. I mean, I own TW retail, but I don't have it installed or anything.
Alright, I'll try it. If it doesn't work, you owe me C&C3! :lol

e: Damn.

Your transaction failed because you are trying to buy a game that requires ownership of another game you do not currently own. Please correct the error and try again.
 

MNC

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Question: Any way to play the full mission on autoplay instead of pressing play for each turn? Frozen Synapse.
 
Anyone able to get the Movie Night ticket? Each time I try to download a trailer it won't download...

In other news I got the AaAaAA!! ticket after about 70 minutes total and a broken keyboard* later...at least 30 minutes of that was at 34,xxx. The ticket will be used for DLC for that game...

*-One of the legs couldn't take my hulk-fist...my first incident of nerd-rage too...
 

Bruiserk

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Starwolf_UK said:
Anyone able to get the Movie Night ticket? Each time I try to download a trailer it won't download...

In other news I got the AaAaAA!! ticket after about 70 minutes total and a broken keyboard* later...at least 30 minutes of that was at 34,xxx. The ticket will be used for DLC for that game...

*-One of the legs couldn't take my hulk-fist...my first incident of nerd-rage too...
It was quite easy. Just downloaded meet the medic and watched it. Got the ticket immediately.
 
I have an extra Terraria key from buying a 4 pack. In return I'm hoping for either $5 through Paypal or a copy of Frozen Synapse that someone has leftover from yesterday. PM me :)

Woops, wrong thread.
 

LProtag

Member
Nothing too tempting for me today, especially because most of these games either wouldn't run on my laptop or I'd have to switch over to my Windows partition.
 
Starwolf_UK said:
Anyone able to get the Movie Night ticket? Each time I try to download a trailer it won't download...

I downloaded The Witcher 2 Hope Trailer and got the Movie Night Achievement. For some reason the video was corrupted or something (had problems watching it).

Still got the ticket, so it's not a big deal.
 

ahoyhoy

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Sanctum is the best thing that has happened to the Tower Defense genre since Sunken D.

Even if you can't get a 4 pack together, spend the extra 90 cents a single.
 

Servbot #42

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Damn i have been getting pretty awful DL speeds on Steam lately, i'm pretty sure it's not my internet because i have tried downloading non steam stuff and i get normal speeds then. I have tried changing my download region to a bunch of places but it's still pretty slow, any suggestions?
 

Salsa

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Gexecuter said:
Damn i have been getting pretty awful DL speeds on Steam lately, i'm pretty sure it's not my internet because i have tried downloading non steam stuff and i get normal speeds then. I have tried changing my download region to a bunch of places but it's still pretty slow, any suggestions?

wait till the sale ends
 

Zzoram

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RoaringHawk said:
For the AudioSurf Ticket, use Pointman Pro. I suggest you play one of the free songs (Audiosurf Overture).

Just fill the lines with blocks, it helps if there is a number of reds in that mix. Then juggle between the sides till you find the red square (it has a shape of a hand?!). It might take a couple of runs though.

I don't really understand this. Could you please provide more detail?

Do I have to be logged in to get achievements?
 

Dipswitch

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SalsaShark said:
wait till the sale ends

This. For the love of all that's good and holy, if you don't intend to play your new games right now, why the hell are you trying to download them during one of the two arguably busiest times for Steam?

Your games will still be there next week. Or next month. Or in the case of my back log, next decade......
 

LM4sure

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MetalFearSolid said:
Quick and Casual..LMAO..unless you are really good at the game..new players will get owned..

Why does everyone keep saying noobs will get owned in CS:S. I think it depends on how you play. If you are smart you can do okay. It’s not COD though, so you can’t just rush. You’ll die fast and often. Stick with the rest of the team and be cautious. Once you play a map a couple of times you should have a good understanding of where people camp, where flash bangs are typically going to be thrown, the map layout (maps are pretty simple in CS:S), what equipment to buy, etc.

Also, maybe play on a server that gives you max cash so you don’t have to try to save up to get the equipment you need.
 

Servbot #42

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SalsaShark said:
wait till the sale ends

So everyone's downloads speed are fucked? Oh man that's something allright.

Dipswitch said:
This. For the love of all that's good and holy, if you don't intend to play your new games right now, why the hell are you trying to download them during one of the two arguably busiest times for Steam?

Your games will still be there next week. Or next month. Or in the case of my back log, next decade......

I do intend to play my new games that's why these DL speeds are killing me.
 

Zoolader

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Zzoram said:
They pause when you're in-game

Also happening when the servers are full. You can resume downloads manually after starting a game. Not sure why they stop when playing a game though, it's the best way to kill time waiting for a download.
 

Snuggles

erotic butter maelstrom
I don't know if anyone has mentioned Risen, but yeah, it's a no brainer if you like exploration RPG's. It's not the most polished game out there, I don't like the combat very much and it can be frustrating at times, but it's beautiful and packed with detail. The skill system was really neat too, I liked the cooking skills for hunting boars and roasting them over an open fire.

Buy it, fuckers.
 

Amneisac

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I bought Risen in a previous sale. I still haven't beaten it and the combat was wildly frustrating at first (it gets easier as you level up and get the hang of it), but I still love that game and recommend it to fans of the genre. I just got to a good stopping point and when I tried to get back to it after an extended time away it was tough. Great game though and worth the $10 if you like that type of RPG. I love the dialog in it, it all feels very natural and I felt like the dialog options suited what I wanted to say at the time.
 
Steam servers am hammered? At least now its letting me download stuff (Audiosurf demo and Back to the Future ep 5 trailer...which will finish in 40 minutes) rather than doing the: "Steam error all are lines are busy at the moment" *elevator music* "please hold your downloads are very important to us".
 

Suikoguy

I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
Was considering buying Risen, but the bastards used TAGES WITH no activation renewal. In other words, it's a rental and not a purchase.
 

Bentendo

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eemijun said:
Dont know if this has been answered, but does anyone know how big the Company of Heroes Complete Pack is, GB wise?

It's been answered. So now you have to go through the last 100 pages and look for the post.
 
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