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[SapientWolf]

:lol at people complaining about the Terraria price increase.

It's still extremely cheap and more than worth the price. The first price was a mistake. Sheesh some people need to relax a bit.

I don't think it was a mistake. I would say that the price increase was a business decision that didn't sit well with a lot of people. Bargain hunters like knowing they got something for the cheapest price possible.

 

[ZZMitch]

I don't think it was a mistake. I would say that the price increase was a business decision that didn't sit well with a lot of people. Bargain hunters like knowing they got something for the cheapest price possible.

One of the devs doesn't even know what happened.

Personally have no idea what happened in the steam sale. Trying to find out, sorry to everyone who feels mislead. I assume it was a mistake

http://twitter.com/#!/Tiyuri/status/89984386845507584

 

[Gvaz]

I have to say though, while I loved the empire building aspect, after 30 hours or so I was done with the game. There is not enough challenge in the business aspect of the game for me, and the interface is not prepared for managing a large business empire. Getting to have a nice business is nice, but once you have your first proper factory complex, there's just not all that much left if you ask me.

Oh, and I thought anything related to piloting ships yourself was pointless . Should've spent more dev time on business aspect, and no time on piloting shit.

Perhaps you'd be better off in eve.

Also iirc theres mods to help with managing large businesses but if anything most fans just want to automate the business part and want the combat to be more like freespace

 

[BomberMouse]

Are the Steam versions of Fallout 1 & 2 worth it or should I buy them from GoG?

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[cleveridea]

wow glad I picked up Terraria for 2.50

Thought it was way too cool a game to sell for such a cheap price

Sounds like $5 is also a bargain if you like this kind of game, looks more interesting to me than minecraft (though this isnt my genre)

 

[HBroward]

Repost for new page.

Get them from GOG. You get a ton of extras Steam doesn't have.

 

[plc268]

Repost for new page.

It doesn't really matter. If you want game time tracking + content stored on steam servers, then get it from steam.

If you want a drm-free package that you use how you see fit, then get it from GoG. Either way is an acceptable option, it's up to you.

 

[Talyn]

Get them from GOG. You get a ton of extras Steam doesn't have.

This is pretty much true for any classic game available on GOG and I agree. Given a choice, go with GOG.

 

[Gvaz]

Wow, Hitman: Blood Money runs like crap on my PC.

And I mean, CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP! It's freaking unplayable.

Somebody gotta tell me how I can run 2010 games just fine yet I can't run one 2006 game.

I'm not sure exactly what the problem is, have you tried switching the process to one core?

 

[Mulberry]

Valve finally got me on the last day with Duke Nukem Forever and Hitman Collection.

 

[Enco]

I don't think it was a mistake. I would say that the price increase was a business decision that didn't sit well with a lot of people. Bargain hunters like knowing they got something for the cheapest price possible.

What ZZMitch said.

 

[Ledsen]

Repost for new page.

If you've got a choice between Steam and GOG, always get the GOG version.

 

[cleveridea]

whoah that didnt take long

Fear 3 on amazon for $30

And sounds like it registers with steam

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003GSZAOY/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[Gvaz]

whoah that didnt take long

Fear 3 on amazon for $30

And sounds like it registers with steam

http://www.amazon.com/F-R-3-Pc/dp/B003GSZAOY

I'd wait for a lower sale, i heard fear 3 is pisspoor

 

[IrishNinja]

Get them from GOG. You get a ton of extras Steam doesn't have.

out of curiosity, what specifically with these? i liked some of the extras i got with planescape, some stuff doesn't move me much though.

 

[Stumpokapow]

"Status: Canceled
There are no advisors available to chat with you right now. Please try again later."

Thanks EA, that's exactly what I want to have happen an hour after waiting in queue for Level 2 support to get my problem solved!

 

[Snuggles]

I'd wait for a lower sale, i heard fear 3 is pisspoor

Yeah, digital prices have made me stingy (or smart, really) about how I spend my money and $30 is still way too much for a game like FEAR 3 even if it's technically half price. Like Duke, I'm waiting for $10 or less until I bite.

Anyways, one hour to new sale, I'm hyped. Even if it's just a recap theres probably a couple I missed.

"Status: Canceled
There are no advisors available to chat with you right now. Please try again later."

Thanks EA, that's exactly what I want to have happen an hour after waiting in queue for Level 2 support to get my problem solved!

Sounds like the advisors deemed you unworthy of assistance. Sorry, man.

 

[DarkSoul520]

out of curiosity, what specifically with these? i liked some of the extras i got with planescape, some stuff doesn't move me much though.

I would think the lack of DRM is more of a reason to go to GOG. That, and their custom installers for older games that tend to make getting them running easier than some of the older games on Steam.

 

[SapientWolf]

I'd wait for a lower sale, i heard fear 3 is pisspoor

It's an intense cover based shooter with some inventive multiplayer modes. But anyone expecting great graphics, story or atmosphere will be disappointed.

 

[toythatkills]

I got Terraria at the price I would have paid for it, $2.50. I just don't care about Minecraft-type games.

Paying $2.50 for a game you don't even want isn't saving money.

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

Paying $2.50 for a game you don't even want isn't saving money.

I know, but I had a slight interest in the Metroidvania part of the game, not so much the Minecraft part.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

out of curiosity, what specifically with these? i liked some of the extras i got with planescape, some stuff doesn't move me much though.

Why wouldn't you just go to GOG and see what the extras are?

"Status: Canceled
There are no advisors available to chat with you right now. Please try again later."

Thanks EA, that's exactly what I want to have happen an hour after waiting in queue for Level 2 support to get my problem solved!

Wow, EA is shittastic or their support is at least.

 

[cleveridea]

I know, but I had a slight interest in the Metroidvania part of the game, not so much the Minecraft part.

me too

 

[Gvaz]

It's an intense cover based shooter with some inventive multiplayer modes. But anyone expecting great graphics, story or atmosphere will be disappointed.

I expect an improvement from fear 1 or 2 at least. Though with a different developer idk how that pans out

also I'm sick of cover shooters

 

[Benedict]

I have no idea what I am supposed to do on Magicka to recieve the ticket.
I tried local versus games and cast rain and blizzard more than twenty times (I think) but still nothing.
What am I doing wrong?

 

[HBroward]

I have no idea what I am supposed to do on Magicka to recieve the ticket.
I tried local versus games and cast rain and blizzard more than twenty times (I think) but still nothing.
What am I doing wrong?

I think it only counts if you do either one 20 times. So if you got to 20 by casting rain AND blizzard, it wouldn't count. I could be mistaken, but I don't believe so.

 

[Truespeed]

I don't think it was a mistake. I would say that the price increase was a business decision that didn't sit well with a lot of people. Bargain hunters like knowing they got something for the cheapest price possible.

I agree. It doesn't take 5 hours to realize there was a price mistake, especially when you're an indie developer being featured as a daily deal during the Steam summer sale. And it definitely doesn't take 5 hours to push a price correction when there's been instances of Steam correcting pricing mistakes almost instantly.

It would be interesting to know how the game tracked after 5PM because there must have been a sharp decline in sales (even though it's currently ranked #2). At $2.50 it was an impulse buy for people, regardless of whether they liked these types of games, at the revised price it ceased to become an impulse buy. Shady practices, nevertheless.

 

[Zerokku]

Repost for new page.

Besides what has already been said, remember the GOG versions have been optimized to play in a modern OS.

 

[Artofwar420]

So I've been playing Serious Sam HD and wow, I did not expect them to be so fun. I'm up to the Second encounter and I can't stop playing.

I also found that Duke Nukem easter egg thing where

Spoiler

he calls "blondie" and asks when he's coming.

Duke Nukem Forever wasn't out when this came out. It was little bittersweet knowing what DNF is actually like.

 

[SapientWolf]

I expect an improvement from fear 1 or 2 at least. Though with a different developer idk how that pans out

also I'm sick of cover shooters

3 feels so different from 1 that it might as well be in another franchise. But it doesn't fall into the "dumb enemies that can't aim and run straight at you" trope so it's still better than most modern shooters.

 

[JaskoX1]

Someone would have to pay me to play Terraria.

 

[Artofwar420]

3 feels so different from 1 that it might as well be in another franchise. But it doesn't fall into the "dumb enemies that can't aim and run straight at you" trope so it's still better than most modern shooters.

I heard that 3 was planned and made before 2 was done. I think it was the Giant Bomb quick-look.

(Talking about the FEAR franchise)

 

[Derrick01]

I agree. It doesn't take 5 hours to realize there was a price mistake, especially when you're an indie developer being featured as a daily deal during the Steam summer sale. And it definitely doesn't take 5 hours to push a price correction when there's been instances of Steam correcting pricing mistakes almost instantly.

It would be interesting to know how the game tracked after 5PM because there must have been a sharp decline in sales (even though it's currently ranked #2). At $2.50 it was an impulse buy for people, regardless of whether they liked these types of games, at the revised price it ceased to become an impulse buy. Shady practices, nevertheless.

One of the devs (and I think there's only 2) already said he was as surprised as us at the increase and that it was a mistake on valve's end. They don't have any reason to screw their customers over when they're constantly supporting the game with free stuff.

It's a mistake and it happens. Why it took so long is anyone's guess but it was nothing sinister. Valve and the Terraria devs both lose money by accidentally pricing too low, especially when they know that when it rises later people are going to be pissed.

 

[Juravsky]

I have no idea what I am supposed to do on Magicka to recieve the ticket.
I tried local versus games and cast rain and blizzard more than twenty times (I think) but still nothing.
What am I doing wrong?

I got it on an internet versus game (casting both blizzard and rain until it unlocked). So maybe the problem is that the game can't be local.

 

[IrishNinja]

Why wouldn't you just go to GOG and see what the extras are?

because i was being lazy
GOD! i'll be right back.

 

[bluedeviltron]

I can't stop laughing at everyone spending so much time deliberating and outraging over $2.50 vs $5. How bored are you?

 

[Psy-Phi]

"Status: Canceled
There are no advisors available to chat with you right now. Please try again later."

Thanks EA, that's exactly what I want to have happen an hour after waiting in queue for Level 2 support to get my problem solved!

Reminds me of the time I tried to cancel TV on my U-Verse. On hold for 3 hours and then, we're sorry, all representatives are gone for the day, please call us back when we're open. Not my fault the hold time went over their shift time.

Sucks .

 

[DarkSoul520]

I can't stop laughing at everyone spending so much time deliberating and outraging over $2.50 vs $5. How bored are you?

There is a $2.50 difference. We're trying to save money here.

 

[wilflare]

Prince of Persia and Hitman Collection
comments?

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

Reminds me of the time I tried to cancel TV on my U-Verse. On hold for 3 hours and then, we're sorry, all representatives are gone for the day, please call us back when we're open. Not my fault the hold time went over their shift time.

Sucks .

Yea, Uverse sucked. I was once transferred from their Sales department to the tech support department when I wanted to find out if I got service in my area. All because it was after 5p. :/

 

[Firebrand]

So is PoP: Forgotten Sands any good? I loved Sands of Time, but Two Thrones was very dull.

 

[Truespeed]

One of the devs (and I think there's only 2) already said he was as surprised as us at the increase and that it was a mistake on valve's end. They don't have any reason to screw their customers over when they're constantly supporting the game with free stuff.

It's a mistake and it happens. Why it took so long is anyone's guess but it was nothing sinister. Valve and the Terraria devs both lose money by accidentally pricing too low, especially when they know that when it rises later people are going to be pissed.

It's the 5 hour window of time which is puzzling. As for losing money, I think they lost a lot of sales when the price was raised. And, for this type of game, a large community and word of mouth are very important.

 

[SapientWolf]

I can't stop laughing at everyone spending so much time deliberating and outraging over $2.50 vs $5. How bored are you?

It's psychological, not monetary. People use the heuristic "If something is as cheap as it will go, it is a good deal. Otherwise, it is a bad deal." The price increase caused this heuristic to fail.

 

[Stumpokapow]

EA support, take two:

Kally: Hi, my name is Kally. How may I help you?
<me>: Hi there. I was just transferred to Level2 support to solve a problem and after waiting for a little over an hour in queue, I got "Status: Canceled
There are no advisors available to chat with you right now. Please try again later."
Kally: Hi
Kally: Sorry for late response.
Kally: Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you so far.
Kally: I really apologize for it.
<me>: That's okay, I'd just like to get my problem resolved ASAP
Kally: Please allow me a minute, while I have a look into your last history.
Kally: Please provide me the incident number for the last con history.
<me>: I didn't receive an "incident number" at any point, the support tech just told me he'd transfer me to Level2 support and I was automatically re-queued.
Kally: Ok

... waited a minute to no response and then started typing:

<me>: The basic problem: I have an EA account, <email1>. I used it to play Burnout Paradise on Xbox Live in Fall 2009. I went to play Dead Space 2 today on PC, realized I don't remember the password for the account, and I do not have access to the email account. I am looking to reset the password for that email address. I was asked to provide my birthdate for the first tech, I gave it to him--<my birthdate>
Kally: Please allow me a minute.
Kally: Are you able to receive emails on this email address: <email1>
<me>: No, as I stated, I do not have access to that email account anymore.
Kally: Ok.
Kally: Please try to login into your game using the ea account address:: <new temporary email that i used to sign up to talk to support>
<me>: ... I don't think you understand what I'm asking here. I am able to login to games using my current email address. This is an account I created today specifically because of the problem with my old account. I am looking for access to my old account.
Kally: Yes, I understand that you are not able to login into your game using the old account and you also not able to receive emails on this email address.
Kally: Ok, please provide me the date of birth listed into your old account.
<me>: As I said above (I have already provided this information to you): <my birthdate>
Kally: I really apologize for it.
Kally: I understand that this is really disappointing.
Kally: Unfortunately, your provided date of birth doesn't match with the account's date of birth.
<me>: Okay, then I'm guessing that no date of birth was entered for the original account? Or that the default (January 1st) is listed? I don't know why I would have done that, by my date of birth is in fact <date of birth>. The previous tech escalated me to Level2 support when I provided my date of birth.
Kally: Ok.
Kally: Please allow me a minute.

... waited about 5 minutes...

Kally: Please allow me 2 more minutes.

Oh boy! Wonder if I'll get escalated again.

 

[1-D_FTW]

I'd wait for a lower sale, i heard fear 3 is pisspoor

Tom Chick seemed to have some excellent things to say about it. But it seems like it's more in line with FEAR 1 and really focused on excellent gun battles. For me, this is what I wanted to hear. That said, I'm cheap and can wait for a lower price.

 

[Ledsen]

I have to make a choice. My final purchase will be x3 terran conflict and either

Dead space 2 10 euros
Vampire bloodlines 9 euros

In a perfect world id buy both. These extra purchases add it up to about 23 on top of my spent 30 euros... I dont want that. So unless someone decides to gift me ds2 or vb (lol) someone convince me to buy one of them and why :d


I can also decide to wait til tonight, and if ds2 is a repeat, i buy it, else i buy vb!

Huh? It's 13,39€ here. Where do you live?

 

[Truespeed]

Prince of Persia and Hitman Collection
comments?

Personally, I would pick and choose.

 

[bigas]

STOP THE PRESSES!

Was Dead Space pack 19.99 yesterday?

I don't remember seeing it together for 20US. Maybe I overlooked it...

 

[Oracle Dragon]

I'm tempted by this, just can't decide if the DLC is worth it as well. Do most players have it so I won't be able to "comp-stomp" online without it?

The majority seem to have the DLC, but for $3 at the steam sale it's a must-buy. Even if you hate the new units and research tech, you can just turn them off and play without them. But $3 for 8 new maps is an awesome deal and the maps are pretty good.

 

[wilflare]

Personally, I would pick and choose.

hmm which are the ones to keep?