Madrugador
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Good call. Kind of sad we had to come to this.
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Good call. Kind of sad we had to come to this.
Joe Molotov
Member
Wonder how many thousands of dollars they threw away?
jediyoshi
Member
Why wouldn't you not make TF2 hats. :|
I bet it's a fun side project for a few modelers and it might be a nice break from modeling pipes during crunch.
Plus, it instantly guarantees a few thousands sales from TF2 fanatics! At the same time, there is an argument to be made for developpers wanting players to play their games for the experience, not because you get a shiny hat for another game. Imagine if a couple thousand buyers never actually install the game. :|
I bet it's a fun side project for a few modelers and it might be a nice break from modeling pipes during crunch.
Plus, it instantly guarantees a few thousands sales from TF2 fanatics! At the same time, there is an argument to be made for developpers wanting players to play their games for the experience, not because you get a shiny hat for another game. Imagine if a couple thousand buyers never actually install the game. :|
SteveWinwood
Member
Tens of thousands.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I see the community beta is there for everyone now.
Wow, better not visit that minefield before finishing any game now I guess.
scorpscarx
Member
Is the Dark Souls store page broken for anyone else?
Nabs
Member
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Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
My gut instinct was to say "$100 is a bit steep", but then I realized that the purpose of the submission fee is two-fold. Even though Valve claims it's to screen joke or abusive entries, the second purpose is also to screen well-meaning but completely inadequate hobby entries. And that actually is a good thing, at least for now.
Edit: Removing the number of submissions, the number of views, and the number of favourites is a bit unusual. I'm not sure why they did that.
Edit: Removing the number of submissions, the number of views, and the number of favourites is a bit unusual. I'm not sure why they did that.
Can't tell, the game's unavailable on my region (got it from GMG
)Seems to be working fine here (au), though it has been updated to 'STRONGLY' recommend a gamepad
Agreed. My initial reaction was "$100 is a lot of money", followed by my secondary reaction of "$100 is a drop in the bucket of a Kickstarted project, or one that's high enough quality to be able to solicit donations toward the submission fee". So both the people submitting the game, and the ones claiming to find the game worthy of Steam put their money where their mouths are.
scorpscarx
Member
I'm happy because without some kind of barrier to entry it is painfully obvious that the service would be inundated with shit, and it was the first couple of days.
Also boo I can't buy Dark Souls, white page of death.
Something else to say: I really hope Steam doesn't expand much more than what is implemented right now, I've always wanted Steam to be as elegant as possible...
Also boo I can't buy Dark Souls, white page of death.
Something else to say: I really hope Steam doesn't expand much more than what is implemented right now, I've always wanted Steam to be as elegant as possible...
csquared587
Member
Where's my Big Picture Mode!
Just kidding, Im sure it will be here in the next two weeks. I am just incredibly hyped for it for some reason.
Just kidding, Im sure it will be here in the next two weeks. I am just incredibly hyped for it for some reason.
Nabs
Member
It's a sign. Grab it from GMG for 30 bucks.
scorpscarx
Member
Apparently the game is not for sale in the US yet, I was looking into it earlier today and some people were discussing it on the Steam forums.
Syphon Filter
Member
i heard you need the retail and then it shows up in your library.kind of strange.
SteveWinwood
Member
They're trying to either increase servers or wait till people stop playing as much. It sold too well for the servers to handle.
So no new accounts and you can't buy the game for the time being.
You're free to buy it for me if you want, but as an Aussie the game will last like 2 weeks (if i'm lucky) before dying out. I have already being burnt out on MNC, RO2, Nuclear Dawn, GCI, MP3 and many other games that i liked.
I agree with SparkTR - for some reason, I feel like NS2 is going to be much more successful than any of those games listed. MNC was lacking polish/content at launch, Red Orchestra 2's launch was a clusterfuck, Nuclear Dawn is basically a commercial source mod, GCI launched with GFWL and shittons of DLC, and Max Payne 3 wasn't built from the ground up for multiplayer.
Now, I can't speak for the current polish of NS2, but it's been in beta for god knows how long, and I would hope that another month of it should be enough for it to come out of the gate swinging.
By the way, Spark, can you give me a rundown of NS2's performance? Like what settings/res you run the game at, what framerate you get, and what your specs are?
Now, I can't speak for the current polish of NS2, but it's been in beta for god knows how long, and I would hope that another month of it should be enough for it to come out of the gate swinging.
By the way, Spark, can you give me a rundown of NS2's performance? Like what settings/res you run the game at, what framerate you get, and what your specs are?
I've spent the most time with the game on a system with a 560Ti and an i5 2500k processor, it easily maxes it out at 1080p while keeping a steady 50-60fps in all but the most extreme of situations. Still needs more optimization (currently a cheese strategy for aliens is to spawn dozens of their builder AI units and march them into the marine base, killing performance and allowing easy kills), and lower end dual core systems could use more work (though they can get 30-50fps at medium settings), but overall it's way improved over how it was before and optimisation a main priority from now until release apparently.
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
Another few hours and Steam expands. I wonder what kind of deals Valve has made with non-gaming software developers. Maybe they were able to get a F2P version of Photoshop deal going? :O
dark_inferno
Member
New Humble Indie Bundle incoming
http://cdr.thebronasium.com/sub/16521
http://cdr.thebronasium.com/sub/16522
http://cdr.thebronasium.com/sub/16523
http://cdr.thebronasium.com/sub/16521
http://cdr.thebronasium.com/sub/16522
http://cdr.thebronasium.com/sub/16523
Nabs
Member
The release date for I Am Alive got pushed up a week and is now coming out tomorrow. I know it won't happen any time soon, but Ubisoft needs to give Steamworks a shot. Being able to protect your games before release is really important.
Not the Dota 2 one. Its filled with people begging for keys. The biggest thing that bugs me is it spills over to the workshop discussion.
Wok
Member
How long before the release does the leak usually happen? Three days?
dark_inferno
Member
bodyboarder
Member
It's a good idea. I'm sure there will still be some absolutely horrible submissions, now just slightly fewer.
Cuban Legend
Member
I agree with that idea and I believe I couldn't have said it any better.
Also, I Am Alive is a day 1 for me. Played a bit of it at a neighbors house when he had it and I was hooked on the concept.
Wok
Member
I guess this means the developer of Antichamber has an account for his game on Steam, and that the url when the game is released will be: http://store.steampowered.com/app/219890/ (not working yet)
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
... please tell me that it was for something other than "dignity".
CheesecakeRecipe
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Zero-Crescent
Member
Ooooo, the mainline bundles have been killin' it lately. Interested to see what this one will bring to the table.
dark_inferno
Member
Lord British
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Looks to me like you're missing some games, bro.
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