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STEAM announcements & updates 2013 - Year of the SteamBox

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Greyvvolf

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I hadn't really thought about it I guess. I was just going to craft random headgear using a scout token and wear whatever came out.

Flipping through the TF2 wiki, I like a lot of them. My favorites are Milkman, Hermes, Baker Boy, Front Runner, Flipped Trilby, and the Fedora.
The milkman has a crafting recipe. If you have 4 refined and one of the 3 special delivery weapons (shortstop, mad milk, and holy mackerel) then you're guaranteed to get the milkman hat.
 

inky

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Hmm, now the question is, should I wait for Amazon's deal, or buy it? You know what, I have some money on my paypal, so I'll probably bite now.
 

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Hmm, now the question is, should I wait for Amazon's deal, or buy it? You know what, I have some money on my paypal, so I'll probably bite now.

What if the UPS truck crashes and those KoA Steam keys never make it to Amazon HQ? Don't let this opportunity pass you by.
 
I haven't been following neogaf for a while what's the big deal, limited availability? Not sure why I should buy now considering I wasn't interested in the game at launch anyway lol, but I'm tempted.
 

inky

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What if the UPS truck crashes and those KoA Steam keys never make it to Amazon HQ? Don't let this opportunity pass you by.

Unless it crashes into the internet I think those keys will make it OK :p

But yes, I'd rather use my paypal money (thanks Diablo) than my CC.
 

Fitz

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I haven't been following neogaf for a while what's the big deal, limited availability? Not sure why I should buy now considering I wasn't interested in the game at launch anyway lol, but I'm tempted.

Due to some shenanigans, it's been on sale on Steam literally once I believe, it's only Origin keys that go on sale anywhere else (until Amazon gets some Steam keys in).
 

HoosTrax

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Finally picked up the two Amalur DLCs. Not sure what the Amazon price will be, but I had hat money sitting in my Steam wallet in any case.
 

Varg

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I already posted this once, thought I would see if any more nice gaffers would hook me up.

I've been trying to outfit my Scout in TF2 with a cool hat. I have exhausted almost all of my old weapons in pursuit of this, and don't really have any left to smelt down.

Anyone want to help me out with some of their old weapons just sitting in their inventory?

I don't expect the ones that you can sell on the market, but the yellow ones that cannot be sold.

Hey you can add an old steam account I used to have . I got a shit ton of tf2 stuff on there that you can't sell on the marketplace. I'm sure there's a scout hat or two in there . I only play heavy . Currently out now but pm me that your interested and ill send you y username
 

dreamfall

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Just noticed KoA is the daily deal. Wonder if Tony got those keys yet?

Wonder about that too! Wish I hadn't bought it on Origin earlier (As I haven't even installed it yet), but it's nice that it is finally on sale on Steam.

Picked up Sacred 2 Gold and finally, after forever waiting, that Train Simulator. Don't know why, as I don't even have time to play anything at the moment- and got caught up in Tomb Raider!
 

graywolf323

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when did Amalur drop to $30 normal on Steam?

not sure which I was more surprised by, to see it on sale or to see that it wasn't $60 normal anymore
 

Fantastical

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So yeah. Far Cry 3 is $30. Franchise pack is $40. I think I might buy the franchise pack. Never played any Far Cry plus you get the Deluxe Edition DLC. I didn't see anyone post about this, maybe I just missed it, I don't remember when the Steam store updates.

Perfect Spring Break game!
 

Sajjaja

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So guys, an update on the Game of Thrones RPG.

I have it on PS3 (got it as a gift, never would have bought it given the reviews) but the experience is probably the same as PC. I saw it was on sale some days ago and I decided to give it a whirl to see if it was really that bad.

The game definitely has its flaws, namely the textures, the framerate drops, random glitches and uninspired/boring combat. But despite all that, I really am pressed on to continue playing it.

During the first 4 chapters, I found myself bored as hell, combat was the same over and over again, story was not interesting etc etc, but into chapter 5 it really starts to pick up. The story becomes engaging (at least for me it did) and it makes all the flaws it has seem completely negligible. And now I am kind of getting into the combat system, while it is still uninspired, I find my self strategizing to each situation, equipping weapons that specialize against an armor type, when to interrupt enemies etc etc.

The two lead characters are very interesting with interesting back stories and combat styles: one is a follower of Rhlor (the fire god that is essentially shunned within the Seven Kingdoms) who can manipulate fire, the other is a member of Night's Watch (fought in the rebellion alongside Robert Baratheon) who is a skinchanger (who can possess his hound and stealth kill enemies). The choice system follows something like The Witcher where your decisions are not obviously good or bad, or beneficial to you now or later, all of which make me question which position I should take. There is one NPC for example, who would for me to be more aggressive and hostile in your actions in order to gain their favor despite me inclining and doing otherwise because it's completely against my character even though that NPCs influence is integral to the reason why I went out on my quest.

Now I haven't finished the game yet, and I don't even think I'm close yet as the 2 protagonists have not even met yet, but I can see how their stories come together and am definitely excited to see how it happens and how it all ends (I accidentally saw a spoiler when I looked something up.....never again...fucking internet).

Don't let the negative reviews fool you, if you're patient, and like interesting story telling with unique characters, you should give Game of Thrones a shot.
 

Zerokku

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I already posted this once, thought I would see if any more nice gaffers would hook me up.

I've been trying to outfit my Scout in TF2 with a cool hat. I have exhausted almost all of my old weapons in pursuit of this, and don't really have any left to smelt down.

Anyone want to help me out with some of their old weapons just sitting in their inventory?

I don't expect the ones that you can sell on the market, but the yellow ones that cannot be sold.

Thanks for your help guys!

Added you on steam. What hat (vintage) do you want? I used to play pretty heavily but rarely touch the game so I sold off almost all of my TF2 inventory and have almost $100 in steam credit sitting around (and thats after buying an AoE2 4pack >.>). Name the hat and its yours :) I'll just buy it off the steam market for you.
 
To anyone still on the fence about Stardrive:

If you like 4x games you'll enjoy yourself. It's very much in the tradition of Galactic Civilizations, with a smattering of ideas lifted from more recent games. Just be prepared to delve into the forum and Wiki a fair bit.

If you aren't a fan of 4x games, or are new to them, you really ought to wait until they improve the documentation and tutorials: There's key functionality that you need to survive - even in the early game - that's not touched upon.
 

1-D_FTW

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Fuck balls. I lost on KoA. Knew I shouldn't have succumb to the Amazon New Year's sale.

On the plus side, Rayman on yesterday goes into the win column. It's shocking to see price drops coincide with sales.
 

esai

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i wish far cry 3 was cheaper. i really want it but with bioshock infinite coming up i cant see myself playing it yet.
 

gogojira

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Always liked the GCN Prince of Persia games. Is Sands of Time worth it at less than $7? Never played the cel shaded one either so it's one or the other for me.
 

Joe Molotov

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holy shit KoA discount, never thought I'd see the day

Thank you, Based Rhode Island.
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