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STEAM 2013 Announcements & Updates: 6, GFWL: 0 | Number of hours played bugged

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Grief.exe

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Anyone know?

GFWL encrypts save games in order to protect their specific achievements.

You will probably lose your save when the games are converted over, but it is possible the studios may leave in a way to read those saves.

What I'm getting at is I very much doubt that the games will generate and read save game data the way it currently functions.
 

Jawmuncher

Member
Since I'm deploying next week and won't be able to see my lovely Steam Gaf for a bit thought i'd do a decent giveaway. Might do some more during the week. All I ask is whoever wins plays it relatively soon (I know how those Steam Backlogs can be).
EDIT: I'll add Mafia 2 whenever I get it.

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jsrv

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GFWL encrypts save games in order to protect their specific achievements.

You will probably lose your save when the games are converted over, but it is possible the studios may leave in a way to read those saves.

What I'm getting at is I very much doubt that the games will generate and read save game data the way it currently functions.

well damn, I guess I should be glad I didn't spend time on the PC version of Dark Souls yet assuming they'll convert it later down the line
 

The Cowboy

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Just don't trade it for RAGE.
On a more serious note, my 2 cents is that it would be okay.
If you really feel uncomfortable with it, you could do a new giveaway/raffle for it yourself.
Yeah, just don't like taking to much TBH (especially 2 in under 1 hour), so I nuked the code and am posting it again.

Credit for this key goes to Cyberquake as it was originally a key he/she posted (so if you get it please thank him/her).
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yoshizzle

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Since I'm deploying next week and won't be able to see my lovely Steam Gaf for a bit thought i'd do a decent giveaway. Might do some more during the week. All I ask is whoever wins plays it relatively soon (I know how those Steam Backlogs can be).
EDIT: I'll add Mafia 2 whenever I get it.

Very nice giveaway!

Stay safe!
 

Sajjaja

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Since I'm deploying next week and won't be able to see my lovely Steam Gaf for a bit thought i'd do a decent giveaway. Might do some more during the week. All I ask is whoever wins plays it relatively soon (I know how those Steam Backlogs can be).
EDIT: I'll add Mafia 2 whenever I get it.

Awesome giveaway. Thanks! If you don't mind me asking, where are you deploying to?
 

Cheddahz

Banned
Since I'm deploying next week and won't be able to see my lovely Steam Gaf for a bit thought i'd do a decent giveaway. Might do some more during the week. All I ask is whoever wins plays it relatively soon (I know how those Steam Backlogs can be).

Wait, you're deploying next week?!? Well be safe man, just from talking to you on here, you seem like a cool dude and I wish the best for you
 

The_Monk

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Since I'm deploying next week and won't be able to see my lovely Steam Gaf for a bit thought i'd do a decent giveaway. Might do some more during the week. All I ask is whoever wins plays it relatively soon (I know how those Steam Backlogs can be).

I wish the very best of luck to you when deploying fellow GAFfer, we will be here, waiting for your return. Stay safe out here.

Oh and nice giveaway. I already entered for La Mulana giveaway so I won't enter for this one, because I wouldn't feel okay with myself. But good luck to everyone entering!
 

Grief.exe

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What branch Jawmuncher?

Will miss seeing you around various threads.

Thanks for the giveaway Major! I've been on the fence about trying that game!
 

denx

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Since I'm deploying next week and won't be able to see my lovely Steam Gaf for a bit thought i'd do a decent giveaway. Might do some more during the week. All I ask is whoever wins plays it relatively soon (I know how those Steam Backlogs can be).
EDIT: I'll add Mafia 2 whenever I get it.

Awesome giveaway, thanks!
 

OverHeat

« generous god »
Since I'm deploying next week and won't be able to see my lovely Steam Gaf for a bit thought i'd do a decent giveaway. Might do some more during the week. All I ask is whoever wins plays it relatively soon (I know how those Steam Backlogs can be).
EDIT: I'll add Mafia 2 whenever I get it.

Be safe, is it your first tour? I was in Afghanistan in 2010-2011 as infantry and I loved the experience
 

The Cowboy

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Since I'm deploying next week and won't be able to see my lovely Steam Gaf for a bit thought i'd do a decent giveaway. Might do some more during the week. All I ask is whoever wins plays it relatively soon (I know how those Steam Backlogs can be).
EDIT: I'll add Mafia 2 whenever I get it.

Very nice giveaway. Stay safe out there matey.
 

Jawmuncher

Member
What branch Jawmuncher?

Will miss seeing you around various threads.

Thanks for the giveaway Major! I've been on the fence about trying that game!

I wish the very best of luck to you when deploying fellow GAFfer, we will be here, waiting for your return. Stay safe out here.

Oh and nice giveaway. I already entered for La Mulana giveaway so I won't enter for this one, because I wouldn't feel okay with myself. But good luck to everyone entering!

Wait, you're deploying next week?!? Well be safe man, just from talking to you on here, you seem like a cool dude and I wish the best for you

Awesome giveaway. Thanks! If you don't mind me asking, where are you deploying to?

Very nice giveaway!

Stay safe!

Awesome giveaway, thanks!

Very nice giveaway. Stay safe out there matey.

Be safe, is it your first tour? I was in Afghanistan in 2010-2011 as infantry and I loved the experience

I wish you all the best and hope you have a safe return Jawmuncher, try and post when you can.

Stay safe over there.


Take care, Jawmuncher. Hope to see you back with us soon.

Stay safe, okay?

Ah a new thread, how exciting to take part in it early on instead of just lurking.

Stay safe in the sandbox Jawmuncher.
First, Thank You for your service. Keep safe.

Second, great giveaway.

Wow, very nice giveaway! Finished it recently and loved it even more than the first Bioshock.



Thanks for the kind words everyone. I'll be deploying to Afghanistan and am with the active army. Depending on my work situation you still might see me pop up on steam gaf from time to time. Hopefully they haven't blocked neogaf on the work computers there lol. Was great R&R after work hours last deployment.
 

Kammie

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Here's a free game.

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denx

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Gotta say I'm disappointed in the lack of an anniversary Steam sale, but I'm even more disappointed in what Activision called a "sale". Goddammit Activision, how hard is to put your games in a decent sale??
 

Turfster

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Thanks for the kind words everyone. I'll be deploying to Afghanistan and am with the active army. Depending on my work situation you still might see me pop up on steam gaf from time to time. Hopefully they haven't blocked neogaf on the work computers there lol. Was great R&R after work hours last deployment.
Take care, Jawmuncher. Hope to see you back with us soon.
 

yoshizzle

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Gotta say I'm disappointed in the lack of an anniversary Steam sale, but I'm even more disappointed in what Activision called a "sale". Goddammit Activision, how hard is to put your games in a decent sale??

That Activision sale was the worst.
 

KenOD

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Ah a new thread, how exciting to take part in it early on instead of just lurking.

Stay safe in the sandbox Jawmuncher.
 

The_Monk

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Depending on my work situation you still might see me pop up on steam gaf from time to time. Hopefully they haven't blocked neogaf on the work computers there lol. Was great R&R after work hours last deployment.

That would be really nice fellow GAFfer. Hope you can give us a "Hi guys, everything's fine!" while you there.
 
Since I'm deploying next week and won't be able to see my lovely Steam Gaf for a bit thought i'd do a decent giveaway. Might do some more during the week. All I ask is whoever wins plays it relatively soon (I know how those Steam Backlogs can be).
EDIT: I'll add Mafia 2 whenever I get it.
Stay safe, okay?
 
Since I'm deploying next week and won't be able to see my lovely Steam Gaf for a bit thought i'd do a decent giveaway. Might do some more during the week. All I ask is whoever wins plays it relatively soon (I know how those Steam Backlogs can be).
EDIT: I'll add Mafia 2 whenever I get it.

Wow, very nice giveaway! Finished it recently and loved it even more than the first Bioshock.
 

Jame Retief

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Since I'm deploying next week and won't be able to see my lovely Steam Gaf for a bit thought i'd do a decent giveaway. Might do some more during the week. All I ask is whoever wins plays it relatively soon (I know how those Steam Backlogs can be).
EDIT: I'll add Mafia 2 whenever I get it.

First, Thank You for your service. Keep safe.

Second, great giveaway.
 

Jawmuncher

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Just another post to say thank you all for the kind words.
That long post i've been editing with all the encouraging quotes is great to see.
 

Tenrius

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I've been playing MoH: Airborne, by the way, got to the third level (there are six in total). It's a nice game, the graphics are still pretty good (I remember it being the first UE3 game I ever played, was really impressed), the gunplay is fun enough and even the absolutely super high difficulty level I'm playing on doesn't feel unfair.


It feels like the game is only a few steps away from true greatness though. Sure, you paradrop every time you load a checkpoint and you can choose where to land every time, but it's ultimately a gimmick: your options are pretty limited and while you can land on an otherwise unreachable rooftop and sneak somewhere, it doesn't matter much in the long run, because you still land in the same general area. I had a moment when I had to load the same checkpoint several times in a row, because I kept dying, and it became very apparent that you don't really have much of a choice in regard to landing positions. If only the levels themselves were bigger and you could choose the actual jumping spot as opposed to just steering in the right direction.

Still, it feels like a very decent game, which entices you with all the joys of modern on-rail shooters while maintaining a quasi open approach to level design. A typical level has multiple mission objectives located in different map corners and you can tackle them in any order, a scheme not often seen in the modern FPS genre. Besides, it's been a long time since I played a WWII shooter, so the setting is nice for a change (never would have thought I'd say it, but times change).
 

RionaaM

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New thread, yay!

How the hell did I get the 5th place on the wall of shame? Ever since 2 weeks ago I'm not able to post from work (or even log in). Do I really spend that much time here outside of work?
 

honorless

We don't have "get out of jail free" cards, but if we did, she'd have one.
It would be awesome if modbot could take all the unclaimed codes from the last thread and post them here.
At the end of September, Stump is going to put all keys that are at least one month old up in a free-for-all giveaway.

Presumably this will continue happening monthly, so if you want you can just wait for that to happen instead of plumbing the old thread.
 

MRORANGE

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New thread, yay!

How the hell did I get the 5th place on the wall of shame? Ever since 2 weeks ago I'm not able to post from work (or even log in). Do I really spend that much time here outside of work?

I blame mobile-GAF, wait until GAF start using push notifications on iOS and Android for thread reply's, it's game over for all of us.
 

derExperte

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Why do you worry about that? If you're outside the US, you just have to agree to a form stating this fact. If you're in the US, I believe they'll need your social security number for their files, but it won't mean any additional taxes unless you earn more than a certain (fairly large) amount. Let someone else correct me if I'm wrong.

If he ever used a (maybe fake) US address just filling out that form will lead to Valve asking for additional info. It took months before they finally sent me the mail in which they requested that info and only Gabe knows when they'll get to verifying it. So if he's in the same situation as I am...

PS Oh nice, wall of shame, didn't think I'll make. Gotta tell my parents, so proud.
 

Veezy

que?
Love this thread. Trying to get involved in some more multiplayer gaming on steam, but I'm kinda regulated to a controller due to my room set up. Can anybody recommend some good online games that are playable with a controller? Side request, any good local multiplayer games?
 
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