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STEAM announcements & updates 2012 Thread 2 - Bad Rats Daily Deal for next 6 months

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MRORANGE

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Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation.
It is used to distribute games and related media online, from small independent developers to larger software houses. Steam also has
community features, automated game updates, in-game voice and chat functionality. As of December 2011, there are 1,488 games
available through Steam, and 35 million active user accounts.




You can send money directly to your steam account for later use on game purchases. GameStop has also collaborated with Steam to let
you buy gamecards from Gamestop to use on Steam. Both of these are useful if you do not want to deal with paypal or you need to keep
a budget on Steam sales.


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Steam remote now lets you completely access your steam account to buy games, use community functions and start game downloads
away from your computer. (You must be logged onto the steam client for remote downloads to work)




Steam now has a mobile app for Android and iOS, you can participate in the Steam community wherever you go. Chat with your
Steam friends, browse community groups and user profiles, read the latest gaming news and stay up to date on Steam sales.




Coming soon/Valve time.


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Read this, 90% of your problems can be solved by reading our FAQ's:

Can I register this retail game on steam?
Check here: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-wusf-3601

How do I contact customer support?
https://support.steampowered.com/

can I use my steam account on a different computer?
Yes, make sure you logged off steam and then connect to the other computer.

Is steam down? I can't see my Profile/Friends/Chat/Cloud Saves
Check here if steam is running maintenance: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=784745

Steam won't start or run?
Delete ClientRegistry.blob and restart. If all else fails: delete everything but steamapps folder and reinstall steam.

Is using a VPN to get steam games from another region a good idea?
Not really, it can result in getting your account banned, same goes for key's. Most people can unlock games early so that seems to be fine.

Can I still buy games outside the steam store? and start downloads away from my computer?
Yes Steam Remote/Mobile lets you buy games when you are away from the steam client, you can also start remote downloads as well.

One of my grid icons is missing a picture?
Steam now lets you add custom grid art, check here to see some artwork Gaf did.

I want to clean up my Steam folder of re-distributable packages ? (Direct X, GFWL Redist, Rapture3D, NVidia PhysX, etc)
Use TikiOne-Steam-Cleaner.

I am running out of space on my hard-drive, can I move my games onto another hard-drive?
Use SteamTool Library Manager or Steam Mover.

Anyone know where I can download skins for Steam?
Go here for a mega list, please make sure that the skin is safe to use.

When is comfy couch mode coming?
Valve time.

Can I trade games?
If they are in your inventory then yes, you cannot trade games you have already purchased for your account, you cannot trade keys

So when does the summer/winter/autumn/spring sale start?
No one knows, check earlier sale threads if you want to predict the dates.

So PC gaming in 2012 is good?
A list of games, that should hit PC this year, oh and a list of confirmed Steamwork titles.

Any sites to compare Steam prices to other DD Sites?
Comparison of steam prices in different regions you can also add this to the end of the the steam URL: ?cc=uk OR: ?cc=us
Compare steam game prices compared to other DD services: http://www.steamgamesales.com/

HEY GUYS! I want to brag about how many games I bought on Steam!
Nobody cares, NO REALLY, DON'T POST IT HERE .
http://www.ddgamer.com/worth.php How much you bought at full price then at sale price, as well as monthly expenditures.
http://www.steamcalculator.com/ Work out how much you spent on steam.
http://wastedonsteam.com/ Tells you how much time you spent on steam and for each game.
http://steamscore.net/ See how many achievements you have unlocked as well as for each game.

Who is the girl in JaseC's avatar?
It's Saoirse Ronan.

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This is the official NeoGaf Steam group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/neogaf
come in and have a chat.


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STEAM announcements & updates 2012
2011 Steam ID list
Official DD (Steam/D2D/etc) gifting thread of equal global distribution
Custom Steam icons for Grid View
Steamgifts.com Invite Thread |OT|
Steam Trading |OT| 2012
ITT: We play Steam games *WE NEVER INSTALLED BEFORE* for ~15-30 mins; review them


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http://www.direct2drive.com
http://www.gamersgate.com
http://www.impulsedriven.com
http://www.greenmangaming.co.uk
http://www.getgamesgo.com/
https://www.amazon.com/?tag=neogaf0e-20 (a few games may be region restricted.)
Humble Bundle, Indie Royale and Indie Gala are also trusted


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Huevos de Oro

Huevos de Oro

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Downloaded LOTRO last night. I already had a starting character from about a year ago or so when I tried the game out, I'll give it a fair try now that it's integrated to steam.
 
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Stop It

Perfectly able to grasp the inherent value of the fishing game.
Well, I wonder what the theme for the next Summer sale will be?

If there's one thing that EA didn't take into account while criticising Steam and Valve "cheapening IPs" it the fact that the likes of the Pototo ARG and the themed sales actually helps smaller developers gain mind-share with the gaming community. Just ask Tripwire, Hidden Path or Frictional if aggressive Steam sales has lessened the impact of their IP.

Anyway, rant over, great thread Mr Orange.
 
Huevos de Oro

Huevos de Oro

Member
I am going to be even more frugal this summer sale, and probably stay under $50 bucks. So there better be some unmissable deals.
 
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toastyToast

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It'd be interesting if a running total was kept of all the money spent by posters across the threads duration

I'm sure the result would be terrifying
 
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MRORANGE

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Stumpokapow said:
Note to Salsa/MRORANGE/anyone else involved in thread stuff: When the summer sale starts, I will lock this thread. When the summer sale ends, I will unlock this thread (don't need to make a "thread 3"). :)
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noted;

I'll stick to doing STEAM announcements & updates threads & SalsaShark will probably do all the major sale threads for this year. (I would like to do next year's Christmas one - 2013/14)


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I found this funny:

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gabbo

Member
toasty_T said:
It'd be interesting if a running total was kept of all the money spent by posters across the threads duration

I'm sure the result would be terrifying
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We'd need a concurrent suicide watch thread once people see how much they've spent (and the number of games they have/will never play)
 
H

Htown

STOP SHITTING ON MY MOTHER'S HEADSTONE
SteelAttack said:
Downloaded LOTRO last night. I already had a starting character from about a year ago or so when I tried the game out, I'll give it a fair try now that it's integrated to steam.
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Game is good.

Tip for getting a bunch of free Turbine Points for anyone interested:

There's a quest that gives you 10 TP for a starting character, but it only works once per server. Luckily there are 29 servers. Start a dwarf, click the box for "skip new user tutorial" in character creation, then run down the mountain to the west and keep going until you reach a little plaza with a statue. Talk to the dwarf there and he'll give you a quest that awards you 10 TP to show you how the Turbine store works.

You're supposed to take the 10 TP, go to the store and buy the next section of the quest. Just don't do the second part of the quest and you keep the TP. TP is account-wide, so if you do this once on each server you can get up to 290 TP.

Also save your TP for quest packs (which are account wide) and the riding skill (which is character specific). Don't waste it on consumables or cosmetics. You'll earn a bunch of TP for Deeds (aka achievements) during gameplay, so by the time you get out of the Lone Lands you'll hopefully have enough TP to buy one of the quest packs. If not, roll a different race/class alt and play with them until you have enough.
 
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drizzle

Axel Hertz
MRORANGE said:
I could make one in a spreadsheet if people are interested in tracking expenditure.
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Way ahead of you guys:

Summer Sale 2011:

Total Spent: $54.65
Original Prices: $168.71
Discount amount: 67.61%
Money Saved: $114.06


Winter Sale 2011:

Total Spent: $62.81
Original Prices: $237.93
Discount amount: 73.60%
Money Saved: $175.12

And to answer the inevitable question: Summer Sale 2011 started on 06/30.
 
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Metalmurphy

Member
drizzle said:
Way ahead of you guys:

Summer Sale 2011:

Total Spent: $54.65
Original Prices: $168.71
Discount amount: 67.61%
Money Saved: $114.06


Winter Sale 2011:

Total Spent: $62.81
Original Prices: $237.93
Discount amount: 73.60%
Money Saved: $175.12

And to answer the inevitable question: Summer Sale 2011 started on 06/30.
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"Saved". Haha.
 
Huevos de Oro

Huevos de Oro

Member
Htown said:
Game is good.

Tip for getting a bunch of free Turbine Points for anyone interested:

There's a quest that gives you 10 TP for a starting character, but it only works once per server. Luckily there are 29 servers. Start a dwarf, click the box for "skip new user tutorial" in character creation, then run down the mountain to the west and keep going until you reach a little plaza with a statue. Talk to the dwarf there and he'll give you a quest that awards you 10 TP to show you how the Turbine store works.

You're supposed to take the 10 TP, go to the store and buy the next section of the quest. Just don't do the second part of the quest and you keep the TP. TP is account-wide, so if you do this once on each server you can get up to 290 TP.

Also save your TP for quest packs (which are account wide) and the riding skill (which is character specific). Don't waste it on consumables or cosmetics. You'll earn a bunch of TP for Deeds (aka achievements) during gameplay, so by the time you get out of the Lone Lands you'll hopefully have enough TP to buy one of the quest packs. If not, roll a different race/class alt and play with them until you have enough.
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Sweet, thanks for the tips!
 
Sub_Level

Sub_Level

wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Bought Splinter Cell Chaos Theory yesterday morning, played that all day. Ready for gaming again after 7-8 months of not really playing any. Not ready to spend a lot, though, which is why I'm waiting for Summer Steam!
 
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K' Dash

Member
hhmm, my computer won't be here in time for the sale, I'll have to buy everything from my laptop and then install everything in the new machine, will I run into any trouble doing that?

Sorry, Steam noob here and I didn't see this answered in the FAQ.
 
D

drizzle

Axel Hertz
K' Dash said:
hhmm, my computer won't be here in time for the sale, I'll have to buy everything from my laptop and then install everything in the new machine, will I run into any trouble doing that?

Sorry, Steam noob here and I didn't see this answered in the FAQ.
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You can install everything on your steam account anywhere, as long as you log into Steam on that computer.

Also, you can't log in concurrently on multiple devices.

So no, not a single problem with the scenario you described.
 
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