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STEAM | December 2014 - Read OP for winter sale questions

morningbus

Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Great to see Street Fighter 5 come out on the platforms that really matter.

And a version for PS4 gamers is nice, too.
 

Aaron D.

Member
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Christmas Shopper Simulator - Cute & silly free download that you can finish in 30 minutes.
 
Well, after just one game of Civ 5 these things happened:
-Ozium and Shadownet are banned (they were still okay before I started the game)
-Street Fighter V got unmasked early, and the meltdowns are ongoing
-Higurashi
-Need for Speed Underground is Doritos Pope's surprise (Don't fuck this up EA!)
Anything else that I've missed?

Moral lesson: Don't play Civ 5 on the eve of a major event.

To be fair, a lot can happen in five hours.
 

iosefe

Member
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Christmas Shopper Simulator - Cute & silly free download that you can finish in 30 minutes.

that description is gold

Prepare to be mildly thrilled and as excited as is reasonable to expect… Introducing Christmas Shopper Simulator!

Embark on an epic quest to do a bit of Christmas shopping, complete with all the disappointment, frustration and suspension of the laws of physics that you’d find in a real shopping centre!
Achieve achievements that will test your gaming prowess and look great on your CV!
Complete missions in order to give your day, and indeed your entire existence a whole new degree of meaning!
Wonder constantly whether there's something more important you could be doing!

also this:
Download Christmas Shopper Simulator NOW!

OR WHEN YOU HAVE A MINUTE LATER ON.

OR TOMORROW IF YOU’RE SWAMPED.

BUT DO DO IT AT SOME POINT.

NOW!

And the rest of the product details. i really like that page
 

morningbus

Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
deleted it. what's the problem? the word or the size? thought because of the movie context, it wasn't a problem.

I will be sure to remind my black friends of the context the next time I start quoting Django Unchained.

No, but yeah. I think ultimately the context of the post is what matters. In a discussion of racism, using the word is acceptable because it would be silly to have to edit around it, but in terms of a simple reaction gif, it's probably not appropriate.
 
I will be sure to remind my black friends of the context the next time I start quoting Django Unchained.

No, but yeah. I think ultimately the context of the post is what matters. In a discussion of racism, using the word is acceptable because it would be silly to have to edit around it, but in terms of a simple reaction gif, it's probably not appropriate.
Yeah, you're totally right. i was going to edit the post adding that even with the movie context, i would understand why there would be a problem, but you posted it faster.
I'm sorry if i ended up offending someone here.
 

jshackles

Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
If you want a little look at the 'game' I played it yesterday and strangely enjoyed it: http://youtu.be/ckmhO4WRGCE

Wow this looks kinda great actually. I almost spit out my morning caffeine when the guy's hair started appearing/disappearing, then you pick up the phone and get a mission about buying shampoo.

Looks like a cheesy blast.
 

Maniac

Banned
What the fuck?

Lizard and another group has been targetting Steam for quite a while now, it's the reason we've had a lot of service interruptions and stuff outside of tuesdays.

... Or is it thursdays? I can't even remember. Either way, these kids are just naff morons. Atleast anonymoose stand for... Something other than "lulz derp huehue so funni"
Damn, AMD is getting a down sampling tool built into the new drivers, called VSR, as well as, improving their drivers overall.

http://www.techspot.com/news/59074-amd-unveils-major-gpu-driver-update-catalyst-omega.html

Competent AMD drivers? Sounds like bollocks, but hope they step it up for the sake of you red folks.
Lifeless Planet was cool, if overly long. Speed is on...well...speed.

edit: damn it its Speev. I done fucked up :(

edit edit: also dont buy lifeless planet, I think I have a extra key somewhere , I can check later when I get home

Give pls
They couldn't have picked a worse actress for Sarah Connor.

Stfu pls
Emilia is fokken awesome. I'l jab ye i swer on me mum
Well, I'm excited for DOA5 on PC. More fighting games on PC the better, it'll help build up the PC as a platform where fighting games can do well.

Also, Primer is the best time travel film. I watched Steins;Gate recently too, and that had a very good time travel plot.
Primer is definitely one of my favourite time travel movies ever. It's so damn good. The second viewing was the best one for me though. That's when I finally got it.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=141682309&postcount=4706

Doesn't referring to someone as a cunt get you banned?

Dunno. I've used the word plenty even as a junior. No bans here... Yet.

To be fair, over half the time I used it as a compliment, like magnificent cunt and the likes, buuut I've dropped a lot of C bombs on... Well, cunts. So who knows.

edit: Okay, I'm having a loooot of trouble with GAF today. I tried to post this message a sodding hour ago and it didn't go through until now. And this is my fifth attempt at an edit. Is GAF having troubles or am I? My internet has been somewhat wonky, but not this bad... >_>
 

Lomax

Member

I love articles like this and I really wish more people did them. More so, I wish Valve/Steam would publish actual sales numbers just like we get for movies.

The Final Fantasy games are also in the VIP section

EU prices

FF XIII-2 11.99
FF III & IV 5.63
FF VII & VIII 4.88

Oddly enough in the US III & IV are slightly more ($5.99) while VII and VIII are slightly less ($4.50). Might have to drop some credit on FF VIII at that price.
 
GMG's deal of the day is various Paradox Interactive games
They have Bioshock Infinite 75% off, Season pass 66% off, current voucher 53NSRB-GTOJQD-8WN7GJ
They also have 50% off the Final Fantasy games

The Final Fantasy games are also in the VIP section

EU prices

FF XIII-2 11.99
FF III & IV 5.63
FF VII & VIII 4.88
 

Rhaknar

The Steam equivalent of the drunk friend who keeps offering to pay your tab all night.
might grab FF3 and 4 from gmg with voucher, I dont think xmas steam sale will be more than 50%

edit: the Final Fantasy games are also in the VIP section, im not sure if they are cheaper than the normal 50%+voucher tho

edit edit: voucher doesnt work on the final fantasy games even if its not the VIP ones for me (I have 3 and 4 and sid miers pirates in the cart and only applied to pirates) so VIP is the best deal
 

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Dr Dogg

Member
Just realised Captain Toad comes out today... in NA :(

Oh well got Kingdom Hearts 2.5 to keep the kid in me happy. Just hope I don't over disney it and got nuts on the Steam Disney deals.

might grab FF3 and 4 from gmg with voucher, I dont think xmas steam sale will be more than 50%

edit: the Final Fantasy games are also in the VIP section, im not sure if they are cheaper than the normal 50%+voucher tho

edit edit: voucher doesnt work on the final fantasy games even if its not the VIP ones for me (I have 3 and 4 and sid miers pirates in the cart and only applied to pirates) so VIP is the best deal

Well if it was the 20% one it would be still better going VIP. The 25% off voucher would end up being 2 whole pence cheaper for FFIII or IV than the VIP deal if it worked for me. Of course I got PlayFire monies though so it's all gravy.
 

Maniac

Banned
Ok, not sure if this is a GAF issue or not, but my internet is super wonky really often and I usually only get a fifth of the speed I pay for.

So I've just ordered Fiber with speed-guarantee. 90/90 mbit. :3

downloading with 1mb/s has always felt fast tbh... I can't wait to see what this shit manages. It should be online by January 1st. :'D

Ya'll jelly? Cause you better be. Now I just don't want to sodding move out afterall! :p
Why Ozium and Shadownet got banned?

Shadow was being a cheeky c
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nt and Ozium called him a cunt. Also drama ensued. And then someone smacked then on their noggin' with a banhammer. Length is 1 month btw.
 

Maniac

Banned
The Enhanced Steam Standalone beta has begun! This is a huge redesign of the alpha version and there are a lot of changes.
  • Enhanced Steam is moving from alpha to beta, expect bugs
  • Completely redesigned launcher
  • More seamless user experience - Steam is Enhanced when launcher is running
  • Enhanced Steam no longer requires editing your host files
  • Added the option to minimize to system tray
  • Updated the codebase to include more features
  • Updated the codebase to work with the new Steam store layout
  • Enhanced Steam will now check for updates automatically
  • Enhanced Steam now requires an administrator to run
  • The application is now Windows only
If you have the alpha version of Enhanced Steam Standalone, you'll need to remove it before running the beta version. Additionally, you may need to edit you hosts file (typically c:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts) to remove the two Steam-related entries.

Please remember: this software is still in beta and there will be bugs. I'll try to help resolve any issues you may be having, but please remember to be patient.

The beta can be downloaded directly from http://www.EnhancedSteam.com/standalone/. Please do not download Enhanced Steam from unknown sources.

Installation is simple, simply extract the contents of the ZIP file anywhere on your PC. Then simply launch Enhanced Steam.exe.

Thanks for your participation in the beta. I hope to improve the application even further based on your feedback!
I've had it since last night, it's working brilliantly. I forgot to launch it as an administrator, and as Windows works in mysterious ways, my administrator account doesn't, in fact, have administrative privileges. Anyway, it's working wonderfully nonetheless. I've nothing to report from the usage thus far as it's been damn well flawless. Also really glad to not have to use Firefox anymore, as I always have somewhere between 40-100 tabs open.

Oh and I took some lovely pictures!
Juan
Two
Three
 

Anustart

Member
Went into the settings on Arkham Asylum and turned on physx, but the game alerted me that my 760 wasn't good enough, I need a gtx260 or better :( Damn nVidia and their downgrades. 760 is rebranded voodoo 2.
 

Lomax

Member

Was really interested in this when it first came out, but everything I read said they didn't do a very good job with the later episodes.

That's interesting.

Most feedback on the discovery update seems to be positive.

Which is funny since in this thread most of the response is universally negative. But we aren't exactly the target audience it was designed for.
 
Wow this looks kinda great actually. I almost spit out my morning caffeine when the guy's hair started appearing/disappearing, then you pick up the phone and get a mission about buying shampoo.

Looks like a cheesy blast.

I honestly can't explain why, but as a 30 minute blast of no pressure entertainment - it was really entertaining haha

It's a total Goat Simulator-style vibe to it. Well worth checking out and having a go, there's more to do than what happened in the video.
 

Durante

Member
Which is funny since in this thread most of the response is universally negative. But we aren't exactly the target audience it was designed for.
It is? I like it. I've always said Valve should copy Amazon in terms of discoverability. They aren't nearly as good yet but at least they are on their way now.
 

jshackles

Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I've had it since last night, it's working brilliantly. I forgot to launch it as an administrator, and as Windows works in mysterious ways, my administrator account doesn't, in fact, have administrative privileges. Anyway, it's working wonderfully nonetheless. I've nothing to report from the usage thus far as it's been damn well flawless. Also really glad to not have to use Firefox anymore, as I always have somewhere between 40-100 tabs open.

Oh and I took some lovely pictures!
Juan
Two
Three

Excellent! Glad it's working well for you
and apparently, most everyone since I've not got much feedback other than "works great"
.

As always, let me know if you run into any issues. I'm working on some more updates for the program, namely configuration options in the launcher like the Chrome version has in it's extension options. I'm also looking forward to trying out the "auto-update" feature fully. So - stay tuned!
 

Lomax

Member
It is? I like it. I've always said Valve should copy Amazon in terms of discoverability. They aren't nearly as good yet but at least they are on their way now.

During the sale, definitely, everyone hated the layout. And the recommendations tend to be full of f2p stuff and even things from other regions when you already have a ton of games, and doesn't seem to really take into account "Not interested." Plus, we have this thread for "discoverability" in general. I like some of the update, especially the features they stole from Enhanced Steam, but I don't find it generally useful. But I can see how for the typical steam user it would be.
 

Durante

Member
I think I'm very far from the typical Steam user, but I still find it more useful than the previous store front page. The previous one provided me with exactly 0 new information -- I already knew about pretty much every game that was featured on there before it was featured. Now, that's no longer the case, I actually find stuff in my discovery queue which I didn't know about.

Sure, a lot of it just has me clicking "not interested", but some of it doesn't. So it has value.

And that's before going into the much improved filtering/search.
 

Dr Dogg

Member
I've got no problems with the discovery queue as I can hide the stuff I don't want to see and (hopefully) the info I'm supplying Valve might eventually get them to tailor recommendations more closer to stuff I'm interested in. Curators on the other hand...
 
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