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WOW, I've also heard of some people actually bitching about games that xelios gifted to them, as in: "gee, I didn't want X, you should have gifted me Y" or something close to that. Too bad even GAF isn't clear of those people.

And damn you Steam! that stupid update would've been useful a week ago when I had to re-download Skyrim 3 times because twice you thought I wanted the Spanish version. So silly.

 

[Narag]

Some assholes kick him out of a Group because he wasn't gifting them anything. Or at least I believe that is the short version.

MRORANGE, how would one go about retrieving chatlogs from Steam?

Sounds like a bad couple months for him. Seem to recall a post late last year where he was upset that someone was angry he gifted them something.

 

[SteveWinwood]

What jerks.

I wanna know how these people operate in the real world. How do you go through life like that?

 

[Echoplx]

I always try to not make a big deal out of gifting, the more people that hear about it the more people to try and take advantage of you </3

 

[svegis]

Some assholes kick him out of a Group because he wasn't gifting them anything. Or at least I believe that is the short version.

MRORANGE, how would one go about retrieving chatlogs from Steam?

Sorry to hear what happened to you, it's a disgrace. Supposed to be fun and games, not shoving each other under the bus for deals.

There's no way right now to get chat logs unless you do it manually as they occur, sadly.

 

[Drkirby]

That reminds me of the time we trolled one of our friends by buying him DLC and Expansions to a bunch of games he didn't own on Steam. I did it by mistake, but then like 6 other people did it. One I remember a friend gave him was the Fable 3 Dog outfits.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

I will axe-murder anyone who was mean to xelios, for real.

Not worth it. Well, I mean it is. The murder part. But I mean. The people who did the shit. Not worth it.

 

[Turfster]

Not worth it. Well, I mean it is. The murder part. But I mean. The people who did the shit. Not worth it.

You'd go to jail for murdering them. You have to make it look like an accident.

 

[Uriah]

It doesn't just happen on my home network. It also happens when I am at school. So I think it might be a problem with my computer.

I fixed the problem by following the steps listed here, if anyone else is having a similar problem.

http://getsatisfaction.com/futuremark/topics/server_list_never_updates_stays_empty

 

[shintoki]

Some assholes kick him out of a Group because he wasn't gifting them anything. Or at least I believe that is the short version.

The Steamgift group was a scam. If you look at some the users and mods in it... they've basically done Half Lifes, Portals, Humble Indie bundles. While under the farce that it was for "generous" donors, when really all they did was invite generous donors and force group only giveaways.

From what I recall, they were hating on him for including Gaffers since it reduced their own odds.

 

[Snuggles]

One guy, just yesterday, asked me to buy him a $20 game and said he'd pay me back in the future. When I said that I had already gifted, they - and this is when I would have blown the fuck up at them if I were a lesser man - actually brought up that I had given away $14. As if an extra $20 were nothing to me. I refer you to points A, B, and C.

I'm sorry dude, but I just really needed that game. It's an addiction.

 

[I H8 Memes]

What jerks.

I wanna know how these people operate in the real world. How do you go through life like that?

I don't understand it either man. I had 3 games gifted to me and gifted back 1 of those games back to the same person. After the 2 gifts I felt too guilty to even play GAF bingo because I would rather see someone else get lucky and win a game.

 

[Stallion Free]

Damn, I'm really enjoying Rochard. The art-style really works well.

 

[xenoflux2113]

Damn, I'm really enjoying Rochard. The art-style really works well.

It looks like a metroidvania game in the screens. Does it play like one or is it just the level design?

 

[SteveWinwood]

I don't understand it either man. I had 3 games gifted to me and gifted back 1 of those games back to the same person. After the 2 gifts I felt too guilty to even play GAF bingo because I would rather see someone else get lucky and win a game.

Going around to people taking their time to help others out and begging for shit just seems so sad.

 

[Cmagus]

Hmm I have two copies of the ship in my Steam inventory anyone need it I already have it

 

[thundersabre]

Hmm I have two copies of the ship in my Steam inventory anyone need it I already have it

Ill take it if you are offering.

 

[Cmagus]

Ill take it if you are offering.

K pm your steam 1 left

 

[Stallion Free]

It looks like a metroidvania game in the screens. Does it play like one or is it just the level design?

It's not like a Metroidvania in any way shape or form.

 

[scitek]

Hmm I have two copies of the ship in my Steam inventory anyone need it I already have it

Sounds good.

 

[jim-jam bongs]

You'd go to jail for murdering them. You have to make it look like an accident.

 

[xenoflux2113]

It's not like a Metroidvania in any way shape or form.

Good to know. Now I won't be expecting that at all.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

What jerks.

I wanna know how these people operate in the real world. How do you go through life like that?

It's actually quite stunning, really, how these types of people get by (and get by WELL) in this world.

 

[thundersabre]

K pm your steam 1 left

I received it. Thanks again

 

[Oreoleo]

That reminds me of the time we trolled one of our friends by buying him DLC and Expansions to a bunch of games he didn't own on Steam. I did it by mistake, but then like 6 other people did it. One I remember a friend gave him was the Fable 3 Dog outfits.

That is amazing.

 

[Rufus]

It's actually quite stunning, really, how these types of people get by (and get by WELL) in this world.

As bad as they sound, I wouldn't want to jump to conclusions here. If only for the fact that it happened online. Not trying to defend the guys, but it is what it is. People are assholes, especially when it's as easy to get away with as it is online.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

So. I'm sorry for coming into this thread and ranting, but I honestly just needed to let all of this out.

Like I said, I'm polite as frick on Steam.

 

[Turfster]

Exactly. I can give pointers if anyone wants them. Not that I have done this before.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

As bad as they sound, I wouldn't want to jump to conclusions here. If only for the fact that it happened online. Not trying to defend the guys, but it is what it is. People are assholes, especially when it's as easy to get away with as it is online.

Dude.

I worked for Countrywide.

Countrywide.

I knew some very, very,very, very bad people who for some reason kept getting promoted.

That being said, you're right.

It's just really crappy.

 

[Cmagus]

Both of my copies of The Ship are gone

 

[Omikron]

It's the sensible thing to do. It's the right thing to do. It's like pre-flight checks for airplanes. Hell yes you do that.

Even more so if you play invert mouse. Like me.

Come at me heathens.

 

[gdt]

Hmm, how do I add categories to my game list? Finished/playing.........yes still playing/backlog.

 

[Turfster]

Hmm, how do I add categories to my game list? Finished/playing.........yes still playing/backlog.

Rightclick on something, set category, add a new one.

 

[Fuzzy]

Rightclick on something, set category, add a new one.

And then prepare to do it all again when Steam resets everything back to no category for no apparent reason at some future date.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

And then prepare to do it all again when Steam resets everything back to no category for no apparent reason at some future date.

You know I can honestly say that I've never had that happen to me luckily.

 

[The Technomancer]

You know I can honestly say that I've never had that happen to me luckily.

Happened to me three times in three months. I gave up organizing after that. Why isn't the organization stored in the cloud or something?

 

[jaundicejuice]

Personally I only gift during the sales to people whose usernames I generally know from this thread, not the hordes of randoms that pop in to the mega sales threads. Bitching out users who are generally pretty generous with simply helping others out from different regions get even better deals is pretty lame, I mean it strikes me as such a pain in the ass to do so that I generally won't do that unless I'm simply gifting the individual a game. Harping about someone's generosity is beyond low. Stuff like that just sours me on the experience.

 

[Echoplx]

And then prepare to do it all again when Steam resets everything back to no category for no apparent reason at some future date.

You can make a backup of your categories, the files are located in

Steam\userdata\<ID>\7

I made a .bat file which copies them to another directory so I just click it every now and again

 

[Jive Turkey]

The last few pages have done a pretty good job pissing me off. I'm sorry you guys went through that.

 

[Turfster]

And then prepare to do it all again when Steam resets everything back to no category for no apparent reason at some future date.

I've... never had that happen to me either. Do the people that have this happen access their steam account from multiple locations?

 

[Sarcasm]

I wish Steam would wipe my cat, I did a horrible job and its been months...nothing ever happens to me.

toolazytodoitmyself.png

 

[xenoflux2113]

I wish Steam would wipe my cat, I did a horrible job and its been months...nothing ever happens to me.

toolazytodoitmyself.png

start asking about Episode 3. That seems to work.

 

[jim-jam bongs]

I wish Steam would wipe my cat, I did a horrible job and its been months...nothing ever happens to me.

uh you did what to your cat

 

[Turfster]

uh you did what to your cat

I'm praying the answer is just something like "tried to dye it", and nothing more nefarious...

Edit: on a slightly less silly note, maybe you can just delete the directory people are backing up to save their categories?

 

[Sarcasm]

Purrs to loudly.

"Tried to dye it", I hope...

Edit: on a slightly less silly note, maybe you can just delete the directory people are backing up to save their categories?

Humm maybe I will try that.

 

[Turfster]

Hm, the dir also seems to contain your server browser history, so... maybe just kill sharedconfig.vdf. This file seems to contain your library with last played and category tags if applicable.

 

[graywolf323]

So you were on the list that was strictly for helping others out with regional pricing and people misunderstood that and outright begged for free games? Wow.

that's crazy, I must have gotten lucky because I was on that list too and never got hit up by anyone wanting completely free games

though I did have the requirement of send paypal first listed so maybe that helped

 

[Phife Dawg]

WOW, I've also heard of some people actually bitching about games that xelios gifted to them, as in: "gee, I didn't want X, you should have gifted me Y" or something close to that. Too bad even GAF isn't clear of those people.

For real? That is frikkin' outrageous.

 

[Sober]

Space Marine is pretty short; at least the single player is. I am already on chapter 11 (of 16?) and my timer says 4 hours. Hopefully there is some fun to be had in MP.

 

[Seagoon]

Hey guys

Anyone fancy these coupons? Going free to a good home

Contact me on Steam, id is goonbridge