jediyoshi
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How exactly does one get access to these builds?
The public doesn't. You can just track when things are done behind the scenes through the steam database
How exactly does one get access to these builds?
How exactly does one get access to these builds?
The DLC is probably going to get lost, you will have to rebuy on Steam. As I understand it, GFWL doesn't assign keys to DLC, just assigns the DLC to your account.
So there is no feasible way of transferring that ownership.
It would be nice if Good Guy Gabe gave the DLC free to people who already owned the game before the changeover date, if it's something they can't keep track of.
It would be up to 2K, not Valve.
I guess my logic was along the lines of Valve taking a hit in this case, or requiring it of 2K, which in retrospect I suppose isn't likely. But it seems like they would do something to make up for the fact that they might not be able to track prior DLC purchases.
Does the DLC for GFWL games have product keys visible like the games? If they do then 2K could just make it so you register your key on Steam to get it there...
I hope I can download the Arkham City DLC that I bought on Steam through the Steam client after these updates go live. Also hope I can purchase Harley Quinns Revenge through Steam. Never bought it because I could never download my other DLCs...
Not through the GFWL client, I always get the "There was an error retrieving your purchase history. Please sign out and try again later." error, that's my personal reason for hating it. It basically says "thanks for the cash, no content for you." I am glad GFWL is dying.
So you bought the DLC through the Steam client, not through the GFWL client?
So you bought the DLC through the Steam client, not through the GFWL client?
Arkham City DLC bought through Steam gives a GFWL code to redeem through GFWL.
Correct, that is why I am hoping after the update I can actually just download them through Steam & not the stupid GFWL client. As it stands right now even though I bought them through Steam I have to download them through GFWL & I can't because GFWL is so broken.
Any day now...
Im holding to play any Halo games past 3 since im waiting for the Steam version of the game.
XD
Yep. Day 1.Don't bother with any Halo game after 3 anyways. The fan base is hardly alive after the way Halo 4 was handled. It was a complete departure from the original games. They tried to recreate the COD experience and did so poorly. The gameplay and story of the singleplayer was lacking compared to previous titles and the multiplayer was a subpar version of COD that is struggling to sustain a small online population less than a year after launch.
If Halo 1-3 are released through steam with proper MP I will buy them as soon as they go on sale.
I guess I have controller support in Bioshock 2 to look forward to! All of this does has me worried about what will happen to other GFWL titles once the store is shut down.
That sucks but I might just pony up for the GOTY edition of Bats:AC if I wanted to play it again when it goes on sale. I actually took advantage of a pricing error on GFWL to get the challenge maps for free back when it just released (even though the base game I owned on Steam).This is one of the reasons companies with GFWL games don't sell the DLC on the Steam store. Minerva's Den, Batman games, and Fallout 3 all don't sell the DLC on the store, the latter two just have an ultimate version that has all of the DLC.
This is because there are so many conflicts with activating purchased DLC through the GFWL client. And, instead of relying on Microsoft to update the DRM accordingly, they just remove the individual DLC entirely.
The reason I asked where you purchased the DLC is, if you purchased through the Steam client, then it is tied to the registry app and you are fine. If you purchased through GFWL, you are out of luck.
How likely is it that both batman games are patching this shit out and sticking with Steam only? I already own them but havent installed yet.
Yep. Day 1.
In the interest of full disclosure, I have seen zero updates to the AA/AC non-GOTY apps. I don't know whether this means Warner Brothers are leaving those people out in the cold or not.
Weirdly enough, there are currently two different versions of Arkham City GOTY Edition available on Steam: one that lists all the DLC, and one that doesn't (but presumably still includes it all).
I could have sworn that the DLC was no longer available separately, too, but now it's all back up for sale. Which is extra weird, because you can't actually buy a version of the game that doesn't already include all the DLC any more. It seems like all these old store pages have been put back up again, and that game and DLC bundle would have originally been all the DLC and the non-GOTY edition of the game, except the non-GOTY edition is no longer available so now it just links to the GOTY version.
DLC was purchasable separately until the GOTY version became available.
I'm very excited for this, a good excuse to play through Arkham games again.
I hope other companies follow suit.
This is accurate. Don't know who you are replying to though.
It will be my first time playing BioShock 2 and AC. I am actually very excited for BioShock 2 multiplayer mode, looks really interesting.
BS2's multiplayer is playable, I got to L30 on a rental and I don't play a lot of online shooters.
The single player is... well, I have a lot of issues with the writing, level design, plot, and characters. It's worth a playthrough and not terrible. I do think the combat is deeper and more enjoyable than BS1.
I will be picking up Minverva's Den day one though, that should be the singleplayer experience I am looking for.
In the interest of full disclosure, I have seen zero updates to the AA/AC non-GOTY apps. I don't know whether this means Warner Brothers are leaving those people out in the cold or not.
I could picture a scenario where they just move everyone to the GOTY edition instead of dealing with individual DLC updates.
Oh, so only those with the GOTY editions will likely see GFWL patched out? Doesn't concern me, then.
Damn it I thought it was for AA/AC and I got so excited lol.
Damn it I thought it was for AA/AC and I got so excited lol.
My Steam Bioshock 2 is downloading a 101.5 mb update
My Steam Bioshock 2 is downloading a 101.5 mb update.
Is this the update we've been waiting for?
Yep, it looks like the registry just pushed an update through.
My Steam Bioshock 2 is downloading a 101.5 mb update
My Steam Bioshock 2 is downloading a 101.5 mb update.
Is this the update we've been waiting for?
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I don't think so
They haven't made Minerva's Den live or done any of the 'app clean up' steps like Batman: AC has. And, as Nabs said, the update mostly looks like an update to DirectX.