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#77 Dec 24 2011 at 4:34 PM Rating: Excellent
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Steam will probably be acting a little slow or laggy for the next week and change since so many people are purchasing/downloading stuff at the same time.
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#78 Dec 24 2011 at 5:29 PM Rating: Good
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Agreed, however I don't think this is a network problem so much as a poor platform problem. I've always had issues with Steam and it's stability.
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#79 Dec 24 2011 at 5:41 PM Rating: Good
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My problem with Steam is that you can't play offline unless you set it to offline mode first. Very annoying if you have an unexpected network outage.
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#80 Dec 24 2011 at 6:56 PM Rating: Good
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BTW, Plants vs. Zombies is awesome fun.
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#81 Dec 25 2011 at 12:20 AM Rating: Decent
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Shaowstrike the Shady wrote:
My problem with Steam is that you can't play offline unless you set it to offline mode first. Very annoying if you have an unexpected network outage.

Huh? I had an unexpected outage the other day and was able to play offline just fine, without ever setting it to. When I went to log in it gave me an "offline login" option or something like that. I'm pretty sure that every time you sign in, you're good to go in offline mode for something like two weeks to a month.
#82 Dec 25 2011 at 2:39 AM Rating: Decent
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Kastigir wrote:
Agreed, however I don't think this is a network problem so much as a poor platform problem. I've always had issues with Steam and it's stability.


I have issues with it on my piece of sh*t laptop, and part of the problem is because I rarely run it to update it. But on my desktop it runs on startup and I've had absolutely -ZERO- problems with it. No crashing, no freezing, etc. I can't remember anything bad happening ever.

Is your computer crappy?

Also, you can tell it not to update programs iirc. Can't remember if you can make that setting a default or if it has to be done per update though.

Edited, Dec 25th 2011 3:41am by Deadgye
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#83 Dec 25 2011 at 11:11 AM Rating: Decent
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Deadgye wrote:
Kastigir wrote:
Agreed, however I don't think this is a network problem so much as a poor platform problem. I've always had issues with Steam and it's stability.


I have issues with it on my piece of sh*t laptop, and part of the problem is because I rarely run it to update it. But on my desktop it runs on startup and I've had absolutely -ZERO- problems with it. No crashing, no freezing, etc. I can't remember anything bad happening ever.

Is your computer crappy?

Also, you can tell it not to update programs iirc. Can't remember if you can make that setting a default or if it has to be done per update though.

I think we've found the culprit. I only run Steam when I want to play a Steam game. If it's been a few months, then it needs to update. So, in conclusion Steam is still a crappy platform that can't handle itself when it needs to update.
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#84 Dec 25 2011 at 11:14 AM Rating: Excellent
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Different strokes. I avoided Steam for a long while until last March when I got the Orange Box and was forced into using it. But, since then, I haven't have any issues with it (aside from long download times during the big sales but that's understandable).
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#85 Dec 25 2011 at 12:02 PM Rating: Default
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All software works perfectly, anything that goes wrong is user error.
#86 Dec 25 2011 at 12:30 PM Rating: Good
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killing floor: $5
alice: madness returns: $7.50
MW3: $45
Overlord/Overlord II: 75% off
X3 series: 75% off
Dungeons: 66% off
Fallout 3: $5
IL-2: 66% off
football manager 2012...?: $27
nuclear dawn: $5
arkham asylum: $5
#87 Dec 25 2011 at 12:39 PM Rating: Excellent
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I expected the Christmas Day sale to be a little more noteworthy.
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Amazon has Civ 5 for $11 or a pack with Civ 4, Civ 5 and a Stronghold collection for $15

Borderlands GOTY for $6 It now says unavailable. Eat a sack of balls, Amazon!

MW3 for $35

All download versions

Edited, Dec 25th 2011 1:59pm by Jophiel
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#89 Dec 25 2011 at 2:06 PM Rating: Good
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Kastigir wrote:
Deadgye wrote:
Kastigir wrote:
Agreed, however I don't think this is a network problem so much as a poor platform problem. I've always had issues with Steam and it's stability.


I have issues with it on my piece of sh*t laptop, and part of the problem is because I rarely run it to update it. But on my desktop it runs on startup and I've had absolutely -ZERO- problems with it. No crashing, no freezing, etc. I can't remember anything bad happening ever.

Is your computer crappy?

Also, you can tell it not to update programs iirc. Can't remember if you can make that setting a default or if it has to be done per update though.

I think we've found the culprit. I only run Steam when I want to play a Steam game. If it's been a few months, then it needs to update. So, in conclusion Steam is still a fine platform that can handle itself when it needs to update on a system that doesn't suck.


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#90 Dec 25 2011 at 2:22 PM Rating: Decent
Overlord is another title worth checking out. The controls are awkward (and having two monitors really screws things up sometimes) but it's a pretty entertaining game. Some highlights to give you an idea:

- I got my minions drunk and they just started to pee all over the place
- Brown minions will wear anything. I've had minions put pumpkins on their head as helmets and right now I've got two minions with hats made out of rat corpses.
- An early quest to raise your corruption level requires that you abduct 10 women from the first town. This is done by instructing your minions to club them until they fall down, after which your minions can pick them up and carry them back to your tower portal. When you go back to your tower, each woman you've abducted has had their clothing replaced by provocative rags. Also, if you hit them in your tower they slap you and knock you on your ***.
- The 'intro' level teaches you how to control your minion horde by having you beat the **** out of your court jester.
- The Overlord II demo (I have the full game now but haven't played it yet) featured clubbing baby seals and chasing after effeminate elf environmentalists.

It's just a ridiculous game and that's what makes it fun.
#91 Dec 25 2011 at 5:29 PM Rating: Decent
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Steam is still a fine platform that can handle itself when it needs to update on a system that doesn't suck.


exactly which part of what steam does should give a core2duo with 4gb of ram a run for it's money?

there's some weird **** that goes on with steam, like games taking longer to start up in offline mode than when it's connected.

Edited, Dec 25th 2011 6:39pm by axhed
#92 Dec 25 2011 at 5:37 PM Rating: Decent
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Well after I have troll/complained/hated on Steam I finally downloaded it and it isn't nearly as bad as I seem to remember it being. I am not a big fan of digital downloads, however when I can get games for under $5 it is alright. I still don't like the idea of paying $60 for a Digital download when I can go to gamestop and for the same amount get the game on a disc.

Anyways over the past few days have gotten:

Duke Nukem Forever. I loved Duke Nukem 3D. While this game isn't as good as its predecessor It was worth $5.

Half Life 2. Played the crap out of this game on Xbox and loved it. For $2.50 it was worth getting for PC since I no longer have the Xbox version. Usually I prefer console version of games but FPS games do control better on PC.

Limbo. Game has intrigued me for quite awhile so at $2.50 picked it up. Have gotten a good ways into it.

Defense Grid The Awakening. Another $2.50 purchase for a tower defense it is pretty fun.

Chantelise. Game looked interesting. Gotta say this one let me down. Maybe if I had a good gamepad it would be ok but the keyboard controls are horrible. Even with better controls don't know much id really like it.

Plants vs Zombies. Another game I have wanted awhile but been too cheap to buy.

Morrowind. It was on sale for $10 wish I hadn't bought this one. Loved this game on Xbox. Heard about all the mods/etc for this game so thought id pick it up. One of those games that plays better on a console IMO I hate the PC controls. I guess where it was purchased from Steam it makes the mods harder to install also as I can't figure it out. Definately a case of why I don't like Digital Downloads. IF I had bought a hardcopy of it I could give it away or even better sell it. Now Im stuck with it.

Out of all my purchases only unhappy with 2 of them so not bad.
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brand spankin new morrowind overhaul mod: http://morrowindoverhaul.rpgitalia.net/



haven't played tes3 in a looong time, but steam really has no effect on oblivion or skyrim mods.

Edited, Dec 25th 2011 6:44pm by axhed
#94 Dec 25 2011 at 5:46 PM Rating: Good
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axhed wrote:
Turin wrote:
Steam is still a fine platform that can handle itself when it needs to update on a system that doesn't suck.


exactly which part of what steam does should give a core2duo with 4gb of ram a run for it's money?

there's some weird **** that goes on with steam, like games taking longer to start up in offline mode than when it's connected.

Edited, Dec 25th 2011 6:39pm by axhed


Those would be some pretty impressive specs if it were eight years ago...

Edited, Dec 25th 2011 6:53pm by Turin
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#96 Dec 25 2011 at 6:12 PM Rating: Good
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if your aunt had a d!ck she'd be your uncle...


The Japanese say otherwise, or so I've read.
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#97 Dec 25 2011 at 8:36 PM Rating: Default
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manga =/= reality
#98 Dec 26 2011 at 1:35 AM Rating: Good
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manga =/= reality


Wait, really?

So that's why she didn't appreciate the octopus I got her...
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#99 Dec 26 2011 at 1:47 AM Rating: Default
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#100 Dec 26 2011 at 1:15 PM Rating: Excellent
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Today's Dailies

Far Cry - $2.49
Far Cry 2: Fortune's Edition - $4.99
Bastion - $5.09
Game of Thrones: Genesis - $19.99
King's Bounty franchise - 75% off
Worms franchise - 75% off
Anomaly: Warzone Earth - $2.49
Test Drive Unlimited 2 - $6.79
Red Faction franchise - 75% off
Rock of Ages - $2.49
Sonic: Generations - $10.19
Bulletstorm - $4.99
Beat Hazard - $2.49

Sorry for not listing franchises; this is hard enough on a tablet as is. I should leave the auto-corrections next time for extra fun
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#101 Dec 26 2011 at 1:43 PM Rating: Good
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I got Bastion. I played the Demo and it was fun, so I figured why not.

So far I've picked up:
Magika
Portal/2
Overlord/Raising Hell/2
Bastion
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