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[quote who="Aractain" reply="61" id="2666860"]Wait, are you saying you don't do mega sales because people might buy things they don't need? [/quote] Aww, Impulse is such a sweetheart. I'll be sure to come here and complain about the way Steam treats me. And then go back to Steam and buy 10 more games I'll never play. [e digicons]XD[/e] Sorry, couldn't resist the analogy. And yes, we know Steam is making tons of money. The bottom line is this: I bought Gothic II and II

[quote who="kryo" reply="50" id="2666782"] From your own links: Well I have 3 gift copies of HL2 series, and about 17 TF2 copies from the the 2.50 sale. EDIT: Alright if TF2 does not go on sale for $5.00 or less I may give away a few copies. ----- What the hell could you plan to do with 17 copies of TF2? ----- I don't know but it was $2.50. [/quote] And then that person give

[quote who="kryo" reply="46" id="2666728"]In my experience, most people don't like being ad-bombed on their own machine. Many just don't realize that they can disable it and wind up tolerating it anyway. I can't help but buy games I don't even need, because for $2-$5, why not? They price slow-moving products below the impulse-buy (ha) threshold (with a couple of first party titles or older third party AAA games to make it less obvious what they're doing), and people gobb

[quote who="kryo" reply="42" id="2666684"]Just having the app on one's machine has little to do with it. When you run a steamworks game, you've got Steam front and center every time you play, with "news" (their term for sales promotions) popping up when Steam starts unless otherwise disabled, Steam branding in the MP/Achievements interfaces, etc. Selling a title that promotes a competitor's store and maintains customer awareness like that is very bad business--rather than simply not gaining c

[quote who="Peace Phoenix" reply="23" id="2665734"] I mean, all games on Impulse are distributed free by Impulse and all the money goes right to the developers, right? Well, from https://developer.impulsedriven.com/ Distribute their software to millions of users with very little effort Receive 70% of the gross revenue on each sale (85% in the event that the sale is made from the developer's website – better than most ecommerce solutions) <br

[quote who="Peace Phoenix" reply="17" id="2665522"] More money than they had before; For publisher at least. And for Steam too since Brad has stated numerous times that Steam take at least 30% of the sales. And remember than generally, it is publisher and not devs that get the money.[/quote] Most retailers take 35%. Steam (and Impulse, ec.) also has the option of letting developers skip publishers entirely. You can also see the numbers in this article: http:

[quote who="Daleran" reply="11" id="2665390"] Cause you would loose hours of your life on slow loading times and bug Apparently the community patch fixes most of the bugs and fixes the annoying combat. I've been playing it. It's alright. I'd say its worth my $4.[/quote] For North Americans, Gothic II and III were only $2 together during today's daily deal. It'll actually last until 10AM PST tomorrow. Edit: NM. I bought it when it was $2. Seems they raised it.

Gothic 2 AND 3 are on sale together for $2. But it's from the evil store of doom, so most of you won't cash in. But if you're not opposed to it, it's there.

[quote who="Raven X" reply="22" id="2663952"] On a more serious note. I started as a gamer at 8 years old on the original Nes. Many years later I became a PC gamer. Now, I own a High End PC, a Wii, and a XBox360. With those 3 systems I'm able to cover Every Game that comes out that I'd want to play, minus the Very Few Exceptions that are PS3 exclusives like "Infamous" and "God of War 3". Edit: I highly recomend getting a XBox360 and then a Natal/Kinect when it comes

[quote who="Raven X" reply="16" id="2663839"] To give an example, when I built my system (now going on 2 years old) I spent a little over $2,100. For that money AT Wholesale prices here's what I got (rounded off for easy adding) : Motherboard: $350 Proc: $700.00 Video Card: $350 <----- when the GTX 280 first hit t

[quote who="Sareln" reply="12" id="2663427"]Hey Raven, I found the spreadsheet, wrote it up into a two page PDF. It's a very simple analysis, but I think it does give us a couple of key insights into the price scheduling of Onlive. I did not include the free year of subscription offer, subtract $60 from the five year cost if you want to account for that. Here's the conclusion: Dollar for dollar, Onlive is offering a gaming experience which is comp

[quote who="Melamine" reply="41" id="2663027"] Quoting Tridus, reply 40 So no, Valve isn't pulling strings to get the exclusives. Valve simply offers the best platform for developers that want to add things like achievements without having to build it themselves. The hope is that when Impulse Reactor is released it'll provide some competition in that space. There is absolutely no evidence to support this. Valve may or may not be pressuring publishers to use Steamworks. Be

[quote who="Tridus" reply="33" id="2662826"] When I get a new computer, it's awfully convenient to hit the "install this" button in Steam/Impulse and get the thing installed with all patches already, rather then go to the basement to hunt down the DVD spindle where that game was, then find the CD key which is hopefully still with the case, then go looking online for patches. [/quote] It's even better than that. I have multiple hard drives, and one hard drive dedi

Been a couple of discussions over on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/cij7b/i_just_got_access_to_onlive_heres_how_the_video/ Main facts: 1) It does indeed work 2) Graphics are 720p, but are compressed. See above link for a screenshot 3) Input lag is noticeable. Most people claim to get used to it, but it's definitely there. 4) Games ar

Gothic 3 is an okay game. The main knocks against it were the bugs, performance issues, and the voice acting, but most people liked the game itself. As a fan of Bethesda, I only played Gothic 3 for a bit and didn't like the style. However, if you are a fan of the Gothic series, it should suit you fine. If you want a more modern version of Gothic, you can try Risen, which is very much in the same mold. And if you haven't played it before, The Witcher is still a very good RPG.

[quote who="Veedot" reply="13" id="2661864"] Quoting DeCypher00, reply 11So has anyone gotten it yet? Early reviews seem to be fairly positive. I hear it's a consolized game, but the game actually respects its roots and has a good level of polish. I'm especially interested in the multiplayer. If it's any good, it could be a decent deal at $40. There is a PC version as well, unless I'm mistaken.[/quote] I was talking about the PC version, hence the $40 ($60 f

[quote who="Nick-Danger" reply="580" id="2661823"] Quoting DeCypher00, reply 577Indeed, I actually expect content in posts.I'm old enough to remember journalists -- newspeople who reported news. Back then opinions were the province of the editorial page. News was 'just the facts', essentially uncommented upon, for the viewer to draw their own conclusions from. Today it's different. Journalists have been replaced by pundits and stenographers, and you can't swing a

So has anyone gotten it yet? Early reviews seem to be fairly positive. I hear it's a consolized game, but the game actually respects its roots and has a good level of polish. I'm especially interested in the multiplayer. If it's any good, it could be a decent deal at $40.

[quote who="Nick-Danger" reply="573" id="2661547"] Quoting DeCypher00, reply 570An entire post and you have yet to say which of his decisions make the game worse for you.And how is that necessary in order to prove Aractain's assertions regarding my opinions are false? Answer -- it isn't. How can anyone argue against you when all you state are vague things like "I think some of his decisions make the game worse for me."Aractain put false words into my mouth. Co

[quote who="Nick-Danger" reply="569" id="2661296"] Quoting Aractain, reply 568I don't see how what I said isn't true.I'll try again using your statement "...[1]If you don't like his business decisions you either think [2] they are not going to make enough money or [3] you have some kind of 'ethical' objection." Regarding [1] ("...If you don't like his business decisions...") -- some I like (the 75% off one for example), some I don't have an opinion on, some I dislike. L

[quote who="GoaFan77" reply="2" id="2634990"]^While that is certainly true, I'm partly worried that a dedicated desktop may not fit well in an overcrowded dorm room. Also the flexibility to simply carry my games with me to some of the nicer areas on campus if need be might be an asset worth the wieght of having to carry it around. I guess it depends on what kind of deals I can find on netbooks.[/quote] Heh. There's plenty of room for a desktop in a dorm room. Buy a desktop and a

[quote who="Nesrie" reply="522" id="2659580"] 99% of the games I played on Civ IV were multiplayer. You keep talking like you can just lump everyone into some neat pile to brush under the rug here to dismiss. The sooner you stop doing that, the better.[/quote] Not sure why you keep thinking I'm talking to you when I'm quoting bonscott. Obviously, you don't share his opinions and my replies to him don't apply to you. If you want to make arguments on why Steamworks is

[quote who="Nesrie" reply="514" id="2659255"] Quoting DeCypher00, reply 513 Good business for them, good business for consumers like me who are excited at the multiplayer prospects, good business for consumers who never had Steam, but with give it a shot to play Civ5. Bad for the minority of people who grew up on Civ, but refuse to change. The bottom line is this though: they will make far more money with Steamworks, than they would have without it. This is an

[quote who="bonscott" reply="512" id="2659102"] Quoting DeCypher00, reply 510 All FPS gamers are kiddies. Nice. I guess the legions of gamers who played Doom as a teen never grew up. I knew my statement would rile some people up. And that's not what I'm saying. But the facts are that the majority of people that play the shooters are under the age of 30, easy and live via the "online community". Not to say there aren't a good bit older folks, heck I cut m

[quote who="bonscott" reply="507" id="2658828"] Steam is very much liked by those that play shooters. It's very much a multiplayer platform and the common thing that people post about how much they like Steam is because "they get notified when friends want to play a game" or "they can chat with friends while they play" or whatnot. Basically Xbox for the PC. So if you're a kiddie (no offense, but let's be realistic here with what the audience really is) FPS gamer Steam i