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The_Fat_Man Wootzor von Leetenhaxor FTP Server Offline Grand High Overlard Posts: 910 Colorado Springs, Colorado Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #810 - Nov 2^nd, 2012 at 7:50pm Steam is a giant flaming piece of crap. I appreciate what it has done for PC gaming (kept it alive period), but I think it could be done a million times better. Not to mention their customer support is atrocious.
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Reply #811 - Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 11:59am

Them's fightin' words!

Steam isn't always perfect, but it's a hell of a lot better than any other platform I've used (Origin and Impulse). Their sales continue to be outrageous and the platform has turned me on to a ton of games that I never would have played otherwise. They continue to be one of the only ways for indie publishers to get any notice at all, and they continue to push the boundaries with new technologies like Steam Greenlight.

The availability of software is also an interesting development, and one that I think was a long time in coming. At the moment, the selection is anemic and there honestly isn't a single thing I need to have, but I can see the software store expanding exponentially over the next year or two. There are several products I wouldn't mind buying through Steam (e.g. WinAmp, WinRAR, a permanent copy of Vuze Pro, etc) that I would rather not buy individually.

That said, I've never had to deal with support directly, but I fully believe the reports of it being less than desirable. You have to keep in mind, however, that Steam has 54 million users with up to 5 million concurrent users at any given time. That's a hell of a user base to support. That doesn't excuse their poor support, but it does put it in perspective.

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The_Fat_Man Wootzor von Leetenhaxor FTP Server Offline Grand High Overlard Posts: 910 Colorado Springs, Colorado Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #812 - Nov 3^rd, 2012 at 7:24pm You have to admit, it could be better.
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #813 - Nov 5^th, 2012 at 12:52pm Free copy of Plants vs. Zombies if you don't already have it. http://i.imgur.com/DxjjH.jpg -b0b (...free!)
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #814 - Nov 5^th, 2012 at 3:27pm The first trailer for the next Skyrim DLC, Dragonborn, is out. It looks nifty, and it seems like a plausible excuse for a hella-badass boss. -b0b (...XBox first, of course.)
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The_Fat_Man Wootzor von Leetenhaxor FTP Server Offline Grand High Overlard Posts: 910 Colorado Springs, Colorado Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #815 - Nov 5^th, 2012 at 8:09pm Xbox first? I am not sure Dawnguard is even out on my PS3 yet....still
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #816 - Nov 6^th, 2012 at 4:41pm The minds behind Shadowgate have launched a Kickstarter project to fund a complete ground-up remake. I had a ton of fun with Shadowgate '99, so I kicked a few bucks their way. Check it out! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zojoi/shadowgate -b0b (...yay, text!)
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #817 - Nov 6^th, 2012 at 10:15pm I received an extra Dota 2 invite today on Steam. Does anyone want it? -b0b (...weee!)
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #818 - Nov 10^th, 2012 at 2:03pm There's a nifty game discount giveaway here: http://www.autumnseal.com/ Ten chances to win a coupon for up to 75% off a game, and you can try again after five minutes. -b0b (...yay cheap games!)
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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline Truth Is Treason, In The Empire Of Lies Posts: 3903 Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #819 - Nov 10^th, 2012 at 6:17pm A scary mod for L4D:
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #820 - Nov 11^th, 2012 at 2:06am I am so there. Downloading now...
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Re: Game Thread!
Reply #821 - Nov 12^th, 2012 at 12:14am

Gabe Newell kinda-sorta confirmed that Valve is busily working on a new game engine, Source 2. Based on the limited details Gabe gave, it's apparently a totally new engine as opposed to an update to Source (which was itself an update to GoldSrc, the engine developed for Half-Life).

He also seemingly confirmed Valve was working on Ricochet 2. Ricochet was a crappy Tron-esque disc throwing game that will almost certainly never see a sequel, and Gabe has referred to Half-Life 3 as "Ricochet 2" in the past.

-b0b
(...things that make you go "hmmmmm".)

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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #823 - Nov 13^th, 2012 at 3:42pm We definitely need to have our annual New Year's(ish) LAN. I'm going to be gone for 2-4 weeks in January/February and I'm not sure exactly when that will occur, but I'll definitely make a post as soon as I find out. -b0b (...in freakin' Georgia of all places.)
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #824 - Nov 18^th, 2012 at 5:25pm Briney, you've got to tell us about these things! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1878147873/hero-u-rogue-to-redemption -b0b (...almost missed out!)
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