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Posted May 16, 2014
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SpellSword: Cap 2 is still inbound, so no worries you haven't missed it. -_^
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Momo1991: It's not missing it as much as OLD brainz ;-p

I also thought I saw Edna and Harvey today...
No it has not shown up on this round yet.
Posted May 16, 2014
Looks Like the express train has plateau'd.

If Long Live the Queen doesn't pop up before I hit the sack I might as well buy it full price. A game's a game!
Posted May 16, 2014
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kryminator: I see The Last Express is on promo now and as far as I remember it means Flatout 2 comes next. Am I right?
You are correct. ;)
Posted May 16, 2014
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Momo1991: Well don't go by me - I've been more concerned with old dog care today than Insomnia, though this promo has kept my mind off of things...
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donsanderson: Cap 2 is still coming, it's paired with cannon fodder.
I'm watching for Cap 2 myself.
I keep hearing the term paired list and game X is pair with game Y.
Could someone please explain or link me the info on what pairing is?
Post edited May 16, 2014 by SpellSword
Posted May 16, 2014
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kryminator: I see The Last Express is on promo now and as far as I remember it means Flatout 2 comes next. Am I right?
From what I see from the pair patterns, yes, it should come out next.

Edit: Got ninja'd. One thing I learned from this spring insomnia is that term. And Keane.
Post edited May 16, 2014 by blueshell
Posted May 16, 2014
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Niggles: Noooooooooo please no i had to sit through the top two during the second round.......aaaarrgghhh
lol - I actually got some things done today during the Keaning periods. Painted the upstairs hallway, ripped off some baseboards, and got the new flooring moved upstairs ready to be installed. Not bad for the period of time Syberia 2 was up!
Posted May 16, 2014
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Tarnicus: Does anyone know how many copies of Star Control 1&2 went up for round 3 and how swiftly they sold? I was sooo hoping to be here to move that one along swiftly and grab a bunch of gift copies.
600 copies sold in about half an hour.
Posted May 16, 2014
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bluey83: I daren't think about the number of games I have on virtual shelves around the various portals, I do know I have nowhere near enough years left to play them all. Still we continue to collect them though *sigh* lol
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Tarnicus: I'm reading back to see what I missed whilst I was out and had to respond to this one! Between all the sites I use to purchase games, I have well over 1000.

Likewise I couldn't possibly finish the games I have in my collection, but I do like having the variety of choice and hoarding nostalgia in particular. I'm definitely focusing my purchases on DRM free where I can now, as I'm a bit unhappy with myself for how much I've supported Steam and the potential difficulties that may cause in the longrun for game development and publishing. Yes I can see how it's done some "good" but I'm concerned about the changes to the internet that have been going on since I started using it it 1996/7.

To put it simply, I'm starting to feel that I've sold out a bit in favour of cheap games and accessing stuff on the net that once upon a time I wouldn't have gone near.

What are those changes?

Everything being monitored - why just because I wish to access my email, social media, favourite gaming platform, watch a movie or listen to music or simply use an internet browser(W3C changes), is so much information about my browsing and computer usage practises sent to people? Yes I realise within so many user agreements(which don't supersede the law, at least in this country) I am "agreeing" to this, but seriously the choice to opt-out is becoming more and more difficult unless I ignore the internet.

DRM is mandatory - legislative changes influenced by corporations with more money than many governments has changed the definition of owning something to basically mean renting or using a service. Once upon a time not a word was said about maxing mix tapes, copying games, installing games on multiple computers etc.

Freedom - this is what it links back to. And as much as I loathe to use a term that I see as being misused or used to justify harming others, the freedom of ownership of people of the internet is eroding. In this country we are taking many steps backwards, and this is following the lead of the US power brokers unfortunately. I was reading proposed(or passed?) legislation a few weeks ago where government employees are not allowed to criticise the government, even anonymously via social media. Seriously WTF? 1984...

I went on a tangent almost unrelated to the initial post :D Er yes, I have lots of games! lol
lets see, nearly 300 on GOG, 200 on steam, probably 100 between gamers gate, Impulse (Gamestop Now), humble bundle. Physical copy for about 100, Think I lost much more physical copy so lets not count these.

But yes, I agree we should not let steam monopolize the market. If people have no choice but to get steam for games it can enforce whatever anti-consumer practice it wants. Look at the Microsoft and what happens when they get a monopoly of the market.

They are even dropping support for Windows 8.1 soon even thought it is newly release.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/microsoft-windows/microsoft-confirms-its-dropping-windows-81-support-240407
Posted May 16, 2014
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Momo1991: btw, new and old users - if you click that "My settings" button - upper right-hand corner.... you can change your tagline ;-)

I recommend a motto such as MAHAYO!
I've been wondering about that. Thanks! :)
Post edited May 16, 2014 by Exoanthrope
Posted May 16, 2014
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donsanderson: Cap 2 is still coming, it's paired with cannon fodder.
I'm watching for Cap 2 myself.
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SpellSword: I keep hearing the term paired list and game X is pair with game Y.
Could someone please explain or link me the info for this?
The games are coming in the same pairs as round 2.
But the pairs are randomized.
So, we get a random game, then we can look at the list and figure out what's next.
Then another random, and so on.
Posted May 16, 2014
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SpellSword: I keep hearing the term paired list and game X is pair with game Y.
Could someone please explain or link me the info for this?
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donsanderson: The games are coming in the same pairs as round 2.
But the pairs are randomized.
So, we get a random game, then we can look at the list and figure out what's next.
Then another random, and so on.
Very clever! -_^
Thank you for the info! ^_^
Posted May 16, 2014
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Momo1991: btw, new and old users - if you click that "My settings" button - upper right-hand corner.... you can change your tagline ;-)

I recommend a motto such as MAHAYO!
Tempting... the first 3 letters are my initials... ;)
Posted May 16, 2014
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Tarnicus: Just did a search to see if there is a DRM free version out there and read this in the Steam forums:

"Just because a game is available on Steam DOES NOT MEAN it uses Steam's DRM. Steam's CEG component -- the component that locks games to the client, forces you to verify your files online after every install, locks a game to a single account forever, etc. -- is 100% optional, and Goat Simulator happens to not use it. If you want to, you can download Goat Simulator, uninstall Steam completely, go to the Goat Simulator folder, and run the game without Steam even being on your machine.

The problem with Goat Simulator -- and other games, like Strike Suit Zero -- is that even though it's DRM-free, the game was programmed to save data only in Steam's cloud saves folder, which means that while you'll be able to play the game without Steam, you won't be able to save or load your progress unless you have the client running while you play. "

Sooo close to actually being DRM free with the current release lol
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Niggles: Wow they explained quite a bit there. Since they are programmers it cant be that hard to make the game be able to save locally?
Imho if it can only save into Steams cloud that's effectively locking a basic game function to that service... DRM anyone?
Sounds like a demo to me... "This demo is fully functional except that the following features have been disabled..." ;)
Posted May 16, 2014
I went to sleep and missed Democracy 3. Is someone willing to trade his spare copy? (Worst part, last game before sleep was Hitman 2)
Posted May 16, 2014
The Keene Express :D
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