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Xander77 posted:There should have been a whole discussion / internet uprising when purchasing games somehow turned into "you only pay to rent these games for an indefinite period, and we can revoke that privilege at will"... but there wasn't. That definitely happened. The idea that Steam could some day shut down or simply revoke your gaming library while leaving you with no recourse was super controversial to some people. Copy-protection and DRM software have faced the same criticism (in fact, Steam is also a type of DRM software)
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There have absolutely been discussions both when it happened before I was even born, and at each evolution of the distribution method. And we've mostly had trouble finding some middle ground that works legally as well as the current licensing and isn't some radical RMS copyleft stuff.
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Sininu posted:Revoking stolen/scammed keys sold at Kinguin/G2A. AFAIK this never happens though*. At least the last time I heard about it, there was huge backlash to the developers of some game for revoking defrauded keys (gotten from one of those shady resellers), so they reactivated the keys. But this leaves a situation where keys basically cannot be revoked for PR reasons, the criminals get to keep their easy cashout, the third party site can pretend everything is fine and the "Who cares, cheap games" crowd gets their cheap but stolen keys. If fraud would lead to revoked keys a significant amount of the time, key buyers would have more incentive to be discerning and the key sites would have a much more clear divide between legit and fence sites. Because there is a legit use for reselling keys, like different regional pricing, selling excess inventory, and being able to buy bundle keys to sell off individually. All of which I am in favor of being possible. *Anyone better informed about this who can confirm/deny? I'd love to be wrong about this.
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Necrothatcher posted:I'm in an airport waiting for a connection and the only game installed on my laptop is God Eater Resurrection. But I'm too embarrassed to play it in public... Trust this feeling, and be glad that you are having it. It means that some of your humanity is still intact
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Necrothatcher posted:I'm in an airport waiting for a connection and the only game installed on my laptop is God Eater Resurrection. But I'm too embarrassed to play it in public... play it in public proudly point out the outfits and jiggle physics to the stranger in the next seat ask them which girl they fancy the most
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Griefor posted:AFAIK this never happens though*.
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______ Truck Simulator
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JayMax posted:What's a chill game to play on mute while listening to music or a podcast? Diablo 3 except leave sound on to hear the Female Wizard quips.
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JayMax posted:What's a chill game to play on mute while listening to music or a podcast? Elite Dangerous
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JayMax posted:What's a chill game to play on mute while listening to music or a podcast? Battle Brothers
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Check out Audiosurf, OP.
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Broken Cog posted:Battle Brothers
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JayMax posted:What's a chill game to play on mute while listening to music or a podcast?
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I've been finishing Dishonored: Death of the Outsider lately when I stumbled into this: Neat. Game is good too.
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Luisfe posted:Elite Dangerous we already mentionned truck simulators
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JayMax posted:What's a chill game to play on mute while listening to music or a podcast? i do this with the binding of isaac rebirth
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Fart of Presto posted:Pixel Puzzles Ultimate and Hexcells Infinite are my favorite podcast games. Just bought Hexcells Infinite and it's perfect for what I had in mind. Thanks!
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Today, in another case of "Gamers are loving morons" https://twitter.com/pcgamer/status/1054027846702776321
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is there a general 4x thread to post about how much I'm enjoying playing Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri for the first time?
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Frog Act posted:is there a general 4x thread to post about how much I'm enjoying playing Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri for the first time? https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3869771 I enjoy lurking the strategy stuff, even though I haven’t played enough of it. The emergent narratives that come from these types of games are always amusing, even to an outsider to the genre.
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Samuringa posted:Today, in another case of "Gamers are loving morons" Square does this a lot so I knew to hold off on buying the new Tomb Raider for a bit. It’ll be $10 in a bundle in half a year’s time.
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Samuringa posted:Today, in another case of "Gamers are loving morons" you say gamers are morons but I actually went and looked at the REVIEW BOMBING, and a lot of them seem to say that the game's still buggy and that a lot of the people are mad they bought it early, it's still broken, and now it's cheaper so they might as well have just fuckin waited PC Gamer reporter unable to comprehend human emotion or feeling
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Count me in as another person who devoured Return of Obra Dinn over the last few days and loved it. Agreed that the ending isn't the strong point, but as a logic puzzle it loving owns. It shames me to admit it, but I was reduced to guessing for the last few minor characters. Question for those who have played:  DON'T LOOK IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE LOGIC-SPOILED How do you individually ID the two Russian seamen and the four Chinese topmen? I was able to pinpoint that the Russian seamen were both with the people who ran off in chapter IV, but I couldn't find any clues telling me which was which, and i just tried both combinations until the game confirmed it. I was also able to tell which of the topmen was the last alive because of which hammock tags were present later, but I didn't find any clues for the other three, so I did the same thing. What super-obvious clue(s) did I miss?
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corn in the bible posted:you say gamers are morons but I actually went and looked at the REVIEW BOMBING, and a lot of them seem to say that the game's still buggy and that a lot of the people are mad they bought it early, it's still broken, and now it's cheaper so they might as well have just fuckin waited I mean, you could say "you could get a better game at a lower price if you wait a few months" about almost every single release.
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yes but that is a bad article
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Unless you're getting a discount, there's no reason to preorder a video game on Steam. It's not like they're going to run out of copies.
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ZearothK posted:I mean, you could say "you could get a better game at a lower price if you wait a few months" about almost every single release. Like most things, scale is important. Most big releases don't get a discount this bug this soon when they're still this busted. Some anger is not unwarranted.
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SolidSnakesBandana posted:I'm playing LEGO DC Super-villains with a friend of mine and I'm surprised at how much I like it. I really like the whole open world part. Are other LEGO games worth checking out? Is there a LEGO game thread? You really can't go wrong with any of them. Pick a franchise you like and get the game, they all have their charms. Except The Hobbit because it's literally unfinished, they didn't incorporate the last movie into it... which could be a good thing depending on how you feel about those films. Deakul fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Oct 21, 2018 |
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TheOneAndOnlyT posted:How do you individually ID the two Russian seamen and the four Chinese topmen? I was able to pinpoint that the Russian seamen were both with the people who ran off in chapter IV, but I couldn't find any clues telling me which was which, and i just tried both combinations until the game confirmed it. I was also able to tell which of the topmen was the last alive because of which hammock tags were present later, but I didn't find any clues for the other three, so I did the same thing. What super-obvious clue(s) did I miss? Vague Spoiler: One of the russians has a prized possession. Somewhat Stronger Spoiler: One of the Chinese Topmen has white slippers General Tip for everyone: One of the early scenes where One of the Indian crewmen is dying of disease is a goldmine for subtle clues and hints if you're observant.
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Man I wish the Steam Link would let me play games when someone else is using the computer for web browsing or YouTube or whatever. You'd think that would be possible, right?
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The Missing is a quite good game that I feel is gonna go under the radar of a lot of people that might really enjoy it. It even plays pretty okay! I'unno if I'd put it as a GOTY contender but it's worth a playthrough.
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QuarkJets posted:That definitely happened. The idea that Steam could some day shut down or simply revoke your gaming library while leaving you with no recourse was super controversial to some people. Copy-protection and DRM software have faced the same criticism (in fact, Steam is also a type of DRM software) "steam is a type of drm" is not necessarily true. unless a game developer specifically requires steam to be running, any game you download off of steam will launch without it.
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odiv posted:Man I wish the Steam Link would let me play games when someone else is using the computer for web browsing or YouTube or whatever. no
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Dias posted:The Missing is a quite good game that I feel is gonna go under the radar of a lot of people that might really enjoy it. It even plays pretty okay! It's decent, but the extremely floaty controls are putting me a bit off.
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You've got to adjust for inflation. 
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JayMax posted:What's a chill game to play on mute while listening to music or a podcast? Fart of Presto posted:Pixel Puzzles Ultimate and Hexcells Infinite are my favorite podcast games.
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? Not sure if you're joking or what, but if the computer isn't really doing anything much, you'd think it could handle running a game out to the Steam Link. I can already run a movie to the TV in my other room without it coming up on the main screens or using the computer speakers. There's probably some bullshit with Windows and inputs that would stop it from working, but it's not like the CPU and GPU wouldn't be able to handle it.
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