Yeah this was frustrating. I really want AoW III but am I bit broke at the moment, I could pick it up on sale though. Fallen Enchantress is back up for community voting so vote again, maybe we'll get lucky this time?cthulhuspawn82 said:
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LOL, when I said that Fallen Enchantress had lost I was talking about this time. I didnt think anyone was going to read my post until after the voting had ended.Jason Rayes said:
Well.. 4x lost the community vote...
Can't blame anyone though, with its competitor being FPS, especially with titles like Deus Ex and Dead Rising.. Sigh...
Can't blame anyone though, with its competitor being FPS, especially with titles like Deus Ex and Dead Rising.. Sigh...
Gaben have mercy, I hope so.Ragnar47183 said:
Now that I think about it, I was slightly interested in Fallout as well, new vegas vanilla is as cheap as candy right now, but I wonder if the complete edition is worth it.
I'll give my fragile mind more time to settle before making the decision, I'll probably get vanilla New Vegas + Old World Blues at this rate. (Yes I'm a cheapskate who can't even spend an extra 3 dollars or so for the complete edition)
Edit: A small question.. is Fallout similar to Metro Last Light? I'm finding it a drag to play through that game, so I'm a little cautious.
The Stanley Parable really is tempting me with puppy eyes now.. Do I take the plunge.. dayum..
Edit: A small question.. is Fallout similar to Metro Last Light? I'm finding it a drag to play through that game, so I'm a little cautious.
The Stanley Parable really is tempting me with puppy eyes now.. Do I take the plunge.. dayum..
If you're talking about theme? They are both post-apocalyptic, but one is very American and the other is very Russian.AmberSword said:
Game play? VERY different. Metro is a standard linear FPS (an amazing one). Fallout is an open world RPG with FPS combat. You can do the combat real time or pausing for every action. Far more self guided. Lots of talking to people in dialog trees. Collecting and trading an in game inventory. Exploring a massive world. Choosing between different factions. You can customize your character to your play style. Marching across the world with classic tunes blaring on your radio.
Completely different beasts.
My what a stupid question haha, just looking at some gameplay footage showed that the difference was like day and night. I wish I had gotten Fallout instead of Metro, seems more like my kind of game.Stabinbac said:
Metro just seems very stressful to play through, probably because of my perfectionist syndrome to explore every room and destroy every enemy while remaining in stealth, one slip up and I reset. I realize I'm ruining the experience for myself.. but its sorta like an OCD.
With open world games I realize this isn't remotely possible, so I just let loose, but then when I enter a closed dungeon or something the OCD kicks in again.. I'm a sad person.
Welp, we did just lose out again, so I can't argue with your predictions. *Looks suspicious* Is this some kind of Cthulhu power or just an inkling that the majority of the Steam Community will vote mainly for action games rather than strategy....*looks at Greenlight* You know what, It doesn't take Cthulhu to see a pattern.cthulhuspawn82 said:
Yea I'll probably grab the rest of civilization pack
Given the fact the game is rank 3-5 on steam... can't be that bad
Given the fact the game is rank 3-5 on steam... can't be that bad
Went ahead and bought New Vegas in the end.
Awesomenauts is on sale for $0.99 (90%), my god, too bad its a moba/arts/assfaggots, I already have Dota 2, so that's enough "90% vitriolic seething hatred 10% moments of gold" for me.
On another note, does anyone know of a moba where the developers actually care about bots and AI? Or are at least willing to outsource them to 3rd party modders?
Awesomenauts is on sale for $0.99 (90%), my god, too bad its a moba/arts/assfaggots, I already have Dota 2, so that's enough "90% vitriolic seething hatred 10% moments of gold" for me.
On another note, does anyone know of a moba where the developers actually care about bots and AI? Or are at least willing to outsource them to 3rd party modders?
Does it strike anyone else as suspicious that the blue team is probably going to win today? I mean, of the five days (counting today), each team will have won once. With only another five days in the sale, will anyone be surprised if they each win one more time?
I mean, yeah, it's a great tactic to get people to spend more and participate in the sale, but I'd rather we got credit for voting and earning achievements like in previous sales as opposed to only being eligible for the random giveaway if we've earned points (read: spent money).
I mean, yeah, it's a great tactic to get people to spend more and participate in the sale, but I'd rather we got credit for voting and earning achievements like in previous sales as opposed to only being eligible for the random giveaway if we've earned points (read: spent money).
Its because there is a huge campaign on reddit to make each team win twice. Its a reddit war at this point.flying_whimsy said:
You're quite late to the party I see.flying_whimsy said:
The contest is rigged, just google it on Reddit and you'll see how they're manipulating it, there's another thread somewhere discussing this very issue and the amount of drama it has caused.
Quite frankly, this is my first Steam Sale, so I don't have any expectations, but after experiencing this one, the bar has been set quite low for me.
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I don't know which is worse: Valve rigging it or making a system that could be so easily manipulated. Either way, still not happy at how much money this is probably causing people to throw away compared to just offering really good discounts and other incentives to participate in the sale.AmberSword said:
Up until now I always thought the sales were more about the games rather than this meta garbage.
I wouldnt say the sale is about this little contest. It is easily ignored and there is nothing forcing you to spend money on it.flying_whimsy said:
Just let the people on reddit do their thing and youll have 2 chances to win some games. Not so bad.
Well its not bad for us at all now (in fact its actually good for us because of the side income from cards), but the fact that they've done something like this goes to show that they're standards have dropped, we can only hope one of the most incorruptible developers on earth won't go further down.
From what I've read, previous sales were about buying games, and actually playing those games for achievements to participate in events, I'm not sure, but that sounds so much better.
From what I've read, previous sales were about buying games, and actually playing those games for achievements to participate in events, I'm not sure, but that sounds so much better.
I see where your coming from and honestly the conest won't have any real impact on how I interact with the sale; it just makes me sad to see people taken advantage of in such a manner. It reminds me too much of those shady mmos where the devs use skinner box psychology to keep people playing and spending money on what is essentially nothing.Ragnar47183 said:
As far as a chance to win those free games (which is where my complaint about only people that spend enough money to either craft a badge or earn points otherwise comes in), I never actually expect to win these sorts of things; it's like those pop giveaways where one person in the whole world can win whatever fabulous grand prize they have despite astronomical odds (maybe someone does win, but I know it sure as hell isn't going to be me).
The prob with that whole debacle was/is that in the beginning it was going to be 'pure purple' I believe theres a post somewhere on the escapist now where it was shown. Basically, it was going to be rigged so that 'only' purple wins. Henceforth why some decided thats not fair, and are splitting up the wins to 2 each.flying_whimsy said:
I do believe that takes quite a team effort to do. So basically, you'll have 2 chances to win then regardless of your team hehe. In comparison to before where if you werent on purple, 0 chance to win.
(just saying it incase anyone wants a short and fast clarification of why Reddit is popping up so much in the discussions about the steam summer sales.)
I would love to see them focus on the games that go on sale more. The simple fact that games like Nether and Dayz get put on the sale are pretty indicative that valve dont really give a shit anymore.flying_whimsy said:
Kind of depressing.