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[Wok]

I want to get this background for the sake of it (because I can!), but then it will be forever tied to my Steam account, and the idea makes me uncomfortable.

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Thank you, so in summary I don't have to care?

If you want to customize your profile, the new system is a huge progress. No more gambling!

If you don't care about waifu backgrounds, nothing interesting, true.

And yes, you don't have to care. It is only a bonus.

 

[BlueOdin]

Is Indivisbile worth buying (currently 40% off) or should I wait for a deeper discount? Tried on game pass for about 20 min, it's seems cool, but feels a bit rough around the edges, so not sure.

After playing through it at launch last year I'd honestly be hard pressed to say if it is even worth buying and playing at all. The dialogue is shit, the combat system gets stale pretty quick and some of the platforming is frustrating at some point. Character progression is also tied to story beats which makes the battles in the game redundant. It’s really a bummer because the game looks really good and the South East Asian reprensation in the cast but also mythology was refreshing to see.

 

[fantomena]

After playing through it at launch last year I'd honestly be hard pressed to say if it is even worth buying and playing at all. The dialogue is shit, the combat system gets stale pretty quick and some of the platforming is frustrating at some point. Character progression is also tied to story beats which makes the battles in the game redundant. It’s really a bummer because the game looks really good and the South East Asian reprensation in the cast but also mythology was refreshing to see.

Im currently thinking about simply either playing it through game pass or just wait for an even deeper discount. I would have bought it already if the reception to the game wasn't so damn mixed.

 

[lashman]

Thank you, so in summary I don't have to care? You people sound like stock exchange brokers making millions off this stuff .

There are no RL money gains to this, I assume.

well madjoki bought an Index using only his steam wallet funds

 

[BlueOdin]

Im currently thinking about simply either playing it through game pass or just wait for an even deeper discount. I would have bought it already if the reception to the game wasn't so damn mixed.

If you are enjoying it from what you've played and then go ahead with the Gamepass version.

 

[fantomena]

If you are enjoying it from what you've played and then go ahead with the Gamepass version.

Yeah, I think I will do it and then I can buy it down the road on Steam for oiwnership when it's super cheap.

 

[Trisolarian]

Played nothing yesterday nor did I look at any games on steam sale. Was busy downloading 57 GAMES and copying 700GB of files.

Someday my emergency install will be back up and running.

Anybody got a good Rogue Like FPS they've been playing? Something in the vein of Immortal Redneck , Tower of Guns, Void Basterds etc....

Doom Eternal is $29.99 and my computer can finally run it. I'm just not certain that its worth another $30 AFTER I paid $60 for the less PS4 edition.

Also, Summer stays winning.

 

[Li Kao]

I think I'm a traitor... maybe ?
Just got done with the July/August budget and it is not bad. Not good, never good, but totally correct.

So seeing that

• a lot of the games I want don't make any effort at 25% (hi Disco !) or can do better (Greedfall)
• that I have the prequel to play already (Original Sin 2)
• that I will play them after others (Pathfinder DLC)

It leaves me with Monster Train and Griftlands but I know there is a risk that I will barely play them.
And Vampyr at 75%, which I should have played when it was on GamePass.

Oh, my traitor thing ? Well, I think I will play more GamePass or EGS freebies (Sherlock Holmes Crimes & Punishment is not pricey, but why pay for it when I have access to it).

I'm a filthy turncoat
I'm trying to be budget conscious

 

[Wok]

I'm a filthy turncoat

Playing free games when you should be purchasing games which you won't play? Truly disgusting! :troll:

 

[Trisolarian]

I think I'm a traitor... maybe ?
Just got done with the July/August budget and it is not bad. Not good, never good, but totally correct.

So seeing that

• a lot of the games I want don't make any effort at 25% (hi Disco !) or can do better (Greedfall)
• that I have the prequel to play already (Original Sin 2)
• that I will play them after others (Pathfinder DLC)

It leaves me with Monster Train and Griftlands but I know there is a risk that I will barely play them.
And Vampyr at 75%, which I should have played when it was on GamePass.

Oh, my traitor thing ? Well, I think I will play more GamePass or EGS freebies (Sherlock Holmes Crimes & Punishment is not pricey, but why pay for it when I have access to it).

I'm a filthy turncoat
I'm trying to be budget conscious

I am also a turncoat with budget constraints.

Golden age of steam is donezo and other services are offering some sweet stuff.

My disapproval was in

 

[Avern]

Congrats!
Mind mentioning what upgrades you used for the Prince?

Thanks!
I used 2x Multistrike upgrades and one of the Slay: Gain armor upgrades.

I generally think that the Slay: Gain attack upgrade is the strongest, since you don't have to rely on Rage with it. I wasn't offered it that run though, so I had to make do. Thankfully I was up against Seraph the Temperament, not the Chaste.

 

[Le Pertti]

Turncoating to EGS wont be nice to your budget in the future.

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

Just to be serious (ish) for a second. Everyone is different. Get what you can where you can and be happy.
Personally i have zero interest in EGS and have claimed none of the freebies or logged into my own account. I have an Epic account for work purposes but it's literally so i can test the client etc. I'm not about to go full batshit at people using EGS especially when most on Meta probably don't even register on the EGS usage stats much at all. lol.

It's video games, it's supposed to be fun not stressful.

Of course, when i take over the world me and a few like minded people will be popping round your houses for a "chat" but until then have fun!

 

[PhaZZe]

I need help guys, i need a 4 player co op game,
We already played
Borderlands 1,2, presequel (waiting for 3 goty)
Divinity Original sin 2
Full metal furies (Complete 100%)
Broforce
Castle Crashers (Complete 100%)
Overcooked (Not much hype for 2)
Risk of Rain 2
Pummel Party
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (Complete 100%)

Soo we need more suggestions, we are thinking about

Monster hunter world
Grim Dawn

but still if anyone have new suggestions.

Thanks

 

[prudis]

well like 95% of their freebies is usually highly praised stuff thats been bundurued to hell and back ,as well as part of other special deals (gamepass,psn,apple, twitch promos, ...) left and right

so in my case as budget conscious fan of indies ... i already own most of them from bundles anyway ... and i dont see a point of "+1"-ing it in a place i dont trust in keep ingmy games in next decade

 

[fantomena]

Im looking into Streets of Rage 4, but apparently it's 2-4 hours long. Is there anything to do after playing the "campaign"? If not I might just play it via game pass and get it on Steam when it's cheaper. Im not that into beat'em up games, but it looks like a nice game.

 

[C-Dub]

well like 95% of their freebies is usually highly praised stuff thats been bundurued to hell and back ,as well as part of other special deals (gamepass,psn,apple, twitch promos, ...) left and right

Yup, 100%. I've found a lot of the EGS freebies are just part of the giveaway circuit. Within 6 months it'll be on all the services you listed above, then found on CDKeys or one of the shadier sites for pennies.

On the one hand, good on Epic for giving them away for free I guess, but on the other hand they are devaluing these games pretty much everywhere since Epic's offerings aren't even tied to a subscription.

 

[Trisolarian]

well like 95% of their freebies is usually highly praised stuff thats been bundurued to hell and back ,as well as part of other special deals (gamepass,psn,apple, twitch promos, ...) left and right

so in my case as budget conscious fan of indies ... i already own most of them from bundles anyway ... and i dont see a point of "+1"-ing it in a place i dont trust in keep ingmy games in next decade

I was out of the 'buying bundles' game for about a good three years before I really jumped on the EGS freebies. So for as many people already own these games, as many don't and appreciate the free stuff. And hey, the coupon stuff is great too. My bottom line for buying games to play solo is price (co op is function, then price).

 

[AHA-Lambda]

That's what I've heard

Yeah... It's something alright

Just to be serious (ish) for a second. Everyone is different. Get what you can where you can and be happy.
Personally i have zero interest in EGS and have claimed none of the freebies or logged into my own account. I have an Epic account for work purposes but it's literally so i can test the client etc. I'm not about to go full batshit at people using EGS especially when most on Meta probably don't even register on the EGS usage stats much at all. lol.

It's video games, it's supposed to be fun not stressful.

Of course, when i take over the world me and a few like minded people will be popping round your houses for a "chat" but until then have fun!

Honestly, this (minus the "chat").

It's likely cos I'm getting older and also budget conscious, and it's only been more recent for me, but my feeling on it is I'm not going to "cut my nose to spite my face" on the "idea" of either my choice of platform or on the concept of ownership, when I can be playing the same games sooner and cheaper.
I've bought so many games that I'm certain I will only ever play the once and never again, given how many new games come out all the time, plus the backlogs!
So yeah I've been using Game Pass and EGS much more lately

2 great examples for me even recently:
Ori and the Will of the Wisps, a very good game. Will I replay it? I have no idea, but probably not. I paid £25 on Steam to do so but it could have been £1 on Game Pass. I'll likely Game Pass new releases when I can now, think Tell Me Why will be the first.
Also, The Sinking City, also an enjoyable game, and there's no sign of a Steam release yet, but I just went ahead and played it.

 

[Le Pertti]

What are the chances of games getting discount further into the sale? I really wanted that Doraemon game but it has no sale at all. Also I really would like a RPG but for example Octopath Traveler isnt on sale either.

Thinking about maybe Ni No Kuni 2.

 

[Stone Ocean]

What are the chances of games getting discount further into the sale? I really wanted that Doraemon game but it has no sale at all. Also I really would like a RPG but for example Octopath Traveler isnt on sale either.

Thinking about maybe Ni No Kuni 2.

With flash sales gone the chances are pretty much zero.

 

[BO7AMMOOD]

What are the chances of games getting discount further into the sale? I really wanted that Doraemon game but it has no sale at all. Also I really would like a RPG but for example Octopath Traveler isnt on sale either.

Thinking about maybe Ni No Kuni 2.

Buy DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS at the best price - Cheap CD key
It's 25% off at both gamebillet and wingamestore. Not the best discount but decent enough if you're itching to play it right now.

 

[Phoenix RISING]

No dedicated Steam Summer Sale Thread?

Yall slippin.

[Hidden content]

Holy hell

 

[Tomasety]

People buy my expensive items. :wtf:

Gabe, what have you done? I thought you had killed the item market, but that is not what you did. You have put more eyes in front of the items to be sold.

There is a loyalty program. And "loyalty points" are another currency and source of uncertainty for the Steam Market meta-game.

For instance, this awesome profile background can be yours if you toss "loyalty" points to Gabe. Before that, it was costly to get a waifu background.

There are so many waifus:

Steam Community Market :: Listings for 386770-Nightmare of Lilth

Buy and sell Steam items on the Steam Community Market for Steam Wallet funds.

steamcommunity.com

Steam Community Market :: Listings for 601790-Rouge G wallpaper

Buy and sell Steam items on the Steam Community Market for Steam Wallet funds.

steamcommunity.com

Previously, these backgrounds were hard to get. Now, you can buy the game and have them instantly.

Wok you are a genious but I'm not sure if you overlooked why are people buying your expensive backgrounds/cards. Well, its certainly because as you pointed on the second message you need to "own" the corresponding game related to that specific background/badge(card) you are selling.

So, people probably wont or cant spend money (Whatever their reason may be) on a game they wont play and so they take the market route.
I think that may be a reason to why Valve attach the new point system to game ownership.
This is just a hypothesis, not sure if I left some details behind.

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What are the chances of games getting discount further into the sale? I really wanted that Doraemon game but it has no sale at all. Also I really would like a RPG but for example Octopath Traveler isnt on sale either.

Thinking about maybe Ni No Kuni 2.

I think there might be yet still games to get a discount. For instance at the start of the sale Depth wasnt discounted and I received today a steam email "reminder" of it being on sale at 70%.

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I need help guys, i need a 4 player co op game,
We already played
Borderlands 1,2, presequel (waiting for 3 goty)
Divinity Original sin 2
Full metal furies (Complete 100%)
Broforce
Castle Crashers (Complete 100%)
Overcooked (Not much hype for 2)
Risk of Rain 2
Pummel Party
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (Complete 100%)

Soo we need more suggestions, we are thinking about

Monster hunter world
Grim Dawn

but still if anyone have new suggestions.

Thanks

Gunfire Reborn looks cool, it might be up to your taste. It's on early access tho.

 

[Phoenix RISING]

Is Indivisbile worth buying (currently 40% off) or should I wait for a deeper discount? Tried on game pass for about 20 min, it's seems cool, but feels a bit rough around the edges, so not sure.

That's a good price for it. The artwork and music alone are worth the price, let alone the cultural stuff you're not going to find in any other video game.

After playing through it at launch last year I'd honestly be hard pressed to say if it is even worth buying and playing at all. The dialogue is shit, the combat system gets stale pretty quick and some of the platforming is frustrating at some point. Character progression is also tied to story beats which makes the battles in the game redundant. It’s really a bummer because the game looks really good and the South East Asian reprensation in the cast but also mythology was refreshing to see.

Lack of character progression outside the main folks you find in chapter 1 is a critique I agree with, but you get like 20 characters to find what you like with combat. Not sure how it can become stale because you gotta play everyone just to see what you like.

I thought the platforming was fine, but I enjoy challenging platforming.

I loved the VA.

The game's dialogue actually made me laugh

No other game has this many BIPOC in it.

 

[beep boop]

Has anyone actually receved the 100 points from getting an "award" on a review or is it bugged at the moment?

 

[Mor]

Shakedown Hawaii coming to Steam this August.

 

[PC-tan]

Steam market speculation is too complex for me.

It's never to late to also get a PHD in economics.


Speaking of which Valve does have an economist don't they? I'm guessing that all of this was run through them before had and that they only way that this system would work without tanking this. Is that points can't be "cheap" and also that certain items still need to have a certain value threshold. Also having to own the game is a must since that would restrict people from just buying background left and right for "next to nothing". This may actually end up working for them in the long run if they also plan to let publishers/devs also make animated background as well. While static backgrounds may only be 500 coins, animated ones will almost always be 2k coins..... Having an animated background will require more work than a static image that most pubs/devs already do, but the pay out would be that they would be rarer drops and that they would sell for more in the shop. This would also make encourage more people to buy the game and sell background for some already cheap games.


So a lot of thought must go into this. When TC were introduced, Valve gave out free copies of some of their games with trading cards and were able to make more money off those cards then what they did form giving the games away for free.


Animated Nier Replicant background and avatar???

Thank you, so in summary I don't have to care? You people sound like stock exchange brokers making millions off this stuff .

There are no RL money gains to this, I assume.

That all depends because you could make RL money but that because a very complicated process. Or at least for a time I think you could just use your Steam Wallet fund and buy keys for CSGO and TF2?

 

[fantomena]

Think I have bought what I really wanted form the sale, the rest has either too low discount or high discount but not that interested (scraps).

 

[PC-tan]

I want to get this background for the sake of it (because I can!), but then it will be forever tied to my Steam account, and the idea makes me uncomfortable.
[Hidden content]



If you want to customize your profile, the new system is a huge progress. No more gambling!

If you don't care about waifu backgrounds, nothing interesting, true.

And yes, you don't have to care. It is only a bonus.

What's NSFW about that background?

 

[ISee]

I need help guys, i need a 4 player co op game,
We already played
Borderlands 1,2, presequel (waiting for 3 goty)
Divinity Original sin 2
Full metal furies (Complete 100%)
Broforce
Castle Crashers (Complete 100%)
Overcooked (Not much hype for 2)
Risk of Rain 2
Pummel Party
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (Complete 100%)

Soo we need more suggestions, we are thinking about

Monster hunter world
Grim Dawn

but still if anyone have new suggestions.

Thanks

State of Decay 2 maybe?
Remnant from the ashes can be fun.

MHW is a great game, but a bit complicated to get through the story mode with 4 players. You can, for example, only join missions after the specific intro cutscenes has been triggered etc, which can take some time. I also do not think progress is being shared, so you'd need to repeat everything four times.
But after that, it's awesome coop hunting.

 

[Stevey]

I need help guys, i need a 4 player co op game,
We already played
Borderlands 1,2, presequel (waiting for 3 goty)
Divinity Original sin 2
Full metal furies (Complete 100%)
Broforce
Castle Crashers (Complete 100%)
Overcooked (Not much hype for 2)
Risk of Rain 2
Pummel Party
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (Complete 100%)

Soo we need more suggestions, we are thinking about

Monster hunter world
Grim Dawn

but still if anyone have new suggestions.

Thanks

Vermintide 2

 

[BlueOdin]

Lack of character progression outside the main folks you find in chapter 1 is a critique I agree with, but you get like 20 characters to find what you like with combat. Not sure how it can become stale because you gotta play everyone just to see what you like.

I thought the platforming was fine, but I enjoy challenging platforming.

I loved the VA.

The game's dialogue actually made me laugh

No other game has this many BIPOC in it.

I simply found not every character viable to play since it is a system that deals more damage the higher you combo. And so I always had a party constellation in which one character has an attack that gets the counter higher, Ajna does something, the healer does something and then a heavy gets the last few hits for damage. While I tried different parties throughout I always wound up going back to the one that worked the best.
So every combat encounter was the same button presses for me and the enemy design did not make a change of tactic necessary.

My problem with the platforming was not in the design because I thought that had a nice flow to it even if some passages were too long. Rather that sometimes when I had to do some directional inputs to get for example the axe out during a jump sequence it wouldn't do it.

I could see the character interactions being entertaining but for me dialogue was cringeworthy. No saving from great VA performances possible.

And yeah, the cast is almost if not entirely BIPOC. I think only Razmi is white but I could be misremembering. Which was, like I said, refreshing to see in videogames or even media in general.

Shakedown Hawaii coming to Steam this August.

The real news here is the Wii U version

 

[Wok]

I'm not sure if you overlooked why are people buying your expensive backgrounds/cards. Well, its certainly because as you pointed on the second message you need to "own" the corresponding game related to that specific background/badge(card) you are selling.

True. Personally, if I were them, I would buy the 5 € game (and get 5 € worth of points for free) rather than a 3 € background, but it is true that it is the most expensive solution, so you have a point.

So, people probably wont or cant spend money (Whatever their reason may be) on a game they wont play and so they take the market route.
I think that may be a reason to why Valve attach the new point system to game ownership.

Right!

What's NSFW about that background?

:thinking:

You are not allowed to view this content

 

[OMEGALUL]

Shakedown Hawaii coming to Steam this August.

Dead platforms get it but a steam version is still TBA, I wonder how how much epic paid him to delay it even more.....

 

[Spamlynguist]

Shakedown Hawaii coming to Steam this August.

There's even a physical Wii version planned. I'm not kidding.

Shakedown: Hawaii coming to Wii and Wii U - Nintendo Everything

 

[AHA-Lambda]

:thinking:

[Hidden content]

huh? I don't see anything?

 

[Wok]

huh? I don't see anything?

Really?

NSFW? At least, lewd, come on.

Or am I misinterpreting the part on the right?

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Really?

NSFW? At least, lewd, come on.

Or am I misinterpreting the part on the right?

yeah that image is literally not displaying for me? =/

 

[Le Pertti]

yeah that image is literally not displaying for me? =/

You have to turn off safe browsing.

 

[Firewithin]

picked up

very charming and chill game. wish there were more games like this and Hidden Folks

 

[Ascheroth]

Has anyone actually receved the 100 points from getting an "award" on a review or is it bugged at the moment?

FAQ says you'll get them after 2 weeks.

 

[Gevin]

Suggestions for the next emoji on the reaction thingy:

Also replace the heart with and the eyes with

 

[PC-tan]

You have to turn off safe browsing.

I have no idea how to do that and it's to much of a hassle to figure out.


So I am just going to assume that it's a lewd image
You know what screw it, I think I went trough more of a hassle just uploading this image.


This is what I see

NSFW??????

 

[Ascheroth]

I have no idea how to do that and it's to much of a hassle to figure out.


So I am just going to assume that it's a lewd image
You know what screw it, I think I went trough more of a hassle just uploading this image.


This is what I see

NSFW??????

Woks link only works if you have Augmented Steam installed and activated.

 

[gabbo]

I have no idea how to do that and it's to much of a hassle to figure out.


So I am just going to assume that it's a lewd image
You know what screw it, I think I went trough more of a hassle just uploading this image.


This is what I see

NSFW??????

Same, that's all that came up for me as well.
edit: ohhhh. well then that make sense
edit2: yep, that's nsfw. NS at all

 

[AHA-Lambda]

I have no idea how to do that and it's to much of a hassle to figure out.


So I am just going to assume that it's a lewd image
You know what screw it, I think I went trough more of a hassle just uploading this image.


This is what I see

NSFW??????

Yeah that's what I see

 

[Wok]

Woks link only works if you have Augmented Steam installed and activated.

Ah, sorry, I did not know that!

It was a preview of the background in actual size, obtained by clicking on this button:

on this page:

Steam Community Market :: Listings for 386770-Nightmare of Lilth

Buy and sell Steam items on the Steam Community Market for Steam Wallet funds.

steamcommunity.com

This is what I see

Sorry! I thought you saw the image and did not find it NSFW.

 

[OMEGALUL]

Must be nice to able to edit your profiles, I haven't been been able to modify my one in weeks.

 

[Le Pertti]

I have no idea how to do that and it's to much of a hassle to figure out.


So I am just going to assume that it's a lewd image
You know what screw it, I think I went trough more of a hassle just uploading this image.


This is what I see

NSFW??????

Ah sorry I was just joking, like how safe search filters out lewd content. Don't think there is a thing as safe browsing.