Community MetaSteam | July 2019 - Racing Towards Empty Wallets

[GrrImAFridge]

As expected Monster Boy is already on the top sellers second page. Late port, bad regional pricing, and even bad timing (released at night for the US and really in the morning for the EU, instead of releasing on Steam daily update + Quakecon sale with historical lows).

I finished the demo in one setting and was pleasantly surprised when I checked the store page and realised the full game was unlocking at 3pm local time, but, yeah, the regional pricing is absurd. If it's not fixed, I'll be waiting for a 50% discount.

 

[Kvik]

Will see when my head clears out ,need to check how it looks on the phone first anyway before going all fuck phone users and deciding what to do

I just want to say I really appreciate what you are trying to do and keeping us up to date will all the gaming news is something I look forward to read each day. I wish you to keep posting trailers and what not in this thread. I have a large data cap and a more than capable smartphone so it never bothers me. Even if I run out of data cap, I'll probably upgrade my plan or buy more data cap so I can enjoy your work rather than go and complain at you. So yeah, I hope you'll keep doing what you're doing.

 

[MonthOLDpickle]

I don't think you can go back once you cross that line. GaaS is like a disease with no cure for dev teams. Once you change the culture for a company and start pursuing MTX, loot boxes, co-op, content updates etc its pretty much becomes permanent.

Seeing what happened with Fallout 76, Youngblood and the new Arkane IP...I think its safe to say the singleplayer only future is dead at Bethesda. The Bat signals are all turned on for Wolf3 development. Even DOOM Eternal is pushing some stupid 2v1 mode.

And worst of all Starfield + Elder6 will most likely have online/GaaS mechanics of some kind

RIP #saveplayer1

Considering this isn't even part of the main series and they are working on one for the main series we should be patient.

 

[lashman]

I finished the demo in one setting and was pleasantly surprised when I checked the store page and realised the full game was unlocking at 3pm local time, but, yeah, the regional pricing is absurd. If it's not fixed, I'll be waiting for a 50% discount.

yeah, i doubt they'll fix it, sadly

maybe in like a month when they finally realize barely anyone from those poorer countries is buying it

but it's definitely very intentional and premeditated ... to the point where they said they'd "fix" the regional prices when people started complaining about them ... and they only "fixed" them for 4 countries ... and even then those new prices are still nowhere near volvo's suggestions (or anyhing sane really)

so yeah ... we'll probably have to wait for a deep sale

 

[NarohDethan]

Monster Boy is cheap on my region ($16) so I will give it a try

 

[MJunioR]

I guess I'll stop with Parkasaurus a bit until it gets the breeding update. Already got plenty for what I paid, though. Anyway, I think I should try Hitman 2 sometime.

 

[GrrImAFridge]

Monster Boy is cheap on my region ($16) so I will give it a try

 

[NarohDethan]

Well, considering that the Switch version is $45 last time I checked, yes

 

[PC-tan]

We don't have that around here.

Have what around here?

Is that technically name calling?

 

[BAN PUNCHER]

Durante being a normie confirmed. Really, Evangelion?

Spoiler

My first anime, as with most folks my age growing up in Poland was Dash Kappei and Captain Tsubasa

 

[「Echo」]

omg omg omg omg

The prequel game to Girls' Frontline (that gacha I'm always on about) is getting a remake AND coming to Steam. Holy fuggg.

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steam/apps/256757241/movie480.webm?t=1564110731

 

[texhnolyze]

Am I the only one who thought that it's a gif and waited it to load for so long only to realize that it's not?

omg omg omg omg

The prequel game to Girls' Frontline (that gacha I'm always on about) is getting a remake AND coming to Steam. Holy fuggg.

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steam/apps/256757241/movie480.webm?t=1564110731

Looks interesting. What kind of strategy game is it? I played Girls' Frontline but it kinda looks different from the short clips in the trailer.

 

[Rosenkrantz]

Define "weird"

Well, first it showed me prices in dollars, then it changed my local store from Russia to Norway. Restarting the client fixed the issue, but I wonder if Galaxy 2 soon will be out of beta?

My first anime was Sailor Moon back in 96 followed by Ninja Scroll in 97, slightly different experiences.

 

[Ascheroth]

Looks like the Digimon preorder is now live: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America – More fun for everyone!
Switch only

Edit: Actually, when you click preorder it forwards you to a page that doesn't exist yet, so it looks like they aren't done yet.
But now I don't expect a store page soon...

 

[Tizoc]

Half tempted to ask for someone to buy me that Russian Steam ver. of Youngblood, but iirc, region switching has a 7 day cooldown right?

As expected Monster Boy is already on the top sellers second page. Late port, bad regional pricing, and even bad timing (released at night for the US and really in the morning for the EU, instead of releasing on Steam daily update + Quakecon sale with historical lows).

The more baffling thing is Koikatsu Party being a top seller despite being $60.

 

[prudis]

So another drop

|OT| - Games trailers, news and such | Trailers in the Sky

Hello and welcome , the idea behind it is pretty much what i did last few months in the MetaSteam thread aka to post trailers, vediocontent orsimilar "embeded" news and videocontent for interesting games and their updates for games that either dont have their own OT or i am not that intereste...

metacouncil.com

Trailers Summary 26.7.2019 #2 - Contents:

• A Place for the Unwilling - Launch trailer
• Warhammer 40k Fire Warrior - Rerleased on GoG
• Interstellar Space: Genesis - Launch trailer
• Tech Corp - EA Trailer
• Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Complete Edition - release date tease
• Gensokyo night Festival - EA announcment trailer
• Fantasy Strike - v1.0 Launch Trailer
• Dicey Dungeons - Releas date tease
• 60 Seconds! Reatomized - remaster launch trailer
• Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery - announcement Trailer

|OT| Games trailers news and such - Trailers Summary 26.7.2019 #2

 

[Kvik]

The more baffling thing is Koikatsu Party being a top seller despite being $60.

Since it's basically a waifu maker game, and they even show that you can do lewd stuff to said waifus in one of the trailers on its Steam page, well, I can see why it sells at that price.

 

[PC-tan]

Eroge sells and that's a fact.

Also a new Eroge game released on Steam today. ...

 

[Spamlynguist]

Since it's basically a waifu maker game, and they even show that you can do lewd stuff to said waifus in one of the trailers on its Steam page, well, I can see why it sells at that price.

 

[Hektor]

THERE IT IS

 

[Tizoc]

C O M P E T I T I O N
Do I get Songbird Symphony from Humble for $13ish or
Do I get Songbird Symphony from Wingamestore for $15 and get points towards instore credit

Decisions Decisions

 

[prudis]

seems like we got our Nordic GC reveal

 

[Hektor]

That monkey is legit one of the worst character designs I've ever seen

 

[Wok]

The market for GaaS is crowded beyond belief right now and I am surprised at how many games are treading water in it even now, but the competition for a decent linear co-op FPS is way the hell smaller

There is no GaaS market: GaaS is a method, not a genre.

The market is player attention. You want players to come back frequently (if possible, daily) and launch your game to complete daily quests, play time-limited content, etc. because that it the best way to:

• keep a large player base over time (retention, important for multiplayer games),
• have a chance that players buy DLC. Steam wishlists are correlated with sales. Similarly, player retention must be correlated with MTX sales.

There is no reason to refuse to compete over player attention with GaaS methods, because they have proved their efficiency. If you look at what you play, maybe you will notice a trend. In my case, I play GaaS a lot more than non-GaaS games, even if some of these GaaS games are F2P and not as good as the non-GaaS games which I bought full-price on day 1.

 

[prudis]

If you look at what you play, maybe you will notice a trend

i see quite a trend that all the GaaS nonsense is pushing me away from AAAs .....I play and buy more and more (like a lot) indiesand if its AAA with or without GaaS bullshit - its usually one thats content complete and with devs already staying away from it and focusing on next project

But i guess I am the weirdo and we are all doomed , because maisntream is pretty much all about pseudosocial, faux-RPG elements ,quantity over quality, big world with copypasta generated content that is "better with friends", timed challenges/events and the most glorious of them all "please login everyday to our game whale-sama , we will give you this shiny trinket, its awesome we promise" kind of noncontent

Kinda feels like i rant about this sorry state of gaming every other week at this point .... but well they have proffesional psychologist on board now, specialized on how to get people hooked , we are sure to fail anyway

 

[lashman]

Half tempted to ask for someone to buy me that Russian Steam ver. of Youngblood, but iirc, region switching has a 7 day cooldown right?

not for key activations, no

 

[Wok]

I am with you. I would like to be able to save gaming from this non-sense, but I am weak.

 

[Ascheroth]

If you look at what you play, maybe you will notice a trend.

I notice that all those "player retention mechanisms" are turning me away from those games to begin with. I start some of those F2P gacha games now and then, but I always drop them quickly because those daily login rewards etc always start to feel like a chore or an obligation quickly and I can't be bothered with that nonsense, so more often than not I ignore those games without giving them a try at all.
Even in Monster Hunter World I found myself ignoring the time-limited events quickly, because I'm "done" with the game after the story, and aside from rarely going on a hunt with a friend I will only really be back with Iceborne.

I'm a "one and done" type of gamer. I value a complete package that I pay for once for that has a defined end (i.e story) and lets me consume it at my own pace. (Incidentally this is also why I'm not big on rogue-like/lite games. Shame most of the card games seem to go that way, I really like card games ).

 

[MonthOLDpickle]

Hey what is that mafia III mod that makes the fill up meter to do main quest thing? Can't remember exactly what it is lol...

 

[Mivey]

That's just a confusing name. Is it so hard to just Google if there is a game that is literally called the same as yours, but with "the" in front.
Unless Rose City Games has been working for over six years on this, I really don't see an excuse.

 

[prudis]

well its not entirely the same , but yeat a bit unfortunate naming

 

[Li Kao]

Today was to be the bad weather day, storms that lower the general temp. First thing I see in the morning is that it has somehow be delayed to tomorrow.
Kill me

 

[fantomena]

 

[Milena]

Today was to be the bad weather day, storms that lower the general temp. First thing I see in the morning is that it has somehow be delayed to tomorrow.
Kill me

I understand your pain. It's the third day with a peak of 38-39°, 26° during the night

 

[CommodoreKong]

Valve really screwed up, a bunch of older TF2 crates (series 1-19, 82 and 85) all drop 100% unusual hats (hats with particle effects that have a 1% chance of dropping) since the update a few hours ago. I unboxed a ton of them myself, I'm sure it's going to horribly damage the economy of the game since unusuals have become super common.

 

[Tizoc]

Stay safe eu and us meta peeps.
I joke about the weather but i do feel worried for y'all.

 

[Spamlynguist]

Stay safe eu and us meta peeps.
I joke about the weather but i do feel worried for y'all.

I have two fans on full-blast the coming week so I'm good for now

 

[Tizoc]

not for key activations, no

Oh so i csn redeem the key then switch to back to my main region?

 

[lashman]

Oh so i csn redeem the key then switch to back to my main region?

i don't think you even have to switch ... just fire up a VPN and start steam ... i think it should work that way

madjoki or JaseC can confirm (if true )

 

[prudis]

Indiepocalypse , right:

 

[MJunioR]

Oh so i csn redeem the key then switch to back to my main region?

Steam doesn't look at your store region when you try to activate a key, only at your current IP address.

When I buy a RU key I usually install a VPN extension on Chrome, select Russia and redeem my key. Some publishers also set those keys to lock where you can play the game (as if you aren't using a VPN you can't play), Activision used to do this, for example. Here's a key that will lock you from playing the game outside Russia (for 90 days, that is). Notice the "onlyallowrunincountries" tag.

 

[yuraya]

Fallout 4 GOTY just 10$ on CDkeys. 5$ cheaper than the current steam sale..

Not bad cdkeys...not bad at all

 

[Spamlynguist]

Treating myself with some Arkane-y goodness

 

[lashman]

Treating myself with some Arkane-y goodness

those are some good games right there!

 

[Milena]

Treating myself with some Arkane-y goodness

You're in for a treat! But before Death of the Outsider you should probably play Dishonored 2 as well

 

[Echoes]

Valve really screwed up, a bunch of older TF2 crates (series 1-19, 82 and 85) all drop 100% unusual hats (hats with particle effects that have a 1% chance of dropping) since the update a few hours ago. I unboxed a ton of them myself, I'm sure it's going to horribly damage the economy of the game since unusuals have become super common.

Thanks for the heads up, I sold a crate for 2,40€ \o/

Stay safe eu and us meta peeps.
I joke about the weather but i do feel worried for y'all.

 

[Spamlynguist]

You're in for a treat! But before Death of the Outsider you should probably play Dishonored 2 as well

I know, bought it on cdkeys a while back. Figured I'd double dip on Dishonored 1 as well, because it's been a while since I last played it (I sure as hell am not gonna plug in my PS3 just to replay it).

 

[derExperte]

As expected Monster Boy is already on the top sellers second page. Late port, bad regional pricing, and even bad timing (released at night for the US and really in the morning for the EU, instead of releasing on Steam daily update + Quakecon sale with historical lows).

They adjusted some prices btw, still not great though. But I think they did a good job of keeping us updated leading up to the launch with the demo which got updates itself and constant news about the state of things. Compare that to say Vane....

 

[Tizoc]

Hmm
Play video games
OR
Spend an hour to put up the highlight thread

Weighs them on each hand
Realizes taht the JoJo finale is days later
Weighs initial 2 on each hand again

Steam doesn't look at your store region when you try to activate a key, only at your current IP address.

When I buy a RU key I usually install a VPN extension on Chrome, select Russia and redeem my key. Some publishers also set those keys to lock where you can play the game (as if you aren't using a VPN you can't play), Activision used to do this, for example. Here's a key that will lock you from playing the game outside Russia (for 90 days, that is). Notice the "onlyallowrunincountries" tag.

The latter doesn't concern me, only the former. so all in all, I'm good to redeem it, just need assistance in buying it X3

 

[lashman]

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