The Steam Thread - Page 84

JPhillips · 12-16-2016, 10:54 AM

bob asked as well, so I'll pass it on to him.

tarcone · 12-16-2016, 07:32 PM

Anyone else having problems with Steam? I go to the store and it freezes. But I can navigate to other places. Also, I cannot access the workshop.

Peregrine · 12-16-2016, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Critch

Quite a lot of words: I've been doing ok taking half my guys and equipping them with a militia spear and shield, forming them into a line and choosing "spearwall" whenever an enemy comes close enough for them (the enemy) to charge next turn. The other half hide behind and to the flanks of the line and rush forward with sword or axe when the spearwall has worn the enemy down, or when the line dont have enough energy to spearwall anymore. I also have a couple of bowmen to ping arrows over the line from high ground.

Having said that, I've just had 8 of 12 guys die in a single battle just when i thought I was past the rough start.

Battle Brothers is a lot of fun - been a while since I played it but having a good wall with good equipment is key - also mix up your weapons, some spears, maces, axes. You can and will get guys killed on bad rolls, so expect to replace them. One thing I learned is just because your guy has a lot of levels, if he started as a fisherman or beggar, doesn't mean he will be as good as a lower level mercenary type - they are super expensive to recruit but are really good.

Abe Sargent · 12-16-2016, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

Yeah I think I gave This War of Mine about an hour before I decided it just wasn't my thing. Why do I want to spend my small amounts of free time living in some horrible desolate land just scratching to get by?

Did you liek Papers, Please?

AnalBumCover · 12-17-2016, 02:00 AM

Offworld Trading Company is 66% discounted right now. $13.59

Fidatelo · 12-17-2016, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abe Sargent

Did you liek Papers, Please?

I haven't played that one, in part for the same reasons.

Abe Sargent · 12-18-2016, 12:43 PM

Okay! Fair Enough!

Vince, Pt. II · 12-18-2016, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPhillips

bob asked as well, so I'll pass it on to him.

Cool

Abe Sargent · 12-18-2016, 01:10 PM

Has anyone found the Steam Tags to be really, really bad? There are games that have tags tat make no sense. I was reminded again by this as i saw This War of Mine was post-apocalyptic. That's not post-apoc. It;s just in a modern war in an Eastern European country designed to resemble the war in the early 90s in Sarajevo. Meanwhile a game like XCom: Terror from the Deep is listed as Lovecraftian and there are many others

MizzouRah · 12-19-2016, 02:01 PM

Master of Orion - Conquer the Stars just might be my game of the year. Since the latest patch and DLC, the game is one of the best 4x games I've played in a long time.

tarcone · 12-19-2016, 04:48 PM

So many games I want. So little money to buy them.

frnk55 · 12-19-2016, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Master of Orion - Conquer the Stars just might be my game of the year. Since the latest patch and DLC, the game is one of the best 4x games I've played in a long time.

Must you open your mouth?

PilotMan · 12-19-2016, 09:33 PM

Not Steam, but because the game specials thread is broken.

Mass Effect 2 is free on Origin right now.

Origin

MizzouRah · 12-20-2016, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by frnk55

Must you open your mouth?

haha.. I'm not a huge MOO person, but they did a heck of a job with this game, I guess a big budget helps.

I can't really nitpick anything either.

Coffee Warlord · 12-22-2016, 12:16 PM

Winter Sale.

PilotMan · 12-22-2016, 12:21 PM

And of course, it's crashing.

cubboyroy1826 · 12-22-2016, 01:21 PM

Motorsport Manager 25% off.

Lonnie · 12-22-2016, 03:40 PM

Damn Rimworld still not on sale. Might finally pick up Xcom 2 though.

tarcone · 12-22-2016, 04:11 PM

Half my wish list is on sale.

Its almost Christmas.

I havent bought my self a gift.

I need a new game ot play.

Coffee Warlord · 12-22-2016, 04:14 PM

I allot myself a single game. I cannot decide.

mckerney · 12-22-2016, 04:22 PM

DOOM is $19.79. It is amazing.

Fidatelo · 12-22-2016, 08:39 PM

Picked up LEGO Avengers for the kids, Motorsport Manager for myself. Winter Sale is my favorite one.

tarcone · 12-22-2016, 08:55 PM

Anybody pick up The Long Dark?

Looks real interesting.

Atocep · 12-22-2016, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tarcone

Anybody pick up The Long Dark?

Looks real interesting.

I've had it since it launched into early access. It's a fun sandbox survival game at the moment. Story mode is getting close to completion which will initially add about 6 hours of "campaign" gameplay for the 1st playable character and then another story will be launched for the other playable character further down the line.

If you're looking for a survival game where it feels like you're actually struggling to survive it's a great game. When I initially purchased the game there were only 2 maps and they were relatively easy after playing them a couple times. Now there are several maps with much higher difficulties which gives a lot more variety in gameplay.

For $10 you could do much worse, but if you want a storyline right now then it may be best to hold off.

NobodyHere · 12-22-2016, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Master of Orion - Conquer the Stars just might be my game of the year. Since the latest patch and DLC, the game is one of the best 4x games I've played in a long time.

So what makes the game your GotY? I was thinking of getting it at launch but was chased off by the mediocre reviews. Did they do something to address the complaints?

tarcone · 12-22-2016, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atocep

I've had it since it launched into early access. It's a fun sandbox survival game at the moment. Story mode is getting close to completion which will initially add about 6 hours of "campaign" gameplay for the 1st playable character and then another story will be launched for the other playable character further down the line.

If you're looking for a survival game where it feels like you're actually struggling to survive it's a great game. When I initially purchased the game there were only 2 maps and they were relatively easy after playing them a couple times. Now there are several maps with much higher difficulties which gives a lot more variety in gameplay.

For $10 you could do much worse, but if you want a storyline right now then it may be best to hold off.

Awesome. Thanks for this. Really helped.

CrimsonFox · 12-23-2016, 12:50 AM

Is UNdertale worth 5?
is it worth waiting to see if it dips more?

is fallout 4 worth 20?
worth waiting for better deal?

PilotMan · 12-23-2016, 08:44 AM

I'm still thinking Stellaris might be the best game in there for $20?

Anyone agree/disagree?

I'm certainly planning on cleaning out some of my wishlist with this sale.

Vince, Pt. II · 12-23-2016, 09:01 AM

Stellaris was pretty phenomenal. I haven't had time to play much lately, but I played the ever-loving-shit out of it on release.

mckerney · 12-23-2016, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

Is UNdertale worth 5?
is it worth waiting to see if it dips more?

It is absolutely worth $5.

Quote:

is fallout 4 worth 20?
worth waiting for better deal?

No. Still too much.

jeff061 · 12-23-2016, 09:27 AM

230 of glorious hours I spent in a single playthrough of Fallout 4 would like to disagree.

Eaglesfan27 · 12-23-2016, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PilotMan

I'm still thinking Stellaris might be the best game in there for $20?

Anyone agree/disagree?

I'm certainly planning on cleaning out some of my wishlist with this sale.

When it first came out, I couldn't stop playing it. I just went back to it and the developers have added a great deal of content. I completely agree!

BYU 14 · 12-23-2016, 10:14 AM

Battle Brothers is fun, if I just didn't suck at it so bad!

Draft Dodger · 12-23-2016, 10:23 AM

I'm about to replace my very old PC. excited to be able to pick up some games to help break it in

Critch · 12-23-2016, 12:03 PM

Steam has been down for a couple of hours. Reddit mentions a huge DDOS attack being the cause.

Saving me a fortune.

wustin · 12-23-2016, 12:06 PM

good thing we can play fof offline!

SirFozzie · 12-23-2016, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mckerney

It is absolutely worth $5.

No. Still too much.

If you're using the idiots at RPG Codex for anything other than to point out the worst people on the internet (on the level at 4chan et all), not smart.

CrescentMoonie · 12-23-2016, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Critch

Steam has been down for a couple of hours. Reddit mentions a huge DDOS attack being the cause.

Saving me a fortune.

Most reddit users calling BS on the poster claiming DDoS. Steam has screwed up big time before during the winter sale.

mckerney · 12-23-2016, 01:36 PM

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/grid-free-game

GRID is free for another 22 hours.

JPhillips · 12-23-2016, 03:32 PM

Stellaris mispriced? It's at 26.79 now.

SlyBelle1 · 12-23-2016, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrescentMoonie

Most reddit users calling BS on the poster claiming DDoS. Steam has screwed up big time before during the winter sale.

Don't know, seems possible

Steam Down!!! Phantom Squad DDoS Steam servers and bring it down for Christmas!! » TechWorm

Radii · 12-23-2016, 09:03 PM

Not Steam, but I picked up Unravel on Origin for half off ($9.99), puzzle platformer, and am finding it very fun and sweet so far.

CrescentMoonie · 12-23-2016, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlyBelle1

Don't know, seems possible

Steam Down!!! Phantom Squad DDoS Steam servers and bring it down for Christmas!! » TechWorm

That was the only site to report it and they simply used the tweet as evidence. The reddit users were pointing out how it didn't fit the pattern of a DDoS attack since everything went down at once.

SlyBelle1 · 12-24-2016, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by CrescentMoonie

That was the only site to report it and they simply used the tweet as evidence. The reddit users were pointing out how it didn't fit the pattern of a DDoS attack since everything went down at once.

Don't know, just saying its possible and other sites are also reporting it, but basically using the same tweet as the main evidence. Typically companies won't formally announce when they have been attached, so I am not surprised if it did happen that Steam didn't make any kind of formal announcement. If I recall correctly, didn't steam have an issue during last year's sale when something went wrong with cache and we were able to see other people's account information? Obviously, xmas time hasn't been kind to them they last couple of years

Regardless, back up now for all of us to spend our money

PilotMan · 12-24-2016, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPhillips

Stellaris mispriced? It's at 26.79 now.

I'm seeing more variation in prices on stuff this year. Last year what you saw is what you got. This year, prices seem to be fluctuating a little bit. For example, FM17 wasn't on sale until today.

It's also possible that they only had a limited number of keys to sell at $20, but not it's up higher. I have a feeling it'll come back down to $20 before the end of the sale.

JPhillips · 12-24-2016, 08:59 PM

Did they go back to daily sales without announcing it?

Abe Sargent · 12-24-2016, 09:42 PM

Got a question for any of you that played Mordheim Is it now worth it, post EA and later patches? I know a couple of people on campus who swear by the video game, but they are huge into the GW world with real life 40k games as such so I'm not too sure I trust them. Anyone here play it enough?

Peregrine · 12-24-2016, 11:20 PM

I picked up Defender's Quest - Valley of the Forgotten for cheap on the Steam sale - gotta say it's a really fun tower defense game with a nice story. Having a lot of fun with it.

MizzouRah · 12-25-2016, 08:29 AM

Anyone play Armello? Thinking about getting it...

Warhammer · 12-25-2016, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Anyone play Armello? Thinking about getting it...

I enjoy, I think I have 50 or so hours on it. It's a good game, just do not have enough time to play it more.

12-16-2016, 10:54 AM	#4151
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	bob asked as well, so I'll pass it on to him. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

12-16-2016, 07:32 PM	#4152
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Anyone else having problems with Steam? I go to the store and it freezes. But I can navigate to other places. Also, I cannot access the workshop. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

12-18-2016, 12:43 PM	#4157
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Okay! Fair Enough! __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

12-18-2016, 01:10 PM	#4159
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Has anyone found the Steam Tags to be really, really bad? There are games that have tags tat make no sense. I was reminded again by this as i saw This War of Mine was post-apocalyptic. That's not post-apoc. It;s just in a modern war in an Eastern European country designed to resemble the war in the early 90s in Sarajevo. Meanwhile a game like XCom: Terror from the Deep is listed as Lovecraftian and there are many others __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

12-19-2016, 04:48 PM	#4161
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	So many games I want. So little money to buy them. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

12-17-2016, 02:00 AM	#4155
AnalBumCover College Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: La Mirada, CA	Offworld Trading Company is 66% discounted right now. $13.59

12-19-2016, 02:01 PM	#4160
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Master of Orion - Conquer the Stars just might be my game of the year. Since the latest patch and DLC, the game is one of the best 4x games I've played in a long time.

12-19-2016, 09:33 PM	#4163
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Not Steam, but because the game specials thread is broken. Mass Effect 2 is free on Origin right now. Origin __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

12-22-2016, 12:16 PM	#4165
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Winter Sale.

12-22-2016, 12:21 PM	#4166
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	And of course, it's crashing. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

12-22-2016, 01:21 PM	#4167
cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	Motorsport Manager 25% off.

12-22-2016, 03:40 PM	#4168
Lonnie High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Midlothian, TX	Damn Rimworld still not on sale. Might finally pick up Xcom 2 though. __________________ Lonnie

12-22-2016, 04:11 PM	#4169
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Half my wish list is on sale. Its almost Christmas. I havent bought my self a gift. I need a new game ot play. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

12-22-2016, 04:14 PM	#4170
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	I allot myself a single game. I cannot decide.

12-22-2016, 04:22 PM	#4171
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	DOOM is $19.79. It is amazing.

12-22-2016, 08:39 PM	#4172
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	Picked up LEGO Avengers for the kids, Motorsport Manager for myself. Winter Sale is my favorite one. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

12-22-2016, 08:55 PM	#4173
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Anybody pick up The Long Dark? Looks real interesting. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

12-23-2016, 12:50 AM	#4177
CrimsonFox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2009	Is UNdertale worth 5? is it worth waiting to see if it dips more? is fallout 4 worth 20? worth waiting for better deal?

12-23-2016, 08:44 AM	#4178
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	I'm still thinking Stellaris might be the best game in there for $20? Anyone agree/disagree? I'm certainly planning on cleaning out some of my wishlist with this sale. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

12-23-2016, 09:01 AM	#4179
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	Stellaris was pretty phenomenal. I haven't had time to play much lately, but I played the ever-loving-shit out of it on release.

12-23-2016, 09:27 AM	#4181
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	230 of glorious hours I spent in a single playthrough of Fallout 4 would like to disagree. __________________

12-23-2016, 10:14 AM	#4183
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Battle Brothers is fun, if I just didn't suck at it so bad!

12-23-2016, 10:23 AM	#4184
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	I'm about to replace my very old PC. excited to be able to pick up some games to help break it in __________________ Mile High Hockey

12-23-2016, 12:03 PM	#4185
Critch lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Herndon, VA	Steam has been down for a couple of hours. Reddit mentions a huge DDOS attack being the cause. Saving me a fortune.

12-23-2016, 12:06 PM	#4186
wustin College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2014	good thing we can play fof offline!

12-23-2016, 01:36 PM	#4189
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	https://www.humblebundle.com/store/grid-free-game GRID is free for another 22 hours.

12-23-2016, 03:32 PM	#4190
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Stellaris mispriced? It's at 26.79 now. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

12-23-2016, 09:03 PM	#4192
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Not Steam, but I picked up Unravel on Origin for half off ($9.99), puzzle platformer, and am finding it very fun and sweet so far.

12-24-2016, 08:59 PM	#4196
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Did they go back to daily sales without announcing it? __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

12-24-2016, 09:42 PM	#4197
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Got a question for any of you that played Mordheim Is it now worth it, post EA and later patches? I know a couple of people on campus who swear by the video game, but they are huge into the GW world with real life 40k games as such so I'm not too sure I trust them. Anyone here play it enough? __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

12-24-2016, 11:20 PM	#4198
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	I picked up Defender's Quest - Valley of the Forgotten for cheap on the Steam sale - gotta say it's a really fun tower defense game with a nice story. Having a lot of fun with it.

12-25-2016, 08:29 AM	#4199
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Anyone play Armello? Thinking about getting it...

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