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  • mtsmts Dr. Robot King Registered User regular
    Ceno wrote: »
    My 19-month-old daughter had cataract removal/lens replacement surgery this morning, and it went perfectly! She's doing great! I am utterly exhausted, but happy. To celebrate, here's something that will let you do the opposite of all the good things that happened to my daughter this morning.

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    yea that shit is scary. our guy had head surgery this past december and it probably was the worst thingi have ever gone through.

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    As far as that troll went, Freespace 2 didn't ship with a cockpit view and it still has a pretty thriving community and is racking up sales for GOG. Did I-War have a cockpit view? In fact, the only one I recall with a cockpit view that everyone wants is also the series (singular and plural) that we can't get legally online.

  • TaminTamin Registered User regular
    As far as that troll went, Freespace 2 didn't ship with a cockpit view and it still has a pretty thriving community and is racking up sales for GOG. Did I-War have a cockpit view? In fact, the only one I recall with a cockpit view that everyone wants is also the series (singular and plural) that we can't get legally online.

    I'm not sure what you mean by the bolded

    Lots of games have cockpit views

    Descent and the sequel. Don't remember 3; didn't play it much.
    TIE Fighter had cockpits
    Wing Commander
    All of the *Siege games, which (to be fair) aren't SCS games

    I'm under the impression "cockpit view" is something that's on the Great Checklist of Space Combat Games. This could easily be mistaken.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    Is there a reason why The Wolf Among Us seems to be more expensive on PC than on consoles?

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    Is there a reason why The Wolf Among Us seems to be more expensive on PC than on consoles?

    Because for console you don't buy a season pass. As with Walking Dead, the first episode will be the "game", and each episode after that will be separate "DLC" that you buy when it comes out.

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    As far as that troll went, Freespace 2 didn't ship with a cockpit view and it still has a pretty thriving community and is racking up sales for GOG. Did I-War have a cockpit view? In fact, the only one I recall with a cockpit view that everyone wants is also the series (singular and plural) that we can't get legally online.

    Speaking of GOG: http://www.gog.com/news/special_promo_shutdown_promo
    Finally, we would like to express our condolences to everyone who's been furloughed by the shutdown. More than that, actually, we'd like to offer you the games pack of our special Shutdown Promo for free. Send an email to [email protected] with your picture holding the official furlough letter you received, before Friday 11 October 2013 at 12:00 EDT and we'll give you The Guild: Gold Edition, Capitalism, Capitalism 2, Tropico: Gold Edition, Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire, Theme Hospital, and Redneck Rampage free.

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  • Talus9952Talus9952 Registered User regular
    mts wrote: »
    Ceno wrote: »
    My 19-month-old daughter had cataract removal/lens replacement surgery this morning, and it went perfectly! She's doing great! I am utterly exhausted, but happy. To celebrate, here's something that will let you do the opposite of all the good things that happened to my daughter this morning.

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    yea that shit is scary. our guy had head surgery this past december and it probably was the worst thingi have ever gone through.

    Agreed. My youngest had surgery to repair a hernia in his abdomen area when he was only 4 to 5 months old. It was scary, but surgery went without a hitch!

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  • Talus9952Talus9952 Registered User regular
    Darmak wrote: »
    As far as that troll went, Freespace 2 didn't ship with a cockpit view and it still has a pretty thriving community and is racking up sales for GOG. Did I-War have a cockpit view? In fact, the only one I recall with a cockpit view that everyone wants is also the series (singular and plural) that we can't get legally online.

    Speaking of GOG: http://www.gog.com/news/special_promo_shutdown_promo
    Finally, we would like to express our condolences to everyone who's been furloughed by the shutdown. More than that, actually, we'd like to offer you the games pack of our special Shutdown Promo for free. Send an email to [email protected] with your picture holding the official furlough letter you received, before Friday 11 October 2013 at 12:00 EDT and we'll give you The Guild: Gold Edition, Capitalism, Capitalism 2, Tropico: Gold Edition, Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire, Theme Hospital, and Redneck Rampage free.

    LOL at redneck rampage!

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  • XeddicusXeddicus Registered User regular
    Awesome of GOG.

    And this seems to be a lost cause, but maybe all the furloughed people will see it today:

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  • azith28azith28 Registered User regular
    Darmak wrote: »
    As far as that troll went, Freespace 2 didn't ship with a cockpit view and it still has a pretty thriving community and is racking up sales for GOG. Did I-War have a cockpit view? In fact, the only one I recall with a cockpit view that everyone wants is also the series (singular and plural) that we can't get legally online.

    Speaking of GOG: http://www.gog.com/news/special_promo_shutdown_promo
    Finally, we would like to express our condolences to everyone who's been furloughed by the shutdown. More than that, actually, we'd like to offer you the games pack of our special Shutdown Promo for free. Send an email to [email protected] with your picture holding the official furlough letter you received, before Friday 11 October 2013 at 12:00 EDT and we'll give you The Guild: Gold Edition, Capitalism, Capitalism 2, Tropico: Gold Edition, Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire, Theme Hospital, and Redneck Rampage free.

    Yeah cause if Government employees need anything, its a distraction during work.

    However i love this idea :)

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  • HeirTransparentHeirTransparent ... Registered User regular
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Is there a reason why The Wolf Among Us seems to be more expensive on PC than on consoles?

    Because for console you don't buy a season pass. As with Walking Dead, the first episode will be the "game", and each episode after that will be separate "DLC" that you buy when it comes out.

    On XBL, it seems like the base game is $4.99 and there is a season pass (episodes 2-5) that is $14.99. That adds up to $2.50 cheaper than the Steam version, even with the 10% discount that Steam has right now.

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  • CenoCeno pizza time Registered User regular
    XCOM: Enemy Within could not look any cooler.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Is there a reason why The Wolf Among Us seems to be more expensive on PC than on consoles?

    Because for console you don't buy a season pass. As with Walking Dead, the first episode will be the "game", and each episode after that will be separate "DLC" that you buy when it comes out.

    On XBL, it seems like the base game is $4.99 and there is a season pass (episodes 2-5) that is $14.99. That adds up to $2.50 cheaper than the Steam version, even with the 10% discount that Steam has right now.

    Hence my point. Unless the console versions are going to be shittier, or we're getting something special on PC, why the price disparity? Are they charging for better textures?

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  • Banzai5150Banzai5150 Registered User regular
    Talus9952 wrote: »
    Darmak wrote: »
    As far as that troll went, Freespace 2 didn't ship with a cockpit view and it still has a pretty thriving community and is racking up sales for GOG. Did I-War have a cockpit view? In fact, the only one I recall with a cockpit view that everyone wants is also the series (singular and plural) that we can't get legally online.

    Speaking of GOG: http://www.gog.com/news/special_promo_shutdown_promo
    Finally, we would like to express our condolences to everyone who's been furloughed by the shutdown. More than that, actually, we'd like to offer you the games pack of our special Shutdown Promo for free. Send an email to [email protected] with your picture holding the official furlough letter you received, before Friday 11 October 2013 at 12:00 EDT and we'll give you The Guild: Gold Edition, Capitalism, Capitalism 2, Tropico: Gold Edition, Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire, Theme Hospital, and Redneck Rampage free.

    LOL at redneck rampage!

    I remember that game! It was kinda fun!

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    azith28 wrote: »
    Darmak wrote: »
    As far as that troll went, Freespace 2 didn't ship with a cockpit view and it still has a pretty thriving community and is racking up sales for GOG. Did I-War have a cockpit view? In fact, the only one I recall with a cockpit view that everyone wants is also the series (singular and plural) that we can't get legally online.

    Speaking of GOG: http://www.gog.com/news/special_promo_shutdown_promo
    Finally, we would like to express our condolences to everyone who's been furloughed by the shutdown. More than that, actually, we'd like to offer you the games pack of our special Shutdown Promo for free. Send an email to [email protected] with your picture holding the official furlough letter you received, before Friday 11 October 2013 at 12:00 EDT and we'll give you The Guild: Gold Edition, Capitalism, Capitalism 2, Tropico: Gold Edition, Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire, Theme Hospital, and Redneck Rampage free.

    Yeah cause if Government employees need anything, its a distraction during work.

    However i love this idea :)

    It's for the employees that are out of work because of the government shutdown (the free games, at any rate). :P

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  • mtsmts Dr. Robot King Registered User regular
    edited October 2013
    Talus9952 wrote: »
    mts wrote: »
    Ceno wrote: »
    My 19-month-old daughter had cataract removal/lens replacement surgery this morning, and it went perfectly! She's doing great! I am utterly exhausted, but happy. To celebrate, here's something that will let you do the opposite of all the good things that happened to my daughter this morning.

    signature.png

    yea that shit is scary. our guy had head surgery this past december and it probably was the worst thingi have ever gone through.

    Agreed. My youngest had surgery to repair a hernia in his abdomen area when he was only 4 to 5 months old. It was scary, but surgery went without a hitch!

    sadly i can top that as the head surgery was not his first, but probably not the place for it

    mts on
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  • AsheAshe Registered User regular
    In today's news, stuff you probably already know if you've been following the thread recently: Teleglitch is awesome.

    And look, here's a chance to win it!

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  • OrogogusOrogogus San DiegoRegistered User regular
    Tamin wrote: »
    As far as that troll went, Freespace 2 didn't ship with a cockpit view and it still has a pretty thriving community and is racking up sales for GOG. Did I-War have a cockpit view? In fact, the only one I recall with a cockpit view that everyone wants is also the series (singular and plural) that we can't get legally online.

    I'm not sure what you mean by the bolded

    Lots of games have cockpit views

    Descent and the sequel. Don't remember 3; didn't play it much.
    TIE Fighter had cockpits
    Wing Commander
    All of the *Siege games, which (to be fair) aren't SCS games

    I'm under the impression "cockpit view" is something that's on the Great Checklist of Space Combat Games. This could easily be mistaken.

    A note -- Wing Commander Prophecy didn't have cockpits other than a few struts and such, and neither did Starsiege. It seems kind of unlikely that WC4 didn't have cockpits since I know WC3 did, but somehow all the screenshots and YouTube videos I've looked at suggest that it didn't, either. And Descent wasn't really a SCS.

    Independence War didn't put you in the cockpit; you did have views for each station on your ship. Independence War 2 did put you in the cockpit, which was struts-and-HUD.

    I assume the bolded was X-Wing/TIE Fighter.

  • Talus9952Talus9952 Registered User regular
    mts wrote: »
    Talus9952 wrote: »
    mts wrote: »
    Ceno wrote: »
    My 19-month-old daughter had cataract removal/lens replacement surgery this morning, and it went perfectly! She's doing great! I am utterly exhausted, but happy. To celebrate, here's something that will let you do the opposite of all the good things that happened to my daughter this morning.

    signature.png

    yea that shit is scary. our guy had head surgery this past december and it probably was the worst thingi have ever gone through.

    Agreed. My youngest had surgery to repair a hernia in his abdomen area when he was only 4 to 5 months old. It was scary, but surgery went without a hitch!

    sadly i can top that as the head surgery was not his first, but probably not the place for it

    Wasn't attempting to one up you, just sharing your pain ><

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  • mtsmts Dr. Robot King Registered User regular
    Talus9952 wrote: »
    mts wrote: »
    Talus9952 wrote: »
    mts wrote: »
    Ceno wrote: »
    My 19-month-old daughter had cataract removal/lens replacement surgery this morning, and it went perfectly! She's doing great! I am utterly exhausted, but happy. To celebrate, here's something that will let you do the opposite of all the good things that happened to my daughter this morning.

    signature.png

    yea that shit is scary. our guy had head surgery this past december and it probably was the worst thingi have ever gone through.

    Agreed. My youngest had surgery to repair a hernia in his abdomen area when he was only 4 to 5 months old. It was scary, but surgery went without a hitch!

    sadly i can top that as the head surgery was not his first, but probably not the place for it

    Wasn't attempting to one up you, just sharing your pain ><

    oh i know you werent. probably wrong choice of words, just showing the deepness of the rabbit hole

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  • ExcisionExcision Old Sport Registered User regular
    Must wait until Winter Sale for AC3 to be $7.50....Must wait until Winter Sale for AC3 to be $7.50....

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  • DrakeDrake Edgelord Trash Below the ecliptic plane.Registered User regular
    Orogogus wrote: »
    Tamin wrote: »
    As far as that troll went, Freespace 2 didn't ship with a cockpit view and it still has a pretty thriving community and is racking up sales for GOG. Did I-War have a cockpit view? In fact, the only one I recall with a cockpit view that everyone wants is also the series (singular and plural) that we can't get legally online.

    I'm not sure what you mean by the bolded

    Lots of games have cockpit views

    Descent and the sequel. Don't remember 3; didn't play it much.
    TIE Fighter had cockpits
    Wing Commander
    All of the *Siege games, which (to be fair) aren't SCS games

    I'm under the impression "cockpit view" is something that's on the Great Checklist of Space Combat Games. This could easily be mistaken.

    A note -- Wing Commander Prophecy didn't have cockpits other than a few struts and such, and neither did Starsiege. It seems kind of unlikely that WC4 didn't have cockpits since I know WC3 did, but somehow all the screenshots and YouTube videos I've looked at suggest that it didn't, either. And Descent wasn't really a SCS.

    Independence War didn't put you in the cockpit; you did have views for each station on your ship. Independence War 2 did put you in the cockpit, which was struts-and-HUD.

    I assume the bolded was X-Wing/TIE Fighter.

    I-War has a cockpit view at the pilots station. All of the other stations have their own unique interfaces. Cockpit views started out as a kind of optimization trick in space sims, so you wouldn't have to render so much stuff. I prefer to play without them personally, since the cockpit views can block a huge portion of your view.

    And Salvation Prophecy isn't really a sim anyway. It's more like a simpler rogue squadron in its space battles. There's nothing really that complex about the game. It's a lot like Sid Meier's Pirates! in that way. If the game was just space combat and ground combat it'd probably get repetitive quickly, but the game is very good about giving you stuff to do so you'll always have decisions to make. I was having a blast with it on Desura before I got distracted by something shiny. Hopefully the steam keys for the Greenlight bundle buyers won't take much longer.

    So yeah, JabberwockyX gave that dude the response he deserved. It really is fun to watch one of these customer is always right jackasses get told for real like that.

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  • DrovekDrovek Registered User regular
    Last week I bougth'd Borderlands 2. It's a pretty awesome game in all respects, amazing sequel to an already great game. I've been playing it on and off for the last week.

    You know what, though? The entire past week or two I haven't been able to get FIFA 14 out of my head. I've barely played any games in the series in the past, I don't  follow soccer (or any sport really.)

    I've already bought the android version, but I keep eyeing the PC version (already tried the demo.)
    I think next paycheck I get it.

    I'm slowly becoming a dudebro...

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  • LostNinjaLostNinja Registered User regular
    Drovek wrote: »
    Last week I bougth'd Borderlands 2. It's a pretty awesome game in all respects, amazing sequel to an already great game. I've been playing it on and off for the last week.

    You know what, though? The entire past week or two I haven't been able to get FIFA 14 out of my head. I've barely played any games in the series in the past, I don't  follow soccer (or any sport really.)

    I've already bought the android version, but I keep eyeing the PC version (already tried the demo.)
    I think next paycheck I get it.

    I'm slowly becoming a dudebro...

    Nah, your safe as long as you don't start thinking Madden and CoD are the epitome of great gaming.

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  • Idx86Idx86 Long days and pleasant nights.Registered User regular
    FYI - Tomb Raider continues to get cheaper. $9.99 on Amazon today.

    Christmas 2013 sale is going to be epic.

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  • spool32spool32 Contrary Library Registered User regular
    edited October 2013
    @krackq hey noob!

    Guys please extend a classy welcome to my old friend, newly joined on Penny Arcade.
    By 'classy welcome' I mean has anyone got a copy of Bad Rats they can spare?

    spool32 on
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    Legends of Eisenwald is now on Early Access. It's a Kickstarted RPG/tactical game set in a medieval era. I guess nobody knows if it's good yet since it's not done obviously but it looks nice and I like how the upper right of the UI in the combat mode has an unhappy lady chilling out when nobody is selected. It's an interesting motif, sort of like Diablo but less gothic and more medieval. See also the badass stained glass buttons on the UI. Even if the game sucks, their interface designer gets kudos from me.

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  • JungleskyeJungleskye Registered User regular
    Excision wrote: »
    Must wait until Winter Sale for AC3 to be $7.50....Must wait until Winter Sale for AC3 to be $7.50....

    JUST BUY IT!

  • echo 78echo 78 Title Registered User regular
    Isn't it a tad early to be speculating about Christmas 2013 sale prices?

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  • krackqkrackq Registered User regular
    First post! woo!

    I have two Steam coupons if anyone wants them:
    75% off Earth 2160 - Valid until 10/23/2013 1:16:34 PM
    50% off Revenge of the Titans - Valid until 10/23/2013 1:47:57 PM

    shoot me a pm or msg in steam.

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  • BroncbusterBroncbuster Registered User regular
    krackq wrote: »
    First post! woo!

    I have two Steam coupons if anyone wants them:
    75% off Earth 2160 - Valid until 10/23/2013 1:16:34 PM
    50% off Revenge of the Titans - Valid until 10/23/2013 1:47:57 PM

    shoot me a pm or msg in steam.

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  • ElvenshaeElvenshae Registered User regular
    echo 78 wrote: »
    Isn't it a tad early to be speculating about Christmas 2013 sale prices?

    ... not according to all the stores that are, even now, now putting up their Christmas decorations ...

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  • HeirTransparentHeirTransparent ... Registered User regular
    krackq wrote: »
    First post! woo!

    I have two Steam coupons if anyone wants them:
    75% off Earth 2160 - Valid until 10/23/2013 1:16:34 PM
    50% off Revenge of the Titans - Valid until 10/23/2013 1:47:57 PM

    shoot me a pm or msg in steam.

    Welcome! You should hit up http://alabasterslim.com/ and get yourself a Steam signature. Makes it much easier for people to find your Steam profile.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    echo 78 wrote: »
    Isn't it a tad early to be speculating about Christmas 2013 sale prices?

    never

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  • azith28azith28 Registered User regular
    echo 78 wrote: »
    Isn't it a tad early to be speculating about Christmas 2013 sale prices?

    OH GOD. You have called the GabeN with your non-expectance of sales.
    Tomorrow starts the brand new 2 week long Halloween sale event thanks to you.

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  • IoloIolo iolo Registered User regular
    krackq wrote: »
    First post! woo!

    I have two Steam coupons if anyone wants them:
    75% off Earth 2160 - Valid until 10/23/2013 1:16:34 PM
    50% off Revenge of the Titans - Valid until 10/23/2013 1:47:57 PM

    shoot me a pm or msg in steam.

    Welcome! You should hit up http://alabasterslim.com/ and get yourself a Steam signature. Makes it much easier for people to find your Steam profile.

    Indeed, welcome! Bootstrap your Steam thread knowledge by perusing the informative OP assembled for your benefit by generations of loyal thread denizens. :)

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  • spool32spool32 Contrary Library Registered User regular
    Christmas sales are going to be heavily influenced by SteamOS and SteamBox compatibility.

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  • Panda4YouPanda4You Registered User regular
    Holy shit, Teleglitch is pretty damn difficult. As in, I'm-having-trouble-getting-to-the-end-of-the-first-level-hard.

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  • EvilMonkeyEvilMonkey Registered User regular
    See you soon? What is this nonsense HumbleBundle? I need my fix!

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