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  • BullheadBullhead Registered User regular
    Agahnim wrote: »
    I have never played XCOM. Should I? I've heard good things about it.

    Gods yes.

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  • IsornIsorn Registered User regular
    Sale is over for me. Gotta love going through a budget in hours.

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  • DarlanDarlan Registered User regular
    I just replayed this in anticipation of the third game, and think everyone should! It's a fantastic, beautiful action RPG that does everything except for gender relations well. (It is odd to see everyone complaining about AC: Unity at E3 with the Witcher right there! Ah well.) Anyhow, it's good! Open to members of the PA Community Group.
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  • Anarchy Rules!Anarchy Rules! Registered User regular
    Viking wrote: »
    Anarchy Rules! wrote: »
    I've been looking for a 4x space game recently, and both Sins of a Solar empire and GalCiv2 are both in the sale, which one do people recommend?
    *Sins is fairly light on the traditional 4X elements, it is more a 4X/RTS hybrid . Really good game despite this though
    *GalCiv2 is a more traditional 4X (given its age that isn't surprising) but it has not aged particularly well. Gameplay is still rock solid but the UI/mechanics might not be as obvious as you are used to.

    Personally I think Sins is easier to get in to, and if you get the latest version Rebellion that includes all the content of the previous expansions so there is a LOT of content there to delve into.
    GalCiv2 is a great game but without the nostalgia it is a little harder to recommend.

    Thanks for the advice in the previous thread. I thinking I'm going to pick up Sins, I'd heard good things about GalCiv, but I didn't really appreciate how old it is!

  • AdditionalPylonsAdditionalPylons Registered User regular
    XCOM: Enemy Within. Yay or Nay?

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  • TheUnsane1TheUnsane1 PhiladelphiaRegistered User regular
    @DoctorArch was the harbinger that brought about the steam sale!!! Ninja gifting me Fly'n last night when I wasn't even aware the sale was coming!!! Thanks a lot!

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  • MassenaMassena Registered User regular
    Wow, the sale happened. Took me completely by surprise this year, I haven't even gotten rid of my gift backlog! So, lets kick this year off:

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    Open until 12:00 PM tomorrow when the missus and I head to the beach. Go steal some stuffs.

  • MuddBuddMuddBudd Registered User regular
    AdditionalPylons wrote: »
    XCOM: Enemy Within. Yay or Nay?

    It is an amazing game.

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  • SokpuppetSokpuppet You only yoyo once Registered User regular
    Agahnim wrote: »
    I have never played XCOM. Should I? I've heard good things about it.

    If you like strategy games at all, it is certainly worth playing X-com.
    The original is still the best, followed by Apocalypse, then Terror from the Deep.
    The recent X-com is okay but hampered by bugs and some obnoxious gameplay elements.
    Then there's Xenonauts, which is a recent indie release modeled after the original X-com - by all accounts fantastic, and that is where I would direct you first.

  • Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
    enemy within is a lot better than the base game, if you already like the base game

    actually just get it anyway, because it's really good

    can't decide if I wanna get mirror's edge or not

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  • MassenaMassena Registered User regular
    Agahnim wrote: »
    I have never played XCOM. Should I? I've heard good things about it.

    Yes, you should. It's fantastic. Play the basic version through first, and then wait a few months and come back to a whole new game with the expansion.

  • KalnaurKalnaur I See Rain . . . Centralia, WARegistered User regular
    edited June 2014
    Madican wrote: »
    Steam thread, I require aid! Is DMC a fun game to play? Is it anything like Darksiders in terms of combat?

    I require knowledge of this as well.

    I . . . I got a Vanguard Princess Booster.

    Crack it open or sell it?

    I'm thinking of cracking it, I do actually want that badge, just for shits and giggles . . .

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  • Kristmas KthulhuKristmas Kthulhu Currently Kultist Kthulhu Registered User regular
    Sokpuppet wrote: »
    Agahnim wrote: »
    I have never played XCOM. Should I? I've heard good things about it.

    If you like strategy games at all, it is certainly worth playing X-com.
    The original is still the best, followed by Apocalypse, then Terror from the Deep.
    The recent X-com is okay but hampered by bugs and some obnoxious gameplay elements.
    Then there's Xenonauts, which is a recent indie release modeled after the original X-com - by all accounts fantastic, and that is where I would direct you first.

    My god, Xenonauts is so good.

  • an_altan_alt Registered User regular
    DaxterMax wrote: »
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    I have a game stuck in limbo. Krummith's give of The Bureau is just sitting there as a new gift. I can't accept it to my library, my inventory, or decline it because it has apparently already been used. It won't go away or let me do anything with it.

    Oddly enough, that seems to be how my day at work is going too...

    Maybe a restart of Steam or try accepting it from the browser?

    I'll try the client when I get home. If only I could install a Steam client at work.

    Well, I guess I could, but I'm sure it would lead to having much less Steam money at some point.

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  • RollsavagerRollsavager Registered User regular
    Madican wrote: »
    Steam thread, I require aid! Is DMC a fun game to play? Is it anything like Darksiders in terms of combat?

    @Madican‌ DmC is super fun! I haven't played Darksiders, but based on the video clips I'm seeing, the basic gameplay is pretty similar. The mechanics of DmC are very tight, and the game rewards "stylish" play (basically, you're rewarded for using a variety of abilities instead of the same couple moves). It's a lot of fun and I recommend it highly if you're a fan of action games.

  • TheUnsane1TheUnsane1 PhiladelphiaRegistered User regular
    edited June 2014
    @kalnaur @Madican DMC was very fun from what I played of it (I'd guess around 40% or so). It's not hardcore old school Devil May Cry game play but it's a well made game in a genre I really enjoy. I got sidetracked by some other game(possibly next gen consoles dropping not sure) like I do way too often but I'd like to finish it and would say I have easily gotten $12 of value from the game my self.

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  • Talus9952Talus9952 Registered User regular
    Kami wrote: »
    I'm scanning through all of the games I own that still give me card drops, and wow

    looks like I'll be playing a lot of stuff from now until the 30th :open_mouth:

    @Kami‌
    You can just idle the game. You don't have to be actively playing.

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  • Talus9952Talus9952 Registered User regular
    Bigity wrote: »
    On card drops from playing the game - does just leaving it running work? I mean, I have enough hours on Rome: Total War but they've added cards - I don't want to actually play it. Can I leave it up at the main menu?

    @Bigity‌
    Yes, you can leave it idling.

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  • TaramoorTaramoor Storyteller Registered User regular
    Kalnaur wrote: »
    Madican wrote: »
    Steam thread, I require aid! Is DMC a fun game to play? Is it anything like Darksiders in terms of combat?

    I require knowledge of this as well.

    I . . . I got a Vanguard Princess Booster.

    Crack it open or sell it?

    I'm thinking of cracking it, I do actually want that badge, just for shits and giggles . . .

    Crack it. The answer is always to crack it.

    Either you get a foil, good for five times the cost of a booster, usually, or three individual cards that can be sold for very slightly more than a single booster.

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  • akajaybayakajaybay Registered User regular
    edited June 2014
    I liked DMC quite a bit. The action kind of involves quick swapping between different weapons to access moves that counter or break through your enemies moves at that moment.
    It's goofy and fun and the action seems well done. Pretty much I think the main negative is if you're coming at it from wanting it to be Devil May Cry, in which case YMMV. I think serious Devil May Cry fans found it lacking what they wanted.

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  • DrovekDrovek Registered User regular
    Taramoor wrote: »
    Kalnaur wrote: »
    Madican wrote: »
    Steam thread, I require aid! Is DMC a fun game to play? Is it anything like Darksiders in terms of combat?

    I require knowledge of this as well.

    I . . . I got a Vanguard Princess Booster.

    Crack it open or sell it?

    I'm thinking of cracking it, I do actually want that badge, just for shits and giggles . . .

    Crack it. The answer is always to crack it.

    Either you get a foil, good for five times the cost of a booster, usually, or three individual cards that can be sold for very slightly more than a single booster.

    Depends on the game, really. There are some where not even the 3 most expensive non-foil cards cover the price of a booster, so if you don't get a foil you end up losing a bit.

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    Okay, I picked up Far Cry 3 Deluxe + DMC (and Vergil DLC). Got two cards out of it, including a Foil #4!

    Pretty sure I'm done for today. Even if South Park wins the vote I'd just wait for it to be a Daily/Flash.

  • akajaybayakajaybay Registered User regular
    edited June 2014
    So those point stealing items are definitely in action. Just noticed the score tracking page actually lines out the gains and losses on a graph. All of the spikes on the bottom of the bar are point losses.
    http://store.steampowered.com/promotion/summer2014teams/
    My poor Blue team has had 18,000 points stolen from it.
    Green lost 21,500. Pink lost 15,000. Red lost only 4,000. Purple lost 14,000.

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  • TheUnsane1TheUnsane1 PhiladelphiaRegistered User regular
    The more of these sales that happen the more days I don't know if I should feel like a boss or some kind of digital hoarder. Of the current sale games I own all but 4 of them, and of those I am completely indifferent to 2 and kind of interested in 2.

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  • PodunkPodunk Registered User regular
    Nothing yet. Just need to bide my time and sell some cards.

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  • Big ClassyBig Classy Registered User regular
    I hear there may be a sale going on guys.

  • Lavender GoomsLavender Gooms Tiny Bat Registered User regular
    It's weird that Red is so far behind, even with having fewer points stolen than the others. Since they were randomly assigned I figured they'd each get the same proportion of crazy big spenders who were super into the metagame, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

  • CenoCeno pizza time Registered User regular
    Yes, anyone on the fence should buy XCOM: Enemy Unknown and the expansion Enemy Within immediately.

    You can disable DLC in the Steam client now, so if you just want to play vanilla to get your feet wet, you can, then activate the expansion later.

  • LoveIsUnityLoveIsUnity Registered User regular
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    You monster! You classy, classy monster! I'm talking to you @JaysonFour‌

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    Wait that's Scratchy's icon. Where's he been lately?

    Oh, and since I forgot to mention, TEAM ENVY REPRESENTING.

  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited June 2014
    Shadowrun is a far better SRPG than X-Com, IMO. You have far better control over your characters and the field of play.


    Very story-driven, too.

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  • DrovekDrovek Registered User regular
    Aistan wrote: »
    It's weird that Red is so far behind, even with having fewer points stolen than the others. Since they were randomly assigned I figured they'd each get the same proportion of crazy big spenders who were super into the metagame, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

    That's (real) randomness for you. It forms clusters against whatever you *might* expect.

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  • akajaybayakajaybay Registered User regular
    The initial points bursts all seem fairly even. Everyone stayed pretty close together for a while. There's probably a psychological impact to being the last team in the stretch for a while though. That then less people felt in a hurry to gain points or make efforts to swing things by using expensive items etc. Plus I bet a lot of the truly crazy hopped onto whatever was perceived to be doing the best at the time. Hence the crazy team token prices.

  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    akajaybay wrote: »
    The initial points bursts all seem fairly even. Everyone stayed pretty close together for a while. There's probably a psychological impact to being the last team in the stretch for a while though. That then less people felt in a hurry to gain points or make efforts to swing things by using expensive items etc. Plus I bet a lot of the truly crazy hopped onto whatever was perceived to be doing the best at the time. Hence the crazy team token prices.

    I'm sure there's a lot of "well, not much point in me crafting today, I'll just do it TOMORROW."

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  • CorpekataCorpekata Registered User regular
    No way is Shadowrun better than Xcom.

    Dragonfall the argument can be made for though.

  • The BraysterThe Brayster UKRegistered User regular
    Red is great.

    Red just wants to test the waters, bide our time then seize the advantage.

    Red is smart.

    Go Red, yay...

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  • akajaybayakajaybay Registered User regular
    Speaking of crazy, most of the points steal things have been bought off the market already. Only a single 500 point one on there for like $90+ Which is not likely to happen.

  • SokpuppetSokpuppet You only yoyo once Registered User regular
    edited June 2014
    Token volume is relatively microscopic. There's only been like 300 sold. I suppose the people liable to be buying them are probably outliers...
    I dunno.
    Maybe the Red team has a conspiracy going. They're going to hoard everything for now and win the last five days running.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    Corpekata wrote: »
    No way is Shadowrun better than Xcom.

    Dragonfall the argument can be made for though.

    I couldn't put SR down. I mean the vanilla version, too. X-Com felt tired after three missions. It's too chaotic, you have little control over the map or predicting enemy movements.
    And no one matters. There's no penalty for losing. Just make more grunts.

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  • TaramoorTaramoor Storyteller Registered User regular
    The team switching tokens were probably too tempting for the craziest among us.

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