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Ben Brocka

4:02 PM

Nexus 7 sequel pricing possibly leaked

$229 for 16GB seems like an odd price point though

StrixVaria

In case TWD wins this vote, what all do I have to buy to actually get that full game?

Like, is it a complete story if I just buy the base game without the "season pass"?

Or is it literally going to cliffhanger and make me pay real dollars to see a resolution?

badp

@BenBrocka The real question is, who'll build them?

FAE

@StrixVaria All of the episodes of the base game are out now so you only need to get that.

badp

@BenBrocka My experience with ASUS is being... less than awesome

StrixVaria

@FAE What does that mean? The season pass is obsolete?

Ben Brocka

4:08 PM

@badp allegedly Asus

FAE

@StrixVaria I don't even see an option for the Season Pass, but they may be because I own it.

StrixVaria

Hm.

I thought I saw that last time it was on sale and it was too confusing and I just decided to not buy it.

badp

store.steampowered.com/dlc/207610

I only see one item there

StrixVaria

> Gain access to the full season [5 episodes] of The Walking Dead by purchasing the Season Pass, which will act as your gateway to every episode of the game.

In the description.

badp

> All five episodes are now available immediately upon purchasing the full season.

I... suppose that's what you're buying: the full season.

StrixVaria

4:10 PM

@badp I don't know what it means because the buy button doesn't say anything about seasons.

That's where my confusion came in.

I don't want to get stuck having to spend more money to finish the game.

badp

Honestly I got the game through the Humble Indie Weekly Sale

and you should've done the same

FEichinger

TWD consists of episodes, which form seasons.

Buy the season, get all the episodes.

badp

slaps @StrixVaria on the fingers

StrixVaria

@FEichinger I get that concept, but the Steam store doesn't have an option to buy anything relating to "seasons".

You can just buy "The Walking Dead".

FEichinger

@StrixVaria That is the first season.

StrixVaria

4:12 PM

It could use better labeling.

badp

The "first season" is pretty much a complete story without crazy cliff-hangers

it should be what you get when you buy the game and I doubt there'll be a second season.

FEichinger

@badp There will be.

StrixVaria

If it wins the vote then I'll probably buy it.

FEichinger

That's already confirmed. It's Season One -> 400 Days -> Season Two

badp

@FEichinger So what's 400 days?

FEichinger

4:14 PM

> Echoes of the choices you made in Season 1 will carry over into '400 Days' and the choices you make in '400 Days' will resonate into Season 2.

From 400 Days' description. ;)

badp

For that matter, Valve said that Half Life 2 would now embrace episodic content

putting out new chunks of game every few months :P

In a way it is a question mark

What the hell is Valve working on right now?

They've released what they had to release

StrixVaria

@badp Half-Life 3...

FEichinger

@badp I actually have no idea. With Dota 2 "done", kinda sorta, there's nothing major on the horizon ...

badp

@StrixVaria ha. haha. HAHAHA. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH

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StrixVaria

:(

Wipqozn

4:17 PM

I wonder if Episode 3 will ever be released.

badp

It might just be Source 2.

which will need a debut game

something big

something important

Team Fortress 2 Tactical Fedora DLC

FEichinger

@badp The thing is, they just updated the public Source SDK for Linux and Steampipe support. So, either they're back on a blank slate now - and thus can go for Source 2 - or they're still working the old Source engine.

badp

THANKS TO SOURCE 2 YOUR UNUSUAL HATS ARE NOW ACTUAL SOURCES OF LIGHT IN THE ENVIRONMENT

fbueckert

@Wipqozn Watch, it's the game of the day for the last day of the Summer Sale.

badp

ALSO - DOGS.

FEichinger

4:20 PM

@badp Mocap dogs, in fact.

Wipqozn

@fbueckert If that actually happened I think the internet would implode.

Ullallulloo

@badp Already exists, at least somewhat.

badp

@FEichinger No no no no, first they created the dog in-game and then they turned a real life dog into that

IT IS THE FIRST DOG THAT CAN DO THE CRAB WALK

fbueckert

@Wipqozn Think about it. Valve gets us all hooked on trading cards, and totally forget about Half Life entirely.

And then, boom. End of the Summer Sale, they're all like, "Oh, yeah. Here's a new game for you."

Tim Stone

@badp Dogs...with hats?

badp

4:21 PM

@TimStone YES.

AND THE TAIL HAS A HAT, TOO.

FEichinger

@TimStone Hats from Dog leather, actually.

badp

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A WAGGLING DOG TAIL SEAL MASK?

if you cut the tail short it also conviently prevents you from modelling some anatomic details

WIN WIN WIN CA-CHING

Powerlord

@fbueckert Valve has, you know, multiple projects going on.

fbueckert

@Powerlord I missed a word in there. "and we totally forget about Half Life entirely"

Ullallulloo

@badp teamfortress.com/1308.htm

badp

4:31 PM

@fbueckert It's totally being killed by feature-creep

StrixVaria

There are only 10 trading cards and there are 12 days of the sale.

That's because on the last 2 days the big sale is going to be SURPRISE HALF LIFE 3 IS FINISHED BUY IT NOW

Wipqozn

@StrixVaria 2 + 1 = 3. HALF LIFE 3 CONFIRMED

Ben Brocka

12-10 = 2. 2+1 = 3. Half life three will be released the day AFTER the sale

StrixVaria

@BenBrocka This is acceptable.

Give the last 2 days of the sale for people to pre-order and download it!

badp

and it will be 130% off

for 3 minutes

then 30% off

for 3 hours

then 3% off

for 3 days

Wipqozn

4:37 PM

@badp Well now you're just being ridiculous.

Krazer

@badp on amazon?

badp

and then the Steam store will come back online from all the traffic of people wanting in on HL3

StrixVaria

I think if they stealth launched Half Life 3 the entire Internet would implode.

badp

@Wipqozn If I started being ridicolous at that point, I must've failed

LOGARITHMIC SALES ARE THE FUTURE

you can see the price of the game INCREASE IN REAL TIME

as you rush to type in all the personal information

$1.5... $1.6... $1.8... $2... $3... $7... $12... fuck

Krazer

►

FEichinger

4:40 PM

Actual supply/demand pricing for digital goods would be beautiful.

badp

@FEichinger dota 2 didn't probably go as well as Steam would've liked

fbueckert

@FEichinger Hah! That would mean publishers would have to be reasonable!

badp

@Krazer I middle-clicked this video without looking at it and thought it was yet another Magicka dlc

FEichinger

@fbueckert "Either make better games that sustain better prices, or be glad you're getting any money for your crap."

badp

@FEichinger First offer: $1000

Ben Brocka

4:42 PM

@FEichinger I'd settle for dropping game price down to $20 after 2 years at least, and doing so CONSISTENTLY because there's tons of console games out there that still have release pricing in digital stores years later

badp

you know you can get away with it

fbueckert

@FEichinger "No! Used games are killing us! We must spend hundred of millions on them, because gamers demand it! We can't make a profit due to everyone just trading it in!"

badp

@fbueckert Am I the only one who's disappointed because GameStop won't get shafted by the XBO?

...and GameStop won't shaft the XBO back?

that would've been glorious.

fbueckert

@badp I abhor Gamestop as much as the next guy, but I hate the publisher's insistence on a unsustainable business model, and attacking the symptoms instead of the problem.

badp

...for Amazon, I mean.

fbueckert

4:45 PM

And out of the two, the publishers are more hateful.

badp

I wonder what'd happen if a game publisher entered a price war with gamestop

"Skyrim used for $40? Skyrim new for $35!"

fbueckert

@badp Gamestop would buy them out and eliminate the competition.

badp

Gamestop would buy Bethesda?

fbueckert

@badp Oh, game publisher.

Missed that.

They'd threaten to remove all the publisher's games from their stores unless they got the same price.

It's why digital copies are not cheaper than physical ones.

-1

Q: Why has my account been reset?

Why has the score and my name been changed? I lost the badges and also the questions I asked. How do I get these back?

technical-issues

Bets on this being GGMate?

Wipqozn

@badp Who would buy Skyrim at Gamestop? That would imply you're not buying it on the PC.

badp

4:52 PM

What game are you talking about? — fbueckert 1 min ago

Wipqozn

And all PC games should be bought on STeam.

fbueckert

@badp Give him the benefit of a doubt.

Wipqozn

and Skyrim on a console is just crazy.

badp

@fbueckert "badges", "questions"

fbueckert

@badp Move to Meta, I would suggest, then.

FEichinger

4:53 PM

@badp I bet there's some kind of Stack Exchange video game.

Wipqozn

@fbueckert inb4 GgMate2

Ullallulloo

@fbueckert But all stores would have to do that too or people would just buy it at Best Buy, Walmart, etc.

FEichinger

It's like Rule 34, just for games.

fbueckert

1 min ago, by fbueckert

Bets on this being GGMate?

Wipqozn

@FEichinger There is.

fbueckert

4:54 PM

@Ullallulloo Gamestop has enough clout to ensure they're listened to.

Wipqozn

I'd link it but I can't remember it's name and I'm lazy.

I'm sure someone knows what I'm talking about.

FEichinger

1 min ago, by FEichinger

It's like Rule 34, just for games.

Ullallulloo

@Wipqozn The one fredley's making?

FEichinger

In sales news: TWD is going on Community's Choice sale at -75%.

Ullallulloo

@FEichinger Also, Day 7 sales have been announced: store.steampowered.com/news

fbueckert

4:58 PM

Yup, that's GGMate; the gravatar is exactly the same.

FEichinger

@Ullallulloo Which also marks the second day I'm not seeing the main daily deal. :(

Blem

@Ullallulloo Great you broke steam

Wipqozn

badp

GTA4 has been on sale many times before

Private Pansy

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FEichinger

5:01 PM

@PrivatePansy Look at the star list, dear.

Private Pansy

This question only has a hotness of 19. Come on, we can do better

badp

Oh, the main sale is Dead Island Riptide. Big honkin' pile of meh.

Wipqozn

@fbueckert Make sure I removed all the names from this

I'm adding i to your vote question, and also to an answer of mine.

The one where you pointed out not to misuse the voting system.

badp

All of today's deals are meh

fbueckert

@Wipqozn Yup, I'm not seeing any usernames.

Wipqozn

5:02 PM

@fbueckert Okay, great.

badp

except maybe, according to tastes, for Dark Souls or Batman

Wipqozn

hahahahaa, oh lord @badp. I love that tag you added.

Ullallulloo

@PrivatePansy I agree. Everyone definitely needs to upvote my question.

fbueckert

Torchlight is tomorrow's deal.

badp

@Wipqozn I love the Related sidebar more

fbueckert

5:04 PM

Ooh, Fallen Enchantress is on sale.

That's a fun magic-type Civilization game.

FAE

Oh yay, Evoland's on sale.

badp

For a moment I thought Steam changed the layout of its store page

then I realized that was Internet Explorer being Internet Explorer

...or is it Steam adapting to a smaller screen? QUESTIONS!

nope, just IE being IE.

fbueckert

I should buy Gunpoint.

Sepia Lazers

-2

Q: Why has my account been reset?

Why has the score and my name been changed? I lost the badges and also the questions I asked. How do I get these back?

support abuse

Lazers

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Q: Am I able to play Civilization 5 offline?

I am looking to buy Sid Meier's Civilization 5 but I don't have a reliable internet connection, so how can I play offline?

civilization-5

-1

Q: Why has my account been reset?

Why has the score and my name been changed? I lost the badges and also the questions I asked. How do I get these back?

technical-issues

fbueckert

5:16 PM

Migration means I can downvote twice!

FAE

Does anyone here play the Record of Agarest War games?

fbueckert

@FAE I've played the first, a little.

FAE

Need some help here re: tagging, is plain agarest-war the most appropriate tag here, seeing as they're asking about 2, from what I understand?

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I got Agarest Generations of War 2 from both the UK and the US, i got the US one because it was a limited edition while i got the UK one so i could get the DLC easier i've learned that that one of the character DLC which gives you Ellis from Agarest Generations of War is unavailable outside the ...

achievements ps3 agarest-war

It blows past the tag limit, so I'm unsure if the person is just using the tag because it's the only one available or what.

tombull89

@SepiaLazers o.O

fbueckert

@FAE There's three games in the series, all with "Record of Agarest War" in the title. They differ with <nothing>, 2, and Zero.

I'd say, if he's asking about two, we can make the tag agarest-war-2

FAE

5:23 PM

@fbueckert Okies, I'll switch the tag then, thanks!

fbueckert

@tombull89 GGMate is back, apparently.

tombull89

@fbueckert Was that the guy from the hacking minigame thing?

fbueckert

@tombull89 Nope, that's someone else.

Ullallulloo

/r/politics and /r/atheism have finally been removed from the default subreddits.

fbueckert

This one's the sockpuppet of Young Guilo.

tombull89

5:26 PM

@fbueckert Can't say I recognise the name...

fbueckert

@tombull89 He's been around for a while.

Generally, not bad, but he likes to jump on bounty questions with really low quality answers.

Private Pansy

@Ullallulloo And strangely enough they made r/television, a less than 50k subscriber subreddit a default

badp

capptivate.co is a nice website.

Private Pansy

I mean, r/mylittlepony has more subscribers than that

user43095

@fbueckert He has a sock puppet?

Wipqozn

5:34 PM

@Ullallulloo yeesss

fbueckert

@jeffreylin_ Had

Wipqozn

goes to /r/subredditdrama

user43095

@fbueckert Who was it?

Private Pansy

Anyway, quality for most of the new defaults will probably drop significantly. Not that r/books or r/television have much in the way of quality content in the first place. EarthPorn might do alright because of its tight focus

fbueckert

@jeffreylin_ New user by the name of GGmate2.

Lasted less than a day, though.

user43095

5:36 PM

@fbueckert People nowadays suck at making sock puppets. You have to make one that is discreet, and has a completely different personality than you. Not that I have one, though. sneaky eyes

Private Pansy

@Wipqozn reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/1ihwk6/…

Wipqozn

@PrivatePansy Already there.

Private Pansy

@jeffreylin_ Unless you want to chat Stack Exchange posts don't have much in the way of personality

fbueckert

@jeffreylin_ And even then, it's rather easy to see voting rings.

Wipqozn

Oh /r/atheismrebooted is talking about it.

Excellent!

murgatroid99

5:38 PM

@PrivatePansy Woah, that's pretty big

Wipqozn

/r/ahteismrebooted is filled with idiots. This should be delicious.

user43095

@Wipqozn Half of reddit is filled with idiots. The other half is from Stack Exchange.

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tombull89

@Wipqozn ateism? is that eating stuff?

Wipqozn

@jeffreylin_ True.

/r/atheismrebooted is really bad though.

Private Pansy

@Wipqozn Like r/atheism, but without the already ridiculously miniscule and insufficient moderation that was in place, right?

Wipqozn

5:40 PM

@PrivatePansy Yes.

user43095

@Wipqozn you spelt it wrong again..

Wipqozn

Not sure if you were following the drama at all, but their were new mods of /r/atheism. HEad mod was removed. New mods actually started to moderate. Namely that things must have some relation to atheism, and that images need to be made as a self post

People flipped shit. Sent death threats to new mods. Made /r/atheismrebooted

tl;dr They can't whore Karma anymore, so they got pissy and left.

user43095

3 mins ago, by jeffreylin_

@Wipqozn Half of reddit is filled with idiots. The other half is from Stack Exchange.

Ullallulloo

@Wipqozn No, removing memes clearly caused their lack of quality.

Wipqozn

@Ullallulloo That's why /r/atheismrebooted is claiming now. It's hilarious.

user43095

5:45 PM

SuperUser has a different form of stupidity