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Reply to CK2: Legacy of Rome in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

75% off Crusader Kings 2 and all DLC's for just a few hours on Steam! I think it's done at 11pm or midnight EST.

Reply to 20 bucks on Steam for 11 more hours. in Fallen Enchantress Elemental Forums

Always wait for the holiday sales on Steam....always. Never pay full price. [e digicons]B)[/e] And also wait for the last day as noted. For example I need one of the Crusader Kings II DLC's which are all 50% off right now. However I know they will go to 75% off at some point like they did in the summer sales. So I'll hold back and wait for it. Next big Steam sale will be the Winter sale around Christmas which will probab

Reply to Chris Roberts--Star Citizen Updates & Info in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="TorinReborn" reply="95" id="3282913"]It is P2W. If some players can spend real money to gain ingame benefits then it is P2W. No way around it. Game does not need to be free 2 play to be p2w. Actually the game not being f2p but having p2w features makes it even worse in my eyes (as in more greedy). [/quote] What benefits? Right now different backer levels get different starting ships. Big deal. The game will take actual real life flying skills to do a

Reply to Chris Roberts--Star Citizen Updates & Info in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="TorinReborn" reply="96" id="3282931"]BTW, what is this insurance people are talking about? Can anyone explain what it will mean in the game in more detail?[/quote] Like Car Insurance. Should your ship be blown up in a battle, or you ram yourself into an asteroid and blow up, etc., if you have insurance then you'll get your base full replaced for free back at your garage/home base. If you do it too much your insurance will go up of course, just lik

Reply to Chris Roberts--Star Citizen Updates & Info in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="TorinReborn" reply="87" id="3282339"]How better are these beginning ships going to be? If noticeable better then this crowdfunding was P2W system. I know backers should get something extra (ignoring they get the full game for less money), but that should be in stuff that does not provide ingame benefits in a PvP MMO.[/quote] All of the ships can be earned in game with regular play. The only "bonus" the backers get is lifetime insurance (vs. buying in

Reply to Chris Roberts--Star Citizen Updates & Info in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

I am super excited for this game to be sure. I pledged the Bounter Hunter package and get a 300i. I could probably scrape together to get a Lancer package ($125) but I think I'd rather earn it in game, that's most of the fun for me. I did do the $10 subscription though as I want to back the game and get the newsletter. As for the Subscription ($10 or $20 per month for a year until the Alpha comes out) - As noted it just gets you a monthly newsletter and some

Reply to The state of Steam in 2012 in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="aeligos" reply="427" id="3276835"]Reasons: beta patch access.[/quote] Just wanted to point out that Beta patches can be made available on Steam. Skyrim does this, you can opt in for beta patches. So developers can do that on Steam as well.

Reply to The state of Steam in 2012 in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="taltamir" reply="413" id="3272916"] They are actually selling EA games with no DRM at all[/quote] Nothing that is new. Heck, hardly anything from the last 10 years. I love those old games but please...it's not like they are selling Mass Effect 3 or Dragon Age games DRM free. Most of these old games didn't even have DRM in the first place other then a disc check. *Floppy* disc check no less. LOL

Reply to The state of Steam in 2012 in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="charon2112" reply="410" id="3270357"] Quoting tancred1425, reply 408 Quoting Borg999, reply 386Quoting pdifolco, reply 385No way I ever use Steam.Period. I refuse to be able to play only with online permanent connection. To be fair, I beleive Steam has an "offline" mode. Not for all games. I was given Empire: Total War as a Christmas gift, and you can neither install nor play it without a permanent online connection.

Reply to Adventure/Puzzle games in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

There are a lot of these types of games making a comeback on Kickstarters. Remember Shadowgate? http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zojoi/shadowgate And the Quest for Glory devs have a new one called Hero-U: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1878147873/hero-u-rogue-to-redemption </p

Reply to CK2: Legacy of Rome in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Kamamura_CZ" reply="36" id="3269985"]Just brace yourselves, the next DLC is Aztec invasion - unprecedented silliness for a Pdox title.[/quote] Yea, this one is kinda funny. I'll probably skip that one. The devs have said that it's a totally optional DLC and just for fun and isn't counted toward the total number they said they would release. I guess they have a couple more in the pipeline.

Reply to Skyrim..still amazes....... in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Skyrim is certainly one of my top games of all time. I put about 160 hours into it so far with 2 characters and haven't even come close to halfway finished (and barely touched the main questline). I put it aside about 6 months ago as I needed a break. I'll wait now for all the DLC's to come out and for them to stop patching it before I dive in again, so probably a year from now. Then I'll get all the DLCs on the cheap and mod the heck out of it (I alrea

Reply to CK2: Legacy of Rome in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

CK2 is a fantastic game. But like EU3 it's pretty complicated to get in to. There is a really good built in tutorial to help out. After reading on the forums I read that Ireland is commonly referred to "tutorial island" because you'll start out with just one province and a small court with little threats and it makes it much easier to learn the ins and outs of the game. I like the Duke of Dublin as you have just one province but you are the heir to a second.

Reply to Chris Roberts--Star Citizen Updates & Info in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

You can now get the game via Kickstarter, just started a couple hours ago: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cig/star-citizen

Reply to Project Eternity (from Baulders Gate/Planescape devs) just 4 days left on Kickstarter in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="tid242" reply="12" id="3250558"] Quoting Savyg, reply 9 Back on topic, I'm not funding the game but I'll definately buy it when it's out. Or $25 buys a DRM-free version now, $45 buys the 1st expansion as well. Worth it, IMHO - the great single-player RPG is a rare thing these days, and Eternity looks like it'll be a really interesting escape - free from publisher confines of making a family-friendly, xyz-ster

Reply to Project Eternity (from Baulders Gate/Planescape devs) just 4 days left on Kickstarter in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

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Project Eternity (from Baulders Gate/Planescape devs) just 4 days left on Kickstarter in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

I've seen this game mentioned in a couple threads but can't find it's own thread. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity http://eternity.obsidian.net/ It's much more but at it's basics think BG2/Icewindale/Planescape in a custom world with todays graphics. Just 4 days left on the Kickstarter and it&#3

Reply to Which PC Tablet is best in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="Greg30007" reply="38" id="3243283"]All great suggestions except from apple guys (joking). I really like ASUS T700. So I am choosing between ASUS T700 and Samsung Galaxy tab 2. I put a lot of thought in Nexus 7 as well but I am a bit vary of it because it is so cheap. I want to buy once so I am good for few years and I am not sure If nexus will be competitive..... But yes those 2 are frontrunners for me. I do think that if slate hy

Reply to Memory - 4GB to 6 or 8GB Worth It? in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

At least 8 for sure over 4, you'll notice the difference for sure. Just sitting idle on a clean machine I approach 2 gig. Run a big game like Skyrim and I'm over 4 pretty easy. When I upgraded my computer to Win 64 I went from 2 to 16, just because it was so cheap. Which is something I want to bring up...$100 for 8 GB? Should be able to get it for half that. Although I guess if you're stuck with getting memory from Dell that could explain why

Reply to Guild Wars 2 in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Never know. First game had one.

Reply to Guild Wars 2 in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Is there a demo yet? Or plans to have one?

Reply to The effects of working long hours–my story in Business Stardock Forums

I really don't get this mindset of working so much. I do my 40 and go home. Cya, my time is *my* time.

Reply to Europa Universalis IV is on the way! in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Can I pre-order now? [e digicons]:drool:[/e]

Reply to The state of Steam in 2012 in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="taltamir" reply="346" id="3204750"] Quoting bonscott, reply 344I think you are getting Steam...the download service and Steamworks confused. They are two separate things, although tied together obviously. Steamworks means that the game REQUIRES steam to be running in order to install/run the game. To claim they are separate things is absurd. You might be able to buy it at walmart but you are merely having walmart act as a distributer for

Reply to The state of Steam in 2012 in Elemental Dev Journals Elemental Forums

[quote who="taltamir" reply="341" id="3203702"] Speaking of, why does it have to be steam only? Does steam require an ILLEGAL anti competition clause to publish games? Because otherwise I see no reason why stardock can't offer all their games on steam and in addition to that, via direct distribution in DRM free exe installers. [/quote] I think you are getting Steam...the download service and Steamworks confused. The