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Rico Suave · 2012-08-07, 06:31 PM

This is a terrible idea. You're going to break steam with all the traffic.

*sarcasm*

Salad Snake · 2012-08-07, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by Rico Suave

This is a terrible idea. You're going to break steam with all the traffic.

No offense to Valve, but it would be a resounding success for us (and SoE) if this managed to happen. Doubtful though, Steam has handled a lot of big launches before, their servers are pretty sturdy.

Fanglord · 2012-08-07, 07:23 PM

Yus, <3 me some steam; plus I always find steam clients download faster than the non steam counterpart (eg blacklight took 3 hours through the perfect world server, 1 hour through steam)

NePaS · 2012-08-07, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by Rico Suave

This is a terrible idea. You're going to break steam with all the traffic.

With how much they milk from devs AND customers in the same day,they can afford to upgrade their bandwidth.

Bags · 2012-08-07, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by NePaS

With how much they milk from devs AND customers in the same day,they can afford to upgrade their bandwidth.

I picked up 8 games for $30 on the summer sale, and have never paid full price for a game via steam.

I'm wondering how they milk their customers?

SFxBA · 2012-08-07, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by Salad Snake

No offense to Valve, but it would be a resounding success for us (and SoE) if this managed to happen. Doubtful though, Steam has handled a lot of big launches before, their servers are pretty sturdy.

Think this is spot on and I totally agree.

I will also say that when steam first came out I just didn't get it and I am sad that I didn't b/c I think it is an awesome service. Live and learn.

Carnage · 2012-08-08, 05:33 AM

Originally Posted by Bags

I picked up 8 games for $30 on the summer sale, and have never paid full price for a game via steam.

I'm wondering how they milk their customers?

this is how in Australia;
Skyrim Steam - $89.95 @ launch
Skyrim @ Ozgameshop.com - $45 @ launch
I like steam but I don't often buy the games on steam.

andehh · 2012-08-08, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by stordito

i'm double happy because:
1- A lot of people will at least try the game once
2- Greedy EA and their shitty origin store have another reason to be finally deleted from my hdd and be forgotten forever.

YES and YES!

Huge huge (2 million+) audience and it sticks it to EA and Origin!

Win win

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BillyBob · 2012-08-08, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by avpmaster

VAC instead of punkbuster pls

Couldn't agree more.

/BB

Ivam Akorahil · 2012-08-08, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by brighthand

My experience with steam has been nothing but great. Add to the fact that it comes from Valve who unlike EA, aren't trying to grab my nuts and crrrUsh them with their vicious talons.

If all goes well with PS2 -and it looks like it will all go well, I will be removing that cancer of a software application that is Origin, and battlefield 3, to the sound of trumpets and harps.

your speaking my mind there

lawnmower · 2012-08-08, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by The Kush

+1

Originally Posted by greenberetdelta

this +1

Originally Posted by Salad Snake

Or, you know, believe Bush actually won his election.

source, clowns?

Salad Snake · 2012-08-08, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by lawnmower

source, clowns?

Scalia stopping the recount and invalidating it doesn't throw up a red flag for you? A Florida mogul bragging that he helped get Bush elected in means that "may not have been legal" doesn't also seem a bit fishy? What more do you need really? Besides, Gore won the popular vote, so you can't say the will of the people wasn't with him.

Regardless of whether you agree with Obama or not, you can't argue that he isn't just as, if not more legitimately president than Bush. Its kinda ridiculous the people that defended Bush's election then need to see a guy's birth certificate 20 billion times.

This is getting OT, if you make a thread in the appropriate section I'll gladly discuss politics with you, but for now we should be taking about Steam.

Anyway....do you think they'll be steam achievements? If so, what will they be? I hope that there are faction-based achieves for taking X amount of bases from each army, or playing X hours as a faction. Something more creative than "get 1000 kills".

NEWSKIS · 2012-08-08, 07:21 PM

People seem to be assuming a lot with this unless there's some info I missed. He said it would be on Steam and nothing more. We have no idea if that just means you can get the launcher from Steam and that's it or if it will have any steam integration in part or as a whole. Going through this thread, most people are assuming its going to be fully steam integrated with not much info to even point in that direction. Until there's more info there is no point in bitching about steam or vac or whatever.

Spiah · 2012-08-08, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by NEWSKIS

He said it would be on Steam and nothing more. We have no idea if that just means you can get the launcher from Steam and that's it or if it will have any steam integration in part or as a whole.

When a game is available through steam it is steam integrated. That's kind of the point, and one of the main features of the DRM.

I'd assume Planetside 2 would be the same as the other games on the platform; having the overlay available, as well as everything else such as screenshots, play time and a section on the Steam Forums. Of course, nothing is for certain, but when a game will be "available on steam," I'd expect it to have the steamcommunity features available that we take for granted on every other game.

For a comparison, Blacklight: Retribution is available on as well as off of steam. When you use the steam version you get the overlay as well as achievements. Off of steam, it's just the plain old game. One thing I did notice is that the game isn't tied to steam's DRM, meaning you can launch the .exe outside of steam. I'd assume Planetside 2 would be similar, as it is also an f2p game, but I have no idea if PS2 will have integrated achievements. I love them though, so I hope so.

lawnmower · 2012-08-09, 03:44 AM

Originally Posted by Salad Snake

Scalia stopping the recount and invalidating it doesn't throw up a red flag for you? A Florida mogul bragging that he helped get Bush elected in means that "may not have been legal" doesn't also seem a bit fishy? What more do you need really?

how is this proof? also source

Originally Posted by Salad Snake

Besides, Gore won the popular vote, so you can't say the will of the people wasn't with him.

in what world is this relevant to winning the us election? perhaps you should read up on it?