Big Gulp
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And got Peggle Extreme! 10 new levels of peggling, and they've all been Half-Lifed up. Poor Bjorn the Unicorn has a headcrab stuck on him in the welcome screen. :-D
Oh yeah, and if you preorder you get to start playing TF2 on Monday. Go, go, go!
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Azazel
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I'm not re-buying shit I already own. I'll wait for the inevitable "you already have HL2? buy these!" deal...
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Trippy
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They had one of those (the Black Box package) and canceled it for some inexplicable reason so don't expect a replacement anytime soon.
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bhodi
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No lie.
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Yeah, I gotta order the orange box; I only have HL2, I never played ep1 so all the goodies are there for me.
How long can I wait and still get 10% off and get in the TF2 beta? I've still got to finish s.t.a.l.k.e.r. and bioshock after that.
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TripleDES
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TF2 is already preloaded here.
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EVE (inactive): Deakin Frost -- APB (fukken dead): Kayleigh (on Patriot).
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bhodi
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I'm not re-buying shit I already own. I'll wait for the inevitable "you already have HL2? buy these!" deal...
I was looking into it, when I ran across this: Already own Half-Life 2 or Half-Life 2: Episode One? Give your extra game as a gift to a friend when you purchase The Orange Box. Learn more here. What are Orange Box gifts?
Orange Box gifts are allocated to users who own either 'Half-Life 2' and 'Half-Life 2: Episode One' and then go on to purchase The Orange Box, which includes these two games. An Orange Box gift allows users to give either or both 'Half-Life 2' and 'Half-Life 2: Episode One' to a friend who does not already own the game. An Orange Box gift is an easy way to let your friends enjoy 'Half-Life 2' and 'Half-Life 2: Episode One' for free.
Pretty slick. Time to find a friend who doesn't own HL2. |
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Azazel
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They had one of those (the Black Box package) and canceled it for some inexplicable reason so don't expect a replacement anytime soon.
I'd expect to see it on Steam at least, as opposed to retail. They'll probably hold it off for a couple of months to milk "Orange Box" purchases. Realistically, I'd expect it either around or just after Christmas, I suppose. I was looking into it, when I ran across this: Already own Half-Life 2 or Half-Life 2: Episode One? Give your extra game as a gift to a friend when you purchase The Orange Box. Learn more here. Pretty slick. Time to find a friend who doesn't own HL2. Yeah, I saw that. But I don't have any friends who it'd be of any use to. And fuck, they should have HL2 by now if they were ever going to play it. |
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Big Gulp
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You cheap bastard. :-D
Team Fortress 2 is worth $45 alone. As gravy you're also getting Episode 2 and Portal. Just bask in the goodness, already. Of course, I'm happy because all I own is Half-Life 2, so I also get to play Episode 1 for the first time.
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Fabricated
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Portal and TF2 would be worth $45 alone IMO, Episode 2 is a bonus.
I have no idea who I'm giving HL2 and Episode One to however.
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"The world is populated in the main by people who should not exist." - George Bernard Shaw
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schild
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WAIT, DOES THIS MEAN WE GET TO PLAY A GAME WITH BIG GULP?
Pretty stoked.
Edit: We can just start a thread on f13 to give away our keys to established users.
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schild
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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (vs. Cthulhu) is now on Steam.
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Miasma
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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (vs. Cthulhu) is now on Steam.
Are you able to play the demo? I keep getting a "this game is unavailable" error. |
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schild
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I have the full game. Has sound issues with my onboard sound.
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Trippy
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I'm not re-buying shit I already own. I'll wait for the inevitable "you already have HL2? buy these!" deal...
I was looking into it, when I ran across this: Already own Half-Life 2 or Half-Life 2: Episode One? Give your extra game as a gift to a friend when you purchase The Orange Box. Learn more here. How kind of them to let us "give away" software we own and should be able to resell (aka "the right of first sale"). |
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schild
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I'm sorry, I just can't get riled up about this. It's added-value for people that don't own anything and it's a great way to join the Steam thing. But for people that already own HL2, they know damn well that Team Fortress 2 and Portal are worth the cost of admission and anything else is just cake. Removing it shouldn't lower the price (that is HL2 and Ep 1).
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Trippy
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I wasn't complaining about the price.
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Murgos
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Uh, if you own the boxed game how can you not resell that because of this?
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"You have all recieved youre last warning. I am in the process of currently tracking all of youre ips and pinging your home adressess. you should not have commencemed a war with me" - Aaron Rayburn
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bhodi
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how can you not sell a 'gifted' hl2 just like you would sell a normal one?
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Samwise
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How kind of them to let us "give away" software we own and should be able to resell (aka "the right of first sale").
That is my single biggest gripe with Steam at the moment, sadly.  It's not that I want to resell my Steam stuff, but I would like to be able to give games that I'm done with to other people. |
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Strazos
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Lend them your Steam ID, then they can play ALL of your steam games.
Of course, it's all well and good until they try to cheat on a CS:S server or something.
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Fear the Backstab!
"Plato said the virtuous man is at all times ready for a grammar snake attack." - we are lesion
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NiX
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So, when does the discount end?
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schild
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An hour before you buy it.
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NiX
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You're the biggest piece of scrotum grease. Ever.
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Azazel
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I'm sorry, I just can't get riled up about this. It's added-value for people that don't own anything and it's a great way to join the Steam thing. But for people that already own HL2, they know damn well that Team Fortress 2 and Portal are worth the cost of admission and anything else is just cake. Removing it shouldn't lower the price (that is HL2 and Ep 1).
I'm not riled. I'm just not coughing up for it at this time. :) |
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Big Gulp
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I'm not riled. I'm just not coughing up for it at this time. :)
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schild
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Hehehehehe. I love that thing.
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Azazel
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Too late. I hypocritcalisted myself and bought the Orange Box.
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Big Gulp
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Too late. I hypocritcalisted myself and bought the Orange Box.
I accept your apology. |
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Azazel
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And I remain flattered that Stephen and yourself went to so much trouble for me.  edit "Steven" |
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NiX
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Soooo, no one has any idea when the promo ends? I know I couldn't find a date, but some of you are masters of information finding.
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schild
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My guess? This week, as the beta starts in about 12 hours or so. Not joking this time. It may even end tomorrow.
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MrHat
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So, anyone play TF2 yet? I'm at work and won't get home till like 8pm.
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Big Gulp
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So, anyone play TF2 yet? I'm at work and won't get home till like 8pm.
It hasn't been unlocked yet. Consequently I'm sitting here watching VH1 Classic and the finest videos the 1980's could produce. They seemed to like headbands and wind machines a lot. |
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Azazel
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Whoaaaaa.. we're half-way there-ere
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LK
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Pre-loading now. I had to laugh at how they priced out the individual components. Getting flashbacks of Infomericals. "You're getting $130 of software! But we'll give it to you for $45. And we'll throw in a potato peeler for free!"
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