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  • #602
    Pygmalion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,082 ✭✭✭Pygmalion


    seanbmc wrote: »
    Was up ages last night playing TF2 with my friend, good craic. Was playing on the DCU Games SOC server so my ping was excellent.

    Hmmm, last night people were complaining that the DCU Gamessoc TF2 server was full of outsiders and they couldn't get on >.>

    Their own fault for not reserving slots tbh, but still I lol'd


  • #603
    Davidius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,893 ✭✭✭Davidius


    All of the servers I regular have been clogged up lately with free players and people that used to play who have now come back from the dead.

    Last time I was on DCU GameSoc's server there seemed to be plenty of people playing from outside of Ireland. Maybe DCU has a Russian campus. Good on them for not having slot reservations though, getting kicked due to a slot reservation is a kick in the balls.


  • #604
    WhiskeyGoblin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,009 ✭✭✭WhiskeyGoblin


    NO STEAM NOT A SALE. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ;_;

    Just bought L4D and L4D2 for 20 quid. I fear this is only the begining :/


  • #605
    RolandIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,924 ✭✭✭✭RolandIRL


    you could have got the whole Valve pack for €45. thank god i don't have a credit card...:p


  • #606
    Robby91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 830 ✭✭✭Robby91


    marko93 wrote: »
    NO STEAM NOT A SALE. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ;_;

    Just bought L4D and L4D2 for 20 quid. I fear this is only the begining :/

    Good purchase tbh. Although, with incoming DLC, a fair share of the L4D content (well, No Mercy and [soon] Blood Harvest) will be playable in L4D2. Then again... being able to play the original does mean you never have to see/hear Rochelle, which is always a good thing :pac:

    I'm gonna pick up the GTA Complete Collection (26.50 or something, but I've thoroughly enjoyed all the GTA games [except IV], so I reckon it's well worth it :)). Gotta start working on the Prize Booth stuff - I've got the Killing Floor character pack so far, now I've gotta work on getting the DoW2: Retribution helmet and, possibly, the Magicka DLC. TF2 shades might be a possibility if I'm able to get some tickets beyond what's required for the stuff I've already mentioned.

    Out of curiosity, what do you guys have on your Wishlist for the Grand Prize Giveaway? I've got...
    • Red Faction: Armageddon
    • Warhammer 40k: Space Marine
    • Saints Row: The Third
    • Dead Island
    • Heroes of Might & Magic VI
    • Deus Ex: Human Revolution
    • Alice: Madness Returns
    • The Witcher 2
    • FEAR 3
    • Dungeon Siege III
    Kinda hastily threw together the list when a friend informed me of the grand prize, didn't really know what to put down so I went for expensive stuff that sounds/looks good :D

    Also, relevant material...
    165535.jpg


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  • #607
    Fergus_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭Fergus_


    Playing through Legend of Dragoon, amazing game.


  • #608
    Davidius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,893 ✭✭✭Davidius


    The problem with that their Steam sale is cheap purchases look suspicious as **** on credit cards apparently, especially when done daily.

    That and the whole not bothering to play most of the games I own. I should probably shy away from buying any of those cheap indies games, despite what people say most of them are actually boring.


  • #609
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    My friend got the entire Command & Conquer set recently for only 10 euro. Madness.


  • #610
    Jhax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 104 ✭✭Jhax


    Started playing World of Warcraft again, Think the only way for me to stop playing this game is if I throw out my computer. :(


  • #611
    Banjo Fella
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 695 ✭✭✭Banjo Fella


    whiteman19 wrote: »
    you could have got the whole Valve pack for €45. thank god i don't have a credit card...:p

    The Valve Complete Pack is such a generous offer! I stumbled across it while looking for a copy of Portal 2 a few days ago, and had to snap it up. Every game Valve has ever made - including Portal 2 - for less than the price I would usually have had to pay for Portal 2 by itself! On a related note, goodness do I love Portal 2.

    "This next test is very dangerous. To help you remain tranquil in the face of almost certain death, smooth jazz will be deployed in three... two... one... *saxophone funkytime*"


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  • #612
    Lawliet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,761 ✭✭✭Lawliet


    Been playing Portal 2 pretty much non stop since yesterday
    "We're throwing science at the wall to see what sticks" Brilliant.


  • #613
    RolandIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,924 ✭✭✭✭RolandIRL


    wasn't too big a fan of Portal 2...just didn't have the same impact as the first one...felt about as short as well :/


  • #614
    Lawliet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,761 ✭✭✭Lawliet


    Just finished Portal 2, the ending was fantastic! I suspect someone at Valve is a Neil Gaiman fan


  • #615
    Robby91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 830 ✭✭✭Robby91


    Yay, Grand Theft Auto Complete Collection. That should keep me busy for a while. I wonder if there is a go-kart somewhere in the first city in San Andreas... :D

    Better say goodbye to that 40GB of hard disk space now... ;_;


  • #616
    J_E
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭J_E


    As soon as I get my laptop back I can finally play TF2 :)

    Does anyone know if making the game free has affected it, as in unwanted players (noobs?) entering servers and causing a fuss?


  • #617
    WhiskeyGoblin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,009 ✭✭✭WhiskeyGoblin


    Cydoniac wrote: »
    As soon as I get my laptop back I can finally play TF2 :)

    Does anyone know if making the game free has affected it, as in unwanted players (noobs?) entering servers and causing a fuss?

    From my experience hasnt been a problem. Actually alot of fun with a diverse range of players.

    Heavy>Everything


  • #618
    J_E
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭J_E


    I'm a Medic/Soldier man myself :)


  • #619
    Robby91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 830 ✭✭✭Robby91


    Heavy>Everything
    Butterfly Knife lodged in the spine > Heavy... :P

    Personally, I don't particularly like playing the Heavy. Probably because I don't like being the go-to guy for an Uber, since I'm not all that good at making the best of them.
    I'm a Medic/Soldier man myself
    Same as myself (although, I play a fair share of Demoman as well). It's always fun to play the classes that are right at the frontlines, makes things much more enjoyable IMO.

    Also, hooray! The L4D Dead Air map is being released early for L4D2. I hope VALVe don't wait too long with Blood Harvest though, since they had a poll up about the suitability of a certain section of the campaign due to the additional Infected types.


  • #620
    WhiskeyGoblin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,009 ✭✭✭WhiskeyGoblin


    Robby91 wrote: »
    Butterfly Knife lodged in the spine > Heavy... :P
    .
    Challenge Accepted.


  • #621
    Healium
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,586 ✭✭✭Healium


    Demo taunt > everything


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  • #622
    Robby91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 830 ✭✭✭Robby91


    marko93 wrote: »
    Challenge Accepted.

    Sadly, I'm a dreadfully bad Spy... :pac:
    Demo taunt > everything
    Scout's is way better for entertainment value tbh.


  • #623
    WhiskeyGoblin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,009 ✭✭✭WhiskeyGoblin


    Robby91 wrote: »
    Sadly, I'm a dreadfully bad Spy... :pac:

    Even better.. ;)

    I despise anyone who's good at spy. Like they just reak havoc on EVERYONE. >_>

    This Steam sale is killing me ;_;


  • #624
    Jamie Starr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,498 ✭✭✭Jamie Starr


    Cydoniac wrote: »
    As soon as I get my laptop back I can finally play TF2 :)

    Does anyone know if making the game free has affected it, as in unwanted players (noobs?) entering servers and causing a fuss?

    There's actually a plugin that hosts of private servers can use to immediately kick free-to-play players from their TF2 game.


  • #625
    seanbmc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭seanbmc


    Agnostic Mantis wrote: »
    There's actually a plugin that hosts of private servers can use to immediately kick free-to-play players from their TF2 game.


    That's a bit extreme tbh...


  • #626
    Davidius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,893 ✭✭✭Davidius


    seanbmc wrote: »
    That's a bit extreme tbh...
    Most servers don't run it thankfully so it's not a big issue. I wouldn't call it extreme, it seems like a pragmatic solution for those servers whose communities mostly want a team-oriented game with players of a good degree of competence. Teamwork will normally go down the toilet when you have a large number of inexperienced players in the server which a lot of people don't find any fun.


  • #627
    seanbmc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭seanbmc


    Davidius wrote: »
    Most servers don't run it thankfully so it's not a big issue. I wouldn't call it extreme, it seems like a pragmatic solution for those servers whose communities mostly want a team-oriented game with players of a good degree of competence. Teamwork will normally go down the toilet when you have a large number of inexperienced players in the server which a lot of people don't find any fun.


    Yeah I agree with you, I just don't like elitism in games.


  • #628
    Healium
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,586 ✭✭✭Healium


    Don't suppose anyone here is going to Unreal University in London on Thursday?


  • #629
    Robby91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 830 ✭✭✭Robby91


    Decided to buy Red Faction: Armageddon yesterday
    Red-Faction-Armageddon-Game.jpg
    Such an incredibly fun game. While I do miss the freeform gameplay (and competitive multiplayer) of Red Faction Guerrilla, I think it plays better as a shooter and the improvements to the destruction engine are fantastic - collapsing a building on enemies has, IMO, never been more satisfying (although, throwing said building at enemies does come very close :pac:)


  • #630
    Fergus_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭Fergus_


    Everyone go play Suikoden 2


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  • #631
    RolandIRL
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,924 ✭✭✭✭RolandIRL


    just bought the new Humble Indie Bundle...downloading the games now, but some of them look good, love the "pay what you want" structure


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