As far as sheer hours-to-dollars ratio, you're probably looking at something like eleventy kajillion.
[Thanks, Brian]
As far as sheer hours-to-dollars ratio, you're probably looking at something like eleventy kajillion.
[Thanks, Brian]
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Posted: Jun 11th 2010 11:34PM fredgaso said
WOW
THATS A LOW PRICE!!!
THATS A LOW PRICE!!!
Posted: Jun 11th 2010 11:39PM Bacon Deity said
Yeah, i just bought morrowind, gonna play it for the first time now. But I have oblivion *pirated* on PC and bought on 360. And I have F3 *pirated* on PC and bought on 360 with all the expansions... And for some reason, I want to buy them all again.
Must...
Resist...
Must...
Resist...
Posted: Jun 12th 2010 8:49AM The Ginger said
@Bacon Deity We don't take to kindly to your kind around here
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Posted: Jun 12th 2010 11:54AM Bananarama said
@Bacon Deity This is the one situation where I feel pirating may be ok, since he did actually buy the full games on the 360. So at least he paid for one copy. That's more like buying a dvd and copying it to a VHS so you can watch it in your TV upstairs rather than straight up stealing it.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2010 1:49PM sigma8 said
Pirating: illegal.
But forcing us to buy games separately for each platform we own _should_ be illegal. I wouldn't be surprised if this could be considered fair use, or at least, should be considered fair use.
My personal preference is just not to buy them for multiple platforms, and be sure to patronize companies that offer multiplats more than their competitors who don't. Thank you, Blizzard! Thank you, Valve and other developers going multiplat on Steam. Sadly, crossing the Computer/Console divide is more difficult.
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But forcing us to buy games separately for each platform we own _should_ be illegal. I wouldn't be surprised if this could be considered fair use, or at least, should be considered fair use.
My personal preference is just not to buy them for multiple platforms, and be sure to patronize companies that offer multiplats more than their competitors who don't. Thank you, Blizzard! Thank you, Valve and other developers going multiplat on Steam. Sadly, crossing the Computer/Console divide is more difficult.
Posted: Jun 11th 2010 11:43PM Haon said
Got all three but only have fallout 3 normal edition. Wish I could upgrade to goty without having to buy it again.
Posted: Jun 11th 2010 11:53PM HighFiveJesus said
They also have metro 2033 for 25 dollars. Thats a spicy download!
Posted: Jun 11th 2010 11:56PM hartkid said
So, if I buy Oblivion for $8.50, and ultimately buy the horse armor for $4.00, should I just be put to sleep?
I mean, I've had a good run right?
I mean, I've had a good run right?
Posted: Jun 11th 2010 11:57PM toadsworth said
steam makes it impossible to save money.
Posted: Jun 12th 2010 3:53AM iofthestorm said
@toadsworth Seriously. Especially in the last few months, I've bought so many games that I don't have the time to play just because I've wanted to play them at one point. I'll probably pick up FO3 because that's a pretty good price, but Oblivion I'll probably wait until the next holiday sale because I picked up Morrowind during the last one and I haven't played that at all (blasphemy, I know. College takes up most of my time).
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Posted: Jun 11th 2010 11:58PM Jerk Face said
$8.50 for Oblivion? Shit, son!
Posted: Jun 12th 2010 12:08AM Alaon said
I bought Oblivion and it looks awesome. However I'm lost and don't know if I should stay on the main quest or side quest to lvl faster. I already have like a dozen of quest and I don't even know where to start..oh well gamefaqs ftw!
Posted: Jun 12th 2010 12:23AM Packfan104L4 said
Every quest scales to your level, so powerleveling is useless ;)
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Posted: Jun 12th 2010 1:16AM JPeak said
I never had any of them, so I bought all three and Secret of Monkey Island: SD (I only ever played MI3). It ran $58, less than the cost of a new release. This is one of the (many) reasons is why I love Steam.
Posted: Jun 12th 2010 3:56AM iofthestorm said
@JPeak Aha! That's what I keep telling myself, except I never play these games. I should really be finishing Mass Effect 2 and then going back to Dragon Age so there's no reason for me to buy Fallout 3, but I'll get it anyway because I'm a sucker for RPGs yet until recently I haven't had the disposable income to really buy them.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2010 1:20AM Zamzoph said
At last! Having played vanilla Fallout 3, I've been waiting for the GotY version to go on sale so that I can finally try out all those mini-expansions. Now the only question is how easily applicable mods are to the Steam version of the game, as I've never tried mods on Steam before.
Posted: Jun 12th 2010 2:03AM DyslexicAlucard said
@(Unverified) I've heard that they work perfectly on both Oblivion and Fallout 3.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2010 3:14AM Bacon Deity said
I was not bragging about it at all. I don't even pirate shit anymore. But logically, doesn't it make sense? You already own the game, and you're not at the convenience to take your console somewhere, so why not have a version of the game to play on your laptop temporarily?
You're a jerk.
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You're a jerk.
Posted: Jun 12th 2010 3:14AM Bacon Deity said
I was not bragging about it at all. I don't even pirate shit anymore. But logically, doesn't it make sense? You already own the game, and you're not at the convenience to take your console somewhere, so why not have a version of the game to play on your laptop temporarily?
You're a jerk.
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You're a jerk.
Posted: Jun 12th 2010 1:42AM mikesanto said
I KNOW!
Posted: Jun 12th 2010 6:49AM Usr666 said
Wish MS would do some major discounting to the XBL stuff like Steam does... I might actually buy something from them.
Posted: Jun 12th 2010 6:50AM mrmobius said
But I have too many games still to play! Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Monster Hunter Tri.
Damn you Steam! I want to play Oblivion and Fallout 3 (played an hour or 2 of both, like the intros but had university to suck out all my gaming time, but down vote if you wish), but how have I time to dedicate 200 hours to them? Gaming is becoming stressful.
Damn you Steam! I want to play Oblivion and Fallout 3 (played an hour or 2 of both, like the intros but had university to suck out all my gaming time, but down vote if you wish), but how have I time to dedicate 200 hours to them? Gaming is becoming stressful.
Posted: Jun 12th 2010 6:53AM StealthKitten said
Does anyone know how long these are on sale for? Or is it permanent?
Posted: Jun 12th 2010 7:16AM Katana Master said
Excellent prices for 3 great games.
Posted: Jun 12th 2010 8:52PM Agent Goomba said
Never played Oblivion, but for such a cheap price for I game I heard nothing but good things about, I couldn't resist myself. Currently downloading.
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 10:05PM GiantEgg1 said
One great game for the price of 3!!!
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