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To answer the title, it was a controversy. Steam wasn't always as popular as it is today. Back when it was first launched people really didn't like that Half-Life 2 among other Valve games were going to be Steam-exclusive, and that there wasn't going to be a disc in their cases but a paper code. What Epic is going through with their hate has been going on with Valve, and in response to that Steam improved. It became something people wanted to use, and I think it fair to say that it's done a lot in bringing the pockets of a massive audience together under one platform. Both Steam and its users have had their growing pains, and now Epic is going through the same, albeit in a time when past mistakes ought to have been avoided. Except with Steam, there's no monetary incentive for a developer or publisher to lock access off to other platforms. GOG are (or used to be) highly selective of what games came to their platform and the amount of legwork they can do fixing older ones up for modern systems, so if it's Steam exclusive it's probably because the second best PC service has rejected it or deems it too much legwork to maintain. This then becomes a question to developers and publishers: "where do I buy the DRM-free version of your game?" Honestly, I believe there to be some hypocrisy but for many users it can be forgiven because they don't remember or even know the time of strife Steam and its users went through. It's a toughie. 🤔

OK, we've purchased some ingredients and starting with most important things in the books. The being, of course, the alcohol! So I'm getting ready for some Stimpacks, Skooma and Radaway. We're Also making Nuka Cola Quantum.

I wonder if they got the idea for this dome theory from the Simpsons movie.

I agree - most of the time you have to be babysitting them because they'll get themselves into some kind of battle and be easily killed so instead of them being your bodyguard. It's the opposite way around...

Agreed - they create an experience that most of us can relate to in some aspect or they take inspiration from real-life circumstances and re-write it to fit into their story.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 is a very cool game indeed, but after couple of hundreds of kilometers, it gets really boring, thankfully the game has a huge modding community and there are always cooler mods to try, it also has a multiplayer mod (TruckersMP) and a convoys integrated feature (online?) . in what other game you are feeling the same?

This guy mixes GTA, Metal Gear Solid and Yakuza gameplay into a video and it looks so much like the games lol. He even moves the way the character does in game, like he'll run into a wall and keep walking, it's great. I suggest turning on subtitles.

It has been common practice for gamers to be outraged whenever Epic, for example, has a game exclusively on thier storefront for PC, especially a major third party title. Werther or not you think that Epic are justified in doing that is another matter and not really the point of this thread, but it has been a big deal when it's happened. The thing is, though, I have just purchased Tales of Arise on PC. I looked around Steam, GOG and EGS to find that this game can only be purchased on Steam. So for people who have called Epic out for this, why is this OK? People who call out Epic for exclusive games always say it anti-consumer to have PC games only sold on one storefront, but surely that rule would have to apply regardless of what storefront that happens to be. So my question is, why is it never controversial when Steam does this, and it happens on Steam probably more often than anywhere else when it come to PC games, but people only every lift thier torches and pitchforks when Epic does it? Surely CDPR with GOG have the best policy by allowing even thier own games to be sold on other storefronts and Valve obviously don't do that either. Is this some massive hypocrisy or is there something I'm missing?

Very rarely do I feel the story is about me per se. The writers don't know me, and I don't know them, so they can only write about what they know as they should. Or in the case of Lovecraft, what we don't know, which was far more interesting than writing about me. Games can certainly influence my way of thinking, it's my most commonly consumed source of media and entertainment, but I don't believe for a second a game was made with me in mind. I completely misread the OP the first time, and I think even with extensive rewrites of this post I still don't think I've answered the question adequately. Awful sorry for wasting everyone's time.

What is anti-consumer about epic's behavior is that they specifically offer monetary incentives to developers / publishers if they don't sell their games on any other platform. I'm unaware of steam doing anything similar, but if they did, it would be equally contemptible. As far as I'm aware steam "exclusives" For indie developers is a matter of convenience and a lack of the ability to distribute their game the traditional way. Although I wouldn't be surprised if steam started making such deals in reaction to what epic was doing. But if that is the case they are doing a good job of keeping them quiet.

That's not what tracking is for. The purpose is to gather data about your spending habits, what apps you use and even personal information like your name and email to then sell that data to somebody else. That somebody could (and would) send you spam, scam you or otherwise manipulate you into buying something. For example, let's say Google picks up on the fact you've spent some time browsing for a laptop online. They would then sell your personal information to a company selling laptops so they can hard sell you on laptops.

Mushrooms are fun. I don't recommend anyone starting to use them, but for those of us that have, they're fun. They taste like troll shit, but the effects are always interesting. Unless you have to deal with the fucking gnomes again.

That's what provides the best gaming experiences, the ability to do things your own way...

Sure, they take inspiration from the real-life scenes recreate them into virtual reality scenes to drag the attention of gamers. It isn't easy doing that, that's creativity at its best.

I respect your choice buddy, to do it in your own way, find the better option of applying the killer point to defeat your enemies.

While I’m not huge into gaming, I love this concept! Toxicity can ruin even the most joyous activity. I feel that the more sites like this that are promoted, the more gamers will come out of the woodwork. I’ve talked to several people before. They just want to have a good time, playing a game, chatting with like-minded individuals. Some minor bantering, competition is healthy, however, sites that encourage bashing & badmouthing also encourage people to up & quit. There are numerous reasons why people play a game. One is to just escape reality, similar to vegging in front of the TV watching a movie. It relaxes them, gives them some social time, even boosts their morale when they were able to make it to the next level. I’d love to help spread the word about this site. Life is too short.

I love optional hints, I still figure out ways of improving my gaming experience and play better. But the hints that appears on the screen play it's worth taking because it tells me how I'll apply the finishing touch which gives me an edge over opponents.

The developers simply made a game simply base on experiences, and such experiences is what lots of people simply wants to get down with.

Not at all but there are aspects of the story that I may relate to based on my personal experiences.

Moving this topic from General Gaming" to "Video Games as this topic is about a specific game. Without fan-made mods and patches, the vampirism cure quest in Oblivion is even worse as it completely messes up your character's face making you character appear to age. Being a vampire in Oblivion yields pretty much no benefits at all given how the magic system works. Being a vampire is a little more fun is Skyrim with the vampire lord, but it still isn't brilliant.

So, I actually made the pudding from the Skyrim cookbook this weekend. It was quite good.

I don't want that. I want the game companies who do this sort of thing buggerd rough and dry, but that's me.

I think 2.5 years now. FYI-I don't ever plan on deleting it even when I finish it. 👍

I just completed a friendly match with a friend of mine we played online and had him beaten 1-5.

Today I played my old FIFA game l, which is FIFA 06, it's still looking good, with those old faces in current world football looking ever young in FIFA 06.

Hopefully he only destroys Fords and Toyotas. No but seriously, I've calmed down a lot since then. The weird thing is as I've calmed down more Virginia has only gotten worse, but I'm more able to deal with it now.

I've seen them all and I think the first 2 seasons of Kobra Kai. I loved the first two movies, the remake and Kobra Kai. Karate Kid 3 and The Next Karate Kid with Hillary Swank (yep, ya'll completely that exists didn't you) were just uncreative re-hashes of the original. I think you should give Kobra Kai another chance, it's more than just a sequel or a reboot. It's actually a very clever and well written spin on the idea. The original movies presented Kobra Kai/Johhny as the villains and Miyagi Dojo/Daniel as the heros in a typical black and white kind of way. This series allows both sides to have flaws and credibility, it throws back to the original but it's given a thoroughly modern presentation. Even though Johnny often still be a dick you do sympathize with him and Daniel, although still the morally wholesome character he always was can also be a passive aggressive asshole. I would very strongly recommended to any fan of original movies.