Originally Posted by twztid13 THANK YOU! I had to weed through insults to get that info before, and even though you are informing me out of spite, I really appreciate it. I just feel like I need to address when multiple people attack me for no reason. Sorry for existing.

There is this button in the lower-right of each post that's called something like "add to multi-quote."

If you press that button it remembers you want quote the post, then when you hit reply it will quote all of the posts you indicated in your reply field.

It's really nifty for, you know, not taking up an entire page in a thread responding to posts from a dozen pages back.

Please utilize this.

Originally Posted by The End We do not avoid updating it simply to spite you. If it hasn't been updated in a while, it's simply because nobody (including you) has taken the time to update the OP.

We might start avoiding it now for spite :P

Originally Posted by KaOTiK We might start avoiding it now for spite :P

I've been mentally adding "Update OP page more often" to the top of my list of things to do, but now it is going back to the bottom. Yay spite!

Originally Posted by M_F_A_H Endless Space is #48 on the Top Sellers list. I guess I'm not the only one who balked at that price.

It's had fairly few price drops since launch, from what I've seen. Until last week, of course, when surely all of us got it from Gamersgate for ~$7.50.

http://store.steampowered.com/ <-- All you need on the front page to be permanently updated.

Originally Posted by twztid13 THANK YOU! I had to weed through insults to get that info before, and even though you are informing me out of spite, I really appreciate it. I just feel like I need to address when multiple people attack me for no reason. Sorry for existing.

I insult you because I think you're a douche.


Also I think I may have ed up the OP trying to add the daily deal.

Originally Posted by twztid13 I asked a question, and when I came to see the answer (hoping to see, "it will be updated soon," or something similar), I was attacked.

It will be updated soon.

Pfft, the Ignore button isn't enough, because people keep quoting him which makes it appear in their post. Can we get a Mod to restore order please. What is it with there having to be at least one $@%&! that tries to make these threads about them. There's always some new guy in the Amazon thread bashing everything til he gets banned (then comes back). Just kick this guy and be done with it, until he inevitably returns under a new account. But, the Ignore button isn't enough, you either have to truly ignore him (stop replying to him) or ban him. One or the other. He's shown he just wants the conversation to continue, and therefor simply wants the attention. Be done with this.

Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox I think this is probably the cheapest it will get on Steam. FWIW, I got: Trainz 2012 Trainz 2010 Trainz 2009 Trains Classics 3 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00..._ya_os_product for $12.49 from Amazon over the summer.

Good point! I think the Trainz 12 plus earlier versions didn't quite grab me. (Also if it has DLC I prefer it on Steam.) I think I'll be passing on the daily. I want it, but I'm not sure I $10 want it. Maybe Tony will toss it in a bundle with a wargame, a hidden objects game, and a bikini waxing simulator. ^_~

Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox What would a good analogy be? Or is there another company who has done something similar? I'm trying to wrap my head around it, but I see no logical reason for them to purposely "cheapen" or dilute their IP. All THQ has is those IPs. That is basically what their company is. Creditors aren't going to keep a sinking ship running simply because there is no value left in the games they do have. The only way for THQ to produce any more value in their company would be to make more games but since the games they make cost a ton of money creditors aren't likely to sink more money into them for a gamble. THQ is also a publicly traded company, so them being able to drain the value of their company on purpose seems like it could open them up to some liability with investors. The only logical view I see is the following: 1. The non-BTA games they are giving away have reached their peak value. THQ is just giving away copies of games that aren't really selling much anyways so they don't lose much there. 2. The BTA game is a gateway to a ton of DLC. So you couple a bunch of games most people already have or wouldn't buy alone with a bigger title to give people a bigger sense of value and then you hope all these new purchases drive money into the DLC for your game. It's just one step removed from freemium. Sure, Humble isn't a cure all to their financial woes, but even if they only make 2-3 million with this that's still a little more cash to try to hold them over long enough to release some more games and turn things around.

I haven't familiarized myself with THQ's exact situation. But in general, a closer analogy would be: Suppose I owned a failing Premium Sprits (Booze) store that has a way too much inventory, but I couldn't make rent this month. Now I hear rumors that this crafty Fox guy is planning on taking over my business by paying me a teeny bit of money and promising everyone I owe money to that they'll get their monthly payments. I know he can stand to make a good profit since he's getting my inventory for much less than I paid for it (or it can even be bought for). The thought of this makes me mad, so I decide to throw a big party so most of the inventory gets consumed. Now Fox won't be able to make a ton of money on my misfortune. Without him as incentivized to take over, maybe I find a new business partner (Fox or others) to shoulder some of the expense and get the business back in order.

Real Example: ARM (Acorn Risc Machines, their microprocessor designs are in all the smartphones and tablets) and DEC (Digital Equpment Corp, produced the then fastest and best performance/$ Alpha microprocessor). In the mid-90s ARM (whos processors where then in most GSM phones and Apple's Newton MP100-130) was having trouble pushing their processing power to a higher performance so they asked DEC to design a new generation of ARM processor, StrongARM (power the Newton MP2000/2100 as well as the iPaQ). At the time both DEC and ARM were at risk of a hostile takeover, so they made an agreement that if either one got taken over, the other would wind up with exclusive rights to the StrongARM Intellectual Property. This made ARM and DEC less attractive hostile takeover targets. This is a form a poison pill.

Originally Posted by sunasun I insult you because I think you're a douche.

It's true.

Originally Posted by Mooby No question involving purple dildos is ever simple.

I love you, Mooby.

People who feed the troll are just as annoying as the troll itself.

I'd like to bring the topic of conversation back to what I found when I woke up this morning:

Originally Posted by Frithsblessing My main concern is I've seen a screen shot of people attacking others with huge purple dildos and I need to know if that is in the standard edition or what DLC I need to get to enjoy that sort of gaming.

I'm so proud.

(I'd post the link but I'm stuck on the silly mobile client)

Originally Posted by zenii People who feed the troll are just as annoying as the troll itself.

But what about the people who denounce the people who feed the troll? Or the people who pose questions to the people who denounce the people who feed the troll?

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Originally Posted by Mooby But what about the people who denounce the people who feed the troll? Or the people who pose questions to the people who denounce the people who feed the troll?

If a troll falls over the in woods, stubs its toe, spills its cup of tea, drops its crumpets and spoils its morning newspaper, does it still whine?

This is all very deep for a Friday morning.

Originally Posted by twztid13 I wasn't arguing, I was asking a legitimate question, then responding to being lynched. The responses took 30 seconds so your point is moot. Seriously, if there are no deals posted, why is this in the deals thread? Is it just cuz someone stopped updating it, and conversations continued? No need to be so hostile, for real.

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Originally Posted by asheskitty Backlog. I've been successfully using my backlog to as a reason against upgrading my video card. I figure I'll be able to hold fast another year or two (at which point my PC will be 5-6 years old). I have to thank 360 and PS3 for holding back progress. =D

I've been playing older games since I had to RMA my 460GTX, and it turns out I'm getting a 560GTX Ti back. Hooray for extending the life of my video card. However I have been picking up deals on parts for my new computer, I have 2/5 parts I need to replace purchased (PSU and Case). E8400 works but doesn't quite cut it anymore.

Originally Posted by Flowette If a troll falls over the in woods, stubs its toe, spills its cup of tea, drops its crumpets and spoils its morning newspaper, does it still whine? This is all very deep for a Friday morning.

It simply regenerates the damage and keeps heading towards the rift.

So, really...are all these simulators at all fun? Farming, Trains, politics?! I've seen these around awhile now and always been like "Seriously?".

Originally Posted by plft It simply regenerates the damage and keeps heading towards the rift.

Unless it's a frost troll, then it is weak to fire.