Originally Posted by pROvIs I did this a few days ago from my desktop to NAS and NAS to Laptop and had no problems.

That's why I said it was user error.

Originally Posted by equalsP I think its just a Bioware thing, because you can buy Kingdoms of Amalur DLC on amazon. I was in the market for the ME2/ME3 DLC and I could only find it through Bioware if I bought Bioware points and spent them through the Bioware site (though ME3 lets you do it through the Origin interface.)

Amalur they pretty much just financed and published and were mostly hands off with though.

There are other EA games with DLC you can only get through EA. Off the top of my head Sims 3 comes to mind. That one is still on Steam because it was grandfathered in before Valve changed their terms.

I wouldn't be shocked at all if this is something you start to see more and more of from EA in the future.

Originally Posted by 8GuaWong Hey tony any chance of bringing the prototype pack/bundle back?

Definitely would like to see this return too and added to the EC list if possible.

So remember folks, last day for sale prices for a lot of stuff: Xcom, NBA2k, Borderlands 2, Spec OPs: The Line, The Darkness 2, and all the 2K packs.

Also to the person who was disappointed about missing Dark Souls, they dropped it back down to $20, not as good a deal as it was previously ($18), but better than $40.

Originally Posted by guardian_owl So remember folks, last day for sale prices for a lot of stuff: Xcom, NBA2k, Borderlands 2, Spec OPs: The Line, The Darkness 2, and all the 2K packs. Also to the person who was disappointed about missing Dark Souls, they dropped it back down to $20, not as good a deal as it was previously ($18), but better than $40.

Hrm, thanks for the heads up. Pondering The Darkness, but I only have 2 coupons left, and I wonder what's coming up later in the sale. (MotN for 7.50 before coupon? Please?)

FYI just heard back from WB. Nogo for their stuff again in January. Just a heads up for those who might have been waiting.

Cheers,
Tony

Tony,

Will we have Disney packs (the one with Pure + Split/Second + Tron and the family pack which contained Lego PotC, PotC and other games) added to EC?

Also some hopes on the rest of the Lego games?

Originally Posted by Amazon DVG Deals FYI just heard back from WB. Nogo for their stuff again in January. Just a heads up for those who might have been waiting. Cheers, Tony

Ah well, it's their loss. Thanks a lot for trying though.

Originally Posted by SCMoney360 TSW update regarding copying files to another computer: Just attempted to copy the default C:\Funcom folder to an external and move it to another computer. Ran into an issue, when copying - Saying it couldn't find the H:\Funcom\The Secret World\RBD folder. Did this for 15 files. Only copied 20 GB. Transferred to other computer, ran ContentPatcher.exe, verified files, and then started downloading 9 GB worth of files. I would imagine that others will have a better success rate at this as I think my external drive was running out of space and didn't know where to put the rest of the files. Either way, 9 GB as opposed to 30+ is still considered a win in my book.

Yeah, your drive ran out of space. There are something like 35 .rdb files in that subdirectory, and they're all 1GB in size.

Still, it's good to know that the launcher knows how to verify the local installation and only download the missing files. Some launchers just start all over if things aren't perfectly perfect. (Right, Steam? )

Originally Posted by CheapThomas The price points for fable 3 and aoe3 have been too high in steam so hopefully Tony can drop them a bit. I realize these are the latest available PC itterations but given how much game you can now get for $5, I think these need to drop to that or below for me to pick them up. Again comparing it to what we're seeing from Tony sales at that price point. also Tony - how come no one has the original age of empires games? an age of empires 1,2,3 complete at $5 and maybe even $7.50 will be very hard to pass up. thanks!

Seriously. I pass on Fable 3 at 12.50 every time Steam prices it at that. I don't see why this game never goes below that price. I'm guessing it's Microsoft's decision.

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Originally Posted by Amazon DVG Deals FYI just heard back from WB. Nogo for their stuff again in January. Just a heads up for those who might have been waiting. Cheers, Tony

Originally Posted by DonRamon Ah well, it's their loss. Thanks a lot for trying though.

This. I had coupons reserved for Scribblenauts and Lego LOTR, and would have pulled the trigger at $7.49 net -- basically the same deal as was available during December.

So... hey, I've got two more coupons available, and they're getting rather toasty in my pocket! Tony, let the other publishers know that they can have WB's money, if they put the right deals in place!

Originally Posted by Mac the Geek Yeah, your drive ran out of space. There are something like 35 .rdb files in that subdirectory, and they're all 1GB in size. Still, it's good to know that the launcher knows how to verify the local installation and only download the missing files. Some launchers just start all over if things aren't perfectly perfect. (Right, Steam? )

That's standard for MMOs. Steam sometimes has OMG-huge patches because some games pack most of their content into a few large (GB or more) files and steam is pretty simple/dumb in that if something changed in a file, it redownloads the whole file. This is in stark contract to the efficient rsync updating that Dropbox and others do.

Decided to just go for Spec Ops in this group. The Crazy Action pack was a little tempting, until I realize I had Borderlands free with PS+, and that was the most attractive game in the bundle, so I'll wait to see what I can use my last two on. (I'm still hoping for Crusader Kings II for $10 before coupon.)

some feedback on xcom for people who can't decide if its worth it
buy buy buy ignore your backlog and play asap
I played 61 hours in a week

Am i the only one thinking we need deadspace 1+2 pack to prepare for Dead Space 3 ??

Tony,

TERA is going Free to Play In February, but there are some benefits to purchasing a copy now (extra bank slots, etc). I'd like to pick one up from Amazon on the cheap, and I'm sure lots of other people would like to as well. I also need a copy for my girlfriend, so if you brought back that 2 for 2 promo, I'd jump. Otherwise/also something using the EC credit would be amazing.

For the record, I don't think I'd pay more than 7.50 per copy post-coupon.

Thanks! Hopefully TERA is interested in working with you to move some copies before the switch over.

Originally Posted by Amazon DVG Deals Yep, we're still locking down the schedule but I'll let you know once it is. Cheers, Tony

Great news. Maybe it was just my perception, but it seems like you were able to get better deals for this show than usual. Is this something you can comment on one way or the other?

Originally Posted by asheskitty That's standard for MMOs. Steam sometimes has OMG-huge patches because some games pack most of their content into a few large (GB or more) files and steam is pretty simple/dumb in that if something changed in a file, it redownloads the whole file. This is in stark contract to the efficient rsync updating that Dropbox and others do.

This is changing with the shift over to the new data format that a lot of games are asking you to update to if you haven't launched them in a while.

Originally Posted by Das_Regal Tony, TERA is going Free to Play In February, but there are some benefits to purchasing a copy now (extra bank slots, etc). I'd like to pick one up from Amazon on the cheap, and I'm sure lots of other people would like to as well. I also need a copy for my girlfriend, so if you brought back that 2 for 2 promo, I'd jump. Otherwise/also something using the EC credit would be amazing. For the record, I don't think I'd pay more than 7.50 per copy post-coupon. Thanks! Hopefully TERA is interested in working with you to move some copies before the switch over.

We sold it for $4.99 for the past month and a half or so, we likely won't revisit a sale on this before it goes free to play.

Originally Posted by Genocidal Great news. Maybe it was just my perception, but it seems like you were able to get better deals for this show than usual. Is this something you can comment on one way or the other? This is changing with the shift over to the new data format that a lot of games are asking you to update to if you haven't launched them in a while.

Sure, the easy explanation is that it is almost always easier to get deeper discounts for a shorter time period, and 2 hours is pretty short .

EDIT: Also, I know you guys like cheap stuff...here's free stuff!

http://www.thefreebundle.com/

Cheers,
Tony

Originally Posted by Das_Regal Tony, TERA is going Free to Play In February, but there are some benefits to purchasing a copy now (extra bank slots, etc). I'd like to pick one up from Amazon on the cheap, and I'm sure lots of other people would like to as well. I also need a copy for my girlfriend, so if you brought back that 2 for 2 promo, I'd jump. Otherwise/also something using the EC credit would be amazing. For the record, I don't think I'd pay more than 7.50 per copy post-coupon. Thanks! Hopefully TERA is interested in working with you to move some copies before the switch over.

I'd go for this. With the switch to F2P and the bonuses that being a "founder" gives you, I'd be interested in giving a try if the price was right for the dd.

Originally Posted by Genocidal This is changing with the shift over to the new data format that a lot of games are asking you to update to if you haven't launched them in a while.

I wish it wouldn't lock up the whole Steam client while it does this though. :(

Also, Tony, still waiting for word on Warlock and its DLCs. And is Battle for Graxia coming back to GameConnect?