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so if you spend your tickets do you not get entries into the drawing at the end?

Spending tickets do not decrease your entries into the sweepstakes.

Also, for those that are getting Quake for the multiplayer, look up google Quake Live. It's free and isn't full of people that will murder you immediately.

Originally Posted by keroppilee so if you spend your tickets do you not get entries into the drawing at the end?

with everyone entered, your chances of getting something are certainly higher by spending them than entering them - but then there's that smaller chance of hitting it big as well. Personally with my luck at contests, I'd just spend em for something immediate instead to guarantee reward from them.

Originally Posted by keroppilee so if you spend your tickets do you not get entries into the drawing at the end?

Your total tickets are the number of entries you get into the drawing, no matter how many you spend.

Originally Posted by Mooby Just to elaborate on this because I see a lot of people saying it was a blast when they played on PS3 or whatever -- the co-op then (and on the console platform) was probably far more active than it is now on the PC. Basically you aren't going to find any co-op games unless you and some friends coordinate it yourself.

Yeah, the online co-op aspect of Guardian of Light has always been a bit of a bummer in that it's supposed to be amazingly fun but next to impossible to find anyone playing. I've never had success in finding an additional player on the PS3 (had it on day one too) or on the PC (since last Christmas). Maybe they should have CoDed it up a bit or something...

Originally Posted by Wolfmight with everyone entered, your chances of getting something are certainly higher by spending them than entering them - but then there's that smaller chance of hitting it big as well. Personally with my luck at contests, I'd just spend em for something immediate instead to guarantee reward from them.

I don't think it's a either or situation. I think you get prizes AND get entered for the contest.

Originally Posted by Mooby Us PC gamers are isolated trolls -- we dare not go outside and meet people!

True but I find that PC gamers are also often older and can play with a Spouse or significant other.

Originally Posted by pROvIs Or use couch co-op

Us PC gamers are isolated trolls -- we dare not go outside and meet people!

Originally Posted by killerthrust Yea but that 4.99 price did not come with the 1 month free subscription. He would have paid 4.99 for the base game and 15 for a subscription. He's paying 9.99 for the game and subscription

Beat me to it :P

I've bit on LC:GoL just for the hell of it. Never really liked Tomb Raider but this one looks more interesting. Can't really go wrong for 3,75 euros.

Originally Posted by Wolfmight Any ideas on the Command and Conquer games though? never played em, but I've heard mixed thoughts and that some are way better than others.

I think any C&C fan would agree that Red Alert 1 and 2 are the best games out of this franchise. Sadly, those are not for sale one steam. If you had to pick just one out of the list then I think I'd advise to go for the regular C&C 3. The expansion is more fun but C&C3 is a good start. If you like generic basebuilding RTS that is. The cutscenes are a bit cheesy but the campaigns are quite fun.

For the people who don't know, the first Red Alert game can be downloaded free now. EA released it free to promote RA3. Get it here: http://forums.commandandconquer.com/...list/6967.page

Originally Posted by Blackout I'm not really a PC gamer but I want to try out Quake. I never played it. Would it be lame of me just to buy the original Quake since it's $2.49 right now? Or should I go with Quake 2?

Quake 2 is superior, but both are ancient. As time goes by, it doesn't feel like FPSes change much year-over-year, but they do. Going back to play Quake or Doom or Hexen makes this very clear.

But everyone should take the opportunity to wield a BFG-9000 at some point in their lives.

Originally Posted by pROvIs It's too bad Risen's price went up, I would have gotten that at $7.50.

ah-ha! So I wasn't just seeing things. I noticed the $7.50 price earlier but when I checked this afternoon it changed to $10 and some change. That's lame. I was on the fence @ $7.50 for >$10, no chance in hell. :/

I did pick up Sanctum though, looks like fun!

Wow, just tried to run GTA IV on my VISTA machine and it says I need XP service pack 3 to play.... Ummm, ok, nice programming there rockstar

the fix is equally stupid.

Originally Posted by dmdragon Wow, just tried to run GTA IV on my VISTA machine and it says I need XP service pack 3 to play.... Ummm, ok, nice programming there rockstar the fix is equally stupid.

hilarious. a bit more of a Vista joke than a Rockstar one. Vista has all kinds of humor like that.

Originally Posted by pROvIs I don't think it's a either or situation. I think you get prizes AND get entered for the contest.

Nice, that changes everything.

Considering getting Street Fighting 4. I know Arcade Edition just came out but if I recall correctly, the 360/PS3 versions can get some DLC or something for 15$ to turn the base game into the Arcade edition. Since Arcade Edition is 40$, getting SF4 for 15+15$ dlc (if it exists for the PC version) would save 10$. Thoughts?

Originally Posted by BitLooter For the people who don't know, the first Red Alert game can be downloaded free now. EA released it free to promote RA3. Get it here: http://forums.commandandconquer.com/...list/6967.page

Thanks for sharing I've got The First Decade but it's a b*tch to run it properly.

I'm not sure of these work on Windows 7 though. But via that link I've found a download for C&C95 with a resolution fix for 1024x768 pretty neat and it works like a charm on W7 since I just tested it.

Check it

Originally Posted by INCyr Yeah. At this point, I'm guessing the Spectromancer DLC and Fate of the World will get my $$.

I'm planning to get Spectromancer as well. $4.99 for the game and all DLC? Yes, please.

And after all the talk about Fate of the World, I'm really intriguied by it. Not sure if I'll buy it at $4.99 or wait, what with all my other purchases. But it's definitely on my radar!

Originally Posted by NeoGutsman I've only played Tomb Raider Underworld recently, but one of the killers for me in the game was navigating underwater. Ugh, I hated that weird 3D map and the underwater controls.

When I was trying to decide which Tomb Raider game to by, the trailer on Steam which shows Lara underwater immediately killed all interest I had in Underworld. I'm not a fan of water stages anyway (a recent poll on Game Informer showed most people hate water stages), and combat and navigation underwater is something I'd rather avoid.

I ended up going with Anniversary, although it was a tough call. If I like it, I'll get Legend down the road.

Originally Posted by Dragonsbane I want fate of the world to go on sale damnit

Technically, it is on sale for $4.99.

Bummer. Thanks for the quick responses.

Originally Posted by crystalklear64 Considering getting Street Fighting 4. I know Arcade Edition just came out but if I recall correctly, the 360/PS3 versions can get some DLC or something for 15$ to turn the base game into the Arcade edition. Since Arcade Edition is 40$, getting SF4 for 15+15$ dlc (if it exists for the PC version) would save 10$. Thoughts?

This doesn't exist for the PC version, since they skipped Super SFIV on the PC entirely. The upgrade to AE was only for Super. Might as well just pick up Arcade Edition now, unless you can wait for the next time it goes on sale. (It didn't take that long for SFIV to get a Steam sale, IIRC - two months?)