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Originally Posted by MysterD I was in the TSW Beta - and the game's like 30 GB.... ...do you really wanna download all of that? :P I'd rather have that huge-sized game on disc(s)....

I'd rather download in just one large chunk and not have to fuss with installing discs and patching and all that mess. This is the 21st century.

Disclaimer: This is an opinion and is worth about as much as anyone else's opinion on the internet, which is not a damned thing, so you really don't need to argue it back.

Anyway passing because it doesn't activate on Steam. Yes I am one of those.

Ugh!! monthly fees. I don't think so.

Originally Posted by Motoki I'd rather download in just one large chunk and not have to fuss with installing discs and patching and all that mess. This is the 21st century.

Good point; point taken.

I actually had to DL this monster when I was in the TSW Beta (week before game's official launch and NO NDA's at that time) and my Net-connection was decent enough to suit me (it's much better now), so....ummm....yeah; that DL was NOT fun. Took a FEW hours.

Sure, you could always backup your game folder to another HDD; a lot of DVD's; or one BR disc, if need be - and be all up-to-date and whatnot.

Disclaimer: This is an opinion and is worth about as much as anyone else's opinion on the internet, which is not a damned thing, so you really don't need to argue it back.

Even though we don't always agree and don't always see eye-to-eye on things, I do like reading your opinions.

Anyway passing because it doesn't activate on Steam. Yes I am one of those.

For me, it's a MMO - I don't need extra Steam DRM on top of the annoying "Always online DRM."

I think this TSW game would've been a game I really would've liked to play like Torchlight 2, HG: London, Diablo 2, etc allow -- play offline if I feel like it or online if I feel like it. It just feels like....some of the things in this game (i.e. the superb voice-acting & writing) usually do lend itself better to a SP-atmosphere & experience.

Has anyone had problems checking out? I've bought a lot of stuff from them in the past, but I'm unable to get my paypal or my CC to work directly with their website. It's quite infuriating to be missing out on the deals...

Originally Posted by karaethon Has anyone had problems checking out? I've bought a lot of stuff from them in the past, but I'm unable to get my paypal or my CC to work directly with their website. It's quite infuriating to be missing out on the deals...

Read this.

Originally Posted by Zipomatic2 Darn it, and I just bought Secret World from Microsoft for $10 on Black Friday... now it's $5.25.... poop

Hah, I did the same thing, thinking $10 for 30 days of checking it out was an OK deal.

risen 2 for 10.50 is tempting....

Would anyone mind sharing their thoughts about Risen 2 and The Last Templar? I liked the original Risen (though I never finished it).

So does GMG give you the 35% off future game if you pre-ordered a game discounted? I bought the Tomb Raider by using the 30% off code last Sunday and didn't receive anything.

Originally Posted by NeoGutsman Would anyone mind sharing their thoughts about Risen 2 and The Last Templar? I liked the original Risen (though I never finished it).

Risen 2 was less than excellent upon release. But.. PB patched it and fixed a number of things and the mod community has done some good stuff with it as well, including an unofficial patch and a number of fixes for the weird graphic issues. I've been enjoying the game a fair bit. I am about 10 hours in, now. A fantasy pirate setting is unique for CRPG's and they pull it off well. If you liked Risen 1, you'll probably like it.

The forum with the fan stuff is here: http://forum.worldofplayers.de/forum...ns-and-Editing All you need is the Risen 2 Mod Starter. It'll pull a list of what's available and you can look at the readmes to see what you'd want to install.

Finally bought Guild Wars 2 at a reasonable price. Total was $40.60 with code. Thanks OP!

Originally Posted by NeoGutsman Would anyone mind sharing their thoughts about Risen 2 and The Last Templar? I liked the original Risen (though I never finished it).

Got First Templar during the Steam Autumn Sale for $5 as I enjoyed the couple levels I have played so far. If you like hack and slash I think it's easily worth that price. You might want to want for the Steam winter sale though if you care about achievements because it uses Capsule when you buy from GMG.

25% off most games with voucher code GMG25-CZPYL-D5MQ6
Expires Friday, December 14, 7am EST

35% off voucher, good for future purchase, when pre-ordering select games, full list of eligible games

Daily(ish) Deal
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year $3.75 (Steam key)
King's Bounty: Warriors of the North $11.25 (Steamworks)
King's Bounty: Warriors of the North Valhalla Edition $12.37 (Steamworks)

Originally Posted by Killbomb You might want to want for the Steam winter sale though if you care about achievements because it uses Capsule when you buy from GMG.

IMO it's worth waiting just to avoid Capsule.

Mortal Kombat Kollection is $2.25 after sale and 25% voucher. I think this is the lowest I have seen it so I grabbed it.

Originally Posted by darkling23 Risen 2 was less than excellent upon release. But.. PB patched it and fixed a number of things and the mod community has done some good stuff with it as well, including an unofficial patch and a number of fixes for the weird graphic issues. I've been enjoying the game a fair bit. I am about 10 hours in, now. A fantasy pirate setting is unique for CRPG's and they pull it off well. If you liked Risen 1, you'll probably like it. The forum with the fan stuff is here: http://forum.worldofplayers.de/forum...ns-and-Editing All you need is the Risen 2 Mod Starter. It'll pull a list of what's available and you can look at the readmes to see what you'd want to install.

I would agree with this. I like the pirate setting and I think it and the guns/voodoo gives the game more character and sets it apart for your generic RPG game in a way the first game wasn't.

Last Templar is not bad either but I agree with the wait for a Steam sale to avoid the capsule sentiment.

Originally Posted by Lord_Ashour So does GMG give you the 35% off future game if you pre-ordered a game discounted? I bought the Tomb Raider by using the 30% off code last Sunday and didn't receive anything.

Yea they do, I used the 30% off code on a pre-order and got the 35% off voucher in "My Keys". If yours is not there, I would contact their customer support.

80% off Miner Wars 2081 , with voucher the price come down to $ 3.75.

Thanks so much for the thoughts on Risen 2 and The Last Templar. I'll probably bite on Risen 2 and hang back for now with The Last Templar. I love our CAG family

Wow, Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY is an insane deal. I already bought it in an Amazon PCDD Batman bundle deal a while ago and snagged the discounted DLC recently for an overall great price but this easily tops it.

EDIT: The Steam forums are down so I'll ask here - Is the Risen 2 DLC worth it at these prices? Or is it wiser just to wait for another GMG/Steam sale down the line?

wow great deal on AA

Originally Posted by NeoGutsman EDIT: The Steam forums are down so I'll ask here - Is the Risen 2 DLC worth it at these prices? Or is it wiser just to wait for another GMG/Steam sale down the line?

No. It feels tacked on, don't give much playing time and doesn't really add much to the story game imho.

The pirate outfit you can get better stuff than that about mid way through the game.

The Air temple brings back a minor character from Risen 1 but is otherwise unremarkable. There's a fair bit of going back to a bunch of places you went before to kill a few monsters to pad the playing time out of it too.

The best one to me is Treasure Island but mostly because some nice little bit of dialog at the end and because Patty has been going on about that damned treasure since Risen 1. The bulk of it is just round around and island and kill stuff and it's pretty short.

If you can get them 75% off then sure go for it if you want but otherwise I would pass. I also don't think you should feel like you are missing out on anything by not having them. With the exception of that little bit of dialog about Patty which literally is over in like a minute, none of it feels like something that was cut out of the main game or adds much to it.