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This thread will attempt to provide a place to discuss past/present/future PC gaming deals. While mainly focusing on Steam games, any standout sales may also be presented. I will not be updating every Daily/Weekly/etc. sale. The tools to help individuals become a smarter shopper will be provided below.

See this POST for links to store sale pages, threads of interest and other tools to help you become a more informed PC game shopper.
 
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eulogywerd21 said:
I don't care how you twist or shift it. I mean, if Walmart doesn't have the Bravia tv in stock that I want, I don't get pissed at Sony. AMD needs to show some initiative on the part of the people who bought their product with the expectation of receiving this included item, in a timely matter, as in when everyone else in the world already has access to it, and get those mother fuck ing keys out!

Full disclosure, I really don't care when it arrives, I just like to stir the pot. Mario will have my full attention for this weekend.
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Eh, two things... Walmart does their own distribution so if they don't have the product in stock 95% of the time the fault is entirely theirs... Second, if your looking at Bravia TVs you don't care about quality or money and no doubt can afford to spend 60 dollars for preoloading and sell the code at a loss.

Enjoy Mario! I haven't looked at too many reviews but I know Eurogamer rated it as essential, which is their highest rating, and they don't give too many of those.

 
The steam sale is.. abyssmal.  The one title on sale I would buy is danganronpa another episode.  PS+ has this for $10.  Steam has it for double.

Just started odyssey.  Intentionally didn't read to much about it.  Looking forward to some simple polished gameplay.  I just started and the first thing I tried were the jumps - which are the same as Mario 64.

Plus feeling pretty cag as it cost me $38 after gcu/vc along with an extra $10 cert, coin & poster.

 
gospelman said:
Just started odyssey. Intentionally didn't read to much about it. Looking forward to some simple polished gameplay. I just started and the first thing I tried were the jumps - which are the same as Mario 64.
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Is that good or bad? I know Mario 64 was a watershed moment for 3D games but I'll be honest... Mario, Zelda, Metroid. All my favorites are firmly 2D titles.

 
INMATEofARKHAM said:
Is that good or bad? I know Mario 64 was a watershed moment for 3D games but I'll be honest... Mario, Zelda, Metroid. All my favorites are firmly 2D titles.
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I meant it as a good thing. Jumps are the same but I promptly had to switch camera controls back to the n64 inversion for it to feel right

 
Tomasety said:
lol EA....
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Jeez, what a waste. Battlefield: Heroes was great back in the day. Obviously very different from other BF games, but still fun for a while. And it had the catchiest version of the Battlefield theme ever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz0v-qixpOI

 
Tomasety said:
lol EA....

https://twitter.com/PCGamesN/status/923845684847104000
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That's only a decent idea if say EA decided to put these games somewhere to sell w/ MP support.

Maybe throw them on Origin w/ Multiplayer support there.
Or bring these back w/ Multiplayer support on GOG w/ GOG Galaxy support or on Steam w/ Steamworks.
Or put them say on all services such as GOG, Steam, Origin and use some other middleware (i.e. like GameRanger or something) so everybody that owns it can play together.

 
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Typical lawyer stuff.  If you don't protect your IP you weaken your claim to it so companies go after people for stuff like this even when there's no immediate financial incentive or loss.

More importantly, where's my Wolfenstein II key?

 
Syntax Error said:
Typical lawyer stuff. If you don't protect your IP you weaken your claim to it so companies go after people for stuff like this even when there's no immediate financial incentive or loss.

More importantly, where's my Wolfenstein II key?
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I could understand if EA did this b/c they plan to bring it back w/ full-blown MP support and sell the games somewhere, but EA has a tendency to not do that.

Does GameRanger support old-school BF games?

 
Mafia III: Digital Deluxe Edition [Steam key for Windows & Mac] = $15 on MacGameStore before any vouchers

macgames5off might work, if you need a promo code. 

Mafia III: Digital Deluxe Edition comes w/ Mafia 3 (base-game) & Mafia 3: Season Pass.

If you want it all - this is best way to buy the game, since Season Pass doesn't look like it goes on sale w/ discounts and that Pass alone has been $15 before at its lowest according to ITAD:

https://isthereanydeal.com/search/?q=mafia+season+pass#/page:game/info?plain=mafiaiiiseasonpass

And honestly, as repetitive as the base-game stuff can be, DLC's like Faster Baby with its vehicular-based mechanics & combat can really break things up a bit, TBH - despite not being that long (i.e. 2-5 hours).

 
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Syntax Error said:
Typical lawyer stuff. If you don't protect your IP you weaken your claim to it so companies go after people for stuff like this even when there's no immediate financial incentive or loss.
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Yup, but thats not the only way it can go... You can protect your IP and allow stuff like this to go on. Just authorize it. Frankly, it probably would have costs EA the same amount.

 
Authorizing it opens them to potential hassles or risks down the road that they weren't expecting.  What's the value in that?  Saying "No" puts an end to it.

 
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In patch stuff... 

VIP is now back to being the way it has in previous Forza MS/Forza Horizon with the latest patch

Rainbow Six Siege has changed how much renown you can earn in Terrorist Hunt.  Its not tied to difficulty, just time played in the mode so as long as they have it so you cannot earn while idling it should be an improvement. 

 
Syntax Error said:
Authorizing it opens them to potential hassles or risks down the road that they weren't expecting. What's the value in that? Saying "No" puts an end to it.
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And this also pisses off consumer who paid money for the old games, in the first place (well, except BF Heroes - that was F2P). This is just not good PR for EA period. EA already has a reputation of being one of the worst publishers, in terms of actual business practices. From cutting studios and killing them off (i.e. Bullfrog, WestWood, Maxis, etc etc), cutting games (i.e. where's that Visceral SW game?), taking IP's for a while and doing nothing with them (anymore Syndicate or System Shock games coming from EA?), releasing incomplete/buggy/unstable games - though, EA might take the cake here on the worst publisher out there...even though EA, Activision, and WB seem to be in the running neck and neck here of "Who has the worst business practices?"

See, this non-sense w/ EA of shutting the games down is why I'm not fond of centralized MP servers powered though the main company - as they're just mere rentals, unless the dev's/publishers allow for modders to keep them going or allow for actual LAN support. In turn, if modders keep them going - then someone like EA would be foolish to NOT keep selling the game; especially if gamers love it.

Is EA afraid gamers will just play those old-ass games instead of going out and dropping $60 MSRP and then maybe buying the Season Pass for DICE's upcoming Battlefront 2?

 
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INMATEofARKHAM said:
Yup, but thats not the only way it can go... You can protect your IP and allow stuff like this to go on. Just authorize it. Frankly, it probably would have costs EA the same amount.
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Yeah, I don't see how them authorizing this would be much of a problem...only as long as they don't plan to re-release these games w/ modern-day MP support somewhere, of course. If they did do decide to go that route to shut them down b/c they wanted to do like Pandemic's old SW: Battlefront 2 (2005 Classic) just did, well...then what EA just did makes sense.

PR-wise, just keeping these games going elsewhere who really wants to keep them going makes EA look good and still be able to put their older games on services like GOG and Steam for sale.

Heck, EA wouldn't even have to keep the servers going; someone else like Revival was doing that crap for them.

 
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MysterD said:
Is EA afraid gamers will just play those old-ass games instead of going out and dropping $60MSRP and then maybe buying the Season Pass for DICE's upcoming Battlefront 2?
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Probably not. The people in Legal don't really care if some guy is trying to play a seven year old version of a closed free to play game. They're paid to make sure other people aren't using EA's trademarks and intellectual property without permission.

 
The EA letter was nice and stuff:
 

Dear [REDACTED],

I write on behalf of Electronic Arts Inc. and its development studio DICE or, in other words, ‘those guys that make Battlefield’.

We’ve noticed that Revive Network has several projects and websites devoted to being a Medic by reviving older Battlefield games, including Battlefield Heroes, Battlefield 2, and Battlefield 2142. It’s great to see your enthusiasm for these titles. Not to brag, but we too get the nostalgia chills when booting up these classic entries in the Battlefield franchise.

We need a favor though: we must ask that you stop throwing down Ammo Crates. In other, more legal-styled terms, please stop distributing copies of our game clients and using our trademarks, logos, and artwork on your sites. Thing is, your websites may easily mislead visitors to believe that you are associated or affiliated with EA and we’re the only ones that get to wear the Official EA dog tag. Since you’re Battlefield community members, we know that you are smart and helpful, and will respect that we must protect our intellectual property rights in the franchise.

Please drop us a line to let us know you’re on board with this. Should you have any questions regarding all this, please do not hesitate to contact me via e-mail at [REDACTED]@ea.com.

Thanks,

[REDACTED]

IP Counsel

Electronic Arts Inc.

 
That letter makes it sound like EA gave a C&D because Revive were infringing on EA's copyrights by using Battlefield images and trademarks as well as distributing copies of the game (piracy).  Not because they were hosting servers for the old games.

In that case, I can't blame EA.

There's a reason why places like Project 1999 (the player run classic Everquest server) makes users buy a used copy of game and doesn't use a bunch of images from the game.

 
DD83 said:
That letter makes it sound like EA gave a C&D because Revive were infringing on EA's copyrights by using Battlefield images and trademarks as well as distributing copies of the game (piracy). Not because they were hosting servers for the old games.

In that case, I can't blame EA.

There's a reason why places like Project 1999 (the player run classic Everquest server) makes users buy a used copy of game and doesn't use a bunch of images from the game.
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Yeah, one of the articles I read stated how Revive's goal was to make Battlefield 2142 F2P, which of course, would be illegal considering it isn't/wasn't a F2P title.

 
MysterD said:
I don't see BF 2142 even being sold on Origin anymore.

Does anyone even sell this anymore?
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That's not how it works. BF 2142 belongs to EA. If they decide not to sell or support it, that's their choice. It's still theirs. Other people don't get to decide for them "Well, it was dead so we..."

Whether or not Revive was making money or EA is selling it, etc makes no difference. BF 2142 belongs to EA so they get to set the rules even if the rules are "mothball it and hands off"

 
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Syntax Error said:
Authorizing it opens them to potential hassles or risks down the road that they weren't expecting. What's the value in that? Saying "No" puts an end to it.
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Risks? What risks do you see in a decade plus old games getting their mulitplayer reinstalled.

As for hassle... I'm pretty sure they could write that they could terminate if hassles came about.

I pretty much agree with MysterD on this... I think EA is afraid of competition from their own games.
 
INMATEofARKHAM said:
Risks? What risks do you see in a decade plus old games getting their mulitplayer reinstalled.

As for hassle... I'm pretty sure they could write that they could terminate if hassles came about.

I pretty much agree with MysterD on this... I think EA is afraid of competition from their own games.
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Not really. There's plenty of scenarios EA could be roped into something. Something far-fetched like someone being bullied or harassed or something in BF2142 or the Revive forums and suing Revive and then roping EA in because they allowed them to use their logo, game, etc. Something more realistic would be Revive doing something shady like tracking player info, selling player info for ads, running intrusive ads or software in their reworked client, or even a third party accessing the information and then people sue Revive and rope EA in. At the end of the day, it's much cheaper to send a letter and put a stop to all this than have to pay a lot more once something happens.

 
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It's not like EA's selling the BF 2142 Deluxe or doing anything w/ BF Heroes either. Granted, if they do put these out on GOG, Steam, or Origin as re-releases and equip them w/ some new kind of middleware - then pretty much, they should have the right to tell Revive off since they're actually supporting their own damn game.

I still think the right approach for some matter like this is what SW Battlefront 2: Classic 2005 received: re-releasing the game w/ new middleware for multiplayer support; or letting someone else like Revive or GameRanger handle it. Though, it's surprising that this happened - since I think it'll be competition w/ the SW: Battlefront II - 2017 DICE Version.

They probably should've just told Revive to stop using their EA Property images and stuff. Can Revive do like GameRanger and just mention on their page what games they are supporting unofficially? Or is that a legal matter, too?

Looks like GameRanger's Game Supported Lists supports a lot of the old EA BF stuff and lots of other old MP-portions of games anyways - if you look at their game list.

Granted, I do have BF 2142 Deluxe and have not ever booted it up (for some reason, I missed it back when it was popular...) - but can that game be played offline against bots or anything?

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AdmiralGialHackbar said:
get your retail copy here
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Actually, already own it on Origin. Can't recall if I bought it cheap from Amazon or Origin; or got it free in one of EA's On The House Origin freebies.

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Got it from Amazon in January 2014 for $1.05 after tax, actually. I bet it was from one of those crazy Amazon Tony Editors' Sale or something.

 
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INMATEofARKHAM said:
Risks? What risks do you see in a decade plus old games getting their mulitplayer reinstalled.
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Honestly, if there's a 0.5% chance of a legal issue arising from authorizing use and a 0% chance of a legal issue arising from saying "stop it", then they're going to say "Stop it" 100% of the time. That's what they're getting paid for; to protect the company from legal hassles.

But, at the end of the day, they don't need to justify it at all. It's their property.

Wolfenstein II key activated! Uh, from my browser at work so it's not as though I can download or play it anyway. But it's activated!

 
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sasquatc4 said:
that coupon code does work, just used it, even though I could have sworn Ive used it before too
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It worked for me as well despite me having an account so I must have used it previously. It did, however, say "first time purchase!" Saved me a whoppin' 75¢

Edit: Huh, I only have one game (Mafia III) in my MGS library which begs the question of why I previously made an account in September of 2015 if I never bought anything.

There, I finally bought stupid Mafia III for stupid $14.25 for the stupid Deluxe DLC version

 
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I played a bit over an hour I believe of Midboss so here's some impressions:

It's a pretty interesting rogue like game where you play an Imp and can possess creatures to gain their powers and abilities. Once you level those forms up you get more abilities and master them while trying to possess and get better and better skills and equipment while you keep going down in the dungeon. It's pretty fun honestly though the controls are not so hot. It's a bit simpler than some of these games, but is also a bit easier to play. There are a few nuances to changing forms, so it is a bit of fun. It's challenging enough and when you die you get a death card, and the next time you start a game, you can choose a card and a piece of equipment from it (I usually choose the weapon).

The graphics are not so hot honestly. They work well enough, but the UI is extremely clunky including the skill page, inventory, and form page. Honestly, I'm not sure there is a keybinding to drop items, but I need it because the click and drag drop system is very clunky. All in all the graphics are functional but not fancy.

The sound is pretty basic as well. I honestly don't remember music, but the sound of fighting and breaking stuff is more than decent.

Overall I would say wait for it to be bundled. It's worth about 75% off for sure in a sale. I will continue to play it, and think after a while I will be able to beat it. It's doesn't seem as hard as some other of these games in the genre, but some enemies become very strong as you go down. 7/10

 
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MysterD said:
They probably should've just told Revive to stop using their EA Property images and stuff.
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That's what they did...

FoxAssGamer said:
The EA letter was nice and stuff:

Dear [REDACTED],
I write on behalf of Electronic Arts Inc. and its development studio DICE or, in other words, ‘those guys that make Battlefield’.
We’ve noticed that Revive Network has several projects and websites devoted to being a Medic by reviving older Battlefield games, including Battlefield Heroes, Battlefield 2, and Battlefield 2142. It’s great to see your enthusiasm for these titles. Not to brag, but we too get the nostalgia chills when booting up these classic entries in the Battlefield franchise.
We need a favor though: we must ask that you stop throwing down Ammo Crates. In other, more legal-styled terms, please stop distributing copies of our game clients and using our trademarks, logos, and artwork on your sites. Thing is, your websites may easily mislead visitors to believe that you are associated or affiliated with EA and we’re the only ones that get to wear the Official EA dog tag. Since you’re Battlefield community members, we know that you are smart and helpful, and will respect that we must protect our intellectual property rights in the franchise.
Please drop us a line to let us know you’re on board with this. Should you have any questions regarding all this, please do not hesitate to contact me via e-mail at [REDACTED]@ea.com.
Thanks,
[REDACTED]
IP Counsel
Electronic Arts Inc.
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Syntax Error said:
It's the same store. If I look at my account on Wingamestore, under "Orders" it shows my lonely sole Mafia III purchase through MGS.
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Yes, but as far as the codes, if you used the wingamestore code I think it is different than the macgamestore code.

Also, they used to do bundles, which may have been why you signed up.

 
FoxAssGamer said:
Not really. There's plenty of scenarios EA could be roped into something. Something far-fetched like someone being bullied or harassed or something in BF2142 or the Revive forums and suing Revive and then roping EA in because they allowed them to use their logo, game, etc.
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Bah.. I was bullied on CAG forum plenty of times and got my whore feeling hurt too but didn't get shit from CheapY.

I am offended by your insensitive statement. :oldman: :whistle2:

p.s. does this mean we can no longer brodate Battlefield Heroes until things blow over?

 
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I remember throwing out the idea of playing Battlefield Heroes, pre-bronights, but it never worked out.

Halloween haul of games I will not play because PUBG:

Get Even

Darkwoods

Five Nights at Freddy's 3 and 4

ETS2 and ATS Heavy Cargo DLC

Conarium

Observer

Through the Woods

Barrow Hill: The Dark Path

Halloween Haul of Games I will actually play:

KF2 Deluxe Upgrade for the sweet DJ Scully action 

 
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