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    NBR Steam Gaming Comunity

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by ViciousXUSMC, Oct 9, 2007.

  1. ziggo0

    ziggo0 Notebook Consultant

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    I joined. Have just about every Steam game out there, bought TF2 a while ago but still haven't played it yet.
     
  2. meth0d1244

    meth0d1244 Notebook Enthusiast

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    count me in asoon as i get my notebook lol
     
  3. KGann

    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    When I click "Join Group", nothing happends. I'll keep trying! NBR Gaming sounds great!

    EDIT- Got it! Great to see who's online and such!
     
  4. Martiuis

    Martiuis Notebook Enthusiast

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    I joined as well under my steam id aniamer.
     
  5. Pablomancan

    Pablomancan Notebook Consultant

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    Heyyy, new news!!!! anyone w/ a nvidia card or mobo can download Portal: The First Slice FOR FREE!!!

    Go to this link below for more info...this is actually very awesome, lol.

    http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_orangebox_promo.html

    If you want to download it, go for it!. So yeah, let's recruit more people now since there's a common game among us all! Just had to get the word out.
     
  6. KGann

    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    Lost Coast was decent,and Portal First Slice is just a preview of a great game. The rest really lack to me...
     
  7. Ackeron

    Ackeron Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Cool! Joining :)
     
  8. chonga

    chonga Notebook Deity

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    just joined! hope to get back into tf2 soon
     
  9. Manic Penguins

    Manic Penguins [+[ ]=]

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    Ive just joined the group. On CSS most of the time :)

    :cool: Drop me a line anytime :cool:
     
  10. Levenly

    Levenly Grappling Deity

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    some mighty resurrection powers you have.

    me and my friends look to inhouse people for Left4Dead, so if any are interested in playing and have a group of 4 friends that will play, just PM me in steam any time. i'm in the steam group under Levenly.
     
  11. Kierkes

    Kierkes Misanthrope

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    Big deal; if it gets more of us in the group, great! It just got ME into it. :D
     
  12. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Its a nice little group, I love to play with you guys now and then but man am I busy these days. Im fighting to get 3 hours of sleep before going to work, playing a game is just not an option for awhile.
     
  13. frostbit3

    frostbit3 Notebook Evangelist

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    I'll be joining when I get off of work. Steam: x_frost_x

    Anyone play CAL? Just interested in the number of people we have on NBR that is playing CAL Season 13 CSS.
     
  14. Manic Penguins

    Manic Penguins [+[ ]=]

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    Lol, thanks :p Didn't know it had been dead for a year :rolleyes:

    I just think its a great idea and should be kept alive.

    ViciousXUSMC, last online: 114 days ago XD I see what you mean, and Forerunner is pretty inactive too. BTW what Jace's alias on NBR?
     
  15. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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  16. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    Thread is back from the dead since the Steam group is still alive and well. The reason why this thread was closed is because the last post occurred over a year ago and old threads (1 year old from the last post) are automatically closed by the forum software to reduce server load.

    Enjoy.
     
  17. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Thank you crash.

    (I thought he closed the thread I feel bad now for thinking that)

    Yes the NBR Steam Gaming Group is almost 250 member strong now and still very active.

    Do not forget you can add games that are not steam based games to the program to help connect with one another.

    I created the Starcraft 2 Database to help add one another in Battle.net but if you like to be on steam you can still add Starcraft 2 as a non-steam game to your steam program for example so that you can chat with your fellow NBR members and know when one another is logged on easily.

    Our most popular games right now is Battlefield Bad Company 2, Team Fortress 2 is still holding good ground, and of course Starcraft 2 is up and rising.

    Alien Swarm is another honorable mention, it does not have a lot of us playing right now but its 100% free and a pretty good game so if you dont have the $$$ to fork out for one of the other games mentioned be sure to check it out.

    I myself am going to be playing Starcraft 2 mostly for the time being. Hope to see you guys online!
     
  18. drama89

    drama89 Notebook Consultant

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    I've joined the group, 250th member here :D
     
  19. thescinema

    thescinema Notebook Consultant

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    nice, i signed up. thanks for this.
     
  20. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Tonight is NBR SC2 game night :D if you have SC2 join us.
     
  21. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    Cleveland, eh? What part are you from?
    Nope! (I don't have it :p)

    We should do other game nights as well. Maybe a shooter or something; I'm sure lots of us have Counter-Strike, Battlefield, Call of Duty, Quake or something.
     
  22. aeg15

    aeg15 Notebook Enthusiast

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    -ViciousXUSMC

    Just joined the NBR forum and the steam group as well. add me. username is "Aeg15"
     
  23. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Cool, your already added if your in the group though, you show up under the group friends.

    People can still add you directly so you show in personal friends though.

    I also just released my Mumble server, so be sure to check that out. Steam has a built in chat & voice chat but Mumble is a step above.
     
  24. aeg15

    aeg15 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ViciousXUSMC

    Oh how do I invite members to play a game?.... I have owned steam for only like 6 months or so.

    ----I just realized that you were the one that wrote all those reviews and benchmarks for the ASUS G50Vt-x5. +rep for you cuz I read the whole thread before I got mine. Your reviews and info helped me pull the trigger on it.
     
  25. Falross

    Falross Notebook Geek

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    Hi guys I joined the group last night. Steam name is Argentis.
     
  26. DboogieC

    DboogieC Notebook Deity

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    joined ! DBoogieC

    TF2, or COD4 anyone ? :D :D
     
  27. DRSR

    DRSR Notebook Consultant

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    Joined.. Looking forward to play ya all..
     
  28. Falross

    Falross Notebook Geek

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    I'm game for TF2 on occasion.
     
  29. rschauby

    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    Anyone mind being my friend for a bit? I only need 3 more to qualify for the current achievements contest.

    Steam Name: Cronq

    Feel free to toss me one and we can be friends for at least 2 weeks :)
     
  30. Gary99

    Gary99 Notebook Guru

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    Just sent you an invite....I need a few more 'friends' as well.
    I just joined the Steam group. I'm loving the NBR community and glad to see there is a Steam group for the gamers that frequent this site.
     
  31. Falross

    Falross Notebook Geek

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    I'd like to get in on the friends thing as well. My frriends suck, and all play consoles :(. One day I'll redeem them, but probably not soon.

    Edit: Are many folks playing L4D/L4D2? It sounds interesting, and I might pick it up for boxing day if I can get some cash for Christmas, but not sure if too many folks are still playing.

    I'm not a huge FPS fan, but the co-op aspect is appealing.
     
  32. rschauby

    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    L4D is still played by many and is extremely fun when played co op with friends. Definitely pick it up at the next sale.
     
  33. Falross

    Falross Notebook Geek

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    Will do. Would you recommend one over the other if they're both on sale?
     
  34. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    LFD2 since its the evolved version of the first game
     
  35. Falross

    Falross Notebook Geek

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    Gotcha, so it's really more like an expansion than a sequel.
     
  36. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Kinda, same old stuff, new maps, new characters, new weapons, new graphics engine.
     
  37. rschauby

    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    Get L4D2. Valve is already starting to port all the L4D1 maps/campaigns over to L4D2, since 2 is the only version they converted to Steam Play.
     
  38. Falross

    Falross Notebook Geek

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    Well I picked up L4D2 last night. Feel free to drag me into a game, and I'll try not to get us all killed :p.
     
  39. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    I could go for a good game of L4D2, its been awhile.

    I have not played FPS in a long time though so I am going to be pretty rusty.

    L4D2 has pretty good built in voice chat, and its absolutely necessary for this game, but the Mumble server is still higher quality than any built in voice chat so I would recommend using it.
     
  40. jeffreybaks

    jeffreybaks Notebook Deity

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    Im going to join, I like this idea!
     
  41. Falross

    Falross Notebook Geek

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    Once I got past my own stupidity and got the achievement for the treasure hunt, I played a bit more and was amazed. I think L4D2 is going to suck up a lot of time.
     
  42. Levenly

    Levenly Grappling Deity

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    my steam account is Levenly, like my username for here. and if anyone is on the east coast, here is our Black Ops server info:

    /connect 66.55.155.222:3074

    ever since the previous patch, many people stopped playing because of the game freezing and overall bugginess. i'm lucky since the game never ran poorly on my computer. if anyone ever wants to join the server feel free. i try to be courteous and play whatever gametype the majority of the people want to play in there.
     
  43. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    I am a BFBC2 guy, just couldnt get into CoD as much.
     
  44. Levenly

    Levenly Grappling Deity

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    i'd rather play bfbc2, but my friends like COD. i've always preferred the BF series though. BF2 is probably one of the funnest FPS games i've ever played.
     
  45. Trottel

    Trottel Notebook Virtuoso

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    Anybody feel like getting together to play some l4d2?
     
  46. Dead2th3world

    Dead2th3world Pure Hatred

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    Count me in :D
     
  47. Trottel

    Trottel Notebook Virtuoso

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    I've played it before at my dad's house, but thanks to Forge I have my own copy now. We need to set up a time for four of us to play.
     
  48. Dead2th3world

    Dead2th3world Pure Hatred

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    Just sent you a friend invitation on steam , add me. I'm online most of the time anyway.
     
  49. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Im totally down for L4D2, a few beers and one mumble server later = a good time.
     
  50. Trottel

    Trottel Notebook Virtuoso

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    Cool. Dead2th3world and I played together earlier. Would you be able to maybe schedule a time for it like there is with SC2?
     
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