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    Steam has STALKER for $5 this weekend

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Slaughterhouse, Dec 19, 2008.

  1. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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  2. WILLY S

    WILLY S I was saying boo-urns

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    No recession on steam :D
     
  3. billiam

    billiam Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, anyone who doesn't have this yet needs to take this deal. And now I wait for Clear Sky...
     
  4. Phil17

    Phil17 Notebook Consultant

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    Cool! I highly recommend this game to anybody who hasn't tried it yet
     
  5. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    I still haven't tried it. Hopefully I like it though, I've been so disappointed with games lately.
     
  6. Danja

    Danja Notebook Evangelist

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    Yuck. I've been trying to set up an account and each time it tells me" Your account creation request failed, please try again later."
     
  7. aan310

    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    STALKER CS sucked IMO... and i beat my friends copy of STALKER... I say go for it if you don't own it! (im actually tempted to buy it cuse its so cheap xD)
     
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    I remember playing the multiplayer beta. Its a really fun game. I want to get it but I'd never have time to play it =/
     
  9. -Amadeus Excello-

    -Amadeus Excello- Notebook Evangelist

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  10. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Steam is surely killing Gaming piracy...it has given enuff reason for people to not download pirated stuff and get the original thing.
     
  11. Red_Dragon

    Red_Dragon Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    thank you so much!!! I always wanted to try this game but nothing was forcing me to really try it this definitely is :D
     
  12. naticus

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    This is exactly what I have been thinking now for some time, which is a really good thing.

    BTW just bought Stalker, played it before but on a friends computer, hopefully i will enjoy it better than i did with a go7600 :)
     
  13. Jlbrightbill

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    Not gonna lie I used to have a downloaded copy of STALKER but I bought it this weekend because the price was right and it was a good game. I mean one less latte pays for this thing.
     
  14. Red_Dragon

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    yeah im downloading it too but MAN! This download is huge thank god i have cable i dont know how i could survive this download on DSL :D
     
  15. jacob808

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    same here downloading now. Oh and peggle extreme is free too
     
  16. Red_Dragon

    Red_Dragon Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    finished downloading it and played its great........it doesnt support gamepad which kinda ticked me off because someone stole my logitech MX518 and touchpad gaming for shooters is a no no oh well i bought the game i can play it anytime i want. Lachesis here i come! :D
     
  17. crash

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    $5!!! Now I have no excuse not to get it! :D
     
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    I bought it for $15 about 6 months ago.
     
  19. Halo360Fan

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    just to be sure My laptop will run it well right?
     
  20. Red_Dragon

    Red_Dragon Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    yes it will
     
  21. naticus

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    U play FPS with a controller? :rolleyes:
     
  22. yoyo1299

    yoyo1299 Notebook Evangelist

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    My 7600 plays it good :)
     
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    I'm thinking about purchasing my first game from Steam because of this.
     
  24. Red_Dragon

    Red_Dragon Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    .,.......i just said i lost my mouse, the gamepad was a second resort theres no way im playing this game with a touchpad...
     
  25. naticus

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    lol, Razer was having some deals with mouses at circuity city, but i dont see them on the site now, might still be in store.

    Also played this game for an hour and its very good, especially with the graphics completely maxed, 16xAA,16xAF, its looks really good.
     
  26. Red_Dragon

    Red_Dragon Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    yes it does look great maxed out :D this game has some amazing draw distance :)

    hmm if that deal comes back let me know im looking for a red lachesis but i'm mostly finding blue / White
     
  27. Jlbrightbill

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    Games like this reiterate in my mind how very good graphics don't have to bring your system to a crawl. Runs great and looks fantastic.
     
  28. naticus

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    Also there is a atmosphere tweak, it adds a more realistic look to the game.

    http://www.thefloatingpoint.org/main/download.php?view.24
     
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    Hopefully someone can help here with ideas, I cant get the game to work. I get the the blue circle that Vista is about to load it but nothing happens. In the taskbar I see it aking up 50% of the CPU but nothing ever happens. I have tried running in compatible mode for XP and 2000 with same result. I dont know what else to try. This is Vista 64 bit with 4 gigs of ram. Its on a Asus G50Vt. Any ideas will greatly be appretiated.
     
  30. Satyrion

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    buying it now, i wonder if it will run at my laptop :D

    Edit: Stem won't update so i cant access steam :S
     
  31. Rodster

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    I don't know about the laptop but your desktop should run it fine. :)

    The beauty about Steam is you can install the game on multiple computers as you just access your account and game via Steam. So if your laptop won't run the game just install Steam on your desktop.

    I've gooten to like Steam myself. I bought Football Manager 2009 and installed it via Steam. Everything works great. And if you lose your internet connection you can still play the game offline.
     
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    STALKER is the first game that I've purchased via Steam. All my other Steam games (Orange Box) I opted to get the retail disks for them rather than purchasing directly from Steam. I have to say that the process went really smoothly and quickly. No problems (so far ;) ).
     
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    I bought the game for $5 already, but I have a question for anyone that has played the multiplayer.

    How is the multiplayer? Does it keep you playing after having finished the single-player campaign?
     
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    Sweet! Ive been wanting to pick up this game for awhile. Cant wait to give it a try, cause Fallout is taking up all my time!
     
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    So far I find it kinda meh.

    Think I need to play it more.
     
  36. stanny1

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    Will my X4500 run stalker?
     
  37. Satyrion

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    yeah ur x4500 will run it
     
  38. darthvader1432

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    why not save that 5$ and get BF2 for 10$ at Best Buy?
     
  39. Dreidel

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    Because you're a .... calm down, calm down

    My doctor is prescribing me these pills. so yeah
     
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    lol i just went and bought bf2

    ya'll have fun now playing you stalker game or whatever

    *puts bf2 in computer and disapears*
     
  41. crash

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    Because I already have BF2 ;)
     
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    nice ;)

    good buy
     
  43. crash

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    I agree. Both are great deals :D
     
  44. Red_Dragon

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    hmm BF2 eh? I heard that mulitplayer is pretty sick :D
     
  45. klauza

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    or why not buy both? you know there are people that actually work and can afford to buy both :D
     
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    why not just buy an alienware laptop and buy the $100 steam game pack? :D
     
  47. klauza

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    I work, Ive got the money...yeah why not :D :D
     
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    I was just wondering, how long does it take to play through stalker? I say this I was rather disappointed at the short single player length of call of duty 4 and although the multiplayer is fantastic I felt a little ripped off.
     
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    I heard the single player campaign takes a long time, but I haven't played it yet because I just downloaded it! :D
     
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    thats the spirit buy one for me while your at it :D
     
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