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    Steam usage and what everybody plays

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by warez420, Nov 21, 2011.

  1. warez420

    warez420 Notebook Consultant

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    steam is almost hitting 5 million users online. :eek:
    skyrim has almost 250000 daily players. :D
    MW3 multiplayer has only 75000 daily users. :p

    i know i play 2-4 hours skyrim everyday, 1-2 hrs on saints..
    what about everybody else?
     
    warez420, Nov 21, 2011
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    warez420 Notebook Consultant

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    warez420, Nov 21, 2011
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  3. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    That doesn't have much to do with modern cards- if you'll notice, the most popular GPU is the 8800, and then the 9800. If you'll remember, the ATI competition at that time was the HD 2000-3000 series, neither of which were too successful.

    The 4000 series and up were very successful against the GTX 200+, but most gamers simply aren't using cards that new.

    I wouldn't worry about red vs green
     
    masterchef341, Nov 21, 2011
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  4. Shobster

    Shobster Notebook Consultant

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    I'm one of the few people who use Norton AV.

    I am the 1.78%.
     
    Shobster, Nov 21, 2011
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    And we are the almost 99% (in that we don't use norton AV)

    Also, get better AV.
     
    masterchef341, Nov 21, 2011
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    Shobster Notebook Consultant

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    lol. But seriously, I don't have a problem with this AV. The most annoying thing its ever done was to automatically quarantine files I knew that were safe. But a quick recovery of that file and forget about it. :)
     
    Shobster, Nov 21, 2011
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  7. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    Well, as many machines that I've installed Steam on, I'd say 80% AMD, 20% nvidia.

    As far as AV, I choose free over paid, because there's so many good free options available.
     
    HTWingNut, Nov 21, 2011
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  8. Shobster

    Shobster Notebook Consultant

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    Technically never paid for mine. Comcast gave a free Norton AV. Strangely though, my family switched to DISH network and everyone else's AV was terminated except mine so far. O_O
     
    Shobster, Nov 21, 2011
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    alexUW Notebook Virtuoso

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    Not sure what that means considering the majority of MW3 players are on consoles.

    I play TF2, CS and lately been trying to play Oblivion but I keep finding mods I want to install; want the best Oblivion experience, then move onto Skyrim. :)
     
    alexUW, Nov 21, 2011
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    LukeS Notebook Consultant

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    I was playing Morrowind and NWN2 the last few months. Since Skyrim came out I have been playing that and nothing else.
     
    LukeS, Nov 21, 2011
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  11. aintz

    aintz Notebook Evangelist

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    havnt played any steam games in a long time. waiting for cs:go or dota2.

    sc2 is where its at atm.
     
    aintz, Nov 22, 2011
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  12. Fat Dragon

    Fat Dragon Just this guy, you know?

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    Lately I'm not sure my gameplay has cracked the double digits of concurrent users - I'm trying to get through Indigo Prophecy (aka Fahrenheit - wish it had been out on GOG when I bought it...). I hate, hate, hate the whole "press X to not die" gameplay mechanic that it uses from time to time (I would not like God of War), but other than that it's a really interesting, genre-bending game.
     
    Fat Dragon, Nov 22, 2011
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