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Steam Holiday Sale

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Start: Thu - December 19, 2013

End: Thu - January 2, 2014

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General Discussion on Steam

Steam's Holiday Sale is the biggest of the year so add this event to your calendar and lets talk about what you are going to get.

Skyrim? Terraria? Left 4 Dead 2?

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Travis Admin wrote on 12/18/2013 at 05:54pm

I think I'm going to finally pick up the AVGN game. I've been eyeing it for a while, so assuming it goes on sale I'll nab it.

Travis Admin wrote on 12/18/2013 at 05:55pm

I'll also probably pick up another extra copy of Terraria. I gave my spare to my friend Greg (as some of you can tell from the Facebook discussion) so I need to get another to keep around for situations like that.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 12/18/2013 at 06:20pm

It's become something of a Tradition with me and my friend Jason (@JaBo) that we buy each others Christmas gifts during the steam sales. So I'll be picking up whatever I can off his wishlist as they get discounted. :P

As for what I'm hopping to get for myself, there's several games I'm going to keep an eye out for. Papers, Please looks really interesting, and Organ Trail looks like a lot of fun.

vdogmr25 wrote on 12/18/2013 at 07:25pm

Cities in Motion 2 DLC, maybe. Looking at Bioshock Infinite and Assassin's Creed 3 and 4 too.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/19/2013 at 12:21am

Papers, Please and Organ Trail are both worth getting but the game I bought recently I have been enjoying the heck out of is Pixel Junk Monsters. Plugged in two controllers and a friend and I played it two player, so much fun. Fun single and two player both actually.

Going to pickup Pixel Junk shooter for sure.

jaelte wrote on 12/19/2013 at 07:50am

We'll see what goes on sale. Most the games on my wishlist are new-ish, so I'm not sure if any of them will be discounted enough to entice me. I still own a metric crapton of games I've never played.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/19/2013 at 06:59pm

I have lot's of games I haven't played too, mostly from bundles. That said, I have noticed from what games I do purchase I play.

I don't buy because it's a good deal anymore, I might even hold off and buy it later just to ensure i'll actually play it. Might pay a few bucks more, but I am trying to avoid the 4,000 games unplayed story :D

I don't count bundles as much BUT I am not buying bundles if they don't contain at least one game I want to play immediately. Which means the last few bundles I have skipped entirely.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/21/2013 at 02:21am

Wow, BioShock Infinite is amazing. Seriously, for $9.99 you need to pick it up. Been playing it on my Mac and it is superb. So beautiful and an awesome story. So far only a little bit in and I love it.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/23/2013 at 07:16pm

Borderlands 2 GOTY is only $15? Whoa.

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/32848/

Timogorgon Member wrote on 12/23/2013 at 07:33pm

That's tempting, but I bought Borderland 2 on PS3 so I could play co-op with my wife and I generally have a rule about not buying the same game twice. :\ I would love to play with all you fine peeps who have it on PC though.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 12/23/2013 at 07:38pm

Over at Amazon they're offering Bioshock 1, Bioshock 2, and Bioshock Infinite as a bundle for 15 bucks. I'm considering that one. http://goo.gl/64gAVl

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/23/2013 at 07:40pm

It's $20 on Steam now http://store.steampowered.com/sub/36223/

The amazon purchase might be for steam keys though :D

Timogorgon Member wrote on 12/23/2013 at 07:43pm

The amazon deal is for Steam keys, yes.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/23/2013 at 08:42pm

Do it. Infinite is worth the price of admission alone.

Travis Admin wrote on 12/24/2013 at 12:01am

Yes, that's two of the best games of the decade and one that's pretty OK as well.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 12/26/2013 at 11:20pm

So far, I've bought Gone Home (which looks really interesting, but I know nothing about), Left 4 Dead 2 (for free!), NBA 2K14, Papers Please, and Tower Wars.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/27/2013 at 12:47am

Installing Tower Wars now.

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Steam Autumn Sale

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Start: Wed - November 27, 2013

End: Tue - December 3, 2013

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The dates for upcoming Steam sales have leaked and we are bringing them to you so you can mark it on your calendar. You know, to mark the date you will have much less money.

Join up and lets chat about what you are planning on getting and what you end up buying!

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Travis Admin wrote on 11/27/2013 at 03:39pm

So the day is upon us. What are you hoping to snag for cheap?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/27/2013 at 05:44pm

I am seriously considering BioShock Infinite if the price is right. I may hold out for the Holiday sale as it will most likely be cheaper BUT... I might spring for it sooner. This finally looks like a BioShock game i'll play. No matter how hard I want to play it, I can't seem to continue on with the original.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/27/2013 at 05:49pm

Oh and Papers Please. Not really an expensive game at all, but I do want to pick it up.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 11/29/2013 at 07:38pm

So far I've bought Roller Coaster Tycoon 3, Game Dev Tycoon and FFVII. Most excited for Game Dev Tycoon! Downloading that one first to try out. I'm hoping for an old school Rockstar BBS-type experience :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/30/2013 at 01:29am

Interested in hearing how all of those go for you. Game dev tycoon looks awesome.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 11/30/2013 at 11:02am

I just "beat" Game Dev Tycoon. It was pretty fun. There were definitely some things that confused me for a while, so that slowed me down a bit about mid way through the game, but a really fun experience. And it's kept me up until now, I had no idea what time it was (3 am).

Timogorgon Member wrote on 12/01/2013 at 09:38pm

Just picked up Civ V for me and my wife. Only $25 for both copies + all the expansions/DLC.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/01/2013 at 10:08pm

Nice. Heard it's great, let me know how it goes.

Jacob_Richardson wrote on 12/02/2013 at 12:08am

I just bought FEZ finally to play through. I got hammerwatch and Rogue Legacy the first day. I was gifted insurgency and Forge Quest. I'll probably be getting a few other things as well.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/02/2013 at 01:19am

Nice, FEZ is great Jacob, you should really enjoy that.

I just picked up Shadowrun Returns and so far, I really like it. It's a turn based strategic text based RPG based on the Shadowrun rules and so far, I totally dig it. Not terribly far, but fun.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/03/2013 at 02:46am

Sale ends tomorrow, anyone absolutely __need__ anything before it wraps up?

I am happy with what I picked up and since Starbound is dropping this Wed, I don't want to add much more to my list.

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Portland Retro Gaming Expo - Sunday

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Start: Sun - October 6, 2013 @ 2:00pm PDT

End: 5:00pm PDT

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The Portland Retro Gaming Expo is this weekend! Jon from Cheerful Ghost will be presenting there, sharing a booth with Sleep Ninja Games, makers of Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake. I'm going to go on Sunday to check out the event, anyone interested in meeting up there? If not, I... Read All

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Guild Wars 2 Free to Play Weekend

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Start: Fri - September 27, 2013

End: Thu - October 3, 2013

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Guild Wars 2 on Web

"The Free Trial period starts at 12:01 AM PDT on September 27, 2013 and ends at 11:59 PM PDT on October 3, 2013."

For co-ordination purposes, if you are playing join the world "Anvil Rock."

This is happening when our Terraria 1.2 server drops so I might not be playing this as... Read All

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Timogorgon Member wrote on 09/26/2013 at 03:01am

Hmmm, I'll try to jump on one night at least. But yeah, Terraria > Guild wars 2 :D

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/26/2013 at 03:02am

Right, I think that's my plan too. I should have kept the client files though... Oh well, bandwidth is cheap right?

Travis Admin wrote on 09/26/2013 at 01:48pm

From what I've read (and I may be reading this incorrectly) if you played in the last free trial weekend you can't play in this one, at least not with the same account.

At any rate, I'm going to have to skip this one. GTAV and Terraria take precedence :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/26/2013 at 04:09pm

Awwww. Oh well, I was going to nerd out on Terraria anyway :D

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/27/2013 at 05:38pm

Looks like if you wanted to pick up GW2 on sale, you can.

$40 for the base game.

https://buy.guildwars2.com/en/

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Guild Wars 2 Free Play Weekend

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Start: Fri - August 23, 2013 @ 12:00am PDT

End: Sun - August 25, 2013 @ 11:59pm PDT

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Guild Wars 2 on Web

Guild Wars 2 will be free to play this weekend, if you are wanting to check it out join the event and you can co-ordinate playing with other community members.

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https://register.guildwars2.com/trial?cid=7:5:HomepageBanner:Static:1292x444:Global:40:4:

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Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/21/2013 at 06:48am

Count me in. I'll probably be on sometime Saturday night.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/21/2013 at 11:57pm

Awesome. Ill let you know what server I start on(if they do that) and how to connect with me in game.

vdogmr25 wrote on 08/23/2013 at 05:21pm

Sounds awesome, but I got other plans. I hope they do this again.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/23/2013 at 08:49pm

I'm going to try to hop on tonight, and possibly tomorrow evening.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/23/2013 at 09:22pm

Ok I created a character over lunch.

World: Anvil Rock

I am an Asura Necromancer.

And I am on the Metrica Province.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/24/2013 at 02:41am

My in game id is "jdodson.5831"

i'll delete this comment after the free to play weekend :D

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/24/2013 at 03:26am

It is taking *forever* to download!

Travis Admin wrote on 08/24/2013 at 04:44am

This is pretty huge. I will finally get to play tomorrow. It's been downloading a few hours now, but I'm not staying up for it to finish.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/24/2013 at 04:52am

Yeah, its like 12 gigs!

Travis Admin wrote on 08/24/2013 at 08:52pm

jdodson: So I created an account on the same server but I have no idea to get to where you are. It didn't give me an option of where to start.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/24/2013 at 10:44pm

The fast travel system? Maybe that’s only inside a continent.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/25/2013 at 12:18am

I created a Human Guardian on the same server as you guys, but I haven't logged in to actually play yet. :P I saw this on-line btw: http://nerdybookahs.wordpress.com/2012/09/22/how-to-switch-between-the-starter-areas-in-guild-wars-2/

Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/25/2013 at 12:18am

Looks like we all start in an instanced tutorial level, and then once we're out we can travel to each others starting locations.

Travis Admin wrote on 08/25/2013 at 12:49am

Oh hey, I'm Namwen.9075 by the way.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/25/2013 at 12:59am

How long is the tutorial? I think I am still in it, i've only completed a few quests so far.

Travis Admin wrote on 08/25/2013 at 01:01am

And yeah, I just went to visit your hometown Jon, and it's pretty easy.

Travis Admin wrote on 08/25/2013 at 01:01am

If you've completed a few quests, you're probably out of it by now. It's pretty quick.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/25/2013 at 01:02am

Hmmm, perhaps? I'll have to check.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/25/2013 at 03:08am

I'm Taion.4056

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/25/2013 at 05:48am

Ok added you both.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/25/2013 at 06:49am

Anyone know how to unlock a vista? I went to it but it didn't unlock.

So far, I really dig the game. Some things are a bit unknown to me yet, but that kind of takes time, it is an MMO :D

Travis Admin wrote on 08/25/2013 at 12:36pm

They're almost all taller than ground level, some of them you have to do some tricky platforming to get to. Then you hit F.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/25/2013 at 03:50pm

Ok cool, i'll try that.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/25/2013 at 10:32pm

Anyone else going to log in after the Cheerfulghost round table? I will probably be on. :)

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/25/2013 at 10:40pm

I might be on later tonight, around 9 or so? And I'm logging on now (3:40), for about an hour.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/26/2013 at 05:07pm

Well I didn't get to spend as much time in GW2 as I had hoped, but I still got to play it enough that I can say it's pretty cool. I may not spring for this while it's full price, but if i see it go on sale I'll probably pick it up. I mostly played as a guardian which was pretty cool, and a little bit as an Engineer but not really enough to form an opinion of the class. What did you guys think?

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/26/2013 at 06:34pm

I would agree. It was a lot of fun, when I found time. Never ended up grouping up with anyone, so I'd like to try that out sometime still. I might consider picking it up on sale at some point as well.

I played mostly as an Asura Elementalist and had a lot of fun. The Asura do seem a bit petty, fighting over intellectual property (He stole my design! I'm going to kill him!), but they were interesting. I also created a Sylvari Mesmer and had fun with that as well, but they were a bit more boring as a race.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/26/2013 at 06:48pm

I dug GW2 quite a bit. It was a fun game to get in and play but I honestly didn't go that deep with it. Kind of wanted a free week but it was still fun to check it out.

@Adym are you going to pick it up?

Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/26/2013 at 06:57pm

Yeah, a free week would have been good. I would have liked to try it out a bit more. One moment that really stood out for me was a random event that took place near the Human starting area. I tried to warp to a waypoint at the nearby garrison but was told the area was "contested." So now my curiosity was piqued, and I ran over there to see what was up. A group of centaurs had taken over the garrison and I had to break down the door to get inside. Once inside, a group of NPC's joined me to help free the garrison. Some other PC's ended up joining the fight and we all worked together (without actually being in a party, which is kinda cool) to take back the garrison.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 08/26/2013 at 07:06pm

I think I would like to pick it up, if they have a sale.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/26/2013 at 07:21pm

Yeah, I ran into a bunch of those random events. Two were dupes, but in one event a huge basilisk had taken over a research tower. I had to clean it out but it was WAY too high a level. Died a few times but it only costs a few copper to re-spawn at my level.

Well, it DID cost a few copper, can't play now :D

Travis Admin wrote on 03/07/2015 at 03:24pm

http://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/2436/guild-wars-2-is-incredibly-cheap-through-march-8

If you guys are still waiting for that sale... this was too cheap to pass up. Cheerful Ghost guild anyone?

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Playstation 4 E3 Press Conference

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Start: Mon - June 10, 2013 @ 6:00pm PDT

End: 7:00pm PDT

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Watch the new PS4 E3 press conference stream.

Ill be watching and commenting in the event comment stream.

The stream will be available here:
http://us.playstation.com/ps4/

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