[Bahamut]

Originally Posted by Flash Strife

First time buying on steam, got the Alan Wake franchise collection for $9.99. Thought about portal franchise when it was going for like $7 but missed out. Oh well...

Thinking of getting Borderlands GOTY but it has SecuRom which people seem to hate. Can someone explain why it's so bad?

It is an insidious piece of software that is troublesome to remove from the computer, even after uninstalling the game.

[Garpocalypse]

Despite the recent media overload to the point of aversion, i'm craving some zombies!

Dead Island and L4D2 are on sale right now can anyone tell me if they are still played online at all? I had the left 4 dead series on Xbox then traded them in when everyone would quit within 10 minutes of a game.

Dead island I haven't played.

[The Damned]

There are about anywhere from 500 to 10000+ people playing L4D2 on Steam at any given point. Case in point: just now, I looked up the game, and it lists L4D2 as having a peak of over 12000 players just today. Right now, it's just under a 1000.

I play regularly, and I know there are other players out there. Even when Steam can't find an empty spot in a current game, it will let me start one, and you're going to have at least one other player pop in not long after.

L4D2 is a safe bet. Dead Island, I can't say because I've never really bothered with it.

Oh, and speaking of L4D, if you have either 2 or 2, and want to try it out but fear random jackassess, PM me. I have no problem helping new players learn the maps and tricks. Ask the other people here that play Left 4 Dead.

[Tables]

I'm trying to restrain myself during this steam sale, I bought so many nice things during the winter one that I never even played that much (Arkham Asylum ;_;)

So I just got Portal 2 and Skyrim when they hit their daily deals, AND THATS IT NO MORE I SWEAR
*twitch*

Although if Duke Nukem forever gets any cheaper I might get it for a laugh... BUT I SHOULDN'T BAD TABLES BAD

[Garpocalypse]

Originally Posted by The Damned

There are about anywhere from 500 to 10000+ people playing L4D2 on Steam at any given point. Case in point: just now, I looked up the game, and it lists L4D2 as having a peak of over 12000 players just today. Right now, it's just under a 1000.

I play regularly, and I know there are other players out there. Even when Steam can't find an empty spot in a current game, it will let me start one, and you're going to have at least one other player pop in not long after.

L4D2 is a safe bet. Dead Island, I can't say because I've never really bothered with it.

Oh, and speaking of L4D, if you have either 2 or 2, and want to try it out but fear random jackassess, PM me. I have no problem helping new players learn the maps and tricks. Ask the other people here that play Left 4 Dead.

I think you should show some love for Jon St Jon Tables and get DKF.


Thanks but used to play both of them a ton. I loved the versus games I just didn't know if the pc community was more mature about losing and played to the end. Usually once one team would have a bad round, everyone quit.

Right now I'm struggling to decide getting Dead Island and L4D2 or both witcher games. gotta love that ticking clock.

[Emperor Charlemagne]

I haven't gotten anything this steam sale, myself. I've just been going through my sega saturn and dreamcast games instead. : D

Though when I get paid I'll pick up Ether Vapor Remaster (which should be coming to steam soon anyway). The link has a free demo, so I encourage fans of shooters to try it out.

And really, Duke Nukem Forever is probably worth $5 or less.

[Gollgagh]

Duke Nukem Forever is not worth the damned hard drive space it takes up

buy any of the Duke Nukem games besides that pile of shit

[Flash Strife]

Originally Posted by Bahamut

It is an insidious piece of software that is troublesome to remove from the computer, even after uninstalling the game.

Read that part, but from the sound of it people make it out like it's something that'll mess up/nuke your pc or steal your info or kill your firstborn. =P

Basically I wanna know if it's worth having on my pc if it means I can play the game for cheap. Already missed out on buying a physical copy of it once for $7 because of these concerns.

[Bahamut]

Originally Posted by Flash Strife

Read that part, but from the sound of it people make it out like it's something that'll mess up/nuke your pc or steal your info or kill your firstborn. =P

Basically I wanna know if it's worth having on my pc if it means I can play the game for cheap. Already missed out on buying a physical copy of it once for $7 because of these concerns.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Securom

Should give a good enough synopsis in this case. I've dealt with earlier forms of SecuROM in the past, and the hassle it gave me was not pretty. Some have had far worse experiences, running through all their activations quickly due to errors caused by SecuROM itself. It all depends on the version of SecuROM on the game as well - there are various degrees of it, partly in response to how terrible the experience was earlier with the DRM software. From a quick Google search, it appears that there is an install limit of 5 copies per purchase of this copy of Borderlands.

To be honest, you probably won't run into issues - there's a possibility since the software has known issues, but that's my guess. It's your call of course. I personally try to avoid crappy DRM like that, especially since Steam is DRM in itself.

[Unstable Hamster]

Originally Posted by Gollgagh

Duke Nukem Forever is not worth the damned hard drive space it takes up

buy any of the Duke Nukem games besides that pile of shit

I have had 3 separate chances to get this for free. I still do not own this game. One of the things I think about that lifts my spirits up when I'm feeling down.