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Steam: Bloodlines weekend deal $4.99

Discussion in 'Computer RPG Discussion' started by zodden, Jul 29, 2011.

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  1. zodden Scholar

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  2. Excidium WOOOOORLD EATEEEEER

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    Buy Bloodlines and support the development of the next Call of Duty.

  3. racofer Thread Incliner

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    Yes, let's buy this game and give Troika some money.

    Oh wai...

  4. racofer Thread Incliner

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    WHY THE FUCK WOULD I BUY A GAME OF A DEFUNCT COMPANY?

    WHO WILL GET THE MONEY? ACTIVISION?!?!

    FUCK YOU!

  5. zodden Scholar

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    LOLZ so emo...

    You don't want to buy it don't..who gives a fuck--Its a good price anyway. Especially for people who have never played it. If its a choice between $4.99 to steam or torrent? I'll go with steam.

  6. Jaesun Fabulous Moderator Patron

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    I still have my Bloodlines DVD when it first came out...

    Doing my part to support Troika.

    That ended well. :/

  7. Surf Solar cannot into womynz

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    Do you occasionally burn 5 dollar bills just for the lulz? Because, you know it's exactly the same.

  8. villain of the story Magister

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    DVD?

  9. Cassidy Arcane

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    Troika is dead, this will all go to Kotick and his cronies shareholders. Don't feel bad about getting the even better deal in the Bay of the Buccaneers

  10. Metro Magister

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    Not as if they aren't going to make another CoD anyway.

  11. made Prophet

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    So you retardo my good friend Konjad's insightful threads left and right, but steam ads are a-ok? It's sickening.

  12. BLOBERT Liturgist

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    BROS JUST STOP THIS THREAD MAKES SOFTWARE PIRACY SOMETHING LIKE A TEENAGE EMO VAMPIRE NOVEL WITH ALL THE WHINY CRYING CRAP

    JUST PIRATE THE SHIT CAUSE THAT IS WHAT YOU DO ANYWAYS DONT MAKE IT OUT AS SOME MORAL CRUSADE BROS THIS PUTS YOU ON THE INTELLECTUAL LEVEL OF HALO BROS BEING BROS DOING MANLY BRO THINGS
    Esquilax Brofists this.

  13. MicoSelva Arbiter Patron

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    This. I remember the game being on 2 CDs. Or was it 3 CDs...? Can' t remember or check right now.

  14. Jools Barely Literate

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    Still, I've been waiting long time for this... *buys* Now I officially own 3 copies of the game.

  15. Jools Barely Literate

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    It was actually 4. So annoying.

  16. Shannow Waster of Time

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    I have the DVD. Bought it a few years after release (from a bargain bin for 10€ or so).
    The way I see it, you don't just support the dev but also the sort of game. (Of couse, the suits will probably not notice, but still...) And there is always the threat of legal action for torrenting. So everybody has to decide for themselves.

    But steam-ads? Seriously? Don't we already have a thread for shit like that?

  17. zool Educated

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    That's the way I see it too. When you pay 4$ for a game anyway, it's not like your financial contribution to the publisher is gonna change things. But it's one more sale for a great game, and you never know...

  18. Drog Black Tooth Barely Literate

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    I see psychological pricing is working wonders on idiots like you. It's 5 dollars, not 4.

  19. zool Educated

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    Ironic, considering the whole point of my post was to say that the amount of money asked is so low it's completely irrelevant. I understand a 1$ difference might make a big difference for you though.






















    Sorry, I meant a 0.99 cts difference. :troll:

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    By the time I discovered Bloodlines, Troika had gone bankrupt and the game wasn't available in stores. I have no intention of paying for the game now.

  21. jiujitsu Augur Patron

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    I bought it because I like my games to be on Steam. I already own the retail, but it's easier this way.

  22. SCO Arcane

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    Easier why?

  23. Mrowak Cipher

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    :hmmm:

    Corporate tool detected?

  24. Azrael the cat Magister

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    :salute:
    The BRO speaks wisdom.

  25. Azrael the cat Magister

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    I can see where he's coming from. Personally, I find it convenient. If Valve was to go bankrupt in the near future, I'd pirate any games I lost, so I'm not too worried about that. For me it just saves me a few seconds clicking through folders, and I like both the autopatching (yeah, I know some folks hate that) and the ability to transfer my games between computers. It's saved me some hassle when I've wiped my disk due to being assraped by a computer virus.

    But mostly, I'm one of those guys who just inadvertently destroys all my CD-cases:-(.

    I've still got my Bloodlines CD (in the storage unit my wife made for me, after getting pissed off with all the broken CD cases), so the sale doesn't really apply to me, but $5 is frankly as good as free. Not knocking folks if it isn't - when I was a student I'd sure pay attention to $5, but now? No. I'd happily pay $5 not to have to bother opening my web browser to type in a torrent site, find a torrent and wait 4 days for the thing to download (because torrents suck in Australia - shitty bandwith multiplied by most seeders being on the other side of the world). I could download it in comparable time to Steam if I use a filesharing service, which I've done on occasion, but that's still spending money. Frankly, even if the money is going to a dick of a publisher, I'd still spend anything up to $20 just to contribute to the perceived financial viability of good games.
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