[Steam] Thread XVI: The biggest in-joke in gaming

[onasuma]

Almost probably!

[Valaqil]

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[Jibar]

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Apparently you guys keep talking about me sooooo... no.

[The Linker]

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You seem bored.

Anyway, let's see how little mercy we can give, y'all. Gonna start looking for people.

(Still saving Sacrifice for later today, to those who may or may not be Phase)

Edit: Ok, hold on, it just started downloading. Uh, woops. I actually thought it had finished. Um... 2% in the last ten minutes and at 50 kb/s... may not happen for a while.

[kpenguin]

Apparently you guys keep talking about me sooooo... no.

You make this penguin sad.

[shadow_archmagi]

hey look I'm on an IRC

[Fawkes]

Did Phase ever find a fourth for his first Sacrifice run?

Because I'll be ready to play at around 7:00 EST.

[Byrnbot08]

OH NOES:

Mah Steam has died! And it took all mah game data!

Until I can get them back, I will rage at not playing the Sacrifice.

[NeoVid]

So, three questions:

Is paint single use or not?

Can the Modest Pile be painted?

Does repainting it just change the band, or most of the hat?

The answers will determine whether I need some white paint.

[mightymonarch]

So, three questions:

Is paint single use or not?

Can the Modest Pile be painted?

Does repainting it just change the band, or most of the hat?

The answers will determine whether I need some white paint.

Ask, and the TF2 wiki delivers.

[tarbrush]

I'm totally up for L4D2! Never played L4D1 so I'm looking forward to trying the new characters.

And now I'm waiting for it to update. Damn.

[The Linker]

Indeed, mine is telling me it'll be done in one day and nine hours.

[Fluff & Napalm]

Is anyone else having issues with steam? Won't start for me, says it can't connect.

[Jibar]

So the Sacrifice is pretty great, but the Survivors quite noticeably don't announce any of the new weapons. Kinda irked me.

Also, this is gonna be Murder in Vs.

Especially the finale.

I was right about everything in the finale.

The finale will be the King of Murder in Vs.

It will sit astride a mighty steed of corpses, knives with hooves and guns for eyes, and the finale will raise its cyanide hands, take off it's laser beam hats and strike thee down with the power of its unholy explosion crotch.

THOU SHALL BOW BEFORE THE KING OF MURDER AND BE ANNIHILATED!

[Jahkaivah]

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Also, I now also dislike Zoey - Looking after her own meant abandonning Nick, Coach, Rochelle and Ellis (mostly because of Ellis) to lots of zombies when they had enough supplies and the like to take them with them to the new "safe" zone.

I would chalk that up to plot hole instead of them being intentionally made to look selfish.

There's leaving people behind because you can't afford to help them. Then there's leaving them behind for not good reason whatsoever, it was never explained why Nick and co couldn't just hop over and join them.

[Worira]

Yup. When The Passing was released, I doubt they had much more in the way of specifics for the original survivors to consider telling the new ones than "the military is jerks". I especially doubt they wrote it knowing

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that the L4D1 survivors had a fully stocked escape boat ready to sail to a zombie-free island paradise in a day or two without further effort.

[Scuzzball]

CURSE YOU, GOD OF DOWNLOAD SPEEDS! IF I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW, I SACRIFICE A VINTAGE BACKBURNER TO YE*, TO AID ME IN DOWNLOADING THE SACRIFICE!

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After I play the sacrifice, of course, so the download doesn't pause.

[Science Officer]

Left 4 Dead 2 is currently on sale for $6.79.

The Glengarry Bonnet sells for $7.49 in the Mann Co. Store, as does the Otolaryngologist's Mirror.
And though they are not for sale in the Mann Co. Store, I also possess the Whoopee cap, the Medic's Procedural Mask.

You might see where I'm going with this...

I desire to trade hats for L4D2.

If anyone is amenable to this arrangement, PM me here, leave a message on my steam profile or hit me up on steam chat to make an offer.

[Jahkaivah]

I desire to trade hats for L4D2.

It has come to this.

[Fawkes]

It has come to this.

My god.

...

Is it weird that I'm considering this deal?

[Scuzzball]

My god.

...

Is it weird that I'm considering this deal?

I would accept it, but I don't have the money.

[shadow_archmagi]

I would accept it, but I don't have the money.

[Sleverin]

Yeah I took a look at the amount of data that I'm downloading...3.4 gigs. Holy crap, I just got home and I'm totally not playing this for a while if not until tomorrow.

[Celesyne]

If anyone is is sitting on a couple extra huntsmans and wouldnt mind throwing one or 2 my way, I have a vintage bonk, vintage skullcutter, gunboats, or a frontier justice i would trade. Also, I got a dueling game and a crate today... I would trade the crate for any new item or an interesting hat.

[Shas aia Toriia]

On the subject of L4D, is it worth buying the LFD 1+2 package, or just one? If so, which one is better?

[AlterForm]

On the subject of L4D, is it worth buying the LFD 1+2 package, or just one? If so, which one is better?

It is ten dollars for both. This is an incredible fun density, rivaled perhaps only by the Orange Box being on sale or Portal being free.

Get both, support Valve, receive two awesome games in return.

[Sleverin]

I found part four to be incredibly awesome to read to this:

Mars, Bringer of War.

Personally I like L4D2 a bit more than 1 since there are a lot more tactical decisions you can make and it's not so routine. Should I pick up the double pistol, magnum, or the melee weapon? However, I like the look of L4D1 a lot more. It has the gritty look and feel of an old school zombie/horror movie (which is the point of the game in the first place) and it definitely makes you feel like you're there. I'd say get both, since they both have good times to be had. Oh, and L4D1 has Bill. Damn is he cool.

"Shut your mouth and open your eyes Francis. You'll aim better that way."

[MamaLuigi]

I found part four to be incredibly awesome to read to this:

Mars, Bringer of War.

Personally I like L4D2 a bit more than 1 since there are a lot more tactical decisions you can make and it's not so routine. Should I pick up the double pistol, magnum, or the melee weapon? However, I like the look of L4D1 a lot more. It has the gritty look and feel of an old school zombie/horror movie (which is the point of the game in the first place) and it definitely makes you feel like you're there. I'd say get both, since they both have good times to be had. Oh, and L4D1 has Bill. Damn is he cool.

"Shut your mouth and open your eyes Francis. You'll aim better that way."

Slev is right, While L4D2 has more modes and weapons, it cant match the apocalyptic feel of L4D1.

[blackfox]

On the subject of L4D, is it worth buying the LFD 1+2 package, or just one? If so, which one is better?

Worth it. Lots of people who play both, too.

[shadow_archmagi]

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