ForgedReality wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 14:47:This is NOT the RPG. It's actually a rowing simulator for sculls that were developed no later than the 1970s.
The Elder Sculls? O.o
Dev wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 23:49:
All of you starting with ironman: Just promise me you won't get upset at the game and go bad mouthing it because it was too hard, when you die horribly and lose the game
Dev wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 23:12:It's not just third-party publishers who do regional pricing and restrictions with Steam. Valve also does it with its own games. See here and here for two examples.
Just like regional pricing on steam isn't because of steam wanting to screw people, its because of publishers setting it that way.
jacobvandy wrote on Oct 8, 2012, 01:33:Dev wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 23:12:
They gave an official answer, and I've posted about it and linked it in several blues posts on this now.
Basically its dictated by contractual issues with 2k. They figured out a way to get around it by offering store credit, which they didn't have to do.
Just like regional pricing on steam isn't because of steam wanting to screw people, its because of publishers setting it that way.
Explanation or no, it still doesn't make sense to me (the not being able to use the voucher). It seems to be setting a precedent for publishers saying NO, GREEN MAN, YOU CANNOT OFFER OUR GAME FOR SUCH LUDICROUS PRICES. There's no way that all publishers have previously said "sure, an extra 30% off on top of the usual 10% pre-order discount is okay with us," which leads me to believe they can set their prices freely. AFAIK, they purchase a lot of game keys and then turn around and sell them at whatever margin they damn well please. What makes 2K so special that GMG would accept such a deal?
Pretty much the entire reason they've been successful is that they sell brand new games for so cheap; if they lose that they have nothing. Well, a decent selection of older games and indies with the unique ability to trade them back in, but that didn't get them very far in the past. The bulk of their business is game keys for Steam or Origin, etc. Nobody I know who shops there actually uses Capsule.
Dev wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 23:12:
They gave an official answer, and I've posted about it and linked it in several blues posts on this now.
Basically its dictated by contractual issues with 2k. They figured out a way to get around it by offering store credit, which they didn't have to do.
Just like regional pricing on steam isn't because of steam wanting to screw people, its because of publishers setting it that way.
jacobvandy wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 16:58:They gave an official answer, and I've posted about it and linked it in several blues posts on this now.
The $10 credit for XCOM on GMG is for the NA version only, because for some reason they aren't allowed to allow us to use the 25% off voucher for this specific region. Boggles my mind, especially since that credit is being extended to ALL pre-orders, including those who bought it during the trade-in special a few weeks ago that already got a price of $32-38, depending on whether it had a base 20% or 10% off.
I wish they'd be a bit more consistent with their pre-order offers, I don't want to have to worry about exactly *when* I place my order so that I am able to get the best deal. Their policy usually is "you get the price you got at the time," even if it was an error on their part (initially they listed BL2 for $50). Though they do allow people to cancel, and then place it again... Makes no sense.
Yifes wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 20:54:Paranoid Jack wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 20:03:
@briktal, as for 1 thru 3, where did you get the info from? I was going to start off normal too but now I wonder if I should just go Classic without the Ironman. I guess I could always be a wimp and start off Normal for the 1st play-thru, then Classic for the 2nd, and finally turn on the Ironman for the 3rd.
It's from the gameinformer interview with lead designer Jake Solomon (!spoiler warning! - they talk about a specific set piece mission, and contains concept art of advanced tech.)
Normal is going to be too easy for any X-COM vet.
Paranoid Jack wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 20:03:
@briktal, as for 1 thru 3, where did you get the info from? I was going to start off normal too but now I wonder if I should just go Classic without the Ironman. I guess I could always be a wimp and start off Normal for the 1st play-thru, then Classic for the 2nd, and finally turn on the Ironman for the 3rd.
Slashman wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 20:48:Cutter wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 20:37:
Will you jerks shut up?! I'm trying not to cave on pre-ordering this and you're making it almost impossible!
MUAHAHAHAHA!!!! You know you want to...give in to the dark side!!
Cutter wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 20:37:
Will you jerks shut up?! I'm trying not to cave on pre-ordering this and you're making it almost impossible!
briktal wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 19:22:Bucky wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 15:33:dj LiTh wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 15:30:
I was going to go for europe, more countries covered at once and the research bonus. Gonna go Classic / Ironman my first playthrough...things gonna get dicey!
I was thinking the same thing, except I'll be starting on Normal Ironman. I want to play at least 1 game to get a feel for the mechanics before I dive into Classic.
I'm going with Classic (dunno about Ironman) because the gameplay is a little different between normal and classic and I don't want to get used to the normal stuff. The three main changes I know of are:
1) Some aliens have more health, which changes things up because of what is required to kill them. For example, Thin Men have 4 health instead of 3, meaning a basic grenade can't kill them on classic.
2) Your base starts with less stuff on classic.
3) There's a limit on the number of aliens that will engage you on normal, potentially resulting in enemies retreating from combat if there are too many other aliens around.
Also, as far as Dishonored goes, I know nothing about that game. There have been all kinds of previews and gameplay videos and interviews about XCOM, but almost nothing about Dishonored.
Flatline wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 18:41:RailWizard wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 14:59:Beelzebud wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 14:26:
In the late 1990's X-Com was anything but a niche game. The first time I played it was on a Playstation console. It is one of the greatest strategy games ever made. It was on multiple platforms, sold well, and won praise from every sector of the gaming press.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO:_Enemy_Unknown#Reception
Yeah ok. Mechwarrior wasn't niche either I suppose. lol feel free to keep rewriting history, not like I give a fuck, I just think it's funny.
If we're going to be honest about 90's computer gaming, the entire industry was a niche.
Bucky wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 15:33:dj LiTh wrote on Oct 7, 2012, 15:30:
I was going to go for europe, more countries covered at once and the research bonus. Gonna go Classic / Ironman my first playthrough...things gonna get dicey!
I was thinking the same thing, except I'll be starting on Normal Ironman. I want to play at least 1 game to get a feel for the mechanics before I dive into Classic.