Orogogus wrote on Apr 20, 2018, 11:01:

Burrito of Peace wrote on Apr 20, 2018, 10:47:
So all that means is that, for Australia, Valve will just raise prices to cover the fine which is probably less than a day's worth of net profit for them. They'll do that to cover both this fine and any subsequent fines as they have no intentions of changing their business practices.

I don't believe Valve sets regional prices except on their own games -- they provide suggested prices, but you can set them to whatever. It seems unlikely that they're going to mess with their 30% cut just because of an Australian fine.

And they already changed their business practices. My understanding is that the Australian fine was initiated before Valve implemented their current refund policy.

jdreyer wrote on Mar 13, 2018, 16:03:

Rhett wrote on Mar 13, 2018, 15:56:
I was looking into it, apparently the dev is responsible for Dark and Light (another ARK clone... at least, as far as I know, it is..). Also, by default, there seems to be a 3-day time limit on all tames in-game for some reason. Supposedly mod support is intended though.

Also a possibility of microtransactions, due to the dev's history in mobile games and Asia-based MMOs. No word on the release date or price from what I could see (besides March).

It's probably actually going to be neat, I'm just getting tired of the Minecraft trend/graphics is all. =P I used to co-run a popular ARK server, and have a lot of biased hate for how Wildcard treated the game.

I hear you. I sometimes get tired of all the pixelart titles that come out and wish they had better, cleaner graphics. I still bought Into the Breach though.

Bard wrote on Mar 8, 2018, 12:53:
The only compensation I think should be made is to REMOVE THE STUPID DRM being used!

BIGtrouble77 wrote on Dec 23, 2016, 12:31:
So Australian Steam users don't have the same refund policy that we have in North America?

PHJF wrote on Oct 4, 2015, 15:13:
And No Man's Sky will have to try pretty hard to have less depth to it than Elite.

Cause again providing different focal lengths for different eyes should actually be an issue? I plug in OR and tell it my left eye is 13/20 and right 18/20 and it can't compensate - with the investment they've had????????

Lorcin wrote on May 6, 2015, 20:59:

Talisorn wrote on May 6, 2015, 20:35:

Only if you go the optometrist and get an set of lenses made especially for you ... and there won't be too many geared up to doing that. There is no special magic that the Rift does to fix up your vision.

So your saying they can't accept that vision is offest by +/- an ammount and adjust for such?

For me it feels far more likely that OR could adjust their focus length than a dude on your high street could fashion you perfectly curved pieces of glass which improve matters.

Cyant wrote on May 6, 2015, 19:49:
The optic inside the RIFT can be set up for your vision so you will not need your glasses while you use it.

Slick wrote on May 6, 2015, 19:14:

Talisorn wrote on May 6, 2015, 19:07:

zombiefan wrote on May 6, 2015, 09:14:
Meh. Still a gimmick. Great for racing games/flying sims/rollercoaster tech demos, but I'll keep waiting for holodeck/brain implants.

Anytime I hear someone say that VR is a gimmick, I KNOW they haven't actually tried it. It's not a gimmick. It's a game changer!

3D gaming (active-shutter 120hz displays) was a game-changer, and now companies like Tridef are bankrupt, and haven't updates a game profile on their site (for paying customers) in almost 2 years.

I own a 3D screen, and hardly ever use it, unless it's for a single player game that i'm like, you know what? this would be AMAZING on 3D. and then it just doesn't work, cause no one supports this shit anymore. 3D is already dead in the water. and now we have 3D HMDs stepping up, which also won't get the support they need. at least not in this lifetime.

and if you tell me plain ol non-HMD (head mounted display) 3D gaming is a gimmick, obviously you've never played skyrim in 3D. whole new wealth of respect for 3D modelers.

Silicon Avatar wrote on May 6, 2015, 19:09:
I wear glasses. Where do these devices put me? Are they good enough to go comfortably over glasses or would I just have to sit there with eyestrain? That is the deal-breaker for me.

zombiefan wrote on May 6, 2015, 09:14:
Meh. Still a gimmick. Great for racing games/flying sims/rollercoaster tech demos, but I'll keep waiting for holodeck/brain implants.

jdreyer wrote on Apr 28, 2015, 16:32:

necrosis wrote on Apr 28, 2015, 09:07:
Gotta love so many other countries doing this... except the US.

Hey, unlike those commie nations in Europe and Australia, we don't restrict the rights of our corporations to make a profit. That's why we give corporations the same rights as citizens and have the most freedom in the world.

Silent Bob wrote on Dec 9, 2014, 10:55:

Cutter wrote on Dec 9, 2014, 10:43:
Amazing how fast this went from must-buy to avoid-like-the-plague.

Groupthink.