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Nature Loves Me

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

Desolation Lords [DL]

Mo/

06 Jul 2009 at 13:19 - 1

http://store.steampowered.com/app/29540/

Edit: Sorry for them ultiple !'s, if a mod could fix

I think those are against the rules lol.

This is... EPIC....Wonderful....E-MAZING! There's no word to describe it in my book... Some of you may not use steam, but I love Steam.

It's similar to xFire but they sell games too.

You know what this could mean? 'course you don't xD

It opens potential... What if Arena Net is going to add Steam Features? Such as "Achievements" Like our titles viewable as Steam Achievements? Character pages... Because seam can track statistics too if the developers want it to.

Such as Professions most played, missions, most healing, whatever, I'm just brainstorming. This could also mean a "console" to possibly modify the games look to look BETTER or Worse depending on your graphics potential. This could even mean Character Pages(Yes I said already...but....) For Guild Wars 2! xD

This is exciting to me xD probably no one else... DISCUSS!!!!

Edit: I realized something... only people who buy it on steam, would be able to actually have any thing tracked or w/e in case such an unlikely thing happens xD
But for GW2...

t00115577

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2007

Mo/

06 Jul 2009 at 13:23 - 2

How could anyone love steam? Its one of the worst and most annoying things on the whole internet, I could care less that GW is on it. Im sure that 90% of people will agree with me.

HuntMaster Avatar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2007

Around

Pillar's of Earth [ROCK]

W/

06 Jul 2009 at 13:25 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nature Loves Me

http://store.steampowered.com/app/29540/

Edit: Sorry for them ultiple !'s, if a mod could fix

I think those are against the rules lol.

This is... EPIC....Wonderful....E-MAZING! There's no word to describe it in my book... Some of you may not use steam, but I love Steam.

It's similar to xFire but they sell games too.

You know what this could mean? 'course you don't xD

It opens potential... What if Arena Net is going to add Steam Features? Such as "Achievements" Like our titles viewable as Steam Achievements? Character pages... Because seam can track statistics too if the developers want it to.

Such as Professions most played, missions, most healing, whatever, I'm just brainstorming. This could also mean a "console" to possibly modify the games look to look BETTER or Worse depending on your graphics potential. This could even mean Character Pages(Yes I said already...but....) For Guild Wars 2! xD

This is exciting to me xD probably no one else... DISCUSS!!!!

So basically a bunch of really super awesome and completely useless features that have no effect on the game itself. WOOHOO!

Can I see how many steps my warrior has taken in the 40 months I'v been playing? Can I see how many times I'v Identified or salvaged items? Can I see how many items broke when I tried to salvage a mod! Can I see how many times I ran backwards with my armored pants off while playing the drums! WOOHOO! Can I block others from spying on my character statistic's?

I guess I'm just not that into it.

refer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2009

US

06 Jul 2009 at 13:27 - 4

I thought people were having problems with steam since most games want to enter a serial number during install but guild wars doesn't do that?

Nature Loves Me

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

Desolation Lords [DL]

Mo/

06 Jul 2009 at 13:28 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by HuntMaster Avatar

So basically a bunch of really super awesome and completely useless features that have no effect on the game itself. WOOHOO!

Can I see how many steps my warrior has taken in the 40 months I'v been playing? Can I see how many times I'v Identified or salvaged items? Can I see how many items broke when I tried to salvage a mod! Can I see how many times I ran backwards with my armored pants off while playing the drums! WOOHOO! Can I block others from spying on my character statistic's?

I guess I'm just not that into it.

Looks like you're over thinking it :P I was just showing what kind of thign it could possibly do, this isnt a suggestion thread, which is why its not in sardelac

. And you're acting unless something is game changing its not interested, QQ somewhere else.

fowlero

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

England, UK

We Are The One And Only [rR]

06 Jul 2009 at 13:29 - 6

yeah it's been on there for a couple months i believe, there was a thread on it ages ago.

acheivements etc as you say would be cool for the stat lovers out there but no chance of that happening for GW1 i'd say.

Nature Loves Me

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Oct 2007

Desolation Lords [DL]

Mo/

06 Jul 2009 at 13:29 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by refer

I thought people were having problems with steam since most games want to enter a serial number during install but guild wars doesn't do that?

GW asks for the key when you create the acc. most other games ever created ask for it in install.

refer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2009

US

06 Jul 2009 at 13:31 - 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nature Loves Me

GW asks for the key when you create the acc. most other games ever created ask for it in install.

I know most others do but I could have sworn I heard some kind of error or something like that here before. Too lazy to search though lol.

DarkNecrid

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

06 Jul 2009 at 13:42 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by t00115577

How could anyone love steam? Its one of the worst and most annoying things on the whole internet, I could care less that GW is on it. Im sure that 90% of people will agree with me.

Wow, maybe around when it came out but it stopped sucking a long time ago dude...finding someone who doesn't like Steam now is going to be pretty rare.

But yep, this is cool, they won't add any Steam features tho, it's just another method of selling the game, and we already had a topic about this.

Lyphen

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

06 Jul 2009 at 13:42 - 10

Just because a game is on Steam, doesn't mean it uses Steamworks. Nothing will change.

kupp

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Shiverpeaks

[KISS]

W/

06 Jul 2009 at 13:45 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by t00115577

How could anyone love steam? Its one of the worst and most annoying things on the whole internet, I could care less that GW is on it. Im sure that 90% of people will agree with me.

Funny because it's common agreement that Steam is the best thing invented by Valve, next to Half-Life.

Anw, old news are old, sorry. It's been on sale on steam for awhile, and there's already been a couple of threads about it.

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

06 Jul 2009 at 13:50 - 12

I wouldn't mind Steam so much, but on my computer it takes up an inordinate amount of RAM. GW already has some lag issues, so taxing my system more is probably not worth the incremental benefits of running Steam.

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

06 Jul 2009 at 13:52 - 13

is this NEWs? It doesn't make much difference even if i have both.

Ravious

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Servants of Fortuna

N/Mo

06 Jul 2009 at 14:59 - 14

I used "add non-Steam game" a long time ago because I switched away from X-Fire because X-Fire can't handle DX10 games.... /sigh

Bubba

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

Netherlands

port sledge snow cones [COLD]

06 Jul 2009 at 15:11 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by t00115577

How could anyone love steam? Its one of the worst and most annoying things on the whole internet, I could care less that GW is on it. Im sure that 90% of people will agree with me.

I guess I'm also one of the 10% then like many others

Kendel

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2009

06 Jul 2009 at 15:21 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by t00115577

How could anyone love steam? Its one of the worst and most annoying things on the whole internet, I could care less that GW is on it. Im sure that 90% of people will agree with me.

I think you're just dim. Steam is great and actually usable, unlike that pile of crap called 'Windows Live' that MS crams down our throats as much as possible.

Targren

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2007

Primeval Warlords[wuw]

R/

06 Jul 2009 at 15:21 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by kupp

Funny because it's common agreement...

Not all that common. Plenty of people are completely unimpressed by Steam.

Quote:

...that Steam is the best thing invented by Valve, next to Half-Life.

Why not set that bar a little lower? Even if steam is the second best, it's a *distant* second.

Screw their broken DRM crap.

Nerel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2008

Australia, what you want my home address?

[CAT]

Mo/

06 Jul 2009 at 15:57 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by kupp

Funny because it's common agreement that Steam is the best thing invented by Valve, next to Half-Life.

Common agreement amongst whom? Steam users who are happy with the service? I think you're probably right. Doubtful that the huge group of users who wouldn't touch Steam with a 10 foot pole would agree with you, nor all those Steam users who absolutely hate the service and software, but are forced to use it for certain games...

Aljasha

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2009

06 Jul 2009 at 16:01 - 19

ncsoft should put the 4in1 bundle and eye of the north in the store too.

Aljasha

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2009

06 Jul 2009 at 16:17 - 20

it's not that bad. the prices are too high, but the service is decent.

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

R/

06 Jul 2009 at 17:44 - 21

I would like Steam a bit more if they would stop screwing over the Europeans pricewise.

Anyways, Guild Wars isn't integrated with Steam like Valve's games (Team Fortress and such). Official statement from Regina (archive).