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same here Shonky
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All working again, got my free copy of Left for Dead 2, may never play it but why not take up the offer. :D
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Cheers for the heads up!
Grabbed my free game, same as Shonky - may never play it... but it's free :tilt:
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Good game to play with mates. There's one map where a tornado comes through which is fun. :)
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Steam has changed the way sales work, any company can make a sale at any time they want.

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Fucking Steam makes it too easy to buy shit. :)
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Indeed it does, shit is all I seem to buy lately! I've just about had my fill of the paid alpha access con, lots of games that show promise, but very few deliver the goods.

I'm sure it's great for for indie developers to get some coin, but I think in time it will be detrimental to the game industry as it's lowering the expected standard of games as a whole in my opinion, but maybe I'm just a grumpy jaded old bastard who doesn't have the patience for buggy unfinished games.
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wobblysauce wrote:Steam has changed the way sales work, any company can make a sale at any time they want.
Which makes it all the more easier for publishers to charge more in certain countries (Aussie Beach Tax) than ever before!
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This is interesting..

http://store.steampowered.com/sharing/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Onz want to play Rust? Or AC maybe?
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Steam family sharing I think it's called.
It's a step into the right direction, definitely.
I think a minor problem is that while your better half is playing a game in your library they lock the whole of your library, i.e. you can't play anything. At least that's how I read it when it first came up...it maybe different now or maybe a mis-insterpretation. We've never tried it.
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I was reading about the family sharing last night.
The way I read it, the only restriction is that the same game cannot be played at the same time on different PC's with the same steam login.
So norbs could be playing AC on one PC while Onz plays Rust on another PC using his steam login.
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I thought you're not using the same steam login, the linked article specifically says that your achievements will be yours . Rather, you lend the game to a family member or friend.

I think this needs to be tested :)

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I reckon I was right:
Can I share specific games, or do I have to share my whole library?

Libraries are shared and borrowed in their entirety.

Can two users share a library and both play at the same time?

No, a shared library may only be accessed by one user at a time.
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ysu wrote:I thought you're not using the same steam login, the linked article specifically says that your achievements will be yours . Rather, you lend the game to a family member or friend.

I think this needs to be tested :)
Ah you might be right ysu, hence why the same game can be used at the same time as you have lent it to another steam user.
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Maybe I misunderstood it.

I thought I could try out anyones games.
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Flinty72 wrote:
ysu wrote:I thought you're not using the same steam login, the linked article specifically says that your achievements will be yours . Rather, you lend the game to a family member or friend.

I think this needs to be tested :)
Ah you might be right ysu, hence why the same game can be used at the same time as you have lent it to another steam user.

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Two logins on the same pc.. look at the steam list, it splits them to a different list, if different from your games.

You log in with your account, but can play there games, but not the same one.

At least that is how it has been working for me.


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+[Name's Games] - other account that has been logged into on the computer.
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I am norbsy on Steam and am logged in. Give it a try
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Not Team as such, but a big saving..

http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/au/en/p ... -heroes-2/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

No idea what the game is like though.
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Original is still better even after all these years.
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https://www.humblebundle.com/store/p/go ... storefront" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Oh man I am so going to get the Goat Simulator can't wait to go goating.
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richo wrote:Oh man I am so going to get the Goat Simulator can't wait to go goating.
I saw a video review of it and it is hilarious. Bug ridden and ridiculous. :nod:
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^^
Reminds me of PAIN on the PS3....
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http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/04/i ... lar-games/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Introducing Steam Gauge: Ars reveals Steam’s most popular games
We sampled public data to estimate sales and gameplay info for every Steam game.
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