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Offline zespri

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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
« Reply #60 on: October 09, 2012, 01:13:52 am »
Quote from: zebramatt on October 09, 2012, 12:49:47 am
Take a look at the RPS review.

Basically, it's pretty good. Pretty gosh darned good indeed.

Guys, do you think it's likely that reviewers get paid by big publishers for favourable reviews? This is not that insane idea, right?
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
« Reply #61 on: October 09, 2012, 02:10:49 am »
Dammit!!! Steam won't allow me to pay for XCOM!!! I can't buy it!  DAMMITTT!!!!!!

ARGH!!!! Yargh whine wax witch whine whine grrrr...
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
« Reply #62 on: October 09, 2012, 03:34:37 am »
Quote from: Wanderer on October 09, 2012, 02:10:49 am
Dammit!!! Steam won't allow me to pay for XCOM!!! I can't buy it!  DAMMITTT!!!!!!
Why?
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
« Reply #63 on: October 09, 2012, 07:18:15 am »
Quote from: zespri on October 09, 2012, 01:13:52 am
Quote from: zebramatt on October 09, 2012, 12:49:47 am
Take a look at the RPS review.

Basically, it's pretty good. Pretty gosh darned good indeed.

Guys, do you think it's likely that reviewers get paid by big publishers for favourable reviews? This is not that insane idea, right?
Yes, in the case of bigger reviews such as IGN, absolutely. RPS? LOL, right. RPS has a habit of being brutally honest and somewhat anti-AAA. I sincerely doubt anyone would even consider buying them, and it's even less likely they'd go for it.
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
« Reply #64 on: October 09, 2012, 09:03:26 am »
Quote from: Moonshine Fox on October 09, 2012, 07:18:15 am
Quote from: zespri on October 09, 2012, 01:13:52 am
Quote from: zebramatt on October 09, 2012, 12:49:47 am
Take a look at the RPS review.

Basically, it's pretty good. Pretty gosh darned good indeed.

Guys, do you think it's likely that reviewers get paid by big publishers for favourable reviews? This is not that insane idea, right?
Yes, in the case of bigger reviews such as IGN, absolutely. RPS? LOL, right. RPS has a habit of being brutally honest and somewhat anti-AAA. I sincerely doubt anyone would even consider buying them, and it's even less likely they'd go for it.
Yea, I have some issues with RPS, but being overly friendly to big publishers is not one of them.  And I think they have a special interest in the xcom "genre" being done right.

If some big publisher seriously tried to bribe RPS into giving them a good review on a bad game, I think John Walker would redecorate the internet with their internal organs.
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
« Reply #65 on: October 09, 2012, 09:26:04 am »
What they said!  :D
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
« Reply #66 on: October 09, 2012, 09:39:08 am »
The usual "threat" from big publishers is "if you don't give a blazing review on this, you won't get any pre-launch press copies" and seeing as how RPS very rarely gets these anyway, they're quite "immune" to big publisher overt action.
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
« Reply #67 on: October 09, 2012, 11:53:27 am »
Quote from: zespri on October 09, 2012, 03:34:37 am
Quote from: Wanderer on October 09, 2012, 02:10:49 am
Dammit!!! Steam won't allow me to pay for XCOM!!! I can't buy it!  DAMMITTT!!!!!!
Why?

No idea, something went sideways with the billing system for them last night and they wouldn't take my CCs.
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
« Reply #68 on: October 09, 2012, 11:55:53 am »
Quote from: Wanderer on October 09, 2012, 11:53:27 am
Quote from: zespri on October 09, 2012, 03:34:37 am
Quote from: Wanderer on October 09, 2012, 02:10:49 am
Dammit!!! Steam won't allow me to pay for XCOM!!! I can't buy it!  DAMMITTT!!!!!!
Why?

No idea, something went sideways with the billing system for them last night and they wouldn't take my CCs.

Steam support on Twitter said they were looking into the issue, I had heard people were occassionally having troubles.
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
« Reply #69 on: October 09, 2012, 11:59:31 am »
Quote from: KingIsaacLinksr on October 09, 2012, 11:55:53 am
Quote from: Wanderer on October 09, 2012, 11:53:27 am
Quote from: zespri on October 09, 2012, 03:34:37 am
Quote from: Wanderer on October 09, 2012, 02:10:49 am
Dammit!!! Steam won't allow me to pay for XCOM!!! I can't buy it!  DAMMITTT!!!!!!
Why?

No idea, something went sideways with the billing system for them last night and they wouldn't take my CCs.

Steam support on Twitter said they were looking into the issue, I had heard people were occassionally having troubles.

I'm *still* having issues this morning.  This is odd.
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
« Reply #70 on: October 09, 2012, 12:09:11 pm »
Quote from: Wanderer on October 09, 2012, 11:59:31 am
I'm *still* having issues this morning.  This is odd.
The Aliens have been talking to the AI.  They've decided they want none of that.
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
« Reply #71 on: October 09, 2012, 12:31:01 pm »
Quote from: keith.lamothe on October 09, 2012, 12:09:11 pm
Quote from: Wanderer on October 09, 2012, 11:59:31 am
I'm *still* having issues this morning.  This is odd.
The Aliens have been talking to the AI.  They've decided they want none of that.
I think they abducted the support staff on their first invasion.  Apparently ticket queue is high, and I finally found some forum posts from other players with similar issues... but there's been no announcement from Steam themselves yet.
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
« Reply #72 on: October 09, 2012, 12:34:48 pm »
Threaten to sign a non aggression pact with the aliens.
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
« Reply #73 on: October 09, 2012, 01:54:43 pm »
Quote from: Wanderer on October 09, 2012, 11:53:27 am
Quote from: zespri on October 09, 2012, 03:34:37 am
Quote from: Wanderer on October 09, 2012, 02:10:49 am
Dammit!!! Steam won't allow me to pay for XCOM!!! I can't buy it!  DAMMITTT!!!!!!
Why?

No idea, something went sideways with the billing system for them last night and they wouldn't take my CCs.
Is your IP in a different country then you credit card was issued?
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Re: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
« Reply #74 on: October 09, 2012, 04:46:02 pm »
Quote from: Wanderer on October 09, 2012, 02:10:49 am
Dammit!!! Steam won't allow me to pay for XCOM!!! I can't buy it!  DAMMITTT!!!!!!

ARGH!!!! Yargh whine wax witch whine whine grrrr...
Try Green Man Gaming. You'll get a Steam key from them.
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