Official PC/GFW Thread

[Nick]

This isn't the PC/jyoung thread. Please keep Gaming Discussion civil.

[Yoshi]

Who's up for Left 4 Dead 2 or PAYDAY tonight? Both have new content!

[Some Stupid Japanese Name]

So all we have to do is mildy raz a member who fully deserves it to get Nick out of the bunker he has locked himself away in? Good to know.

[Chux]

Who's up for Left 4 Dead 2 or PAYDAY tonight? Both have new content!

Ran through the L4D2 content with Myk and Ninjas last night, lackluster to say the least.

[Diff-chan]

I tried Path of Exile, it's basically an action RPG for all the old Diablo 2 nerds.

It seems to succeed on that front - tons of randomly generated crap, a tiny inventory grid, inventory Tetris, this stupidly gigantic passive skill tree* (active skills are based on gems which you put into weapon slots, which also level up), and most importantly, a chat room full of old Diablo 2 nerds griping about Diablo 3.

Its really ugly (character designs are hideous, world is bland) but seems to scratch that itch. People who don't like Diablo 3 should find it more to their liking. It will be free to play when it comes out. I might just roll a character and play it a little.

*http://www.pathofexile.com/passive-skill-tree/

[Yoshi]

A Blizzard exec doesn't think very highly of Windows 8 either.

[James]

By the logic of the Gabe Newell Sucks crowd, it's obvious that the Windows closed marketplace means Diablo 3's auction house is... um.. invalid? Remember, it's all self-interest all the time, and never because Win8 is a steaming turd pile.

James

[Diff-chan]

Gabe Newell doesn't suck, he's looking out for his own service. Yes, he is self-interested. Gamers seem to forget that he is a businessman.

I really see no indication that Windows 8 is a steaming turd pile.

[Rumpy]

Ran through the L4D2 content with Myk and Ninjas last night, lackluster to say the least.

At this point I think they only have 1 person working on the game. All those maps were available in beta for a year. Valve makes Blizzard look like they release games at a record pace. I don't understand what Valve does during the week. Keep the steam servers running I guess.

[epmode]

At this point I think they only have 1 person working on the game. All those maps were available in beta for a year. Valve makes Blizzard look like they release games at a record pace. I don't understand what Valve does during the week. Keep the steam servers running I guess.

Someone else put this list together but Valve's output is excellent for a company with ~200 employees:

2007:

Games:
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Portal
Team Fortress 2

Ongoing Updates/Services:
Steam

2008:

Games:
Left 4 Dead

Ongoing Updates/Services:
Steam
Team Fortress 2 Updates

2009:

Games:
Left 4 Dead 2

Ongoing Updates/Services:
Steam
Team Fortress 2 Updates
Left 4 Dead DLC

2010:

Games:
Alien Swarm

Ongoing Updates/Services:
Steam
Team Fortress 2 Updates
Left 4 Dead 2 DLC

2011:

Games:
Portal 2 + DLC

Ongoing Updates/Services:
Steam
Team Fortress 2 Updates

2012:

Games:
Dota 2

Ongoing Updates/Services:
Steam
Team Fortress 2 Updates
Portal 2 editor
Source Filmmaker (might not count since it already existed for Valve employees)