Since it is open source, I wonder how hard it would be to get into it and increase the tire friction value for those who don't want to drift so much.

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Quoting: PatolaSo much love. I can't help but retribute in cash... Spending hundreds of dollars in support each month. :D

Completely irrelevant, but I see you're following Disney's trend of remaking cartoons as live-action.

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Electronic Super Rage-Quit?

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Sadly another example where laws aren't about who is legal, but who is wealthy.

Still this game looks awesome.

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So...Portal meets Myst? Looks as beautiful as that sounds.

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This reminds me of Power Monger. Though that one was armies instead of individuals, but the outdoors scenes are reminiscent.

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Quoting: Guest

Quoting: Eike

Quoting: GuestG2A (and other grey market sites) are not the problem, they are a symptom.

A symptom of what?

The problem of bundles?
The problem of the possibility to resell keys?

The problem of people being greedy?

The video game market is broken as shit. You have publishers gouging money from gamers everywhere you turn, so people turn to other sources in order to buy games for less. Its been happening for decades. Remember when copied games were sold in the market for a fraction of the retail price?

It has always been, at least in the US since the 90s, that physical $60 games come down to $20 or less in a year or two. I don't see nearly such a reduction in price for digital games. Also, with physical games, there has always been a used games market. So, one could argue that developers are able to make higher profits over the long term with digital games as compared to decades past.

And so, one can see an impetus to finding alternative ways to obtain games at what used to be reasonable prices. Further assisting in this endeavor is the continued failure of the credit card industry to secure their systems from such rampant fraud.

I'd love to see Steam allow selling and reselling keys as often as you like. If they already have the ability to take away one's access to a game after verifying a fraudulent purchase, then they should be able to manage the hand off of a used game from one owner to the next.

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Quoting: MaathTo the developers who complain about the 30% cut that Valve receives, I would ask, "What percentage do you deem fair?" How much do you think it costs to provide all of the services that Valve offers? Do you put any value in Valve's hardware endeavors?

Quoting: EikeThey don't know either.
Nobody but Valve really knows.

My questions, "...deem fair...," "...do you think...," "...put any value..." are not questions of knowledge, but of opinion. As developers, they "know" that these services do not come for free. If 30% is considered "outrageous," and 0% is obviously untenable, then what, in their opinion, is the middle ground? I don't think they want to pin down a specific number, because then we can compare with what Valve really provides, and also factor in the 0% for keys sold outside of Steam and other things to come up with a value not that much smaller than 30%, and certainly no where near 12%.

Quoting: MaathFurther, if the estimation of the cost of all of Steam's features is low, then I wonder why no one else has matched them with their own platform. In particular, Epic still pales in comparison. It's been a year now, or nearly so?

Quoting: EikeTo play devil's advocate:

Why do people do that? Business can take care of themselves.

Quoting: EikeBecause it's a defacto monopoly, which is hard to break.
A while ago, somobody linked a lengthy article depicting just how hard it would be to break it.

Steam is not a "de-facto monopoly." There are plenty of ways to obtain video games. It certainly is the primary way to obtain computer games. But this doesn't answer my question. Steam being the primary means of obtaining computer games does not preclude anyone from creating a competing digital computer game purchasing store front themselves. I call out Epic specifically because they have the capital to do it, but have so far chosen not to.

My premise is that Epic and these developers are trying to undercut Steam. Instead of providing an attractive platform that would woo gamers to use it (and cost close to 30% to operate), they rather have a simple platform with low overhead, and operate with a lower revenue split to try to get Valve to budge on its price. Move the developers and the gamers will begrudgingly follow, instead of enticing the gamers and the developers will willingly follow.

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To the developers who complain about the 30% cut that Valve receives, I would ask, "What percentage do you deem fair?" How much do you think it costs to provide all of the services that Valve offers? Do you put any value in Valve's hardware endeavors?

Further, if the estimation of the cost of all of Steam's features is low, then I wonder why no one else has matched them with their own platform. In particular, Epic still pales in comparison. It's been a year now, or nearly so?

We all see what they're doing. I wouldn't be surprised if Paradox moves to Epic, after having become successful on the backs of Valve. And I will welcome the convenience of not accidentally purchasing anything from a developer who thinks me a fool, and thinks Steam of little value.

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Quoting: GuestI picked the wrong to to stop gaming and open my own (vape) shop.
So much big stuff happening and so many awesome games on their way right now and I feel like I'm going to miss a lot of it. Gaming was a massive thing in my life until very recently, the joys of reaching 40 eh.
Seeing as I have enough floorspace I might look into getting a vr setup in the shop I think.
Vape shops don't get overly busy and I'm sure the customers would love it as much as I would.

Name your shop VapeR, with very large V and R.

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