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[quote who="Campaigner" reply="29" id="3511385"] Familysharing is a nice feature Valve implemented. Somebody else can use your account when you're not. Simultaneously though I have to take Valves side here. You got one license for a game, not two. Now your son gets to experience Steam Sales [e digicons]:D[/e] The Christmas sale starts in 5 days. Time to teach him how it works [e digicons]:)[/e] [/quote] I never said I wanted

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[quote who="alaknebs" reply="27" id="3511325"] of course, you could then ask why digital distribution ain't cheaper than physical media.. outside of nutty sales (provided the physical media ain't just a disc for steamworks/uplay/origin, etc) [/quote] This brings up a good point. Just what is the value of a game? The answer of course is "whatever the market will bear". Clearly value for games is very flexible. Why else would a developer be

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I haven't received the new computer yet. Ill definitely let everyone know what happens when I set it up. You made a number of excellent points! Thanks! [quote who="Primal_Savage" reply="25" id="3511274"] Quoting Borg999, reply 11 Yea, I hope you're right.

Reply to I just experienced the dark side of Steam in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Here's another idea. How about allowing someone to transfer a license to another person. Person A transfers the license to person B. Person A can no longer play the game, but person B to whom the license was transferred, can. Of course, now that the media is digital rather than physical, the person who purchased the game doesn't actually own one copy of it.

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[quote who="The_Gear" reply="21" id="3511225"] I don't believe it's ever been mentioned that it was made to play games from 1 library at the same time by multiple people. To me, it sounds like you want it to be something different than it is and are blaming Valve that it isn't. *shrug* Do you see where publishers/developers would lose money if everybody just started sharing accounts and nobody was paying for the games they played anymore? [/quote] &nbs

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[quote who="Phaedyme" reply="15" id="3511134"] It depends on how many people are using the family option. Like this doesn't affect me at all. [/quote] So, you're saying that my situation is very unusual, like I'm a Fringe user of Steam? [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

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[quote who="The_Gear" reply="12" id="3511107"] I don't see anything wrong with it. [/quote] Yea, I don't expect anyone at SD to say anything negative about Steam. Biting the hand that feeds you, and such. I was just hoping I could play SD games without being limited by their draconian Family Share restrictions.

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[quote who="Primal_Savage" reply="10" id="3511100"] That specific question you refer to (which I had quoted for a reason...) seems to apply to the 2nd Steam account (Not the Main one, with the games): "Yes. You must be online to access and play games which are shared with you " Doesn't say the 1st/Main account needs to be online though. [/quote] Yea, I hope you're right.

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[quote who="Primal_Savage" reply="7" id="3511088"] Can't you have the Family Shared computer online to meet the requirements and the other computer offline to play an offline game (e.g. FE:LH)? Or is the Family Shared library not available if the main account isn't logged in? [/quote] If I'm reading the FAQ right, I believe you have to be online. I find this to be a strange requirement. You have to be logged into Steam for your family

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[quote who="psychoak" reply="3" id="3511080"] Well, that's pretty fuckin useless without setting up for it in advance... [/quote][quote who="Phaedyme" reply="4" id="3511081"] I'm pretty sure this isn't the reason so many people hate Steam, but I do agree it doesn't exactly help. [/quote] Yes It's all about DRM. Any way you slice it, it sucks. They are so scared of pirates, that they are willing to s

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[quote who="psychoak" reply="1" id="3511013"] Even in offline mode? [/quote] Yes, it's my understanding that you have to be in online mode to access the library. "Do I need to be online to play a shared game? Yes. You must be online to access and play games which are shared with you." <a href="http:

I just experienced the dark side of Steam in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

So, I'm getting my son a computer, and I was planning on setting up his own account, and using the Family Share option so he could play the games that I bought on my account for him to play (because we only had one computer) This Family share thing sounds great except, we can't play at the same time. Even if we want to play different games, only one person can access the library and play a game, and the other person is completely locked out. So, obviously this po

Reply to After playing LH... I tried Civ 5 and got bored in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

[quote who="ElanaAhova" reply="8" id="3510708"] Quoting Borg999, reply 7 Just to add one more echo to the chamber... I agree Civ V is boring, lifeless, soulless, and about as engaging and immersive as a door knob. why are you insulting the noble doorknob? [/quote] Yes, I apologize

Reply to After playing LH... I tried Civ 5 and got bored in Fallen Enchantress Stardock Forums

Just to add one more echo to the chamber... I agree Civ V is boring, lifeless, soulless, and about as engaging and immersive as a door knob.

Rising World in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

https://www.rising-world.net/ This game looks like it has the potential for being a serious competitor to Minecraft. It's currently in early access, but has mostly positive reviews. "To a world that you can shape as you choose. Explore the deepest caves, the densest forests, the highest mountains or the most secret dungeons. Design the tools that you need to master your challenges

Reply to [Suggestion] Replayability in Sorcerer King Discussion SorcererKing Forums

I would not want to be forced to play with the same sovereign (even one that I liked) until I won.

Reply to Did you pickup anything in the Thanksgiving Steam sale? in PC Gaming SorcererKing Forums

[quote who="hedetet" reply="27" id="3509882"] Do you think the backlog phenomenon will eventually cause Steam to change their business model? E.g. transition to subscription based. [/quote] If Steam goes to a subscription based model, I will find a new pastime.

Reply to Endless Legend announced (fantasy 4X) in PC Gaming SorcererKing Forums

I've only played the game for about 2 hours, and a good chunk of that time was in the tutorial. All I can say right now is that I wish developers could find a happy medium between too few options and too many options.

Reply to CS2 Giveaway.....maybe. in Everything Else Stardock Forums

[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="10" id="3509633"] Borg999: Wizard1956 is a deservedly well respected member of this community. He has a very good heart. He was trying to help community members down on their luck or too poor to afford this type of imaging software. If anything, any ire you might feel should be directed towards the Moderators of that deal site. This isn't a "scam" per se, either. It was that site's

Reply to CS2 Giveaway.....maybe. in Everything Else SorcererKing Forums

How long has the OP been a part of this community? I can't believe he fell for such a greenhorn trick. I hope you have AV software because you are going to get burned if you keep on falling for obvious scams.

Reply to Did you pickup anything in the Thanksgiving Steam sale? in PC Gaming SorcererKing Forums

I picked up Endless Legends for about $17 in the Steam sale.

Reply to [Suggestion] Replayability in Sorcerer King Discussion SorcererKing Forums

[quote who="HenriHakl" reply="7" id="3508957"] @Alstein and Heavenfall: Please substantiate your opinions, it helps the discussion. [/quote] Limiting playing options is not a good idea, because not everyone is going to want to start playing as the wizard (or what ever the default choice may be). Different people, different playing styles. Limiting that choice is a bad idea as it will reduce the number of people interested in playing the game.

Reply to [Suggestion] Replayability in Sorcerer King Discussion SorcererKing Forums

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="1" id="3508879"] Originally you would ONLY get the Wizard and you had to win though the Wizard. Doing so unlocked 2 more Sovereigns. And winning with those sovereigns unlocked additional sovereigns. [/quote] Please do not do that.....

Tyrant Shadow World Spell in Sorcerer King Support SorcererKing Forums

The shadow world spell can be unlocked on the Tyrants ability tree, and it's all the way at the end of one branch. I chose shadow world in the skill tree, but couldn't find it in my spell book. So, as far as I can tell, it's acquired like other spells..that is, there is a random chance that it will show up as one of the spells you can learn upon level-up. I disagree with this approach for spells that are unlocked specifically via the skill tree. IMO, they s

[Bug] SK doesn't appear to notice when you kill the devil lieutenant in Sorcerer King Support SorcererKing Forums

After I killed the ice elemental lieutenant, the SK popped up and told me that he noticed what I did, and then the threat level went up. When I killed the devil guy, I did not receive a message from the SK, and as far as I know, the threat level counter wasn't effected.