Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time.

From	JAB <nochance@nohope.com>
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Subject	Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time.
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Date	2011-04-03 12:43 +0100

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On 03/04/2011 12:31 PM, Zaghadka wrote:
> On Sat, 02 Apr 2011 07:23:44 +0100, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg, JAB wrote:
>
>> On 01/04/2011 9:31 PM, Zaghadka wrote:
>>> As far as Steam goes, JAB apparently lives in a world where one's ideals and
>>> virtues are *not* a luxury that we all purchase, pay dearly for, and sometimes
>>> shed when the economics become compelling, or necessary. Perhaps he is very,
>>> very wealthy. Games are not a life or death issue, but neither are they
>>> trivial. Given that range, I can suffer some mild hypocrisy from John.
>>>
>>
>> Well I don't accept Lewis attacking Steam as the devil's spawn one
>> moment and then saying he'll buy games as long as they are cheap. That's
>> not hypocrisy it's just a bad argument style.
>>
>> As for me "perhaps being very wealthy" well the reasons I give for were
>> £24.99 (Amazon) vs. £26.99 (GOG) vs. Steam (£29.99) ... easy choice really.
>
> Yup. I figured as much. Very easy choice.
>

The fact that it's cheaper and has a printed manual/guide makes it a no 
brainer for me. For some games whether you have a manual or not makes 
bugger all difference but the worst cases I've had are where there is a 
very extensive tutorial (in pdf format) and it not possible to minimise 
the game in Windows - yes Conquest of the Aegean I'm looking at you!

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Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. JAB <nochance@nohope.com> - 2011-03-29 16:58 +0100
  Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. john.dsl@frontier.com (John Lewis) - 2011-03-29 21:54 +0000
    Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. JAB <nochance@nohope.com> - 2011-03-30 06:33 +0100
      Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. john.dsl@frontier.com (John Lewis) - 2011-04-01 07:01 +0000
        Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. JAB <nochance@nohope.com> - 2011-04-01 21:31 +0100
        Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-01 15:31 -0500
          Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. JAB <nochance@nohope.com> - 2011-04-02 07:23 +0100
            Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-03 06:31 -0500
              Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. JAB <nochance@nohope.com> - 2011-04-03 12:43 +0100
            Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. john.dsl@frontier.com (John Lewis) - 2011-04-03 22:23 +0000
              Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. JAB <nochance@nohope.com> - 2011-04-04 06:05 +0100
                Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. john.dsl@frontier.com (John Lewis) - 2011-04-06 06:54 +0000
                Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. JAB <nochance@nohope.com> - 2011-04-06 22:15 +0100
                Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. john.dsl@frontier.com (John Lewis) - 2011-04-07 20:36 +0000
                Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. JAB <nochance@nohope.com> - 2011-04-07 21:48 +0100
                Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. john.dsl@frontier.com (John Lewis) - 2011-04-07 23:45 +0000
                Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. JAB <nochance@nohope.com> - 2011-04-08 06:19 +0100
                Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. john.dsl@frontier.com (John Lewis) - 2011-04-08 06:07 +0000
                Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. JAB <nochance@nohope.com> - 2011-04-08 19:50 +0100
                Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. john.dsl@frontier.com (John Lewis) - 2011-04-09 03:03 +0000
                Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. JAB <nochance@nohope.com> - 2011-04-09 07:07 +0100
                Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. john.dsl@frontier.com (John Lewis) - 2011-04-10 02:39 +0000
                Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. JAB <nochance@nohope.com> - 2011-04-10 06:52 +0100
          Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. "Matt v3.3" <ethers.tragic@paradise.net.invalid> - 2011-04-02 20:30 +1300
            Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. JAB <nochance@nohope.com> - 2011-04-02 08:38 +0100
              Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. William McNee <wullie@hame.the.noo.invalid> - 2011-04-02 19:19 +0100
            Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-03 06:34 -0500
          Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> - 2011-04-02 15:43 -0400
            Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. JAB <nochance@nohope.com> - 2011-04-03 08:09 +0100
            Re: FYI: COMPLETE Gothic Series -- Steam Sale $18.75 thru Thursday, 3/24 @4pm Pacific Time. Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-03 06:40 -0500
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