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  1. meStevo

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    The customer was compensated, legitimizing the charges - that's the 'because Sony' part of this. That's the point you keep missing and I'm not sure how I can make it clearer. Sony saw the issue as resolved with their $150 in PSN credit compensation, despite the charges being for much more...
  2. meStevo

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    The difference is Sony believes the issue is resolved on their end and the charges at this point are 'valid' because they've compensated their customer. I've worked in those kinds of departments, you help the customer and defer to the bank to recoup funds, but if you dispute charges on...
  3. meStevo

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Just grabbing the first google results for each: Steam:Dont ever try to dispute a transaction with Valve/Steam through PayPal. Your account will be banned. - Page 13 Origin:EA refuses to refund user for SimCity, threatens account ban - Gamechup | Video Game News, Reviews, Features, Guides...
  4. meStevo

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Most services ban you if you dispute any charges, that's pretty normal. Some valid issues with the rest of the policies he's wrestling with though. Yup, I was remembering the headlines of articles like this -PS Vue Fully Launching In Q1 2015 | NextPowerUpbut then they go on to mention a number...
  5. meStevo

    Cities: Skylines

    How's performance for everyone? Part of the reason I didn't play much last night was the game kind chugging at full screen at 2560x1440 w/ a GTX 670 and an i7 920. Dropped to 1080p windows and it was a bit more playable. Probably tinker with settings a bit more to get it smoother, move it to...
  6. meStevo

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Playstation Vue service also delayed, was due Q1 and is now 'nationwide by the end of the year' per a new WSJ article.
  7. meStevo

    Cities: Skylines

    Max size of a map is 25 squares I think, 5x5, unless a preview i read was wrong. Almost wish I could unlock them non-contiguously, actually be forced to develop a remoter suburb, but all things you can do without being forced I suppose. Seen it posted there's already mods to just unlock it all.
  8. meStevo

    Powers

    It's a benefit of the paid PS+ membership, aside from that episode embedded above.
  9. meStevo

    Cities: Skylines

    Reviews are all around excellent so far. Good to hear.
  10. meStevo

    Hex: Shards of Fate TCG - Set 7: Frostheart 6/29/17

    Helooo from page 4. The arena releases 3/10. Hex TCG | HEX Update Arena Opens March 10th So when are people expecting dungeons, late 2016?
  11. meStevo

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Yeah, 'feels' running I get more doing 6-8 levels of a t6 rift over and over. Especially with the chances for packs of goblins, which can lead to really obscene hauls and happen frequently enough to make them realistic to hope for.
  12. meStevo

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Get rid of regular rifts and numbered rift stones, use the 'pick from what you've cleared' mechanism, and have bounties reward stones as they do now. Would need to retune loot a bit since you get so much more in a regular and can go multiple levels, or have that type of loot system be an...
  13. meStevo

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    I'd hope they have more success than Sony did w/ cross buy/play given the ecosystems involved.
  14. meStevo

    Avengers: Age of Ultron

    They said there wasn't a single frame of the climax in the earlier trailers, think that changes with this one. Some good stuff.
  15. meStevo

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Wasteland 2 was announced for Xbox One yesterday, announced for PS4 today:Wasteland 2 coming to PS4 - PlayStation.Blog.Europe Some fun stuff from the MS presser today: - Elite Dangerous coming to Xbox One this summer - Xbox One/Windows 10 cross buy with PC, with many first party titles...
  16. meStevo

    Virtual Reality

    Not sure that's been disclosed. Release date announced.. 'First half of 2016'
  17. meStevo

    Virtual Reality

    Sony showing off revised Morpheus at GDC, 1920 x 1080 and 120hz.
  18. meStevo

    SOE Becomes Daybreak / Russian shutdown

    So I just got this email. Dear all, The journey we took exactly 5 years ago to change artificial intelligence in games has come to an end. We tried our best, the world changed a bit, and now it's our turn to take a bow and move on. Storybricks is closing down. Over the past few months we...
  19. meStevo

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Comcast doesn't participate so their HBO subs can't use the app. It's not in the provider list. DirecTV did this for a long time on the Roku. Will be interested in how much the standalone HBO service is next month, guessing $20+.
  20. meStevo

    Cities: Skylines

    10-12 active streamers, with a member of the team bouncing around and skyping with some of them answering questions. Twitch Game looks great.
  21. meStevo

    House of Cards

    We're 5-6 in from our binge Saturday and never even bothered to pick it up again yesterday. This would have never happened with previous seasons, probably finish it next week.
  22. meStevo

    Virtual Reality

    HTC / Steam VR effort announced today:HTC Re Vive Valves made by HTC | The Verge What are the expectations for game compatibility with multiple VR headsets looming? Games going to end up branded with their flavor of VR support and exclusively only support them, or too soon to tell?
  23. meStevo

    House of Cards

    We're 5-6 episodes in and I sat there for the last 3 wishing I was playing Diablo or something and just listening to it for the threads of the story that actually interest me.
  24. meStevo

    The Astronomy Thread

    Yeah I'm expecting some combination of ice/impact/ejecta explaining the 2 spots.
  25. meStevo

    Windows 8

    I upgraded from 8.1. No problems.
  26. meStevo

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Fable Legends will be F2P Last I checked my time was right, but when I send a receive messages they say they were sent or received 18 minutes ago. It's really silly.
  27. meStevo

    Marvel Universe stuff

    I like it, but yeah, some of the sizes of people are strange w/ how they're arranged.
  28. meStevo

    The Order: 1886

    Thought the story was just OK, even though I tried to inspect everything I missed something and didn't get any of the inspect-related achievements so it won't be my first platinum and have no interest replaying the whole thing. Back to Redbox today, hope sequel(s) are better.
  29. meStevo

    Comic Books

    I really want to be excited about Secret Wars... but the Thors title? It's a cop comic, the Thors are the cops of Battleworld and it starts with them investigating a murder. Secret Wars Correspondence: Thors | News | Marvel.com ?This is not about the apocalypse,? Aaron asserts. ?It?s...
  30. meStevo

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    I don't mind the hunt for items/sets, I just wish they had +nnn (primary stat) on them rather than specifically Dex/int/str so I could use them on other classes easier like what they did with WoW itemization. This would be beneficial for friends/groups also who can share loot better despite...
  31. meStevo

    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

    He does kinda look like a Conan bad guy, or something from the next direct-to-digital Scorpion King n+1 He looks OK really, but how does someone in that getup stand next to Batman, Superman, etc and not look completely ridiculous is the challenge.
  32. meStevo

    Board Games

    Yeah, as I understand it you're modifying the game board (establishing bases/capitals based on victors of games and whatnot), tearing up cards, opening sealed scenarios that make irreparable changes to the game if you follow them. I absolutely love the idea even though it basically amounts of...
  33. meStevo

    The Order: 1886

    I keep almost picking up a telltale game and then don't for whatever reason. End up just watching that episode on twitch for a few minutes (via the Xbox One store) and talk myself out of it. All of them for $55 seems like a steal as far as content goes and they've been on sale like that a few...
  34. meStevo

    The Order: 1886

    I know what you mean, but length, as the point of controversy over the last week or so, really doesn't seem to be the prevailing complaint. It's almost universally panned as boring it seems. That's not something I expected, thought the complaints would center around the multiple consecutive...
  35. meStevo

    The Order: 1886

    I'm pretty self-deprecating, and when I joke about size she points at our kids and says 'it worked' I can't even imagine being a developer on this game and reading reviews like what have come out today. Just absolutely brutal.
  36. meStevo

    Board Games

    I've been subbed to a meetup and just ignored the notifications for... 2 years? lol. There's a regular local game designer meetup also for people to test/talk about games they're making. Looks like some guys are working on a little convention thing too (3 day version tentatively planned for...
  37. meStevo

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    As someone's who's got a 655ish Hunter and an entire stable of ilevel 655 garrison followers, I found I was still just doing the bold too. With BRF coming I never even really bothered to PUG through normal Highmaul for a few more incremental upgrades. BRF came out and I realized even then I...
  38. meStevo

    Board Games

    Had 3 friends relocate in the last 2 months, probably living vicariously through this thread now for the most part. Stuff like X-Com makes me want to show up to one of the meetups or game nights the shops here in Vegas have though, we'll see.
  39. meStevo

    SNL 40

    Kate Mckinnon was Beiber. Actually really like her as Ellen. I liked the special, but yeah, way too long. Really weak direction or something with the missed queues (you know they probably rehearsed the whole thing a few times too). The worst of the night to me was that opening...
  40. meStevo

    Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Amazing!

    I don't mind putting on the other two from time to time as they're fun to watch/listen to with a couple exceptions, but this was a long and brutal/dark movie that I'm not sure I even want to watch again until just before the next is out.