Community MetaSteam | February 2022 - Good night, and good luck, Lowly Tarnished

[moemoneyb1]

I actually got an oled switch last weekend. After the announcement of Switch sports and mario strikers I knew I had to get one. In the end I still will get the Steam Deck but I am actually kinda glad that I am after Q2 2022. By then more games will be verified and a lot more issues will be resolved by then.

 

[fspm]

anyone can confirm if elder ring have cloud saves?

From upped their game, no cloud saves, no saves, have to beat it all in one sitting. Like a real pro gamer.

 

[Li Kao]

Anyone also in Q1 get an email yet?

Me.

Appreciated that Paypal didn't offer the 4x plan they keep breaking my balls about, though. Fuckers.
Glad my financials are better than they were some months ago.

 

[lashman]

 

[ZKenir]

i'm in q1 but no mail yet

 

[mastemas]

THE EMBARGO IS FUCKING OVER

THE STEAM DECK IS A BEAST, THE FUCKING OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE, THE BEST EMULATION, PORTABLE PC, GAMING PC EXPERIENCE THERE FUCKING EXISTS FOR THE PRICE

AND IT'S A FUCKING CRIME THAT IT'S NOT AVAILABLE IN OTHER FUCKING REGIONS YET, WHAT THE FUCK VALVE

THE EMBARGO IS FUCKING OVER

THE STEAM DECK IS A BEAST, THE FUCKING OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE, THE BEST EMULATION, PORTABLE PC, GAMING PC EXPERIENCE THERE FUCKING EXISTS FOR THE PRICE

AND IT'S A FUCKING CRIME THAT IT'S NOT AVAILABLE IN OTHER FUCKING REGIONS YET, WHAT THE FUCK VALVE

LEGITEMATELY, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY FUCKING IDEA WHEN IT GETS TO THE OTHER REGIONS, I'M BEGGING GOD WHERE

 

[lashman]

 

[madjoki]

still no email

 

[Gintaro]

THE EMBARGO IS FUCKING OVER

THE STEAM DECK IS A BEAST, THE FUCKING OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE, THE BEST EMULATION, PORTABLE PC, GAMING PC EXPERIENCE THERE FUCKING EXISTS FOR THE PRICE

AND IT'S A FUCKING CRIME THAT IT'S NOT AVAILABLE IN OTHER FUCKING REGIONS YET, WHAT THE FUCK VALVE

LEGITEMATELY, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY FUCKING IDEA WHEN IT GETS TO THE OTHER REGIONS, I'M BEGGING GOD WHERE

We shall wait patiently

 

[FunnyJay]

Tencent bought 1C (PL) and QLOC

They better not stop 1C from producing weird Eurojank!

 

[mastemas]

We shall wait patiently

I CANNOT

 

[ZKenir]

 

[mastemas]

THERE'S A FUCKING PORN GAME ON THE STEAM DECK WEBSITE

VALVE STOP TEASING ME, I NEED THE DECK

 

[dex3108]

 

[sprinkles]

THERE'S A FUCKING PORN GAME ON THE STEAM DECK WEBSITE

VALVE STOP TEASING ME, I NEED THE DECK

I can finally see the porn games again, no more German censorship!!

Oh wait..

 

[madjoki]

Still no email

 

[thekeats1999]

I have seen a few of the reviews for the deck and all I am currently doing is currently kicking myself for not dopping a pre-order last year.

 

[r3n4ud]

Started up elden ring a ding and after an hour of gameplay and kicking the bucket 100 times I haven't stuttered once and at a constant 60 fps. Pretty darn happy I very recently built my pc in time for the release

 

[Arc]

https://www.pcgamer.com/gabe-newell-metaverse/

[Tim Sweeney disliked that.]

 

[Deku]

Overwhelmingly Positive Gems

All of the games in our newest bundle have an Overwhelming Positive rating on Steam. Get games like Clone Drone in the Danger Zone and Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. Plus, pay what you want & support charity!

www.humblebundle.com

 

[Arc]

This War of Mine - Major Update! $160.000 raised in less than 24 hours! - Steam News

Major Update! $160.000 raised in less than 24 hours! HELP VICTIMS OF WAR IN UKRAINE. PLEASE DON'T STOP!

store.steampowered.com

 

[Prodigy]

Started up elden ring a ding and after an hour of gameplay and kicking the bucket 100 times I haven't stuttered once and at a constant 60 fps. Pretty darn happy I very recently built my pc in time for the release

You are one of the chosen, very lucky.
I was having heavy drops and stutter basically every 5 mins, have since locked the game to 40fps in control panel and that seems to have eliminated drops and I havent seen any stutter like before maybe every 30mins there is the slightest of hitches. (Obviously this wouldn't be a solution for many, as it isn't 60fps, but for me I'm fine).

 

[BlueOdin]

Ordered a Steam Deck

 

[r3n4ud]

You are one of the chosen, very lucky.
I was having heavy drops and stutter basically every 5 mins, have since locked the game to 40fps in control panel and that seems to have eliminated drops and I havent seen any stutter like before maybe every 30mins there is the slightest of hitches. (Obviously this wouldn't be a solution for many, as it isn't 60fps, but for me I'm fine).

Crap, that sucks :/

I don't know why I'm lucky but knock on wood...hope my luck continues

 

[lashman]

Steam :: Steam Labs :: Experiment 13: Main Carousel Update

Thank you to everyone who's tested and shared feedback with us regarding Experiment 13. Keep the feedback coming! Experiment 13 Updates Simplified the animations in the main carousel area Added a switch to disable trailers which otherwise autoplay in this area Set discounted items to be...

steamcommunity.com

Thank you to everyone who's tested and shared feedback with us regarding Experiment 13.

Keep the feedback coming!

Experiment 13 Updates

• Simplified the animations in the main carousel area
• Added a switch to disable trailers which otherwise autoplay in this area
• Set discounted items to be prioritized among items in the ON YOUR WISHLIST section
• Updated all store hubs for consistency and introduced more relevant tabs and sections throughout

 

[Pommes]

Gabe Newell explains why Steam banned NFTs

Amidst bumper acquisitions and a multitude of mega new releases, NFTs have garnered many headlines across the industry …

www.eurogamer.net

"Blockchains as a technology are a great technology,"
Nah... Gabe is wrong here.

 

[lashman]

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Green Man Gaming has S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 for 30% off under XP deals. It's really tempting but I'm not sure if the game will actually be good.

 

[Mivey]

He seemed genuinely sad that he couldn't keep that dev model. Though it is a bit surprising that developers don't get to keep those.

 

[lashman]

He seemed genuinely sad that he couldn't keep that dev model. Though it is a bit surprising that developers don't get to keep those.

i think they do - pretty sure Phawx doesn't have to send any of his back

 

[NarohDethan]

Don't ask me for Deck

 

[Alextended]

Lul, "I thought phil spencer would let me keep it" lmao. This is probly someone else's and they let him try it that's why he needs to return it.

I'm sure Valve will send namco some if they want :d

 

[--------]

Green Man Gaming has S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 for 30% off under XP deals. It's really tempting but I'm not sure if the game will actually be good.

right now i don't think it's even really clear whether or when the game will be finished given current world events

 

[QFNS]

O! Ye Tarnished MetaCouncilors! I love this game.

I got completely fucked up for the first couple hours last night but I found a rhythm and killed a few bosses

this one gave me trouble early on

(yo fuck that stone cat/dog/thing)

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Similar to Durante, I haven't seen too many technical issues. I maxed out all the settings and my GPU is barely working. My CPU and GPU both worked way harder when I played Guardians of the Galaxy, fwiw. I do see it stutter a teensy bit when I'm charging across the landscape at breakneck speeds on the horse, but that seems reasonable given I'm literally traveling what feels like a billion miles an hour and it has to load some fucked up monstrosity in to assault me.

 

[lashman]

Steam :: Steam Deck Deposit :: Steam Deck: Q1 Shipping Details

Hi! Happy launch day! We’ve seen some questions about what it means to be in the Q1 reservation group, and when these folks will receive their emails. Here’s how it breaks down. All people who are in the Q1 reservation window on the Steam Deck store page will receive an order email by the end of...

steamcommunity.com

Happy launch day! We’ve seen some questions about what it means to be in the Q1 reservation group, and when these folks will receive their emails. Here’s how it breaks down.

• All people who are in the Q1 reservation window on the Steam Deck store page will receive an order email by the end of March. (Q1 is Quarter 1, or January through March).
• The first batch of emails has already gone out this morning.
• The next batch of emails will go out on Monday, March 7th. (It turns out the logistics work out better if we don’t try to ship over a weekend.)
• We’ll continue sending emails to Q1 reservers in the order their reservations were made on a weekly basis through the end of March (March 14th, 21st, 28th)
• In April, we’ll start going through the Q2 queue in a similar fashion.

We’re working through our production schedules, and will have news soon for folks in the After-Q2 bucket.

 

[ZKenir]

guess I'll wait until the end of march at the latest then, oh well at least it won't be too much

 

[MomoVideo]

Anyone else playing ER with an Xbox Series gamepad on PC? Do vibrations work for you? Sometimes my inputs won't register, which is annoying. Also, the performance is... not great. I don't know for whom the minimum spec is because I sure can't hold stable 60 fps even tho I exceed the minimum specs at 1080p.
EDIT. Also, this game feels like it has a big input lag.

 

[YourFriendMaynard]

Yo that bundle is worth for Huntdown

what a brollic fucking game

 

[NarohDethan]

Anyone else playing ER with an Xbox Series gamepad on PC? Do vibrations work for you? Sometimes my inputs won't register, which is annoying. Also, the performance is... not great. I don't know for whom the minimum spec is because I sure can't hold stable 60 fps even tho I exceed the minimum specs at 1080p.
EDIT. Also, this game feels like it has a big input lag.

I read someone who tried the Xbox controller yesterday and had troubles setting it up. My Dualsense worked fine tho.

 

[CommodoreKong]

THE EMBARGO IS FUCKING OVER

THE STEAM DECK IS A BEAST, THE FUCKING OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE, THE BEST EMULATION, PORTABLE PC, GAMING PC EXPERIENCE THERE FUCKING EXISTS FOR THE PRICE

AND IT'S A FUCKING CRIME THAT IT'S NOT AVAILABLE IN OTHER FUCKING REGIONS YET, WHAT THE FUCK VALVE

LEGITEMATELY, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY FUCKING IDEA WHEN IT GETS TO THE OTHER REGIONS, I'M BEGGING GOD WHERE

It's so stupid Valve continues to act like this little indie game company in a lot of ways when they have one of the largest and most used gaming platforms in the world.

 

[Mivey]

THE EMBARGO IS FUCKING OVER

THE STEAM DECK IS A BEAST, THE FUCKING OPTIMAL EXPERIENCE, THE BEST EMULATION, PORTABLE PC, GAMING PC EXPERIENCE THERE FUCKING EXISTS FOR THE PRICE

AND IT'S A FUCKING CRIME THAT IT'S NOT AVAILABLE IN OTHER FUCKING REGIONS YET, WHAT THE FUCK VALVE

LEGITEMATELY, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY FUCKING IDEA WHEN IT GETS TO THE OTHER REGIONS, I'M BEGGING GOD WHERE

The limited region thing is definitely the most compromised thing about the Deck launch. I guess it's just that Valve has zero experience or connections with shipping hardware globally, and just made the decision to postpone that after the Deck has launched and they have a better idea about how many of these they can produce in a year.

If the Deck is a big success (meaning shipping like near or above a million this year), I 100% expect it to ship to more and more places by 2023. You can probably write off 2022, though.

 

[NarohDethan]

We shall wait patiently

One day I'll own an Index

 

[MomoVideo]

EDIT. NVM, I was wrong.

 

[Madventure]

Can you still unlock cheevos if you play in offline mode?

I got achievements for steam games in offline mode but it can depend on the game, it might show the achievement as "UNLOCKED xyz (Icon for achievement)" as a blank sort of tab since it can't grab the info if you're offline but it will be unlocked

 

[dex3108]

You need to remember that offering electronic device for purchase is not same as digital items. Valve needs to offer support in region where they are selling item to accommodate consumer laws. And on top of that to have logistics to maintain supply chain to all of those regions.

 

[Durante]

store page dont have it, bottom right, maybe only cloud save the config file...

dark souls games dont have it.. anyone can confirm if elder ring have cloud saves?

I just continued my Desktop Elden Ring save on the Deck. So yes.

 

[Madventure]

Oh yeah, i have a survey thing that If people maybe wanted to help me with. You can PM you a link for it if you have an interest with it if not that's cool I just figure I'd ask

 

[Dinjoralo]

Case was supposed to arrive today but then it didn't. Bleh.

For some reason, it's almost unusably slow right now. I know the i5 6600k and GTX 970 are well past their prime, but it shouldn't be taking upwards of a minute for the start menu to appear. Browsing a basic webpage is basically impossible because doing anything makes itI freeze up. I did cheap out a bit and get a general-purpose HDD, not something made for gaming, but even then it should still be functional. Like, my laptop is weaker in every dimension and works fine.

 

[Sobatronix]

Case was supposed to arrive today but then it didn't. Bleh.

For some reason, it's almost unusably slow right now. I know the i5 6600k and GTX 970 are well past their prime, but it shouldn't be taking upwards of a minute for the start menu to appear. Browsing a basic webpage is basically impossible because doing anything makes itI freeze up. I did cheap out a bit and get a general-purpose HDD, not something made for gaming, but even then it should still be functional. Like, my laptop is weaker in every dimension and works fine.

Well, it definitely has some good airflow

 

[「Echo」]

NOOOOOOOO don't put PC parts on Carpet.

Static electricity is the enemy. Even if it doesn't break your parts outright it absolutely does cause damage at the microscopic level and that can add up or be made worse with time as current flows through the bits and bobs.

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The first Tweet I see today lmao.