Fanatical Meat
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2 hours play time...and/or 2 weeks ownership I think? It could be less than 2 weeks. Definitely 2 hours play time, though.
That’s it 2 hours
2 hours play time...and/or 2 weeks ownership I think? It could be less than 2 weeks. Definitely 2 hours play time, though.
Well that is glorious. I'd never heard of that! Gahh, I'd need to upgrade my motherboard to take this seriously.
It’s about expectations. I don’t expect ultra settings, I don’t expect 60fps. I expect it to be playable and decent looking. I can run almost anything. I have a Q9650 w/8GB AMD 280x.
Before I get pooped on for my old machine, I know it’s at the end of its useful life.
2 hours play time...and/or 2 weeks ownership I think? It could be less than 2 weeks. Definitely 2 hours play time, though.
You won't get any razzing from me. While we are often obsessed with the latest and most powerful hardware, we are a computer enthusiast community after all, you can really get a lot out of old systems if you try. One of my main gaming rigs is a Pentium G620 with a GTX 750 Ti. I might not be playing Crysis on it, but it can handle a lot of good games. Currently playing Pillars of Eternity at 1080p high settings just fine.
YMMV, I just checked, I bought a game on 6/21, less than 1 hour playtime, refunded on 7/12. So I wouldn't depend on being able to get one after two weeks, but it can definitely happen.It has to be both under two weeks and two hours run time.
YMMV, I just checked, I bought a game on 6/21, less than 1 hour playtime, refunded on 7/12.
It’s like any business their stated policy is as previously posted. Exceptions are possible but they are exceptions.
I’m sure valve runs like any other big retail business. All of us have a lifetime value score that’s likely based upon average purchase price, what’s bought on sale vs at regular price and how regularly do returns happen and how much is the average cost of support emails. Once these are known it’s easy to Putnam a total revenue number on your account. There is a score they want, above that score they’ll do extra stuff for you, way above that score they’ll do tons of stuff for you, below the score they’ll hold you to the rules, way below that score they’ll do nothing extra for you.
I wouldn’t be surprised if doenload speeds and rare card drops are influenced by your customer score.
The rules are there but you can ask for a refund and depending on WHY you're asking for the refund, you may get it or you may not. I know I'm not the only one who bought games years ago and still haven't played them so it stands to reason that if I finally install a game I purchased a long time ago only to find out there's a major game-breaking bug preventing me from progressing that the developer never fixed, I could probably get a refund.
So far, this sale is actually pretty decent. Lots of big titles are 50% off. Though I do remember the steam sales when brand new games were 60% off and older games would easily hit 85% off. Might have to finally grab Nioh, Nier Automata, Rimworld, and a few others.
If the game is a reasonable price on Steam, just buy it. You could wait a month or two years to see the same game on Humble for $5 cheaper.I am now nervous to buy on Steam sales due to the Humble Monthly thing. I figure no matter what I buy it will show up on the next months bundle. This probably belongs in the first world problem thread.