Re: Bioshock Remastered - GoG free

On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:10:05 -0000 (UTC), in
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, candycanearter07 wrote:

Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote at 23:03 this Saturday (GMT):

On Sat, 09 Nov 2024 15:10:40 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
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On Sat, 9 Nov 2024 19:43:39 +0100, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
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On 11/8/2024 7:10 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:

JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote at 11:15 this Friday (GMT):

If anyone wants this I've put the code on the Steam group.

 
 
People actually use the steam group?

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do people use Steam groups at all? that seems to be one of those parts
of Steam that just is there with no interaction at all.
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Same with these Steam points that allow me to... buy stuff for a profile
nobody ever looks at anyway...

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I really get the impression that Valve thought up as Steam points as
being something with real monetary use (you get 1 point per 1 US
dollar of purchases, I think), that could then maybe be redeemed to
buy games or something real.
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Except then the lawyers pointed out that it was a form of currency and
would probably cause them all sorts of legal problems, especially
given how many jurisdictions Valve operates in, so they quickly backed
away from the idea. Except now people have thousands of points and
nothing to do with it? Quick, give them useless, untradable digital
gimcracks.
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   [I like the profile page. It lets me quickly see how many
    games I own on Steam, and how many reviews I've posted.
    Although the difference between those two numbers is
    disturbingly large... maybe its better if I stop looking.]
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I've used Steam points to 'buy' rewards (equally useless) for good
reviews, but that's pretty much it, and mostly because I've earned so
many points I don't know what else to do with them.
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I don't know. Nintendo gives me Gold Coins that translate 1:1 with a
penny (ie: 100 GC is $1 off a purchase). If they can pull it off, surely
Valve can?

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To be fair, Nintendo is a Japanese company. Maybe the laws are different
there.

I think the jurisdiction would be the United States for transactions with
me, just as they charge my state's sales tax on each purchase.

They also have an American operation, Nintendo of America, which is
likely how they manage transactions. Anyone get Nintendo coins in other
countries?

On a side note, GOG just this year (or last) started charging sales tax
for my purchases though they had not done so for years.

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Zag

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