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Re: Promote FAF in Steam

2016-08-06T19:52:24+02:00

Steam still has ACU able to load into t1 transport right ? If so, enough said

Statistics: Posted by -_V_- — 06 Aug 2016, 19:52

Re: Promote FAF in Steam

2016-08-02T05:56:51+02:00

Heaven wrote:
To anyone who has the Steam version of FA (that's unfortunately not me): Can you host a game lobby in Steam titled "www.faforever.com"? It would be an extremely easy and probably an extremely effective way of promoting FAF, as the Steam plebs would convert to FAF one by one.

tatsu started doing that right now, but I wanted to ask others too, since he won't be hosting 24/7, but it'd be nice if someone was hosting one of these lobbies 24/7.

LOL I thought you said Windows 10 was great. Gap was noob, and FAF is dead.

Statistics: Posted by KD7BCH — 02 Aug 2016, 05:56

Re: Promote FAF in Steam

2016-07-27T02:06:29+02:00

FA steam uses 3603 beta patch, not 3599... it is much worse in terms of balance in its own way
also still have ton of bugs

Statistics: Posted by ZLO_RD — 27 Jul 2016, 02:06

Re: Promote FAF in Steam

2016-07-25T19:32:02+02:00

If you play SC:FA via steam you play the 3599 patch which is a nightmare in terms of balance, you have a bare bones matchmaker and miss all the features that FAF has.

Statistics: Posted by PhilipJFry — 25 Jul 2016, 19:32

Re: Promote FAF in Steam

2016-07-25T17:01:56+02:00

Whats the difference with FA on steam??

I installed FA from my steam account (i copy the key from my original game and pasted on steam), but i play with FAF.

Statistics: Posted by alfmas — 25 Jul 2016, 17:01

Re: Promote FAF in Steam

2016-07-25T02:57:49+02:00

Give it time. We may yet become the official way to play.

/Shameless hopeful hoping

Statistics: Posted by IceDreamer — 25 Jul 2016, 02:57

Re: Promote FAF in Steam

2016-07-24T16:25:10+02:00

well I'm not doing it anymore. none's happy about it. find another guy to do it.

Statistics: Posted by tatsu — 24 Jul 2016, 16:25

Re: Promote FAF in Steam

2016-07-24T06:23:14+02:00

Zoram wrote:
Maybe it's a bit invasive no ? cold calling telemarketing way ... If you join a lobby, I assume it's to play a game, not to be adversised something else.

Pretty much this. Besides, it's not like that many people play SupComFA on Steam. Source. Most of them probably know of FAF by now, at least that was my case, I liked the game and Googled around to see if there were any mods, that's how I found FAF, and then I told my friends about it.

So basically, sorry to say this, but you are probably losing your time. If they know about FAF and they keep playing the Steam version you had no chance with them to begin with. And then you are just left with a minority that doesn't know about FAF, and an even bigger minority that will see your lobby and hopefully enter the website and download the lobby.

I don't want to be a party pooper, but that's just how it is, I really wish more people played the game, I mean, it's better than many new RTS games out there, and the graphics are still amazing, even 9 years after it was released, but I guess most of the people don't want to play a complex game that requires more thinking than normal

Statistics: Posted by Sighery — 24 Jul 2016, 06:23

Re: Promote FAF in Steam

2016-07-23T17:49:56+02:00

tatsu wrote:
I've been doing this for a day it's got really poor success thus far. most already know about FAF and are very purposefully choosing steam and the rest are also brain dead but in a different way : they can't find anything that isn't on steam/ don't know what google is.

regardless I try not to give in too quick and leave it open

Maybe it's a bit invasive no ? cold calling telemarketing way ... If you join a lobby, I assume it's to play a game, not to be adversised something else.

Statistics: Posted by Zoram — 23 Jul 2016, 17:49

Re: Promote FAF in Steam

2016-07-23T17:24:36+02:00

I've played maybe 10 or so games of SC:FA on steam and as far as i can tell the people over there in every possible way unbearable.
They seem to know the imbalances of 3599 very well and exploit them without mercy, tend to write even more condescending stuff in the game chat than SC-Account or are just so incredibly bad at the game that you just wanna snipe your teammates and take over their bases.
Having a fun time over at steam is next to impossible.

Statistics: Posted by PhilipJFry — 23 Jul 2016, 17:24

Re: Promote FAF in Steam

2016-07-23T17:13:02+02:00

I prefer steam to faf, and i know a fair few others do too. its not a intelligence issue, there is less hatred in steam and because theres no ranks everyone plays for fun.
I know at least 15 'brain dead' steam players who could easily beat you at the game tatsu.. quite an achievement for people without working brains, right?

Statistics: Posted by Hush — 23 Jul 2016, 17:13

Re: Promote FAF in Steam

2016-07-23T15:52:27+02:00

tatsu wrote:
[...] the rest are also brain dead but in a different way : they can't find anything that isn't on steam/ don't know what google is.

regardless I try not to give in too quick and leave it open

Please don't talk with negativity about others - neither here nor on steam or anywhere lese, it won't help getting people here.
Other than that, it's a great idea and I hope it will result in some success. Thanks a lot!

Statistics: Posted by --- — 23 Jul 2016, 15:52

Re: Promote FAF in Steam

2016-07-23T15:24:49+02:00

somebody relay me

Statistics: Posted by tatsu — 23 Jul 2016, 15:24

Re: Promote FAF in Steam

2016-07-22T18:22:13+02:00

I've been doing this for a day it's got really poor success thus far. most already know about FAF and are very purposefully choosing steam and the rest are also brain dead but in a different way : they can't find anything that isn't on steam/ don't know what google is.

regardless I try not to give in too quick and leave it open

Statistics: Posted by tatsu — 22 Jul 2016, 18:22

Re: Promote FAF in Steam

2016-07-22T16:38:53+02:00

thell them to google forged alliance forever, cause you can't copy from lobby chat in FA afaik

Statistics: Posted by ZLO_RD — 22 Jul 2016, 16:38