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Title: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 09:15:46 AM
If you can do this, just send me a PM please.

Basically, I need to buy some games on STEAM before the sale runs out. Unfortunately, my Paypal is registered in Canada, and every time I try to pay, it tells me that I can't pay for the game because I am in another country from my paypal. And my two Visas don't seem to work on STEAM like a lot of places online.

So, I need someone to gift me a few games on STEAM. When you are checking out on STEAM, you just have to click on the gift option and enter my e-mail, and the games are sent to me and happy day etc etc.

Basically, if you can do this, FIRST I will just send the money to you on paypal (I used the account to pay W7RE for a few Gamecube games a year back, which he easily withdrew to his bank account), and then you can send me the games. I will include the paypal fees of course, and will obviously send you the complete payment.

If you aren't able to do this, absolutely no worries... but if it possible, I'd love to buy a few games before the sale runs out.

And to answer Que's question, STEAM is a godsend in a place like this, otherwise I would be buying retail.
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: MysterD on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 09:17:40 AM
Jesus, Pug -- your "REAL" avatars deserve the Steam symbols and icons, not mine.
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 09:19:03 AM
haha I think I got to D.
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: MysterD on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 09:19:49 AM
Pug, you're such a damn Valve / Steam fanboy...

EDIT:
You wish you could get to me.
That takes a lot, actually.
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 09:26:45 AM
Hey you know what? I just checked your STEAM games list. You seem to have tons more games on STEAM than I do. Yet you are so much more vocal about your hatred for it. :P

Why do you deny your feelings?

EDIT: (The real kind, not the steam lovin' D kind):

NOT FROM WHAT I HEAR!
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: MysterD on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 09:29:35 AM
Hey you know what? I just checked your STEAM games list. You seem to have tons more games on STEAM than I do. Yet you are so much more vocal about your hatred for it. :P

Why do you deny your feelings?

I make sure I don't pay full price for Steam-protected games.
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 09:31:46 AM
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU GOT A HOOKER FOR A $100 OR $25! YOU STILL HAD SEX WITH A PROSTITUTE!
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: MysterD on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 09:34:13 AM
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU GOT A HOOKER FOR A $100 OR $25! YOU STILL HAD SEX WITH A PROSTITUTE!

In a PC gaming world infested with Securom DRM, Steam DRM, G4WL Requirement, Rockstar Social Club requirements, and other unnecessary bullshit schemes that exist -- you just gotta' tolerate it, sometimes.

*shrug*

Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 09:35:49 AM
It a PC gaming world infested with Securom DRM, Steam DRM, G4WL Requirement, Rockstar Social Club requirements, and other unnecessary bullshit schemes that exist -- you just gotta' tolerate it, sometimes.

*shrug*



Did you just say that?
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: MysterD on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 09:36:24 AM
No, I typed it.
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 09:40:30 AM
This is what I think of your burns...

(http://www.1-fire-police-auto-racing-decals-stickers-and-stickers-decals.com/fire/F-927.gif)
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: MysterD on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 09:41:18 AM
Well, good for you then!  :P

EDIT:
If GOG.com didn't have Dark Star One, I probably would've bought it for $5 over Steam by now. But, I would rather support no-DRM (GOG) over Steam DRM. I think it's worth the extra $5 to have zero DRM over Steam DRM, myself. I haven't bought DSO yet from GOG, but I will...in due time.

I've been playing X3: Reunion, here and there again. So, I'm still debating on buying X2: The Threat for $5 from Steam or not.

Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: Cobra951 on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 09:58:39 AM
*Sigh*
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: MysterD on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 09:59:20 AM
*Sigh*

Sigh of relief?
Or a not-so-good kinda sigh?
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: Cobra951 on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 10:05:59 AM
Sigh of meaninglessness.  What I see here is meaningless.  Meaningless, I tell you.  I can't tell who's who anymore.
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: MysterD on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 10:14:06 AM
I...understand...
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: W7RE on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 05:13:55 PM
I would help you out, but I wouldn't have the money before the sale ends, and I don't have the money in my account to cover it until then.

I don't actually have a paypal account or know how to use it, I used my mom's when I sold you the games. I don't even know how to use Paypal rofl. I also don't have a timely way to transfer money into my own account, since there's no branches near me, I only get money in there monthly from a direct deposit I have setup.




I can vouch for Pug's reliability though, he did send me the money as he said, and I think he even overcompensated for the Paypal fees.
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: Xessive on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 05:37:16 PM
Puggy, I need to check my card (since I haven't used it in aaages) if all goes well I will be your saviour!
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: WindAndConfusion on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 05:43:50 PM
I make sure I don't pay full price for Steam-protected games.
Many (most?) games on Steam have no protection.
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: MysterD on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 05:52:21 PM
Many (most?) games on Steam have no protection.

Steamworks IS their DRM protection, actually. Internet style of DRM.

It's not your typical DRM, as it pretty much paved the way pretty much for games -- especially SP-based games that you buy in a retail box at your local store -- to suddenly decide to require activation online to their very own servers for you to actually begin using your game -- which pretty much the newer and much more vicious Securom and Tages use often, these days.

Only one account -- your single account -- can play the game, too. At least you can use it on ANY PC, though.

And you really can't resell your Steam game, either. Not that I would want to, anyways -- I like keeping my games.

Also, some 3rd party Steam games have additional DRM imposed on their -- i.e. Tages and Securoms install limits -- see Sacred 2, Crysis: Warhead, STALKER: Clear Sky, and X3: Terran Conflict.


Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: Ghandi on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 06:30:40 PM
I think we're all lucky Pug didn't ask for the other kind of favor he always wants - the one involving peanut butter and nudity. It's extremely unpleasant. And weird.

I'd help you out but I don't have a Paypal account.
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: MysterD on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 06:47:10 PM
I don't do Paypal.

I do have a guest pass for The Ship, if that counts. :P

Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: gpw11 on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 08:04:20 PM
I think this is covered.  Let me know how it works out.
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: Quemaqua on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 09:58:56 PM
Yeah, I'd help but I've never received money on Paypal before and don't know how it works.  I'm guessing you need a linked bank account and I don't have that, so not much help from me.  Hope Xessive can rescue you, man!
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: Pugnate on Thursday, January 01, 2009, 01:50:15 AM
Hey, some Canadian actually did help me out, and I am quite grateful. But thanks guys. :)

Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: MysterD on Thursday, January 01, 2009, 07:54:30 AM
Hey, some Canadian actually did help me out, and I am quite grateful. But thanks guys. :)



Still need a Guess Pass for The Ship? :P
Title: Re: Need someone to do me a favor.
Post by: WindAndConfusion on Thursday, January 01, 2009, 04:18:38 PM
Steamworks IS their DRM protection, actually. Internet style of DRM.
All Steamworks does is trip the game's launcher. Unless the game has a second (real) layer of DRM built-in, you can play the game without Steam by launching the executable yourself.