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#1 Snapfoo

 
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Posted 13 January 2013 - 04:48 PM

One of the major issues that I think has been keeping some of us from playing together is issues of different platforms. We've got lists of games that people play, but this cuts right through that since many games simply don't allow cross-platform multiplayer.

 

I propose a couple things to try and help with this.

 

1) Compiling a list of what platforms we play on so we know who we can try to contact to find common interests and general gaming partners
 

2) Starting to consistently include platforms when listing what games we play, e.g. BL2 (PC/PS2), GW2 (PC), etc.


For #1, perhaps a google document or something would be useful so that we can peer-edit it rather than relying on a topic starter updating a post or having the information scattered throughout a topic?


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Posted 15 January 2013 - 03:55 PM

Something like this:

 

I'll delete it if it's not what you meant.  If it is, post here and I'll include your info in it.

 

My input:

 

Most of my online gaming is done on PS3 right now.  I also have a 360 and laptop, but my XBL has expired (silver, no gold) and my laptop wasn't a gaming system when it was new, let alone now.


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Posted 15 January 2013 - 05:03 PM

I do a majority of my gaming on PC and it's pretty easy to track what people are playing through steam since we have our BPC group on there. If anybody see's me on there feel free to give me a message if you want to game together or anything.

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Posted 15 January 2013 - 06:07 PM

Something like this:

 

I'll delete it if it's not what you meant.  If it is, post here and I'll include your info in it.

 

My input:

 

Most of my online gaming is done on PS3 right now.  I also have a 360 and laptop, but my XBL has expired (silver, no gold) and my laptop wasn't a gaming system when it was new, let alone now.

 

Oh, nice. That's better than what I was thinking. :)

 

We just need to figure out how to manage the permissions, probably. And Something like alphabetical ordering/sorting might be useful to start with for the first column so it doesn't get too chaotic when it grows.

 

I do a majority of my gaming on PC and it's pretty easy to track what people are playing through steam since we have our BPC group on there. If anybody see's me on there feel free to give me a message if you want to game together or anything.

 

Yeah, I made this post near the beginning of our TeamSpeak conference, before the steam group came up and you guys invited me to it and as friends.  :)

There is still a little ambiguity there, though, since Steam itself is multi-platform although still only a portion of the multiplayer games are united across platforms like the community, right?


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Posted 15 January 2013 - 06:45 PM

I have ideas on how to better fix this issue, as we discussed. Stay tuned!


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Posted 15 January 2013 - 06:50 PM

If it is, post here and I'll include your info in it.

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Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:19 PM

I do a majority of my gaming on PC and it's pretty easy to track what people are playing through steam since we have our BPC group on there. If anybody see's me on there feel free to give me a message if you want to game together or anything.

 

Do you have a link to it? Somebody posted a link Sunday in TS, but I didn't get it.  Also, did you want me to add your Steam ID to the list?  I have you listed as a PC gamer, but that's all I have.

 

 

Oh, nice. That's better than what I was thinking. :)

 

We just need to figure out how to manage the permissions, probably. And Something like alphabetical ordering/sorting might be useful to start with for the first column so it doesn't get too chaotic when it grows.

 

 

Yeah, I made this post near the beginning of our TeamSpeak conference, before the steam group came up and you guys invited me to it and as friends.  :)

There is still a little ambiguity there, though, since Steam itself is multi-platform although still only a portion of the multiplayer games are united across platforms like the community, right?

 

Sorting is easy.  I can sort by any category you want.  Since this is something that Munki is planning to address, I'm not going to worry about fixing any permissions.  I could give everybody access, but that would literally give everybody access.  I don't really have any way of limiting permissions to BPC members unless I have them in my contacts.

 

As for the ambiguity, I was contemplating changing the Windows / Mac categories to Steam ID.  But while a lot of PC games played here probably run through Steam, not all do.  Not only do you have store-bought versions of many games, but you also have MMOs and the like.

 

 

I have ideas on how to better fix this issue, as we discussed. Stay tuned!

 

This is just a temporary fix.  I'll happily keep it up-to-date as best I can until it becomes redundant.

 

 

Primary: PS3 | 360 GT: Reiaze | WiiU: N/A | PSN ID: Reiaze | Windows: My PC makes this a N/A | Mac: N/A

 

You're in.


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Posted 15 January 2013 - 08:20 PM

Sounds reasonable. :)

The link to the group is: http://steamcommunit...m/groups/bpclub
 

My info is simple: :D

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Posted 15 January 2013 - 10:22 PM

Oh well I guess all I would add to that NotU is my PSN ID: witesniper7 and I use windows.

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Posted 16 January 2013 - 06:13 AM

Primary: PS3

PSN ID: Alindawyl

 

That is all.



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Posted 16 January 2013 - 08:03 AM

Updated.  I also added a separate Steam line, since it's cross-platform.  I wish I remembered what my Steam account was, but it's been so long since I've had a viable gaming pc, I don't even remember what it was to link to my PSN.


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Posted 16 January 2013 - 08:10 AM

Linking the PSN with steam only really happened when i played Portal. I'm pretty sure that now it's a standard thing, when you login or create an account on steam there is an option to use your PSN login. I've seen on occasion people on the PSN playing in my steam friends list.


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Posted 16 January 2013 - 11:49 AM

Primary: PS3

360 GT: G1Starscream87--but I rarely play

Wii U: NA

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Windows: Yes

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Posted 16 January 2013 - 02:13 PM

Updated.


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Posted 16 January 2013 - 02:27 PM

Hate to do it to you but could you also add my Steam ID on there? It's just Fitzchiv77.

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Posted 16 January 2013 - 05:09 PM

I serve to live.  I mean live to serve. ;)   Updated.


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Posted 16 January 2013 - 05:20 PM

All my info is right here

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted 16 January 2013 - 05:27 PM

Same here.


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Posted 16 January 2013 - 05:34 PM

I was going to say the same thing. There is also an added steam login you can tie to the site now. You can't do much with it but login, but hopefully i can make use of the steam API in the coming months. Check your user settings in the menu up in the top right corner.


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Posted 16 January 2013 - 11:39 PM

I was going to say the same thing. There is also an added steam login you can tie to the site now. You can't do much with it but login, but hopefully i can make use of the steam API in the coming months. Check your user settings in the menu up in the top right corner.

 

Cool. I linked mine. :)


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