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  • FREE GAME: Warhammer 40K: Gladius

    From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 16 11:00:59 2023
    Oy, my aching back! Hauling all these free games up from the cellar is
    a right pain. But I'm happy to do it; you won't hear me complaining
    about all the work and effort I put into this every week. No sir, not
    me. Just come take these freebies, it's what I'm here for. ;-)

    This week you get:

    * Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/warhammer-40000-gladius-relics-of-war Here's the six-word elevator pitch: "It's Civilization crossed with
    Warhammer 40K". You want space marines and orcs and Eldar and
    4X-strategy gameplay? That's Gladius. You want lots and lots of
    content hidden behind DLC paywalls? That's Gladius too. The gameplay
    itself is satisfactory - it's not the greatest of 4X games, but its
    fun enough, especially if you like the WH40K franchise. The various
    factions feel distinct from one another, if not particularly well
    balanced. It's light on some features and combat heavy, but then
    again... it's Warhammer, so what do you expect (who needs diplomacy
    anyway?). But that DLC is outrageous.


    It's free, but even at that price is it worth grabbing? You have seven
    days to decide (and I have seven days to ice my back).

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  • From Justisaur@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Thu Mar 16 10:26:53 2023
    On Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 8:01:19 AM UTC-7, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    Oy, my aching back! Hauling all these free games up from the cellar is
    a right pain. But I'm happy to do it; you won't hear me complaining
    about all the work and effort I put into this every week. No sir, not
    me. Just come take these freebies, it's what I'm here for. ;-)

    This week you get:

    * Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/warhammer-40000-gladius-relics-of-war Here's the six-word elevator pitch: "It's Civilization crossed with Warhammer 40K". You want space marines and orcs and Eldar and
    4X-strategy gameplay? That's Gladius. You want lots and lots of
    content hidden behind DLC paywalls? That's Gladius too. The gameplay
    itself is satisfactory - it's not the greatest of 4X games, but its
    fun enough, especially if you like the WH40K franchise. The various
    factions feel distinct from one another, if not particularly well
    balanced. It's light on some features and combat heavy, but then
    again... it's Warhammer, so what do you expect (who needs diplomacy anyway?). But that DLC is outrageous.


    It's free, but even at that price is it worth grabbing? You have seven
    days to decide (and I have seven days to ice my back).

    Well... I'm not much for strategy games, nor really Warhammer, though
    I like the lore and look. I like a few of each, so I picked it up on the
    off chance I'll be in the mood some day.

    Thanks for the reminder as usual! Though I had just looked yesterday
    and saw it was coming up, and intended to get it, I probably would've
    forgot.

    - Justisaur

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  • From Zaghadka@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Thu Mar 16 12:54:35 2023
    On Thu, 16 Mar 2023 11:00:59 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
    Spalls Hurgenson wrote:


    Oy, my aching back! Hauling all these free games up from the cellar is
    a right pain. But I'm happy to do it; you won't hear me complaining
    about all the work and effort I put into this every week. No sir, not
    me. Just come take these freebies, it's what I'm here for. ;-)

    This week you get:

    * Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War >https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/warhammer-40000-gladius-relics-of-war

    Ha! GOG.com just sent me on of their "special price" emails for this
    exact game today. Do you think they bothered to look at Epic's site?

    --
    Zag

    No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
    spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

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  • From Mike S.@21:1/5 to spallshurgenson@gmail.com on Thu Mar 16 14:28:41 2023
    On Thu, 16 Mar 2023 11:00:59 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    It's free, but even at that price is it worth grabbing?

    If it is free it is worth grabbing. It may just be not worth playing.

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  • From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Thu Mar 16 12:54:40 2023
    On 3/16/2023 8:00 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

    It's free, but even at that price is it worth grabbing? You have seven
    days to decide (and I have seven days to ice my back).

    It could be worse. http://www.dorktower.com/2023/03/03/who-wants-to-live-forever-dork-tower-03-03-23/

    --
    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 16 15:26:37 2023
    On Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:28:41 -0400, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
    wrote:
    On Thu, 16 Mar 2023 11:00:59 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson ><spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:



    It's free, but even at that price is it worth grabbing?

    If it is free it is worth grabbing. It may just be not worth playing.

    This is the correct answer.

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Sun Mar 19 01:59:05 2023
    I took it even though I am not into this series.


    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

    Oy, my aching back! Hauling all these free games up from the cellar is
    a right pain. But I'm happy to do it; you won't hear me complaining
    about all the work and effort I put into this every week. No sir, not
    me. Just come take these freebies, it's what I'm here for. ;-)

    This week you get:

    * Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/warhammer-40000-gladius-relics-of-war Here's the six-word elevator pitch: "It's Civilization crossed with
    Warhammer 40K". You want space marines and orcs and Eldar and
    4X-strategy gameplay? That's Gladius. You want lots and lots of
    content hidden behind DLC paywalls? That's Gladius too. The gameplay
    itself is satisfactory - it's not the greatest of 4X games, but its
    fun enough, especially if you like the WH40K franchise. The various
    factions feel distinct from one another, if not particularly well
    balanced. It's light on some features and combat heavy, but then
    again... it's Warhammer, so what do you expect (who needs diplomacy
    anyway?). But that DLC is outrageous.


    It's free, but even at that price is it worth grabbing? You have seven
    days to decide (and I have seven days to ice my back).



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