# Winter digital distribution sales **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 18, 2014, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-digital-distribution-sales/707561 "2014-12-18T08:54:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-digital-distribution-sales/707561/101 "2015-01-01T14:06:53Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Does Rome 2 have that drop-in multiplayer system they had a few games ago? You can sign up to be the opponent in someone else’s campaign if the fight is evenly matched. Does that system work? Do people do it? > > If it’s actually something that’s used regularly, I’ll grab rome 2 now before the new one comes out and people move to that one. If not, I’ll just wait a bit until it’s cheaper. Nope, that went away after Empire, I believe. Multiplayer is limited to a co-op/Vs campaign or battle skirmishes. The game franchise has gotten more popular now, so it might have been a cool idea to keep around. I don’t think it was a very popular feature with Empire, it was hard to find someone willing to fight a battle with you. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-digital-distribution-sales/707561/102 "2015-01-01T15:20:09Z")
Well that’s lame. I think it wasn’t terribly popular because it was fairly hidden and they didn’t advertise it. They should’ve made the feature clear, made it easy to opt-in, and maybe gave some sort of token achievements or rewards to give it a try. It’s a really fun idea - someone can quickly drop in for a multiplayer battle without much commitment, and someone else can have the battles in their campaign realistically offer a challenge and the potential for loss. It’s such a great feature that it should’ve been a headliner for them, not something buried away. I guess I’ll wait a bit on Rome to get cheaper if it doesn’t have that feature. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-digital-distribution-sales/707561/103 "2015-01-02T11:31:53Z")
I’m grabbing space engineers. Apparently its price will raise as it gets closer to release, so if you think you’ll be interested in it, grab it now for $10. Looks fun. Anyone else have some last minute recommendations (preferably cheap) that are part of the sale but not a daily deal? ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-digital-distribution-sales/707561/104 "2015-01-02T13:35:28Z")
I picked up _Contraption Maker_ yesterday for $1.49. From the makers of “The Incredible Machine” from the 90s. It’s exactly the same game, but still a fun little time waster. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-digital-distribution-sales/707561/105 "2015-01-02T17:30:57Z")
What happens if I can’t craft my holiday badge yet? I’m one card away, but can’t trade in the marketplace till the 4th because I’m on a new system. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-digital-distribution-sales/707561/106 "2015-01-02T18:17:23Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > What happens if I can’t craft my holiday badge yet? I’m one card away, but can’t trade in the marketplace till the 4th because I’m on a new system. Then you lose all your cards. It sucks, I know, but it happened to me last time. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-digital-distribution-sales/707561/107 "2015-01-02T20:29:11Z")
Well, that just chaps my ass. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-digital-distribution-sales/707561.md?page=5)