DG is correct, the "would you buy" button IS the thumbs up button. It's just gotten a new name and look is all. There's even a thumbs up as part of the button. It isn't "doing nothing" it's how games get selected to join steam.

I was connected but I don't get the thumbs up button, just a stupid "would you buy?" button doing nothing, so no vote for me...

Steam is going to support Linux and it's now possible to set it as a supported platform.
Please add it!

Fields "My Account" and "Logout" on the first line are completely truncated by the picture on the top part of the screen.

I'm several days late, but I'll put it this way: google won't help me find the "scores of tome users who loathe steam" that shardz implied existed. My statement that I'm unfamiliar with any such people (tome user or otherwise) is every bit as irrelevant to whether or not such people exist and equally likely to be hypebole. One person's (his or mine) uninformed opinion on the subject doesn't speak for everyone.

In fewer words: I can make gross generalizations too, and claim they're relevant. Why argue with mine and not his?

shockbolts the man

This usage of the word "prodigy" is just bizarre. Catwhowalksbyhimself is spot-on correct, no one uses the word this way at all. When I hear "at level 40 you get a prodigy!" I think "wait, at level 40 I'm going to adopt a genius?"
I vote for "Masteries", "Capstones", "Wondrous Feats", or "Ultimates".

Absolutely Leycec- patching the codebase is my main goal. I wanted to make this available as an addon first while I work on it so that I can receive feedback from my changes and catch any accidental errors. I should resume work on it next week (I'm slammed with course work) and hope to have the next version out by Friday.
I'm also going to have to look at all the files that have been changed in SVN and make new files for the patch...fun! lol

When it comes to writing and naming things, the dictionary definition is less important than what the word's connotation, and prodigy's conntation is of someone who mastered something as a child. Mastery would be my suggestion.

prod·i·gy (prd-j)
n. pl. prod·i·gies
1. A person with exceptional talents or powers: a math prodigy.
2. An act or event so extraordinary or rare as to inspire wonder. See Synonyms at wonder.
3. A portentous sign or event; an omen.

So number 2. In this case your special ability is so extraordinary and rare that it inspires wonder. I vote for Prodigy! I don't believe the name refers to the player, but the ability.

The idea and skills that I know about are great. The name, not so much. At least in American English, a Prodigy is a person who develops advanced level skills as a young child. For example, a 5 year old who is an expert level piano player. This skills are learned when your character is at a very high level, so your character is not a prodigy.

Not that it's a huge deal, just pointing it out.

I understand the distinction just fine. Thus the part about "I understand why DarkGod wants in on Steam's distribution and exposure network."

Frankly, I went and upvoted it on Steam days ago - it's a great game; I donated months ago; and I wish him all possible success in all possible venues.

I just consider Steam's whole business model tainted by the DRM practices. So do lots of other people. You could look it up.

I don't usually go out of my way to tell people what to think about it, though. In this case, I probably jumped salty at karzon's use of "Period."

If karzon didn't mean to say, "*I've* never heard of that thing you mentioned, so obviously *you* don't know what you're talking about," then I completely over-reacted, for which my bad.

If that's what was intended, though, my response stands.