Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I read that as Human Sleeping Dogs
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Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
It'll probably be as cheap as $15 or even lower by the end of this calendar year. Unless you're planning on playing it right this second, I wouldn't.
Does Steam have an annual Halloween sale? I forget.
We can't be sure as Steam's first Halloween Sale was last year, but I'd assume so. It should begin later this week (Friday the 26th, if last year is any indication). Then next month there should be a larger Autumn/Fall Sale, and the month after that there's the Winter/Christmas Sale.
FlutterPuffs
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There will also be Halloween events in Dota 2 and TF2.
XeroSauce
Member
Oh, it's so tempting. So tempting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLHW78X1XeE
I find interesting Bioshock Infinite is not even announced for PC in the trailer, but steam.
PC is not a platform, has never really been and it was its weakness. Now, editors see steam as the platform and it is good for PC gamers.
I find interesting Bioshock Infinite is not even announced for PC in the trailer, but steam.
PC is not a platform, has never really been and it was its weakness. Now, editors see steam as the platform and it is good for PC gamers.
I think that's actually because the game is Steamworks, and not just a marketing decision.
I know. But steamworks is just a consequence of restricting the game to the steam community. It is not on steam because it is steamworks but the opposite.
no dev would be allowed to restrict his game for a subset of a population, for the sake of a few features without his publisher approval (this does not care about features ort achievements or whatever, just money).
To be clear. Adding steamworks to a game is the acknowledgments of the editor that steam IS the pc platform.
j0hnny_385
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So when do we start "when's the sale? I say it's today at 7pm" posts? I had loads of fun reading those before the summer sale. GAF hysteria... xD
Glass Rebel
Member
Bioshock Infinite being Steamworks is great news. That way I can get a good deal from GMG.
I'll be buying it from Steam so I can continue amassing my virtual wardrobe of hats... assuming there are hats, of course.
Haha, I'm sure there'll be a flurry of such posts when/if the expected date passes by with no hint of a sale.
Haha, I'm sure there'll be a flurry of such posts when/if the expected date passes by with no hint of a sale.
spindoctor
Member
You're over-thinking it IMO.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
What, are you water_wendi's long lost brother or something?
Glass Rebel
Member
Buy cheaper elsewhere, buy hats on sale?
The recent Total War sale aside, I can't remember the last time promo hats were available outside of a pre-purchase period.
Summer Camp activities?
Glass Rebel
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Oh, I always thought everything was available in the Mann Co. Store. The more you know.
I'm not sure, but I wouldn't think so, since that would defeat the purpose of offering them for a specific period. Needless to say I don't actually play TF2.
No idea. I didn't partake in last year's Summer Sale.
I believe that if you get the hats with the preorder/promo that they are of "genuine" quality and thus worth more to collectors. Store-bought hats are just regular quality and thus "dirty."I'm not sure, but I wouldn't think so, since that would defeat the purpose of offering them for a specific period. Needless to say I don't actually play TF2.
(Not really up on the hat market either.)
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
Internet Street Cred -15
Ah, that may be it.
I'm making up for it now by buying everything.
I'm not seeing the problem. I benefit greatly from games being steamworks. For example I've saved over $100 this year from GMG deals thanks to so many games being steamworks. That allows me to buy at least 3 more AAA games since they also get reduced to $30-$35 on GMG.
edit: Unless they're ubisoft games. Ubisoft are a bunch of assholes making me buy AC3 and Far Cry 3 for full price.
I am mistaken. I see this as a benefit and I welcome this fact. I own a lot of Steam games and plan to go on with that.
This was just a remark on how the market changes and how editors see the PC market now, nothing negative.
FlutterPuffs
Member
You guys who aren't playing tf2 should give me your hats so I can try and trade them for Dishonored.
SteveWinwood
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Unless you get a maxs or even multiple earbuds or genuine pride scarfs, good luck with that.You guys who aren't playing tf2 should give me your hats so I can try and trade them for Dishonored.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Yeah, hats that aren't rare or valuable are worth shit. I think even metals are worth more.
FlutterPuffs
Member
That's the best way to do it yeah, but you can get there with some genuines too.
Sold my TF2 stuff to buy Driver: San Francisco & Mark of The Ninja last week.
balladofwindfishes
Member
only promos made by members of the community. The Total War items, for example, were made by the same person who made the Bonk Boy set (Scout's soda super hero weapons and mask) and the Sleeping Dogs Cleaver. He was just a dude Sega liked his work and asked him to make promos and he gets paid every time a promo is bought from the TF2 store. The Sleeping Dogs promos were the same, made by members of the TF2 community, not Valve or Squeenix.
Other promos made by Valve or the company of the game are almost never sold in the store except in a few cases (Football Manager 2012, Quakecon and Hero Academy)
Those promos can be acquired now through random crafting of two regular hats and you have a 1/~300 chance of getting it. But because this system exists, you can also find people who will trade you the ones they crafted and didn't want.
It's kind of a shame they aren't in the Mann Co store, as I imagine a lot of people would like the ability to buy old promos and not have to mess around with trading. Just seems like wasted revenue potential for everyone involved (Valve and the company of the promo game)
arts&crafts
Member
Man, that is one deep hat simulator.
FlutterPuffs
Member
considering that some items have gone up to 1000 dollars or more; yes.
Joe Molotov
Member
Steam to be renamed "Gaben L. Newell's' Fine Men's Haberdashery for Distinguished Gentlemen of Taste. And Sometimes Videogames."
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
There was that hat tetris thing.
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Cloudius12
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You are better off not using this spreadsheet as they have been incredibly shady in the past of rigging prices.
http://www.reddit.com/r/tf2trade/comments/yk9ji/psa_i_believe_the_tf2_pricing_spreadsheet_at/
Might be better off using this one: http://backpack.tf/pricelist
I can't even decipher what the spreadsheet means anyway, hah
SteveWinwood
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Cloudius12
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Marxman : 2 Keys
Champ Stamp: 2-3 Keys
Triad Trinket: 2.5-3 Keys
Human Cannonball: 1 Key
Red-Tape Recorder: 2-2.33 ref
Huo-Long Heater: 2 ref
Neon Annihilation: 1-1.22 ref
Flying Guillotine: 1 Key
1 Key is approximately 2.55-2.66 ref.
and If I didn't screw up anywhere, it is approximately 11-12 keys. Currently in the keys market, they are worth approximately $1.20-1.25 keys each. I guess you could trade your keys for games at Tf2outpost.com
arts&crafts
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I had an urge to replay Bioshock after playing Dishonored. I installed it and went to play but it keeps freezing in the main menu and crashing. (I have windows 7?) After giving up on that I was thinking of buying Bioshock 2 to play. It is 7 dollars now on GMG, I am guessing it isn't steamworks correct? I am just asking because I see Infinite is going to be steamworks. I will wait to buy on steam otherwise.
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