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STEAM Announcements/Updates 2013 - Summer sale start date? No one knows, don't ask
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HP_Wuvcraft
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bobnowhere
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I've found the best time to sell the cards is to firstly wait a day or two for the initial rush to calm down and then selling in the time between when America goes to sleep and Europe wakes up. So late Australian afternoon.
Gone are the days of $1+ standard cards, though it will be interesting if/when a $60 launches with cards day one, the prices there will be interesting.
Gone are the days of $1+ standard cards, though it will be interesting if/when a $60 launches with cards day one, the prices there will be interesting.
Wait seriously? Or is that psyche real? I'm actually trying to do something like this.
Here's a question..
(apologies in advance for the conspiracy theory
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Do you think there's any chance Valve has taken the money they've made so far with card sales and quietly bought up some of the lower priced market in advance of the Summer Sale?
The popular theory is that Steam is going to do something akin to the Crafting Coal metagame with cards. In order not to penalize those who crafted or participated in the beta earlier, there's bound to be something tied into XP levels. (Just a theory: Higher XP = Greater chance of crafting a game instead of a coupon)
Let's say they make 3 cents on every card on average. As the race for the bottom continues, Steam makes less off of each card. So, they "reinvest" the money to manually adjust some of the lower markets (TF2, etc) People end up trading and holding onto cards to craft more, selling at a higher price, which nabs them even more of a cut during the Summer Sale.
Not every market needs "adjustment", but in order for the sale/crafting thing to work, do you think it's necessary for Valve to alter the market in advance. Out of 50 card markets, let's say only 10 need adjustment. Take those 3 cents made for each trade in the other 40 markets and they could reinvest it to change those 10 markets to something more suitable to the summer event metagame.
Yes, waiting for the sale has broken my brain Thanks for reading this far.
(apologies in advance for the conspiracy theory
)Do you think there's any chance Valve has taken the money they've made so far with card sales and quietly bought up some of the lower priced market in advance of the Summer Sale?
The popular theory is that Steam is going to do something akin to the Crafting Coal metagame with cards. In order not to penalize those who crafted or participated in the beta earlier, there's bound to be something tied into XP levels. (Just a theory: Higher XP = Greater chance of crafting a game instead of a coupon)
Let's say they make 3 cents on every card on average. As the race for the bottom continues, Steam makes less off of each card. So, they "reinvest" the money to manually adjust some of the lower markets (TF2, etc) People end up trading and holding onto cards to craft more, selling at a higher price, which nabs them even more of a cut during the Summer Sale.
Not every market needs "adjustment", but in order for the sale/crafting thing to work, do you think it's necessary for Valve to alter the market in advance. Out of 50 card markets, let's say only 10 need adjustment. Take those 3 cents made for each trade in the other 40 markets and they could reinvest it to change those 10 markets to something more suitable to the summer event metagame.
Yes, waiting for the sale has broken my brain
Thanks for reading this far.Beast Legacy
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From what I've read, there seems to be a problem with inviting friends into private matches (sometimes it does work, sometimes it doesn't). The problem is when you hit the key to bring up your friends list it sometimes locks up. You can circumvent this by creating the match then having your friend go into their friends list and join the game from that.
There is also no way to put it in windowed mode as of right now.
The videos for the story mode cutscenes were poorly compressed, it looks bad.
I'm also still weary of the netcode. Some matches are great but some are practically a slideshow (or just desync at the character select screen) just like console MK9 :/
just offer to buy something for someone who was about to get a game in particular and have them send the money to you through paypal and you gifting them the game (with your steam credit) rather than doing a direct buy
And now I will sell all possible trading cards I have so I can try to do this. I don't think I'll get all that much money but it's better than nothing.
Question, how much is Don't Starve on the american steam store?
Leon Belmont
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SourCinnamon
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Here's a question..
Not every market needs "adjustment", but in order for the sale/crafting thing to work, do you think it's necessary for Valve to alter the market in advance. Out of 50 card markets, let's say only 10 need adjustment. Take those 3 cents made for each trade in the other 40 markets and they could reinvest it to change those 10 markets to something more suitable to the summer event metagame.
Yes, waiting for the sale has broken my brain
I think that's possible (I would do that, but well... I'm just an speculator) but I doubt Valve is doing that. Instead, I see more possible that Valve has been speaking with Humble Bundle and Indie Royale to not include games with trading cards in their bundles during the sale. You know, to avoid the coal thing from the last meta-game.
PixyJunket
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No updates for me.
DeadlyVirus
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I just brought the Killing Floor Bundle.
Thinking of buying that, too
Steam is gearing up for that July 18th sale.
derExperte
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I just reduced the price of a card from 1.49 to 0.99 and there were still four or five cheaper than me. Five minutes later someone sweeps in and buys every card under 1.50. Strange times we're living in.
zerokoolpsx
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Made $25 off a foil from HL2. Right before the price plummeted too.
8 games I have installed were updated today. I log in daily, so these are new updates. Wonder if this is just some sort of weird coincidence.
Damn son.
Here's a question..
(apologies in advance for the conspiracy theory
Do you think there's any chance Valve has taken the money they've made so far with card sales and quietly bought up some of the lower priced market in advance of the Summer Sale?
The popular theory is that Steam is going to do something akin to the Crafting Coal metagame with cards. In order not to penalize those who crafted or participated in the beta earlier, there's bound to be something tied into XP levels. (Just a theory: Higher XP = Greater chance of crafting a game instead of a coupon)
Let's say they make 3 cents on every card on average. As the race for the bottom continues, Steam makes less off of each card. So, they "reinvest" the money to manually adjust some of the lower markets (TF2, etc) People end up trading and holding onto cards to craft more, selling at a higher price, which nabs them even more of a cut during the Summer Sale.
Not every market needs "adjustment", but in order for the sale/crafting thing to work, do you think it's necessary for Valve to alter the market in advance. Out of 50 card markets, let's say only 10 need adjustment. Take those 3 cents made for each trade in the other 40 markets and they could reinvest it to change those 10 markets to something more suitable to the summer event metagame.
Yes, waiting for the sale has broken my brain
Sounds like insider trading to me. Punishable by law.
masterkajo
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Ah... Just had a foil drop and only one other guy who put his for 12.- So I decided to put mine for 11.99. Five minutes later another one gets a foil and puts it at 3.50 Another one puts it for 3.49 and the guy behind me changes form 12.- to 3.48
How am I supposed to make money if people keep undercutting themselves especially if you undercut a 11.99 guy with 3.50 If the other people wouldn't have panicked and undercut the first guy we could have established a nice ~10 value for the foil (maybe). :/
How am I supposed to make money if people keep undercutting themselves especially if you undercut a 11.99 guy with 3.50 If the other people wouldn't have panicked and undercut the first guy we could have established a nice ~10 value for the foil (maybe). :/
Bought all FTL cards and the most expensive one was .29 (a few minutes ago)
derExperte
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What card? I'll buy the cheap ones and we can build up a foil oligopoly.
Really? You lucked out with all of them then, this is what I saw not just 1 minute ago:
And in my experience that has been pretty consistent.
Although we are literally pinching pennies at this point.
Pennies that have made me $37 combined =D
Really? You lucked out with all of them then, this is what I saw not just 1 minute ago:
And in my experience that has been consistent.
woot, lucky indeed
Kaidfather
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You're killing me Dunder! I'll be in touch soon!
derExperte
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Really? You lucked out with all of them then, this is what I saw not just 1 minute ago:
And in my experience that has been consistent.
I'm sure he means €.
I need some more Steam friends. Feel free to add me: http://steamcommunity.com/id/Gloomfire
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Okay I have a mental problem:
All of these are unplayed point and click adventures I have on Steam. I also probably have 20 or 30 unplayed PnCs off Steam. (A few of them I played a long time ago like The Dig). Any recommendations?
All of these are unplayed point and click adventures I have on Steam. I also probably have 20 or 30 unplayed PnCs off Steam. (A few of them I played a long time ago like The Dig). Any recommendations?
Red Blaster
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still life is pretty neat
Kinky John
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Play Botanicula.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
My suggestion is that you should stop, man.
Then play Broken Sword 2.
Then play Broken Sword 2.
Yep. Also Monaco.
toddhunter
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derExperte
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Time Gentlemen, Please! is very short. And Unmechanical not p'n'c. But short too. Proteus is no real game, you can complete one 'cycle' in less than an hour.
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