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STEAM Announcements/Updates 2013 - Summer sale start date? No one knows, don't ask
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fluffydelusions
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Hey just saw this too. Released July 9th. Valve doesn't advertise at all lol.
HP_Wuvcraft
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Thank you, kind sir!
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Thanks.
Widdly Scuds
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will save.
thanks.
this will be my first summer sale... the only protip i know is "don't buy a game unless it's a daily deal or it's the last day of the sale." Are there anymore protips?
Does claiming any key via modbot preclude you from claiming an other key for some length of time?
Some of the ModBot posts say "If you won a game from ModBot recently [since the start of beta testing for ModBot], you are not eligible for this giveaway." but others don't.
Some of the ModBot posts say "If you won a game from ModBot recently [since the start of beta testing for ModBot], you are not eligible for this giveaway." but others don't.
HP_Wuvcraft
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CyanideFuse
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Sounds good to me. Enjoy the sale - I got my gaming PC 3 days before 2012's sale and it was like gaming heaven.
Also:
Always buy more games than you will ever play.
Officially speaking, it's no longer in beta, but practically speaking, since there's now a queue so Valve doesn't fall behind in server capacity, the game has essentially gone back a few steps to the early days of the beta, where you waited to be invited by Valve itself.
derExperte
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A gifter can limit the giveaway to people who haven't gotten anything for a while. Look at the one right above you, it says
- If you won a game from ModBot recently [since the start of beta testing for ModBot], you are not eligible for this giveaway.
Or it could only be a week. Or no restriction.
Heh, I got my PC the day sale started. It was amazing. Bought many great titles for so cheap. It felt so good to have made the jump to PC gaming.
You can only claim one key per giveaway. Other than that, it's at the discretion of the giver.
If it seems to good to be true, it'll probably be corrected within the hour.
If you're on the fence about something and don't plan to play it before the fall or winter sale, hold off on buying it until the fall or winter sale-- it might have a better discount by then or the base price might have dropped or both. (-40% on a $40 game now, or -75% on a $20 game later?)
If a game is relatively new and has a lot of DLC coming out, wait for the GOTY version.
There may be a recap day or there may not be a recap day. Hesitate at your own peril.
Publisher bundles are often better deals than whatever you were planning on getting.
If all else fails, use fire.
I requested memento mori, not getting it. I thought I had more then 5 posts in this tread. Probably not then.
I do really like modbot, because I usually read GAF during downtime at work. Previously when someone gave away a code I liked, I wouldn't even try to get it. Now maybe sometimes I get a chance.
Another bonus is that sulc84 or similar dudes won't be taking the keys I give away anymore.
So, thanks from a lurker stumpakapow.
I do really like modbot, because I usually read GAF during downtime at work. Previously when someone gave away a code I liked, I wouldn't even try to get it. Now maybe sometimes I get a chance.
Another bonus is that sulc84 or similar dudes won't be taking the keys I give away anymore.
So, thanks from a lurker stumpakapow.
ModBot is a system that allows people to give away unwanted keys without having to worry about invisible lurkers snapping them up, the thread being inundated with, "I'd like Bad Rats, thanks!" posts that drown out discussion, or responding to a bevy of PMs. You can attach rules to the giveaways, such as excluding those who may be hit-and-runners (i.e. folks with five or fewer posts in this thread) or recent winners, however it's entirely possible to offer keys with no restrictions at all, and you can even opt to give them away anonymously if you so desire (in which case ModBot posts in the thread on your behalf).
As for how to use ModBot, see Stump's posts here (general terms of use) and here (how-to).
I'm feeling a bit dumb for not quite understanding modbot atm; so it would be helpful to know.
Edit: Thanks JaseC
DunderHassan
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Dunder beta-testing ModBot with a Steam gift, couldn't keep my fingers off even if it's not "officially supported".
Let me know how it works, good luck!
Let me know how it works, good luck!
JayVoDaKing
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CyanideFuse
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I wondered what ModBot was.
It sounds like a kind Skynet.
It sounds like a kind Skynet.
Yes Tomorrow! http://gaben.tv
haha, that's brilliant.
mordecaii83
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Thank you everyone who added me! I actually have Steam friends now, yay!!
Widdly Scuds
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We're begging for friends and invites to the GAF group?
http://steamcommunity.com/id/shrimpandwhitewine
http://steamcommunity.com/id/shrimpandwhitewine
PixyJunket
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Anodyne isn't a bad game to use as a jumping off point; its regular cards are still worth 50~60c.
Haha!
Looking at the price graphs on steam market make me regret not
DamnTheMan
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Same, I have a friend who owns virtually all of the badges because he sold several high priced cards when the beta launched and has been purchasing all of the cards now worth cents with the dollars he made before the card market tanked. I take comfort in the fact that I know I'm a better person than he is.
Watching my initially-unique Defender's Quest foil drop in value from $40 to ~$8 over a two-week period was depressing.
For some reason nobody grabbed this one so I took it. Thanks!
The amount of give-away in this thread is pretty amazing. The thread also grew by like 15 pages at 100ppp while I was asleep. Y'all crazy.
pettson3816
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Does anybody know if i can get The Binding of Isaac right now anywhere for cheap money?
TheGoddamn
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Should I cave and buy Half-Life Complete or wait for the Orange Box or Valve Pack during the sale?
Portal 1 and Portal 2 are the only Valve games I own. I have also played the first Half-Life (and the couple of hours of Black Mesa), plus Half-Life 2 up to the beginning of Ravenholm.
Portal 1 and Portal 2 are the only Valve games I own. I have also played the first Half-Life (and the couple of hours of Black Mesa), plus Half-Life 2 up to the beginning of Ravenholm.
The original? August 28th. The sequel is due "this winter" (likely Q4).
Greater discounts can happen but they're rare. The most recent example would be Remedy discounting the Alan Wake games by 90%.
Holy shit, I won your giveaway! Thank you so much Dunder.
If someone could invite me to the GAF group, that would be great
http://steamcommunity.com/id/slyjss
Edit: Thanks!
http://steamcommunity.com/id/slyjss
Edit: Thanks!
DunderHassan
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Congratulation
Nice to see that it works to give away Steam gifts too.
For anyone wondering, you get a Steam gift link from gifting to your own mail.
You can only gift one copy of each game to your mail, so you might want to use a disposable temp mail service for multiple copies of one game.
PixyJunket
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Wait a couple of days, it will surely be a Daily or Flash Deal.
Oh wow! That's what I call discount!
Much obliged man!
I should look at my old humble bundles and find out what I didn't redeem.
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