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[bobnowhere]

Anyone know of any other 80 gem emotes/background? Keep searching around for some.

I got rid of most of my emotes because it looks like they save now. Can still use them in chat after acquiring them once.

:deer: - Alan Wake
:currency: - Medi 2 Total War

Alahan Lanscape - Aarklash Legacy
Arkham City by Night - Arkham City GOTY
World Order - Deus Ex HR

Prices seem be be rising rapidly on 80 gem items. I imagine 60 gem items at 4c will be better soon.

 

[_hekk05]

:deer: - Alan Wake
:currency: - Medi 2 Total War

Alahan Lanscape - Aarklash Legacy
Arkham City by Night - Arkham City GOTY
World Order - Deus Ex HR

Prices seem be be rising rapidly on 80 gem items. I imagine 60 gem items at 4c will be better soon.

60 gem items are already reaching 5 cents each. Market is going haywire

I haven't seen such madness since summer sale lol

 

[Turfster]

Breaking news:

edit: woah that's fast. They're up to 6 cents now

Every time some kind of deal gets announced on a site on the internet, people descend on it like locusts

 

[_hekk05]

Every time some kind of deal gets announced on a site on the internet, people descend on it like locusts

lol I'm not even gaming the market right now. I've spent all my dough on backgrounds and gems and I'm going to aim to craft badges.

Probably going to spend about 60 cents to craft maybe 8 badges

Worth it

 

[Knurek]

Here we go again.
SanctuaryRPG bundled games will not get Steam keys, since the SanctuaryRPG Black Edition is a different game. It's slightly more nuanced this time, if you read the developer comments, but "add me on steam and talk to me" is a very... bad... idea...

Yeah, any bets how long till we see keys on Groupees/Indie Gala? A week tops, I'd wager.

 

[Jørdan]

Went all in with the 80 gems I have, seems we got some jokers at the table.

 

[bobnowhere]

Hopefully it all calms down a bit at somepoint during the auction and I can turn my 12k...ish gems into a terrible hidden object game.

 

[Metalic Sand]

I'm putting 5-10 buy orders on any 80 gem items i can find. Around 9,000 gems with $4 spent

 

[yuraya]

3 little windows in the back
3 Elves
3 different presents going across
3 roller wheels on the conveyor belt
3 auction hands on the bottom

 

[Kanokare]

3 little windows in the back
3 Elves
3 different presents going across
3 roller wheels on the conveyor belt
3 auction hands on the bottom

Dota 3 confirmed.

 

[Anustart]

Hopefully it all calms down a bit at somepoint during the auction and I can turn my 12k...ish gems into a terrible hidden object game.

I laughed at this.

 

[Elija2]

Went all in with the 80 gems I have, seems we got some jokers at the table.

How can you see the placement of your bids?

 

[Turfster]

How can you see the placement of your bids?

Go to the bidding page for a game.

 

[Elija2]

Go to the bidding page for a game.

For me it just says the total number of bids and not what number my bid falls at.

 

[Metalic Sand]

For me it just says the total number of bids and not what number my bid falls at.

It you are over the 100th bid it will not tell you your place. Try a game with really low gems and you will see.

 

[Nordicus]

Went all in with the 80 gems I have, seems we got some jokers at the table.

On a lot of indie games with zero to little buzz it looks like that even when top bids are in the thousands.

That said, you gotta wonder how many of those bids are sort of "bookmark bids" and they'll only really start putting gems in once the first round's end comes close

 

[Elija2]

It you are over the 100th bid it will not tell you your place. Try a game with really low gems and you will see.

Oh, I didn't know that, thanks.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

What is even worth bidding on right now?

 

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[Backlogger]

Maybe its because I had a busy work week and I'm tired, but the effort of this meta game doesnt seem worth it at all, especially when looking at where the bids are at on the games. Only seems worth it if you want to craft a bunch of badges and/or just sell your gems. Am I missing some amazing deal by not caring about this?

 

[Turfster]

Maybe its because I had a busy work week and I'm tired, but the effort of this meta game doesnt seem worth it at all

It's not, apart from it being a way to clean out unwanted inventory items.

 

[JaseC]

It's not, apart from it being a way to clean out unwanted inventory items.

Yeah, that's what I just did.

 

[Bigby]

Wow, I just noticed that Holiday Profile will expire. Why not make it unusable until next Christmas?

People are just crazy.

 

[Indignate]

I was wondering why my one cent items finally sold.

This whole thing seems...lame?

I'm going to go with lame.

 

[BinaryPork2737]

Maybe its because I had a busy work week and I'm tired, but the effort of this meta game doesnt seem worth it at all, especially when looking at where the bids are at on the games. Only seems worth it if you want to craft a bunch of badges and/or just sell your gems. Am I missing some amazing deal by not caring about this?

At this point, probably not. If you're already invested in gems, you can still probably get some nice boosters, especially for games with anime graphics like the Agarest games. If you haven't already, there's little point to start now, especially since emotes and backgrounds are still rising in price. Crafting badges is worth it if you're planning on crafting a bunch because each badge crafted will drop a winter sale card, so it saves a bit of money when crafting them.

Also, you can't sell gems anymore

 

[JaseC]

Wow, I just noticed that Holiday Profile will expire. Why not make it unusable until next Christmas?

People are just crazy.

I find the January 16 expiry date a little odd. At the very least it should expire a month after the auction period ends (i.e. the 18th).

 

[Jørdan]

On a lot of indie games with zero to little buzz it looks like that even when top bids are in the thousands.

That said, you gotta wonder how many of those bids are sort of "bookmark bids" and they'll only really start putting gems in once the first round's end comes close

You make a good point, we have a few days to go 'till the first round and that is a convenient way to track games of interest. I have no doubt that far larger bids will be made as the 15th approaches, feel a little bad for the devs of the games currently neglected though.

Edit: Unless their planning to make a thing of it or it's the fleeting nature that is attractive they could have just set it so it stays but only shows during the Christmas/winter period. So the profiles would pop up for use next year around this time till January again.

 

[Anustart]

I'm all in on Braid. Also, got an email today with a job offer for a job I was hoping to get, so there's that!

 

[Toki767]

I spent about $1 buying cards to craft the holiday badge. Crafted the badge and got a foil. Sold foil for $1.50. Profited and now I don't need to bother with the holiday event.

 

[Jørdan]

I'm all in on Braid. Also, got an email today with a job offer for a job I was hoping to get, so there's that!

Congrats and best of luck!

With trading restricted for a month or whatever is it still possible to use your own email address and copy the activation link to put into modbot?

 

[Coreda]

I was wondering why my one cent items finally sold.

This whole thing seems...lame?

I'm going to go with lame.

Sold almost 30 items in less than two days. Thanks gem madness.

 

[bakeray]

missed all da funz

 

[Amzin]

hmm. I could maybe get Sherlock: C&P for cheaper than cash if I go through the auction... but then again, it might backfire. So hard to tell.

 

[JaseC]

With trading restricted for a month or whatever is it still possible to use your own email address and copy the activation link to put into modbot?

Yes. Trading and gifting are two distinct things -- you can't trade away the item until 30 days have passed since the purchase date but you can gift it to somebody at any time. That's what I've been saying the restriction doesn't really change anything for those who prefer to pay via PayPal.

 

[Jørdan]

Yes. Trading and gifting are two distinct things.

Great, thank you.

 

[_hekk05]

Trimmed my wishlist down from 102 to 65 games. Gotta prepare to make the most of winter seal.

 

[Nordicus]

You make a good point, we have a few days to go 'till the first round and that is a convenient way to track games of interest. I have no doubt that far larger bids will be made as the 15th approaches, feel a little bad for the devs of the games currently neglected though.

Yeah, I initially spread myself really thin, into 50 different games with mainly 50-600 gem bids based on how much I wanted it, and then started trimming lost causes once some of the more popular ones, like Divinity: OS, got so many high bids that I was knocked off of the top 100 even if I raised my offer a bunch.

There are cases like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, where I'm still hanging on with a 50 gem bid when top one is 5k+

 

[yaron777]

Is there a quick way to turn 100 pages of cards into gems?

 

[Fantastapotamus]

I'm so happy that I could clean out my entire inventory

 

[JaseC]

Is there a quick way to turn 100 pages of cards into gems?

The latest version of Enhanced Steam adds a one-click button, which is as good a solution as you're going to get.

 

[Jørdan]

Yeah, I initially spread myself really thin, into 50 different games with mainly 50-600 gem bids based on how much I wanted it, and then started trimming lost causes once some of the more popular ones, like Divinity: OS, got so many high bids that I was knocked off of the top 100 even if I raised my offer a bunch.

There are cases like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, where I'm still hanging on with a 50 gem bid when top one is 5k+

There are a few that piqued my interest obviously yet realistically I can rule out all but a few that I would have the remotest chance in competing for. I'm simply unable or unwilling to put down the kind cash you'd need to be successful in many of these cases. What's more, the one game I really covet isn't even in the bloody auction!

 

[_hekk05]

Is there a quick way to turn 100 pages of cards into gems?

You can git gud and program an autoclicker. Just leave a reliable amount of time in between each click to wait for steam to load properly.

noob version is to just open a new window and have multiple tabs of your inventory. Cycle through your tabs converting each background 1 by one. By the time you go through all the tabs (ctrl+tab), the first tab should have re-loaded.

 

[jshackles]

The latest version of Enhanced Steam adds a one-click button, which is as good a solution as you're going to get.

I'm glad people are getting some mileage out of that one, I was worried when they took the auction down a few hours after I developed it. I released the latest version before it came back, so I was worried that maybe they changed something with the layout that'd cause that not to work any more. I'm glad it worked out - it saves a crap ton of clicks.

Also, I just played the first 2 chapters of Final Fantasy XIII and I'm loving it so far, despite the combat just now opening up to the point of having paradigms. I had gotten a little farther than this on the PS3 version a few years ago before I gave up - chapter 3 or 4 I think so I'm on my way. The PC version ran and looked great, no crashes or weird bugs.

 

[Nordicus]

What's more, the one game I really covet isn't even in the bloody auction!

Oh really, which one is that?

 

[Jørdan]

Anno 1404 - Dawn of Discovery over the pond. Ubisoft aren't feeling the Christmas spirit the miserable bastards.

 

[The Dear Leader]

Does anyone know how much XP you get for crafting a regular badge?

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Does anyone know how much XP you get for crafting a regular badge?

100XP I believe.

 

[JaseC]

100XP I believe.

Yeah, it's 100 XP for either type.

 

[The Dear Leader]

Cool, thanks, 2 more badges until I'm level 30!

 

[JustLynx]

Does anyone know how much XP you get for crafting a regular badge?

it's always 100xp, even foils
if you need a table to know how much xp you need to reach levels use this https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jPnJZtcSOtqix4CSzQYE0AsPxfVJI6bSTcfgfnuWJEY/edit#gid=0