What Warner and even Digital Foundry failed to clarify is that 6GB is only needed if you run UHD textures and max out the resolution option (200% of your native resolution -- e.g. 1920x1080 becomes 3840x2160). A 970 is fine for native res + UHD textures... unless your native res is, say, 4k.
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STEAM | December 2014 - Read OP for winter sale questions
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What Warner and even Digital Foundry failed to clarify is that 6GB is only needed if you run UHD textures and max out the resolution option (200% of your native resolution -- e.g. 1920x1080 becomes 3840x2160). A 970 is fine for native res + UHD textures... unless your native res is, say, 4k.
So if I install it now, all I need to do is make sure the BETA tab is set correctly, and I can just ignore that GFWL ever existed?
wait. the xmas theme only lasts a month?!
jediyoshi
Member
Steam now p2w
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Well, no. But it's cool that the person who won it actually activated it so I could have a look at the CSS.
Interestingly enough, the CSS is labeled "skin_1" meaning they're probably planning on making more of these "profile themes". I guess having a limited-time-only one was a good way to test this out before going live with the functionality for everyone.
Phawx
Member
Can confirm. I was only refunded the delta on my maximum bid and the maximum public bid.
Well, no. But it's cool that the person who won it actually activated it so I could have a look at the CSS.
Oh yes, that way, definitely
Yep, expires the 16th of next month
I still feel that the Golden Potato badge should be worth a whole lot more. That things was tricky to get!
MMBosstones86
Member
$1k well spent.
Yeah, but people didn't spend much money on Steam to get it.
February is quite the slip considering the patch was supposed to go live in November before being pushed back a month. I wonder if there'll be more to it than just GFWL -> Steamworks.
lashman
Steam-GAF's Official Ambassador to Gaming-GAF
ewwww ... that looks horrible O_O
and to think that some people are actually willing to pay for that O_O
outunderthestars
Banned
This will be my first winter sale as a PC owner. How do you guys normally handle it? Do you set a budget and stick to it? Do you make a list of games you want?
YianGaruga
Banned
Impulse buy stuff and don't look at the bank account
ramoisdead
Member
First, you buy You Need a Budget. Then everything will fall into place.
I think everyone spends way too much their first time, without wanting to.
YNAB usually only goes on sale near the end of the sale, to rub it in.
Buy the Dailies then, as the sale draws to a close, whatever is cheap until my budget hits $0. This is the first Winter Sale during which I'll have a decent amount to spend, so it's the first one I'm rather excited for.
Phawx
Member
General rules to follow.
1.) Wait for dailies before buying a game you want or want to collect.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Yeah, I think I dropped about $200 on my first sale. There were so many games that I wanted to play and they were all cheaper than I could imagine. Now I know realistically I'm not going to have the time to play all of the games on my account, I'm much more selective about what I'll spend money on.
Is there a lot of stuff you're even missing at this point? Or are you going for that #1 collector spot?
Well great to see folks fawning over another rehashed port 'upgraded' for the newer consoles. You'd thinking buying the likes of FIFA and Madden year on year is bad.
Sooooo how long before this becomes an Enhanced Steam feature? Though I bet there are some badgers very jelly about that one off badge.
Sooooo how long before this becomes an Enhanced Steam feature? Though I bet there are some badgers very jelly about that one off badge.
YianGaruga
Banned
Do GFWL keys activate on Steam now and everyone has an extra one to give away, like with SSF4?
lashman
Steam-GAF's Official Ambassador to Gaming-GAF
don't listen to this man ... he's the last person who should be giving advice about steam purchases
derExperte
Member
Don't wait for the dailies, that's a lie perpetrated by the ruling class. Fight the power, buy what you want on day 1.
I lied, I'll post daily updates if it continues like this. 1,314€, that's almost 4% less than on Friday.
I lied, I'll post daily updates if it continues like this. 1,314€, that's almost 4% less than on Friday.
Woody Invincible
Banned
Good, most of the bids are staying put. Might be able to squeeze of some cheapies.
Jawmuncher
Member
Reminds that I need to get my keys from RE5 and DR2 which will be making the switch as well.
YianGaruga
Banned
Russian economy in shambles after trading restricions were imposed. Thanks Valve.
Kiru
Member
Hmm I think it might be too early to say something about that, because it's still not really Steam only now.
someguyinahat
Member
How to Steamsale properly:
Is it your first one? Go HAM.
Second one? Complain about how there's nothing on sale that you want.
Outdated by an hour or so, but this is what it looks like, in terms of ruble to USD:
So we're looking at almost getting to 63 rubles to 1 US dollar.
Phawx
Member
Seeing Lashman post reminded me. I recorded a Let's Play of Lashman, CorrosiveFrost, local friend and me play Chaos Reborn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qj6GGf7QOM&index=15&list=PLdC3pP79J-A9vVBkItqiJkURqd3aUW2Lv
Lashman got ROBBED and Frost got lucky as hell. By ONE tile!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qj6GGf7QOM&index=15&list=PLdC3pP79J-A9vVBkItqiJkURqd3aUW2Lv
Lashman got ROBBED and Frost got lucky as hell. By ONE tile!
Looking at current bids, it is either they never learn or the 2nd bidder forgot to cancel their former outrageous bid. I'm thankful I was informed about 2nd bid auto top.
I mean, 38k for Civ V vanilla is plain stupid.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I think we'll definitely see this in Enhanced Steam, especially considering that the CSS is labeled as "skin_1". I strongly suspect that Valve will continue to introduce new "profile skins", likely as a reward for gem recycling and they'll probably be marketable.
I'll probably just add a feature to the "edit profile" page similar to the custom backgrounds, where you'll be able to select a custom theme. Once selected, everyone that visits your profile page will see the skin.
YianGaruga
Banned
They are talking about the tranfer process in the update though. What I'm not sure about, are there GFWL-only copies of Dark Souls? Or did every version activate on Steam anyway? That might decide what happens to the keys.
Woody Invincible
Banned
My brain hurts just looking at some of these bids. 80K for CS:GO. . .
SteamDB says that of the titles that currently have store info, I'm missing 658 (including software but excluding DLC). I don't doubt that I've missed the boat on too much stuff to even crack the Top 5 without those ahead of me winding down their purchasing habits, but I knew that hitting #1 would be unrealistic back when I caught the collecting bug almost 2.5 years ago.
don't listen to this man ... he's the last person who should be giving advice about steam purchases
I wasn't giving him advice, just answering the question of "What do you do?"
derExperte
Member
Time to ditch the ruble and convert the Russian economy to gems.
heres that christmas profile http://steamcommunity.com/id/holzii
definitely worth the dozens of dollars it cost
definitely worth the dozens of dollars it cost
what the fuck
Wasn't it like 220k before? I wonder how that guy feels right now.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Dozens? If only. It was almost $1,000!
Tizoc
Member
LOL Capcpom.
Awww I want one!
Glad I scooped up gems while they were on the cheap. Won Assault Android Cactus for <$5
lovely, it'll track winners
Awww I want one!
As soon as the game launches it does the loading and brings me up to that screen. It doesn't let me do anything tho.