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STEAM | December 2014 - Read OP for winter sale questions
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derExperte
Member
More and more are jumping on the gem-train and want to sell but there are still enough buyers. Impossible to predict what happens first, people become sane again or gems run out. Remember that with each auction round a lot vanish into digital air.
Probably because of those 90% discounts.
derExperte
Member
Cheaper than the holiday profile, sweet deal.
Kurt Russell
Member
Damn, I got it for 5 dollars on sale.
I liked it, not as much as TNO, but I liked it.
Not $427 though.
So if I were to make an educated guess...The price of gems will continue to increase accordingly up until the last 5 auction rounds or so. At that point the high rollers won't be competing with each other as much anymore and everyone else will start to slowly realize they have no chance at winning anything. Than the gem price will decrease to normal levels.
This is all of course under the assumption that the gems won't have any other use for the rest of the sale other than to craft badges. If Valve introduces some other meta game during sale which utilizes these gems...well than..shit could hit the fan as far as prices go. This sale gonna be interesting. It hasn't even started yet and already so many are entertained
This is all of course under the assumption that the gems won't have any other use for the rest of the sale other than to craft badges. If Valve introduces some other meta game during sale which utilizes these gems...well than..shit could hit the fan as far as prices go. This sale gonna be interesting. It hasn't even started yet and already so many are entertained
Not really that surprising. A collector friend of mine told me he would offer $500 if anyone ever decides to sell a steam copy of Dragon Age II. It's kinda nuts.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Can I transfer my GFWL achievements for Dark Souls if I don't have the save anymore?
ashecitism
Member
That's what you're supposed to do if you read all those cases, steps, things, shenanigans, stuff, and whatnot
time to install dmc4
wonder if i could find a hash for gedosato, i failed with lost planet
So if I were to make an educated guess...The price of gems will continue to increase accordingly up until the last 5 auction rounds or so. At that point the high rollers won't be competing with each other as much anymore and everyone else will start to slowly realize they have no chance at winning anything. Than the gem price will decrease to normal levels.
This is all of course under the assumption that the gems won't have any other use for the rest of the sale other than to craft badges. If Valve introduces some other meta game during sale which utilizes these gems...well than..shit could hit the fan as far as prices go. This sale gonna be interesting. It hasn't even started yet and already so many are entertained
That's what I'm betting on.
As opposed to Event Trading Cards, in which the prices drop heavily on the first 5 days and then stay level until the end of the sale.
Blak_Status
Member
I can understanding paying $500 for something like Wheelman or The Golden Compass, but in the case of Dragon Age 2 or Crysis 2 vanilla it'd make more sense to just wait until the other shoe drops and EA returns to Steam with Uplayesque Origin integration in tow.
Woody Invincible
Banned
Ok, I'm the top bidder for two games already. This could work out pretty well.
Don't Starve Together Early Access came out today. $20 for the base game + two DS:T copies ($5 if you already own DS)
DS:T will be free for DS owners when it releases next spring.
DS:T will be free for DS owners when it releases next spring.
The Red Wizard
Member
I still haven't got all my Christmas presents. I need to do it tonight so that they actually get here and I still have money.
Winter is coming...
Christmas is going to be quiet for me this year, fortunately. I just need to buy for my parents and one of my brothers.
http://steamcommunity.com/auction/item/1925-Haunted-House-Cryptic-Graves is going for pretty cheap considering its pretty new (though most likely shit).
Nyteshade517
Member
I figure this may be as good a place as any to ask...is the 50% off deal for Wreckfest a good price to get in on? I know it's Early Access so issues/problems can come up. Has anyone here bought it and have any impressions on what is offered so far?
Only $5 if you already own DS, otherwise its $20.
I know it's easy to jump on the poor port bandwagon but after a rocky start credit where credit is due Mordor just doesn't drop frames, like ever.
That or they are unaware of how much a saucy little strumpet Capcom is when your back is turned. Seeing as DMC has never really been a massive seller I'm a tad surprised unless there's a DMC5 or DmC 2 in the works and these are the appetisers. Of course I'm being selfish because I'd have rather they announced Dragon's Dogma for PC and maybe the tinker toys as well. And I'd reckon it would sell better too.
16.6ms on the dot and the only time it spiked it when I alt+tabbed out and closed it down.
That or they are unaware of how much a saucy little strumpet Capcom is when your back is turned. Seeing as DMC has never really been a massive seller I'm a tad surprised unless there's a DMC5 or DmC 2 in the works and these are the appetisers. Of course I'm being selfish because I'd have rather they announced Dragon's Dogma for PC and maybe the tinker toys as well. And I'd reckon it would sell better too.
I've given up On Dragon's Dogma. The game LOOKS like it was meant to be on the platform. It doesn't make any sense. I feel the game would have sold as well as the Dark Soul series on PC.
ohh poo, that's confusing. thanks for the clear-up
LurkerPrime
Member
CAPCOM is allergic to success. They literally cannot do it for this reason.
This is also the reason the Lost Planet franchise exists.
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Tizoc
Member
Jigga please. They could announce it tomorrow and you'll be screaming about how nothing happens when you throw money at the screen.
I've seen it happen once today, spare your flip floppin' people...
just finished Costume Quest 2. easiest recomendtion (or not) ever, sicne basically if you liked the first, youll like the second, as its literally more of the same.
if you didnt like the first, stay away, it has some combat improvements and new costumes and whatnot, but like I said, its mostly the same game. As a fan of th first tho, I liked it
ITs also quite short so easy to finish, took me 5 hours 40mins, I missed the last costume but it wouldnt have changed much since you can only get it at the end anyway
if you didnt like the first, stay away, it has some combat improvements and new costumes and whatnot, but like I said, its mostly the same game. As a fan of th first tho, I liked it
ITs also quite short so easy to finish, took me 5 hours 40mins, I missed the last costume but it wouldnt have changed much since you can only get it at the end anyway
dave is ok
aztek is ok
Woody Invincible
Banned
If all 100 holiday profiles go for 500k gems, valve will have made $10K on commissions alone just on those.
Starwolf_UK
Member
They've added the one option I dreaded to the auction house. An option to sort by lowest bid. Since the highest bid I can do isn't even one sack of gems I've basically lost all chances I had of winning as the items I bid on is likely to be worth more than sack...
Vergil
YianGaruga
Banned
Ah goddamn it. Gonna grab something soon I guess.
You play Halloween themed games around Christmas time and Christmas themed games around Halloween time (Saints Row IV DLC).
Either way, thanks for the impressions. I remember finishing the first one during vacation with Steam offline and then some Achievements got bugged and never worked properly when I went back online but I did have some fun. 6 hours seems to be a decent time for the game.
Also lowest bids.
I, personally, want to go for GAME UNAVAILABLE THIS ITEM IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE IN YOUR REGION, that seems nice.
Can anybody see what game is this? Not sure if I can't see it because of region lock or something else. http://steamcommunity.com/auction/item/1180
Yeah, it's an understandable oversight. The only people who got keys for that sub are those who bought the game while it was just a Chrome app. I can't imagine there were many, relatively speaking.
Well fuck, people bidding for the sake of getting a badge must be rejoicing
Well lowest bids is going to reduce anyone's chances at grabbing something super cheap. But quite a few things seems to be settling in a range that I would consider reasonable, so I'm curious if by tomorrow there's some things worth trying for. Otherwise I'll dump my gems on the last day and be ready for the winter sale.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
gonna put this out there: Vergil is the Shadow the Hedgehog to Dante's Sonic.
Take that how you will.
Take that how you will.
You play Halloween themed games around Christmas time and Christmas themed games around Halloween time (Saints Row IV DLC).
