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Steam Holiday Sale 2009 Begins! (Dec 22nd - Jan 3rd)
- Thread starter Volcynika
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RedSwirl said:
I know but I was just commenting on how easy it can be for Steam to get you. Is anyone else having problems with their Armored Princess download? When that was the only thing downloading for me it was getting like 30 kb/s but now that I am downloading BF2 and Red Faction, it is still getting 30kb/s when the other two games are getting like 400 kb/s.
Mr. Spinnington
Banned
ya i never understood how so many people managed to dump their information onto their accountsRedSwirl said:
then again i was sharing mine for a long time with other people and recently changed the password, so i couldn't really risk them going spend-crazy under my name
Is there any reason not to hope Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines will pop up as a daily deal? I've finally got a decent couch-gaming-PC setup and the game looks good; I know Direct2Drive has it for like $10, but I seem to remember it being $5 somewhere a few months back, and I'd really like to be able to grab it through Steam because I'm lazy.
Not that it's much of a rush; finally got The Witcher working properly (weird artifacting on an HD5770; fixed with a driver update) so I'll have that to entertain me for the next while.
Not that it's much of a rush; finally got The Witcher working properly (weird artifacting on an HD5770; fixed with a driver update) so I'll have that to entertain me for the next while.
graywolf323
Member
jersoc said:
I still wish they could remember my damn age already
Traced-Velocity said:
he can have my extra copy of HL2: Episode 1 as well
graywolf323
Member
whoops double post
Steam purchases round 2:
King's Bounty: Armored Princess
Rome Total War Gold
Indigo Prophecy
Lucasarts Adventure Bundle
Time Gentlemen Please!
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky
Multiwinia + Darwinia
Beyond Good and Evil
Total $38.32
I'm sure I'll buy more daily deals later but I think I'll cool off a bit on purchases. I think I've already fucked myself for Q1 2010 because now I definitely can't buy everything I want next year with the amount I've spent on steam now.
King's Bounty: Armored Princess
Rome Total War Gold
Indigo Prophecy
Lucasarts Adventure Bundle
Time Gentlemen Please!
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky
Multiwinia + Darwinia
Beyond Good and Evil
Total $38.32
I'm sure I'll buy more daily deals later but I think I'll cool off a bit on purchases. I think I've already fucked myself for Q1 2010 because now I definitely can't buy everything I want next year with the amount I've spent on steam now.
SonOfABeep
Banned
Will Red Faction will run on a 1GB 9600m GS with core2 at 2.13 Ghz and 4MB ram?
All I care about is that it'll be equal to the 360 version, maybe with less screen tearing if possible.. any opinions? It seems like it'd run it better than minimum but not quite recommended.
All I care about is that it'll be equal to the 360 version, maybe with less screen tearing if possible.. any opinions? It seems like it'd run it better than minimum but not quite recommended.
graywolf323
Member
zero_suit said:
nope sorry just Episode 1
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
SonOfABeep said:
I don't understand how it boots at all with 4mb.
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
Zaraki_Kenpachi said:
Oh come on, you know what he meant. :\
SonOfABeep
Banned
Zaraki_Kenpachi said:
lolz goes to show how technically inept I am.. GB ram of course..
I think it'll be fine, I just want it as a replacement for my 360 copy which I no longer have..
adriano999
Member
I would highly appreciate it if you could gift it to me, i've never played itlegend166 said:
Damn. The Witcher demo is actually really good. I'm going to wait right up until the last day of the sale though, since we don't know that it won't go lower.
My only issue is that pretty much every, single, female character model I've encountered so far (only maybe an hour in) has overflowing whore breasts.
Also, what's the difference with "Enhanced Edition Director's Cut" in North America?
My only issue is that pretty much every, single, female character model I've encountered so far (only maybe an hour in) has overflowing whore breasts.
Also, what's the difference with "Enhanced Edition Director's Cut" in North America?
speculawyer
Member
Well Steam taxes your state too then. (I think . . . both Valve & Amazon in Washington.) Double lose!:lolAnnihilator said:
Wait, you mean when I move to Washington I'm going to have to start paying TAXES on Steam?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
(Actually, I have no clue, as I have yet to read the source material, but I've heard Gerald is quite the ladies' man in the short stories/books.)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Straight from the source material, baby.RedSwirl said:
(Actually, I have no clue, as I have yet to read the source material, but I've heard Gerald is quite the ladies' man in the short stories/books.)
Mr. Spinnington
Banned
this is the best gift anyone gave me all dayspeculawyer said:
Salacious Crumb
Junior Member
What are the chances of the THQ pack going down to $50 again during this sale.
Doomslayer said:
Don't see it happening, but everyone needs to jump on it if they do. It was the best deal on the site, personally. I'm having fun with Titan Quest and RF Guerrilla, and I haven't even touched Company of Heroes or Warhammer, yet. Such a good deal...
They almost certainly tax it regardless of what state you live in. The fact that they don't have a physical presence means that they don't have to collect the sales tax, but most states still have a use tax that covers it (that you as an individual are supposed to pay).speculawyer said:
Basically, the American tax code is completely nonsensical and desperately needs reform.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
No. If you use PayPal just make up a secondary address in a non taxable state and use it to buy games. That's what I do & I live in Wa.TheOneGuy said:
beelulzebub
Banned
SonOfABeep said:
Red Faction Guerrilla and Saint's Row 2 have this really nasty bug in them on some (not all) W7 and Vista machines that clocks them at 150% of the speed (with no framerate improvements!). Really not a pleasant surprise when I upgraded from XPx64 to W7 Professional x64. You can download a cheat program to turn the speed down to normal levels, but it's a really irritating issue.
CrookedRain
Member
The daily deals today finally got me to start my first shopping run of the sale. I ended up buying the following for now:
Cogs
Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood
Indigo Prophecy
Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Double Pack
Lucasarts Adventure Pack
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Total: $21.74
I'll pick up Trine and Machinarium by the end of the sale but I just want to make sure I don't miss out on any daily deals for them. I'm still deciding on a couple of other cheap games that I probably won't play for years as well. Damn you, Steam.
Cogs
Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood
Indigo Prophecy
Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Double Pack
Lucasarts Adventure Pack
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Total: $21.74
I'll pick up Trine and Machinarium by the end of the sale but I just want to make sure I don't miss out on any daily deals for them. I'm still deciding on a couple of other cheap games that I probably won't play for years as well. Damn you, Steam.
CrookedRain
Member
Definitely worth it.YagizY said:
criesofthepast
Member
If anyone is giving more HL2 gifts away I'd really appreciate one. Just bought my first steam game last week (TF2) and would love to try it out.
I got a TF2 three day trial if anyone wants that.
I got a TF2 three day trial if anyone wants that.
faceless007
Member
The first JK was one of my favorite FPSs in the day, but it might not hold up well today. It's got fantastic level design and gameplay, but the graphics are fugly now and I read the Steam version doesn't have any music because the original game used Redbook CD audio (they were excerpts from the film scores).YagizY said:
