Nyteshade517
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surprised there isn't a Steam page up for AC Chronicles India (comes out Tuesday)...guess it'll just get put up once it's released
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STEAM | January 2016 - Out of cash, out of cache
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AHA-Lambda
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Backlogger
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I picked up the PS4 version and am actually enjoying it even more.
I vaguely remember that it is some internal SE engine (maybe even Luminous), but I always assumed that PS4 version uses the same one. It's just a port of PS3 HD version. That's why I'm asking why do you think it's another version.
Dusk Golem
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So unfortunately for us SteamGAF, I think that non-daily deal sales are here to stay. Valve published to developers a list of statistics of sale stuff of 2015 and specifically the Winter Sale.
Compared to previous Winter Sales, the sales during this Winter Sale were marginally much, much higher than previous years, even taking into account the number of new users on Steam. Plus other statistics. I can't give examples, but it looks like that style of sale is here to stay.
Compared to previous Winter Sales, the sales during this Winter Sale were marginally much, much higher than previous years, even taking into account the number of new users on Steam. Plus other statistics. I can't give examples, but it looks like that style of sale is here to stay.
uncredited male
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I don't necessarily think that I was just accounting for the possibility. An internal engine seems the like the safe bet. Thanks.
The arguments to go back to daily deals tend to be emotionally based rather than legitimate arguments. The biggest issue is consumer engagement, which is purely on Valve to provide, otherwise the new system is a net positive for consumers.
the_firewithin
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actual sales were up or money? becuase when things werent discounted as much of course some money will be higher.
I wasn't expecting sales to be higher in this format, but I'm OK with it, it helps to save me money and time too.
Dusk Golem
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It's all fair, I am not -too- bothered, but it does take some excitement, but whatever the case, I do think it overall benefits... Though be nice if some other twist I think outside of daily deals to keep things interesting.
I can't say specifically, Valve doesn't like people talking about specifics or leaking this information or anything (business and all that), but I'm sure if you did SteamSpy stuff you could figure the general outline of some of this anyway, but know that basically everything was higher with various comparisons by a considerably large margin.
RIP
Valve still has to do something else next time. It was so boring with just the discovery queue stuff.
Endruen
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Was this officially announced? Guess I missed it
Wow, I didn't know, awesome news. I have it for my PS Vita and I beat it recently. It's a very good game with nice visuals.
Jawmuncher
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Well at least now there's no real reason to wait for holiday sales fully.
Dusk Golem
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Also, Lollipop Chainsaw app looks dead, which is unfortunate. It's not my favorite Grasshopper/Suda51 game, but I did quite enjoy it. It was probably the 'zaniest' game, and definitely had its moments.
Plus some of the misc segments in Lollipop Chainsaw and boss battles are great.
My personal favorite boss in Lollipop Chainsaw.
Plus some of the misc segments in Lollipop Chainsaw and boss battles are great.
My personal favorite boss in Lollipop Chainsaw.
AHA-Lambda
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Thanks to Lunaniem, saved my bacon! 
Large Professor
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It kind of worries me this will impact the overall level of discounts offered outside of the big sales. People kept buying games even though the discounts were less interesting.
Dsyndrome
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Fucking damn it.
Looks like they reached out to the 80%, or whatever that percentage was that most of us aren't part of.
Jawmuncher
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The average consumer probably didn't even know things had changed. Since the page would still change every day.
PetriP-TNT
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Did they pull the Dirt Rally codes or what? I got my account registered and entered the code and it just made me to fill an support coupon for whatever reason
MMBosstones86
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If your mercs get high enough, the Souls from them outweigh everything. I've had 11mil Souls after receiving all my quests once.
I got 80 hours in it. Had a blast.
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Same here, I spent much much less during the Fall and Winter sales than in previous years.
I spent a lot less time on the store so I actually missed deals that I might have jumped on, such as the Tomb Raider collection for $12. Oh well. Doesn't seem like my drop in engagement during sales impacted them so whatever.
I actually liked the sale format. I was able to compare prices with other sites like Nuuvem and take enough time to make the most optimal purchase between both sites, without worrying about not getting a game because of some daily deal or because I ran out of game money mid way through the sale. There's one thing I don't know, though, and it's that maybe daily deals had better discounts, so thats another bunch of possibilities.
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It also calls into question that discount vs. sales figure we used to see that showed the deeper the discount, the more sales it made by a greater proportion.
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The discounts are still amazing compared to other storefronts, aside from black market keys. GOG--probably the closest competitor as far as sales are concerned--has best deals which are "mystery boxes" where you're gambling for a random game (that you don't own on GOG...). And Origin ...their 33-50% off discounts seem incredibly tame in comparison.
It is weird, though. Compared to other sales, I found myself buying a few things right near the end just because it was on sale, I wanted it, and it was the holidays. If I had missed them as dailies, I would've skipped the purchases entirely.
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Atlus and ACE Team's next B- movie venture, The Deadly Tower of Monsters, will launch with a 33% discount off for PS Plus members and for Steam, according to the latest Atlus E-mail newsletter.
Hmm, I just hope we get higher discounts next time, especially from indie/smaller developers. Oh well. I can still look outside Steam and wait for prices to drop.
It doesn't, because the discount levels on the games people bought weren't significantly different to the Summer Sale. The discounts were, in fact, slightly better:
Data from Steamspy.
This is what I'm getting too
And I can't really provide the receipt they're after so i'm pretty much screwed
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*upgrades more weapons*
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Those were always for individual games, not the platform as a whole, and generally from before discounts got way out of control.
For the past few years, even massive discounts wouldn't necessarily result in a lot of attention, they were just expected.
Nyteshade517
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pre-load for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is live...13.9 GB download
i think the discounts in this sale were pretty good
we've been through this a lot, we each have six billion games so whatever we want to be on a steep discount is probably unrealistic
in the end no dailies is good for the ecosystem and gives people more freedom to just buy shit whenever they want
the more i think about it the less i mind they haven't even done an event or anything. they had their fun comic and cards, i think that's enough.
we've been through this a lot, we each have six billion games so whatever we want to be on a steep discount is probably unrealistic
in the end no dailies is good for the ecosystem and gives people more freedom to just buy shit whenever they want
the more i think about it the less i mind they haven't even done an event or anything. they had their fun comic and cards, i think that's enough.
As far as the dailies go, I was vocal in their support, mostly for the added fun involved here, the constant wait for the dailies thing, the overall madness and whatnot.
Turned out, games-wise for me the sale was great and I definitely appreciated the slower pace of the sales and even more importantly of this thread.
I miss the dailies as a fun and crazy thing, of course. But it was totally fine anyway, and good for the devs that are earning more money.
Well, now, come on.
This time their attempt of engaging the users was at best half assed.
Last summer we got the clicker game, and even if one hates the clicker genre, he has to admit that it was a great effort on Valve's part.
Turned out, games-wise for me the sale was great and I definitely appreciated the slower pace of the sales and even more importantly of this thread.
I miss the dailies as a fun and crazy thing, of course. But it was totally fine anyway, and good for the devs that are earning more money.
Well, now, come on.
This time their attempt of engaging the users was at best half assed.
Last summer we got the clicker game, and even if one hates the clicker genre, he has to admit that it was a great effort on Valve's part.
Really liked this one, and at this price is a steal. The last chapter does goes a bit overload with all the "oh damn check those references to things you know wow", but before that is was great.
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I could take or leave dailies, but I still wish they had come up with a better event.
Yup. It's quite worrying to see so many cry out for Valve to bring them back, because they want to be pressured into making a purchase, rather than having the time to think about it and not spend money they might not have.
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Got 4 of my 5: Mad Max, SR Hong Kong, Tales and Witcher 3. Renowned Explorers might be the 5th, though I can see it becoming a little repetitive after a while.
Jawmuncher
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Nah it's understandable, more than a few titles didn't have discounts comparable to older dailies. But it does make buying easier, even if a bit more boring with no reason to come back.
LurkerPrime
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It's so sad that clickers are a genre now.
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Heh, while I'm fine with the new way and it definitely is benefitial in many ways, there is issues. The winter sale was little else than a repeat for the most part of the autumn sale, and there's a significant number of games that do not get decent discounts with this method.
Large Professor
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Totally forgot about that one.
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Welp it happened, bought a lunaniem Tomb Raider code. Noticed they said in the buy sell thread that the codes are redeeming and now my code has mysteriously already been redeemed. Nvidia didn't even send me the fucking e-mail to tell me this shit was back in stock. I'm fuming right now.
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