I am playing a bunch of scribblenauts and so far only one card drop
Fun game so far. Well worth the 5 bucks. I feel like an idiot for some of the puzzle solutions staring me in the face.
Playing?! You craaaazy...
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Playing?! You craaaazy...
cicero
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The reason people wait for one of the two large Steam sales is that historically there was a legit basis for doing so. The larger Steam sales had larger price reductions percentage wise than during other sales throughout the year. There was also no other retail presence that was comparable to Steam that was selling Steam activating products, so you could expect to find the best deals on whatever you wanted during a Steam sale. I think that this expectation has carried over well beyond the point where it could be supported by reality. Reality being the historical basis for other retailers to offer superior values on Steam activating products in comparison to direct Steam sales.
For me personally, Amazon had been the greatest upstart to direct Steam sales starting two Christmases ago. They haven't done much since this spring though, GMG and GamersGate don't seem to have had the same level of strikingly large discounts recently too. I assume either because publisher interest in huge discount sales has wained, or retailer interest in acquiring a larger customer base by reducing their own profit margin has wained, or my knowledge and interest in modern sales has added a nostalgic glint to things while waining a bit because I already own what is going on sale again.
But I do think the evidence is there supporting the basic premise that direct Steam deals have dropped off for the past couple of years though, and now again, slightly, for third party retailers.
astupiddvdcase
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Am i the only one who thinks steam sales are overhyped? Yes there are good deals like darksouls and borderlands 2 and countless other indie games but this isn't exactly the reason why PC gaming is so great. Everytime someone in a forum or comments section go "ERMAGERD STAEM SALE SO GOOD SO CEHAP PC GAMEN BEST THANX GABENUEL XOXO" i cringe, cause it sounds like were trying so hard to justify our choice of gaming platform. And then ignorant console fanbois proceed to make snark remarkz like "LOLOLOL, DIS IS Y DEVS DONT SUPPORT PC CAUSE YOU GUYS EIDA PIRATE EVERY GAME OR ONLY BUY IT WHEN ITZ 2$$$ LOL PC GAMING SUX LELELEL"
and i proceed to cringe some more.
Plus its not really that much of a saving considering you can buy major releases like Tomb Raider and Bioshock on release from sites such as GMG for like only slightly more than steam sale prices. Plus you dont have to wait a year...
and i proceed to cringe some more.
Plus its not really that much of a saving considering you can buy major releases like Tomb Raider and Bioshock on release from sites such as GMG for like only slightly more than steam sale prices. Plus you dont have to wait a year...
Do you need any mods for BFG?
Not if you want to play with the Oculus Rift.
YAY
for the love of god YAY
I never even played whored mode until the other night and ...yeah, I've been missing out. Its the cherry on the top of a redonkulous sundae.
Yes.
I'm going to take every modbot of SR3 that comes up because you said that.
kurtrussell
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Oh FFS.
I just topped up my account using Paypal - which is what I ALWAYS do.
Went to sell some of the trading cards I've been accumulating and my Marketplace account is now disabled for seven days.
Which means that I now have to wait for a response from Valve's legendary (shit) customer service - should be sorted in time for the Christmas sale I suppose :-\
I can't believe how a service that has millions of regular customers has such piss poor customer support - at least with Origin you can live chat with a customer support operative in 30 minutes or so. To have to wait more than 24 working hours is shockingly bad, in this day and age - sale or no sale.
I just topped up my account using Paypal - which is what I ALWAYS do.
Went to sell some of the trading cards I've been accumulating and my Marketplace account is now disabled for seven days.
Which means that I now have to wait for a response from Valve's legendary (shit) customer service - should be sorted in time for the Christmas sale I suppose :-\
I can't believe how a service that has millions of regular customers has such piss poor customer support - at least with Origin you can live chat with a customer support operative in 30 minutes or so. To have to wait more than 24 working hours is shockingly bad, in this day and age - sale or no sale.
Rise Kujikawa
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I've never seen someone talk like that. I don't have a lot of money, and I wait for the steam sales to get games. Don't know how saving money can be 'overhyped.'
Strictly speaking, no, but Doom 3 reg. can be modded to your heart's content.
Fair point!
haha worth a shot. what'd you have in mind? i'm interested enough
Also the flashlight doesn't cast shadows correctly in that version from what I hear.
nephilimdj
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Man I want defiance but I dont want defiance
so torn
so torn
Same here. I'm going to wait until the last day of the sale for the encore price and pick it up then when I'm done debating it.
PandaPedinte
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Thanks got Geneforge Saga.
TheNamelessOne
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I did the same thing. Locked me out of all card selling when it's hot...
He doesn't need to own the base game.
I meant the $5 upgrade. I have a key for the base game from an old GMG sale that I never used. I'm thinking of activating it then doing the $5 upgrade to GOTY to get all the DLC and expansions minus Brave New World.
Tempting. Since it's a flash sale I'm hoping the deal will reappear later. I might have to sit on this one since I may want to use my limited budget on something else.
nah its just that PC gamers get better deals and console fanbois are jelly
Yeah, I think I can recall reading about a few engine-level compromises made for the console versions.
You don't want Defiance.
Buy an MMO that will actually have a long-lasting community.
Good post, would buy at 75% off.
More_Badass
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I'd say yes
SR3 is about running around naked, delivering nutshots to civilians in furry suits and beating down luchador gangsters with a giant dildo
If that makes you chuckle, SR3 is for you
I really wasn't trying to make anybody buy anything. Just hoping somebody had something I wanted laying in inventory or something. Just gonna move on, I'm not that guy.
The children will starve!!!!
astupiddvdcase
Banned
But for major games like Bioshock infinite you could get a steam key from many sites for around 35 dollars on release. You save 5 dollars to wait and play the game like 5 months later... And as someone previously stated before you could probably get it around steam sale prices even before steam sale on GMG etc.
Actually, flashlight shadows are disabled, but can be enabled. It can be a bit confusing, since the flashlight is located on the shoulder of the player rather than held by hand.
Ephemeris
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SR3 is hilarious
You know, this isn't GameFAQs.
OK yeah that upgrade you need the base game for.
Out_Of_Ammo
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So, I just got back from work. Did I miss anything?
If memory serves, isn't the torch just... stuck to the player model, with no care given to how it looks?
Excellent, but oh so hard. Prepare to take Valium during the later levels or you will want to hit something.
For 5 minutes.
OneEightZero
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If you ever wanted to play a game where you want to feel like a superhero, play Saints Row: The Third.
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