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Steam Summer Sale 2015 thread of refunding everything you buy (June 11-21)
- Thread starter JaseC
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I can only speak for myself, but no. I love the Souls games but the fact is that DS2 is my least favorite and I'm not going to pay much to double dip. I'm interested to see what changes they made in Scholar, but not $25 interested. It's definitely a fair price for someone who has never played it, but I paid full price at release and have a bunch of other games to occupy my time at the moment.
Edit: and Dupy was making dreams come true again. I think he's given away (and I've missed the raffle for) every summer sale game I want and have yet to pull the trigger on.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
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Crimsonclaw111
Member
Because it was fun and it ran well. Still got 100 hours out of it and was still one of the best of 2014.
Because it ended up being the second best experience of the generation?
These reasons. And if "lied to/shit treatment" refers to the graphical downgrade then I largely didn't care. The only thing that sucked about that was that the torch was rendered nearly useless.
Don't Starve?
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
For me, at leas, some of it ties back to the repeated years of screwing over early adopters by not including a similar level of discount to the 'upgrade' package re: DS2, Deus Ex:HR, Xcom*(slightly different but similar principle) etc...
I can't recall of a time when it was added in. Yeah, they know they have our money already, but it's stopped me from getting either of the two mentioned, and at least one or two more I can't recall off-hand.
Doubt it. Early adopters were screwed since buying SotFS without owning DS II was 50% off, while the upgrade was only 20% off. People upgrading in the Canadian store only save $0.50 in comparison to just buying the game out, and in Europe they were the same price. A lot of the people who were looking for it this sale were hunting for the upgrade, and they were boned by Namco for picking up the game early.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yay, I beat Steam!
Flame Lord
Member
Nice, they fixed the Max Payne prices. I knew that shit couldn't have been right.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I wonder if you can legitimately refund a game with the "It's not fun" reasoning.
Absolutely can, I did exactly that and was refunded within a day.
In theory they might blacklist you if you abused it heavily, but honestly, I view it as an insurance policy that will make me buy more games, not less. If I'm certain I can return anything I buy to try, I'll buy a lot more marginal games I wouldn't normally consider.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Sorry to hear that.
Which again, shows the power of the 'sale price' when it comes to perception of value. I was an 'early adopter' and I do not feel screwed. Your upgrade price depends on what you had, too. Like, for me, buying the game outright is cheaper than the upgrade price, but it's still essentially the same thing. In the end, it's still about weighing what what I'm getting for what it costs, which I think £15 for the revamped game plus all the DLC I never had seems decent, while many others are more worried about comparing discount percentages.
I'm pretty confident that just having 33% discount, then a 50% daily would have been the better approach. Just because it wouldn't work for you guys doesn't mean it wouldn't have helped overall. If any of y'all have worked in retail before, you might have seen how people react over these things in the past.
jediyoshi
Member
I just did, was approved same day today.
Haven't played Randal's but...
I'd go Valdis Story. It's great bang for buck even at $7, but GOG still has it at 75% off for next 4 hours.
The Dear Leader
Banned
It's a really fun game, the combat is super satisfying, it's drags on a bit in spots but it's a great game overall.
Bought and started Strider... You know you're playing a boring-ass game when you'd rather pause it and go do laundry and take out the trash.
Too bad, it's got everything down except for the level design. So full of invisible walls and areas you can't climb for no explicable reason, and it attempts this type of hybrid between blazing fast linear platforming and open world exploration that just does not work at all.
Too bad, it's got everything down except for the level design. So full of invisible walls and areas you can't climb for no explicable reason, and it attempts this type of hybrid between blazing fast linear platforming and open world exploration that just does not work at all.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
all right, sent back democracy, hope I got the cash as soon as possible
Glad I picked up Tales From the Borderlands on this Encore day. Just played through the first episode and it was fantastic. Good humor and very entertaining overall. First episode took a bit under 2.5 hours to complete, so the sale price of $2.50/episode works out pretty well.
Indeed it does. It's a harsh city, or rather village simulation where you have to optimize the production chain proccesses. If you love fighting against windmills and accept learning by failing and getting hundreds of people, including dozens of children killed, it's the game for your.
Artofwar420
Member
Crap I missed on the Hatoful Boyfriend deal. Did anyone manage to get one at the $1.49 price and has an extra one? I'll give you a game of equal value in return.
Sothis Krieg
Member
So what is the consensus on H1Z1 ? The OT seems dead.
seems like all the other flavour of the month Survival games. Dead.
Ark is the current hot thing
toastyToast
Member
I think I can live without Ori and the Blind Forest for now. Maybe next sale.
Are refunds right back to your credit card or Steam wallet?
Are refunds right back to your credit card or Steam wallet?
Anthony Soprano
Member
Okay, GAF, I need your help! I have $35 left in my wallet and want to buy a copy of a game for me and my pal to play online with!
Examples we've enjoyed playing together online recently:
DayZ, H1Z1, Company of Heroes 2, Depth, Age of Empires II, Don't Starve Together
Already bought Ultimate General: Gettysburg. Looking at Verdun, but a tad weary because it seems like you die every minute and that may not be too fun for our pace - although war history is a great interest of ours.
CHEERS! It's been a great sale, had fun in this topic.
Examples we've enjoyed playing together online recently:
DayZ, H1Z1, Company of Heroes 2, Depth, Age of Empires II, Don't Starve Together
Already bought Ultimate General: Gettysburg. Looking at Verdun, but a tad weary because it seems like you die every minute and that may not be too fun for our pace - although war history is a great interest of ours.
CHEERS! It's been a great sale, had fun in this topic.
Either your steam wallet or what payment method you used for the game.(Paypal, Credit Card etc) Depending on how you want it.
So good.
Anthony Soprano
Member
There's no multiplayer. If you want to play with a friend, get Don't Starve Together, which is fantastic - I can't speak for the SP iteration.
It's a shame that Ori and the Blind Forest has a multiple points where you are locked out of areas, preventing you from getting 100%. It's a great game other wise, the abilities are novel and interesting, it's a genuinely challenging platformer and looks beautiful. I'm thinking about going back for a couple runs to get the 100% and no dying achievements or trying out other games but either way I'm definitely going back to it.
Castle Crashers is kinda boring alone, it's a basic beat em up with a grindy RPG aspect to it.
Battleblock has some really great puzzle design and funny narrator to keep you going but playing solo I got bored. Despite the way they mixed it up with new elements, the game feels kinda bloated. I didn't regret my time (~5h) with it but I'm not really dying to go back.
Castle Crashers is kinda boring alone, it's a basic beat em up with a grindy RPG aspect to it.
Battleblock has some really great puzzle design and funny narrator to keep you going but playing solo I got bored. Despite the way they mixed it up with new elements, the game feels kinda bloated. I didn't regret my time (~5h) with it but I'm not really dying to go back.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Woo just got my refund approved.
Now I hope I get it before the sale ends.
Now I hope I get it before the sale ends.
texhnolyze
Banned
I got my refund after a few hours as well.
I believe we'll get our wallet back in 7 days, as mentioned in the e-mail.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
but then sale will be over tomorrow!
Wow, you've got some mighty fine gaming ahead of you, there.
Yeah I just finished my University exams, I have a good 6 weeks of nothing but gaming
Go for it or wait for the remake
gar3
Member
Out of that list I have only played Jade Empire but I really enjoyed the game on PC. Played through the title via backwards compatibility on Xbox 360 a long time ago and playing through the PC version a bit last year and also this year it was clear just how much better this version is. Also, GoG has it for $2.99:
http://www.gog.com/game/jade_empire_special_edition