Sounds good to me.
Feels like such a long time since we got a new flash or vote. Withdrawal symptoms kicking in.
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Steam Summer Sales 2012 Thread: we still like you Tony
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Feels like such a long time since we got a new flash or vote. Withdrawal symptoms kicking in.
PaleFolklore
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I'm really on the fence with Arkham City. I want to pay the game but I can't stand GFWL. May just wait for it to go cheaper in another sale.
So far this sale has been great. I've already picked up: Alan Wake, BTTF, Alice Madness Returns, Darksiders, Renegade Ops, Saints Row: The Third, KOTOR, Trine 2, Warhammer 40k Space Marine, LA Noire
So far this sale has been great. I've already picked up: Alan Wake, BTTF, Alice Madness Returns, Darksiders, Renegade Ops, Saints Row: The Third, KOTOR, Trine 2, Warhammer 40k Space Marine, LA Noire
benjipwns
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You're ignoring that it has ended piracy of Ubisoft games.
This thread moves too fast for it though I think. When the new deals are up we have a few pages of what the deals are, some of what people have bought, some of how much people have spent so far, etc. That's not a bad thing, but I think impressions would get buried under all the other posts, so a separate thread would be better suited for it.
benjipwns
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I was thinking of how it would do nothing to stop the wave of posts asking about every single game. But I guess there's no stopping that.
True, hopefully though if the other thread exists and any people asking in here are pointed towards it then the requests may lessen a bit even if it doesn't stop them.
Will sort the thread out now.
toddhunter
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If you could do that, you should use that power to stop the "do you think game A will get cheaper?" posts first.
Might work, but I think you will just get the same posts + answers + people pointing to that thread. Easier to just keep it in one place, especially since every now and then someone might post some good info about a game, which would otherwise get missed (don't necessarily know you want a game till you hear about it here).
Sarcasm or has it truly? I'm assuming sarcasm, but maybe it's not. And if not, I guess that is pretty impressive.
benjipwns
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Maybe could encourage people to paste into this thread, just so it exists within the flow as well. And we also have the repository.
benjipwns
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Daily deals go for 36 hours now. New ones every 24 hours. (With 12 hours of overlap for the prior ones.)
SpacePirate Ridley
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Hi wilflare, I just send you a PM with some questions.
You get new deals at 6pm, but have 12 more hours in the previous ones (I think that they started doing this in the last christmas sale)
Lonewolf_92
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So what is the popular opinion on the Theatre of War Collection?
Rickenslacker
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They've rapidly spiraled downhill. Just stick with the People Can Fly developed one Painkiller: Black Edition and you're set.
Did you buy the game on Steam? not a good idea.
I bought it (own AA on 360, but wanted superior performance for AC) during this sale, and there is simply no papering over it - the GFWL stuff is an abomination. Took me a few minutes of remembering what my Live account details were (I have auto sign in, on everything else), then I had to quit and restart Batman and let GFWL update itself, and then one final time sign in and let it download some further update/profile data. Pretty ordinary, especially for 2012.
That being said, my goodness is AC a pretty game, particularly at locked 60fps! Totally worth the aforementioned mucking around.
I've spent $0 so far, and it was kinda easy! 
When each game in my wishlist goes on sale, I ask my self a simple question:
Am I going to play this game within the next 6 months?
And the Answer is always: No
Note: I have over 200 games in my Steam backlog, many of them I'm really eager to play when I finish building my new PC and have some free time.
When each game in my wishlist goes on sale, I ask my self a simple question:
Am I going to play this game within the next 6 months?
And the Answer is always: No
Note: I have over 200 games in my Steam backlog, many of them I'm really eager to play when I finish building my new PC and have some free time.
Yeah, don't do this.
Maybe contact steam support first? Doing that might cause you to lose your account..
Kelegacy
XBOX - RECORD ME LOVING DOWN MY WOMAN GOOD
ALMOST bought the Prince of Persia pack today but I realized there was a bit of sleaze going on. Complete Pack is $60 usually, but there are only 5 games in it and they are regularly priced at $10 each. So how does that equal $60? The pack itself is $10 overpriced for no reason!
I'll wait for the games to hit 75% off individually I guess. Would be cheaper that way. Which makes NO SENSE.
I'll wait for the games to hit 75% off individually I guess. Would be cheaper that way. Which makes NO SENSE.
benjipwns
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It's called they only use the pack to sell you these old games during big sales.
You are a true hero
Inferno313
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Doing pretty good so far, staying away from impulse buys and only buying things that I've actually been wanting to get a chance to play for a while.
So far:
Saint's Row: The Third 12.49
Alan Wake's American Nightmare 3.74
L.A. Noire $4.99
So far:
Saint's Row: The Third 12.49
Alan Wake's American Nightmare 3.74
L.A. Noire $4.99
Yeah! After restarting L4D2 it works. But I feel a slight delay when aiming with mouse/controller. Is there a way to diable vsync?
Edit: Ok, found it.
The review/recommendation thread for games on sale is live.
Please post any impressions you have so anyone interested in the games can see whether they're worth buying or not
Please post any impressions you have so anyone interested in the games can see whether they're worth buying or not
Will do, thanks for the tip.
alexandros
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I need Toma and the Kabouter (well, and anyone else) to tell me what they think about Civ 5. I played and enjoyed Civ Rev, but seem to recall hearing mixed reviews about the newest Civ.
So many great deals. I told myself with the last Steam sale that I had enough games to last me a lifetime. I was right...and so so wrong.
Only saw this now, but I'll respond anyway
. I thought Civ V was a disappointment coming off the brilliant Civ IV: Beyond the Sword. It had several fairly major issues that plagued it, notably balance issues, poor diplomacy and poor AI. They have fixed some via patches, and presumably others via the add-on, but I can't imagine they've fixed them all at this point. Aside from gameplay problems, there's also the fact that performance is still not very good as you get late into larger games. That said, I would say at its current sale price, it's just about worth it if you liked Civ Rev. It's more accessible than previous PC Civ games, features several notable improvements and there's still some good fun to be had, even if it isn't as good as Civ IV: BtS.
Dude, 3 posts above....
GitarooMan
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Alan Wake was already a flash deal so I suspect most people didn't vote for it for that reason. Not sure there is a huge contingent that missed it.
You knew what you were buying into...
God damn this Steam Sale. I told myself I was done, that I wan't buying anything else, that I had more than enough games, and sure enough, at the sight of all that Arkham City DLC and the nice price on Asylum, I went right ahead and put more money in my wallet.
Now to hope the wife doesn't find out.
Now to hope the wife doesn't find out.
Chiaroscuro
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Can I buy the Harley Quinn's Revenge on Steam if I do not have Batman AA on Steam? I.e.: Steam will give me a GFWL key or something?
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