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Steam Summer Sales 2012 Thread: we still like you Tony

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Cindres

Vied for a tag related to cocks, so here it is.
CAUSE TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME
RIGHT ABOUT HALF PAST TEN
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY
IT'S GONNA START RAINING GABEN.
 
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Htown

STOP SHITTING ON MY MOTHER'S HEADSTONE
shagg_187 said:
Voting for deal? WHY ARE YOU TOYING WITH ME, VALVE?!

Oh and I've participated before but I have a mad memory so confirm this as the FAQ in OP is confusing me. I thought the consensus was that all items go on sale again the last day. Am I misreading it?
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Yes you are.

Here's the deal.

Don't buy a game unless it's a daily/community/flash deal. Otherwise you may end up buying something that drops lower in price later.

Once the last day hits, and all the daily/community/flash deals have already been seen, then go ahead and pick up any other discounted games that you want.
 
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Quite.
 
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jgminto

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I can see this steam sale being very bad for my health. I'm going to end up sleep deprived and not actually spend my time playing games.
 
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jph139

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Ugh, I have a feeling Civ V won't drop below $12.50. Not that I really expected it to, but...

(Maybe that Civilization Pack will go for $15 though? That'd be super nice even if it's wicked impossible.)
 
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Acidote

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Just bought Crusader Kings II, now I don't know if is should blindly buy some DLC or not. I bought it mainly because of that Song of Ice and Fire mod haha.
 
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Grokbu

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ghostmind said:
Can't get the Join Summer Camp badge to pop. I've joined and left and joined again, but no luck.
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I believe that you have to complete at least three Steam Summer Sale 2012 tasks to get the badge. Joining the Summer Sale Group is one of those tasks.

That's how I believe it works at least.

EDIT: Ah, you mean that you can't get the "task complete" icon? I can't either, so I guess it'll update in a while.
 
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davidsaurus

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Fall of the Samurai is too dear. £12.50 ... it's been £9.99 on amazon for over a month. Really disappointed and it's the only game I truly wanted, now I have to just go and order from amazon. POOR SHOW GABE, POOR SHOW. Also, it says 75% Shogun Franchise sale, but then Fall is only 50%, 40% for DLC. bleh!
 
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Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew

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Htown said:
Yes you are.

Here's the deal.

Don't buy a game unless it's a daily/community/flash deal. Otherwise you may end up buying something that drops lower in price later.

Once the last day hits, and all the daily/community/flash deals have already been seen, then go ahead and pick up any other discounted games that you want.
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All cool. Thanks! These flash/community deals are killing me with confusion.
 
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jaundicejuice

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Enco said:
Thanks.

Was gonna give it a shot but GFWL can go screw it self.
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Not everyone seems to get this but for further detail, the key Steam provided me worked with the Securom validation but when I have to enter the CD Key yet again (why?) into GFWL, the key is rejected. I get an error saying it's already been activated with another account.So it works on one level of DRM but not the other. There is a fairly sizable thread on the Steam forums about this, the only solution seems to be Steam, GFWL and/or Warner Brothers Support.
 
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DennisK4 said:
Bought Crusader Kings II: Sword of Islam for 2.49 !

I still need to buy:

Portal 2

Fall of the Samurai
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I bought it too. Fear the Seljuks!

Also I have all the games of the Indie Bundle I except Cave Story+ and I expect the next bundles would be about the same.
 
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hlhbk said:
Be aware there are a ton of technical in game issues for The Witcher 2 as well.
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Maybe for you, but I've never had a problem getting TW2 running.

Can someone tell me if you buy a pack will the games you already own from the pack be added to my gift inventory? It doesn't tell me when looking from the Steam App.
 
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dwebo

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jph139 said:
Ugh, I have a feeling Civ V won't drop below $12.50. Not that I really expected it to, but...

(Maybe that Civilization Pack will go for $15 though? That'd be super nice even if it's wicked impossible.)
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it's been 7.50 recently at amazon I think, which I missed. that'd be 75% off the current $30, which is probable for a daily deal
 
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Einbroch said:
Unless you magically sleep 20 minutes before a new deal comes up you'll have anywhere from 10 to 14 hours to sleep.
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As I see it the flash deals will change every two hours?! Initial 6 hour starting phase and after that every two hours...

I just realized - that is a stupid line of thought. The first game will change after 6 hours and the others follow in 2 hour steps. So a new deal every 6 hours.

Where do I find the badges?
 
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Enco

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jaundicejuice said:
Not everyone seems to get this but for further detail, the key Steam provided me worked with the Securom validation but when I have to enter the CD Key yet again (why?) into GFWL, the key is rejected. I get an error saying it's already been activated with another account.So it works on one level of DRM but not the other. There is a fairly sizable thread on the Steam forums about this, the only solution seems to be Steam, GFWL and/or Warner Brothers Support.
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Multiple levels of DRM = no buy

Nothing that interests me in the daily deals so more waiting for me.
 
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PaulLFC

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I hope the 50% discount on Fall of the Samurai is a mistake, £12.49 is a no buy because I've seen it for under £10 at retail. £6.25 though is a buy.

Your move SEGA.
 
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chaosblade

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misterF said:
Ys The Oath in Felghana 1st purchase of this sale!

I broke the number 1 rule with my 1st purchase...
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You'll almost certainly be fine, Oath shouldn't be a daily since it's going to be part of the Indie Bundle on day 5.

And I voted for Witcher 2. I think that one should win pretty easily.

Kind of wish it would go lower than $16, but I'll probably end up picking it up anyway.
 
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A Human Becoming

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jph139 said:
Ugh, I have a feeling Civ V won't drop below $12.50. Not that I really expected it to, but...

(Maybe that Civilization Pack will go for $15 though? That'd be super nice even if it's wicked impossible.)
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No chance in hell Gods and Kings will got for $15 is there? I might bite at that price.
 
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