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[Admiral Woofington]

Maybe it's just me but nothing on sale so far outside of Stick of Truth has really called to me. Maybe I've reached a point where Steam Sales don't give me a rager anymore.

edit: don't know if i should jump in on walking dead season 2. Anybody think it has a chance of being a better deal on a flash sale or community's choice?

 

[Plasmid]

Civ V is 14.99 @ 50% off, wait or worth it at 15?

 

[corrosivefrost]

I'm a level 7 on Steam and I need 4XP to get to level 8. How do I get 4XP?

Sorry again for the noob question.

Buy 4 games.

Or craft a badge for 100xp.

 

[Linkyn]

Are there any big game bundles on steam that someone considers must have ?

I've found the Star Wars bundle to have a nice mix of FPS, action and RPG.

 

[Fracas]

Are there any big game bundles on steam that someone considers must have ?

The Valve Complete pack's a good deal if you don't have any of the games but if you've used Steam for awhile, pretty much all of Valve's games have been dirt cheap or even free over the last couple years.

 

[CmdrShepard]

It ain't over till it's over.

Oh i know. Should have been clearer. I said guaranteed win. Entirely possibly for a massive trade of stealing between purple and red to put purple back in the hunt but still paying the money for the switch and only to have a one in two chance of a win, and then again a massively small chance of winning the wishlist... It would hurt.

 

[Baron_Calamity]

I've been looking at who has been buying my cards and i would like to thank team purple for doing the bulk financing of my steam game purchases.

 

[Momentary]

You can't get any games that are currently not purchasable.

Thanks for the heads up.

Well... now I'm thinking about replacing Dead RIsing 3 with FFXIV: ARR, but I don't think they'll give me the special edition since it can't be added to the wishlist.

 

[bigace33]

What sucks about the Summer Adenture is that it creates a toxic environment where it should be fun to just "battle" it out without hard feelings, but I guess it gets corrupted when there are prizes to be had such as three games of your choice.
Let it be fun guys :3

Man, free copies of the Witcher 3 and Deadrising 3 are on the line. This is beyond fun at this point, this is war. B^P

 

[Lunaniem]

Civ V is 14.99 @ 50% off, wait or worth it at 15?

Wait, high chance it will go on sale for less.

 

[Chariot]

Civ V is 14.99 @ 50% off, wait or worth it at 15?

Well, it certainly worth that much, but you should wait until a special deal.

 

[Vuze]

Officially graduated.
Time to celebrate by racking up debt on Steam!!

Congrats!

Also thanks again Consequence, Splice is a great little game!

 

[Lain]

cant force myself to pull the trigger on Original Sin, even with keys. Just too much this early in the sale, and im already way lower than I expected

Winter Sale it is

I'll say that, while I sorta regret throwing that kind of money on it instead of waiting better future discounts, especially because I'm gonna wait until the 30 to properly play, that hour I played was really interesting.
I don't know, removing some poisonous gas by casting a fire spell on it feels great, as well as killing yourself because you've set some poison gas on fire instead of closing the valve.

 

[Turfster]

cant force myself to pull the trigger on Original Sin, even with keys. Just too much this early in the sale, and im already way lower than I expected

I'd want to, but it's just too expensive at the moment, and since I missed out on all the giveaways and raffles, guess it's not happening. =p

 

[Ostinatto]

How can i change the FOV on State of Decay? thanks a lot <3

 

[chuckddd]

I never played XCOM and i want to start getting into the series.

Which game should i buy? (I like turn based games better than real time, i like both genres overall)

Enemy Unknown is fantastic. I haven't played The Bureau, but it's $1 if you buy the other.

I'm a level 7 on Steam and I need 4XP to get to level 8. How do I get 4XP?

Sorry again for the noob question.

Crafting a badge will get you there. Not sure if there's an easier way.

 

[Garcia]

Are there any big game bundles on steam that someone considers must have ?

Take a look at these 2:

Tomb Raider Collection: Every Tomb Raider game (2013 included). Excludes Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.

Legacy of Kain Collection: Every Legacy of Kain game. Excludes Blood Omen 1.

Edit: Remember to wait until they go on sale as a daily, flash or community vote.

 

[Plasmid]

Well, it certainly worth that much, but you should wait until a special deal.

Wait, high chance it will go on sale for less.

Thanks! I thought as much. Kerbal needs to go 75% off

 

[Copons]

Civ V is 14.99 @ 50% off, wait or worth it at 15?

Randomly quoting the first 50 pages of this thread.
I'm gonna repost this to every single question about prices I read.

And finally.. what's the number 1 rule of buying things during the summer sale that im totally not gonna follow cause im not reading this right now?



You should wait until the game is either a Daily, Flash, or Community Choice deal.
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It will almost definitely go on sale. Just wait IMO.

If it goes on daily/flash deal it'll be cheaper. You should wait the whole sale to see if it does, if it doesn't..buy it on the last day.

Only buy daily deals, flash deals or community deals. If the game should never appear in those then buy on the very last day. It's like THE only rule to remember.

wait for the daily!

READ THE FIRST POST OF THE TREAD PEOPLE

PLS

awh yeah

non OP readin already starting

If a game is on sale ususally the whole franchise is cheaper. So Witcher 2 is a daily -> The Witcher is also discounted. You can see it on the store page where it says "Daily Deal: Ends in ..."

It could potentially go to 80% or even 90%. Always wait.

It's highly unlikely, but there's a slight chance it could happen.

Best bet is to hold off on buying it unless you really want it right away.

Hold!!

Just wait till the very last day of the sale. Just in case. First rule in steamsale's; never hurry.

Unless the game you're interested in is called Divinity: Original Sin. In which case I say Meep-meep! and well done, good sir/milady!

Is it worth $2.49 to you? Would you be upset if it ends up being cheaper down the line? Do you want to play it before the sale ends?

Yes.

h-h ho- hold!

wait for 75%

There's the possibility it'll hit 80%/85% off as a featured deal, but you're looking at a "loss" of $2 at the most, so if you're chomping at the bit to play it now I'd jump in.

It would've gone for cheaper.

Mostly everything is usually on sale. It's just Flash Sales / Daily Deals brings an even greater discount.

That is why it's recommended to wait for a Daily Deal / Flash Sale. The game will get the cheapest at that time period only.

IF you are still interested in the game by the end of the sale buy it, generally it's best advice for the daily / flash offer to maximize your savings.

Is it a Daily, Community Choice, or Flash Sale?
If not, wait. That's the golden rule of Steam sales.

In Dark Souls page, does it say DAILY DEAL? Or FLASH SALE? Or COMMUNITY CHOICE?

Spoiler

also read the OP or any even post really

why would you buy a 50% off game that is not a daily

that's some fucked up headache

Wait, it's probably going to be either a daily or a flash sale.

You ALWAYS wait till the last day or two before buying a non-daily or non-flash. If whatever you're interested in doesn't show up before the best-of sales then it's safe to buy at that time.

Yes. Outside of a price mistake, if a game appears in the daily/flash/community deals, then that's usually the cheapest it'll be in the entire sale.

You already know the answer.

Wait. Always always always WAIT.

ALWAYS wait for a potential flash or daily.

I dedicate this to sweet prince Rhaknar

 

[GazzaScotland]

Nice one fellow Red's. Just waiting on a couple of drops before I can craft some more.

 

[TheSeks]

Must haves are pretty much against the philosophy of PC gaming, which is more like "there's something for everyone, and you dig around to find the thing that's for you!" but I think a lot of people would recommend the Valve or iD complete packs. Not sure what they're on sale for right now if at all.

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/18397/
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/434/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/2210/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/9200/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/208200/

(iD titles, collected and stragglers since they removed the iD pack)

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/29197/

(Valve)

 

[Dario ff]

I take my leave for today Red Team, so to quote myself from yesterday.

Today we forfeit. Tomorrow we strike.

Purple's getting really mean with those stealing tokens tho. A much more exciting race than yesterday!

 

[Kifimbo]

Take a look at these 2:

Tomb Raider Collection: Every Tomb Raider game (2013 included). Excludes Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.

Legacy of Kain Collection: Every Legacy of Kain game. Excludes Blood Omen 1.

Bought the Tomb Raider Collection for like 12$ last year, so wait for the dailies.

 

[Halo 2]

 

[Turfster]

Crafting a badge will get you there. Not sure if there's an easier way.

Buying 4 games/registering 4 keys.

 

[Zoibie]

The Walking Dead for £9.49 is realllllly tempting but I know it'll get cheaper once all the episodes are out. Gonna hold out for Wolf Among Us instead, that I can't wait for.

 

[Chariot]

Did purple just forfeit?

 

[SilverLunar]

Civ V is 14.99 @ 50% off, wait or worth it at 15?

I got it for free a while back for completing a survey i a website that i dont recall at the moment.
I like it, totally worth the lucky chance i got.
I say wait, there is no hurry.

 

[Ruruja]

Nice of 'Sidhe' to join in the summer sale fun by discounting Rugby Challenge 1 and 2.... OH WAIT.

 

[Garcia]

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/18397/

I wasn't aware of that Doom Classic pack. Thanks for posting it.

 

[mrklaw]

Why would anyone swap teams for $30+?

Seriously don't get it.

I bought a red team swap token for £5 yesterday. Sold it for £12 this morning though - perhaps should have kept it.

 

[ArjanN]

Who the hell will buy an outdated version of BB

1. It's the only BB on PC.
2. Comes with 2 CD soundtrack
3. It'll be on sale for 4,50 Euro if it gets selected
4. You get 5 card drops from it and all the cards are worth like 30-40 cents a piece right now.

 

[_hekk05]

Civ V is 14.99 @ 50% off, wait or worth it at 15?

The complete pack was on sale recently for 16 bucks

Wait til its there or below that price

 

[Tacitus_]

Has DLC gone on daily deals before? Thinking of grabbing the Enemy Within expansion for XCOM since the main game is on the final hours of its daily deal.

Spoiler

also I don't understand any of this team bullshit going on

 

[Garcia]

Bought the Tomb Raider Collection for like 12$ last year, so wait for the dailies.

I'm also waiting for it to go on sale as a daily or flash. If it goes for $12 or less I am gonna get it immediately.

 

[Nabs]

No sale on The Floor is Jelly? Sheesh. I'd pick it up.

 

[Kiru]

I got it for free a while back for completing a survey i a website that i dont recall at the moment.
I like it, totally worth the lucky chance i got.
I say wait, there is no hurry.

GMG Promotion for Golden Joysticks 2013. Mafia II & Civ 5 were free back then.

 

[velociraptor]

Witcher 3 is now 559 rubles (down from ~859) with loyalty discounts. 13 keys wasn't so good of a deal after all.

Wow, awesome price. Where do I buy?

 

[Beelzebubs]

Civ V is 14.99 @ 50% off, wait or worth it at 15?

Wait, it'll be a daily, always is.

 

[JaseC]

Has DLC gone on daily deals before? Thinking of grabbing the Enemy Within expansion for XCOM since the main game is on the final hours of its daily deal.

Spoiler

also I don't understand any of this team bullshit going on

It's not unheard of for DLC to be a featured deal, but it's generally discounted alongside the base game.

 

[Rawket Lawnchair]

I am thinking of buying Pink, Blue and Green tokens, as I am sure I will be able to sell them with 100% profit in the next couple of days.

My inner self resists, because I know that the initial transaction is a genuinely stupid move.

 

[r3n4ud]

No sale on The Floor is Jelly? Sheesh. I'd pick it up.

Same here man :/

Child of Light as well.

The two games I wanted this sale.

 

[KarmaCow]

Has DLC gone on daily deals before? Thinking of grabbing the Enemy Within expansion for XCOM since the main game is on the final hours of its daily deal.

Spoiler

also I don't understand any of this team bullshit going on

If the main game goes on sale, usually the DLC will get a similar discount. If you're waiting on a daily deal on just Enemy Within, it (probably) wont happen. This is as good as it gets for the next 90 minutes when the XCOM deal runs out.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Is the AC4 Season Pass worthwhile vs. buying Freedom Cry alone?
I see something about a "Kraken ship pack" that's exclusive to it and it being a 3+ hour single player piece of content...

Where else are you going to play Blazblue on PC?
Also, story mode.

Sure, you can't use it to prep yourself for EVO, but you can still play and learn characters overall playstyle and moveset.

1. It's the only BB on PC.
2. Comes with 2 CD soundtrack
3. It'll be on sale for 4,50 Euro if it gets selected
4. You get 5 card drops from it and all the cards are worth like 30-40 cents right now.

Isn't the next version out in PC as an arcade build?

 

[TheSeks]

1. It's the only BB on PC.

Which doesn't exclude the fact it's EXTREMELY outdated.

If you want Arc System Works and outdated, just get GG:XX:TMC:#Reload off Good Old Games. At least there you have a reason to buy a decade old title: It'll run on a toaster nearly.

 

[Tacitus_]

It's not unheard of for DLC to be a featured deal, but it's generally discounted alongside the base game.

Cheers. Might as well buy the complete pack and gift a mate the base game since it only costs an euro more.

 

[BruteUA]

Put my support in for Red team. Got 10 points today. It's looking good so far, but I wouldn't put it past that slimy Purple team just yet... I could see them saving a mass amount of points for the last 30min.

As a Capitals fan viewing your avatar, it brings me great amusement to see you on Team Red.

 

[SilverLunar]

GMG Promotion for Golden Joysticks 2013. Mafia II & Civ 5 were free back then.

Yes! That was it!
Pretty neat for them to do that.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

Civ V is 14.99 @ 50% off, wait or worth it at 15?

Worth it, but it will be and has been much more cheaper in the past.

 

[Rawket Lawnchair]

JaseC, question for you, almighty Steam sage.

Is the "Betrayal of Jimmy" DLC (only available in eastern Europe) region-bound? If I can get someone to gift it to me, I will be able to play it without problems, and in English, yes?