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Steam Summer Sales Thread: remember: you can actually play after buying

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Oreoleo

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echoshifting said:
Can anyone tell me why Clear Sky is so much worse than the other two? I am loathe to skip around in a series but since it occurs before SoC anyway I'm considering it.
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I guess there's like.. warring faction missions or some shit, where the other two are just wandering around a wasteland by yourself with creepy shit going on. To put it plainly.
 
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Einbroch

Banned
If you have any interest in MMOs or just want to try one risk free, get Guild Wars.

- No monthly fee
- No microtransactions (except stuff like extra character slot, etc...it's pointless)
- Amazing PVP
- Community is still really active
- You can go solo or with a group, making it the perfect "my first MMO"
- Gorgeous graphics and sound
- Prepares you for GW2 and in-game achievements get you stuff for GW2 (EotN has a ton, thoguh)

EotN is pretty much a necessity if you like the game. It's like WoW's expansion packs, you'll need them if you want to go deep into top-end content. If you're fine with just playing the three campaigns, skip EotN, but I really recommend it. It's the biggest and best expansion of the three.
 
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ezodagrom

Member
Nothing for me yet, damages so far: 0€.
Well, there's only like 3 games that I want in this summer sale, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 and Batman Arkham Asylum.
There's another game that I also wanted, but it's definitely not going to be on sale so soon after it has been released, Alice Madness Returns.
 
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ATF487

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Nothing today either. I have Stalker and Deus Ex. Monkey Island looks cool but I have two seasons of Sam and Max that I haven't played...
 
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apana

Member
What are the odds that the Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare comes back on the last day when they have all the most popular sales return? I'm so tempted but I'm on a limited budget.
 
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MasterShotgun

brazen editing lynx
After grabbing Civ V for $11 from Gamergate, today's deal is hilarious.

Nothing else I want that I already don't have or can run on my laptop. I want Hot Pursuit, but it would just stutter horribly.
 
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zsswimmer

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Nemesis121 said:
Eye is required to build points for Hall of Monuments, Hall of Monuments stores your accomplishments for guildwars 2, also Eye is required to transfer those accomplishments to Guildwars 2....
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RawrDuy said:
Eye of the North is an expansion which expands the map of Prophecies (the first Guild Wars game). The expansion bridges Guild Wars 1 and Guild Wars 2 and doesn't offer any major missions like in the other 3 installments. Instead, it focuses more on introducing the new races, quest completion, and dungeon crawling.

It also includes a "Hall of Monuments," where you can display items you've earned for points, which in turn, will lead to redeemable awards in Guild Wars 2.
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Ahh.... decisions decisions. I got the money so I'm not too worried about that. Fuck it, I'll buy it all, I've heard good things about the game.
 
The Elite

The Elite

BOSS
Well, there is the Hot Pursuit deal I've been waiting for. I guess that is the best I'm going to get during this sale.

*shrugs*
 
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Stop It

Perfectly able to grasp the inherent value of the fishing game.
Well, Beat Hazard is 75% off, which means one thing, that if you were even close to being on the fence about the game, that you should buy it now (preferably with the awesome Ultra pack).

Basically, playing the game again this week with a friend was an eye opening (And destroying) experience. The game is such an interesting challenge with 2 player sin co-op, and we didn't notice (UK-France) any lag issues at all, so the netcode seems good too.

All in all, it's one of the bargains of the sale for me, and I personally didn't even wait for it!

If you do end up buying the game and want to play co-op at any point, feel free to add me to your Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/StopIt
 
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Herla

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Herla said:
Ok, I have a very important question ... please don't ignore me :(

I've always hated scary games (I am THAT bad), but I'd like to change that ... and the STALKER series always intrigued me.
Is it a good starting point? Or is it TOO scary?

To give you an example, I had to beat the hotel in Bloodlines with the lights on, in third person and without audio.
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Quote for new page ... please help :p
 
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Cerepol

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Nealand Liquor said:
I'm extremely new to PC gaming so I have just a quick couple questions if anyone can help me out:

1) Are there any graphic upgrade mods for Deus Ex?

2) Is Alpha Protocol worth the $4.99?
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1. http://www.offtopicproductions.com/hdtp/

2. Depends, it is a buggy game and a rather iffy one at that, but it can be a blast to play at times. I suggest checking out gameplay vids and trying to gauge how interested you are. If you would enjoy it, I say grab it, becuse while its not Amazing its still fun.
 
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VGChampion

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Gvaz said:
Games that are bad, avoid:
Call of Duty 4 (it's call of duty, you don't really play it for the mediocre sp, and hardly no one plays mp compared to the other games)

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What?! CoD 4 had a great campaign and if you like the Call of Duty series this is a great entry. If you don't like the CoD series, yeah, this won't change your mind but if you're at all interested I recommend it.
 
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Petrie

Banned
Being relatively new to PC GAF, I know nothing about STALKER, I suppose I'll do a bit of research and see if it looks like something I'd enjoy and be worth my $$. Anything more specific then "it's awesome" I should know?
 
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Corky

Nine out of ten orphans can't tell the difference.
"Your transaction failed because you are trying to buy a game that requires ownership of another game you do not currently own. Please correct the error and try again."

uuuuuuuuuuuuugh

what is fucking everything up?!

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Loyalty Promo
Wings of Prey
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
AI War: Alien Bundle
Monkey Island: Special Edition Bundle
Beat Hazard Complete
Everyday Shooter
 
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rabhw

Member
Dammit. I bought Monkey Island special edition bundle earlier in the sale, now it's even more discounted than it was before.

Kind of frustrating...nothing I can do though right? Steam won't refund the difference since it was further discounted so shortly after I bought it?
 
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SteveWinwood

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Gvaz said:
Games everyone should own:
Stalker series (If you get ANY of these, get Call of Pripyat and the complete mod. Call of Pripyat is a fps where you scavenge a wasteland that is out to get you at every turn, where the draw is the atmosphere and the journey. It's very good. It's also fucking THREE POINT EIGHTY USD. JESUS I'LL BUY YOU THE DAMN GAME MYSELF IF I MUST)
King Arthur (This is basically a Total War rpg about king arthur. It's really good)
Deus Ex 1 (this is pretty much the penultimate fps/rpg game that made its start on the PC. A little dated now, but heads and tails better than other games that try to be like it.
The Secret of Monkey Island (For adventure fans, these games are a must. They're the best in the genre.)
Beat Hazard (You like Asteroids? You like graphics and listening to your music? This game is the bees knees then)

Games that are meh, better off not buying:
Civilization 5 (maybe it's better after a ton of patches, but it's not nearly as good as CIV 4)
Stalker Clear Sky and Chernobyl (they're not as good as CoP, and the story doesn't matter as much to miss it)
Guild Wars Trilogy (if you have some friends or a guild, sure I guess, but Guild Wars 2 is coming out soon, so this is a bit of a waste of money)
AI War (it's a neat little game that's kind of like supreme commader in space)
Monday Night Combat (TPS tf2, just go play tf2 instead)
Shift Unleashed 2 (eh, theres not much that sets it apart from other racing games)
Wings of Prey (eh, it's a dogfighting game that looks pretty but I hear it's rather shallow. Save your money for something else, methinks)

Games that are bad, avoid:
Call of Duty 4 (it's call of duty, you don't really play it for the mediocre sp, and hardly no one plays mp compared to the other games)
Deus Ex Invisible War (Tries to be a deus ex game while cashing in on the console market, but fails in almost every regard)

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Thats just like your opinion man.
 
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Firebrand

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Petrie said:
Any of the Civ 5 DLC must have?
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Must have? No. If you play a lot of Civ5, it's nice to have the extra civs. The base game has 18 civs already though so if you haven't even played it yet then you'll likely do fine without them until the next time they go on sale.

Don't waste money on the map packs though unless they really interest you.
 
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Yeef

Member
The New Vegas DLC is showing up as $2.99 on the store page, but $7.49 in my cart. Was the $2.99 price from yesterday or today?
 
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Gvaz

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Corky said:
"Your transaction failed because you are trying to buy a game that requires ownership of another game you do not currently own. Please correct the error and try again."

uuuuuuuuuuuuugh

what is fucking everything up?!

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Loyalty Promo
Wings of Prey
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
AI War: Alien Bundle
Monkey Island: Special Edition Bundle
Beat Hazard Complete
Everyday Shooter
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You're trying to buy the loyalty promo when you don't own any other stalker games

SteveWinwood said:
Thats just like your opinion man.
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For some perhaps. Not for all the ones I mentioned.
 
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Stop It

Perfectly able to grasp the inherent value of the fishing game.
JackEtc said:
Just bought the Ultra pack for Beat Hazard....and it isn't in my games library. What's the fix for this?
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It's DLC for Beat Hazard, so you launch the game via that.
 
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Oreoleo

Member
Corky said:
"Your transaction failed because you are trying to buy a game that requires ownership of another game you do not currently own. Please correct the error and try again."

uuuuuuuuuuuuugh

what is fucking everything up?!

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Loyalty Promo
Wings of Prey
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
AI War: Alien Bundle
Monkey Island: Special Edition Bundle
Beat Hazard Complete
Everyday Shooter
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It's Call of Pripyat. You can only get the 3.75 version if you own another STALKER game.

Yeef said:
The New Vegas DLC is showing up as $2.99 on the store page, but $7.49 in my cart. Was the $2.99 price from yesterday or today?
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Yesterday, slow poke.
 
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witchedwiz

Member
mmm
got both monkey island on psn so doubt i'll double dip..

king arthur collection i'll bite fo'shizzle!
stalker i'm missing clear sky! biting for sure!
deus ex 1+2 i'm biting!
beat hazard ultra, biting!
ai war alien bundle!

wasn's wings of prey good but fucked by an uber-shitty drm?
might bite though..
civ5 interested but got it already, plus gamersgate had it cheaper.. might bite on the dlc though..

And i might end up gifting gw+eye of the north to my cousin... maybe..
 
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The Mana Legend

Banned
Oh man, I almost bought both of the Deus Ex games yesterday. I'm glad I waited. Both of them for $5 is an amazing deal and I cannot wait to play them (after wasting my summer on those damn X games first).
 
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Sgt.Pepper

Banned
Gvaz said:
Games everyone should own:
Stalker series (If you get ANY of these, get Call of Pripyat and the complete mod. Call of Pripyat is a fps where you scavenge a wasteland that is out to get you at every turn, where the draw is the atmosphere and the journey. It's very good. It's also fucking THREE POINT EIGHTY USD. JESUS I'LL BUY YOU THE DAMN GAME MYSELF IF I MUST)
King Arthur (This is basically a Total War rpg about king arthur. It's really good)
Deus Ex 1 (this is pretty much the penultimate fps/rpg game that made its start on the PC. A little dated now, but heads and tails better than other games that try to be like it.
The Secret of Monkey Island (For adventure fans, these games are a must. They're the best in the genre.)
Beat Hazard (You like Asteroids? You like graphics and listening to your music? This game is the bees knees then)

Games that are meh, better off not buying:
Civilization 5 (maybe it's better after a ton of patches, but it's not nearly as good as CIV 4)
Stalker Clear Sky and Chernobyl (they're not as good as CoP, and the story doesn't matter as much to miss it)
Guild Wars Trilogy (if you have some friends or a guild, sure I guess, but Guild Wars 2 is coming out soon, so this is a bit of a waste of money)
AI War (it's a neat little game that's kind of like supreme commader in space)
Monday Night Combat (TPS tf2, just go play tf2 instead)
Shift Unleashed 2 (eh, theres not much that sets it apart from other racing games)
Wings of Prey (eh, it's a dogfighting game that looks pretty but I hear it's rather shallow. Save your money for something else, methinks)

Games that are bad, avoid:
Call of Duty 4 (it's call of duty, you don't really play it for the mediocre sp, and hardly no one plays mp compared to the other games)
Deus Ex Invisible War (Tries to be a deus ex game while cashing in on the console market, but fails in almost every regard)

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I enjoyed Modern Warfare on the Xbox, and a lot of people still play it. So yeah.

Civilization V is pretty damn good, while not as complex as Civ IV, it is much more user friendly in regards of menu, and other things. Just needed to let that known.

I wouldn't mind if you gifted me any STALKER game! :p
I'll probably get one of them, maybe.
 
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Corky

Nine out of ten orphans can't tell the difference.
Gvaz said:
You're trying to buy the loyalty promo when you don't own any other stalker games
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thanks, so I can't buy CoP without owning the other one?
 
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