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

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Detox

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LiK said:
they probably do it just in case you decide to jump into CSS or TF2 and don't want lag, but yea, there should be a toggle in preferences for users.
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In which case they need to take some notes from XBL. Download only pauses when playing MP game unless the developer does some weird thing where the game uses XBL while playing the SP.
 
moojito

moojito

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I hope the oblivion goty comes back around. I'm annoyed I missed that on the first day. Picked up x3 today, looking forward to amassing a giant space empire!
 
Grinchy

Grinchy

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Some of these deals are so good. I'm glad I've been able to hold off on some of them. A good price for a game I've been interested in at some point is a deadly combination for my bank account.

Also, anyone who doesn't buy Terraria for $2.50 is seriously missing out.
 
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Stumpokapow

listen to the mad man
PixyJunket said:
So, should us ticket hunters have our top ten lists sorted by tomorrow or what? Mine is in a complete state of disarray from the sale week and I need to put some things on there that are over ten dollars in case I win the grand prize but I'm probably going to be wanting to actually play games all day.
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The sale doesn't officially end until 1 Eastern on Monday so presumably that's around the time that they would do the draw. The reason why everyone is acting like today is the "last day" is because tomorrow is probably a recap, so basically if something has not yet been a daily sale, you might as well buy now.

I'll end up redoing my wishlist with all $49/59 games just because.
 
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Zero-Crescent

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Picked up Terraria out of the daily deals; $2.49 is too good to pass up. Also grabbed Darkstar One and the Hacker Evolution Collection, since tomorrow will likely be the repeat DDs. I think I'm done for this sale. EDIT: Oh, I didn't realize the Oddbox was on sale, I'll have to think about that one, along with Flight Control HD and The Maw MP.

Day 1 (06/30/11):
Back to the Future ($12.49)
Lead & Gold ($1.50)
Medal of Honor ($10.19)

Day 2 (7/01/11):
Just Cause 2 + All DLC ($7.22)

Day 3 (7/02/11):
Magicka Complete Pack ($8.49)

Day 4 (7/03/11):
Torchlight ($2.99)
Tropico 3 Gold Edition ($4.99)

Day 5 (7/04/11):
Alpha Protocol ($4.99)

Day 7 (07/06/11):
Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY ($7.49)

Day 9 (07/08/11):
Mafia 2 + Joe and Jimmy DLC ($12.47)

Day 10 (07/09/11):
Darkstar One ($2.49)
Hacker Evolution Collection ($4.99)
Terraria ($2.49)
 
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LiK

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Stumpokapow said:
The sale doesn't officially end until 1 Eastern on Monday so presumably that's around the time that they would do the draw. The reason why everyone is acting like today is the "last day" is because tomorrow is probably a recap, so basically if something has not yet been a daily sale, you might as well buy now.

I'll end up redoing my wishlist with all $49/59 games just because.
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preorders apply to the giveaway right?
 
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Juravsky

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I have to decide between: whispered world, eschalon (both books), space chem (only if it gets a re-sale tomorrow) and vampire markerade bloodlines. Any recomendation?
 
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Nirolak

Mrgrgr
Has anyone got that thread of cheaper hidden deals ready?

I noticed Shatter is $2.50, Sacrifice is $4.99, and the Jagged Alliance 2/Disciples 2 Gold Pack is $6.24, so I can definitely see people wanting some of this stuff but not noticing it.
 
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papersleeves

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I already have the games that interest me for today's deals...

Thanks god, looks like I won't spend a buck today ! Damn you Steam and your incredibly satisfying sales.
 
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Dog Problems

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After I got the ticket for putting a video from YouTube on Steam I deleted the video from my YouTube account, unlinked the account, and then deleted the video from my profile. But it still shows "View Videos (1)." Has this happened to anyone else and does it go away?
 
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Thoraxes

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27 games for $62.75.
My backlog is now alive again.
Got:
Oblivion GOTY
Bit Trip Runner
Just Cause 2
Bioshock 2
Darksiders
Magicka Vietnam
Mass Effect 2
Sam and Max Seasons 1-3 (15 games)
Terraria
PoP Pack (5 games)

I missed Alpha Protocol, so hopefully that'll happen. If not, I do know I want Blood Money.


Nekrono said:
What the hell, Steam keeps randomly pausing/suspending my downloads, any idea what's causing this?
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Servers are being hammered hard = a billion people buying stuff, etc.
 
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Blizzard

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Final damage, probably unless I see any awesome cheap games in the other thread, just barely over the $50 USD I put in the Steam wallet. Total: $50.13

Daily sale stuff:
  • $4.99 Prince of Persia (not forgotten sands) gift, since someone gifted me Sanctum for $3.75 and I got them Prince of Persia in return.
  • $4.99 The Heroes (of Might and Magic) Pack
  • $2.49 Terraria

Miscellaneous wishlist stuff for the last day:
  • $13.39 Lego Star Wars Saga (LEGO games hardly ever go on sale even though I owned the original trilogy already)
  • $13.39 Lego Indy 2 (see above, and I already owned Lego Indy 1 retail)
  • $3.40 Tiny Bang Story (cool art style)
  • $4.99 Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (been waiting on a sale forever)
  • $2.49 The Longest Journey (see above)

Also I just realized I'm an idiot and didn't buy the Dreamfall + Longest Journey pack, thus wasting $1.24. lol ;_;
 
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Carm

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I still don't understand the appeal of Minecraft and Terraria, besides the sandbox goofing off with friends bit. Is Terraria worth it, if you never play multiplayer?
 
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Nekrono

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Thoraxes said:
Servers are being hammered hard = a billion people buying stuff, etc.
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I thought the download speed would just crap out, didn't think the client would actually pause them lol, oh well I'll have to keep an eye out to resume it.
 
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balladofwindfishes

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Carm said:
I still don't understand the appeal of Minecraft and Terraria, besides the sandbox goofing off with friends bit. Is Terraria worth it, if you never play multiplayer?
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Terraria kind of has a structure to it. You kind of go in caves and dungeons and loot treasure and try to build a small village.

There's no real story, but it's more goal oriented than Minecraft.
 
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Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Carm said:
I still don't understand the appeal of Minecraft and Terraria, besides the sandbox goofing off with friends bit. Is Terraria worth it, if you never play multiplayer?
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Yes, its a game and has endbosses to defeat, which are sort of your goal: Get strong enough to defeat the hardest boss.
 
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jim-jam bongs

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balladofwindfishes said:
Fallout 3 crashes once about every 15 minutes.

Any "unofficial patch" mod or something, like Oblivion has?
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Two things:

- Get the GFWL disabler mod
- Get the full-screen windowed mode mod

Both of those will greatly increase your stability.
 
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Sdawg36

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Still thinking about if I want Portal 2 bad enough or if I can wait till winter (backlog ahoy!), so just Terraria for today so far.
Total damage:
Monday Night Combat
Terreria
Amnesia
CSS+Gmod
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. CoP and Clear Sky
Wings of Prey
Bully
Serious Sam HD 1+2
Tropico 3 + dlc
Torchlight
Oblivion GOTY Deluxe
BIT.TRIP.Runner
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15 games/$55.36/$3.69 per game/a bunch of hours of good clean family fun
 
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geeko

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So far my damages:

Assbro
Darksiders
Dragon Age Origins ultimate
HL2 - Ep 1 and Ep 2
Magicka
Monday Night Combat
Terraria

About $50 spent, not a bad haul at all. I have $23 left in my steam wallet for tomorrows recap.
 
DeVeAn

DeVeAn

Member
$210 damage from this sale. Mostly because I didn't have anything to start with and got my PC in May. Should last me awhile though lol.
 
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joesmokey

Member
Summer Sale was a little disappointing to me this go around. I think it's mainly because I already bought most of these games from previous sales :(.

Total Damage:
Bit.Trip Runner
Monkey Island Special Edition Bundle
Terraria
The Longest Journey + Dreamfall Bundle


That's it for me. If Darksiders is back tomorrow, I'll most likely pick that up for $4.99 (regret not getting it before).
 
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