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Steam Winter Sales 2012 | Deal quality keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
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MagicWithEarvin
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People saying the last few Steam sales that have been "abysmal" probably just have everything already, right? I think they've been great for someone building up a Steam library, such as myself.
Puppet Shadow
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Heh, I can actually gift ya the original Far Cry, or Freedom Force. Just noticed I still have those to give away.You can buy me some stuff to wipe that dust off.
It is kinda lame. as newer games were discounted up to 50% I think. I usually wait for this sale to pick up games that are released in the fall I didn't get day one, but so far I'm still waiting...
Angel Abaddon
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Just discovered that it isn't worth bothering with Dead Island in the DOTD, its $6 at Amazon, and Steam activation.
tiny raptor
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Yes, one coupon per game.
That's why I'm not worrying about them.
I only have one anyway.
28 Posts Later
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Sacred 2 Gold has been added to the store.
It's the most up to date version of the game with no DRM and no multiplayer [as the servers have been closed]. It features the original game and the 'Ice and Blood' expansion.
The sale price is apparently permanent if you already own the original game on Steam.
It's the most up to date version of the game with no DRM and no multiplayer [as the servers have been closed]. It features the original game and the 'Ice and Blood' expansion.
The sale price is apparently permanent if you already own the original game on Steam.
MehsterChief
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Bought Phantasy Star IV on Steam, because I'm disappointed by the sales so far and want somthing to play. Hooray for me?
SEGAvangelist
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Long way to go on this sale. I still have hope.
Thanks brah.
I don't have the majority of these games, and I still think it hasn't been as great. The Autumn sale, I brought a lot more stuff. But I also know there is plenty of time left.
Either way, everyone has been spoiled.
Wasn't me. It was all Nabs. That man is a true brah!
Sanic
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They feel entitled to the kind of discounts that Steam sales brought in the past, specifically.
Nope
I voted for Hotline Miami because I wanted to get it but now I see gamefly has it for exactly the same price it would have at 50% off (here in Yurop at least), so it's kind of a wasted vote...
zerokoolpsx
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Got Sleeping Dogs for $10.40 since I did some trade ins. Then got DmC4 for $4.76 so its free with credit to spare from the GMG credit. Sorry Steam, GMG had you beat. So 2 games for essentially $10 lol. Fantastic deal!
derExperte
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GAF wants Primordia.
Getting an AAA title that came out 2 months ago for 25$ is not an amazing deal?
Deals are good as they've always been, it's just that people always want more.
Ah. Hopefully, it goes on sale.
No, the sale is pretty bad compared to some of the sales in recent years, even if you don't have most of the games. The indie discounts especially have been lower than they have in the past for anything that has some buzz behind it. Also, Steam was pretty much THE place to get really cheap PC games in 2008-2010 (perhaps before that, but I wasn't part of those earlier sales). Now GMG and Amazon routinely beat them in sales, as do Gamefly/Gamersgate/GOG/etc on occasion. For indie releases, we also have like 5 indie bundles coming out a month. Since a lot of newer PC games activate on Steam anyhow, there is no real reason to wait for Steam sales to build your steam library.
Wolf Akela
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I didn't know SimCity 4 was supposed to not work well with multicores, and that I have to disable other cores for it.
Game damn crashed. I was just starting to enjoy it.
Game damn crashed. I was just starting to enjoy it.
it was inevitable with steam increasingly becoming the dominate player in dd pc game services, there really isn't much incentive anymore for them to have ridiculous deals compared to gmg, amazon, etc. who do have that incentive since they want to increase their current small share of the market
Nabs
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I didn't know SimCity 4 was supposed to not work well with multicores, and that I have to disable other cores for it.
Game damn crashed. I was just starting to enjoy it.
Make sure you check the old Steam user forums for some modding tips. I think SomethingAwful also has a great guide somewhere on their forums.
CosmicQueso
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You say this like it's a bad thing. More competition = better prices for consumers. And if everything activates on Steam anyways who cares what this sale is like if the deals are out there.
GMG >
brokenbeans
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Nothing for me again.
It's a good game.
Sanic
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Yep.
I don't really see a problem with it either. Those who are looking for those great deals can still get them. You're just losing out on convenience, I guess.
Valve have presumably reached a point where their userbase is continuing to grow at a rate such that they can raise the ASP of their catalog as a whole while still increasing revenue.
Nabs
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You should wait. It was $37.50 on Ubi's own store, so there's a chance it'll get a daily.
Jawmuncher
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I don't even see a discount on FC3 unless its msrp is 60. I'd wait I'm sure it'll get something same with Creed 3.
But it has John de Lancie doing the narration! (STTNG's Q)
It's a factor but the deals themselves have been really lame and usually copycats. Amazon and GMG with their coupons usually beat them pretty soundly now. Like even GMG had the ability to get Hitman Absolution for $20 which is $5 less than what Steam had it for.
Then add in the fact that they're not doing the really fun and addictive meta games anymore and it's just a big pile of disappointment. All 3 big sales this year have been like this.
zerokoolpsx
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DMC4 is free combined with the coupon and credit.
I don't care. A lot of the people complaining are the people who refuse to shop elsewhere or prefer to give their money to Valve. If it is Steamworks, I just pay whoever offers me the lowest price.
However, that doesn't stop this sale from being disappointing compared to previous years. Other than having worse discounts on newer (high profile) indie titles, the deals are about the same as always. But like I said, everyone else upped their game, making Steam sales themselves less special than they were in the past.
Still a good time to get obscure titles at a good price. Things like Dungeons of Dredmor are not high profile enough for Amazon to bother with.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
REALLY want Primordia to win, but know likely Hotline Miami will be it...
It's not great (the narrative is really weak) but the gameplay is pretty fun, albeit repetitive. At $3, it's not a deal you should regret.
It seems like they're finding plenty of games to buy on GMG, Amazon, GamersGate, Gamefly, etc.
I really enjoyed my time with it, puzzles were fun and I actually liked the uncle's narration.
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