CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES
If this doesn't go any lower than that, then I'm gonna have to resort to buying this used on PS3. Gamestop has it for $9.99. Crap.
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Steam Winter Sales 2012 | Deal quality keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
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If this doesn't go any lower than that, then I'm gonna have to resort to buying this used on PS3. Gamestop has it for $9.99. Crap.
mneuro
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Rawket Lawnchair
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Singularity was pretty cheap this time last year, around the 9$ point.
It became a GAF thing at some point in the holiday sales I guess, and everyone just keeps doing it. Yoshi gets more free games every year than everyone else combined.
RoaringHawk
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lol
zerokoolpsx
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I'm like 250 blue coins short of getting it for free. Fate is a cruel mistress.
NekoToshiro
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I got the fear Collection FTL, Fairy game, and Bad rats. . . . I spent 70 bucks so far. . . I sent out free dota 2 keys and got free stuff LOL. Fear Collection was from a friend who is on Gaf.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Rawket Lawnchair
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Beats me. Yoshi will probably just sell his Steam account full of gifted games at some point, and go live the life in some island he'll buy
or he'll receive as a gift from some crazy seduced gaffer
CosmicQueso
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Exactly. There's been so much negativity on the Steam deals because now, in comparison, they don't have the shock value they used to because of the competition.
But looking from the business side, the only way these sales can continue as they are right now is if we see significant growth in the PC digital download consumer base.
This is a problem as it's a fairly static population. And, with deals like this, soon most of the heaviest purchasers will have everything they want (and say "these sales suck" as soon as they do).
So the results of sales like this will start to look less and less appealing to devs/pubs if it's just a share game between a bunch of providers.
Aaaaaaand now that consumer price expectations have been shifted away from $49.99 to $2.50 or even $9.99, the long-term impact of these sales is still not fully fleshed out.
The Steambox has to be a hit, or these sales have to start hitting the mass/casual audience for it to continue after the next couple of years.
I played a little bit of it this morning, it's fun, just it's going to take a while to get used to it
YianGaruga
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You can buy 1000 Blue coins for $1. My Account -> Buy Blue coins.
legacyzero
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We're gonna need a yoshi GIF from Yoshi as a retort. Preferably the dramatic stuft yoshi.
If you go into the install directory and click on the scribble it launches, drm free or wait until Feb
15 February 2013
PrematureQuiche
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First person to quote this gets a Prey Steam Key in there PM box.
Nah I've seen that, I just know that a whole load of goodwill goes to you that would be better served being spread around.
When Yosh i gets a free game, it has become the expectation. Not even a big deal. "Oh, ANOTHER game for YOSHI!" lol
When someone else does, it's a once in a blue moon event, and can make their day/week/etc.
Never played Prey, but I know this won't be the first post. Oh well. Glad a game will go to someone not Yoshi.
PrematureQuiche
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Rawket Lawnchair
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I agree with the people above saying that this will not last. This year I don't feel like buying anything because I have most of the stuff I want, and soon some studios will definitely go broke because of tiny revenues compared to their capital expenditure.
Until then, I hope some people will find a way to backup Steam games and launch them outside of Steam, as Steam's been taking the piss since last Summer and the other storefronts make Steam look stupid by using it's own platform, servers and bandwidth but not giving Valve a cent. Sooner or later something will backfire...
Until then, I hope some people will find a way to backup Steam games and launch them outside of Steam, as Steam's been taking the piss since last Summer and the other storefronts make Steam look stupid by using it's own platform, servers and bandwidth but not giving Valve a cent. Sooner or later something will backfire...
If you don't want to wait and willing to take a chance you can use a vpn to unlock it once and after that play the game by directly clicking the executable in the game's folder.
Dude, its not like he is asking to be gifted...
TheNamelessOne
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YianGaruga
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The jealousy in this thread is reaching critical levels.
Mavromatis
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hardcastlemccormick
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I bought some more blue coins, so I effectively got it for $2, thanks to that Bethesda pack. Very nice. Thanks.
Sourtreats
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Does anyone know if I buy Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package as a gift in my inventory, is it one package to unlock or is everything in separate packages?
I've already got the game, I just want the DLC.
I've already got the game, I just want the DLC.
Valve makes money from Steamworks games though.
That and it gets people into the ecosystem, which makes them tons more money.
I realize that. I don't fault Yoshi, and people can spend their money however they wish. It's just a shame so much goodwill goes to one poster that could be spread and make a lot of Gaffers days.
The Technomancer
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GiantBomb has a pretty good QuickLook of They Bleed Pixels, it was enough for me to bite.
One package.
Ah, goodness! Just base Trains for me!
Seriously- still can't really decide. For a different experience, and calming rides across England!
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Whatever, it's fine. I'll stop.
Some people have checked my chat logs and knows that I don't appreciate gifts. This is clearly the case.
See you SteamGAF.
Some people have checked my chat logs and knows that I don't appreciate gifts. This is clearly the case.
See you SteamGAF.
zerokoolpsx
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You liar. You <3 free gifts. LOL You need to add more stuff to your wishlist.
Don't go! Haters are gonna hate! You're much loved, and are well deserved to get gifts! Enjoy them- don't let anyone tell you otherwise!
RoaringHawk
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Polishin8r
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i need prof hehe
legacyzero
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Thanks, I'll watch it and then decide. I still have 6 hours left to make up my mind, so I'll probably play some Jazz Jackrabbit Xmas in the meantime.
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