It's only the second time ='(
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Steam Winter Sales 2012 | Deal quality keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
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It's only the second time ='(
I'm sure Valve will see that less people are buying things this sale compared to previous years and hopefully they'll revert back to great sales in the summer and next winter.
ROFL what? FTL is one of the best value sales so far, it's all the others that have been rubbish.
Mavromatis
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Don't worry people. I asked Steam Support to improve the sale. Hold tight while we get amazing sales tomorrow!
If you claim you think they meant to sell that bundle for that price, you're full of shit.
I don't recall them saying they'd honor it. I recall them saying they'd have more keys for the bundle in January. Perhaps I am mistaken in that regard.
Thinking I might go the Steamgift route, just so more people can enter instead of doing a first to quote thing, but I don't like the idea of people waiting around for it, since they should be playing the game asap!
reading all the posts whining because they may no longer be able to turn a big profit from exploiting an obvious mistake has been both sad and hilarious
those lackluster steam sales. its gotta be because the publishers want to try and leech as much as they can from steam customers. they know steam has the highest user base, so they wanna keep the prices higher to make more profit.
and gamersgate taking back the bethesda collection, etc? that's some bullshit right there ...if an order went through, that should be the end of it. you win.
and gamersgate taking back the bethesda collection, etc? that's some bullshit right there ...if an order went through, that should be the end of it. you win.
how do season passes work? If I buy a season's pass when there is already DLC out, do I get the current DLC?
Also, Green Man Gaming is tearing it up this season. Boarderlands 2 for 21. Would bite, but I want to play it co-op and the constant pumping of DLC is annoying. Will wait for a GOTY edition next year.
Also, Green Man Gaming is tearing it up this season. Boarderlands 2 for 21. Would bite, but I want to play it co-op and the constant pumping of DLC is annoying. Will wait for a GOTY edition next year.
zerokoolpsx
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Depends on the game really.
Nabs
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Of course.
PM sent. Thanks!
Winnie the Pimp
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I was pondering whether to get Sleeping Dogs when it woulda gone 75% off but at 66% it's easy... nope!
Some day...
Some day...
Mavromatis
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CambriaRising
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I knew it was a mistake, but maybe others didn't? There have been some really great sales on PC games lately in case you haven't noticed.
You are mincing words here. Saying they will have more keys for people who purchased the bundle is saying they are honoring it effectively. It means the same thing.
Nabs
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I guess you missed the GMG sale.
They didn't say that they'll honor it, they just heavily implied it.
I don't see anything telling me they had decided one way or another. I see them telling you you can get a refund if you don't want to wait and see what they'll do.
This is how crazy deals work.
This wasn't a great deal, it was a very obvious error, beyond any of the typical "great deals".
It doesn't say they will get more keys for those who purchased the bundle though.
Just sounds like they want people to know they aren't selling the bundle anymore because of a lack of serials. No promise of anything.
I have the base game and it is pretty fun. I have only played a few matches. I wouldn't say it's better than Armageddon (there's less tile sets, voice banks) but the weapon list is pretty good and the 2.5 d backgrounds are really cool. I would say this is the second best worms game, behind worms armageddon. I've had fun with it so far. They introduced worm classes that mix up the gameplay a bit if you choose to use them. One worm can jump farther than the rest, another is bigger and gets knocked around less.
a shame you missed out on the GMG deal, sleeping dogs for $12, and you got $6 in credit
best deal I've gotten ever aside from the THQ humble bundle
zerokoolpsx
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Should have been there for the GMG sale. Sleeping Dogs for $11 with $6 credit. Free game with that credit.
Asking again since no one answered
Also, does the XCOM demo do a good job showing off the game? I'm hearing so much good stuff about it, but I'm not sure if I'll like it.
The demo is 5.8GB, I'll guess I guess I'll just have to download it :/
I could actually buy the PS3 version for $25, but I just know I won't like playing this sort of game on console
The Wizard
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Should I be worried if I didn't get any refund or response from Gamersgate support?
Snapshot King
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Is it normally this hard to become a member at gamersgate? It fails everytime I press the signup button, just reloads the page.
zerokoolpsx
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Did you do a support ticket for GamersGate?
cicero
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I would rather that they had a competent digital distribution service that didn't make mistakes and then punish people for them. I would have bought at least one of those games elsewhere, I verbally gave five of those games as Christmas presents that would be belated. I already gifted two of the copies I had of Borderlands 2 as christmas presents after getting the recipients to create accounts so they could redeem them. All this was their fault because they never fixed their system to deal with issues like these. They have been having those pricing errors at MANY various times throughout the years and still they continue on. Either be competent with their service, or suck it up and take the damages due to their own mistakes/neglect, or pull the purchases creating the greatest incentive for me never to purchase from them in the future. Why put myself through the hassle of potentially having my purchases deleted?
I keep wondering, wth didn't they just yank the product pages to begin with? Is there literally no one watching the store for hours at a time, and specifically right after new deals are put up? It is ridiculous.
Value has little to do with my purchasing habits. I put over 1000 hours into a F2P game and spent less than $5 on microtransactions. Given the size of my backlog (both Steam, non-Steam and 360/PS3/Wii---not to mention the classic consoles), there is no reason to spend more than $5-10 on a game.
Looking at FTL specifically, it's a game that I've heard excellent things about but ultimately would play for maybe 10-15 hours. At the 9.99 MSRP, I can't see myself spending more than $3.50 on it. In years past, a game of this nature would easily hit the 66% off goal. Instead we're seeing the current lackluster sales (compared to competitors and past Steam sales) and it's likely I'll skip on it. Yeah it's only $1.50 difference, but I can easily wait until for the Steam sales in 2013 and the pricedrops FTL will receive in 2013. And honestly, I'm not really missing out on much in those 6 months that I'm waiting.
masterkajo
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Thanks, I love you too <3
I've said something similar before, that Amazon, GMG, and Mr. Mistake over at GG need to push for the deeper discounts being relatively new players, but publishers can get away with more modest prices on Steam because of the sheer size of its active userbase. You could argue that Valve should be pushing for deeper discounts, but when its own sales data suggests to publishers that this isn't necessary, they're not exactly inclined to listen.
A Human Becoming
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*crosses fingers for $20 or less*
CambriaRising
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Reply to your ticket, it might take a few days.
Yes. Presently, there's nothing to suggest GG will go after retrieved keys.
The Wizard
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Sent one asking why the collection was appearing on my shelf without any games in it 4 days ago, no response. Though I guess it's good if i didn't get an automatic refund like some people.
I'm not talking about the 4-pack
FloppyDelux
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King's Field games?
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