SpaceDrake
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Yes. It was getting so bad that it was affecting the actual quality of the service.
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Steam Winter Sales 2012 | Deal quality keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
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Yes. It was getting so bad that it was affecting the actual quality of the service.
jediyoshi
Member
Nah, it's mostly that there's no meta game. Sale price percentages aren't exactly fluctuating one way or the other.
http://www.steamprices.com/
Fuck me, I spent like 12 bucks on some Foo Fighters songs like 2 days ago
Edit: But the FF stuff isn't on sale, anyway. Whoops
Sportbilly
Member
It's because they're so busy with Half Life 3.
I have it, but I haven't played it :lol
MMBosstones86
Member
i know asylum does....but i thought arkham city was steamworks...
Rickenslacker
Banned
Only 6 dailies is a downgrade, but I'll take Scribblenauts if nothing tickles my fancy tomorrow.
Is it high expectations to expect what they used to have for every major sale? They used to be the industry leader on sales too and now they've let Amazon and a tiny ass UK store like GMG blow them away.
no room for 70s people here grandpa
Space Jam's Seal version is the true one, im sorry
Eaten By A Grue
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Steam sales' OPs seem to forget the mandatory video: http://youtu.be/bUo1PgKksgw
alfredofroylan
Member
Any chance to see Anna lower than $5?
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Nope, you're good
Large Professor
Member
A bit underwhelming.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
Honestly, I think robots just run Valve's big sales nowaday. They put actual work into the Treasure Hunt, 2011 Summer Sale, Potato ARG and last years Christmas sale.
I think they just decided the extra effort wasn't worth it.
I think they just decided the extra effort wasn't worth it.
It's a really classic game. One of my favorites.
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?
Putting this as my start page!
Mavromatis
Member
I know soon there will be people complaining that they got their games at a too high price since they didn't wait for dailies or flash sales. So let this image help you on your quest of not buying it instantly.
zerokoolpsx
Member
Don't have a mobile device either, but hey. You only need 4/6 to get the badge.
jediyoshi
Member
What are we going to do now? ]:
Arkham City is GFWL as well.
Activating the DLC stuff is sometimes a bit of a pain with the standard version, but I dunno if the GOTY still requires you to do that
MMBosstones86
Member
I don't have a mobile device. No achievement for me
...only need 4 of 6
good to know. thanks
BertleTheTurtle
Member
I don't have a mobile device. No achievement for me
4 OF 6, PEOPLE.
cicero
Member
No, we have normal expectations that haven't been met so far. The Meta games alone brought a measure of fun that isn't here now. I spent so many hours buying and playing games I never had bought or played before.
The_Super_Inframan
"the journey to a thousand games ends with bad rats. ~Lao Tzu" ~Gabe Newell
Bad Rats -90% :O
0,44 here...
0,44 here...
infinityBCRT
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I'm getting lots of errors (shopping cart got cleared out once). Just going to wait till I get home.
Leon Belmont
Member
Maybe we can wait..., or not?
Wait for the dailies.
You're right but I don't think that DMC4 will be a daily
And I assume this sale they've toned down as it's the longest one they've done, it's over 2 weeks. That, and everyone else in the DD space has picked up their game tremendously.
And what if the 66% it's a mistake? lol
Might be true for the winter sales with the coals, but what's to stop them from doing something like the Summer Sales of 2011 where you hunt game achievements for small DLC rewards.
You can't trade those around, so there would be no exploiting and people would still be enticed to play random games, perhaps even buying some random games.
They don't even have to promise a grand prize pool at the end. Just some small breadcrumbs to lure people.
Oh well, Yay, Woo, Wee Steam Sales! ..........
lol, anyone else?
Looks like a good Contra clone, but I want to know if it's fun or if it feels like work.
The sale usually starts off bad though. This is just the first day...
Typographenia
Member
Just heard the news from The_Monk... I'm done for!
At least today has nothing of interest for me. I'm safe, for now...
At least today has nothing of interest for me. I'm safe, for now...
I NEED SCISSORS
Banned
Meh, nothing today.
I can't be assed with Borderlands 2 at that price and Scribblenauts being delayed in Europe makes it pointless.
I can't be assed with Borderlands 2 at that price and Scribblenauts being delayed in Europe makes it pointless.
It's already $20 on Amazon. So already cheaper than what Steam has it for.
Fatal Futanari
Member
I REALLY wanna bite on NS2 but idk.
Also, if I did, is the Deluxe Edition worth it?
Also, if I did, is the Deluxe Edition worth it?
Yeah, there are a lot of games that are 90 % off. (buy Zeno Clash - one dollar)
Jasper Avenue
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Yeah, these don't look as good as even this years summer sale. I do already own everything I want in Steam so that may have something to do with it. Also Amazon.
So far, kinda disappointing when compared to past winter sales, and not just because I own a lot of games now.
- No achievements for gifts/coal
- Only 6 "main" deals instead of the usual 12 per day
- No tickets, just badges
- Some prices are fairly poor
- Seems to be more games than usual that aren't on sale (could be still discounting them though, I'm not sure).
- No achievements for gifts/coal
- Only 6 "main" deals instead of the usual 12 per day
- No tickets, just badges
- Some prices are fairly poor
- Seems to be more games than usual that aren't on sale (could be still discounting them though, I'm not sure).
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