Rarity is a hell of a drug.
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Steam Winter Sales 2012 | Deal quality keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'
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Rarity is a hell of a drug.
It's not really different than real life. People value weird shit that has little to no practical value all the time.
It seems like they patched in actual graphical settings. Minor thing, but it annoyed me that you need to actually start the game before you can even access the options menu and even then you need to restart before anything takes effect.
Mavromatis
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Please, real economists call that "scarcity".
And with the Steam market now open someone can exchange a hat for a game and sell the hat and turn a profit. Reality: The money remains on Steam's purse no matter what you do. House always wins.
GasProblem
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Bought Psychonauts. Played for 1.5 hours. Damn, this game is fun!
that's not the right tone of grey it looked better on the DS version
/deletes it from wishlist
Mavromatis
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Don't worry you can always mod it and upload yours to Steam Workshop.
Nabs
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Ask THQ, they set the prices.
Not quite yet. SteamBay is in beta and only open to listings of consumables right now.
Too bad, I was hoping to finance my winter sale wishlist from selling random stuff I had in my inventory. Did make around $10 selling some odds and ends though.
Mavromatis
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Vanilla version: I have no idea.
Conspiracy flavored version: Ubisoft, future owner of THQ, sees Steam as a threat to Uplay.
microtubule
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Vice City is back??? now I am hoping for a flash sale on it.
I H8 Memes
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--minus a few licensed tunes, not sure if I want this version.
So they take down Steam by making it so people buy the Steam-locked version on Amazon, denying Valve what fraction of $13 they get. And some how, Uplay.
Another cunning plan from Ubisoft.
Wait, if I have the old version, does it still have the licensed music in it, or did they push an update removing them?
Raijin_Cain
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Couldnt resists and bought Torchlight 2.
It was not 75% off, but it was a good price anyway
It was not 75% off, but it was a good price anyway
dragonlife
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bought
Typographenia
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Don't even joke about that!
Mavromatis
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With your explanation this begins to sound like a true Ubisoft idea.
What is the verdict on Divine II? I almost want to grab Divine Divinity but do NOT need another Diablo-esque game, Divine II looks more like Draken or one of those kinds of games but the steam page is not very helpful -_-
Considering no one is talking about it, that's almost enough information right there I guess~
Considering no one is talking about it, that's almost enough information right there I guess~
metalshade
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Wait its $15, or £9.27?
Here in UK its £14.99, which is $24.24
I will Paypal or trade for equal value with a kind american Gaffer?
microtubule
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Oh what a bummer.
You could always just put the mp3s of the missing songs in the custom soundtrack folder, you know.
If you liked games like Gothic 3 and Risen, you'd probably like it.
If you can't stand eurojank ARPGs, I'd avoid.
I liked it a lot. It's a Two Worlds / Gothic / Elder Scrolls kind of game. A step down from Skyrim and Oblivion, but it's still a good game.
YianGaruga
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Holy shit pricing mistake.
Bethesda Complete collection for like 25€. All Steam I think.
http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-BETHESDANYC/bethesda-new-year-collection-bundle
Bethesda Complete collection for like 25€. All Steam I think.
http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-BETHESDANYC/bethesda-new-year-collection-bundle
not psycho
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The 3 best games I've played for the first time this year are Ys: Oath, Ys Origin, and Legend of Grimrock. I'm kind of sad I already have them so I can't buy them all now on sale.
I'm pretty sure I've never played either of those games, or whatever a eurojank ARPG is
Wish there was a demo, it just looked interesting.Edit: Wow at that Bethesda collection... I think their site just imploded though, I can't get it to do much.
YianGaruga
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Holy shit pricing mistake.
Bethesda Complete collection for like 25. All Steam I think.
http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-BETHESDANYC/bethesda-new-year-collection-bundle
Bethesda Complete collection for like 25. All Steam I think.
http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-BETHESDANYC/bethesda-new-year-collection-bundle
legacyzero
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Will that give me all (separate) Steam Keys??
YianGaruga
Banned
Yes.
legacyzero
Banned
Wooooow I might just buy that for gift giving.
For me, the only ERPG that I would put in the same league as the top RPGs is the Witcher series. The rest just feel not quite up to par in terms of production values and writing quality. Very generic characters and uninspired story.I'm pretty sure I've never played either of those games, or whatever a eurojank ARPG is
Gothic 3 was a pretty good looking game for its time admittedly. Very poor melee combat mechanics though. Far worse than any Elder Scrolls game even.
The English Conquistador
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Really want...to get...Black Ops 2...worth it now or wait for a better(ha!) deal on it?
PrematureQuiche
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Site won't load for me :/ what is in it?
Sale is so good their website crashed.
It won't even load for me.
YianGaruga
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Everything.
if you like COD then get it, there wont be a better deal for a long while.
Brink Complete Pack
Dishonored
DOOM 3 BFG Edition
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition
Hunted: The Demons Forge
RAGE
Rogue Warrior
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition Deluxe
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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