[STEAM] The Summer Dale is upon us!

durandal4532

I hope the mystery cards end up like, permanently reducing your inventory space, or being +50% coupons.

ArcSyn

And SteamGifts is excellent for not getting into a gifting war, but still being classy. You can make neat giveaways like this!

TehSpectre

Malakaius wrote: »

Banzai5150 wrote: »

RoyceSraphim wrote: »

To all newbies, the greatest way to gain a presence here is to give freely. To give, one must first share their steam id, usually in their signature, it allows you to be befriended on steam without having to post it over and over and over.

Steam Signature are

*insert Proof.jpg whenever I find the damn thing*

get them here

http://alabasterslim.com/signatures.php?account=&style=steam_sig.png

I read that as Poof.jpg and though you were doing a magic trick.

Yep, This community is very welcoming if you just post and join in the conversation, Participation in gift wars is not a requirement and can be very dangerous to your backlog, and wallet.

I'm sure some of us are biding our time and waiting for the summer sale to maximize our initial gift giving explosions.

Malakaius

ArcSyn wrote: »

And SteamGifts is excellent for not getting into a gifting war, but still being classy. You can make neat giveaways like this!

Of course you know, This means war!

No it doesn't

iolo

Repost for the new thread (@Jragghen, for your consideration for the OP archive):

RoyceSraphim

Case in point, the forumite I was a dick to in the last thread (and I was a dick) posted a steam gifts giveaway right away, they're learning well. Everyone friend them and annihilate their wish list!

edit: Steam really needs to put an option to let us know what the threshhold is for someone's PC, not anything explicit but something to let me know that something like Crysis 3 or Metro: Last Light would not be welcome (in my case )

Drunken Bastard

The steam chat is Dangerous Territory! @DaringDirk shot a Pinball FX2 table at me without warning.

Tread lightly all who venture there..

The Dude With Herpes

Iolo wrote: »

Repost for the new thread (@Jragghen, for your consideration for the OP archive):

Bah, I totally forgot to put this in the OP when you PM'd me.

daichiasuka

RoyceSraphim wrote: »

Case in point, the forumite I was a dick to in the last thread (and I was a dick) posted a steam gifts giveaway right away, they're learning well. Everyone friend them and annihilate their wish list!

edit: Steam really needs to put an option to let us know what the threshhold is for someone's PC, not anything explicit but something to let me know that something like Crysis 3 or Metro: Last Light would not be welcome (in my case )

Hmm... I should probably create a wish list then...

SmokeStacks

durandal4532 wrote: »

I hope the mystery cards end up like, permanently reducing your inventory space, or being +50% coupons.

I don't know what they are doing, but we should all try and trade cards with each other so we can all craft badges and get at least one of them in case they turn into something cool.

Here's what I have/need:

Blocks That Matter:

Markus
Markus
Slimes

FTL:

Zoltan Cruiser
Stealth Cruiser (foil)

Half Life 2:

Gordon Freeman
Gordon and Alyx
Respite

Psychonauts:

Figments
Figments
Figments
Lungfish Citizens

Binding of Isaac:

0 The Fool
IV The Emperor
IV The Emperor
VI The Lovers
VI The Lovers


Basically I just need whatever will get me a full set for a badge.

Pixie

daichiasuka wrote: »

RoyceSraphim wrote: »

Case in point, the forumite I was a dick to in the last thread (and I was a dick) posted a steam gifts giveaway right away, they're learning well. Everyone friend them and annihilate their wish list!

edit: Steam really needs to put an option to let us know what the threshhold is for someone's PC, not anything explicit but something to let me know that something like Crysis 3 or Metro: Last Light would not be welcome (in my case )

Hmm... I should probably create a wish list then...

Yessss.... you should.

I enjoy perusing--and analyzing--wishlists.

For reasons.

The Brayster

Albino Bunny wrote: »

@TheBrayster gifted me Mario Kart Sonic Racing Transformed. In return I took the pinkest car I could find, practiced with it for twenty minutes and then beat him three times in a row. That'll teach him for reckless class.

Hnnnnnggggg....

Beginners luck. Just wait til we get a full lobby, not just me and some douchebag AI.

durandal4532

Oh no I've got like 10 mystery cards. They appear to happen with legit every badge by now. If people want a mystery card in exchange for approximately equivalent amounts of non-mystery cards (that is, like ~75 cents worth) feel free to hit me up for a trade.

Ed Gruberman

RoyceSraphim wrote: »

Steam really needs to put an option to let us know what the threshhold is for someone's PC, not anything explicit but something to let me know that something like Crysis 3 or Metro: Last Light would not be welcome (in my case )

Or it would be handy if you could sort your friends games by system requirements and see what the most demanding games they have are. That would give you a pretty decent ballpark at least. I would hate to be gifted something that I can't run on my high-powered toaster.

Lindsay Lohan

RoyceSraphim wrote: »

Case in point, the forumite I was a dick to in the last thread (and I was a dick) posted a steam gifts giveaway right away, they're learning well. Everyone friend them and annihilate their wish list!

edit: Steam really needs to put an option to let us know what the threshhold is for someone's PC, not anything explicit but something to let me know that something like Crysis 3 or Metro: Last Light would not be welcome (in my case )

You know what else would be nice? The ability to flag a game as "Already own elsewhere" to avoid regifting people things they already own on Origin/Amazon/GOG/etc.

Albino Bunny

The Brayster wrote: »

Albino Bunny wrote: »

@TheBrayster gifted me Mario Kart Sonic Racing Transformed. In return I took the pinkest car I could find, practiced with it for twenty minutes and then beat him three times in a row. That'll teach him for reckless class.

Hnnnnnggggg....

Beginners luck. Just wait til we get a full lobby, not just me and some douchebag AI.

Beginners luck three times in a row, with a slower racer. 8->

Regardless of fuller lobby results I shall forever be smug over this.

shdwcaster

ArcSyn wrote: »

And SteamGifts is excellent for not getting into a gifting war, but still being classy. You can make neat giveaways like this!

Also, this doesn't always work, especially if the winner decides you need to be gotten back at.

The Brayster

Albino Bunny wrote: »

The Brayster wrote: »

Albino Bunny wrote: »

@TheBrayster gifted me Mario Kart Sonic Racing Transformed. In return I took the pinkest car I could find, practiced with it for twenty minutes and then beat him three times in a row. That'll teach him for reckless class.

Hnnnnnggggg....

Beginners luck. Just wait til we get a full lobby, not just me and some douchebag AI.

Beginners luck three times in a row, with a slower racer. 8->

Regardless of fuller lobby results I shall forever be smug over this.

Slower racer is a bit moot, all the racers are good in their own areas. But I can promise you this.

You have a made a rival today. I will see you burn on the track. And Knuckles will be the one to do it.

Noizlanif

If you haven't friendzoned me on Le Steam. You probably should. Wishlist browsing is like people watching except i'll know your desires.

The Brayster

Also, anyone picked up that Daily, Lords of Football?

I've had it wishlisted for a while, and it looks kinda neat, but has anyone played to give a written impression of how it is.

SmokeStacks

Ed Gruberman wrote: »

RoyceSraphim wrote: »

Steam really needs to put an option to let us know what the threshhold is for someone's PC, not anything explicit but something to let me know that something like Crysis 3 or Metro: Last Light would not be welcome (in my case )

Or it would be handy if you could sort your friends games by system requirements and see what the most demanding games they have are. That would give you a pretty decent ballpark at least. I would hate to be gifted something that I can't run on my high-powered toaster.

Yeah, if you're a toasterbro (like me), you might want to list your specs in your Steam profile somewhere.

Sorting by system requirements won't do a lot, because there are folks like me who have games that are out of their PC's league that they got either from gifting or bought when they were on some crazy sale in anticipation for whenever they can get around to upgrading.

Ed Gruberman

I know it wouldn't be foolproof but it would be a start. While you were checking, you could see if those demanding games had any hours on them which would be another clue. All just pointless dreaming though. The Newell will as the Newell wills

Krummith

Gamersgate has their summer sale starting
Notable is:
Metro Last Light $33.47
DMC: Devil May Cry $24.98
Forge $5.00
Omerta City Of Gangsters Complete Pack $27.46

The Omerta deal isn't the greatest, but I think it's the first complete pack I've seen.

You can find the full list of Steam redeemable deals on my blog.

The Dude With Herpes

Krummith wrote: »

Gamersgate has their summer sale starting
Notable is:
Metro Last Light $33.47
DMC: Devil May Cry $24.98
Forge $5.00
Omerta City Of Gangsters Complete Pack $27.46

The Omerta deal isn't the greatest, but I think it's the first complete pack I've seen.

You can find the full list of Steam redeemable deals on my blog.

Does anyone have any opinions on Forge?

It looks decent, but it also looks like it could be complete shite on a stick.

Heartfinder

Sales have always started on Thursdays, right? Though it would be interesting for Gabe to pull a magic trick on us and start it tomorrow...

Crayon

You can probably get a decent feel of a persons pc capability by looking at their wishlist.

durandal4532

Anyone who wants to figure out if Forge is any good, give it a shot:

C8P3J-GLCKD-P365L

Malakaius

Places other than steam need to quit having sales on things, My money is already in my steam wallet damnit.

daichiasuka

Some extra keys I have laying around...

Pixie

Crayon wrote: »

You can probably get a decent feel of a persons pc capability by looking at their wishlist.

You can get a decent feel for a person's humanity by looking at their wishlist. :P

Not that I judge people by their wishlists. Most of the time.

Elvenshae

Now that we have a new thread, it's time to recognize some classiness. Last week, I apparently had a gigantic "GIFT ME!" sign on my back, because @rikdaly smacked me with McPixel (I've played the first levels, and it's funny as heck (especially the volcano)), @Smokestacks knocked me down with Star Wolves 2, and then @Krummith ran me over with his Battleship-style contest (at which I lost, but then he accidentally sent me the 2nd-place prize - DLC Quest!, and then BOUGHT AN EXTRA PRIZE so that both I and the real 2nd-placer would get their toys).

Damn, people. It's not even Daletime.

daichiasuka

Crayon wrote: »

You can probably get a decent feel of a persons pc capability by looking at their wishlist.

This would grossly underestimate my PC. I have a high end rig for other reasons, but I play a lot of platformer/strategy indie stuffs.

ArcSyn

I hope I'm human. Am I human?

baudattitude

Luchaire wrote: »

Crayon wrote: »

You can probably get a decent feel of a persons pc capability by looking at their wishlist.

You can get a decent feel for a person's humanity by looking at their wishlist. :P

Not that I judge people by their wishlists. Most of the time.

I swear to god, CODBLOPS2 is just on there ironically! I haven't even played through a COD game since World at War except for the one that came with my Vita and that was just so I could write a snarky review for my blog!

I'M NOT A BRO nooooooo

Malakaius

ArcSyn wrote: »

I hope I'm human. Am I human?

Nope, It was a false positive, sorry. LOOK OVER THERE! *points*

CangoFett

Mark of the Ninja is an amazing game, and everyone should play it. Way better than I thought it would be.

Lindsay Lohan

Luchaire wrote: »

Crayon wrote: »

You can probably get a decent feel of a persons pc capability by looking at their wishlist.

You can get a decent feel for a person's humanity by looking at their wishlist. :P

Not that I judge people by their wishlists. Most of the time.

It's like "What Color is my Parachute?: Steam Edition"

durandal4532

azith28

I just got a new computer.

Apparently the dale hasnt even started yet and im already 700 bucks in the hole. But its soooo much faster then my old one.

Malakaius

azith28 wrote: »

I just got a new computer.

Apparently the dale hasnt even started yet and im already 700 bucks in the hole. But its soooo much faster then my old one.

Yay! Isn't it nice though? I just upgraded too a couple weeks ago! Been goin through my steam library and installing old games to see the pretties (Crysis 1 still looks amazing)