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OLD THREAD: Don't post 'til you see the whites of their Steam sales!

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  • IoloIolo iolo Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    Gamefly's kicked it up a notch on some of their sales. Slickdeal list here.

    Notables are Skyrim for $6 ( :( ) and Dishonored for $6 with 20% code GFDNOV20.

    EDIT: Amazon's got Payday 2 for $10 today or a 4 pack for $30.

    Also on Amazon:

    Enslaved: Odyssey to the West Premium Edition for $10
    The Last Remnant for $3
    Dungeon Siege for $2
    Dungeon Siege 2 and/or 3 for $3 each
    Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed for $5 (4 pack for $15)
    Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light for $2
    Alpha Protocol for $3.74

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  • PheacePheace Registered User regular
    Casual wrote: »
    so game dev tycoon is pretty addictive

    lost several hours to it last night

    i dunno why but these games that are just progress bars endlessly filling just hook me utter

    This game used to be pretty bad because you wouldn't have a clue what made your successful games successful, but apparently they put in research reports or something so now you can find out why your game sold well (without having to sift through a wiki page).

    Casual
  • FirebirdFirebird Harbinger....of.....~something. Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    Damn, I forgotten capitalw's PA handle here!
    How the hell am I supposed to find him!?

    Capitalw, just so you know. Wherever you are...... I'm gonna find you. I'm gonna get you. And I am gonna hold you at gunpoint!!!

    But instead 'at', I meant for Gunpoint, and by 'hold' I mean hug.
    It's such a funky gift, thank you!

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  • DyasAlureDyasAlure SeattleRegistered User regular
    Pheace wrote: »
    Casual wrote: »
    so game dev tycoon is pretty addictive

    lost several hours to it last night

    i dunno why but these games that are just progress bars endlessly filling just hook me utter

    This game used to be pretty bad because you wouldn't have a clue what made your successful games successful, but apparently they put in research reports or something so now you can find out why your game sold well (without having to sift through a wiki page).

    I think that game would be more realistic if you had to sift through gamer review sights like RPS, and Reddit to find out why your game was good or bad. Maybe steam reviews and metric scores as well?

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  • CorsiniCorsini Registered User regular
    Iolo wrote: »
    Gamefly's kicked it up a notch on some of their sales. Slickdeal list here.

    Also Assassin's Creed 3 for $6. Not a steam key but still lured me in.

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  • CasualCasual Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Flap Flap Flap Registered User regular
    Pheace wrote: »
    Casual wrote: »
    so game dev tycoon is pretty addictive

    lost several hours to it last night

    i dunno why but these games that are just progress bars endlessly filling just hook me utter

    This game used to be pretty bad because you wouldn't have a clue what made your successful games successful, but apparently they put in research reports or something so now you can find out why your game sold well (without having to sift through a wiki page).

    yeah that feature is great

    at this point i have basically become all i hate about the games industry, endlessly pumping out sequels of popular franchises

    my UFO themed stratagy game is now up to installment number 6, but the last game made $30 million

    what can i do except ride the gravy train?
    DyasAlure wrote: »
    Pheace wrote: »
    Casual wrote: »
    so game dev tycoon is pretty addictive

    lost several hours to it last night

    i dunno why but these games that are just progress bars endlessly filling just hook me utter

    This game used to be pretty bad because you wouldn't have a clue what made your successful games successful, but apparently they put in research reports or something so now you can find out why your game sold well (without having to sift through a wiki page).

    I think that game would be more realistic if you had to sift through gamer review sights like RPS, and Reddit to find out why your game was good or bad. Maybe steam reviews and metric scores as well?

    i'm pretty sure that's what your guys are doing when you say "generate game report"

    it's just you dont personally have to sift through fake news clippings and the process is represented by a progress bar

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  • SteevLSteevL What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    For those considering the current flash deal for Command & Conquer Red Alert 3, be aware that Origin is currently selling their Command & Conquer Ultimate Collection for $7.99 right now and it includes almost every single C&C game. I have to admit I am tempted to buy it even though it's Origin-only and I already have that Command & Conquer: The First Decade collection from a few years ago.

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  • KarozKaroz Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    Firebird wrote: »
    Someone should send a letter to Steam, so we can find the records of the gifts we've already given to someone.

    I'm having a hard time remembering who I already sent a gift to, and I don't want people to think I am playing favorites.

    There is also a way to look this up on Steam. Go to your Inventory, click More in the upper right and click View gift history.

    Unfortunately it does not also show who gifted you what. You can see which games you own are gifts by going to your Wallet Balance (Community -> Market -> (upper right) Wallet Balance). However, for the who it's best to keep the emails.

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  • .Tripwire..Tripwire. Firman Registered User regular
    I was getting pretty amped reading everyone's recommendations for budgeting in here and Mint being free and pretty is fantastic but then I saw that it's a service you sign up for and... submit and store all of your financial information on their servers? Isn't that scary or vulnerable? Or have I turned into my mother

    I guess I could sign up with a dummy address and use codewords. I just don't want anyone to find out that 75% of my expenditures are dildos

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  • AlegisAlegis Impeckable Registered User regular
    Casual wrote: »
    so game dev tycoon is pretty addictive

    lost several hours to it last night

    i dunno why but these games that are just progress bars endlessly filling just hook me utter

    Most appropriate username!

    IoloElvenshaeTeeMan
  • ShadowhopeShadowhope Baa. Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    No discounts on Baldur's Gate II or Enemy Within.

    I'm going to take the plunge on one I think, to guarantee a sale on them over Christmas.

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  • CasualCasual Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Flap Flap Flap Registered User regular
    Alegis wrote: »
    Casual wrote: »
    so game dev tycoon is pretty addictive

    lost several hours to it last night

    i dunno why but these games that are just progress bars endlessly filling just hook me utter

    Most appropriate username!

    how very dare you

    i don't have to hang around here to be insulted

    i bid you good day, sir

    *goes back to plants vs zombies*

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  • anoffdayanoffday To be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it. Registered User regular
    I woke up to a surprise gift of Gunpoint from @chiasaur11! Thank you! This looks aweome. Too classy. <3

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  • anoffdayanoffday To be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it. Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    Iolo wrote: »
    Gamefly's kicked it up a notch on some of their sales. Slickdeal list here.

    Notables are Skyrim for $6 ( :( ) and Dishonored for $6 with 20% code GFDNOV20.

    EDIT: Amazon's got Payday 2 for $10 today or a 4 pack for $30.

    Also on Amazon:

    Enslaved: Odyssey to the West Premium Edition for $10
    The Last Remnant for $3
    Dungeon Siege for $2
    Dungeon Siege 2 and/or 3 for $3 each
    Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed for $5 (4 pack for $15)
    Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light for $2
    Alpha Protocol for $3.74

    Also Doom 3 BFG Edition for 5 bucks. I know some people like the modded version better, but that's a good price. Espicially considering you get Doom 1 and 2 as well if you don't already have those. Because once you have those you can play Brutal Doom. B)

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  • SmokeStacksSmokeStacks Registered User regular
    .Tripwire. wrote: »
    I was getting pretty amped reading everyone's recommendations for budgeting in here and Mint being free and pretty is fantastic but then I saw that it's a service you sign up for and... submit and store all of your financial information on their servers? Isn't that scary or vulnerable? Or have I turned into my mother

    I guess I could sign up with a dummy address and use codewords. I just don't want anyone to find out that 75% of my expenditures are dildos

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  • MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    Flash gift over!

    JAEF is the winner because Bruce Campbell always wins (my heart).

    MichaelLC wrote: »
    What Yours Is Mine!

    And mine is Monaco, but I'm giving it to you; so it will be yours, and not mine.

    PM your favorite thief (fictional or real) for your entry.

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  • Dr. ChaosDr. Chaos Post nuclear nuisance Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    Amazon has Metro Last Light for $13.60

    66% off. You guys think I should bite? Can't see it dropping much lower than that on the steam sale.

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  • Dark Raven XDark Raven X Laugh hard, run fast, be kindRegistered User regular
    Hey, might I acquire a US fellow to help me bulk buy some Rocksmith 1 DLC? It's about 25% cheaper for you guys, and I was planning on picking up a bunch so it'd stack up!

    Oh brilliant
  • CorriganXCorriganX Jacksonville, FLRegistered User regular
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    I MADE IT SO LONG WITHOUT BEING FOUND OUT.

    Goddamnit @Luchaire :( Thank you, monster.

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  • krackqkrackq Registered User regular
    edited November 2013
    Waking up after a day of illness to see 12 thread pages and all the generosity makes my day.. you guys are awesome!

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  • SkutSkutSkutSkut Registered User regular
    @Firebird hits me with Super Hexagon in the night! Thanks!

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  • Zen VulgarityZen Vulgarity What a lovely day for tea Secret British ThreadRegistered User regular
    Is Dungeon Siege 3 any good?

  • Zen VulgarityZen Vulgarity What a lovely day for tea Secret British ThreadRegistered User regular
    Oh fuck space hulk was a daily

    NOOOOOOO

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  • CroakerBCCroakerBC TorontoRegistered User regular
    Alright, so, new desktop has arrived.
    AND despite my fears of ebay, it is not in fact just a case full of packing peanuts.
    Unfortunately I am now in the office, so I can't actually use it for another...4 hours.

    But I ask you this, fellow Steamians: Given I now have a machine that will run things, which things should I get? I'm lured by Payday 2 (though I don't have a headset yet), but given there's a sale, if people have a recommendation of something I couldn't previously play, but now can...let me know. I suspect I've missed a fair few things.

  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    Is Dungeon Siege 3 any good?

    It's not horrible. It would have been better if they had named it anything but Dungeon Siege 3, but it's still a decent game. The camera is a thing of evil and the gameplay gets a bit repetitive though. Still, if you can get it for a couple bucks, it's an acceptable diversion. It's apparently a lot better in co-op, but I've never played it that way.

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    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
  • SteevLSteevL What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    Oh fuck space hulk was a daily

    NOOOOOOO

    It could go on sale again.

    Iolo
  • SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    Yay bought gunpoint at dumb o clock when I couldn't sleep. Now back to work to say "no, we're out of xbones" all day.

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  • MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    See how many 360s you can trick them into buying.

    "Oh yeah, that's the 360 Value Pack. You get a 360 game, which is older, but it's good because the regular XBox One SKU doesn't come with any games."

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  • Dr. FaceDr. Face King of Pants Registered User regular
    Don't Starve is tempting me and as the daily timer ticks down I weaken. Is it good? Do I give in?

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  • MudzgutMudzgut OhioRegistered User regular
    Jragghen wrote: »
    On the flip side, since I check regularly, I ran into a case where some person had gotten my CC number and was using it to order vacuum cleaners and ship them to someplace in Ohio (no, I have no idea either). I was actually able to get it locked down while the charges were still pending, before the fraud alert section of my CC company caught it. So that's pretty great.

    I wondered why those never arrived.

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  • Wooden SpoonWooden Spoon Great for SaucesRegistered User regular
    Berylline wrote: »
    @MrVyngaard doesn't even want to give me a fighting chance, sending me an entire Humble Bundle's worth of 6 games.

    Thank you!

    Also, you've all increased my game library by 20%, which means you've increased my backlog by an even greater percentage. That's enough now. You can go and gift some others from here on out.

    I remember a time when I thought it worked this way too. I was so young and innocent. Now I know...

    Your protests will do nothing. This thread will grind you to chaff beneath the weight of its class. All that remains...is backlog.

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  • GrimthwackerGrimthwacker Registered User regular
    Just picked up Paranautical Activity, Bunny Must Die!, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (for the Deleted Scenes) and Alpha Prime for $15.50. Not a bad deal if I do say so myself.

  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    Jragghen wrote: »

    On the flip side, since I check regularly, I ran into a case where some person had gotten my CC number and was using it to order vacuum cleaners and ship them to someplace in Ohio (no, I have no idea either). I was actually able to get it locked down while the charges were still pending, before the fraud alert section of my CC company caught it. So that's pretty great.

    That must have really..

    *Miami Shades*

    Sucked

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YMPAH67f4o

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  • Wooden SpoonWooden Spoon Great for SaucesRegistered User regular
    Oh no. I've been safely avoiding this sale because of my dead computer. But I just saw the scope of my potential wish list savings. I am afraid of what I will so when I have it back (finally) fixed tonight.

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  • anoffdayanoffday To be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it. Registered User regular
    CorriganX wrote: »
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    I MADE IT SO LONG WITHOUT BEING FOUND OUT.

    Goddamnit @Luchaire :( Thank you, monster.

    Border Patrol is comin! Oh...you mean the game...Yeah.

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  • Anti-SeanAnti-Sean Registered User regular
    So much food. So much delicious food. I'm just starting to recover. What *almost* made my day is that I was finally able to correctly make a gravy from turkey drippings; all previous attempts have ended in tears, usually for those around me as I threw a temper tantrum as only an overgrown 3 year old could.

    What *did* make my day, however, was being able to choose and announce a winner in the Papers, Please hand turkey giveaway contest!

    Unfortunately, border tensions with Gabenstan escalated into open hostilities yesterday when Papers, Please was announced as a daily. Thankfully, our hardworking and patriotic border guards were able to keep casualties to a minimum.

    On to announcing the winner, though!

    But before that... honorable mention must go to @Berylline for her fantastic hand crafted entry:
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    However, she was re-routed out of my line and into another by a drive-by gifting yesterday, and thus unable to be processed. The rumor mill says that, after much "questioning" by our agents after a long detaining process, that she'll be joining other processors on the line soon, under a different supervisor.

    Here's the winning entry, submitted by @MoosehatIV :
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    Congratulations! Your bold display of patriotism and love for Arstotska have awarded you with the opportunity to lie awake sleepless at night, wracked with guilt over the choices you have been forced to make during the day.

    Also, since questions remain as to how you were able to produce such a quality piece of artwork while you should be working, your entire family has been detained for further questioning.

    Glory to Arstotska! @MoosehatIV, you should accept my friend request so that I can send you Bad Rats your copy of Papers, Please!

    And many thanks to the entrants for their interest, their time and their effort put in, especially during a holiday season. This was a stupid amount of fun for me, and I really, really appreciate it.

    Now to go and eat some leftovers.

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  • joshofalltradesjoshofalltrades Class Traitor Smoke-filled roomRegistered User regular
    Dr. Face wrote: »
    Don't Starve is tempting me and as the daily timer ticks down I weaken. Is it good? Do I give in?

    I had a lot of fun with it for far too much time than I should have spent. It's pretty damn addictive, but it also reaches a point where the difficulty gets kind of hardcore. If a steep ramping up of the difficulty doesn't bother you, go for it!

  • HeirTransparentHeirTransparent ... Registered User regular
    Since people were asking about a discount before, DuckTales: Remastered is $7.50 on Amazon right now. I might go ahead and grab it.

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  • DrovekDrovek Registered User regular
    Come on, Dragon Age Ultimate!

    I could get it on Origin, but like... Steam!

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  • Zen VulgarityZen Vulgarity What a lovely day for tea Secret British ThreadRegistered User regular
    Since people were asking about a discount before, DuckTales: Remastered is $7.50 on Amazon right now. I might go ahead and grab it.

    ooo WOO ooo

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