It started...
http://store.steampowered.com/
meh.
Not sure that this list/site
http://steamdb.info/sales/
is 100% accurate, but I used it during the Autumn Sale it was mostly accurate. Only saw one or two items where the price didn't match up.
(Note: This list does not include Flash Sales or Daily Deals.)
May the gods have mercy on us all.
Quote from: Kushan on December 19, 2013, 03:24:41 PM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on December 19, 2013, 02:45:21 PM
meh.
My feeling as well.
Add me to the list....not looking for much, if anything, during the holiday sales unless prices truly dazzle on some borderline games I never picked up......
I've become less inclined to be excited for the Holiday sale not because the games aren't cheap, but most because there are few games I really "want" and this is the second major sale in two months and I know there is a summer sale coming plus all the daily, weekly sales. There's always another sale just around the corner and frankly that has caused the sale to lose it's novelty that it had the first couple of years.
I will be watching for a deep discount on the Star Wars package and if it hits the magic sale amount I'll purchase it.
Quote from: Windigo on December 19, 2013, 03:38:08 PM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on December 19, 2013, 02:45:21 PM
meh.
meh??? wassup? Everything OK? Marine-ette doing OK?
Yeah. Everyone is good. Problem is, I already own anything that could possibly interest me in the holiday sale.
That's a pretty underwhelming sale. I'd like Bioshock Infinite and Space Hulk, sure, but the rest of it, at least for today...nah.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 19, 2013, 04:07:37 PM
That's a pretty underwhelming sale....
+1
At least my money is safe for now.
Even though its only Day 1, the sale does look kind of "meh", just like the Autumn sale. Maybe I'll re-allocate my limited funds towards S&I: Russo-Japaneses War instead...
Rome Total War DLC is really the only thing I am waiting on to get really really cheap. Maybe CK2 Sons of Abraham... but that is about it.....
PE
Yeah, I'd love to get TW Rome II for super cheap. Dragon Commander as well, maybe a few others I can't think of offhand.
The problem isn't the sale itself...those really are some great deals. The problem is that we're a collection of degenerates that have already purchased everything. ;D
You should check out GreenManGaming as well.
They've also got a voucher to add on top of any existing discount:
GMG20-ZB5D1-93X49
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on December 19, 2013, 03:57:57 PM
I already own anything that could possibly interest me in the holiday sale.
+1
... but i just got
Guns of Icarus for a few bucks (in the a coffee to go range for remaining 2 hours) ...and it looks like fun to crew a ship with some other Grogs here in those Steampunk Sky (in the YT videos i checked before i had hit the button)
Quote from: Arctic Blast on December 19, 2013, 05:26:28 PM
The problem isn't the sale itself...those really are some great deals. The problem is that we're a collection of degenerates that have already purchased everything. ;D
...yep.
Well I still get excited...although I haven't bought anything yet.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 19, 2013, 04:07:37 PM
That's a pretty underwhelming sale. I'd like Bioshock Infinite and Space Hulk, sure, but the rest of it, at least for today...nah.
Is Space Hulk worth a tenner? Is it that much better than Alien Assault other than flashy graphics? I was under the impression it had some issues at launch but I could be remembering wrong.
There's a few guys on here that have already discussed its merits more than I could...I'd post links but there's several threads. And if I remember right it had its issues at start but it's been patched and updated a few times since release so maybe it's a better product.
For me it would be. Now if I only had a tenner, I could get it...lol. ;) Hopefully next week sometime, and hopefully it will be on sale again soon.
Heh, yeah I think it was the big thread here that gave me the impression it had some issues actually.
Decisions, decisions... I've still got stuff I haven't even installed from the last sale lol.
Quote from: Arctic Blast on December 19, 2013, 05:26:28 PM
The problem isn't the sale itself...those really are some great deals. The problem is that we're a collection of degenerates that have already purchased everything. ;D
This man wins the prize!
I didn't feel the autumn sale was half as bad as some of us feared, there were some good deals.
Until recently, when I was still really into more mainstream gaming, I also had the problem that whenever a sale popped up, I noticed I already owned most of the titles.
Exciting sale or not, it's difficult to argue against 75%-80% discounts saving people a lot of money.
The "there's a sale around the corner most of the time" point is well taken, and also one of the reasons why I'm sort of surprised so many people still buy games at release.
Quote from: Bardolph on December 19, 2013, 10:37:43 PM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 19, 2013, 04:07:37 PM
That's a pretty underwhelming sale. I'd like Bioshock Infinite and Space Hulk, sure, but the rest of it, at least for today...nah.
Is Space Hulk worth a tenner? Is it that much better than Alien Assault other than flashy graphics? I was under the impression it had some issues at launch but I could be remembering wrong.
I've owned that game for over a month yet I still haven't even started it. :-\
There are at least twenty games I can say that about. I'm not even sure if I'll ever manage to get around to
some of them, especially since my digital gaming has slowed lately.
Fortunately that means that I don't feel all that compelled to buy much more, since I have so much left untouched. It looks like I'm not the only one! Makes me wonder how the online PC game retailers are faring this year because there is obviously a noticeable portion of their customers in this situation by now.
got a couple more tables for Pinball FX 2 so far :)
I have more pinball tables than you can shake a stick at :)
Seems like the Fall Sale just ended, I don't get it?
Quote from: SgtRock on December 20, 2013, 02:18:31 PM
Seems like the Fall Sale just ended, I don't get it?
That was Thanksgiving. This is Christmas. Pretty much covers it. :)
Wow. I didn't see a single title that I wanted on there except for Space Rangers 2: HD. And, at an underwhelming 20% discount, I'll just content myself with the lower-Resolution format if I really get an itch to play the game again soon...
The only things that has caught my eye are Train Simulator and Space Hulk. I'm not really into trains, but for 80% off, I'm going to check out some Youtube videos to see what the heck is so interesting about driving a train. Seems like something that wouldn't be real stimulating...
So I watched some Youtube videos and I'm just not seeing the attraction for Train Simulator. I mean, I suppose it's awesome if you're into trains, but I'm pretty ambivalent about trains. So, not sure that such two-dimensional traveling is going to be for me. Not to mention it doesn't seem to have the goal-oriented content of Euro Truck or FSX with Air Hauler.
$10 isn't a lot of money, but unless someone can convince me I'm missing out I think I'm going to take a pass.
Quote from: Toonces on December 20, 2013, 11:16:37 PM
So I watched some Youtube videos and I'm just not seeing the attraction for Train Simulator. I mean, I suppose it's awesome if you're into trains, but I'm pretty ambivalent about trains. So, not sure that such two-dimensional traveling is going to be for me. Not to mention it doesn't seem to have the goal-oriented content of Euro Truck or FSX with Air Hauler.
$10 isn't a lot of money, but unless someone can convince me I'm missing out I think I'm going to take a pass.
2d traveling? what do you mean by this? I think the lure of this game is all the vantage points you can watch your train from and view the scenery. I have it but I am not enamored with the control scheme and was never a model train person to begin with. I doubt I will ever play it much if at all but I got it cheap!
What I mean is that in FSX you're flying so you're controlling an airplane in 3 dimensions. I Euro Trucker you're driving so you're going forwards and backwards as well as left/right and negotiating traffic, etc. In a train, you're locked onto a single path, so you're only real input is speed of the train. I'm not seeing where the lure of that is.
I'm not bagging on folks that enjoy it, I just don't see how I'm going to enjoy it. Obviously there must be something challenging about driving trains, but I'm afraid I'd be underwhelmed. I don't think watching the scenery pass by is going to be enough to keep me engaged.
I think Toonces' hang up is that Engineers by stereotype use pocket watches and not large wrist watches.
Quote from: Toonces on December 20, 2013, 07:31:44 PM
The only things that has caught my eye are Train Simulator and Space Hulk. I'm not really into trains, but for 80% off, I'm going to check out some Youtube videos to see what the heck is so interesting about driving a train. Seems like something that wouldn't be real stimulating...
I had the same thought as you before I started first bought Trainz and now Train Simulator, but I enjoy playing the game for the reasons: making sure I get the signals right and don't blow through a stop signal, making sure I got the switches right so I don't collide with another train and keeping to a scenario's schedule. Plus all of the downloaded user made scenarios really add to the game. And overall, it's a pretty relaxing game to while away the time.
Train Simulator is definitely not for everyone though.
Quote from: WallysWorld on December 21, 2013, 12:07:10 PM
Quote from: Toonces on December 20, 2013, 07:31:44 PM
The only things that has caught my eye are Train Simulator and Space Hulk. I'm not really into trains, but for 80% off, I'm going to check out some Youtube videos to see what the heck is so interesting about driving a train. Seems like something that wouldn't be real stimulating...
I had the same thought as you before I started first bought Trainz and now Train Simulator, but I enjoy playing the game for the reasons: making sure I get the signals right and don't blow through a stop signal, making sure I got the switches right so I don't collide with another train and keeping to a scenario's schedule. Plus all of the downloaded user made scenarios really add to the game. And overall, it's a pretty relaxing game to while away the time.
Train Simulator is definitely not for everyone though.
Agreed...I bought them both during a holiday sale last year or the year before for a few bucks (believe both were under $5 at the time) and they are fun to play around with. Nothing serious for me, but kind of neat choosing various trains and taking a seat watching them travel around. Like you said, very relaxing and light hearted fun...don't regret my purchases at all. The nice thing about train simulator, I believe I have gotten the last two year's version as free upgrades after my original purchase, not too shabby.
:-\ Well, so far I'm underwhelmed by the Holiday Sale. My best deal so far was selling a Snow Globe trading card I got free for voting 3 times for the Community Choice. I must've underpriced it, because someone picked it up within a minute of me posting it on the Market...
I tried selling one with the same price most people managed to sell it for, and it is still waiting to be sold.
I still have a lot of "trading cards" waiting for people to get them. Unfortunately I can't even lower their price, so I'm kinda screwed :P
The one I sold was a "foil" so I guess it had more value than the regular snow globe cards.
p.s. If you go under Community --> Market, and click "My Active Listings" you should be able to remove your listings and then repost them with a new price.
Quote from: steve58 on December 23, 2013, 01:00:42 PM
The one I sold was a "foil" so I guess it had more value than the regular snow globe cards.
p.s. If you go under Community --> Market, and click "My Active Listings" you should be able to remove your listings and then repost them with a new price.
Thanks!
Arma III at £23.99 - sold!!
Quote from: undercovergeek on December 23, 2013, 03:31:10 PM
Arma III at £23.99 - sold!!
Great! Join us tonight at 4pm EST on the SimHQ Military Monday server.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on December 23, 2013, 04:07:37 PM
Quote from: undercovergeek on December 23, 2013, 03:31:10 PM
Arma III at £23.99 - sold!!
Great! Join us tonight at 4pm EST on the SimHQ Military Monday server.
you still blasting away over there - i dropped out of the Iron Front one on Saturday as it coincided with undercoverjuniors bed time
Undercoverjuniorundercover?
Quote from: Tpek on December 23, 2013, 12:33:44 PM
I tried selling one with the same price most people managed to sell it for, and it is still waiting to be sold.
I still have a lot of "trading cards" waiting for people to get them. Unfortunately I can't even lower their price, so I'm kinda screwed :P
Hover the mouse pointer over Community in the Steam app, then go to Market which will appear at the bottom of the list.
Every item you have up will appear on the screen. Delete them from the market, then re-enter them at a different price.
For something that there are a lot of copies of (like the snow globes), you're getting lost amongst dozens of other copies. After a few hours, delete the sales, then re-enter them. Now you're among the newest items on the market again. I've been doing that and selling them within minutes.
Quote from: bob48 on December 23, 2013, 05:08:03 PM
Undercoverjuniorundercover?
lmao - thats the one bob