Steam Winter Sale

Digitalism · 18-12-2013 07:24PM #1

Should be starting in the next couple of days...

whose ready?!

Have some things that I want to pick up and try with my new pc over the break.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thILxw6wBJE

Grimebox · 18-12-2013 07:42PM

My usual rules:

Don't buy it if you don't want to play it right now, buying for some future date means you will most likely never play it.
Don't buy it just because its €40 off of €60, you are still potentially wasting €20, not saving €40.

Bah humbug :pac:

ShadowHearth · 18-12-2013 07:46PM

I had my CC blocked when last sale gone off. It saved my ass... I dont feel lucky this time.

Retr0gamer · 18-12-2013 07:54PM

I'm not moving this to the Steam forum. The steam sales are too big of an emotional event for gamers that it should be in the main forum

CastorTroy · 18-12-2013 08:22PM

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I'm not moving this to the Steam forum. The steam sales are too big of an emotional event for gamers that it should be in the main forum

In other words "If I'm going down, you're all coming with me!"

pablomakaveli · 18-12-2013 08:24PM

It's gotten to a point where i own most of the games on steam i'd be interested in (and then some) that said ive thought that before the last couple of sales and still ended up buying a few things anyway.

CastorTroy · 18-12-2013 08:29PM

And as if they're getting ahead of Steam, I'm being tempted by Tales of Monkey Island on gog for $5.24 and Gone Home on Humble Store for $4.99.

Hmmm....

SmurfX · 19-12-2013 12:25AM

I think the most important piece of sale advice I've learned from the past is to appreciate that it's 2 weeks long, a lot of the deals will be repeated and it's better to sit on your wallet until the 2nd week so you have a better perspective of what you want.
With that approach though the first few days of it will be difficult.

Conchir · 19-12-2013 12:26AM

http://gaben.tv/

I'm ready for a miracle. Praise the Lord.

Magill · 19-12-2013 01:19AM

CastorTroy wrote: »

And as if they're getting ahead of Steam, I'm being tempted by Tales of Monkey Island on gog for $5.24 and Gone Home on Humble Store for $4.99.

Hmmm....

Gone Home is a great wee "Game". Worth 5 dolla anyway.

Skerries · 19-12-2013 01:28AM

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Grumpypants · 19-12-2013 01:43AM

There is no point lying to myself and saying I am only going to buy things I need or I have enough games to get through. Every sale I last no more than 4 days before I go oh look a deal !

I have had my eye on some games I want anyway so if they come up I'll get them. Like the Day Z stand alone & Batman origins.

Manach · 19-12-2013 02:55AM

A plea. If you value spending time with family at Christmas, resist the urge to get X-Com.

Might be on the lookout as well for a decent co-op, as just finishing up Borderlands 2.

Canis Lupus · 19-12-2013 05:07AM

The last one, whilst only a minor sale had nothing that interested me, this one, bar Dayz standalone I can't think of anything I need or want. Naive but I think I'm going to get away from this one unscathed.

SeantheMan · 19-12-2013 06:49AM

Vicxas · 19-12-2013 08:16AM

Not buying anything this sale

Who am i kidding...

Nody · 19-12-2013 09:06AM

I got a very limited list of things I want to buy; XCom being the one I'm pretty much guaranteed to buy as it drops to 5 EUR (due to watching play videos on Youtube which clearly means I should not buy it or something); I'll probably pick up some expansions with that.

There are also a couple of other games I expect to go down to 5 EUR (they are "okish" reviewed so not paying more) and my big hope would be some type of Borderlines 2 package with DLCs (with out DLCs I'm not interested) at big discount (GoTY style ideally).

Having said that seeing how I bought nothing in the last steam sale (Halloween) I doubt I'll be going beyond 50 EUR total spend.

chrislad · 19-12-2013 10:48AM

I don't have much on my wishlist. Final Fantasy VIII is a maybe if it goes below a fiver, which is unlikely as it's quite new. If there's a good deal with Bioshock Infinite and the season pass, I may go for that, but nothing else I'm really looking at.

Kimbot · 19-12-2013 10:52AM

chrislad wrote: »

I don't have much on my wishlist. Final Fantasy VIII is a maybe if it goes below a fiver, which is unlikely as it's quite new. If there's a good deal with Bioshock Infinite and the season pass, I may go for that, but nothing else I'm really looking at.

You could get the square enix christmas bundle for 6.49 in the hope final fantasy is included in it but youll need to get it today i think.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 19-12-2013 11:03AM

how does anybody still have things they want after the last sale?
wasn't that just 3 weeks ago?

Sarky · 19-12-2013 11:05AM

I just heard work will be paying me tomorrow instead of the end of the month.

MY BODY IS READY GABEN

Pushtrak · 19-12-2013 11:06AM

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

how does anybody still have things they want after the last sale?
wasn't that just 3 weeks ago?

You really don't have any games you hope turn up?

VinLieger · 19-12-2013 11:14AM

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

how does anybody still have things they want after the last sale?
wasn't that just 3 weeks ago?

I have a couple of things im not too pushed on but if they hit 40 or 50% ill pick up also if there's a good price for black flag ill grab it too

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 19-12-2013 11:15AM

Pushtrak wrote: »

You really don't have any games you hope turn up?

honestly... no but that's not the point. There was a steam sale under a month ago. how are you all not sated yet

19-12-2013 11:22AM

The best thing about having a laptop with a relatively crappy processor is that it means I do save some money on the Steam sale. If I had a beast of a machine, there'd be no stopping me.

Pushtrak · 19-12-2013 11:27AM

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

honestly... no but that's not the point. There was a steam sale under a month ago. how are you all not sated yet

Some people knew there'd be another sale coming up soon, so they didn't buy things they might have back at the previous one. To space out the purchases. Me? I'm just going to take the sale as it comes. See if there is something I'll want. This'll be my third steam sale, and while I've bought a lot of stuff, there's still plenty out there that I don't own that I'll be getting at some point if not at this one.

CastorTroy · 19-12-2013 12:00PM

If you want to make an early start on spending money, it looks like Amazon.com have started their sale

marco_polo · 19-12-2013 12:11PM

CastorTroy wrote: »

If you want to make an early start on spending money, it looks like Amazon.com have started their sale

Some good deals going already

http://www.amazon.com/b/?node=7266959011&ref=dvg-hqp-deals-txt&pf_rd_p=1696363362&pf_rd_s=hero-quick-promo&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00GJ1X3V2&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=12VGF2S8EXM682P0RK6B

$7.99 Hitman Absolution
$7.99 Tomb Raider
$6.99 MP Completre Pack
$9.99 Sleeping Dogs
$11.99 Borderlands GOTY + Borderlands 2

Vojera · 19-12-2013 12:56PM

Pushtrak wrote: »

Some people knew there'd be another sale coming up soon, so they didn't buy things they might have back at the previous one.

This was me. There were a few things on my wishlist that I figured "that might come down more at Christmas", or even "I won't get through what I have before the summer so I'll wait".

Deleted User wrote: »

The best thing about having a laptop with a relatively crappy processor is that it means I do save some money on the Steam sale. If I had a beast of a machine, there'd be no stopping me.

This is also me. Every time I consider going console there's a Steam sale which makes me go "I'll never get games this cheap on a playstation!" I feel like I'm caught in limbo.

Burning Eclipse · 19-12-2013 01:32PM

Moved... Did Retro lie to us? :pac:

I bought Tomb Raider, 400 Days and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons already. All 3 came to about €12. Tomb Raider in particular is a ridiculously good deal. €5.84 :eek:

Did I mention my brand new Alienware X-51 arrived yesterday and I hooked it up to the living room TV? Happy Christmas to one and all!!

CastorTroy · 19-12-2013 01:53PM

Brothers is a game that looks interesting and I may get as well.

For the Steam sale a €15 or less Wolf Among Us or Walking Dead Season 2 pass will see me purchase. Maybe

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