Steam Winter Sale

pablomakaveli wrote: »

Why has this thread been moved to the Steam forum?

Retrogamer already said it would be left in the main forum.

A Steam Sale thread moved to the Steam forum? Oh the horror!

Sarky wrote: »

I guess Retro lied to us all. Unless someone else would like to clarify?

The Steam forum is here to cater to Steam related discussion:

Steam Sales, Steam OS, Steam Box, Steam Accounts, Gamertags, Steamgifts. Steam Sale discussion belongs in the Steam forum, that should be all the clarification anyone needs.

dreamers75 wrote: »

Retro lied.

Dont get the point of this forum tbh.

See above.

pablomakaveli wrote: »

The Steam xmas sale is a big event that might be more worthy of a place in the main forum.

That added to the fact Retrogamer said it would be left in the main forum for that reason is good reason to question why its been shunted off into smaller sub-forum.

I suppose a smart arse reply is a better explanation in your view though.

Firstly, this isn't a 'smaller subforum', it's a new forum established recently to cater to any & all Steam discussion. The Games forum is there to talk about just that, Games...not Steam Sales. This forum is still very new, & will come into its own next year when the Steam box hits retail shelves. Until then, we're going to do all in our power to ensure that it gets its fair share of the discussion that it was set up for.

Further to that, if you've any problems take it to the Feedback forum.

Manach wrote: »

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

Payday 2?

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 didn't get much last time round, have a little more cash this time. Still, on my second playthrough of Van Helsing and I still have stuff from the summer sale I've not finished, so it's not like I've exhausted everything either.

Ok, firstly, apologies if I rubbed anyone up the wrong way with my post. The reason for the thread being moved is largely that, the reason for this very forum is to cover all things Steam related. Obviously Steam Sales are a big part of this, & such discussion doesn't focus on one particular game/s, making it no longer an ideal fit in the Games forum.

I appreciate that the Games forum is a busy node in the category, and up until the birth of this forum, catered to Steam in an ok-ish way. But Steam is getting bigger, & bigger...just this week we have a whole new operating system, Steam OS. Next year we'll have the Steam Box...which starts to move Steam from a mere way of buying games, to a psuedo-hardware platform. This means that before long, the Games forum was going to be filled with threads along the lines of Steam hardware setup & config, account issues, & all manner of non-games related chat.

So, logically, we needed to find a proper home, to be both fair to the Games forum, AND to Steam & its users. Hence, we have this forum. It is hoped next year, it'll provide a dedicated place to discuss all manner of Steam topics, whilst keeping the Games forum free of non-gaming chat. We're in the changover phase now, where Games is relinquishing the likes of Steam threads, so that they can be housed here.

For those of you who 'follow' forums, just subscribe to this forum as well as Games. Moving the Steam Sales chat here won't affect you in any way shape or form, it won't affect the Games forum which is busier than ever, but it will have a positive affect here in this new forum...where the userbase will grow & this forum will establish itself over the coming months & year.

So again, I apologise for rubbing anyone up the wrong way earlier

Due to my backlog, PS+ and buying a game for 10+ euro only to watch it drop in price each steam sale until I play it, I have had a rule for steam sales. Only buy games for less than 5 euro. The issues with this is I think "oh I only bought 1 game for 3 euro, might as well guy this one too" and my backlog grows faster

Picked up the Stanley Parable. And so it begins...

Does anyone else put the TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT video on a loop to celebrate the start of the sale, or is it just me?