Steam Summer Sale 2013

Falthyron · 21-06-2013 4:28pm #1

Woah, woah, woah. First of all, it has not started yet. This is just a thread for people to talk about the deals, what they want to see discounted, and all the joy and tears a sale brings with it.

MitchKoobski highlighted this in another thread. The key statement being:

Making trading cards available to all Steam users is a step towards an event we think everyone can be excited about...

So, it looks like June 26th/27th is the key date this time round.

Obligatory pic:

Obligatory video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUo1PgKksgw

Personally, I wanna see a decent discount on the Borderlands 2 Season Pass or DLC, Far Cry Blood Dragon, BLOPS2 and Torchlight II.

So Boards.ie, prepare your wallets, get the lube out, and ready the tissue, hopefully it will be a good one!

Retr0gamer · 21-06-2013 4:30pm

Christ you almost gave my wallet a heart attack.

The one thing I really want to see discounted is Gamemaker but I'd also like some other development tools to be discounted as well. That's what I'll be saving my money for.

Anyone · 21-06-2013 4:31pm

Nooooooooooooooo

MitchKoobski · 21-06-2013 4:33pm

It'll be June 27th at the earliest, always starts on the Thursday.

But I also remember thinking it was coming for two weeks last year and then it took two weeks longer.

I'd love to nab RPGMaker on the cheap.

Torchlight 2, given that I've gotten addicted to Torchlight 1.
Trials Evolution Gold Edition is sitting in my cart as it is. I'm just trying to restrain myself from paying full price to see if it's reduced.

MitchKoobski · 21-06-2013 4:34pm

Can't remember, but do you think they might include games that are still in Beta? I've been eyeing up War For The Overworld ever since it was greenlit.

EoinHef · 21-06-2013 4:37pm

I really want to get Skyrim dlc, paid full price for the game and then a month later the legendary edition came out:(
So im definitely not paying full price for dlc.

Like op id like Borderlands 2 season pass and dlc aswell.
Anybody reckon the dayz standalone alpha coud get a discount or will it be out in time?
That would be sweet!!

Falthyron · 21-06-2013 4:38pm

MitchKoobski wrote: »

Can't remember, but do you think they might include games that are still in Beta? I've been eyeing up War For The Overworld ever since it was greenlit.

Yeah, with the Greenlight and Early Access services recently launched, it will be interesting to see if Valve run some sort of campaign to bring discounts to these titles.

Also, I reckon you are right Mitch. Sales normally start on a Thursday and I think they will give themselves a day to be ready for problems relating to the Trading Cards coming out of Beta before launching a sale. Both at the same time could be a disaster for the servers.

Sephiroth_dude · 21-06-2013 4:47pm

hahah oh crap another sale

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degrassinoel · 21-06-2013 4:54pm

this time i'm prepared, i saved all my coppers for it!

love that video btw

shruikan2553 · 21-06-2013 5:40pm

I bought a €20 voucher so my wallet wont take the full hit from the firepower of a fully armed and operational battle steam sale.

I have enough of a backlog to get me to the next sale (if i finish 1 game a week) for over a year so hopefully this year will be easy on me. Taking a few hits from the gog sale to get myself warmed up. Skyrim dlc or maybe legendary edition (depends which is cheaper) will be bought and then any games for less than 5 euro that take my interest. Want torchlight 2 and borderlands 1 goty though

Zapp Brannigan · 21-06-2013 5:43pm

Only thing I really want to see is a good deal on CKII dlc, but I might get that this weekend with the Paradox deals.

CastorTroy · 21-06-2013 5:56pm

Where'd that date come from?

I've actually got a new processor and motherboard coming so they'll get a test run soon by the look of it. (As if I don't have plenty already to test them.)

cherryghost · 21-06-2013 6:55pm

You ****. I opened my wallet at the ready. Y U DO DIS

ussjtrunks · 21-06-2013 7:35pm

This will be my 1st Steam sale should be interesting

wyrn · 21-06-2013 7:39pm

Dear god man, what are you trying to do to us. Between this and the Half-Life 3 thread, I can't handle these mini panic attacks.

I don't need any games. I have enough and lots I still haven't finished/started. I might need to and live somewhere where there is no internet. I know myself, I won't be able to help it, I'll go mad and splurge on more games I don't have time for.

Anyone else on Trading Cards? I only realised I'd signed up to the Beta a while ago. I've only two cards and none of my friends are on it.

super_furry · 21-06-2013 7:40pm

You know what, I think I'm OK. As a survivor of several Steam Sale campaigns, I'm loaded up on games and with all the Indie Gala and Humble Bundle deals I'm not sure there's all that much left for me to buy. In the last two weeks alone I picked up Civilization V and Krater on 75% off sales and my wishlist in down to single figures.

It'd be cool if the meta-games of past summer sales returned though.

wyrn · 21-06-2013 7:41pm

ussjtrunks wrote: »

This will be my 1st Steam sale should be interesting

Don't look. They're addictive and before long you've a library full of games that you don't have time for and never really much interest in. Like me, "Ohhhhh Rome is only a €1 and Lego Lord of the Rings €7.50. Ah sure it's less than a tenner....."

Don't.Do.It!

bizmark · 21-06-2013 8:14pm

ussjtrunks wrote: »

This will be my 1st Steam sale should be interesting

We have a virgin here !

Amirani · 21-06-2013 8:43pm

I have a €50 balance sitting in my Steam account. Just sitting there. Waiting. Patiently.

Manach · 21-06-2013 8:52pm

Shogun 2 and Morrowind (old school I know). If no spare cash, well I can also sell spare body parts - someone else's of course.

omerin · 21-06-2013 9:00pm

The shine has gone off the Steam sales for me, there are far cheaper websites offering better deals all year round then the 2-3 sales Steam have a year. Shop elsewhere, they rip you off on new releases!

EGriff · 21-06-2013 9:11pm

I just put an ssd in and doubled my ram so I'm eager to try out some games. (GPU should be OK a while)

Skyrim DLC is what I really want. Maybe Blood Dragon too. Might get Assassin's Creed 3 if they drop it below a tenner.

ShagNastii · 21-06-2013 9:45pm

Out of interest where abouts is the cheapest place to purchase PC/Mac games online? Bit unimpressed by my introduction to steam.

MitchKoobski · 21-06-2013 9:54pm

bizmark wrote: »

We have a virgin here !

Sacrifice the virgin and the sale might start early!

EGriff · 21-06-2013 9:58pm

ShagNastii wrote: »

Out of interest where abouts is the cheapest place to purchase PC/Mac games online? Bit unimpressed by my introduction to steam.

Gamefly.com and Simplygames.com are two I've used before to get really cheap steam keys. (Skyrim and Hitman for a fiver each). Prices go up and down all the time though.

Is there a site that you can type in the name of a game and see the cheapest price across a few sites?

Chavways · 21-06-2013 10:01pm

Last game I bought in a Steam sale was Football Manager 2012 last summer.I've played 560 hours so far. Best 12 quid I've ever spent.

One advantage of being a poor student is having no money to actually buy anything in the sale.

titan18 · 21-06-2013 10:02pm

omerin wrote: »

The shine has gone off the Steam sales for me, there are far cheaper websites offering better deals all year round then the 2-3 sales Steam have a year. Shop elsewhere, they rip you off on new releases!

Steam have sales every day though. Daily deals, midweek deals, weekend sales, publisher weekends or weeks, and then the bigger sales they do like summer, Christmas, Thanksgiving etc.

Vicxas · 21-06-2013 10:25pm

Well I just got Dead island for a fiver. Christ!!

Firehen · 21-06-2013 11:35pm

Vicxas wrote: »

Well I just got Dead island for a fiver. Christ!!

Snap.

Didn't even want the bloody game. I.....I just couldn't stop clicking

simon360 · 22-06-2013 12:00am

Skyrim Ledgendary Edition is what I want on sale!

Monotype · 22-06-2013 12:06am

ShagNastii wrote: »

Out of interest where abouts is the cheapest place to purchase PC/Mac games online? Bit unimpressed by my introduction to steam.

Gog is a good place to check out. They have a sale on at the moment.
http://www.gog.com/

The games are all DRM free. Mostly older games that they specialise in. Mainly because not every publisher is willing to go DRM free.

mewso · 22-06-2013 1:33am

omerin wrote: »

The shine has gone off the Steam sales for me, there are far cheaper websites offering better deals all year round then the 2-3 sales Steam have a year. Shop elsewhere, they rip you off on new releases!

Sorry read the title of the thread again. Steam sale. This is the veterans section mate. We don't buy them new. We buy them on sale. As for Skyrim dlc. Give me a break lads and go the whole hog ffs. Just finished Two Worlds bought from some long forgotten sale and if you like open world games then just get that and go to town. O.k forget about the story and the dialog, Skyrim 'aint much to write to home about anyway, and just revel in the open world goodness Two Worlds provides. Next up for me is Two Worlds 2 for more of that open world goodness. As for the sale a quick look at my wishlist tells me that Sleeping Dogs is the only thing I really want at the moment. Steam Sale will change that I'm sure.

Sarky · 22-06-2013 3:03am

Aw, f*ck. Another one? This is getting ridiculous, soon Valve will possess all the money in the world, ever.

<adjusts summer plans to allow for being broke>

<again>

ninja 12 · 22-06-2013 11:21am

Vicxas wrote: »

Well I just got Dead island for a fiver. Christ!!

Firehen wrote: »

Snap.

Didn't even want the bloody game. I.....I just couldn't stop clicking

Me too ,
I also picked up the Painkiller complete pack when it was the weeklong deal at -75%

God knows when I'll get around to playing them

I only started Assassin's Creed 3 yesterday , I got it when it was the daily deal a few weeks back .

I'm going to have to stop looking at special offers , my backlog is showing no signs of getting any shorter

ancapailldorcha · 22-06-2013 11:22am

EGriff wrote: »

Is there a site that you can type in the name of a game and see the cheapest price across a few sites?

Yes, dlcompare.com

simon360 · 22-06-2013 11:43am

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Yes, dlcompare.com

And Allkeyshop.com and Kinguin.net.

jiemususariban · 22-06-2013 2:09pm

this will be my first sale,hoping to get saints row from it

petejmk · 22-06-2013 2:52pm

Out of interest, how good a machine do you need to use steam?

EGriff · 22-06-2013 2:58pm

petejmk wrote: »

Out of interest, how good a machine do you need to use steam?

It's the games you need to worry about, steam will run on almost any computer. Older games will run on most half decent systems too, whereas newer ones mostly need discrete graphics (although Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics can run some at lower settings).

You can use this link to check your specs against games, its not always accurate though so make sure you look at the details its giving you.
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri

petejmk · 22-06-2013 3:50pm

EGriff wrote: »

It's the games you need to worry about, steam will run on almost any computer. Older games will run on most half decent systems too, whereas newer ones mostly need discrete graphics (although Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics can run some at lower settings).

You can use this link to check your specs against games, its not always accurate though so make sure you look at the details its giving you.
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri

Thanks, really helpful.

Potential-Monke · 22-06-2013 4:07pm

Another virgin here. I've already bought 7 games this week, and thanks to paypal i don't actually have to have money in my account to buy, so i can see me spending the following weeks wages and being broke/hungry for 2 weeks when this sale starts...

Not The Real Scarecrow · 22-06-2013 4:21pm

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Another virgin here. I've already bought 7 games this week, and thanks to paypal i don't actually have to have money in my account to buy, so i can see me spending the following weeks wages and being broke/hungry for 2 weeks when this sale starts...

First sale was the worst for me.Bought almost anything I saw.Bought so much **** that was going for 1 euro that I knew I'd never play and picked up loads of oldies and classics. At the end of the 2 weeks, I think I had over 150 games and was about 4 or 5 hundred quid down.Needless to say was hiding that months credit card bill from the wife.Promised myself it would never happen again ,but.....

EGriff · 22-06-2013 8:42pm

I re-installed Skyrim earlier and I was about to go looking for where I backed up my save game to restore it but now I see I don't have to. It stored my saves in the cloud and re-installed all my mods for me.

Now that I think about it it's a pretty obvious feature but it was a nice surprise all the same.

CastorTroy · 22-06-2013 8:52pm

I'm assuming Amazon and others will have their sales around the same time? I knew gog are having theirs now

Nody · 22-06-2013 9:12pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

I'm assuming Amazon and others will have their sales around the same time? I knew gog are having theirs now

They usually do; because if you manage to dodge one bullet the other once are guaranteed to get you

Digy123 · 23-06-2013 11:37am

I'm hope that FarCry 3 and Arma II Combined ops go on sale. I have been wanting them for ages.

simon360 · 23-06-2013 1:31pm

Digy123 wrote: »

I'm hope that FarCry 3 and Arma II Combined ops go on sale. I have been wanting them for ages.

Arma 2 combined ops was on sale 50% off on the Bohemia Interactive store for the duration of E3 although I saw Arma 2 CO go on steam sales for a fiver or under.

MitchKoobski · 23-06-2013 1:35pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ks00HF1CM

Digy123 · 23-06-2013 1:46pm

simon360 wrote: »

Arma 2 combined ops was on sale 50% off on the Bohemia Interactive store for the duration of E3 although I saw Arma 2 CO go on steam sales for a fiver or under.

Really?.....

TheDoc · 23-06-2013 2:24pm

I have 90 games in my library, have downloaded only 8 games.

I bought so much in the last two sales and barely touched anything. I'm playing mostly League of Legends at the moment. Just picked up a PS3 over the weekend aswell and a few titles so that should keep me occupied.

CANT WAIT TO SPEND MY BOLLOX!

simon360 · 23-06-2013 2:31pm

TheDoc wrote: »

I have 90 games in my library, have downloaded only 8 games.

I bought so much in the last two sales and barely touched anything. I'm playing mostly League of Legends at the moment. Just picked up a PS3 over the weekend aswell and a few titles so that should keep me occupied.

CANT WAIT TO SPEND MY BOLLOX!

You think that's bad? I only got my pc last August and my annual broadband bill came in February, turned out I went 240GB over my cap all because the majority of games I bought at the Christmas sale I downloaded. I wasn't happy with myself because of the amount I spent on games and the bill

Steam Summer Sale 2013

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