2011 Steam Summer Sale:DEAD!

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Dankk

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Also, this.

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Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Red Faction: Guerrilla
CoH Opposing Fronts
CoH Tales of Valor
F.E.A.R. pack
Serious Sam Second Encounter HD
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. pack
Garry's Mod
Singularity
Portal 2
 
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maniacalpha1-1

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DNF and Portal 2 should be down to $20 by christmas sale, right? If not more? As well as perhaps other games that are recent as of now? Dungeon Siege 3, etc.
 
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gorcorps said:
Good mix of games for somebody starting out. Do you have a console as well, and have you played the first Mass Effect? If not I suggest you do as the story is a huge part of the series. There's also a lot of perks for importing your save from the previous game other than story effects. I think you'd be better off not jumping right into the 2nd if you are.
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I do have a console (PS3). Haven't played the first Mass Effect, and a friend suggested the same thing to me. I'll probably just shelf #2 until #1 goes on a DD again.
 
KeithTalent

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maniacalpha1-1 said:
DNF and Portal 2 should be down to $20 by christmas sale, right? If not more? As well as perhaps other games that are recent as of now? Dungeon Siege 3, etc.
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This is what I am banking on. I almost grabbed both DNF and Portal 2, but I figured by the time I get around to them there will be another sale and they will be even cheaper.

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JujuFish

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KeithTalent said:
This is what I am banking on. I almost grabbed both DNF and Portal 2, but I figured by the time I get around to them there will be another sale and they will be even cheaper.

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I'd be willing to bet DNF is $10 during the Christmas sale, and maybe even the Black Friday sale. Hell, with how quickly it went to half off, I wouldn't be surprised to see a $5 sale at Christmas.
 
KaOTiK

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I wouldn't be surprised to see DNF and Portal 2 both at $10-15 for a holiday sale daily deal.
 
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Glad I held off on them. I almost grabbed portal 2, but then I read on here that Valve games usually drop pretty quick, and I have 3 RPG's I need to finish. Lot's of time.
 
Nebor

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Life is boring without Steam deals. I keep checking for stuff to buy, and there's nothing.
 
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Nebor said:
Life is boring without Steam deals. I keep checking for stuff to buy, and there's nothing.
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That was what I was thinking -- at first it was no, no, get away from my wallet... now all of the excitement of seeing which ones are up today is all gone.

Battered PC gamer: "But I still love Steam sales!"
 
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My Xmas wish list so far for $15 from Steam:
- DNF
- Dungeon Siege 3
- Dragon Age 2 (might be too soon for a complete pack though, no sense in buying it before they finish releasing DLC)

Dungeon Siege is already reduced to $30 at Amazon, so I fully expect to be admiring Katarina's cleavage again in early 2012 :)
 
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Yep. The key with steam is not having a back-log. They really get you with the cheap games, because most people buy games that they wouldn't even be remotely interested in, simply because they are <$10.
 
KaOTiK

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I disagree. The key to Steam IS having a backlog. That way when games are in the $15+ range you can pass on them much more easily unless you really really wanted that game and then pick the game up during the next sale for even cheaper :D
 
Barfo

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KaOTiK said:
I disagree. The key to Steam IS having a backlog. That way when games are in the $15+ range you can pass on them much more easily unless you really really wanted that game and then pick the game up during the next sale for even cheaper :D
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This x1000. I don't need to play the latest stuff, and a huge backlog of both steam games and physical copies so I can probably wait until DNF and Portal 2 are $5, and even then I'll still have games to play.
 
A Casual Fitz

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narreth said:
Yep. The key with steam is not having a back-log. They really get you with the cheap games, because most people buy games that they wouldn't even be remotely interested in, simply because they are <$10.
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I disagree with the first part but agree with the second part. They certainly do get people with cheap games because of the deal but when I know I have plenty of games to get to I won't jump at new releases.
 
Nebor

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KaOTiK said:
I disagree. The key to Steam IS having a backlog. That way when games are in the $15+ range you can pass on them much more easily unless you really really wanted that game and then pick the game up during the next sale for even cheaper :D
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Exactly. I have a 100 game backlog, but I never pay more than $10 for a game. I don't need to when I can just play other games until the ones I want fall below $10. The other upside is that you don't have to stay on the cutting edge of computer hardware to play your games. I can play 1 or 2 year old games @ 1920x1200 with all the details maxed with an i7 & gtx580.
 
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maniacalpha1-1

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Now that I've discovered steam sales, I will pretty much buy new games over $10 in 2 circumstances:
1. A specific game franchise I like with a storyline I'm interested in. Dragon Age 3 will be an example, although what they did to DA2 wasn't exactly inspiring. I liked it myself but I can see why people feel they dumbed it down. Still, DA3 if it continues the Darkspawn/Warden story is auto-buy...
2. Multiplayer games. It's good to get in on those in the first 2 or 3 weeks. Especially if it's an MMO.
 
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