Valve. bought half life pack in 2005/6. no deals now?

[tommo123]

i mean, i could buy the pack again to get the newer stuff, but i'd be buying the same games twice. buying 1 by 1 seems espensive too.

has there ever been an upgrade half life pack deal?

 

[DaveSimmons]

I don't Steam ever has upgrade deals, just new full bundles.

They usually don't let you gift the duplicate games either, though they did once with HL 2.

 

[Lonyo]

Well, the Valve complete back is cheap at the moment (well, not that cheap in the US), but welcome to the wonderful world of Steam. If you have a game, and buy a pack with the game in it again, you now have one copy of the game.
Just another reason to support awesome DRM.

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2546/

 

[raasco]

Looks like you can get a extra copy for some of the games if you buy the orange box or complete pack.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4502-TPJL-2656

 

[tommo123]

well, i might not bother with any new half life stuff till the 1st post HL3 sale

sidenote, hurry the feck up with portal 2 valve!

 

[DaveSimmons]

At $5-10 for older games during Steam sales I can't complain.

I'd re-buy some games just to never have to deal with CDs and DVDs again.

Also, despite the Steam DRM you can still use mods for many games like Fallout 3 & New Vegas.

 

[tommo123]

oh don't get me wrong. steams own DRM i don't mind at all.

it's when you throw crap like ubisofts on top of it (assassins creed 2) or (in batman AA) where you have to have a windows live login as well. that's annoying.

valves own games tend to be top notch and i agree - no CDs and the like is nice. just wish i could gift/sell games i've finished to someone else like i can with physical media.

 

[Throckmorton]

They used to allow you to gift extra copies. I had an extra HL2 that I gave to a friend. I think I bought the Orange Box when I already had HL2. Does that not work anymore?

 

[tommo123]

raasco linked to a support article saying it would be allowed in that instance. not though, if you just finished a game and want to sell it.

that's the main problem i have with downloading games. it's essentially more expensive

 

[Modular]

raasco linked to a support article saying it would be allowed in that instance. not though, if you just finished a game and want to sell it.

that's the main problem i have with downloading games. it's essentially more expensive

I've never sold a game, so this isn't an issue for me. I can see how it would make some people upset, although the modern usage of CD keys essentially does the same thing.

 

[yepp]

edit: out

 

[zerocool84]

They used to allow you to gift extra copies. I had an extra HL2 that I gave to a friend. I think I bought the Orange Box when I already had HL2. Does that not work anymore?

Only certain games can be gifted.

 

[tommo123]

yea, afaik, i own the half life pack from a few years ago so if i bought the orange box now, i'd essentially own 2 copies of some games. those dupes i'd be able to gift to someone else.