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STEAM | December 2014 - Read OP for winter sale questions

Pachimari

Member
Do we know how many hours until the Winter sales starts? If it'll be in 7 hours?

All I'll go for this sale is Alien Isolation, Wolfenstein: The New Order and This War of Mine.
 
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oh my god. What the hell is that.

It's so terrible, it's strangely fun.
 
Can I continue doing quests in dragon age origins after I beat the final mission or am I asked out? I ask cause I want to go to redcliffe but that's also where I gotta go to start the quest. Idk if it'll be one of those situations where I trigger the quest or it automatically starts itself with a cutscene when I get there
 

X05

Upside, inside out he's livin la vida loca, He'll push and pull you down, livin la vida loca
I really need to buy Alan Wake and Borderlands 2, hope Steam sale delivers.
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That's just the way Valve set up the bidding system. It'll try to keep you in first as long as you have the gems to afford it.

I think.
The way they set up is that you can set up a maximum amount and then it autobids until that maximum is reached (in which case you can increase your bid) or you win the auction. I'm not sure how much is each autoincrease though.

Thanks for reminding me, I'll start stocking on those things that I'll need to survive to play my games one day.
I'm not sure should I laugh or cry, maybe both? (><)

Yeah about that, I'm still undecided which new controller to get, anybody here has both and tried both? on PC I mean.
If you want wireless go with the DS4, otherwise get the one you feel the most comfortable with (either is a great option anyway).

Hi.

What the fucking fuck.
:(

Haha, I think I have enough Pat & Mat.
But are the gem ones cheaper than the
gazillion
ones you got a while back? :O

I'm confused by this region lock thing, did all games on Steam were region locked? So this mean I will not be able to gift people outside of South America?
Well good news, you'd be able to gift to people in Central America and Mexico too!
I'll see myself out

The worst thing is that he's totally right, and was one of the few people in any industry that actually got it :(

I think people have different definitions for what they consider "region locked". To me, I always associated it with the Game not being available in a particular region, rather than being able to purchase it in a region but not transfer it to another.

Am I completely wrong?
Something is region locked when it can't be obtained or used outside of the region where it is available.

Yeah, I'm with you. It's more stricter region pricing than region lock.

GFWL reg-lock is the real bs. I still can't buy MGR or DS.
GFWL is the worst shit ever, and it reminds me that I should act fast and get those games that aren't discounted anymore (as they'll likely be removed) like LP2 and the Colonies Edition.

So... any reason I should wait to craft 5 badges now. I do get holiday cards already ?
Any indication of a new holiday event ? :/
I am in need of gems and I don't want to buy those stupid sacks. Just want to win one auction before it ends.
Yes you get holiday cards, no idea of any special event, although one is probably happening.

"Today we have propped a change that will affect all packages on Steam which will not allow them to be unpacked to an account, if gifted or traded from a lower priced region to a higher priced region."

Does that mean that I can't get games from a Brazilian or Mexican? I'm on Argentina, which is in the same region of those two countries for ACRTAG purposes, but our store prices are higher.
Mexico + Central America + South America = same region.

seems that after burner climax is off the marketplace.

another game to add to the sega petition I think.
That was removed from PSN and XBL as well, obviously a licensing issue like Outrun was... so it's never coming back :(
I already had it on PS3, forgot to get it on PC

I was just raising the possibility of the game being discounted as high on Steam Seal.
Still a great deal for people who care about DRM-'free' games.

Oh my, X1 is xboned in Japan:

Code:
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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
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| 3DS # |    157.103 |    145.420 |    181.556 |  2.783.900 |  4.447.737 |  17.445.820 |
|  PS4  |     68.041 |     15.971 |            |    906.566 |            |     906.566 |
|  WIU  |     27.334 |     24.469 |     74.903 |    535.886 |    715.852 |   2.061.316 |
| PSV # |     25.013 |     23.341 |     35.946 |  1.091.278 |  1.081.799 |   3.446.635 |
|  PS3  |      7.803 |      5.679 |     23.959 |    436.783 |    794.696 |  10.146.457 |
|  XB1  |        724 |        790 |            |     41.212 |            |      41.212 |
|  360  |        102 |        189 |        536 |      9.566 |     24.103 |   1.648.882 |
| PSP # |          8 |          8 |      6.475 |     97.711 |    419.183 |  20.166.120 |
Everything is boned in Japan, except the 3DS... kinda.

they should just change to
Scamco
Banzai already

sorry I just had to (><)

everything will be forgiven if Tales come to steam, though
They'll always be Scamco in my heart.

If you have Enhanced Steam installed and want to see the lowest-bid auction items while also having the ability to hide games you own and have continuous scrolling, you can do so with this link:

http://store.steampowered.com/search/?auction=1&bidsort=ASC
That is so awesome.
Thanks Aquaman :D
 

Maxwood

Oh rock of ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still. Oh lady moon shine down, a little people magic if you will.
Good evening Steamgaf! (or morning/afternoon, wherever you are)
I'm trying to post a giveaway on every night of Hanukkah to wish everyone on Steamgaf happy holiday's. There's a small twist and an extra rule to whoever wins, though.
Please send me the name of your favorite game available for under ten bucks on Steam. Or whatever you want to see given away on the next day. If it stay's under ten bucks, that is. Something that might get especially interesting during the coming Winterseal. Turfster won yesterday's giveaway and chose Thief II. So here it is.

ModBot said:
Instructions for participants:
I am giving away a Steam key. To enter this giveaway, send a PM to ModBot with any subject line. In the body, copy and paste the entire line from the message below containing the game you want to enter for. Confused? Watch this GIF tutorial or ask for help.

ModBot Basics:
- I really appreciate thank you messages, but please send them to me (Maxwood, not ModBot!) via PM instead of in thread.
- Do not trade keys you win off-site to enrich yourself. Don't try to claim games you have no interest in collecting or playing. Don't claim games to give them to friends off-site.
- If the key is already taken you will not receive a reply. Replies may take a minute or two.

Rules for this Giveaway:
- If you are a lurker you are not eligible for this giveaway. You need five or more posts in either the current Steam thread or the previous one to be eligible
- This giveaway is a raffle. The winners will be selected by random draw 3 hours after the draw was created. Any games not claimed after that point will be given away first come first serve.



Thief II: The Metal Age -- MB-6AC3445D0F1C7514 - Taken by Darth Kupi. 9 entrants total.


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I hope this different kind of giveaway get's apreciated.
Even if it doesn't; whoever you are, wherever you're reading this: happy holiday's! :)
 

X05

Upside, inside out he's livin la vida loca, He'll push and pull you down, livin la vida loca
I've missed the X05 catch up post.
I had like 120 quotes selected from earlier in the thread, but had to restart my PC and for some reason they went missing on reopening Chrome :(

Truly, those two games (alongside Magicka maybe) are the white whales of Steam Sales. For some reason they never get discounted, picked up for daily or a community deal...
Now I know what I'll vote for in the community deals! :D
 

Panda Rin

Member
yeah Life is Strange is probably day one for me pending some initial impressions. Seems to be a game up Dontnod's alley considering Remember Me's concept was great, but was bogged down by its combat.
 

ViviOggi

Member
Looks like Dontnod are playing to their strengths this time around, as someone who detested their first effort Life Is Strange intrigues me. Episodic formats can fuck right off though, really makes me want to hold off until a good deal comes around.
 

Deitus

Member
Wow, people are already shitting on female leads in the comment section. YT comment section truly is a cesspool.

Yeah, I saw that. A game having a female lead = feminisim, and feminism = bad apparently. And here I was hoping that if I just ignored gamergate long enough that it would just go away. Once again reminding me why I shouldn't read Youtube comments.

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The game looks interesting, both visually and thematically, and I like the character designs even if the hair tech is a bit weak. But from that brief trailer, I hope it's not going to have the same issues as Telltale games in that character animations are all janky messes, so anything other than a close-up of people's faces looks jarring and awful. I mean I'm not one to obsess over visuals, but in a game so focused on character interactions, having characters move like actual people goes a long way to improve storytelling, but Telltale is more concerned about iPad sales sadly.

It's hard to say if that will be the case here. Most of the trailer looked fine in that regard, but there were a couple points where I though "That can't possibly be the walking animation can it?" That could just be early footage that will be fixed in the final version though.
 

Kyougar

Member
Can someone link the site again where all auctions where listed? I wanted to search if a game I want was in an auction.

thanks!
 

Chariot

Member
No, seriously, what is that Hell's Warehouse thing? Is the Warehouse build within a summoning cycle? Are preparing a witch sabbat?
 

KiDdYoNe

Member
Uh, so while it's still dirt cheap for me and i have a lot of games i'm interested in, maybe you guys can add something to that list so i could buy it now and not later.

I'm looking for good indie games that are not really mad about system reqs. I have 520MX card so yeah, pretty fucked but still playable.

I don't mind any advices - old and new games, everything's fine.

I have: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Dust: An Elysian Tale, Gone Home, Gunpoint, Antichamber, Hotline Miami The Banner Saga, Bastion, Isaac, Don't Starve, FEZ, Foul Play, FTL, Giana Sisters, Hammerwatch, How to Survive, Jazzpunk, La-Mulana, LIMBO, Mark of the Ninja, Monaco, Papers, Please, PixelJunk games, Proteus, Receiver, Reus, Risk of Rain, Rogue Legacy, Shadowrun, Shelter, Spelunky, SteamWorld Dig, Surgeon Simulator, To The Moon, Torchlight 2, Unepic, Valiant Hearts, Volgarr the Viking, Double Fine games
Plus i have Transistor and Shovel Knight in my inventory so count those off.

Maybe i'm missing something really good and you guys can help me get it while it's cheap!

no hotline miami?

MIA, or in list :) Sure, Hotline Miami is there. Great game.
 
Uh, so while it's still dirt cheap for me and i have a lot of games i'm interested in, maybe you guys can add something to that list so i could buy it now and not later.

I'm looking for good indie games that are not really mad about system reqs. I have 520MX card so yeah, pretty fucked but still playable.

I don't mind any advices - old and new games, everything's fine.

I have: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Dust: An Elysian Tale, Gone Home, Gunpoint, Antichamber, The Banner Saga, Bastion, Isaac, Don't Starve, FEZ, Foul Play, FTL, Giana Sisters, Hammerwatch, How to Survive, Jazzpunk, La-Mulana, LIMBO, Mark of the Ninja, Monaco, Papers, Please, PixelJunk games, Proteus, Receiver, Reus, Risk of Rain, Rogue Legacy, Shadowrun, Shelter, Spelunky, SteamWorld Dig, Surgeon Simulator, To The Moon, Torchlight 2, Unepic, Valiant Hearts, Volgarr the Viking, Double Fine games
Plus i have Transistor and Shovel Knight in my inventory so count those off.

Maybe i'm missing something really good and you guys can help me get it while it's cheap!

no hotline miami?
 
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