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[Dr.Acula]

I'll save you 70 hours for Witcher 1: go read and view the game somewhere else lol. And if you do play it mod it out. The interface is horrible, the game is jank, but the story is good.

Nah, play them all. I mean, if you're gonna do that, skip W2 as well then.

I actually preferred W1 in a lot of aspects.

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[abracadaver]

What does "wait for the daily deals" mean ?

 

[M4shy]

I ordered a new rig last night. This is going to be a fun summer sale.

 

[Zeyphersan]

No! I need to buy a Wii U! No Valve, stop! NOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[kulapik]

Oh gawd

Good thing I loaded a bunch of money on my prepaid credit card

Here we gooooooo

 

[Charles Alan Ratliff]

Don't do it, Charlie. You have dozens of games you have never even installed. Just play those.


JUST PLAY THOSE

 

[Tizoc]

Don't do it, Charlie. You have dozens of games you have never even installed. Just play those.


JUST PLAY THOSE

What is this 'play' you speak of?

 

[Miami Danger]

This will be my first steam sale with a decent PC. I don't think my body or wallet is ready for this.

 

[LogicStep]

Good, I'm ready for it this year.

 

[SpyGuy239]

WITCHER 2 YOU ARE MINE.

 

[Rollo Lawson]

Hope to get South Park and Watch Dogs at good prices...

 

[dani_dc]

Good, I always though July time was a bit late for the sales, this pleases me.
Plus my exam is on the 18th (unless I flunk it, then I have to do another one early july), so this is perfect for me.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

I'll have my 3D card back then.

Soooooooooooooo much stuff I want to pick up.

 

[Yaboosh]

My wish would be South Park for $15 but that might be a little low.

 

[fijim]

What does "wait for the daily deals" mean ?

It means don't buy anything that is on sale until it is part of the daily deals. The daily deals & flash sales are the biggest discounts.

If you never see it on a daily deal, then you can just buy it on the very last day of the sale because you know it won't go any lower.

For example, lets say all Ubisoft games are 15% off for the entire steam sale, you might be tempted to buy Assassins Creed IV, but you are better off waiting to see if the game is part of the daily deal because then it may be 50%-75% off or something.

 

[Wilsongt]

 

[spicy cho]

need to show some restraint so I can buy a new video card for witcher 3.

 

[GillianSeed79]

Oh God yes. I haven't bought any games in months. Time to add to the backlog. Hoping maybe to get a deal on South Park or Arkham Origins.

 

[MisterShine]

Until the 30th? Wow.

I really feel for Larian. I'm sure releasing right after almost 2 weeks of Steam sales sucks

Makes more sense why they delayed it then too. You really don't want to launch during the sale either. Probably should have pushed Original Sin even further.

 

[King Gilga]

lol This sale starts the exact day I fly and ends the day after I fly back, I'm going to almost miss it all during my vacation.

I guess I should be counting my blessings, or I could use the phone app and hound it.

 

[Hey_Blinkin]

Here's hoping for Rocksmith 2014 and Black Flag daily deals.

 

[Shadownet]

BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SugarDave]

Since the Winter Sale I've accumulated over 200 games on Steam... and I'm not even close to building my PC. This will be my first Summer Sale so let's see how this pans out for my wallet.

 

[jonno394]

My first Steam sale. I want to get both Fallout GOTY editions for under £10, will this be possible?

 

[Kinky John]

June 19th Steam Sale Confirmed

 

[Tizoc]

My first Steam sale. I want to get both Fallout GOTY editions for under £10, will this be possible?

Together or each? I think each was cheaper than 10 Pounds?

 

[jonno394]

Together or each? I think each was cheaper than 10 Pounds?

Together, checking though Fallout 3 GOTY is £4 on gamesplanet, might get that now instead.

 

[Chris R]

I already got a mystery card... Get HYPED

Even though I'm only looking for one game on sale...

 

[Pops Maellard]

GAF should be fun and I'm curious to see what Valve has planned for their "Buy more things to get stuff" game, but I may have been horribly irresponsible and bought everything I wanted this year at release.

 

[b0bbyJ03]

so how do these work? does everything go on sale for that time period or do they have different items for different days go on sale? there are a few games i've been waiting to get on the cheap.

 

[abracadaver]

It means don't buy anything that is on sale until it is part of the daily deals. The daily deals & flash sales are the biggest discounts.

If you never see it on a daily deal, then you can just buy it on the very last day of the sale because you know it won't go any lower.

For example, lets say all Ubisoft games are 15% off for the entire steam sale, you might be tempted to buy Assassins Creed IV, but you are better off waiting to see if the game is part of the daily deal because then it may be 50%-75% off or something.

That makes sense. Thanks

How long are flash sales active ? How often do I have to check steam to not miss anything ?

 

[Blue Ninja]

I will buy nothing.

Spoiler

I'll try.

 

[Eanan]

I WANT DAY Z WITH 75% OFF!!!

IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR





far cry 3 sub €5 would suffice either.

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

I'm ready!

But my wallet is not!

Truth is I got mostly what I wanted already. Only a handful of games left to get!

Skipping the newer ones like Watch dogs, Wolfenstien, or Thief since they'll still be expensive.

 

[ScepticMatt]

 

[ashecitism]

That makes sense. Thanks

How long are flash sales active ? How often do I have to check steam to not miss anything ?

Usually 8 hours. There are repeats too. Plus there's community vote.

 

[Tizoc]

That makes sense. Thanks

How long are flash sales active ? How often do I have to check steam to not miss anything ?

Flash sales are 8 hours long. So a game will be in a flash sale for 8 hours then removed.
Daily deals tend to last for 48 Hours, and come in 2 'sets'.
Set 1 consists of 8 (for example) games discounted for 48 Hours, after 24 Hours another set of 8 games go on sale, and the pattern repeats daily til the sale ends.

 

[Dragon1893]

Wallet prepare thyself, lord Gaben is coming.

 

[J0dy77]

What is everyone hoping for from the sale?

I'd like to see a deeply discounted skyrim DLC sale, SF IV (as long as I can upgrade to ultra), darksiders 2, Spelunky.

 

[Theecliff]

It's happening again

 

[theytookourjobz]

10% off Steam wallet cards at Target this week bros!!

 

[Squire]

That timing is weird. Why are they not giving people time to get paid? The 25th to the 4th would've made much more sense.

 

[bengraven]

10% off Steam wallet cards at Target this week bros!!

...reeeeeally...?

 

[Rodney McKay]

• AC: Black Flag for a good price.
• Skyrim DLC heavily discounted (75% hopefully).
• Splinter Cell: Blacklist (at least 50% off).
• Resident Evil 4 (50% or more off)
• RollerCoaster Tycoon (any discount probably)
• The Bureau: XCOM (at least 50%)
• Divekick (any discount)

That about covers everything I'm actually interested in buying that are due for reasonable discounts.

 

[Mordeccai]

Fuckkkkkk I have to work extra the next two weeks to pay off some debt to my room mates. Physically cannot work enough to stock up for the steam sale if it's this early.

DAMN YOU VOLVO!

 

[Kusagari]

Hoping for a good price on wolfenstein.

 

[Mordeccai]

That makes sense. Thanks

How long are flash sales active ? How often do I have to check steam to not miss anything ?

I think the flash deals update every eight hours, if those will still be around. Dailies last for 48 hours (I believe. Maybe it's 36) So to not miss out on ANY of the deals, you have to check your phone app or the steam client every eight hours.

Luckily, a LOT of the deals repeat. Unluckily, more than a few games only see one flash sale.

 

[SolarPowered]

But I can't

Gamestop $150 trade in deal for PS4 only lasts until the 15th...

*shakes uncontrollably*

 

[Deaf Spacker]

My wallet is ready, bring it.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

The best news is that Amazon will also counter, alongside other sites. I wonder if GMG will have another sale or if their current sale is all they're planning.