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[Bytes]

I just checked my Steam badges page and found a new entry for a "Mysterious" badge. It doesn't seem to be related to a game in my library. Is this possibly for the upcoming summer sale? Does anyone else see this?

 

[malfcn]

It's a mystery.

 

[kurahador]

Anyone manage to get one of these mysterious card drop by crafting badges?

 

[fork_bomb]

Holy hell, I've got it too. WHAT DOES IT MEAN AHHHHHHHHH

 

[stan423321]

Aye aye, crafted something and got a mystery card.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Summer Sale Prep.
AKA It's Happening.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Number of Half-Life games by the end of the sale.

 

[rpmboy]

Doesn't the same thing happen every year with the Summer Sale cards?

 

[chrominance]

- 10 cards
- people suddenly getting "mystery" cards from crafting badges
- "mystery" badge
- it's June

Summer Sale it is. And I think it was JaseC who said the cards always start dropping about nine or ten days before the sale starts, so more evidence of the sale starting June 11.

 

[Salsa]

yeah just summer metagame

 

[Bytes]

Just crafted a badge and I got a Mystery 8 card.

EDIT: Actually, it's called Mysterious Card 7, but has the number 8 on it (lol). It also says it will be tradable after 6/8/2015 at 3 AM.

 

[kurahador]

Fuck!! You can only sell the mysterious card after 8/6

Fuck!!

 

[yuraya]

 

[shacklesmcgee]

omg you guys, i don't have a job, please no summer sale

Spoiler

please summer sale

 

[Hugstable]

Wonder what the metagame is gonna be this time. Hope they don't try that auction the auction or crystals thing again, that got messy. The team stuff from last year was crazy too lol

 

[Deadstar]

It's the Dota 2 Source 2 badge set.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

NEXT WEEKOMHG

 

[squadr0n]

Pretty sure it's the steam sale badges like everyone else is thinking. It's rumored to be June 11th-20th

 

[Anustart]

Luckily enough I haven't messed with steam inventory in a while, have a lot of boosters and cards.

 

[Heebie Jeebies]

It begins.

 

[enkaisu]

I can never get into Steam's meta shit. I just wanna play video games.

 

[Uhyve]

I've got all the cards, but it's seemingly not yet craftable.

 

[Infinite Justice]

So the sale is upon us then. :O

And i assume the community voting will return due to these cards

 

[MUnited83]

Wonder what the metagame is gonna be this time. Hope they don't try that auction the auction or crystals thing again, that got messy. The team stuff from last year was crazy too lol

Despite the mess in the first day, the gem auction was amazinf imo.

 

[Nyoro SF]

Let the games begin

Fire up the steam engine

 

[petethepanda]

I miss the more involved game-specific stuff from a few years back, completing various objectives in different titles.

 

[Kansoku]

They want you to think it's summer sale, when it's actually Half-Life 3 ARG.

 

[Lulubop]

 

[Novocaine]

Number of Half-Life games by the end of the sale.

8 cards too many.

 

[NoRéN]

Just crafted a badge and I got a Mystery 8 card.

EDIT: Actually, it's called Mysterious Card 7, but has the number 8 on it (lol). It also says it will be tradable after 6/8/2015 at 3 AM.

The whole being traceable on the 8th has to do with their new trading rules I think.

 

[MrNelson]

The whole being traceable on the 8th has to do with their new trading rules I think.

Any idea what's going to change yet then?

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

I have it too!

 

[Chairmanchuck]

I miss the more involved game-specific stuff from a few years back, completing various objectives in different titles.

It was quite easy to cheat it though. People just used SAM to get achievements they would have taken them 2-3 hours or more to get.

Then in the wintersale somehow they also ran out of games from the publishers and could only use their own games to give away.

 

[stan423321]

Any idea what's going to change yet then?

Nothing. When you purchase anything, it gets tainted as untradable for around a week, and anything you craft with such restriction inherits it. After the time passes, the taint goes off.

 

[JaseC]

Well, there goes what little hope I had left of the sale starting in July.

 

[Rivitur]

Welp looks like the 11th it is.

 

[-SD-]

 

[Hip Hop]

Why is the 11th a bad day to start?

 

[Reverend Funk]

might be ghosts

 

[JaseC]

Why is the 11th a bad day to start?

The later it is, the more time people have to save their pennies. Also, July is tax time here and my refund would have added at least a grand to my budget. I suppose I can put that money towards a 980 Ti instead.

 

[Hip Hop]

The later it is, the more time people have to save their pennies. Also, July is tax time here and my refund would have added at least a grand to my budget. I suppose I can put that money towards a 980 Ti instead.

Ah, okay.

It makes sense, especially with E3 and the new AMD card shenanigans. happening around that time too.

 

[ugly]

It's a mystery.

Ooooh, first post nailed it mm m

 

[Gxgear]

Hide yo purse, hide yo saifu.

 

[Bluth54]

The later it is, the more time people have to save their pennies. Also, July is tax time here and my refund would have added at least a grand to my budget. I suppose I can put that money towards a 980 Ti instead.

The sooner the better for me. After 6 months of nothing I need the major TF2 update that typically comes with the summer sale so bad right now.

 

[kraspkibble]

this is my first summer sale. pls be gentle on my wallet.

 

[BasilZero]

I like how its just called "Mysterious" lol.

 

[Sephiroth_GR_]

Countdown to Half Life 3 finally...

 

[Chinese Cartoons]

this is my first summer sale. pls be gentle on my wallet.

Do not buy any game that is not deal of the day until the last day as it might have deeper discounts.

 

[Stevey]

http://www.gaben.tv/

 

[Compsiox]

You can only get the 10th card by preordering the VIVE.

Jk