Game Discount Thread.
Shirou
21 Dec 2010
It has to be said again: Activision is the only big publisher that is not participating in the sale.
F*ck you, Activision.
Allright, now thats cleared, the US also seems to have some dubiously low sale prices on some games. I think tis unfair :(
F*ck you, Activision.
Allright, now thats cleared, the US also seems to have some dubiously low sale prices on some games. I think tis unfair :(
NergiZed
21 Dec 2010
Derp both BF2 and BF:BC2 are on sale but BF2 is double what BF:BC2 is (even then, I still want BF2 more... BF2 has mods...)
Chyros
21 Dec 2010
Shirou, on 21 Dec 2010, 12:13, said:
Allright, now thats cleared, the US also seems to have some dubiously low sale prices on some games. I think tis unfair :(

Libains
21 Dec 2010
For those of you in the UK and really cba to run through every single game on Steam, you can have a look here:
http://savygamer.co.uk/2010/12/20/steam-sa...ng-in-on-place/
Protip: If it's part of the 'basic sale' list, don't buy it now. It'll likely crop up on a better sale at some point - if not it'll still be on sale right to the bitter end, so buy it then
http://savygamer.co.uk/2010/12/20/steam-sa...ng-in-on-place/
Protip: If it's part of the 'basic sale' list, don't buy it now. It'll likely crop up on a better sale at some point - if not it'll still be on sale right to the bitter end, so buy it then

Brad
21 Dec 2010
Ion Cannon!
21 Dec 2010
Wizard
21 Dec 2010
Stinger
21 Dec 2010
Shirou, on 21 Dec 2010, 10:13, said:
It has to be said again: Activision is the only big publisher that is not participating in the sale.
F*ck you, Activision.
F*ck you, Activision.
http://store.steampo...term=Activision
If there was ever any doubt before, now there is none. They are greedy pigs. Discounts don't fit their corporate model - even if it drives more sales.
MW2 at 50% would sell a fortune...
Regarding today's sale, I don't think I'll be buying anything. I would've bought The Witcher: Enhanced Edition if I hadn't already picked it up a day ago.

Shirou
22 Dec 2010
Haha, I already bought mass effect last week and I still have Dead Space from last years sale unplayed in my catalog. I tend to be reserved xD, though I may just as well pick up Mass Effect 2 
Although Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is interesting... I own both anniversary and legend but not on Steam, too bad I can't claim my further discount
Edited by Shirou, 22 December 2010 - 00:44.

Although Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is interesting... I own both anniversary and legend but not on Steam, too bad I can't claim my further discount

Edited by Shirou, 22 December 2010 - 00:44.
Ion Cannon!
22 Dec 2010
Just bought the Polynomial, I imagine with my kind of music its going to drive me loopy, should be fun.
EDIT: Now I have a headache, though its a stunningly beautiful game.
Edited by Ion Cannon!, 22 December 2010 - 15:17.
EDIT: Now I have a headache, though its a stunningly beautiful game.
Edited by Ion Cannon!, 22 December 2010 - 15:17.
Stinger
25 Dec 2010
Looks like MW2 will be on sale after all if this is anything to go by:
Edited by Stinger, 25 December 2010 - 10:11.

Edited by Stinger, 25 December 2010 - 10:11.
Alias
25 Dec 2010
And even at half price it's still more expensive than 99% of everything else at it's full price.
The important thing on today is the 75% off the Monkey Island special edition bundle.
Edited by Alias, 25 December 2010 - 21:44.
The important thing on today is the 75% off the Monkey Island special edition bundle.
Edited by Alias, 25 December 2010 - 21:44.
Chyros
25 Dec 2010
Alias, on 25 Dec 2010, 23:32, said:
And even at half price it's still more expensive than 99% of everything else at it's full price.
The important thing on today is the 75% off the Monkey Island special edition bundle.
The important thing on today is the 75% off the Monkey Island special edition bundle.
id are not being very forthcoming either, tbh. They hardly squeeze out 25% for their games, they even only took off 25% for ancients such as Quake (1996!), Doom 2 (1994!!) and ffs Commander Keen (1990!!!). With base prices much too high to begin with, as well.
Alias
25 Dec 2010
Also to bear in mind, 'half price' for Australians is $45 AU which is about €35 EUR, $45.5 USD, or £30 GBP.
Brad
26 Dec 2010
I bought the Witcher, as it looked very appealing.
..But FIFTEEN FUCKING GIGABYTES?
I don't think I'll be able to play it until next week.. and I'll be preoccupied by revision then..
..But FIFTEEN FUCKING GIGABYTES?
I don't think I'll be able to play it until next week.. and I'll be preoccupied by revision then..
Ion Cannon!
26 Dec 2010
CJ
26 Dec 2010
It's however lacking a jump button, seriously it's pissing me off that you have to make a 10km detour just because there is a tile on the floor which isn't exactly at the same height than the others -_-
SquigPie
26 Dec 2010
CJ, on 26 Dec 2010, 23:00, said:
It's however lacking a jump button, seriously it's pissing me off that you have to make a 10km detour just because there is a tile on the floor which isn't exactly at the same height than the others -_-
Same problem with Condemned: Criminal Origins. "Sorry, but there seems to be a 50 cm wide hole in the floor, so you have to JUMP INTO IT and take a long detour through a library infested with crazed drug-addicts."
CJ
26 Dec 2010
SquigPie, on 26 Dec 2010, 23:54, said:
CJ, on 26 Dec 2010, 23:00, said:
It's however lacking a jump button, seriously it's pissing me off that you have to make a 10km detour just because there is a tile on the floor which isn't exactly at the same height than the others -_-
Same problem with Condemned: Criminal Origins. "Sorry, but there seems to be a 50 cm wide hole in the floor, so you have to JUMP INTO IT and take a long detour through a library infested with crazed drug-addicts."
Thing is most of the time when you're playing the witcher and have to make a detour because of a small obstacle (and we're talking about a 10cm step here) you don't even encounter any enemy, you just have to run back to the area you just cleared and go though another route which will simply enable you to get to the exact same spot you could've reached if it wasn't for the objective.

Wanderer
26 Dec 2010
it does have an automatic *walk over objects* -move but you kinda need to be directly towards the thing you wanna climb to. And it doesn't always work