2014 Steam Summer Sale Thread

[rivethead]

So a crazy scam to have you spending all of your Steam game money on the trading cards so you MIGHT the team (of 5) to win, then be one of the 30 (out of probably a couple thousand) to win games?

Sounds like a ridiculous scam to have people spending a ridiculous amount on the cards...or they want us to buy a bunch of $3 junk games to get cards.

Or....you can just vote 3 times to get a free card. And/or get a free card for every $10 you spend.

No one ever said these Steam sale contest weren't going to be self-serving!

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

you can get all the cards for free

 

[Lil Frier]

Yeah, but it's about crafting badges quickly to win, so people will buy cards to finish it.

 

[JamesV]

Holy Sheet.

Have you checked out market? I haven't been on it for a while, so this might be old, but all the prices and quantities update constantly now, so you can see how many are being sold and how the prices change.... really cool.

Thinking of buying Divinity Original Sin. Loved the other Divinity games, and those two movies on it's store page are pretty freaking exciting. Only stinker - early access, game saves not compatible between versions, and it releases on the 30th.

 

[rivethead]

Holy Sheet.

Have you checked out market? I haven't been on it for a while, so this might be old, but all the prices and quantities update constantly now, so you can see how many are being sold and how the prices change.... really cool.

Thinking of buying Divinity Original Sin. Loved the other Divinity games, and those two movies on it's store page are pretty freaking exciting. Only stinker - early access, game saves not compatible between versions, and it releases on the 30th.

Looks like you can enter market orders now too (buy orders for something at a certain price)....but I'm not sure how to do that.

 

[voodoo7817]

Team Purple FTW!

Last time they offered cards I hoarded them until the end and then sold off my extras for a pittance. This time, I'm following some advice and I'm selling all the cards I get from voting and/or purchasing games immediately. Right now, you can get ~$.30+ per card early in the sale and then by the end of the sale, when people are trying to get rid of their cards because the cards expire, you will likely be able to buy them for about ~$.15 each to build your Summer badge. And if you don't care about the Summer badge at all, then you simply have some additional Steam credit. Just some food for thought.

 

[JamesV]

Team Pink FTW!

Opened up 10 boosters and was hoping to get enough for a couple of badges, but nope. So many cases of multiples, even with badges consisting of 10 cards.

 

[imaheadcase]

I got put on the dead last team. lol

 

[voodoo7817]

I thought I owned Sins of a Solar Empire already but apparently I don't. This is the cheapest it's been, http://www.steamgamesales.com/9iYYh/sins-of-a-solar-empire-rebellion, so I'll probably bite. Does anyone have an opinion on if the DLC is worth getting too? They are 'only' 50% off and have been 75% off in the past, so I am thinking I'll skip it, at least for now. But if someone thinks they are worth it I will consider getting them now as well. Thanks.

 

[JamesV]

Picked up Sid Meier's Pirates for $2.49. Great classic game.

 

[Rhezuss]

Holy Sheet.

Have you checked out market? I haven't been on it for a while, so this might be old, but all the prices and quantities update constantly now, so you can see how many are being sold and how the prices change.... really cool.

Thinking of buying Divinity Original Sin. Loved the other Divinity games, and those two movies on it's store page are pretty freaking exciting. Only stinker - early access, game saves not compatible between versions, and it releases on the 30th.

I KS it but didn't played much. But I can tell you, it's gonna be really cool, lots of customization, classes, skills. Graphics are nice, gameplay is ok, kind of like NWN2 (a bit slow but still fun). There's also seem to have some conversations between the two characters you create.

One piece of advice, if you want a 2-dude party beware, they'll have some romantic talk during the game lol...I think it was made to be dude/dudette duo

Overall, really cool game!

 

[CuriousMike]

Looks like the best South Park could hit is $40 - damn.

I guess it won't be until xmas that I pick it up.

 

[Dahak]

Team Red. Also if anyone is looking to get the Witcher 3, getting 1 and 2 during the sale might be a good idea as adding them to your GOG account you can get 20% off the W3 pre-order

 

[Gunslinger08]

Bought Dead Rising 3. Considering Far Cry 3 and Dead Island Riptide for coop. Any comments on how coop is for those two? Does FC3 support 4 player coop?

 

[Craig234]

Thinking of buying Divinity Original Sin. Loved the other Divinity games, and those two movies on it's store page are pretty freaking exciting. Only stinker - early access, game saves not compatible between versions, and it releases on the 30th.

I really liked the original, so I got the kickstarter for this.

 

[Revolution 11]

As this is my first Steam Sale, I must ask. Do daily/flash/community sales get cheaper? Does Steam recirculate these deals like GoG does?

 

[gorcorps]

Looks like the best South Park could hit is $40 - damn.

I guess it won't be until xmas that I pick it up.

33% off is pretty good

I'll be tempted to jump on it if that's what wins.

 

[pontifex]

As this is my first Steam Sale, I must ask. Do daily/flash/community sales get cheaper? Does Steam recirculate these deals like GoG does?

flash/daily are lowest usually. not sure about community.

sometimes they recirculate games, sometimes not until the last day.

 

[Face2Face]

Team Red. Also if anyone is looking to get the Witcher 3, getting 1 and 2 during the sale might be a good idea as adding them to your GOG account you can get 20% off the W3 pre-order

I have yet to play any of the Witcher games, so I just bought the first one for $2 and the second one for $4. Got some time until the 3rd one comes out, so hoping to finish them before the 3rd one is released. I hope they are as good as everyone says they are. I have been eyeing the Fallout 3 GOTY editon, hoping it will go for a little cheaper though - Yes - I have yet to play Fallout 3... D:

I am still playing -

Stalker SOC
State of Decay
BF4 - SP
Farcry 3

Too many games and too little time. I still have a list of 10-15 games I haven't touched on steam... ugh

 

[CrystalBay]

Witcher 2 is really excellent once you pass the boring tutorial/1st chapter...:thumbsup:

 

[Dankk]

As this is my first Steam Sale, I must ask. Do daily/flash/community sales get cheaper? Does Steam recirculate these deals like GoG does?

If it's on a daily deal, a flash deal, or a community deal, then that is the cheapest it will go during the sale, which means it is safe to buy.

The daily deal, flash deal, and community deal prices always remain consistent for a single game over the course of a sale (given that particular game has more then one kind of deal).

Let's look at an example, in which we'll use a theoretical game called GameX.

The standard, non-sale, regular MSRP of GameX is $49.99.

Then the Steam Summer Sale comes along. During Steam's major Winter and Summer sales, the majority of Steam's entire catalog is on sale, right? These are smaller discounts (usually 15%-33% off), but they are discounts nonetheless.

GameX happens to be one of these games, and it is discounted for the entire two-week duration of the sale for 50% off, or $25. Not a bad deal, but it could be better. If GameX is something you really want to play, 50% off is a good enough discount for you and you don't have the patience to wait, then you might go ahead and buy it.

But let's say you're patient. A few days into the sale, you refresh your Steam browser and notice that GameX is on a daily deal for a whopping 75% off ($12.50). The sale only last for 24 hours, but it is half-off the regular sale price (which was already half off the MSRP)! Good thing you waited, eh?

But Steam will also "recirculate" some of these games, as you say, into other kinds of deals. GameX runs it's course as a 75%-off daily deal on Tuesday, but when you log into Steam again on Friday, you may notice it listed again as a Flash deal this time. Again, it will be for the deep 75%-off discount instead of the regular 50%-off discount.

And maybe Gamex will show up a third time as a community vote. It will be 75% off... same as it was in the flash deal and the daily deal. So like I said earlier, sale prices for a single game have always been the same across dailies, flash deals, and community votes.

All the more reason to never buy a game right away unless you know it isn't going to show up for a special deal (in which case you would have to wait until the last day).

I hope that makes sense.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

if you're looking for just dead island riptide the complete pack is on sale at amazon for the same price steam has the base game.

 

[Revolution 11]

I have yet to play any of the Witcher games, so I just bought the first one for $2 and the second one for $4. Got some time until the 3rd one comes out, so hoping to finish them before the 3rd one is released. I hope they are as good as everyone says they are. I have been eyeing the Fallout 3 GOTY editon, hoping it will go for a little cheaper though - Yes - I have yet to play Fallout 3... D:

Make sure to register your keys on a GoG account. If you decide to preorder from GoG, the preorder price falls from $53.99 to $47.99 because you already have the first two games.

 

[Revolution 11]

If it's on a daily deal, a flash deal, or a community deal, then that is the cheapest it will go during the sale, which means it is safe to buy.

(snip)

So if I want to play the game and it is on a daily/flash/community deal, just go ahead and buy because even the regular discount will be equal or worse to the deal discount?

I am interested in DayZ but it is still close to full price. Would a game like this end up much lower by the end of the sale. I will end up waiting anyway....

 

[Dankk]

So if I want to play the game and it is on a daily/flash/community deal, just go ahead and buy because even the regular discount will be equal or worse to the deal discount?

Correct. If it's a game you want, and it's on a daily/flash/community deal, then that's the best time to buy it.

I am interested in DayZ but it is still close to full price. Would a game like this end up much lower by the end of the sale. I will end up waiting anyway....

DayZ is a bit of a special case. It's an extremely popular game, and has been sitting on Steam's top 10 best sellers list for months now. As such, the developers very rarely put it on sale, if at all, because it pulls in so much money for them anyway. (When they do put it on sale, it's only for very small discounts).

15% off is a pretty weak sale, but if DayZ is a game you're interested in, 15% off is as good as you're going to get for now. (Personally, I would recommend avoiding it and spending that $25 on a handful of other cheaper, higher-quality games, but that's a whole different discussion I guess).