Steam Summer Sale Starts June 22

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sweenish

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I was asking to try and find a common thread. My Steam client has been acting stupid only during this sale, and I was wondering if my recently purchased Steam Link could be causing some odd residual behavior after a disconnect. Apparently not.
 

zerokewl3

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i'm thinking of grabbing the witcher 3 game of the year edition
 
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futurefields

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This is definitely the worst summer sale ever if you were looking for deep discounts.

Even the Assassin's Creed games are only 50% off when they are usually 75%

I was hoping to get Far Cry: Primal but not for $27.99 for the Apex Edition
 

WiseUp216

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Witcher 3 GOTY is the only game I've picked up so far. I managed to put in 10 hours since Saturday and I can't wait to play more tonight.

I can't believe I waited so long to play it. It is so damn good.
 

renz20003

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I picked up a steam link, $22 shipped. If it can do what it says it will be well worth it
 

lupi

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out of town with limited access, so haven't been able to look up much about this yet; but what's the deal with the event this year? I just opened the last pack I need to collect all the stickers, is there any badge or other achievement type things I need to do? At the moment I have extra sticker books (guess it won't let you open more after you've completed your sets).
 

MonKENy

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Have you not looked into the Steam store page and all the different editions they are offering? They've probably changed things a bit, but when they first announced the game, WB said in order to get the full story, you'd have to buy the Gold Edition which costs $100. They said the Silver and Standard editions both have their own conclusions to the story, but they aren't the entire story. So they basically hid part of the game behind a day-one paywall. I noticed they took the information off Steam regarding the different editions or if it's still there I can't find it at the moment.

Then there's the fact they are reusing the same animations, dialogue and voice acting (not actor, same lines), same soundtrack with a few new songs, etc. There's also some talk about your fortress upgrades being locked behind micro-transactions (or certain tiers unlock with Silver/Gold editions). Monolith aren't saying much when people ask about the paywalls, but it has been a while since I last looked into it and they may have made some statements since then. The release date is still set in October, so there's still plenty of time for them to make changes before the game is launched.

All-in-all, I wasn't impressed and I was pretty irritated when I read the statements from WB about the paywalls and micro-transactions. I know they got a lot of hate right off the bat, so we should be hopeful that things aren't as bad as they seemed.

It looks to me more like it includes the expansions. Ok no prob..IF they release the expansions as DLC for reg users.

I would imagine its like a Buy the full edition for $100 or buy the base edition for 60 and then all the DLC for another $60 over time or in parts. Essentially what every company does now. I thinks its a bad move personally but I prob wouldnt buy it until a summer sale when its 50-75 off anyway.

Not sure about the micro transactions, Unless its typical skins or something then thats BS.

Will wait and see.
 

Seba

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This sale I only bought Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY. Paid entirely with money from trading cards.
 

Craig234

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I posted on Steam asking if there's a new version of the Steam Link coming out before spending $23 for the current one shipped, and no replies.
 

[DHT]Osiris

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I picked up a steam link, $22 shipped. If it can do what it says it will be well worth it
It's worth it. Just make sure it's wired (game streaming is terrible over wifi). I also use that for my 'media box' since I just connect to a system and play from plex from there.
 

sze5003

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Ended up buying Arma 3. I have track IR and the thrust master hotas in case I want to mess around flying planes in that sim.
 
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I picked up Civilization 5 Complete for $12.27 since the most recent Civ-like game I have is Alpha Centauri and the prospect of potentially playing in online multiplayer is intriguing. I'm hoping the boring aspects of later game micromanagement ("use these squares around the city not the default AI ones which are never the optimal ones", "build a railroad track on this square" etc.) have been reduced some.

I also got the Borderlands 2 GOTY ($8.80) and the Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2 ($2.49). It seems like the sort of thing that's up my alley.

That's it. This is actually the most money I've spent on computer gaming since purchasing Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion back in 2012 for $30 when it was in Beta. I'd be interested in the game "Long Live the Queen" but they want $6 or so for it when I once saw it on sale for $2 two years ago or so. (Should have picked it up then.) Hope it goes on sale again for under $4 at some point. Thought about The Shadows of Mordor game but I still haven't finished Skyrim and Fallout New Vegas. If anything I might consider Elder Scrolls Online / Morrowind but worry about the grinding required and DLC purchases needed to actually enjoy it.

Oh, and I got Rocket League free with my video card. I started playing that on Saturday night and I'm really into it. My skill level is slowly increasing.
 
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Say goodbye to life as you know it.

Heh heh. One step ahead of you there. It's already cut into my sleep time in a bad way. It's giving me an enthusiasm for playing it that I haven't really felt since I got Unreal Tournament (UT99 GOTY) back in early 2001. (If Epic gets its act together and makes a good UT4, then all hell will break lose in my gaming life.)

I actually have a full plate of games to play - I play Planetside 2, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion (when I can find a 5 on 5 team PvP game, which isn't real often during the hours I game), Unreal Tournament 4 (in pre-Alpha), Rocket League, Borderlands 2, and Civilization 5.

I just need more free time...like the next year off with nothing to do, lol.
 
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^^Good call on Civ 5 Complete

For my leftover trading cards that I can't sell, can I sell them next week after my password change lockout or should I convert them to gems which I never understood the purpose of gems?
 

Seba

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This time the Summer cards have a longer expiration date.

In principle, do not turn cards into gems. Only backgrounds and emoticons. You gain more by selling the cards directly than as gems. Unless you can't sell until they expire.
 
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This time the Summer cards have a longer expiration date.

In principle, do not turn cards into gems. Only backgrounds and emoticons. You gain more by selling the cards directly than as gems. Unless you can't sell until they expire.

Thank you
Where do I find their expiration date?
 

Seba

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Select a Summer card. Read on the right pane. This time they are valid until August 5th.

Firsts ones (Summer 2013 I think) did not had an expiration date. Then they introduced this expiration date and the expiration date was right when the sale ended.
 
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repoman0

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Witcher 3 GOTY is the only game I've picked up so far. I managed to put in 10 hours since Saturday and I can't wait to play more tonight.

I can't believe I waited so long to play it. It is so damn good.

I started it about six months ago after finally making my way through the first two. I'm about 100+ hours in and have not finished the main story yet. The game is almost too good ... I'm afraid the quality and level of detail and care put into this game will ruin all other single player games for me, at least until this studio puts out another game.
 
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