Topic: Huge Steam sale (Read 6535 times)

Dimmukane · « **on:** 26 Dec 2008, 21:11 »

Steam is having a huge sale on ~~a lot of stuff~~ apparently almost all the titles they sell, with 10-75% discounts. I'm downloading Bioshock right now for $4.99, down from $19.99. All 3 Civ 4 games for 25$, the iD super pack is 35$. Portal is 5$, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky is 17.49$, Ultimate DOOM is a buck. All the Unreals except 2k3 for 20 bucks. Valve's entire collection for 75$. Basically there is a lot of stuff that's pretty cheap. I'm probably getting a few more things. You have to be quick, though, it ends January 2.

Melodic · « **Reply #1 on:** 26 Dec 2008, 22:02 »

It's the nerd version of Macy's boxing day.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #2 on:** 26 Dec 2008, 23:08 »

I signed up for Steam just for this! I bought L4D and the Orange Box!

I was going to buy the full Valve collection but then I decided I would not play most of the stuff in there so I did not bother (I am not much of a gamer really).

Spluff · « **Reply #3 on:** 27 Dec 2008, 03:53 »

Oooooh. I think I'll get Company of Heroes (at least to start).

bicostp · « **Reply #4 on:** 27 Dec 2008, 09:23 »

I'm getting Audiosurf ($5), Bioshock ($5), and Counter-Strike Source ($10). Maybe TrackMania United Forever. Any other recommendations? (I already have The Orange Box and Garry's Mod.)

If you don't want to use your credit card on Steam, go to a Simon-owned mall and get one of their gift cards. They're basically Visa debit cards. As long as you register your mailing address to the card on their website, they'll work online. (Steam included.)

Trollstormur · « **Reply #5 on:** 27 Dec 2008, 11:31 »

i'm considering buying an extra TF2 acct so i can spend a day hacking for fun.

Melodic · « **Reply #6 on:** 27 Dec 2008, 13:04 »

Don't be that guy, Troll. I'm fairly certain VAC2 has done some IP bans in the past.

Trollstormur · « **Reply #7 on:** 27 Dec 2008, 17:06 »

IP bans ain't shit and you know it.

Melodic · « **Reply #8 on:** 27 Dec 2008, 17:20 »

I'm leaning more towards "don't be a twat because you can" than "there will be repercussions". At least it'll be the first time a company has earned money from hackers.

clockworkjames · « **Reply #9 on:** 27 Dec 2008, 19:25 »

Bye bye bandwidth.

Trollstormur · « **Reply #10 on:** 27 Dec 2008, 21:12 »

Quote from: Melodic on 27 Dec 2008, 17:20

I'm leaning more towards "don't be a twat because you can" than "there will be repercussions". At least it'll be the first time a company has earned money from hackers.

you've never wanted to play around with them? I'm not out to ruin someone's clanmatch, I just wanna fuck around with 100% crits. If there were bots, I'd just do that.

Melodic · « **Reply #11 on:** 27 Dec 2008, 21:15 »

I know there's a big difference between hacking and griefing, but even silly little hacks that don't disrupt gameplay are still liable to make people angry.

Spluff · « **Reply #12 on:** 27 Dec 2008, 21:41 »

Aimbots and the like are pretty pointless, but the most fun I've had in a quite some time was when a hacker made everybody fly in America's Army, and gave them all unlimited ammo RPGs.

clockworkjames · « **Reply #13 on:** 27 Dec 2008, 22:32 »

DOOM seemed longer when I was 8.
(Psychonauts FUCK YES)

I have never hacked on any game ever and I don't intend to, I have been curious about them but never enough to use one, I have specc'ed hackers and it seems like no fun, I think a mac ban would be pretty neat for hackers, then they would need to buy a new nic/mobo/router before trying that shit again.

Spluff · « **Reply #14 on:** 28 Dec 2008, 01:20 »

You can spoof MACs pretty easily. A hardware ban is where it hurts.

Melodic · « **Reply #15 on:** 28 Dec 2008, 02:10 »

The way VAC works now, anything beyond locking an account is redundant. At most, I've seen a hacker spend two days before being slapped silly by Steam, and even if he does go out and buy a brand new copy of the game on a brand new account, it'll only buy him another two days. At that rate, I'd happily take the money off the hands of some poor griefing tweens.

The problem with most hackers is that they don't target such well-protected games, where the only bans they'll get are on a per-server basis. There are no admin sites big enough or dedicated enough to make even the smallest percentage of hackers unable to play the game, and that's why hacking can be a major issue.

DonInKansas · « **Reply #16 on:** 28 Dec 2008, 06:26 »

5 bucks for Bioshock is a friggin steal. It almost makes me consider using Steam. Fortunately, I already have the game so I don't have to go there.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #17 on:** 28 Dec 2008, 09:42 »

That was basically the reason I started this thread. Bioshock for five bucks. That's less than the original Fallouts right now at GOG.

Melodic · « **Reply #18 on:** 28 Dec 2008, 13:47 »

Didn't the Fallout games get sponsored? Like, aren't they free now?

Dimmukane · « **Reply #19 on:** 28 Dec 2008, 14:09 »

Woops strike that. But still. For the cost of a carton of cigarettes (approximately, I'm just guessing), you can get Bioshock.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #20 on:** 28 Dec 2008, 14:47 »

I think it's become pretty obvious that I don't smoke cigarettes. I don't even know the basic terminology.

clockworkjames · « **Reply #21 on:** 28 Dec 2008, 21:07 »

20 deck of reds is like 6 quid.

PizzaSHARK · « **Reply #22 on:** 31 Dec 2008, 20:42 »

Quote from: bicostp on 27 Dec 2008, 09:23

I'm getting Audiosurf ($5), Bioshock ($5), and Counter-Strike Source ($10). Maybe TrackMania United Forever. Any other recommendations? (I already have The Orange Box and Garry's Mod.)

If you don't want to use your credit card on Steam, go to a Simon-owned mall and get one of their gift cards. They're basically Visa debit cards. As long as you register your mailing address to the card on their website, they'll work online. (Steam included.)

Left 4 Dead comes highly recommended. I remember seeing an advertisement for EA titles, but didn't check to see which ones. If they're available, Battlefield 2142 and Battlefield 2 are excellent, despite a number of (relatively minor) bugs and oversights.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #23 on:** 31 Dec 2008, 23:52 »

Man I totally bought like 60$ more. Oddworld 1 + 2, Deus Ex, Luxor, Bejeweled, Beyond Good + Evil, Longest Journey, and World of Goo.

PizzaSHARK · « **Reply #24 on:** 01 Jan 2009, 02:15 »

I gotta remember to pick up Bioshock. I already have it, but I've got a friend who doesn't and would probably be too lazy to grab Steam without someone essentially forcing her to do so

evernew · « **Reply #25 on:** 01 Jan 2009, 20:08 »

I got Psychonauts for free on Gametap ...

anyway, I'm buying the store.

sean · « **Reply #26 on:** 01 Jan 2009, 20:12 »

All I am going to do now is play TF2 and Bioshock and it is going to be so great.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #27 on:** 01 Jan 2009, 21:04 »

Evernew, it is only free for a limited time.

Personally, I think I would like Psychonauts better on a console. I played it on PC, it felt like a pretty awkward port. Haven't played it on PS2 yet.

I bought Clear Sky, and have spent way too much time on it already. A lot harder than the first one. Everything is so expensive, and I can't find any decent armor. Maybe I should rez the clersky thread.

evernew · « **Reply #28 on:** 01 Jan 2009, 21:27 »

I have the following in my cart as of now:

But I think I went overboard.
Which would you kick out?

My most likely candidates are

Civ 4 (because I have never played a Civ game and can't really tell what they are like)
The Longest Journey (I know I was going to *cough* acquire it some time ago but it didn't work and when I tried remembering why I wanted it I couldn't)

Audiosurf, The Orange Box, Commandos 2 and Bioshock are pretty much a must for me. The rest I just threw in for good measure / out of curiosity / because what the hell, it's 5 €.

So the question really boils down to - is it worth paying 5 € for Peggle, 8 € for Company of Heroes, 5 € for Sacred and 15 € for Civ 4?

Anything you think I've missed?
World of Goo sounds interesting.
My machine probably can't play Left 4 Dead. I'm willing to find out for 5 € whether it can manage Bioshock.

Garp · « **Reply #29 on:** 01 Jan 2009, 22:04 »

If your pc can run team fortress 2, it can probably manage l4d. valve has done a good job on performance, even with ten bajillion zombies running at you.

oh, uh, first post i guess. i know some people on this forum and they said there were good people, so, er, hi.

JD · « **Reply #30 on:** 01 Jan 2009, 22:35 »

My machine has issues with bioshock demo yet it plays fallout 3 pretty well. I plan on grabbing bioshock and audiosurf anyway.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #31 on:** 01 Jan 2009, 22:51 »

I was never a fan of Commandos, personally. The Longest Journey has probably one of the best stories of any adventure game ever, and Civ 4 is just a lot of fun. I dunno, man.

Spluff · « **Reply #32 on:** 01 Jan 2009, 23:37 »

Man, I loved Commandos. Haven't played it for ages, but I have a thing for tactics games.

look out! Ninjas! · « **Reply #33 on:** 02 Jan 2009, 00:58 »

GET CIV 4. Better yet, get the complete edition. BTS is so worth the cash.

evernew · « **Reply #34 on:** 02 Jan 2009, 03:52 »

I have so far only played Audiosurf. It's fun but not a game you can play for too long.

And I've been thinking about getting Civ4 for my brother as a late christmas present. Just because he is in the army and plays a lot of shooters at home. I don't want him to just blow up stuff on a small scale. I want him to think big.

KvP · « **Reply #35 on:** 02 Jan 2009, 11:24 »

He'd be better suited for, I don't know, Europa Universalis.

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