Steam Summer Sale 2011 is on! Last Day Deals are EXCELLENT! See page 7! [Archive]

Amit

June 30th, 2011, 10:05 PM

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/amit9821/Capture-14.png (http://store.steampowered.com)

http://store.steampowered.com/

The Truth:

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l183/n00b1n8R/valve.jpg

Ifafudafi

June 30th, 2011, 10:08 PM

Aerowyn made a thread (http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?23584) back in the Valve section, but since nobody checks that place I guess I'll post here too

Been wanting Bit.Trip Runner for a while now; it's $2.50 (I literally couldn't get a bacon cheeseburger + drink for that little). I'd also recommend Witcher 2 to anybody with a good PC and a high tolerance for bad UI design and horribly misshapen difficulty curves; it's a fun, well-acted, solidly written, and relatively complex RPG which looks as good/better than Crysis when maxed

I can already feel my wallet trying to run away in fear of the inevitable abuse coming along

(Also, guess which publisher doesn't have a catalogue discount going! Hint: It rhymes with "ELECTRONIC ARTS")

Kornman00

June 30th, 2011, 10:13 PM

None of those games attract me at face value...except maybe BTTF, but I seem to recall it getting not so hot reviews vOv. Oh, and I end up paying taxes for Stream purchases up here :ugh:

Amit

June 30th, 2011, 10:23 PM

DOW2: Retribution is so appetizing at that price. I had a pirated version in my steamapps folder that I installed with SmartSteam, but never played. I bought Retribution and Steam instantly picked it up and updated it, haha. No download waiting time for me :D

Bodzilla

July 1st, 2011, 12:29 AM

DarkHalo003

July 1st, 2011, 01:55 AM

I'm sad Steam doesn't have AoE2. :(

Amit

July 1st, 2011, 02:37 AM

I'm sad Steam doesn't have AoE2. :(

This. Oh well, at least I still got my discs.

n00b1n8R

July 1st, 2011, 05:22 AM

deuw ex human revolution dues ex human revolution dues ex human revolution dues ex human revolution dues ex human revolution dues ex human revolution dues ex human revolut...

C"MON STEAM DONT LET ME DOWN
It's already 10% off as a pre-order. They're not going to drop it until at least the Christmas sales (read: after the game's been out for a while).

Only scrubs don't wait till the last day of sales before they buy games at marked down prices (unless they appear on daily sales obv)

Come on Spacechem :q:

n00b1n8R

July 1st, 2011, 05:36 PM

oh hey spacechem :iamafag:

Mr Buckshot

July 1st, 2011, 06:20 PM

Got lead & Gold, spacechem, and bit trip runner.

Going to wait to see if Civilization V gets a further discount than 33% (if I do, sup 9 pm to 5 am playtimes).

Also, got the portal 2 snorkel prize :D can't wait to test that out.

I'm sad Steam doesn't have AoE2. :(

Same. I don't think there's a single MGS-published game on Steam sadly. (also if you're using win7 x64, the colours get uber fucked)

Amit

July 2nd, 2011, 12:12 AM

Holy Fucking Shit: Valve Complete Pack and THQ pack are $49.99 each. I would get both if I didn't already have at least 6 games from both packs.

DarkHalo003

July 2nd, 2011, 12:46 AM

Got lead & Gold, spacechem, and bit trip runner.

Going to wait to see if Civilization V gets a further discount than 33% (if I do, sup 9 pm to 5 am playtimes).

Also, got the portal 2 snorkel prize :D can't wait to test that out.

Same. I don't think there's a single MGS-published game on Steam sadly. (also if you're using win7 x64, the colours get uber fucked)
:'(

@Amit: My disc got screwed from old age. *sigh*

Amit

July 2nd, 2011, 02:32 AM

MXC

July 2nd, 2011, 02:30 PM

I can't decide on Metro 2033 or Darksiders.

DarkHalo003

July 2nd, 2011, 03:15 PM

I haven't played the game in at least 5 years. Does it even have online protection? Otherwise you can just install and play. I can't remember if it used serials. Shit I should probably make sure I still have the box and that my mother didn't chuck it out.
Not sure if its online still exists to be honest. And it stopped at 14% when I was trying to install on my new computer. *sigh* What an awesome game it was.

Amit

July 2nd, 2011, 04:28 PM

There's always the LAN function that we can use over Tunngle.

And:

*** Bad Company 2 is going for $5.00US on Steam Today Only! (July 2nd, 2011) ***

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/amit9821/Capture-13.png (http://store.steampowered.com/sale/badcompany2_199)
Click the Image For The Deal!

If you don't already own the game on Steam, then don't be an idiot and buy it now. Get into the mood for BF3 and play some BC2!

n00b1n8R

July 2nd, 2011, 05:05 PM

Don't buy BC2, it doesn't feel like a proper BF game at all :smith:

Amit

July 2nd, 2011, 06:21 PM

Don't buy BC2, it doesn't feel like a proper BF game at all :smith:

You make it sound like it's supposed to. BC2 is fun. Most people here already have it, but most don't play it enough. Plague ran a rather successful game night on Thursday, though. We need more people to come out.

DarkHalo003

July 2nd, 2011, 07:22 PM

I try not to see games as an ongoing series as far as MP is concerned. Every game has a new MP experience. That's one reason why I have such a positive attitude towards Reach unlike a lot of people do.

Mr Buckshot

July 3rd, 2011, 01:15 PM

Just bought Defense grid: The Awakening

Amit

July 3rd, 2011, 01:59 PM

That's a pretty good game. Played it back in 2009.

Mr Buckshot

July 3rd, 2011, 11:33 PM

That's a pretty good game. Played it back in 2009.

yeah, just wasted 3 hours on it lol. Really addicting.

Also trine is currently $5 - the best game in the Humble frozenbyte IMO. If anyone here didn't get the Humble bundle back then, at least get Trine right now! It's 7+ hours that'll make you smile.

annihilation

July 4th, 2011, 01:45 AM

So many games so little hard drive space and money.

Amit

July 4th, 2011, 02:21 AM

yeah, just wasted 3 hours on it lol. Really addicting.

Also trine is currently $5 - the best game in the Humble frozenbyte IMO. If anyone here didn't get the Humble bundle back then, at least get Trine right now! It's 7+ hours that'll make you smile.

Trine 2 is out this summer! I don't give a fuck about any other game. BF3? Fucking love it, but not even close to how I feel about Trine 2. I made a thread back in May or April. It pretty much got overlooked, though.

EDIT: Heh, Origin doing something right:

http://i.imgur.com/7hZSK.png

paladin

July 4th, 2011, 03:28 AM

lol they still want $20 for MW2, even after 50% off......

Amit

July 4th, 2011, 02:11 PM

WTF! MW2 is the #3 best seller. Why???????

Also, Trine is $1.99 so pick it up you fools!

Mr Buckshot

July 4th, 2011, 02:35 PM

WTF! MW2 is the #3 best seller. Why???????

Also, Trine is $1.99 so pick it up you fools!

+rep (about trine) In fact last night my pals came over and I hooked up my laptop to my HDTV and we played 3 player Trine all night lol (using gamepads)

sadly MW2 still has way too much fanboyism for sales to die anytime soon :/ Plus metacritic score is so inflated it's not even funny.

Amit

July 4th, 2011, 05:12 PM

I could never understand how somebody plays Trine with a controller. I have a PS3 controller sitting next to me right now, but I feel no compulsion to find out how bad the aiming with Zoya's grappling hook would be. Not enough precision. However, using magic with Amadeus wouldn't be too difficult and Pontius is like a usual console sidescroller character, so I see those two working fine.

Mr Buckshot

July 4th, 2011, 05:28 PM

Yeah, it's noticeably harder than with a mouse, but pumping up stick sensitivity helps a bit. It's the only comfortable way for multiple people to play from the couch. Perhaps I should invest in a wireless keyboard sometime, lol.

TVTyrant

July 4th, 2011, 05:44 PM

Fallout New Vegas for 15 and I dont have a dime in my account D:

Amit

July 4th, 2011, 06:08 PM

New Vegas is single player only. Just download it.

Yeah, it's noticeably harder than with a mouse, but pumping up stick sensitivity helps a bit. It's the only comfortable way for multiple people to play from the couch. Perhaps I should invest in a wireless keyboard sometime, lol.

Pushing up the sensitivity makes it too easy to overshoot what you're aiming for. Still, that's as good as it gets on a controller.

MXC

July 4th, 2011, 06:10 PM

Or you can go for Metro 2033, which is about $1.60 cheaper.

Which is what I'm now deciding on.

Mr Buckshot

July 4th, 2011, 06:53 PM

Metro 2033 > Fallout New Vegas, but requires more horsepower as it's not that well optimized.

MXC

July 4th, 2011, 07:32 PM

Metro 2033 > Fallout New Vegas, but requires more horsepower as it's not that well optimized.

One Nvidia GTX 560M 1.5 gig video card with 8 gigs of ram, how will that fare?

Mr Buckshot

July 4th, 2011, 07:44 PM

One Nvidia GTX 560M 1.5 gig video card with 8 gigs of ram, how will that fare?

If you want DX11 effects, expect massive lag, but in DX9 mode, should be fine

Amit

July 5th, 2011, 02:56 PM

Call of Duty 4 is only $10 on Steam today! Go get it now!

http://cdn.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/7940/header_292x136.jpg?t=1290633942 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/7940/)

Donut

July 5th, 2011, 07:21 PM

yeah i wasnt going to get cod4 for pc, but then i saw that 10 dollar price tag... i had to get it. beats playing with the same 2000 people on xbl cod4, and i bet ill play better with a mouse too.

Mr Buckshot

July 5th, 2011, 08:48 PM

Not to mention 32 player limit, real mods, and dedi servers :D

COD4 will always remain one of my favorites.

Pooky

July 5th, 2011, 09:00 PM

Not to mention 32 player limit, real mods, and dedi servers :D

COD4 will always remain one of my favorites.

32 player servers are fucking terrible in a game that wasn't designed for them <__>

Agree with the rest though.

Amit

July 5th, 2011, 09:31 PM

I think you guys forgot COD4 supports 64 players. Of course, that many players is inviting a spamfest of grenades. I generally like to play with 20-30 people.

Donut

July 6th, 2011, 03:56 PM

the grand theft auto IV pack with episodes from liberty city is just $9.99 today.

in other news, somebody is in grave danger of overdrawing their account...

Amit

July 6th, 2011, 04:23 PM

More than just one person, hahaha. Not me, though.

Disaster

July 6th, 2011, 04:46 PM

:( - Steam made me poor.

Mr Buckshot

July 6th, 2011, 05:00 PM

Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY is $7.50 today! Definitely one of the best games I have ever played.

Recommend it as long as you make sure to back up your game saves properly, damn GFWL. I find it plays better with a gamepad, so if you get a better deal on the console version then go for that.

GTA IV no longer has the stupid social club thing mandatory so that's also a great buy. Stability is still not good but better than what it was at launch thanks to patching.

And Left 4 Dead 2 at $5, both games together for $7.50... wow, I thought I was already getting a killer deal back in december 2009 when my friends and I split the 4-pack and spent $25 each.

Also today's summer camp tickets don't have anything that doesn't require a game purchase... oh well, time to get my Stream Crossing achievement today in L4D2. Although I have a lot of games in my account most of the tickets are for indie titles that I'm not really interested in no matter the price :/

MXC

July 7th, 2011, 01:46 AM

Was about to get GTA IV before I realized I already have the whole thing(DLC and all) on the 360, and I never touch it.

I'll wait to see what's up tomorrow.

Only thing I bought so far was Monday Night Combat.

Mr Buckshot

July 7th, 2011, 03:32 AM

Did anyone pick up the Monkey Island bundle when it was on sale?

I'm already hooked. At first I didn't know what this was when I saw it on the front page, then I realized it was a remake of a really memorable point-and-click adventure game I played as kid on my primary school's libary computers. I was like holy shit and bought it immediately. The ability to switch to the classic 1990 interface/graphics is also sweet.

Even at only 33% off this game is still a steal, would recommend it purely for nostalgia.

ejburke

July 7th, 2011, 03:47 AM

I got War for Cybertron a few days back. Pretty fun and carries a lot of G1 Transformers nostalgia. The shooting feels great with a mouse and the vehicle modes strafe around, so that works well with keyboard. The only issue is the vehicle modes have Boost and that controls like steering, which is pretty bad with kb/m, but not horrible. Might try a controller, but my front USB ports got fucked up by an external hard drive and it's kind of a pain to get down and plug the controller into the back. I'm old.

Also bought Oblivion, Braid, Darksiders, and Just Cause 2. So, those are sitting in my Steam backlog queue along with (from the Winder sale) Far Cry 2, Episodes from Liberty City, Red Faction Guerrilla, (from last month's sale) the BIA games, RB6 Vegas 2, and Splinter Cell Double Agent, which does not work. Can't wait to see what else crashes when I try to play. Honestly, it's kind of a relief. All these games are overwhelming and I'm thinking of them as more of a chore list than recreation.

Mr Buckshot

July 7th, 2011, 12:43 PM

Get a USB extender or hub and plug it into the rear USB ports so that it makes them easier to access.

How exactly does Double Agent crash for you? For me it would randomly quit to desktop at various times making constant F5-spamming a necessity. Anyway it is a shitty port and sadly the console version is probably safer (the PC version even has terrible keyboard/mouse controls in some areas like safe-cracking). I can't even enable my native resolution without going to the ini files. Chaos Theory is a better game in every way.

also if you have a Windows XP installation, try running on that. Seemed more stable for me than on 64-bit win7.

Mr Buckshot

July 7th, 2011, 01:06 PM

Double post, but this is new:

Audiosurf is $1.50. Anyone who loves their music collection and doesn't have this game, grab it now.

P.S. real men play [as-nogrey]

ejburke

July 8th, 2011, 02:08 AM

I would get a windows error message telling me that the game was not responding and then I would have to close it. This would happen after the main menu when I would try to actually start the game. And yes, I'm using 64-bit Windows 7. The resolution options are pretty laughable. '05 and '06 games were on that fringe of current gen graphics, but last gen resolution options. I tried a couple of things with the ini file, but I only seemed to make it crash BEFORE the menu screen. Then I uninstalled it. I do have 32-bit XP laying around, but not installed. If I ever get that desperate to play, I'll give it a shot, thanks.

Really, it's my own fault. I know better than to buy non-Gearbox Ubisoft games and expect them to work correctly. Plus, the PC/360 versions of Double Agent aren't even the good versions of that game. The last gen console versions were the more complete, refined, and stable experiences. But $5 Steam sales can override a lot of common sense. Which is why they are so evil!

n00b1n8R

July 8th, 2011, 02:54 AM

Somebody update OP with this:
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l183/n00b1n8R/valve.jpg

ejburke

July 8th, 2011, 04:47 AM

When I look at that Steam logo, I see an upside down penis/scrote and those wallets are definitely "presenting".

NullZero

July 8th, 2011, 04:43 PM

http://i.imgur.com/YFgPD.jpg

Yum yum:
ME2
Amnesia
Fallout NV
Splinter Cell: Conviction

ThePlague

July 8th, 2011, 04:45 PM

I still don't have Splinter Cell: Conviction working from the last Steam sale :\

Amit

July 8th, 2011, 04:56 PM

What do you mean it doesn't work?

ThePlague

July 8th, 2011, 05:13 PM

I click play on the shitty Uplay thing, screen goes black for a second, then shows the after game report.

Mr Buckshot

July 8th, 2011, 07:03 PM

I click play on the shitty Uplay thing, screen goes black for a second, then shows the after game report.

Similar issues here. Even with the DRM mostly patched out (still calls home on 1st launch but doesn't need permanent connection), I sometimes could not get it to launch and I had too many crashes to desktop. The only "solution"? Trial and error.

Tried a pirated version that had the DRM completely removed and it still suffered from many in-game bugs that the legit version also has. But it launched every try.

anyway DRM or no DRM, bugs or no bugs, Conviction isn't a great game. Totally ruined the Splinter Cell series imo. Chaos Theory is still the best in the series. And why the hell isn't Pandora Tomorrow on Steam? That was also a good game.

I've run out of games that benefit from the Camp tickets... got 6 hanging out there. Too bad I can't redeem them for Just Cause 2 gear or something.

Bodzilla

July 8th, 2011, 07:09 PM

fall out 3 66 % off, hell i'll pay for it for $10.

*log in*
"16.99"

"wut....... go fuck yourself"

n00b1n8R

July 8th, 2011, 08:24 PM

paypal + US friends~

annihilation

July 8th, 2011, 08:43 PM

Universe Sandbox is pretty fun once you get the hang of it.

E: Amnesia is $5. Get it if you don't own it.

Timo

July 8th, 2011, 11:41 PM

God damn it steam, you know I couldn't resist buying all the splinter cells for less than $20 even though i'll probably never play them.

Cortexian

July 9th, 2011, 06:12 PM

paypal + US friends~
Canadian money is worth more just sayin~

Mr Buckshot

July 10th, 2011, 02:28 PM

Canadian money is worth more just sayin~

+rep

unfortunately i'm studying south so my credit card is American >.<

Patrickssj6

July 10th, 2011, 03:01 PM

Bought the StarWars pack :iamafag:

ejburke

July 10th, 2011, 05:19 PM

Amit

July 10th, 2011, 06:17 PM

I don't get it. What was the advantage of waiting until the last day to buy anything? As far as I can tell, only a selection of the games offered are back on sale and they aren't any cheaper than they were earlier in the week.

I had heard from a few places to hold off until the last day, but since no one bothered to put an actual argument behind that advice, I ignored it. As it happens, only one of the games I bought is back on sale today.

Well, the logic behind it was only to be applied to games that weren't already a Daily Deal. Nobody said wait unless the last day to buy anything. Most games had discounts, but sometimes they became a Daily Deal at a later date, which is why you should wait. If you waited for a game to become a Daily Deal and it didn't, there's no loss to you since you still have the opportunity to buy the game at its already discounted price (if it's discounted at all).

Today's Deals:

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h262/amit9821/Capture-14.png (http://store.steampowered.com)

DarkHalo003

July 10th, 2011, 08:54 PM

Portal 2. For $25? Why must I not have any money on Steam?! :(

Also, I'm still sad that there's no AoE2. :(

Mr Buckshot

July 11th, 2011, 12:23 AM

I'm a bit disappointed at the lack of new ticket opportunities or sales that didn't already exist before, but I got enough killer deals on great games so I'm not bitching.

e: Anyone having problems with the steam servers right now? I can't download anything I didn't already install and I was looking forward to a night of Terraria.

DarkHalo003

July 11th, 2011, 09:59 AM

I'd actually probably buy New Vegas if I wasn't already near the end on the Xbox version I rented from Block Buster. Oh and I wish Steam had FF stuff. It'd sap my cash faster than you could say Debt Collector.

NullZero

July 11th, 2011, 10:24 AM

I'd get Magicka if I had people to play co-op with D:

Amit

July 11th, 2011, 03:35 PM

e: Anyone having problems with the steam servers right now? I can't download anything I didn't already install and I was looking forward to a night of Terraria.

Oh god. I bought GTA IV complete pack around 9PM EST last night. holy fucking christ. I got 0 bytes download out of the Toronto server. I switched to Belgium and got a half-decent 550Kb/s. I switched back to Toronto before I went to bed and left my laptop on all night. I woke up at 7AM, checked steam and the game still had 25 mins left to download and that was at 700kb/s (mind you I usually get 1.5MB/s from steam servers). I said whatevs, set my computer to sleep after 30 mins and went about my daily stuff. I finally get to play spend hours optimizing this bitch after this post.

Oh, and BC2 pack is at #1 on the top seller list. That's right, fuck off Call of Duty.

Patrickssj6

July 11th, 2011, 04:21 PM

I need 1 week, 6 days and 8 hours to download Force Unleased so quit your bitchin :P

Amit

July 11th, 2011, 04:31 PM

Ouch, you paid money for that? The game sucks royally. It's a really bad port of the console versions.

Mr Buckshot

July 11th, 2011, 04:44 PM

After god knows how long I finally managed to install Terraria, and it was only 16 MB =.= but oh my god this is a fun game.

Oh god. I bought GTA IV complete pack around 9PM EST last night. holy fucking christ. I got 0 bytes download out of the Toronto server. I switched to Belgium and got a half-decent 550Kb/s. I switched back to Toronto before I went to bed and left my laptop on all night. I woke up at 7AM, checked steam and the game still had 25 mins left to download and that was at 700kb/s (mind you I usually get 1.5MB/s from steam servers). I said whatevs, set my computer to sleep after 30 mins and went about my daily stuff. I finally get to play spend hours optimizing this bitch after this post.

Oh, and BC2 pack is at #1 on the top seller list. That's right, fuck off Call of Duty.

GTAIV on steam? Tip: if you're modding the game, don't be like me - back up your vehicles.img and the related .dat and .ide files. I didn't back up and had to delete and redownload 13 GB which was a pain in the ass. The "verify cache" fix doesn't seem to work for me at all.

Amit

July 11th, 2011, 06:41 PM

I could always grab it from the version I downloaded a few months ago if none of the patches touched the vehicles.img. I learned that the reallly hard way with san andreas. I still have that on this computer than I play from time to time. I modded that game to hell and back. Had to re-download the game once to fix a graphical issue.

Cortexian

July 11th, 2011, 07:05 PM

Ukraine has the fastest Steam servers, I can usually get 3.4 MB/s instead of 1.5 MB/s from Vancouver/Seattle.

Amit

July 11th, 2011, 10:38 PM

That a load of crap. After I saw a series of images on reddit claiming the same thing, I have tried it multiple times. At least 5 times at random intervals over the past 2.5 months. Nothing. Just a crappy speed. Belgium and Netherlands are pretty good, though. Still, Toronto server serves me the best speeds on a regular day.

Cortexian

July 12th, 2011, 12:38 AM

Well that's weird, maybe your ISP has horrible lines to the Ukraine.

Mr Buckshot

July 12th, 2011, 01:56 PM

Every North American server I try has little difference.

Anyway, any news on which lucky bastards won the draw?

Amit

July 12th, 2011, 03:22 PM

Not yet.

Well that's weird, maybe your ISP has horrible lines to the Ukraine.

Maybe. Maybe it's just due to the congestion of internet traffic in my area? Rogers is good enough with speed, but bad on price.

Patrickssj6

July 12th, 2011, 04:38 PM

Ouch, you paid money for that? The game sucks royally. It's a really bad port of the console versions.
Bought the SW Pack so I am fine :D

Amit

July 12th, 2011, 10:15 PM

Phew.

NullZero

July 13th, 2011, 03:23 PM

http://i.imgur.com/12uuR.jpg

Not sure about Steam's Sims 3 special.

arbiter901

July 13th, 2011, 04:06 PM

lol wtf

Mr Buckshot

July 13th, 2011, 05:46 PM

http://i.imgur.com/12uuR.jpg

Not sure about Steam's Sims 3 special.

oh lord, I remember this situation last December when i was vacationing in London during Steam sales. I feel for you guys :/ Thankfully my college network was still operational, so remote desktop got me around the insane regional pricing.

Mr Buckshot

July 15th, 2011, 08:30 PM

Double post, but winners confirmed (I'm not one but no regrets)

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=23640381&postcount=1

I'm disappointed that so many people would put COD on their wishlists though...cmon only 9 copies of Civ 5?