Steam Summer Sale.

http://store.steampowered.com/

I really hope the DLC's for Rome Total War 2 are on sale.

Haha total random date this starts on.

And I'm going out of town this weekend! Well, I'm taking my laptop with me, and I have Steam and some games on it, so I shouldn't miss too much.




The Jedi Master

Both incredibly relevant:





And...



http://gaben.tv/

You and me both. 'cept all I have is a lousy Chromebook... At least I can buy some stuff for when I get home.

I plan on picking up a few good platformers for cheeep. Been replaying Mark of the Ninja, and I am enjoying that simple old-school 2D feeling, but with gooder graphics than my old NES and more cleverer gameplay.

If you haven't got The Witcher 2 then you should! Fantastic game and a steal at that price.

C'mon Arma 3 at 20!

They are, 50% off except Pirates and Raiders.

Awesome. I'll finally buy "Caesar in Gaul" and "Hannibal at the Gates".

anything good? steampowered.com domain is having issues here.

Remember, buy smart, by S...team!





Full sales list (not everything on sale it's on their front page)

http://steamdb.info/sales/

If you like mature western RPGs get The Witcher 2, and if you like well done light strategy get XCOM: Enemy Within. Both are magnificent games at a dirt cheap price.

I really wanted to like the first one. I just never got that into it, and quit after about an hour or so. Is 2 that much better?

2 is completely different gameplay wise. It's more a straight up action RPG than the "click a lot to swing" mode of the first game. I'd look up gameplay videos if you're curious.

You know, I read that as a "mature RPG Western". I'm picturing quick draws in the street at high noon, joining the posse going after Billy the Kid, being at the OK Corral...

As for the Rome II DLC, yeah, I'll wait. We have until the 30th to get it at that price...OR it might be less between now and then, so if you don't need it now, you wait!



The Jedi Master

lol on that last video. Yeah there's a bunch of crap I'd like and will probably go broke. I'm trying to discipline myself thought and not just impulse buy even it its on my wish list because more than likely it'll be on sale again.

Ironically two of the games I was looking at buying (discounted upgrade versions) are now twice as expensive as they were yesterday.

DCS is on sale to. Flaming Cliffs 3 for $20. The new F-15C flight model is wonderful and is certainly worth the purchase.

Just picked up xcom: The Bureau plus 3 DLC's for under 5 pounds. Happy with that one

Bought the 2 major Rome 2 DLC's last night and then promptly started my conquest of the brutish Gauls.

Eurotruck simulator 85% off (£2.24)

If you haven't picked this up.... Well you bloody well should at this price.

Picked :

Witcher 1/Witcher2

TS Marias Pass bundle

Port Royal 3 (don't have any main menu mouse.... anyone?!)

And I was gifted by Coot SC:Blacklist


PS: guys, don't forget that link so you'll now if the game was someday cheaper (like Coot, you could've saved 7$ if you waited a bit for Splinter cell but thx anyway! )

Oh and XCom: EU + EW is on special... GRAB IT!!!!!

Is Rome 2 fixed now? I only heard the horror, the horror, I tell you at the initial release.
Also, has anyone played Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion? The trailer looks great and it's 8 bucks.

I just bought Batman: Arkham City GOTY plus Dishonored GOTY. The latter I'm mainly interested in seeing how the city looks. It seems to be taken from China Mieville's "Perdido Street Station".

Rome 2 has had 12 patches so it is a vastly improved game over the initial release. It's currently 50% off so I think you should get it.

I play Sins all the time and it's a really fun game to play either head to head or cooperatively. Unfortunately there's no single player "campaign". All you can do is play custom scenarios against the AI.

Imagine a steampunk Victorian-era city. That's what Dishonored looks like.

I got sins as well. Happy to have a co-op one day, but I am still very basic in understanding it.

Thanks a lot guys. Yes, Steampunk, Victorian, plus squalid and somewhat twisted, would describe "Perdido Street Station" well.
"Sins" - there's no campaign? That's disappointing (though for 8 bucks, shut the F up, FSM). I just assumed it would play through that way. Perhaps the earlier, non-expansion game offers one.
Must do a quick google.
Rome 2 - I was poised to buy it when I reminded myself of the fact that I expressly do not allow myself to play TW games anymore because I know for a fact that they suck me away from reality every single goddamned time I try them. I love them, just love them, and therein lies the problem.

Yup, I know the feeling quite well. I put in over 1,000 hours of game time with Shogun Total War 2 and I already have over 700 hours of game time with Rome 2.

Now that, my friend, is a pretty pair of games. Both are so excellent in so many ways.

New round of deals. State of Decay... Time for me to pick up my first zombie game.

First? Where have you been the last decade?!

Hiding in my zombie-proof bunker of course!

I saw 28-Days Later, read Zone 1, that's about it.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 + Going East DLC is on sale as well

Not a big truck person, but for $9, I could prove to be entertaining at least

ETS2 on 4 Screens + Track IR

I guess my first zombie game was Left 4 Dead. I had tons of fun playing that coop and head to head.

If you get FC3, do you have to use DCS World on Steam or can you link the sim to ED's site?

Nether
Cold War
Need for Speed
Dark Star 1

...for now.

If you buy it on Steam you can activate it on DCS World- no problem.
If you buy it on DCS it CAN'T be activated on Steam anymore.

Works for me...

ARMA 3 is in one of the two options for the next community choice, so go vote if you don't have it yet.

So is Insurgency. I can not get into either, but both are decent realism shooters.

Skyrim for £2.49? If I didn't already have it that would be a steal.

Lol, Takedown is 40p! Not even for that price will I risk this turd though, not even if free.

sales today are a bit meh....

I usually run searches on games Im interested in, as they are usually on sale as well, just not advertised.

If Takedown wins the next round of customer choice it will be $.50. :p

Skyrim is a good buy right now..

got Torchlight II for $5. I've only heard about it after the Diablo3 fail; but it looks like a good one!

I've also been eying Skyrim: LE for under $14

Steam now is overtaken by so many small indie games. I have zero interest.

Planetary Annihilation is 50% off, I'm hovering over the buy button but is it any good?

What....?

You have no interest in Goat Simulator? http://store.steampowered.com/app/265930/

Or are you just holding out for Goat Sim 2 so all the bugs are worked out?

Goat Simulator was actually fun, sorry if that bothers you guys enough to not use Steam.

Picked up Project Zomboid and State of Decay last night. Both are quite polished games, so I guess it's going to be a zombie weekend for me.

Its kind of like saying, I don't want to go to Tesco (or something like walmart for the seppos) because they sell cheap rice and I don't like rice (does walmart sell rice).

Steam is a shop. It sells stuff. You are the customer, you choose what you want and buy it. There are plenty of things in shops I don't like, but that doesn't mean I won't go in there to find what I do like.

Bordelands2 GOTY at 9,99$

I never implied I didn't want to shop at Steam. I just prefer the big budget games. Sue me.
The indie games just clutter up Steam, it's made browsing a chore.

Picked up both seasons of the Walking Dead. I don't care for zombies but this is excellent.

Planetary Annihilation for a tenner.

Farming Simulator for 7 Euro. And some more addons for Rail Simulator (Munich-Garmisch and the English Riviera).

Up to now, I haven't found anything that interests me besides the Rome 2 DLC's.

Is the new Wolfenstein game on sale?

Doesn't look like it.

Does anyone know if any of the old Sonanalysts games still work on Win 7? I'd love to get back into them.

You don't need to browse Steam for anything. I just look at the front page's list of new, upcoming, and best selling games and usually what I want is there if not in the main "LOOK HERE" banner that scrolls.



The Jedi Master

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes.

$5. Had to be done.

Good call. I'll pay a $5 for that! Been enjoying LEGO Star Wars co-op with my little boy lately.

Rogue Legacy and FTL looked interesting to me, but not for their original prices.

Arma3 for 30 bucks is a good deal.

It is... Will it go lower?

This and Rome III and the Walking Dead season 1 are the ones I'm waiting for.

Rome III? You know something I don't know about?

It wont go lower on this steam sale. It already appeared on the community choice (and was not voted for) at the same price.

Thanks for the inside tip!

Panzer, I'm sure I'd hear about TW R3 from you! No, I meant TW Rome II. Now I'll have to choose, I've been given my budget from HQ Wife Command.

I havent been able to log into steam all week.

I suspect my ISP may have blocked it, Before the sale, for the last year or so, Whenever I logged into Steam, My Modem would be kicked offline every time. Same with Origin or Movie Websites... A Reboot resolves the issue for a day or so. But lately it's been 3 or 4 reboots every afternoon. I havent had my modem disconnect since I've not been able to log into steam. (Doesn't connect)

Classy folks what with you paying them money for no service and all that.

I hate ISPs.

I suspect my Modem just doesnt like being bombarded with a 20mbit downstream when I login and it starts to download a huge update for a game

I got 7 Days To Die
Looks like it will be good - very nice atmospherics from the off. Just wish it wasn't yet another Zed game, where I have to read tons of mostly outdated player-made wiki to find out how to play. Last time I bought The Dead Linger - I think it's worse now than it was last year. Same deal with the info. Gave up on DayZ SA and the most fun and time I've spent was on Infestation (nee WarZ) with a Steam group that broke up as soon as Payday 2 was released.

I do have higher hopes for 7DTD, though - it's the most creepy feeling of the zed lot. Not that I last more than a couple of minutes per round.

Debating about ArmAIII, i just dunno if I'll have the time to play it.

If Steam Sales were about us having time to play something, most of us would buy nothing... it's about collecting games isn't it?

Gotta catch em all

I'd still be spending $60, cuz I'd be buying for my brother too.... lol..

BF4 is still on my Do Not Bother With List.

Debating ArmA3 also.....freaking CloD doesn't friggin start.

In a similar way I managed to "collect" BF4 for $19 during some Black Friday Origin coupon sale, tried it a couple of times but haven't had much time to play it yet since I hear it's been laggy and I've had other fun stuff to play

Just bought five more games. When will the madness stop?!

A Steam friend kindly gifted me XCOM-Enemy Within and Blood Dragon which were on my list!

I just picked up:

European Escalation
Lego Super Heroes
Time Shift
The Cursed Crusade
The Last Templar

So many games and no time lol. We're nuts.

Hmmm....anyone else selling those adventure cards they are getting when purchasing games on sale? Since recently discovering the Steam "market" I've crepted my wallet to just over five dollars. I started selling those cards for a penny under the top going rate and sold them instantly lol. Now I've got $7.58 lol. Whoohoo lol. I know you can craft crap or discover something to get you free games but I've spent(shame on me) over a hundred dollars on steam sale for others and myself so I don't need to spend more money to get steam cards to maybe get three free games.

Yep, I sell them instantly, amazes me that people collect them. Just like TF2 hats *spits*

My ISP has indeed blocked Steam's Domain (I can log into SteamPowered At work though :p )

They cited that I transferred over 100GB in the last 30 days from their domain, their Anti-Piracy security automatically kicked in and was kicking my My modem's MAC off their network whenever I tried to connect to it, and eventually blocked it.

I escalated a Ticket... They are looking into it.
As I've bought stuff already for my brother and my self via website.

Maybe I should disable auto updating for the games I have in steam (only a few),
But my brother has like 100 or so between freebie codes and steam sales.

Yikes. I'm glad I don't have your ISP Skate.

I've listed everything I had the same way you did. A cent or two under the market and they each sold in about 10 seconds. I suppose people had standing buy orders. The number of transactions in the last 24 hours is amazing, I can't believe 6000 people wanted one card from Borderlands 2. LOL




So far I've got $2.03. I think everything I had sold. Last time, during the christmas sale, I listed one of those snow globes, which I assume is like the cards this go around. I think I listed it at $3 to try to catch someone desperate at the end of the contest time. They could win something for a full set. It sold! LOL

Man, I have a crapload of those stupid cards in my account. I'll see if I can sell them all!

The foil ones get the most $. Almost $2 a pop. I haven't bought anything through the sale yet, just voting for the flash sales.

Yeah when I first tried to sell my sale cards I was trying to be a greedy, sneaky bastage selling them for 50 cents a piece hoping to benefit from some desperate nut trying to complete the adventure.

I got a bunch up for sale .20 cents each.

I'm gonna look into that myself. Mostly because I really want Skyrim...

Until now, got:

Spec Ops: The Line
Payday 2 and all DLC (except for the soundtrack, of course)
Just Cause 2 and all DLC

Will keep an eye on the news to see if something else catches my attention.

I played a couple hours Payday 2 yesterday, and really appreciate it so far!

Edit: Well, looks like it's time to pick up Fallout: New Vegas!

Just saw that Wolfenstein is now 33% off. I may get it.

Thanks for the heads-up on the trading card thing. Sold a bunch of 'em. Enough to buy Castle Crashers.

I really haven't bought any "big" games yet. I'm just buying the candy. Kinda embarrassing...

sold mines too+ a lots of TF2 itmes. Made 11$ in 30 minutes LOLLL

by the end of the day I might have enough to pay only 5$ to get ARMA3 LOLL


edit:

If you have to buy 1 if them, wich 1 would you take?

Cologne - Dusseldorf - 20$
Western Lines of Scotland - 20$
West Coast Main Line + EWS Class 66 v2.0 - 17,19$
NEC: New York-New Haven - 24$ (bundle with loco 28$)
West Coast Main Line Over Shap - 20$
Stevens Pass - 20$
East Coast Main Line London-Peterborough - 20$ (+class 321emu bundle 24$)

Nearly bought Metro: Last Light. It sounds pretty good but then I heard there's a "remastered" edition coming out in the fall. I won't get to play this until fall anyway so thought I'd wait.

Anyone have an opinion on this game?

isnt this the one where you have to Buy the extra difficulty modes?

Well, I have 7 games queued up on my steam account ( Apparently I was Gifted two as well ?) so 9 total.. for me..

I bought my brother like 5 "trilogy/ultimate Packs" (Game + sequels or Game + All DLC).

And I cant even connect .


I'd guess it's another 100GB

I've enjoyed Last Light. Runs far better on my machine than Metro 33 ever did. I'd say wait for the re-mastered one as well as it probably will include all DLC one being that ranger difficulty mode.

Depends. Buying Last Light now gets you 50% off of Last Light Redux. So $6.80 now + $12.50 later. If you plan on getting LL Remastered on release, you'll pay more for it at $25.

If you planned on playing Redux at release, I would buy LL on sale now and then Redux at release. I would no bother installing LL and buy it simply to get the discount on Redux.

Why are they remastering a new game that's one of the best looking already?
I really loved the atmosphere of the first, but never got beyond the "find the explosives in the dark" mission.

That's a good idea, Flogger, I think I'll do that for both. Metro 2033 is only $3!

The remastered LL is a silly GOTY edition, it's just all the DLC in the game for a lower price, I don't think they changed it at all.
However, 2033 Redux is now on the updated LL engine, so I'm likely going to get that.



The Jedi Master

Metro 2033 was definitely one of the most difficult first persoon shooters I've played in a long time. I've not played Last Light yet.

I have both, too, based entirely on a demo video I saw by someone (one of the well known reviewers, but I can't remember which). It was for LL, but when I saw 2033 really cheap, too, I bought that as well.

I put quite a few hours into 2033 but I never felt comfortable with it and felt it was bit clunky and too scripted.

That put me in the wrong mindset for LL and I just gave that an hour or so before leaving it for a future date. It's still installed and I'm sure I'll give it a go again but at the moment there are more interesting things to try.

From what I understand LL Redux will get improved shooting mechanics and AI improvements. Probably minor. Might want to look into that more though. In either case, if the improvements are not worth waiting for, might as well snag it and all the DLC for $6.80.

The games are very linear and in the current versions AI can occasionally be dumb, but they are otherwise solid and fun. Nice setting and graphics.

I really enjoyed Last Light. Played through twice. Sure it has it's limitations, and boss battles that seem so out of place to me and I did not enjoy them. At all. But all in all it was a very fun ride for me. I'd rate it as one of the best games I've played in the past year. I echo Jedi and say no to waiting. Go for it.

well I spoke too soon, got online finally, started downloading the DayZ update, boom 20 minutes later booted offline, Modem Logs show it was a DNS Forced Disconnect.

Called ISP Again, they said it might be my modem.

Power Cycled Modem, restored internet, opened steam, disconnected (repeat like 10 times)

Finally Power Cycled modem, left steam off, stayed online fine.

Hmmm

Skate, you should seek an open wifi lolll

Picked up Metro Last Light for less than 7 bucks. That's a steal.

I think it's time to put the DOCSIS 2.0 modem to rest and upgrade the home networking..
Docsis 3.0 w/ Dual bonded channels, Gigabit Router and Cat6 Cable

I don't know how you lot put up with archaic internet service, having limits etc. No limits over here.

there aren't any limits normally,

I think there's a subliminal limit of 1TB/month download, I think it said on the bottom of the service info last time I paid online.
but I've never come close to that. and even if I had, it's a simple phone call to reset.

I think my modem is just not having fun anymore. years of abuse.

ISP is aware I'm a Gamer.... I think it's just time to upgrade.

I was able to get it to stay online last night long enough to download the updates and stuff for some of the games I already have installed.

Do you have Origin or UPlay? It would be interesting to see if those services get blocked as well if you try to download games and updates.

Did some testing this morning before work,
Origin Causes Modem to Boot off Network as well, Xbox Live Downloads too.

Forcing a DCS Update doesnt (however DCS doesnt get no where near the download speeds I get from Steam/Origin).

Which is why I think my modem is just lazy now, and killing the connection when I download stuff with high bandwidth.

So you've opted in for the "give me porn" law then?

The what?

Techno, techno, techno!

Total War: ROME II is finally 66%!

Picked up Metro 2033 and the Crusader king/ EU4 conversion dlc. Now to conquer the throne then Europe

Rome 2 is 66% off now? Be right back......

Bought my first game of the sale. Blood Dragon, paid a $1.12 for it thanks to selling all my steam cards.

I'm really liking Metro Last Light so far.

Ok. Finally got a "real" game. Borderlands 2. Hope I like it.

Pfft. Still not even halfway to the modest budget I set for the sale. $60, or the price of 1 top-shelf new release.

Borderlands 2 is a fun game especially if you play it cooperatively. On a couple of rare occasions I was able to have 4 human players in a game and that was great fun!

How was is compared to the first game? Playing with 1 or 2 people the original Borderlands felt really bland and empty, kinda like WoW with very rare NPCs just standing around waiting to give out quests.

Peally, that comparison has been made in almost every review of Borderlands that has been published. Suffice to say, BL2 is far better than BL1.

I like Blood Dragon, stick with it though as it seems daft to start with (to be fair its not supposed to be taken seriously) but opens up after first couple of missions.

Thanks, I might pick 2 up then, it's cheap enough

Picked up Assassin's Creed II, AC Revelations, AC Brotherhood, and AC III, $5 each.

Which AC is it people rave about, other than Black Flag? 3?


I've added Sleeping Dogs (sounds really good), Saints Row 4 (vs aliens), COH 2 and Planetary Annihilation.
Already got Fallout 3 & dlc, Dark Souls, Borderlands 2 & dlc, and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

So much for trying to hold out this sale.

AC2 is the best one but 3 and Black Flag are good too.

I got AC4 free with my GTX770, along with SC: Blacklist and Batman: AO. Literally the first time EVER that a game bundle I got with my video card had ONE game I wanted to play, let alone 3.

Never would've bought Batman, but since it was free I tried it and really liked it! Bought Arkham City GOTY on sale on Steam since and I'll probably get Arkham Knight now.




The Jedi Master

Yep, good game.

So far I've bought Football Manager 2014, Lego Marvel Super Heroes and Sniper Elite V2.

As Mace says I think you're thinking about AC2 as that's been generally viewed as the best all around AC game. I'd have to say its been my favorite too. Not just the setting and story but I found that AC2 had the best combat configuration and gameplay out of all of them. You have more control and more combat options and it flows well. AC3 combat is still pretty good but it felt like they tried to simplify it which is a mistake in my opinion. Though I love the setting of AC4, the combat mechanics really took a dump in my opinion. I don't know what they were thinking because it made it too arcade like and not enough puppeteering
control and options like in AC2. Wish they would have kept a "classic" type combat schemed for folks to use. I hope they go back in the right direction with Unity.

Had enough from selling those things on the marketplace to buy AC2. Then I pulled old stuff I had before, relisted and made another almost $5. I love this stuff. LOL
I guess you accumulate these things as you play the games and get achievements? I've sold all of the cards for purchases too.

Correct. I have over 100 cards that I can sell. I noticed that my most valuable cards are worth 39 cents and the least valuable are 3 cents.

Get them while the getting is good! Looks like they drop pretty quickly from that >.20 range.
Might even get me playing some of these sale games I never get around to. To buy more sale games to not get around to. LOL

I actually play everything I buy. Yeah I'm crazy like that.

Panzer has a cloning machine or the worlds best coffee brewer

I did grow up in Miami and thus have been drinking espressos since I was a kid so you may be onto something.

Heh heh...

Someone start a "What did you buy? Lists please" thread after the dust settles.

Good deal on Assetto Corsa. If you have a wheel, it's a must.

Yeah, I was just coming to mention Assetto Corsa. I wasn't bothered before, especially being so disappointed with rFactor 2, but for this price, I think I'll have it.

I meant selling the cards, they seem to drop in value pretty fast.







Or in a couple of weeks a thread on what did you buy vs what have you played for more than 5 hours.
I see lots of games in the SimHQ group that get played for less than an hour. (I'm guilty too)

Oh ok. I see what you were meaning.

Unfortunately, some games don't take more than that to finish!
CoD 4 and WaW are two I can recall. Homefront as well IIRC.



The Jedi Master

If you like racing sims with a wheel, Assetto Corsa for $19.99 is a terrific deal!

Best physics racing sim on PC bar none, even now in early access phase.

It was worth $40 8 patches ago. (it's even better now :P )

Anybody know anything about Space Engineers? Looks tempting but just not sure.

The this.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/23/britain-s-idiotic-opt-in-porn-ban.html

Grabbed Assassins Creed Black Flag. That pirate stuff is too hard to resist. Also Bioshock Infinite, which I've started and am really enjoying. If I still had my wheel setup, I would surely have latched onto Arsetto Corso, too. Some good stuff. Had a hard time deciding.

I bought Borderlands 2; that is it so far. There are other titles I want but I do not feel like spending what they are asking (new games).

On the fence with DCS Combined Arms.

Thanks for the tip, still haven't played it yet. Trying to finally beat far cry 3 first.

Wolfenstein TNO is now %50 off, $29.99

Can anyone tell me how to increase my "level"?? I used to vote and get a trading card but now it says I need to be XX level in order to get them....

Thanks!

I think it's about number of games owned, # of years on steam(?), achievements in games (?), cards from playing games, participating in sales and other events, sign up for the hardware beta and steam group (even if not chosen or chosen yet), do community ambassador tasks:

http://steamcommunity.com/id/rawkryptonite/badges/2
I think you just do a certain number of those, it isn't all of them.

Not sure other than that. It just worked out on it's own for me. I don't know what's considered good or eligible for what though.
I sold off all game related cards though, doesn't seem to remove XP giving up the cards.

so i gave in and bough splinter cell black list whatever edition, metro 2033 just to get the cheaper updated version,metro last light, payday 2 and payday heist, rome 2 and afew dlcs, assassin creed black fag and assassin creed black flag, i stood on the fence forever with payday i tried the free weekend but while okay seemed too repettive dril this drill that, but steam kept lowering its price throughout the week so at 10 bucks i decied what the heck ?? also got age of empires 2 hd with 3 complete,dishonored complete and tropico 4 complete

now im on the fence if i get the new wargame in promo or wait next year, i'm far from even beggining airland,but i already surpassed in 30 bucks my limitation of expending only 100 $ tops in steam sale.

Not too much this time.

Picked up Borderlands 2: GOTY, hopefully get in some coop with anyone here. Feel free to add me in Steam, same username.

Also got Rocksmith 2014 and the content importer for Rocksmith.

Just picked up Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena for $3.00 from gog.com, they are having a similiar sale.

Cheers!

On a related note, I have some spare copies of Borderlands 2 I picked up during the sale. If anyone missed the sale and want a copy of it for $5 (what I paid) then send me a PM.

I won't be playing it myself any time soon. At least I do not think so. I might give it a go in SP to before I ever go online.

Wait, what? LOL

On Payday, it isn't easy solo. Try the jewelry store heist on easy without setting off alarms. Very rewarding.
It's a lot better with a group, but still hard. Some go for speed, we always tried for as much stealth as possible, or at least a quick exit before a crazy firefight.

ACBF has a very long training. Even after you think you're in the game, you're still training. Very cool when it opens up for travel and ship battles along the way though.

Training ? you mean tutorial mission ? How do you do stealth in payday 2 anyway ? i tried forever during the free weekend but still had to resort to violence. the game is really lacking in documentation


oh and black fag i meant the slave guy dlc, from the trailer it seems like a emo story.

Kingdoms Rise looks nice, might get that.

EDIT: Hmmm, maybe not, watching videos with no one playing and looking quite clunky...

I got chivalry medieval warfare for about £3 and will buy kinetic void tomorrow when it goes on sale at the flash sale price, I think

Was hoping spin tires would go on sale but as it was only released on the 23rd June, I cant see it

Spintires was on a couple of Flash Sales IIRC.

Really?!! bloody work, missed it.

i added whoever asked for borderlands 2, im trying to start the game, but most players are level 15 and up. and i got all dlcs.....borderlands is boring and sterile on your own.

Not in the sale but Divinity: Original Sin looks good.

Yep, if you check the Top Sellers 41-60, it's in there and that would be because of the sale price.

Probably was me, accepted your request.


You might want to join the 'SimHQ' group on Steam as well, will help you find other players on this site.

A few of us just started characters in B2 so we are low level as well. I think I am level 5 or 6 now.

Cheers

7 Days to Die has actually turned out really addictive, even though I'm not always sure what I'm doing and I have died LOTS!

I managed to survive my first night earlier, with nothing at all in my inventory and crazied Zeds running past just a few feet away. Just crouch, don't move, and wait for the Sun to come up!

...then get torn to shreds by a zomboid Dobermann whilst you were looking the other way...

It isn't easy. You need to build up skills and quickly get the one that gives you more zipties to handcuff the people in the store. If you have to take out a guard, you have a few seconds to answer the radio call to say everything is ok, but you can only do that once until you unlock a skill that allows you to do that more. Keep everyone down and out of sight of those on the street, don't let anyone out. It isn't easy with the AI teammates since they follow you. With humans, they can stand guard and deal with anyone on the street while one guy works the inside masked up.
This video came out bad due to audio issues, but this is Mojoflow, Feetwet and I running the jewelry store. Probably the easiest mission to run like this.

Just picked up 'Sir, You are Being Hunted' on GOG for $5.00

Would like to play some Payday again, it really is a great coop game.

Are the sales ending today? It seems like the 29th is the "last day" of the sale despite it saying 19-30... I would've thought the 30th would be the last day.

I think the current prices are good until tomorrow 10am PST (or something like that).

Ending tomorrow, but what's up now is the last batch.
Over in about 17 hrs.

Some really good ones this time. I think I bought a couple of stinkers, after firing them up, but at least they were cheap. Mainly some good buys.
Finally got in on Planetary Annihilation cheap, and another one called Meridian New World that looks pretty good.

I finally bought something after avoiding the sales for so long.

Planetary Annihilation,a steal at £10 considering it was around £80 at the early backing stage. Enjoying it so far but I suck.

I got Planetary Annihilation, Batman Origins season pass, Shadowrun DLC, Divinity: Original Sin, Wasteland 2 and Transistor.

Transistor is fantastic, recommend getting that and had a quick go with Divinity and that is a lovely RPG, going to enjoy that.

Get Transistor everyone

edit: can have mp game if you want sometime Chucky as I'm useless too and perhaps we can learn as we go lol

Already bought the pack with Skyrim + DLCs for ~30€ about two weeks ago (beofre the sale started...) and raked up ~200h and counting (but whoever designed the PC UI...).

I got me Metro Last Light + DLCs on Saturday, for ~10€.
Right now the sale is in its final hours, with the topsellers (Payday, Metro, ...) on a special discount again.

That could be on,just give me a while to get used to it.The AI even on the easiest setting is quite brutal so I'm not getting too far atm. Don't know what half the stuff does.

Encore going on right now...if you want it better get it.

As usual I bought more games than I have time, but hopefully I'll manage to at least try them all and decide which to spend my time on

Shadowrun: Dragonfall (Steam Store)
Shadowrun Returns (Steam Store)
PAYDAY 2: Gage Weapon Pack #01 (Steam Store)
PAYDAY 2: Gage Mod Courier (Steam Store)
PAYDAY 2: Gage Sniper Pack (Steam Store)
PAYDAY 2: Gage Weapon Pack #02 (Steam Store)
Crusader Kings II (Steam Store)
Total War: ROME II - Caesar in Gaul (Steam Store)
Total War™: ROME II – Hannibal at the Gates (Steam Store)
Total War: Rome II - Bloodpack Steam Store and Retail Key (Steam Store)
Total War: Rome II - Greek States Culture Pack (Steam Store)
Total War: ROME II - Beasts of War (Steam Store)
Europa Universalis IV - Conquest of Paradise (Steam Store)
EU IV Native Americans Unit Pack (Steam Store)
EU IV Conquistadors Unit pack (Steam Store)
Europa Universalis IV - Call-to-Arms Pack (Steam Store)
American Dream DLC (Steam Store)
Europa Universalis IV: Pre-order Pack (Steam Store)
Europa Universalis IV - Digital Extreme Edition Upgrade Pack (Steam Store)
Next Car Game (Steam Store)
Kingdom Rush (Steam Store)
Age of Wonders III (Steam Store)
Space Hulk - 2 Pack (Steam Store)
Hitman Absolution: Elite Edition (ROW) (Steam Store)
Titan Quest Gold (Steam Store)
Darksiders Franchise Pack (Steam Store)
Planetary Annihilation Early Access (Steam Store)
Pool Nation Steam Store and Retail Key (Steam Store)

Anyone play South Park Stick of Truth? Thinking about buying...PM me if you don't want to answer here lol.

I tried it,being a big South Park fan but after an hour I found it went downhill and I lost interest.Button mashing isn't my favourite thing either.It does look exactly like the show and for that first hour it kept me entertained.Also,even in the sale it's not exactly cheap.

I would check out some reviews and gameplay vids just to be sure.

It's an RPG. It's too new for them to have given it a significant discount. I'm waiting for the November sale, by then it will likely be $30 or less and worth it.

The reviews I've heard all say it's both true to South Park and an excellent RPG even if you're only casually acquainted with the show (but find it funny!) If you don't find SP funny, don't bother because it's JUST like the show.



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End tally:

Meridian: New World ........really cool, great looking RTS, kind of like SW:EAW on the ground with mechs. Great find.
Metro Last Light Complete ......won't play until finish the first game
Assassin's Creed II: Deluxe Edition ......still have to try it
Sleeping Dogs Collection .......still have to try it, had to dl the HD pack HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Like Mafia 2/GTA, but more redeeming, gorgeous and excellent sense of style (Hong Kong). Fighting is very well done.
Saints Row IV ........still have to try it
Company of Heroes ......still have to try it
Planetary Annihilation Early Access .....still have to try it
Dark Souls .....meh so far
Fallout 3 and all DLC .....pretty good so far, hope the fixes work
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning ......meh so far
Borderlands 2 Game of the Year ......fun with co-op

All the games I wanted didn't go to my set price to buy them at. Arma 3, RTW2, Walking Dead S1... I only bought "Brothers" for my kids. See you on Black Friday!

This is one for the record books for me. Bought a lot:

The Cursed Crusade (pretty to look at/fun sword play)
Fallout 3 (Haven't tried the pc version yet and hope it works as I have windows 7 and apparently it has issues with that)
The First Templar (Really liking this one so far. Okay graphics and decent sword play. Nice voice acting and story. A little rough but one of those games you can tell has a lot of heart and a lot of love went into making it)
Lego Marvel Super Heroes (silly fun)
Next Car Game (runs a bit rough but the damage physics are great)
Timeshift (haven't tried it yet)
Wargame: European Escalation (haven't tried it yet)

And I was gifted:

Battlestations: Pacific (haven't tried it yet)
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon (haven't tried it yet)
Witcher 2 which I was able to gift again

Good sale for me, I bought more recently released games for a decent discount than old games for dirt cheap.

Games recently released that I waited patiently hoping they would get Steam Sale discount...
(saved 33-66% for waiting just a couple of months for sale instead of buying on release):
1. Dark Souls 2 - good hardcore ARPG so far, much better console port than DS1
2. Age of Wonders 3 - good Civ/M&M Heroes game so far
3. Divinity Original Sin - good hardcore RPG so far
4. Rome Total War 2 DLC (Julius Caesar and Hannibal at the Gates) - more campaigns and units woohoo

Cheap Steam Sale games I bought because of the dirt cheap price:
5. Borderlands 2 GOTY - picked up to co-op with SimHQ friends
6. Fallen Enchantress Legendary Heroes - picked up to try with mods
7. Space Empires V - picked up to try with mods

Also got a couple of nice gifts, thanks guys! will return the favor sometime!

Go to nexus, there is a mod that drastically changed the UI for the better,its one of the must have mods.

hey coot were you gifted by steam ? cos i made 20 points my team won twice and i got nada.

Im up for coop in borderlands.borderlands 2, and payday and payday 2 anyone can just add me on steam, nick is causamortis

Yup, I succumbed. . . .

Bought Wargame:Air Land Battle for $6.49!!!

Awesome game - great blend of RTS and real combined arms tactics.

I prefer it to its predecessor - European Escalation - there's something very satisfying about calling in an airstrike on unprotected targets!!

Managed to put the credit card away after that (thankfully!)

I bought very few things, the most significant being Wolfenstein NO for $30. The rest of my purchases were DLC on sale for Batman, Rome II, Metro LL, Aliens: CM, and a couple of other things I can't remember that add up to less than the $30 for Wolfenstein! So I spent less than $60, or one game price, for multiple things.

Oh, and I got gifted a couple of DLC as well, which was unexpected and appreciated!



The Jedi Master

I am now suffering my first bout of post-Steam Summer Sale angst. I should have bought X-Com for 5 bucks. I should have, I should have!
However, Batman: Arkham City is proving to be superb fun, even though I am absolutely inept at it (oh, X:Com and your turn-based combat!).

You'll get the hang of it. It's a long ride, but well worth the trouble. Great game. I love the combat system. Love being able to hide, swoop, kick the crap outta a few guys, escape from a mob, regroup, repeat.

As I mentioned earlier, most of what I bought was candy:

Don't Starve - Fun little diversion
FTL: Faster Than Light - I really like this one. Old school computer game style.
Rogue Legacy - Hard platformer, but fun. Nintendo-y. I have been compelled to keep playing it.
LEGO Marvel - Haven't loaded it yet, but I like LEGO Star Wars with my kid.
Castle Crashers - Haven't loaded it yet. Looks silly. Paid $1.50 on a whim from selling cards
Blockland - for my kid who loves LEGOS.
Trine, Trine2, Shadowgrounds, Survivor - Frozenbyte pack

...and some more substantial stuff:

Upgraded Skyrim and Dishonored to include all DLC
Deus Ex:HR - Stealth shooter with superhuman perks. How can I go wrong?
Borderlands 2 - Always been curious.

Checked out at just under my $60 budget. This ought to keep my busy for a while

Yeah I am getting post steam sale angst as well. I was good and only purchased one title (which I have completed) and am now asking myself "why did I not purchase those other titles I wanted."

Ohh well, there will be another sale and maybe those titles will be a little cheaper. At the end of the day I have enough with real life and current games to keep me going.... (I must keep reminding myself of that )

I didn't buy much this sale, though I was certainly prepared to, but most of the games I want I already have!

I picked up

-- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
-- Divinity Original Sin (gift from friend)
-- Football Manager 2014
-- Sniper Elite V2

I should have bought Age of Wonders 3. And being a long time Total War player I considered Rome 2, but I suspect Europa Universalis has spolied me.

You should have picked up Rome 2. It's been greatly improved with all of the patches.

Now ya tell me!

Thanks Arthur. I'm getting the hang of glide kicks and ground takedowns, or whatever, now. Still no idea what to do with the riddler's traps. It is really cool being Batman, and the dynamic music is great.

Picked up Metro:Last Light and all the DLC's for about $7.00, so far an awesome game
Cheers

You should've asked while the sale was still going.



The Jedi Master

It's a really good game indeed with some interesting "WTF" moments.

sniper elite v2 ? V TWO ? DUUUUUUUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuuuddee...it was free 2 weeks ago to create audience for the new game.

Sorry, I might have asked this before but it is still obscure to me: I keep reading "I was gifted" this and that. Well, I have hundreds of games on Steam and I was never gifted anything by Steam. How does it work, precisely?

i guess it was by points ? last year sale, i got crazy and bought lots of game, and received a free magika.....or maybe they mean gifted by other users, kinda like trading.

Yeah I was gifted stuff by steam friends not steam itself. I earned a bunch of trading/sale adventure crap that I then just resold for change to build up my steam wallet.

I was there for games not to buy games only to receive cards to play another fake game of hid and seek and crafting crap to maybe get three free games from steam. I don't think I'd have the energy anyways to figure it out and certainly not the desire.

Totally agree PanzerMeyer. I'm liking this game so much I just preordered both Metro: 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux for $37.98 off Steam. It was pretty sweet that Steam still knocked 25% off the preorder even though I only paid $6.98 for Metro Last Light on the summer sale.
Cheers

FC3 Blood Dragon
Game Dev Tycoon
Football Manager 2014
GTA IV and Liberty City Episodes
Papers Please
Tropico 4

There's a lot of gaming there. In other news, I've almost finished Fallout 3 and DLC from the last sale, soon be time for New Vegas (and two Batman games, and FC3, etc etc etc lol)

I'm trying not to start the Metro series until the Redux versions come out. Can't wait!!

Redux will be out so soon it is silly to play the old ones now if you plan on getting them. I'm just getting 2033 Redux, so I bought the DLC for LL to play now.

I spent a lot of time in the 2 Fallouts and their DLCs, not nearly as much time in Batman: AO as it's a smaller game, but still longer than either Metro which are more traditional FPS games. Actually, B:AO reminds me of FC3 a lot in how you unlock parts of the island on your map by taking towers, except some of them are really hard to do in Batman while in FC3 they're all pretty much the same difficulty.

I got the previous Batman : Arkham City but haven't played it yet, I'll be doing that when I finish the Metro: LL DLC.

Oh yeah, I'm still playing AC4, almost forgot that one.



The Jedi Master