Steam Summer Sale 2014

Nody

Well I'm in the red team and we're fecked I hope they randomize the team every night...

Yeti Beast

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Hmmm I did got a summer adventure bag for TF2. It says its rare and goes for 8eu... Whats in it? Is it worth selling for 8eu as I dont play TF2 at all.

If you don't play TF2, then yeah, sell it on the market or trade it with someone who does play. €8 is a good price for a "free" item from crafting a badge. It will pay for a few more games in the sale. :pac:

Edit: Don't open/activate the bag though - you might not be able to sell it after that.

TheDoc

Won't let me trade anything, its greyed out saying that I need to have bought something in the last year, and over 30 days ago. So therefore, I can do nothing in regards seling any cards, meh.

Have some TF2 stuff that I got from god knows where, that seemingly goes for a few bob.

Yeti Beast

TheDoc wrote: »

Won't let me trade anything, its greyed out saying that I need to have bought something in the last year, and over 30 days ago. So therefore, I can do nothing in regards seling any cards, meh.

Have some TF2 stuff that I got from god knows where, that seemingly goes for a few bob.

Yeah, some of the restrictions are a bit daft - activating a new device (logging in on your phone for the first time for example) gives you a temporary trade ban, or using a new payment method. Would be nice to be warned in advance.

As regards the 30 day thing, I think you have to have bought something more than 30 days ago, but less than a year, or something like that.

ShadowHearth

Crafted another badge and got Rhino skin in warframe. Not valuable item, but I do play warframe, so happy out.

Cravez

Are people only getting the items/tokens with the Summer Sale badge or is it confirmed you can get them by crafting regular game badges?

TheChrisD

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Hmmm I did got a summer adventure bag for TF2. It says its rare and goes for 8eu... Whats in it? Is it worth selling for 8eu as I dont play TF2 at all.

- Backpack Expander (69c)
- Name or Description Tag (74c)
- 1 random drop weapon (worthless)
- a special summer cosmetic item (no idea what they are, so can't ascertain value)

No idea how a single hat makes it worth an extra €8, although the Wiki and the item servers are down, so it's hard to tell what's special about the cosmetics.

EDIT: Apparently it's a single random cosmetic item with a note in it's description stating it was earned during the sale. So, basically a craft hat, which is worth no more than a euro. So absolutely sell them if people are gullible and stupid enough to buy them for anything more than €1.50.

Falthyron

Cravez wrote: »

Are people only getting the items/tokens with the Summer Sale badge or is it confirmed you can get them by crafting regular game badges?

The summer items come only from assembling the summer badge from all the summer cards, 1-10. However, if you assemble a game badge (e.g. Civilization V or Left 4 Dead 2), you will get a summer card in addition to the normal stuff you receive when you assemble a game badge.

Kiith

I don't get the whole crafting thing. For example, after 100+ hours of Skyrim, i only have one card, so how am i supposed to collect the others? Is buying them the only way?

Monotype

The points are reset every day, but surely those who start on the purple team are far better off as you'll be more likely to get those with deep pockets to switch to purple on the first day.
Or maybe the other teams are saving cards because they don't see the point for today. Whatever the story, those cards are going for quite a bit of money and the price of others have gone up. So if there's any old cards in the inventory, now is the time to sell them.

Sure the chance of winning anything is so miniscule. People must be spending more than their potential win!

Spear

Kiith wrote: »

I don't get the whole crafting thing. For example, after 100+ hours of Skyrim, i only have one card, so how am i supposed to collect the others? Is buying them the only way?

You should get one for every approx. 20 minutes played, up to about half the amount of cards available. You can buy or trade for the rest, or await a random booster pack of three to be added to your inventory.

Nody

Kiith wrote: »

I don't get the whole crafting thing. For example, after 100+ hours of Skyrim, i only have one card, so how am i supposed to collect the others? Is buying them the only way?

Or trading other game cards; they limited the system now that you can only get half a badge in drops from the game (which sucks) or if it is FTP you need to spend ~$9 in game / card.

MiskyBoyy

Reckon Don't Starve will go any cheaper than €3.74? Maybe 90% off at some stage over sale?

thegame983

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

Reckon Don't Starve will go any cheaper than €3.74? Maybe 90% off at some stage over sale?

Nah. Once a game appears on a daily/flash/community choice sale. That's it. That's as low as it will go.

Well usually anyway.

MiskyBoyy

thegame983 wrote: »

Nah. Once a game appears on a daily/flash/community choice sale. That's it. That's as low as it will go.

Well usually anyway.

Yeah I just found out from enhanced steam that it's €2.69 on Amazon

Gbear

Got the Witchers 1 and 2 for about €5.50.

I played 2 before but wasn't totally swayed by the combat.

But that was a pirate version so I felt honour-bound to buy it and, besides, I heard they tweaked the combat a little bit.

Falthyron

Gbear wrote: »

Got the Witchers 1 and 2 for about €5.50.

I played 2 before but wasn't totally swayed by the combat.

But that was a pirate version so I felt honour-bound to buy it and, besides, I heard they tweaked the combat a little bit.

The combat in Witcher 1 is worse

gazzamc

Falthyron wrote: »

The combat in Witcher 1 is worse

I prefer it over 2, you need to time it right.. (Although there is parts of 2 that I enjoy but it feels too easy)..

I grabbed this too :P

Tipsy McSwagger

Day 2 and another day where I don't want anything.

ShadowHearth

This whole card thing is even more dangerous then sale it self.
It's like gambling now. I almost decided to buy 2 sets of summer cards too get some rewards, but then realised it will cost me over 7eu. For 7eu I can buy a bloody good game right off!!

At this point it makes more sense just buy and complete your old decks and get that 1 summer sale card, then buy it right off.

MacBizzle

Spore @ €4.99 sounds like what its normal price should be...

TheChrisD

Another meh day. Even though I've constantly said no to Prison Architect when it was 25%/33%/40%, even 66% still seems a tad too expensive...

Yeti Beast

TheChrisD wrote: »

Another meh day. Even though I've constantly said no to Prison Architect when it was 25%/33%/40%, even 66% still seems a tad too expensive...

Humming and hawing over it too. I know it's a great game, but spending a tenner on a single game in a Steam sale seems inherently wrong. :pac:

KD11

Purple team are way ahead again. I can see a pattern forming here. Come on red team!

Nody

MacBizzle wrote: »

Spore @ €4.99 sounds like what its normal price should be...

Decided to pick it up because I think I'll get some casual fun out of it.

MacBizzle

Nody wrote: »

Decided to pick it up because I think I'll get some casual fun out of it.

A fiver (at 75% off) for a game from 2008 on Steam isn't great though imo.

You should enjoy it though, I had good fun with it a few years ago

ShadowHearth

Dark Souls 2 is a wee bit too expensive at 33% off. Maybe we will get better deal.

I am so annyoed I lost that 7 days to die deal. It was god damn late at night :mad:

EoinHef

Should come up last day(29th) again hopefully,wouldnt mind picking it up either

How much was it up for anyway? (7 days to die that is)

Kiith

Bought Walking Dead season 2, Prison Architect, Bulletstorm, State of Decay, Red Alert 3, Blood Dragon and Amnesia MoP already today. And really tempted by Divinity Original Sin.

God damn it Steam...

CatInABox

Just completed my badge, helping out my red team lads!

MiskyBoyy

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Dark Souls 2 is a wee bit too expensive at 33% off. Maybe we will get better deal.

I am so annyoed I lost that 7 days to die deal. It was god damn late at night :mad:

This our next Rust Shadow? :P

Peanut Butter Jelly

DON'T BUY A GAME UNLESS IT'S A DAILY DEAL, FLASH SALE, OR COMMUNITY CHOICE.
If a game is a daily deal, flash sale, or community choice THE PRICE WILL NOT GO LOWER. Additionally, major titles are most likely going to be all three at least once.

Daily Deals
Title|Discount|Price|Metascore|Platform|Cards| PC Gaming Wiki
DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition|50%|€24.99|68|Windows|No |Yes
Game Dev Tycoon|60%|€3.59|68|Windows/Mac/Linux|Yes|Yes
State of Decay|75%|€4.74|79|Windows|No|Yes
Prison Architect|66%|€9.51|N/A|Windows/Mac/Linux|Yes|Yes
RPG Maker VX Ace|75%|€14.99|N/A|Windows|Yes|No
The Walking Dead: Season 2|50%|€11.49|N/A|Windows/Mac|No|Yes
Bound By Flame|40%|€23.99|N/A|Windows|Yes |Yes
Plague Inc: Evolved|33%|€9.37|N/A|Windows/Mac|Yes|Yes
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs|75%|€4.12|72|Windows/Mac/Linux|No| Yes


Other Daily Deals (hidden, franchise, etc)
Title|Discount|Price|Metascore|Platform|Cards| PC Gaming Wiki
Amnesia Collection|80% |€5.79|72|Windows/Mac/Linux|No|Yes
Amnesia: The Dark Descent####################|80%|€3.29|85|Windows/Mac/Linux|No|Yes
The Walking Dead |75%|€5.74|82|Windows/Mac|Yes|Yes


Flash sales
Title|Discount|Price|Metascore|Platform|Cards| PC Gaming Wiki
SPORE™ |75%|€4.99|84|Windows|No|Yes
Mount & Blade: Warband######################|80%|€3.99|N/A|Windows|Yes|Yes
Dungeon Defenders|75%|€2.99|81| Windows/Mac/Linux|No|Yes
Pixel Piracy|50%|€6.99|N/A|Windows/Mac/Linux|Yes|Yes



Community Choice
Title|Discount|Price|Metascore|Platform|Cards| PC Gaming Wiki
ORION: Dino Horde|90%|€1.49|36|Windows|Yes|Yes
RAGE###################### #######|75%|€4.99|79|Windows|No|Yes
Call of Juarez® Gunslinger|75%|€3.74|79|Windows|Yes|Yes
Bulletstorm™|75%|€4.99|82|Windows|No|Yes


Other flash/community choice deals
Title|Discount|Price|Metascore|Platform|Cards| PC Gaming Wiki
Mount & Blade Collection*|80%|€5.99|N/A|Windows|Yes|Yes
SPORE™ Complete Pack**|75%|€6.48|N/A|53|Windows|No|Yes
Call of Juarez Gunslinger + Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon|75%|€6.24|79| Windows|Yes|Yes


*Individual titles & collection on sale too. Check collection sub page for details.
**Certain SPORE packages on sale, check individual pages.

gazzamc

CatInABox wrote: »

Just completed my badge, helping out my red team lads!

I completed a few but my team is letting me down.. Damn green team.

CatInABox

gazzamc wrote: »

I completed a few but my team is letting me down.. Damn green team.

Yeah, I held off on completing it until today, not much point when we were dead last.

Kiith

Peanut Butter Jelly wrote: »

If a game is a daily deal, flash sale, or community choice THE PRICE WILL NOT GO LOWER

I'm pretty sure in the past, games have re-appeared in the sale at a lower price before. Can't give an example, but vaguely remember picking something up on day 1 or 2, only for it to be even cheaper in a few days.

ShadowHearth

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

This our next Rust Shadow? :P

Hell yeah! I am down for it. I just need for it to go to 75% again. I missed it last time ffs.

Peanut Butter Jelly

Kiith wrote: »

I'm pretty sure in the past, games have re-appeared in the sale at a lower price before. Can't give an example, but vaguely remember picking something up on day 1 or 2, only for it to be even cheaper in a few days.

I'm not an expert on Steam Sales, it just says that on Reddit.

ScumLord

It's good to check the games page, pretty much anything related to the game on sale, is also on sale. I'd never played that walking dead game, didn't want to jump in at 2 but noticed that all the walking dead stuff is on sale to go with it.

Damn this sale for coming up a week before I'm supposed to go on holiday.

Kiith

Peanut Butter Jelly wrote: »

I'm not an expert on Steam Sales, it just says that on Reddit.

Not 100% sure myself to be honest...either way, it's nice and cheap

Things which pop up in a flash sale have appeared cheaper in a daily deal and vise versa. I know I got the Witcher 2 for cheaper in a flash deal than it had been in a daily deal days beforehand.

MacBizzle

Kiith wrote: »

I'm pretty sure in the past, games have re-appeared in the sale at a lower price before. Can't give an example, but vaguely remember picking something up on day 1 or 2, only for it to be even cheaper in a few days.

They did it with Football Manager 2013 last year if I remember correctly.

Yeti Beast

FFS Blue Team, get it together!

Gonna pick up TWD - is it worth getting the 400 Days DLC too?

Links234

Is State of Decay worth a look?

sweetie

so yeah, i just joined the erm....pink team...

Kiith

Links234 wrote: »

Is State of Decay worth a look?

I'll let you know in a little while. Downloading as we speak.

gazzamc

Yeti Beast wrote: »

FFS Blue Team, get it together!

Gonna pick up TWD - is it worth getting the 400 Days DLC too?

It's completely unrelated to the main thing.. But if you enjoy TWD then maybe.. It's much shorter too..

gazzamc

Links234 wrote: »

Is State of Decay worth a look?

Yes, I would recommend it if you like zombie games.. You look for supplies and upgrade your base.. The map is a nice size too..

Cravez

sweetie wrote: »

so yeah, i just joined the erm....pink team...

Haha same here

Links234 wrote: »

Is State of Decay worth a look?

It's actually one of the better zombie games out there. Really focuses on the scavenging and surviving as you try to get more people, build up your base, get supplies etc

The only downside is that when you have the best base possible, it sorta loses its touch. It's definitely worth the price it's at though!

Cravez

Yeti Beast wrote: »

Gonna pick up TWD - is it worth getting the 400 Days DLC too?

Decisions you make in TWD carry over into Season 2 in some form or another. The 400 days DLC also relates to the second season and based on the decisions you make. If you start playing TWD Season One now and you think you'll buy Season Two down the line from what you see then i'd recommend getting 400 Days DLC before the end of the sale.

gazzamc

Cravez wrote: »

Decisions you make in TWD carry over into Season 2 in some form or another. The 400 days DLC also relates to the second season and based on the decisions you make. If you start playing TWD Season One now and you think you'll buy Season Two down the line from what you see then i'd recommend getting 400 Days DLC before the end of the sale.

Oh nice to know I've yet to play season 2..