Steam Christmas Sale Dec 22 - Jan 4

sirboby

would anyone recomend CS:GO? heard good things, its 6,99@50% off.

Links234

cruizer101 wrote: »

Can't really get them all

Out of the games you mentioned I've played Hard West and Invisible Inc, and can recommend both. Hard West I don't think I need to say anything more about, but Invisible Inc is interesting even just for the fact it's a turn based stealth game, and the levels are randomly generated, which definitely adds to the challenge. I can't say I played anything quite like it. It's very similar to Satellite Reign in tone, you have the corporate espionage and infiltration, the cyberpunk thing going on, quite a good game.

challengemaster

sirboby wrote: »

would anyone recomend CS:GO? heard good things, its 6,99@50% off.

Yeah, I've gotten into it over the last few weeks and it's great. If you're not familiar with FPS games (or in any way good - COD doesn't count!) then the first few weeks will be a brutal learning curve. Expect to die a lot, and youtube is your best friend for learning. You'll need to put the work in early to start improving by learning the recoil patterns, smokes, flashes, etc.

Darkglasses

challengemaster wrote: »

Yeah, I've gotten into it over the last few weeks and it's great. If you're not familiar with FPS games (or in any way good - COD doesn't count!) then the first few weeks will be a brutal learning curve. Expect to die a lot, and youtube is your best friend for learning. You'll need to put the work in early to start improving by learning the recoil patterns, smokes, flashes, etc.

It is absolutely vicious. I was a semi-serious COD player and it doesn't translate to CSGO at all.

Worst thing about it for me, the other players are often not forgiving at all. A lot of sh!t-talking and booting. I tried pretty hard and didn't enjoy it at all, gave up after a while.

challengemaster

Darkglasses wrote: »

It is absolutely vicious. I was a semi-serious COD player and it doesn't translate to CSGO at all.

Worst thing about it for me, the other players are often not forgiving at all. A lot of sh!t-talking and booting. I tried pretty hard and didn't enjoy it at all, gave up after a while.

That can happen a lot if you end up in solo queue alright. Being on a team with 4 Russians is literally the worst thing possible :pac: There's definitely a huge proportion of people who think they're l33t at every rank and as soon as you make one bad play the insults start flying.. the thing to remember is that they're around the exact same rank and probably worse than you.

If you end up queuing with a group you'll notice a huge difference straight away.

What I am finding is while it is very frustrating at times, it's much more rewarding than the likes of COD when you make good plays and it pays off.

Feel free to add me on steam if you fancy trying it again. I'm by no means a global elite :pac:

Darkglasses

challengemaster wrote: »

What I am finding is while it is very frustrating at times, it's much more rewarding than the likes of COD when you make good plays and it pays off.

Yeah that I can understand, if you have the patience and get more enjoyment from it than I did I'd say the game is hugely rewarding. For me, the learning process was just too negative. I also play Starcraft 2 a lot, which is a hard game to pick up, but at least people are generally nice about it but then, it is mainly a 1v1 game!

challengemaster

Darkglasses wrote: »

Yeah that I can understand, if you have the patience and get more enjoyment from it than I did I'd say the game is hugely rewarding. For me, the learning process was just too negative. I also play Starcraft 2 a lot, which is a hard game to pick up, but at least people are generally nice about it but then, it is mainly a 1v1 game!

Edited my last post, but incase you don't spot it - if you want to give CS another chance then feel free to add me on steam. I'm by no means a pr0, but I'm probably above average for someone who's been playing a month. At the very least it'd be 1 person on the team you know isn't a toxic coont

EoinHef

Theres just something about competitive FPS that has always brought out the worst in people.

Weather it be CoD,Arma or CS:GO people get so butt hurt over them and decide its everynody elses fault all the time. Its one of the main reasons ive moved away from twitch shooters in fact,i havent got as much time as i used to to plough into just one game so naturally i wouldnt be as good as people who do that and ive no time to listen to there complaining. Arma is the only series i put up with it as i love that game and am half decent at it and its usually just people butt hurt in side chat rather than verbal abuse so easier to ignore:)

pablomakaveli

I played around 40 hours of CSGO and i never really had issues with anyone. I didnt play much competitive though. If you're used to COD or BF then its a bit of an adjustment but i found it enjoyable once i got the hang of it.

Anyway i've made my last couple of purchases for the sale. Picked up Styx and Doorkickers. Went 87p over budget but i can deal with that.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

So Gamestop sell PC games is that right? And the games have Steam keys? Asking because someone else mentioned a game being cheaper in Gamestop a few posts back.

Is there a way to get a discount from Gamestop? I mean getting the Steam voucher for a few quid off? Would there be a student discount or anything like that? Do they ever run some promotions

Sorry to derail the thread!

bpb101

Csgo. You can either spend your wages on in buy items or you can make a profit on playing. Personally I don't give a fûck about weapons skins so I sell any I get.

For 7 quid. You get your money.

It has its good and bad points

bpb101

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Is there a way to get a discount from Gamestop? I mean getting the Steam voucher for a few quid off? Would there be a student discount or anything like that? Do they ever run some promotions

Sorry to derail the thread!

Not for game vouchers

What if I got a decent discount on something game related i.e a console, game or accessory in Argos and then traded it in for Gamestop store credit? Would I then end up getting the Steam voucher on the cheap?

Lone Stone

can any recomend any FTL type of space games ? i remember i seen one that looked kind of like ftl but was 3d top down looking instead of pixel art and was not cosmanautica but i cant remember the name of it and cant seem to find it >_<

ShaneU

Lone Stone wrote: »

can any recomend any FTL type of space games ? i remember i seen one that looked kind of like ftl but was 3d top down looking instead of pixel art and was not cosmanautica but i cant remember the name of it and cant seem to find it >_<

Try rebel Galaxy

Lone Stone

ah i already have that one, but that's just a shooter really not an ftl kinda game.

degrassinoel

see here

lol i recommended it in the steamsale recommendation thread :P

Links234

So, Steam sale coming to an end, what last minute grabs is everyone eyeballing?

dreamers75

Got red orchestra for the darkest days mod

Dyr

dreamers75 wrote: »

Got red orchestra for the darkest days mod

Do red orchestra mods actually work? Its year since I looked at them but most of them were broken

weisses

Links234 wrote: »

So, Steam sale coming to an end, what last minute grabs is everyone eyeballing?

Think I will try abe ... Gets good reviews plus it's a funny character

Drexel

Links234 wrote: »

So, Steam sale coming to an end, what last minute grabs is everyone eyeballing?

I think I'm going get the two 'the force unleashed' games for €6 each.

Watched the new film the other day and I've got a bit of a Star Wars buzz. I've played the first one and it was a good laugh.

Might stick them on easy and just plough through the campaign for the atmosphere.

AlmightyCushion

Looking at crafting the christmas sale badge. I need 3, 5 and 8. Any one fancy a trade? I have dupes of 1,2,4,6 and 9.

ShaneU

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Looking at crafting the christmas sale badge. I need 3, 5 and 8. Any one fancy a trade? I have dupes of 1,2,4,6 and 9.

I'll give you 5 and 8 for 9. I'm also looking for 3. steam id is shanesg

AlmightyCushion

ShaneU wrote: »

I'll give you 5 and 8 for 9. I'm also looking for 3. steam id is shanesg

I'm happy with that. I'm on the android app and I have no idea how to add a friend with it. I'm thealmightycushion on steam, if you can add me and set up the trade, I'll accept it.

strelok

The Ball
Quantum Conundrum
Spirits of Xanadu
NEON STRUCT
Claire
Mark of the Ninja
Volume
Dream - Release
Invisible, Inc. + Contingency Plan Bundle
Undertale



did some wishlist cleaning




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oh, wow. did I really nip in there 2 minutes before the sale ends?

Links234

strelok wrote: »

oh, wow. did I really nip in there 2 minutes before the sale ends?

No, it's ending Monday. I guess "Last minute" is a bit of an exaggeration on my part. Well, I say a bit...

Canis Lupus

I've made it through a steam sale without buying anything. I'm so proud of myself.

The Randy Riverbeast

I bought one game and 1 dlc. Have played through both. This must be the first time I've completed all the games I've bought in a steam sale.

Turtwig

The Randy Riverbeast wrote: »

I've completed all the games I've bought in a steam sale.

Ban this sick filth. :mad:

Links234

What was it you got Randy?

Tipsy McSwagger

Dark Souls
Tomb Raider
COH 2
The Talos Principle
Deponia
Dragon Age Origins
Legacy of Grimnock 2
Machinarium
Never Alone
Transistor

My biggest Steam sale haul and only cost €45.

Kiith

Few things i'm really temepted to pick up, but i said i wasn't going to buy anything and i'm sticking to that...though Darkest Dungeon, Mad Max and (for some reason) Ryse are pretty tempting.

No! No buy! :mad:

Falthyron

Kiith wrote: »

Few things i'm really temepted to pick up, but i said i wasn't going to buy anything and i'm sticking to that...though Darkest Dungeon, Mad Max and (for some reason) Ryse are pretty tempting.

No! No buy! :mad:

Yeah.... why am I being drawn to Ryse?! Is it because it is only €6?! Can anyone recommend it?

chrislad

Falthyron wrote: »

Yeah.... why am I being drawn to Ryse?! Is it because it is only €6?! Can anyone recommend it?

I played it for about an hour. It's not bad, but I haven't given it a chance. I will say that it's probably worth a go at 6quid though! Refund within 2 hours if you don't like it

TheChrisD

Got to love how Steam will enforce a 24-hour trade hold for practically every single friend with spare sale badge cards because they don't have top security turned on... Like, I get why the holds exist, but why do they have to apply to like-for-like trades of digital cards worth €0.06?

AlmightyCushion

TheChrisD wrote: »

Got to love how Steam will enforce a 24-hour trade hold for practically every single friend with spare sale badge cards because they don't have top security turned on... Like, I get why the holds exist, but why do they have to apply to like-for-like trades of digital cards worth €0.06?

I'm getting 72 hour trade holds. What the hell is that about.

ahnowbrowncow

Is it just me or have the prices not changed from December 22nd right through the whole two weeks of the sale?

Plenty of games have received bigger discounts in previous sales when looking at their price history so it's been an underwhelming steam sale.

TheChrisD

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I'm getting 72 hour trade holds. What the hell is that about.

72 hours default, reduced to 24 hours if you've been friends for a year.

Links234

Kiith wrote: »

Few things i'm really temepted to pick up, but i said i wasn't going to buy anything and i'm sticking to that...though Darkest Dungeon, Mad Max and (for some reason) Ryse are pretty tempting.

No! No buy! :mad:

Darkest Dungeon is freakin' incredible! Seriously recommended.

Links234

ahnowbrowncow wrote: »

Is it just me or have the prices not changed from December 22nd right through the whole two weeks of the sale?

Yes, this is the new model for steam sales now

degrassinoel

it'll probably change again with the next sale too

Although, tbf i think i wishlisted more stuff in this sale than in any other sale since steam began

pablomakaveli

To be honest i think the discovery queue isnt too bad. I've found a few good games thanks to it but it would be nice to be able to filter what i'm being shown. Sick of seeing crappy free to play or anime/hentai garbage in the queue all the time.

The Randy Riverbeast

Links234 wrote: »

What was it you got Randy?

The walking dead 400 days and season 2.

Been really picky with only buying games Ive wanted for awhile. Got fallout 4 to keep me occupied anyway, plus stuff from the summer sale.

Kiith

I caved

degrassinoel

i splurged the rest of my prepaid credit balance on the witcher 3 (witcher i may refund before long too) and rainbow six siege :P

around a hundred quid in this sale jaysis

ionapaul

Have only bought the Witcher 3 so far - toying with the idea of another one or two before the deadline hits, but then again I've so many games unplayed I'm saying here and now that I won't spend another cent!

Macker1

Is the game Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons any good ??

Turtwig

Final tally is looking likely to be Just Cause 3 and Carmageddon. The latter I've played and not really drawn any further to. Takes forever and a toasted sandwich to load. Tempted to get Rainbow Six.

Links234

pablomakaveli wrote: »

Sick of seeing crappy free to play or anime/hentai garbage in the queue all the time.

There's an interesting conversation to be had about that, because as someone who loves a lot of anime, I look at some of the stuff that pops up on Steam and think... what? Anime can be incredible, but I rarely see anime styled games that resemble anything like the kind of thing I watch.

I think Valkyria Chronicles is the only anime styled game I have in my librarby. I hope to hell the upcoming Ghost in the Shell game is decent, it has a lot to live up to.