Steam Summer Sale [Archive]

tibilicus

07-01-2011, 00:53

Title says it all. A wise man this time of year buys more games than he can possibly ever play and remembers the concept of an overdraft limit. With offers such as the Valve complete pack for £24 which INCLUDES Portal 2 and many fantastic offers simply on day one, it is truly a great time to give thanks to Steam and their absurd pricing sales!

Centurion1

07-01-2011, 01:46

just bought dawn of war two for 15 bucks.

Alexander the Pretty Good

07-01-2011, 03:51

Conventional wisdom is buy daily deals you want but hold off on packs until the end.

Day 1: got Oblivion goatee edition

Centurion1

07-01-2011, 05:11

yeah oblivion is only like 8 bucks but i wasnt sure how my comptuer would run that type of game so i avoided it. plus i have literally played every inch of that game over 1000 hours logged.

johnhughthom

07-01-2011, 05:24

I still haven't installed the majority of game I bought in the Steam Christmas Sale 09 never mind any since, or any I might buy now. When these sales come around I have to laugh at all those people who constantly criticise Steam...

edit: Just checked, I have 49 Steam games I've never installed. :surprised: Though a few are games I got free and never intended to play.

naut

07-01-2011, 10:10

Nothing interesting on sale today for me. Although 33% off Witcher 2 is a good deal. Day 1 feels like a used car salesman trying to flog off his worst cars before actually opening up and showing the decent cars he's hiding away.

Krusader

07-01-2011, 16:00

Bought THQ Hit Collection Pack for 50 € and 77% off. Already had Red Faction Guerrilla and STALKER and a wee-bit miffed I could not gift those extra copies.
Still a good price and now I don't feel bad about owning Homefront :D

Also, Norwegian government added a 25% VAT on electronical goods and services purchased internationally, so I decided to just buy before it came into effect.

Krauser

07-01-2011, 19:23

Shogun 2 40% off today. (US$30) This is probably the lowest it's going to go for this sale. The daily deal is the lowest for the week. It might be a little cheaper at Christmas if you wait, but this is probably the best deal for the next few months.

Peasant Phill

07-01-2011, 19:56

Hooahguy

07-01-2011, 20:29

I bought Just Cause 2 for $4.99. Once I get my new computer on Tuesday Ill install it.

Drunk Clown

07-01-2011, 21:21

Pfah!

I can buy the Shogun 2 Limited Edition for €30 at a local store; nobody seems to bother the game. Every store has like 10 left.

Monk

07-01-2011, 21:22

I want to buy Shogun but I don't have visa card. Click and pay doesn't recognize my bank.
Are there any other options? Can I still buy the game today if I open a paypal account and immediately deposit some money?

Paypal typically takes 2-3 business days to transfer money from your bank account to its account. It's doubtful you'll be able to get it moved in time, but you can certainly try.

Husar

07-01-2011, 23:51

While I appreciate the discussion of this subject, I do wonder why it isn't part of the Special Offers thread which was made and kept exactly for the purpose of discussing such offers, wasn't it?

That said, I saw Witcher 2 and Shogun 2 at rather affordable prices but I have exams coming up so I thought it's probably a bad time to buy them now, I'll wait for the next sale I guess. :shrug:

naut

07-02-2011, 01:12

I bought Just Cause 2 for $4.99. Once I get my new computer on Tuesday Ill install it.
Likewise. It's been on my wishlist since the last sale.

Graphic

07-02-2011, 01:57

just bought dawn of war two for 15 bucks.

If you plan on playing multiplayer I'll team up with you if you want.

Oh, and Just Cause 2 is so much fun. It's a bold statement, but I can't imagine anyone not having fun it it.

Centurion1

07-02-2011, 02:13

If you plan on playing multiplayer I'll team up with you if you want.

Oh, and Just Cause 2 is so much fun. It's a bold statement, but I can't imagine anyone not having fun it it.

i am actually. i think i am like 5-3 now.

Graphic

07-02-2011, 04:21

Whats your steam?

Centurion1

07-02-2011, 07:24

just added you

johnhughthom

07-02-2011, 08:03

Graphic

07-02-2011, 08:22

Got Just Cause 2 myself. The start screen had an option saying "Press Start" and I immediately thought "Great another cheap console port...". Then it changed to "Press Enter" and I'm wondering was that done intentionally to mess with people, rather amusing if it was.

Can't say I noticed that. It's an excellent port if it even is one. It ran perfectly for me while looking great. The biggest red flag for a bad port is unnecessarily bad performance.

tibilicus

07-02-2011, 19:56

Bioshock 2 for a mere £3.50. I don't get those people who dislike Steam and complain about games which require it to run. Sure it's bundled software but what isn't appealing about having copies of your game always accessible, disk free and fantastic sales which occur on a daily basis?

Hooahguy

07-02-2011, 23:29

Bad Company 2 is on sale for $5. Thats insane. Cant believe I spent $50 when it came out.

naut

07-03-2011, 04:19

Bad Company 2 is on sale for $5. Thats insane. Cant believe I spent $50 when it came out.
I can't believe my luck. I didn't buy it because I knew a sale would be soon. xD

Double A

07-03-2011, 09:33

I got KOTOR, Plants vs Zombies, and Hoard all for $3, and Fable 3 for $25. I was 5 minutes late to buy Just Cause 2 (I didn't see it on sale the other day), which made me sad.

Also, I bought the complete M&B pack for $50 a couple months ago. Gah.

Shogun 2 40% off today. (US$30) This is probably the lowest it's going to go for this sale. The daily deal is the lowest for the week. It might be a little cheaper at Christmas if you wait, but this is probably the best deal for the next few months.

I got the demo. I really dislike the battle interface, especially groups and minimap position. Glad I got a demo instead of buying it.

Hooahguy

07-03-2011, 18:13

Men of War assault Squad is on sale for $8.74. I am so picking this up.

Graphic

07-03-2011, 19:30

Finally caved and bought Modern Warfare 2 at $20.

I can't tolerate Bad Company 2's performance anymore, so I was in need of a non-cartoon man shooter.

Passing on Assault Squad but I'm definitely looking forward to Men of War: Vietnam.

johnhughthom

07-03-2011, 20:08

Got Just Cause 2 at £3.49, I actually found the first one alright so may as well give it a go. The consensus on the Steam forums seems to be use a 360 controller so I'll borrow one of those before giving it a try. Nothing else has tempted me yet.

Double A

07-03-2011, 20:13

https://i.imgur.com/lTTGT.png

Men of War assault Squad is on sale for $8.74. I am so picking this up.

I noticed that quite a few of the games today are modern shooters. What distinguishes MoW from the other four?

johnhughthom

07-03-2011, 20:21

Why hate Steam when there is something much deserving of your hate? Games for Windows Live. I was considering Fable 3, then saw some guff about GFWL and it was an immediate "Not buying this, even if it goes to 99% off".

Hooahguy

07-03-2011, 20:39

I noticed that quite a few of the games today are modern shooters. What distinguishes MoW from the other four?
MoW isnt a shooter. Its a cross between an RTS and a third person shooter. For the most part you direct your units, tell them where to go and who to attack and such, but you can also directly control a unit as in a 3rd person shooter. Also the cover system is much more elaborate than in most RTS games. Unlike other RTS's where your units have hit points, MoW has a system where while units do have hitpoints, a bullet will still kill your men. Hitpoints is more for when artillery hits nearby and your men take shrapnel. But be warned: this is not Company of Heroes, it requires a ton of micromanaging, and is best played with a friend.

Just try the demo, see if you will like it.

LeftEyeNine

07-03-2011, 22:43

Did a The Settlers VII Deluxe Gold Edition bargain pass through ?

Hooahguy

07-03-2011, 23:00

Does anyone else think that the pics that they have on the front page are hilarious?
https://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/hooahguy14/funny-2.jpg

Double A

07-04-2011, 05:24

Yes. Very yes.

Why hate Steam when there is something much deserving of your hate? Games for Windows Live. I was considering Fable 3, then saw some guff about GFWL and it was an immediate "Not buying this, even if it goes to 99% off".

I don't hate Steam. Why would I be buying games on something I hate?

Centurion1

07-04-2011, 07:19

Yes. Very yes.

I don't hate Steam. Why would I be buying games on something I hate?

cuse dey cheaplike?

johnhughthom

07-04-2011, 08:10

I don't hate Steam. Why would I be buying games on something I hate?

I wasn't asking you, it was just a general musing.

Double A

07-04-2011, 11:46

Ah.

Hooahguy

07-04-2011, 18:04

The Mount and Blade series, Ruse, Homefront, and Fallout New Vegas are all on sale now.

a completely inoffensive name

07-04-2011, 22:53

I have been waiting for Fallout 3: GOTY to go on a bigger sale, but I guess Steam just wants to **** me in the ***.

Perfect time to buy the New Vegas DLC though.

Drunk Clown

07-04-2011, 23:13

I got a question.

Since Mount and Blade series are on sale; should I buy the whole pack? Or only Warband, cos I heard Warband is just better and you don't need the first one and I heard with fire and sword sucks.

Probably going for mods anyway.

Centurion1

07-04-2011, 23:28

they are so cheap id say get all of them

though you will likely only play warband

Drunk Clown

07-04-2011, 23:30

Warband it is.

phonicsmonkey

07-05-2011, 02:06

Warband it is.

Wait, so you don't need the first one for Warband? Aargh I just bought it..

Alexander the Pretty Good

07-05-2011, 03:08

To be honest, I don't think there's a reason to get MB1 if you get Warband. I think there's a few mods that are only MB1 compatible but rather few these days.

I just picked up Fire & Sword. I'll see how it goes...

Centurion1

07-05-2011, 03:43

tell me if you can i may pick it up if its any good

phonicsmonkey

07-05-2011, 03:46

To be honest, I don't think there's a reason to get MB1 if you get Warband.

ah well, at least it was cheap

thanks in part to this thread I have spent waaaay too much money on computer games this month..

Centurion1

07-05-2011, 05:40

ah well, at least it was cheap

thanks in part to this thread I have spent waaaay too much money on computer games this month..

yeah i keep seeing this thread and going omgz i needs this game!!!!!! i need to buy something or i waste this opportunity!

.......... :shame:

touche steam touche

Double A

07-05-2011, 07:14

Apparently mods can only have a max of 9 factions in Warband, but unlimited in M&B. The mods with more than 9 factions couldn't convert.

phonicsmonkey

07-05-2011, 07:25

Apparently mods can only have a max of 9 factions in Warband, but unlimited in M&B. The mods with more than 9 factions couldn't convert.

That makes me feel better. A bit.

Hmmm how much is warband anyway? ggaaaaarh must stop buying games

econ21

07-05-2011, 17:14

Wait, so you don't need the first one for Warband? Aargh I just bought it..

Don't worry - that means you can play the old "The Last Days" mod, which is set in the Lord of the Rings world. You'll have to dig out an old version of the game from the web, but your serial key will work on it. It's old, but I still love that mod. I find every other version of Mount & Bland a pale shadow by comparison.

I've been wondering whether to get Warband, but it does not seem to make enough improvements to the SP game to motivate me to buy it. If the new TLD version requires it, though, it will be bought.

Hooahguy

07-05-2011, 18:32

Just bought AI War for $2.99.
Looks interesting, like a SoaSE with better AI and more depth.

EDIT: Stupid Steam. Rejected my sale for some reason.

TinCow

07-05-2011, 22:04

The entire STALKER series is on sale today. There are few bargains better than the one of CoP, which is (IMHO) the best of the series:

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl - $4.99
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat - $3.74
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky - $2.49

If you play FPS and don't have these games, this is a very, very good deal.

Hooahguy

07-06-2011, 03:19

Ok, this is getting me mad. Whenever I try to buy a game on Steam, I get this error after I confirm the payment and check the "I accept whatever you are saying" thing:

An unexpected error has occurred. Your purchase has not been completed.
Please contact Steam Support.

This sucks. I contacted support, no answer.
I cleared my cache and everything, no luck.

Centurion1

07-06-2011, 04:58

google your error i usually find the fix that way

Hooahguy

07-06-2011, 12:33

I did, no one has an answer.

TinCow

07-06-2011, 13:28

Ok, this is getting me mad. Whenever I try to buy a game on Steam, I get this error after I confirm the payment and check the "I accept whatever you are saying" thing:

This sucks. I contacted support, no answer.
I cleared my cache and everything, no luck.

That used to happen to me a couple years ago whenever I tried to use an AMEX. For some reason it worked fine with a Visa. The problem went away altogether eventually.

Hooahguy

07-06-2011, 13:42

Im using a Visa card.

Graphic

07-06-2011, 13:53

johnhughthom

07-06-2011, 16:44

Hooahguy, are you participating in the current Steam beta? The one time something similar happened to me, coming off the beta and restarting fixed the problem. That was a while ago though, but worth trying, assuming you're on the current beta.

Hooahguy

07-07-2011, 06:09

Ok guys, its working again. Not sure why.

Graphic

07-07-2011, 22:57

Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor is only $5 on Steam today. It has all 4 of the factions for multiplayer but only a couple super small mini-campaigns for singleplayer.

The complete pack is $12.49 if you want the good campaigns too.

Its seriously one of the best games ever made so do yourself a favor.

Hooahguy

07-08-2011, 00:29

TBH I couldnt go back to CoH once I played Men of War.

Graphic

07-08-2011, 06:02

TBH I couldnt go back to CoH once I played Men of War.

I don't see why. They're two totally different games striving for different things in different strategy sub genres, and they both excel at those things brilliantly.

To me this is like saying "I couldn't go back to Battlefield 2 after I played Red Orchestra."

But to each his own.

Drunk Clown

07-08-2011, 09:45

Graphic, do you play CoH frequently?

Hooahguy

07-08-2011, 18:34

Mass Effect 1 & 2 as well as Fallout 3 are all under $10 now.

LeftEyeNine

07-08-2011, 18:49

Mass Effect 1 & 2 as well as Fallout 3 are all under $10 now.

While E & NTW GOTY Edition is $10.19

LeftEyeNine

07-08-2011, 18:57

Why am I tempted with Universe Sandbox sale ? :inquisitive:

LeftEyeNine

07-09-2011, 19:37

Today's Deals:

Portal 2
Duke Nukem Forever
Dead Space franchise
Hitman franchise
Neverwinter Nights 2 Platinum
Supreme Commander 2
Prince Of Persia franchise
Terraria
Sam & Max franchise
X3 franchise

Hooahguy

07-09-2011, 20:05

Im going to take the time to recommend Hitman Blood Money. Really quite excellent, many paths to a successful mission.

Hooahguy

07-10-2011, 19:08

Last day for the sale!
Todays deals:
Shogun 2
Portal 2
Bad Company 2 (franchise sale)
Fable 3
GTA 4
The Witcher 2
Borderlands
Fallout New Vegas
Two Worlds
Magika
DoW2: Retribution
Assassins Creed: Brotherhood (franchise sale)
Terraria
Sanctum
Just Cause 2 (terrible port to PC, be warned! They didnt even bother to input keyboard controls!)

LeftEyeNine

07-10-2011, 22:12

Hey guys,

As of the last day of the summer sale on Steam, Fallout New Vegas is, as well as its DLCs, on sale.

Although I already own the game, I'm not allowed to purchase the DLCs claiming that I do not own the base game.

I have already submitted a ticket but did any of you come across with such problem ?

LeftEyeNine

07-11-2011, 11:39

In case you encounter such issue:

Delete whole Steam folder other than Steam.exe and Steamapps folder.
Restart your PC.
Run Steam.exe and let it download and install its components.

The advise from the official support worked a treat. I've purchased both DLCs for FNV as well as the Ikko Ikki for S2TW. :2thumbsup: