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Steam Sales & Gifts Thread

Discussion in 'Gaming and PC Discussion' started by JohnThePyro, Nov 28, 2010.

  1. Jon

    Jon The Demon Mayor Admin DLP Supporter

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    Uh. Good question. Can you buy and store in your inventory, or does it HAVE to be sent on purchase?
     
  2. Big Z

    Big Z Headmaster

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    The latter. Inventory purchasing is dead.
     
  3. Ched

    Ched Da Trek Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐⭐

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    Hence my complaints...

    ...granted these days a lot of the gifts are in the form of keys from Humble Bundle and the like, but still. Damnit.
     
  4. Jon

    Jon The Demon Mayor Admin DLP Supporter

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    That is.... deeply unfortunate.
     
  5. Dagro

    Dagro DA Member

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    What about games that I have already in my inventory?

    Edit: And in case they do nothing about inventory games that we already have, does the 10% price difference cap apply also?
     
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  6. Jon

    Jon The Demon Mayor Admin DLP Supporter

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    I have 3 Quake Beta keys. msg me if you're interested.
     
  7. Big Z

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    Games already in inventory are fine and operate under previous rules. You can trade or gift them under the old system, however, if you gift the game, I imagine the recipient will be forced to activate the game instead of keeping it in inventory.
     
  8. Tsundereworks

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    I still have around 1000 steam gifts sitting in my inventory for whatever reason. First they ruined steam with region locking but I could understand that. Then the counter strike global offensive rule of if you gift a copy to someone and they cheat you lose the ability to buy another copy and gift it. Plus that 10% cost difference now is absolute bs considering what Australians and Russians pay. In fact I can't even gift my American friend certain games now from Canada.

    Now though the gifts not being stored in inventory I bought a 4 pack of a game it prompted me to give out all 3 then and there. I mean I would love to keep some to find out who will actually play with me.
     
  9. Evan Tide

    Evan Tide Chief Warlock DLP Supporter

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    Stellaris is on Humble for 12$ by grabbing the monthly sub. Lasts for another 22 days.
     
  10. Thaumologist

    Thaumologist Fifth Year ~ Prestige ~

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    Humble currently has a free game - Dungeons 2.

    I haven't played it (although I 'bought' it), but it's supposedly a spiritual successor to Dungeon Keeper, which was one of my favourite childhood games.

    Sale's only on for another ~43 hours as of this post.
     
  11. Ched

    Ched Da Trek Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐⭐

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    Does require you to link your Steam account to humble bundle, looks like. But otherwise great promotion.
     
  12. MonkeyEpoxy

    MonkeyEpoxy The Cursed Child DLP Supporter

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    The Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition is 4.99 on GOG. There's a bunch of telltale sales too.
     
  13. Ched

    Ched Da Trek Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐⭐

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    Here's a key for Deponia:
    5Y89X-6ZDDX-3K9IG
    Let me know if you take it, but anyone is welcome to it.

    Here's another key for "Red Risk" - feel free to grab this one, but maybe don't grab more than one.
    TD929-B0M2V-9F2DJ

    Lichdom Battlemage
    3BL3L-GMEN8-9BCQC
     
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  14. Reign

    Reign Fourth Year

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    Thanks Cheddar.
     
  15. chrnno

    chrnno High Inquisitor

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    GOG Connect currently has the following games that can be added if you have them in your Steam account:

    AI War: Fleet Command
    Amnesia: The Dark Descent
    Ascendant
    Brutal Legend
    Cosmonautica
    Darwinia
    Deathtrap
    DEFCON
    Democracy 3
    Deponia
    Depths of Peril
    Downwell
    Dropsy
    Earth 2140 Trilogy
    Earth 2150 Trilogy
    Earth 2160
    Evoland
    Frozen Cortex
    Frozen Synapse
    Gratuitous Space Battles 2
    La-Mulana
    Last Federation, The
    Men of War™
    Metrocide
    Not a Hero
    Puddle
    Redshirt
    Reigns
    Renowned Explorers: International Society
    Reus
    Shadowgrounds
    Shadowgrounds Survivor
    Sir, You Are Being Hunted
    Stacking
    Tharsis
    Time Gentlemen, Please! + Ben There, Dan That!
    Unepic
    Vertical Drop Heroes HD
    The Walking Dead: Season 1
    X2: The Threat
     
  16. Ched

    Ched Da Trek Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐⭐

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    Outland is free through June 8th at 10 AM (not sure of time zone). I'm told that once you add it to your library it will remain there even after June 8th.

    No strings attached from what I can tell.

    http://store.steampowered.com/app/305050/Outland/
     
  17. Eilyfe

    Eilyfe Supreme Mugwump

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    Thanks, added it. Free is always delicious.
     
  18. Jon

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    Project Argo is pretty awesome if you guys haven't checked it out yet.
     
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  19. Teyrn

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    Payday 2 is free on Steam. It lasts until either June 21st or 5 million copies have been claimed.
     
  20. Anarchy

    Anarchy Half-Blood Prince DLP Supporter

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