What should we spend tokens on?

[joy mousie]

I'm not going to be able to get enough for the $5 voucher because I haven't spent $1500 on games (or whatever the conversion rate is).

I also have no plan to save them and see what happens because this quote heavily implies that they aren't reusable:

Originally posted by Steam:

Can I save my tokens for the next event?
We haven't designed the next event yet, so we can't make any promises! However, you won't be able to redeem these tokens for Grand Prix rewards after July 9, 2019 @ 1:00:00 pm EDT.

So what, do I just have to blow it all on level ups?

[Shotgun]

I'd get all of the emoticons first, and then see how much is left over. If enough to get every background, I would get every background, and dump the remainder into the badge. if not enough for every background, I would get one or two good ones, and dump the rest into the badge.

[Zenith]

Originally posted by sham:

So what, do I just have to blow it all on level ups?

Yes. That's what I would recommend you to do.

[Iron Monkey]

If you cant get a coupon then yea level ups is the only option. Everything else is garbage.

[Waxy Maxy]

the discount coupon doesn't work. i've activated mine and it hasn't let me buy a game since, just returns some kind of error when trying to purchase and says to contact support. The support response has been the ole "yep, we know but not much we can do".

once you activate it, you go on the "overcrowded and flooded" queue to purchase anything. hence, from that moment on i have been unable to purchase since it's been activated and i assume many others are in the same boat.

just spend it on the easy badge level ups if it adds to your steam level would be my bet on it.

p.s enjoy being able to buy the games that are on sale. there's lots i want to buy, but due to this "discount" bug, wont be able to buy until the next sale (assuming the next sale works, haha)

[chaoticenigma]

Yeah, badge level ups only. No good emotes like in Lunar sale and a much better token to experience rate than Lunar sale had(if I knew they'd carry over I wouldn't have made any Lunar badges or just 1). Backgrounds aren't worth it on either.

[Dino Rick]

Originally posted by Iron Monkey:

Everything else is garbage.

I couldn't have stated it better. Get your badge and go home.

BTW: It only costs $150 to get a $5 discount. Such a deal. Thanks Steam from all of us who spend $10 to $50 per sale; only to have been ****ed on this time. Grrrrr.

(And I apologize for the flame, but the level of incompetency in this sale has really irked me.)

[Zenith]

Originally posted by Dino Rick:

Originally posted by Iron Monkey:

Everything else is garbage.

I couldn't have stated it better. Get your badge and go home.

BTW: It only costs $150 to get a $5 discount. Such a deal. Thanks Steam from all of us who spend $10 to $50 per sale; only to have been ****ed on this time. Grrrrr.

(And I apologize for the flame, but the level of incompetency in this sale has really irked me.)

I couldn't agree more.

[Mr. Broccoli]

Probably, this is no doubt the worst "discount" I've seen, the Lunar Sale only required spending $30 to get $5 off. Still, it's not as bad as needing to spend $1500 lol! It's 100 points per dollar, so "only" $150 is needed.

With the 3200 points Steam gives just for participating, plus whatever you started with based on recent purchases, depending how much you're already planning to spend this summer you may not be that far off from qualifying for the discount.

I'm pushing broke this sale so I was going to just dump them into my badge, but I realized I was less than twenty bucks short of getting the discount, for which another five off ain't bad, so I'm digging back into my wishlist. Just a matter of adding it all up and deciding if it's worth it to you.

[Jason Wang Dang ✅]

Spend your points on level. This stupid background and emoticons can be bought in the marketplace for for like 3 cents each. You cannot buy steam levels.

[Shotgun]

Originally posted by Jason Wang Dang ✅:

Spend your points on level. This stupid background and emoticons can be bought in the marketplace for for like 3 cents each. You cannot buy steam levels.

Just FYI:

"Are the rewards from the Pit Stop tradeable?
No. All redeemable rewards on this page are locked to your account and cannot be traded or sold on the Steam Marketplace."

So they're pretty much unique items that you will never be able to get again.

[PMR]

Nothing, nothing at all, you want something decent? pay money

[Iron Monkey]

Originally posted by Mr. Broccoli:

Probably, this is no doubt the worst "discount" I've seen, the Lunar Sale only required spending $30 to get $5 off. Still, it's not as bad as needing to spend $1500 lol! It's 100 points per dollar, so "only" $150 is needed.

Well if you started with enough pints for a coupon it's great. I started with enough for just under 3 and buying two cheap games I was going to buy anyway put me over to the 3rd. Not going to make a 4th nor will I even try, rest will go to badge lvl.

Coupons cost a lot in the other sale as well if I remember correctly. Only difference was everyone got a free at start for their firs $30 purchase. Not having the limit in this sale is a lot better (IMO) since you could use a $5 coupon on a $5 game and get it free (unless you have tax). Not really forced to spend a certain amount to use it. Again only useful if you started with enough points or very close to it.