I like the Steam Winter Sale. it's the best time of year.

[Zero, Dark Knight]

It's the best time of year for me. Give away, prizes, gifts, Steams horrendous lag.
and beautiful sales from up high giving us majestic discounts.
Also I get to see my family IRL. and everyone's happier.

How about you? looking forward to the sale. or the other things associated with this time of year?

Any plans to buy anything?

[ReBoot]

Sale-wise, this one isn't particularly special. Tons of games go cheap throughout the year and with the removal of flash deals, the excitement is gone. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice sales event. I just don't see it as magical as you do.

As for plans, whatever on my wishlist goes cheap.

[Aahzmandias]

I am usually through with the sales in general within 5 minutes, spending one glance at my wishlist.

If nothing is cheap enough I am out even faster. In the last few years I found nothing to buy in a winter or summer sale. It's more likely I get a better price on the regular sales. On top of that from 3rd party key sellers.

So excuse me if my exitement is very dampened.

The loss of the flash sales terminated any exitement left. It's more like looking on a weekly sales "event" from your local grocery store.

[Zero, Dark Knight]

but you guys get to see family right surely you can find some happiness and joy in it?

[ReBoot]

Zero, Dark Knight eredeti hozzászólása:

but you guys get to see family right surely you can find some happiness and joy in it?

I'm seeing my sister in March and my GF daily. Well, that, and this topic isn't related to Steam whatsoever.

[BJWyler]

ReBoot eredeti hozzászólása:

Sale-wise, this one isn't particularly special. Tons of games go cheap throughout the year and with the removal of flash deals, the excitement is gone. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice sales event. I just don't see it as magical as you do.

As for plans, whatever on my wishlist goes cheap.

Same here. I do look forward to the regular sales, but over the last couple years or so, nearly every game I bought off of my wishlist when it was on sale was not during the event sales, and it was usually cheaper than it was during those event sales.

[Crazy Tiger]

Meh, it's just another sale. I'll do some votes for the awards, sure, and collect the freebies. And whatever badges there are I'll get (likely cards badge and seasonal badge (up to whatever picture I like the most)). Other than that I'll just check the various wishlists I have on the various platforms and websites and get whatever looks good with a good price. Though could just as easily be nothing.

[Tito Shivan]

Zero, Dark Knight eredeti hozzászólása:

Steams horrendous lag.

This is mostly a shade of its former self. Nowadays we get one hour or so of the serves being wonky at the beginning of the sale and that's it.

Long past are the days where whenever flash or daily deals rotated the store was brought to its knees for hours.

Aahzmandias eredeti hozzászólása:

I am usually through with the sales in general within 5 minutes, spending one glance at my wishlist.

Ever since flash deals were gone now I take a VERY long time in curating my shopping cart during sales. I wish Steam didn't obliterate its content every now and then, forcing me to add the items again.

[Zero, Dark Knight]

Tito Shivan eredeti hozzászólása:

Zero, Dark Knight eredeti hozzászólása:

Steams horrendous lag.

This is mostly a shade of its former self. Nowadays we get one hour or so of the serves being wonky at the beginning of the sale and that's it.

Long past are the days where whenever flash or daily deals rotated the store was brought to its knees for hours.

Noooo, Steam got rid of a yearly tradition, the lag ! boo...

but ye, I guess it's for the better. :P

what do you mean by obliterate its content? I've never had anything come off my wishlist or follow without my say so. - even games like Anno 1800 which were hidden by Steam when Ubi left.

[Crazy Tiger]

Tito Shivan eredeti hozzászólása:

Ever since flash deals were gone now I take a VERY long time in curating my shopping cart during sales. I wish Steam didn't obliterate its content every now and then, forcing me to add the items again.

Same. I throw in a lot that looks interesting at glance on the first or second day, then during the rest of the sale I move out the stuff I don't really want. Perhaps add in a thing I didn't have on the wishlist but looks good (often an older game with nostalgia feeling that is really cheap). Somewhere in the last days I often pull the trigger.

Though as I said it's not unusual that I end up not purchasing anything.

[failsafe]

I have a strong commitment not to buy anything... at least within next few months. My wishlist is 200+ long, so... we see what happens.

[peter purvis]

I do get nostalgic for the Flash Deals.

[Tito Shivan]

peter purvis eredeti hozzászólása:

I do get nostalgic for the Flash Deals.

I thought I'd miss them when they were gone but... not really. Mind those happened within loads of people's sleep/work time which hampered their ability to grab a deal (Also the reason why the time they lasted became increasingly longer until they barely had any of 'flash')

It's also a sales mechanic that lost meaning over the years, flash sales stopped being 'flashy' years before they were removed from Steam sales.

[TorMazila]

This year Santa has a chance to get shot by Air Defense Forces like never before.

[FireDragonDoL]

I do enjoy the sale!
It used to be more exciting with flash deals, but I appreciate the new state of things.

I like looking at my super long wishlist and narrow down to a few that I would actually play and get those.

Turns out I have so many games I don't really need to buy anything though.

[LordWallDeMart]

Aahzmandias eredeti hozzászólása:

Can relate to it... but

I've always been excited for winter sales, and once the clock ticks in, the excitement goes away after seeing the discounts.

Also, I stopped buying games for the past 2 years (horrendous amount of AAA games looked like they were still in early access). 

I buy games that are 75% or more off and have a lot of positive gameplay reviews.