The worst Winter sale I've seen in a long time

[Kag]

Here's hoping what goes on sale changes because what a boring and not really discounted list of games

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

I buy more from HumbleBundle

[xxpillowhugxx]

I feel like the winter sale exists for the entire year with all the cheap ass keys everywhere. although some games are hard to find somewhere else for a decent price vs steam sales

[Tito Shivan]

xxpillowhugxx lähetti viestin:

I feel like the winter sale exists for the entire year with all the cheap ass keys everywhere. although some games are hard to find somewhere else for a decent price vs steam sales

That's what happens when the "competition" so many people asked for becomes a thing.

Now there's loads of key sites competing, which means discounts balance off amongst them as visibility on a sale becomes easier. You can be on sale one day on Humble, another on Steam... No need to push your discounts so hard when there's so many places to feature your game.

[C²C^Guyver |NZB|]

xxpillowhugxx lähetti viestin:

I feel like the winter sale exists for the entire year with all the cheap ass keys everywhere. although some games are hard to find somewhere else for a decent price vs steam sales

Even the legitimate key websites, their prices don't differ more than a few dollars in regards to the Steam store.

You may pay more on the Steam store, but you have the option to refund and you also get points.

If you reveal your key that you bought from a site, you lose your right to a refund, even if you didn't use the key.

[Kargor]

xxpillowhugxx lähetti viestin:

I feel like the winter sale exists for the entire year with all the cheap ass keys everywhere. although some games are hard to find somewhere else for a decent price vs steam sales

Well, some games ARE only sold on the Steam store, and some others have a very limited selection of shops.

I'm guessing it's a direct shop<->publisher relation these days, with no wholesalers in between.

C²C^Guyver |NZB| lähetti viestin:

Even the legitimate key websites, their prices don't differ more than a few dollars in regards to the Steam store.

Still, I can only spend each "dollar" (Euro) once.

You may pay more on the Steam store, but you have the option to refund and you also get points.

Refunds don't work for me anyway. I rarely play games within 2 weeks of purchase, and I rarely decide to abort a playthrough within 2 hours.

[Lo Burattino]

The only game I really want to buy isn't even discounted, lmao. (Ready or Not)

[Garou]

Lo Burattino lähetti viestin:

The only game I really want to buy isn't even discounted, lmao. (Ready or Not)

https://isthereanydeal.com/game/readyornot/info/

It is discounted, not huge drop, but it is something.
0% on Steam though

[crunchyfrog]

Tito Shivan lähetti viestin:

xxpillowhugxx lähetti viestin:

I feel like the winter sale exists for the entire year with all the cheap ass keys everywhere. although some games are hard to find somewhere else for a decent price vs steam sales

That's what happens when the "competition" so many people asked for becomes a thing.

Now there's loads of key sites competing, which means discounts balance off amongst them as visibility on a sale becomes easier. You can be on sale one day on Humble, another on Steam... No need to push your discounts so hard when there's so many places to feature your game.

Not just that by why is this a complaint in ANY way?

As a consumer it's a GOOD thing. You're getting more games cheaper that STILL PLAY ON STEAM.

I truly don't understand some people.

[Tito Shivan]

crunchyfrog lähetti viestin:

Not just that by why is this a complaint in ANY way?

Because people forget reality grants wishes like a monkey paw.

People have been wishing for 'competition' for ages. But what they really meant with that word was 'We want the same deep sales Steam had but in more places', 'Competition that will force Steam to lower their prices'

But in real life everything has a price. Now the 'Bundle' model has depredated deep sales and with more storefronts devs don't actually need to engage in a race to the bottom in order to have visbility on a sale.

Funniest thing of all is it wasn't even a store the first thing that precipitated the harmonization of sales. It was streaming sites and youtubers providing visibility for games without even having to do a sale what started the trend. A single game copy sent to a youtuber who made a let's play of your game granted devs more visibility than a 80% discount on a Steam sale.

[crunchyfrog]

Tito Shivan lähetti viestin:

crunchyfrog lähetti viestin:

Not just that by why is this a complaint in ANY way?

Because people forget reality grants wishes like a monkey paw.

People have been wishing for 'competition' for ages. But what they really meant with that word was 'We want the same deep sales Steam had but in more places', 'Competition that will force Steam to lower their prices'

But in real life everything has a price. Now the 'Bundle' model has depredated deep sales and with more storefronts devs don't actually need to engage in a race to the bottom in order to have visbility on a sale.

Funniest thing of all is it wasn't even a store the first thing that precipitated the harmonization of sales. It was streaming sites and youtubers providing visibility for games without even having to do a sale what started the trend. A single game copy sent to a youtuber who made a let's play of your game granted devs more visibility than a 80% discount on a Steam sale.

Yeah it was rather a rhetorical question.

It's always the monkey paw isn't it?

I want MY type of competition tailored to ME and nothing else.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Sale was OK for me, seeing as I already owned most of what I wanted and others are too new to be at a price I am willing to pay.

I still purchased quite a bit though. Between $70-$80 USD worth.

NieR:Automata&trade; Game of the YoRHa Edition
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - The Dragon's Gambit
Jerry Wanker and the Quest to get Laid
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Desktopia: A Desktop Village Simulator
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - Rise of Rasalhague

The more I own, the harder it is to find things I want. Hopefully some new games will come out next year and/or newer games I have on my wish list will drop more (BG3, for example) during the next major sale.

Still, I enjoyed what I got.

[crunchyfrog]

Spawn of Totoro lähetti viestin:

Sale was OK for me, seeing as I already owned most of what I wanted and others are too new to be at a price I am willing to pay.

I still purchased quite a bit though. Between $70-$80 USD worth.

NieR:Automata&trade; Game of the YoRHa Edition
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - The Dragon's Gambit
Jerry Wanker and the Quest to get Laid
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Desktopia: A Desktop Village Simulator
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - Rise of Rasalhague

The more I own, the harder it is to find things I want. Hopefully some new games will come out next year and/or newer games I have on my wish list will drop more (BG3, for example) during the next major sale.

Still, I enjoyed what I got.

Same here.

I do my usual thing - expect nothing (especially in the current climate). But I always check my wishlist quickly to see if anything stands out.

Nothing did, so I left it for a few days. Then when I have time I have a quick nose on the store.

And I still found half a dozen games that were cheap enough for me to pick up.

I think people expect WAY too much. It's always best to go into it expecting NOTHING.

[RSebire]

GG.Deals has taken the fun out of Steam Sales.

[M͂͒̀λgi͡caℓ Ήo͓̽ﻇo̴]

i got what i need

[morrisseyshair]

RSebire lähetti viestin:

GG.Deals has taken the fun out of Steam Sales.

Also Humble Bundle, Fanatical, Greenman Gaming, GamesPlanet, and Amazon Games and Epic Games that give us thousands of dollars' worth of free games. Valve is lucky they were the first launcher, that's the only reason for their success. If we judged them for their service they'd be at the bottom.