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Steam Steam Promotion, Discussion and FAQ Thread V38, This is NOT your WTB/WTS thread. >:(

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post Jan 3 2014, 02:20 PM, updated 12y ago

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Tips to Survive Major Steam Sales

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Rule #1:
From now until the LAST DAY of the sale, if a game is on sale as a daily deal or flash deal, you can buy it. If it is only "on sale" through July 23, pass. Do not buy. Save your money (you may need it).

Rule #2:
Check each day for the daily deals, and monitor flash deals. As games come up that you want, you can get them. Just continue to exercise self control for games that are not a daily/flash deal.

Rule #3:
You can purchase the large packs, such as the THQ pack or Square-Enix/Eidos pack at any time if you wish. It is extremely unlikely that those bundles will be discounted any further, even though individual games in those packs may become daily deals. If you want a bundle, go for it. Lots of games, excellent price.

Rule #4:
On the LAST DAY of the sale, Steam traditionally makes its daily deals an encore of the most popular daily deals from the previous days. Go nuts. Buy everything you wanted. New games are almost never on the daily deals during the last day. At this point, it is safe to buy anything else you've been waiting on.

Rule #5:
If you miss a game from a daily deal, STILL DO NOT BUY IT until the last day. As I said, the final day often recaps previous days' daily deals, so there is still a chance the game you missed could come around as a daily deal again. Don't rush it. If it doesn't, you can still buy it at the standard sale price on the last day, and just be sad you missed the daily deal. Just remember that if you missed it on one day, it's not necessarily too late. Save money by keeping a cool head.


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What is Steam?
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hmm.gif Steam guide:
1. Problem with steam updating?
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thumbup.gif Steam Promotion/Deal/Discount & FAQ:
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Steam seller:
(In case if you need someone to help you buy it because you don't have credit card or other problem)
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post Jan 3 2014, 02:27 PM

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Man, you guys really love being on the first page, eh?
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post Jan 3 2014, 02:52 PM

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QUOTE(limjenson @ Jan 3 2014, 02:51 PM)
You're pregnant?
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How you know?
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post Jan 3 2014, 02:57 PM

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QUOTE(Eoma @ Jan 3 2014, 02:53 PM)
Will my crafted Genuine Spike of Frostbite melt after the sale or i can sell it later ?
She said she's late mah.
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Okay, didnt know that.

QUOTE(zonan4 @ Jan 3 2014, 02:55 PM)
cheesenium pregnant? omg how could that happen? did he add artificial womb?
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What?

I am guy. doh.gif

Just because the male tag is gone, doesnt mean im a trans now. Trolling around in /k with an eevee picture and genderless tag is quite fun as some idiots there thinks im a girl. doh.gif

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post Jan 3 2014, 03:02 PM

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QUOTE(limjenson @ Jan 3 2014, 03:01 PM)
The sales is really horrible. We are now going towards the topic of Cheesenium being pregnant.
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This is just so so wrong.

Now I am wondering whether limjenson is pregnant.

Then at the end, probably the results are the whole threads are filled with tarps.

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post Jan 3 2014, 03:06 PM

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QUOTE(ik3da @ Jan 3 2014, 03:03 PM)
Stop hiding in Cupid's Corner tongue.gif
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There are lots of tarps there now. Scared.

And people trying to sell relationship advices. There is one approached me and offer to teach me those one night stand pick up tricks if i pay him. NO THANKS AND PLEASE GFTO, MATE.

Sadly, there used to be some pretty nice girls there until /k destroyed it. Sigh.

I dont go there now because its a cesspool and my thread is buried under dunno how many pages. sad.gif

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post Jan 3 2014, 03:16 PM

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I am still thinking of buying games. Oh nvm.
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post Jan 3 2014, 03:19 PM

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QUOTE(kof91 @ Jan 3 2014, 03:17 PM)
aww baby seal.. who can resist?
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Awww, so cute.

Like to have one as a pet.
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post Jan 3 2014, 03:29 PM

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QUOTE(ik3da @ Jan 3 2014, 03:23 PM)
New gen of /k/, dupes/trolls/buaya/etc plus most old fags are either lurkers or sesat already. You should post the guy who wanna sell his one night stand skills at /k/ and see him become infamous.
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lol.

Yeah, most of them are sesat these days.

And i like the Steam thread stay the way it is now.
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post Jan 3 2014, 04:45 PM

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Sigh, i need to retrieve my damage report before the sales ends.
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post Jan 3 2014, 04:59 PM

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Just wondering, is YNAB that good in managing personal finance?
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post Jan 3 2014, 05:03 PM

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Mark of the Ninja: Special Edition DLC -$0.99
Gas Guzzlers Extreme - $6.24
Skulls of the Shogun - $5
F1 2013 Classic Edition -$8.64
Castle Crashers Blacksmith - $0.50
Castle Crashers Pink Knight - $0.50
Rogue Legacy - $5
World in Conflict: Complete - $5
Freedom Pack - $3.75
Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten - $5
Foul Play Retail Key - $3.75
Anomaly 2 - $4.10, from Humble Bundle.
Ace Patrol Pacific Skies on iOS - $3
XCOM Enemies Unknownon iOS -$10.50
A Team Truck for Smash Bandits - $3
Ghost Trick Unlock all Episodes IAP - $0.99

Total is: $65.99 or RM217. Blew the budget.

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For some reasons, feels like I bought nothing much this sale.

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post Jan 3 2014, 05:04 PM

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QUOTE(red streak @ Jan 3 2014, 05:02 PM)
YNAB 3 helped me start from RM500 and it became RM3000+ in a year of savings (as a student)  icon_idea.gif I only get like a few hundred a month so yeah, it works thumbup.gif I bought YNAB 4 for the mobile app functionality so I can update it on the go instead of just jotting what I spend down and then updating it when I get home. Budgeting really helps and knowing how much you spend on what category really helps to rein in your overspending and bad spending habits.
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Hmm, might give it a shot then. There is a demo on the Steam store too, so i'll try it then.
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post Jan 3 2014, 05:11 PM

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QUOTE(limjenson @ Jan 3 2014, 05:06 PM)
No FM2014? tongue.gif
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Nah, no money d.
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post Jan 3 2014, 05:17 PM

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QUOTE(ik3da @ Jan 3 2014, 05:00 PM)
No personal experiences yet (start later tonight) but the reviews are quite good from what I can find. I think some of the kaki here uses it also, hope that it is easy to use else  doh.gif
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Its actually quite cheap for a finance management software.

$15 is a steal.

How much was MYOB again?

My engineering software licenses are even worse. Some licenses can buy multiple alex82 account.
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post Jan 3 2014, 05:20 PM

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QUOTE(ik3da @ Jan 3 2014, 05:19 PM)
Nah, don't go MYOB - too expensive for personal usage unless you doing SOHO or something like that. I bought YNAB as well, thought it would be good to be tracking expenses before I ended at year end with almost empty bank account again hahaha.
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So, YNAB is kinda useless for you?
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post Jan 3 2014, 05:24 PM

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QUOTE(limjenson @ Jan 3 2014, 05:20 PM)
Even more important with a baby coming along. Extra expenses to budget for.
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+1

inb4 Steam budget shrink.
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post Jan 3 2014, 05:28 PM

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QUOTE(ik3da @ Jan 3 2014, 05:24 PM)
Just bought, haha, not sure how good it will be yet. Hopefully frightens me enough to save and spend less, or even better, to show my wife that my expenses are all due to her and gaming is not expensive tongue.gif
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Haha, gaming isnt that expensive in the long run. Compared to alcohol and other hobbies.
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QUOTE(Rei7 @ Jan 3 2014, 05:56 PM)
Yeah I did my research back then regarding this and still not convince due to beta and unofficial app.
There is probably better alternative anyway on WP. Thanks btw.
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Thats the problem with Windows Phone.

The app ecosystem is still a far cry from Android or iOS.
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post Jan 3 2014, 06:11 PM

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Thoroughly poisoned by YNAB.

Buying now. doh.gif

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