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Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the
> entrails of the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs
> say:

> >
> >What time is it? Why, it's Steam Sale time! And you know what that
> >means! Time to bitch about Steam Sales again! It's tradition!
> >
> >But honestly, it doesn't even seem like they're trying anymore. I
> >swear, the sale prices look like the _retail_ prices; like all the
> >publishers just jacked up the regular cost and then put it on 'sale'
> >for what it normally goes for. The savings just aren't there. All the
> >real discounts are only on games that have already been discounted to
> >hell and back for years. 
> >
> >I really miss the 'flash sales' Valve used to offer, when you got
> >massive discounts for a very brief period. I picked up dozens of
> >triple-A games back then for a pittance; now we're lucky to see them
> >down by 10 or 15%. But that's what happens when you achieve a monopoly
> >on a market; pleasing customers (or working to attract new ones)
> >becomes a lot less important. ;-)
> >
> >That's not to say I didn't take advantage of the sale, but I'm pretty
> >sure I would have bought the games -and for pretty much the same
> >price- regardless of whether this 'massive store sale' was taking
> >place or not.
> >
> >But hey, Valve is obviously trying. Why, if you play their silly
> >games, you can get some stickers* for your bother! Doesn't that just
> >want to make you rush out and visit Steam today?
> >
> >
> >
> >* no, I've no fucking idea what they are either
> >
> They send me "this game on your wishlist is on sale" mails, I check and
> they're not enough on sale to buy usually.
> But that usually constitutes my one weekly email.
> Except during holidays when the mail company tries to upsell me on cloud
> storage, mass email capability and massive attachment sizes, plus no ads
> (like there are any ads when you smtp and pop3 instead of using their
> retarded web portal.)

> If the sale isn't 50% or more, not buying.   Especially on games with a
> base price of $80 and a real price over $90, better be 80% off.

I just wait for 100%. ;)
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