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Subject: Re: It's That Time Again!
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 06:20:09 -0000 (UTC)
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Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 01:15 this Saturday (GMT):
> 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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