Path: ...!local-1.nntp.ord.giganews.com!local-4.nntp.ord.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-3.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 01:15:00 +0000 From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) Subject: Re: It's That Time Again! Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action References: User-Agent: tin/2.6.2-20221225 ("Pittyvaich") (Linux/6.10.7-100.fc39.x86_64 (x86_64)) Message-ID: Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 01:15:00 +0000 Lines: 56 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 47.180.143.226 X-Trace: sv3-6b6izSD17J6u1/aU+P4Vy/MFTr31LE3WrLNYcV4E4PFzZ4qN5IsQmjJcwpB48g65w98VAcV6uh7xyUn!GG+4YsHG/s5mgvnBq6Fx+1oCHYEYYK5ZH5V4Um8tPbxnT2PT7Y6g83GTI7096gIGlb1Pe4T4qm6F!X3WSE/PlRF4gdjta0ysKL468sQPvikOP X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 3719 Xocyll wrote: > Spalls Hurgenson 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%. ;) -- "For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself." --1 Corinthians 11:29. BUSY turkey day wo going out b4 Rebecca Black Fri. Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://aqfl.net & http://antfarm.home.dhs.org. / /\ /\ \ Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail. | |o o| | \ _ / ( )