Steam Holiday Achievement Quest 2011 (also a sale, I guess)

[Joe Molotov]

Sale starts Monday, as does the official start of the achievement hunt, but games have been rolling out updates over the weekend, so some of them are already active. See the list here:

http://steamtreasurehunt.wikia.com/wiki/Winter_Objectives

I got the TF2, L4D2, and DEFCON cheetos so far. Gonna go grind on that Poker Night one now.

[cool breeze]

managed to get the Poker Night at the inventory one quickly.  lucky too since the game is maddening.

[Joe Molotov]

Just got that one, took me ~1.5 hours. DIAF plz, TellTale.

[pilonv1]

Took me 2 hours to get the TF2 items, I think I deleted it after that. Never again

[cool breeze]

Just got that one, took me ~1.5 hours. DIAF plz, TellTale.

I got lucky because I was already in a high stakes match with just me and Heavy.  I had 30k and he had like 8k, so it was quick and I didn't care about taking chances.   According to steam it took 0.1 hours 

I'm more pissed because I played Binding of Issac and finally hit the devil room before realizing I couldn't get the achievement yet.  But I have everything else except L4D2 and Sequence.

L4D2 seems like it requires another person to grind, unless you want to play normally.  I'll do that later.


I'm pretty stoked to see some of these games that will go on sale.  Hoping for low prices for Space Marine, EYE, Bastion, Hard Reset, and Red Orchestra 2.

[cool breeze]

I hate owning so many games.  I didn't know I owned sanctum, spacechem, revenge of titans, and others.  more achievements to get  :'(

also, stop putting and yet it moves and poker on these things!

[Joe Molotov]

I hate owning so many games.  I didn't know I owned sanctum, spacechem, revenge of titans, and others.  more achievements to get  :'(

Haha, all those indie bundles are starting to bear fruit.

also, stop putting and yet it moves and poker on these things!

While trying to get the 3 Kings achievement, I also got the Summer of '69 one by accident, which was a Summer achievement that I had never bother to get because Poker Night sucks balls.

[Bebpo]

I hate owning so many games.  I didn't know I owned sanctum, spacechem, revenge of titans, and others.  more achievements to get  :'(

Yeaaaaaaah.  They need to stop making games ever again so I can play all the good ones already out there!

[archie4208]

The worst part is buying a ton of games and playing TF2 instead.  :'(

[cool breeze]

I hate owning so many games.  I didn't know I owned sanctum, spacechem, revenge of titans, and others.  more achievements to get  :'(

Yeaaaaaaah.  They need to stop making games ever again so I can play all the good ones already out there!

I was toying around with the idea of taking a year off from games, or just buying the ones I really care about.  But then I realized that I was already doing that, and all it meant is that my backlog of 2011 games is gigantic    And I still have tons of 2010 games, like Dead Rising 2, which is even installed on my PC right now :'(

I'm narrowing/eliminating a lot of them.

[CajoleJuice]

The worst part is buying a ton of games and playing TF2 instead.  :'(

hi

[tiesto]

I hate owning so many games.  I didn't know I owned sanctum, spacechem, revenge of titans, and others.  more achievements to get  :'(

also, stop putting and yet it moves and poker on these things!

Dude, play SpaceChem asap... awesome game.

[Great Rumbler]

What do the achievements do?

Make you feel like a boss.

[Joe Molotov]

What do the achievements do?

We'll find out in 3 hours.

[archie4208]

What do the achievements do?

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Epic Holiday Giveaway
The Steam Holiday Sale concludes on January 2nd with the Epic Holiday Giveaway.

"How to enter:
Entries will be based
on the number of coal
remaining in your
Steam Inventory on
January 2nd at 10am
PST."

"You must also have 10
items on your Steam
wishlist at that time to
qualify"

"Click here for complete
contest rules."

Grand Prize
1 winner
Every single game on Steam
First Prize
50 winners
Top 10 items on wishlist
Second Prize
100 winners
Top 5 items on wishlist
Third Prize
1,000 winners
Valve Complete Pack
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Gifts
Congratulations! You got a gift.
Here is what you can do with it:
Use it
"The Great Gift Pile has both full games

and coupons. You can simply use them."

Trade it
"You can trade both gifts and coal with your friends
for all kinds of things. Steam Trading makes this easy."

Give it
"Feeling generous? Send your
gift to a friend, or give it to a
stranger. Just image the
karma!"

Coal
"You got a lump of coal? Don't despair.
Here are three things you can do with it:"

Craft it
"Seven pieces of coal can be crafted into
a gift from the Gift Pile. Don't worry, you
won't get coal again."

Save it
"Or you can save it all up. Each lump of
coal is an entry into the Epic Holiday
Giveaway on January 2."
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PLAY
games,
GET
prizes
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[Bebpo]

I feel bad for the guy/girl who wins "every game on steam"


When you wake up with 10,000 games, how do you decide what to play next?  Where do you even start?  Just trying each one for 5 mins will take years.  Valve is basically destroying someone's life with that prize.

[Joe Molotov]

I feel bad for the guy/girl who wins "every game on steam"


When you wake up with 10,000 games, how do you decide what to play next?  Where do you even start?  Just trying each one for 5 mins will take years.  Valve is basically destroying someone's life with that prize.

I know that feel, bro.

[demi]

I feel bad for the guy/girl who wins "every game on steam"


When you wake up with 10,000 games, how do you decide what to play next?  Where do you even start?  Just trying each one for 5 mins will take years.  Valve is basically destroying someone's life with that prize.

Sell the account, duh.

[Joe Molotov]

I already bought Fable 1 for $2.49. Come at me, bros.

[fistfulofmetal]

Four pack of Dead Island for 20 bucks, 83% off. clearly a mistake.

[Madrun Badrun]

it's already gone

[cool breeze]

Four pack of Dead Island for 20 bucks, 83% off. clearly a mistake.

did the purchase manage to go through?

[fistfulofmetal]

Four pack of Dead Island for 20 bucks, 83% off. clearly a mistake.

did the purchase manage to go through?

i already have the game so i didn't bother. was about to buy the bloodbath arena dlc but i was just too late.

[Madrun Badrun]

I could add it at $10 for 1 copy to my chart though.

[Madrun Badrun]

and just when I googles to see if it supports the 360 controller it goes back up in price.

[Madrun Badrun]

todays deals are boring

[Joe Molotov]

Yeah, today's sales suck. Just do achievements. I got Half-Life 2 (lol) for opting in to the cheevment hunt.

[cool breeze]

dude Dark Void is $3!

I'm buying that shit, after waiting for a daily deal.

[Joe Molotov]

[cool breeze]

sort of hidden daily deal:

Fable 1 The Lost Chapters 75% off ($2.50).  Supposedly it wasn't on steam before: http://store.steampowered.com/app/204030/

[Madrun Badrun]

Do you only randomly get gifts cause I got the Orcs must die achievement and no gift.

[Bebpo]

I'm at work so I can't check steam.  Are they seriously giving everyone a random free game?

[cool breeze]

it seems like getting achievements in certain games gives you a present, which is random.  it could be coal, a coupon, or games.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Today's sales suck

[Bebpo]

it seems like getting achievements in certain games gives you a present, which is random.  it could be coal, a coupon, or games.

Free games for achievements?

I like this idea!

Has anyone won any free games yet?  Wondering what kind of games they are giving away.  Probably more "zombie shooter 1" and less "Batman Arkham City" I'm guessing

[Joe Molotov]

Has anyone won any free games yet?  Wondering what kind of games they are giving away.  Probably more "zombie shooter 1" and less "Batman Arkham City" I'm guessing

I got Half-Life 2

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[Pringo]

So do these coupons stack on top of the sale price? I got the 33% off a Valve game coupon and if it's possible I could use it on Portal 2 at $7.49 to get the game for $5.

[MrAngryFace]

I remember when I enjoyed these sales- but after a few holidays I have everything good and now its just a harsh reminder that there's nothing left for me here.

[iconoclast]

Serious Sam 3's 25% off right now ($30). Hope it drops further as part of a daily deal or something, or I will be disappoint.

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[fistfulofmetal]

the achievement shows it's complete but i have nothing in my inventory

[Bebpo]

I like sales because I still need Saints Row 3, Assassin's Creed: Rev, and Serious Sam 3 at a heavy discount.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

next year will need Skyrim GoTY edition at one too!

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[Joe Molotov]

the achievement shows it's complete but i have nothing in my inventory

Everything's borked right now, come back in a few hours when everyone gets tired of looking at these garbage deals.

[Bebpo]

First day sales sucking is a strategy to get people to impulse buy games at higher prices before they appear as daily deals.

[fistfulofmetal]

the achievement shows it's complete but i have nothing in my inventory

Everything's borked right now, come back in a few hours when everyone gets tired of looking at these garbage deals.

i think i may have gotten portal 2. there's two tabs - team fortress 2 and portal 2. portal 2 shows (1)....

[Joe Molotov]

The Guru is still meditating.

[Joe Molotov]

the achievement shows it's complete but i have nothing in my inventory

Everything's borked right now, come back in a few hours when everyone gets tired of looking at these garbage deals.

i think i may have gotten portal 2. there's two tabs - team fortress 2 and portal 2. portal 2 shows (1)....

That's probably just some Portal 2 hat. Your gifts should be under the Steam tab in your inventory.

[cool breeze]

I can't even check what present I got  :'(

[Shaka Khan]

Portal 2 is $7.49?

Holy shit PC version finally GET.

Now if only the store would load.

[Eel O'Brian]

I hope that $10 Dead Island was a preview of a daily special.

[cool breeze]

it was 83% off, while the daily deal was only 33 or 50.  I'm still hoping for it.

[Madrun Badrun]

I hope that $10 Dead Island was a preview of a daily special.

I think it was an overlap of the two deals. 50+33.

[Timber]

It's taken me forever to put like 5 games in my cart and then the damn thing empties itself

[cool breeze]

bit.trip runner 1-11, or why I'm going to start donating more to charity and less to indie developers

[Madrun Badrun]

I've been stuck there for like a month.  fucking gold is too tempting

[Shaka Khan]

I'm still trying to access my account and wallet page with no luck. It took me an hour just to add Portal 2 to my shopping cart.

Fuck you based gaben.

[Timber]

This is the worst Christmas ever.

[MrAngryFace]

what did they do different this year? what went wrong? fuuuuu

[cool breeze]

I have a 33% off valve game coupon.  I own all valve games.

Nicely played, Gabe.

[Bebpo]

This is what happens when you give 20 million users a free gift and tell them to log in and check it at the same time.

[Bebpo]

I have a 33% off valve game coupon.  I own all valve games.

Nicely played, Gabe.

It always surprises me when someone doesn't own a Valve game and is on steam.  WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE.  I swear Valve gives you their entire collection for like $1 or free every year.