Author Topic: Steam Holiday Achievement Quest 2011 (also a sale, I guess) (Read 39926 times)

pilonv1 · « **Reply #540 on:** December 30, 2011, 09:12:19 PM »

Orcs Must Die is fantastic.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #541 on:** December 30, 2011, 10:32:45 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on December 30, 2011, 01:07:28 PM

>Gift Jinfash Spacechem
>Get Spacechem as a contest prize

haha

Does anybody want it?

Edit: Errr, nevermind. It didn't show up in his inventory when I gifted it to him. I'll try to send it again.

Akala as well

cool breeze · « **Reply #542 on:** December 31, 2011, 01:37:44 AM »

I don't think there are any other deals I want. adding it all up, only spent about $25 during the steam sale

Bulletstorm
Bastion
Hard Reset
Duke Nukem Forever
EYE
Fable The Lost Chapters

spent more on other sites selling steamworks games/keys at better prices

Saint's Row The Thrid + DLC ($23)
Renegade Ops + DLC ($3)
Deus Ex DLC ($3)
Skyrim

now, time not to play any of them

Bebpo · « **Reply #543 on:** December 31, 2011, 01:48:08 AM »

The only things left on my wishlist are:
Lost Planet 2
Dead Rising 2 OTR
Driver
Skyrim
CoD Black Ops
CoD MW3

Will wait another year for the last 4 of those as they're too new and by companies that don't price drop much (Bethesda aside, who do have great deals but Skyrim is too new still). Will pick up the first 2 tomorrow if they aren't on daily (Capcom daily? LOL)

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #544 on:** December 31, 2011, 04:04:15 AM »

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pilonv1 · « **Reply #545 on:** December 31, 2011, 06:09:02 AM »

All that cost like $9

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #546 on:** December 31, 2011, 11:09:20 AM »

Yeah magic pack is a bunch of new decks

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #547 on:** December 31, 2011, 01:05:18 PM »

is this the last day? is L.A. Noire worth it?

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #548 on:** December 31, 2011, 01:05:33 PM »

Is LA Noire worth $12.50? Or should I wait for $5.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #549 on:** December 31, 2011, 01:07:16 PM »

LA Noire is worth $60, just be aware that you need a good PC and that the frame is locked to 30 fps because of the faces.

Bebpo · « **Reply #550 on:** December 31, 2011, 01:10:04 PM »

LA Noire, like Heavy Rain, seems to be a love/hate game.

Quote from: Howard Alan Treesong on December 31, 2011, 01:05:33 PM

Is LA Noire worth $12.50? Or should I wait for $5.

I hear the PC version is a broken buggy mess which is why the game has been dropping like crazy.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #551 on:** December 31, 2011, 01:11:20 PM »

steam objectives say today is the final day so

Bebpo · « **Reply #552 on:** December 31, 2011, 01:13:31 PM »

Is Hoard worth $2.50? I heard Rochard is quite good so I might jump on that though I'm sure it'll be $2.50 or in an indie pack any day now.

Eric P · « **Reply #553 on:** December 31, 2011, 01:23:32 PM »

now i'm kind of miffed that i didn't buy Dead Island for $12 at Amazon. I remember the weird "pricing error" at the start of the sale that dropped DI to $10 so I though that was going to be the sale price. Alas.

Oh well, I have a ton of other things to play.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #554 on:** December 31, 2011, 01:33:20 PM »

LA Noire is a boring tech demo

Enl · « **Reply #555 on:** December 31, 2011, 01:36:03 PM »

There's that LA Noir sale I've been waiting for.

Quote from: Bebpo on December 31, 2011, 01:13:31 PM

Is Hoard worth $2.50? I heard Rochard is quite good so I might jump on that though I'm sure it'll be $2.50 or in an indie pack any day now.

Hoard's single player is pretty barebones but I think it's worth that price for the multiplayer alone.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #556 on:** December 31, 2011, 07:33:15 PM »

Quote from: Sho Nuff on December 31, 2011, 01:33:20 PM

LA Noire is a boring tech demo

Just play it with a guide, at least then you can watch the story.

Now do I craft my 21 pieces of coal or stupidly hope I win something?

Bebpo · « **Reply #557 on:** December 31, 2011, 09:52:20 PM »

I just crafted 7 coal into ...HALF-LIFE 1

...

....

.....

I'm surprised Valve even put that as a gift. Thought it would at least be a half-life collection or something. Who can I even GIFT HL1 to?

Bebpo · « **Reply #558 on:** December 31, 2011, 09:54:09 PM »

Also was able to trade some junk for Nuclear Dawn. Yay!

I have 57 gifts unlocked so far. There's basically 3 left I can do without buying expensive games (which I'm not doing) or playing shitty F2P games that take forever like Crimecraft or Rusty Hearts: Magika, SpaceChem, Nuclear Dawn. Will try to do all 3 to top it off with an even 60. Don't expect to get anything else at this point, but will at least have a few coal to go into the sweepstakes.

Vizzys · « **Reply #559 on:** December 31, 2011, 10:03:12 PM »

the nuclear dawn achievement is not easy unless you play on a low populated server

basically spawn as a stealth then hold shift to run till you get to near enemy base

then press f to go invisible (you will be visible when inside the spawn area)

find the commander building go inside and kill the guy

if you are on a populated server this will get you murdered in literally one second by any assualt class douche

pilonv1 · « **Reply #560 on:** December 31, 2011, 10:11:29 PM »

Crafted 7 coal into 33% off Valve

Crafted another 7 coal into 33% off Valve

Bebpo · « **Reply #561 on:** December 31, 2011, 10:37:24 PM »

Yeah, on gaf they're saying Valve has run out of 3rd party games/coupons and crafting will only get you % off Valve games or Valve games themselves.

Seems like it's time to pack it in and keep your coal for the contest.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #562 on:** December 31, 2011, 11:02:17 PM »

They should let me craft 3 33% into 50% or something.

Bebpo · « **Reply #563 on:** December 31, 2011, 11:14:43 PM »

Played Nuclear Dawn for a while. Pretty neat game.

Viz for the Cheev I just went on a server with only 1 other player. Ran up and stabbed him, lol.

Bebpo · « **Reply #564 on:** January 01, 2012, 01:03:48 AM »

Did the SpaceChem one legitimately from the start. Took me like 2 hours. Game is really neat but the final stage (2-5) for the achievement, the 2nd part where you gotta mix the N=C with the 2 Hs was really confusing.

Anyhow got COUNTERSTRIKE SOURCE from it. So yeah, Valve has run out of 3rd party stuff and is now just giving away old ass Valve games at a high ratio. Tbh I'd rather have coal!

Bebpo · « **Reply #565 on:** January 01, 2012, 01:41:10 AM »

And I did the Magika achievement to top it off at 60 gifts. Total was 4 games won, worth a total of $20; about 12-15 useless coupons and a whole lot of coal. Have 3 coal in the end to go into the sweepstakes.

Bebpo · « **Reply #566 on:** January 01, 2012, 01:51:41 AM »

Btw, Valve has confirmed there are only Valve coupons/games left.

DO NOT CRAFT YOUR COAL

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #567 on:** January 01, 2012, 01:51:51 AM »

space chem makes my head hurt- I need to watch that stupid youtube video

Bebpo · « **Reply #568 on:** January 01, 2012, 01:59:11 AM »

Game has the worst tutorial ever

I had to basically look at solutions online for the tutorial stages and reverse engineer what they were doing to learn how to play. It's really neat when you do, but that tutorial...no words man...

pilonv1 · « **Reply #569 on:** January 01, 2012, 06:20:31 AM »

Quote from: Bebpo on January 01, 2012, 01:51:41 AM

Btw, Valve has confirmed there are only Valve coupons/games left.

DO NOT CRAFT YOUR COAL

The fact this wasn't announced has soured me completely on this whole sale.

cool breeze · « **Reply #570 on:** January 01, 2012, 12:52:45 PM »

I did the spacechem achievements without the video or tutorial. Felt great to just sit there, look at it, experiment, and slowly piece together how it works. A lot of "aha" moments. Most satisfying puzzle game I've played in a while. It's one of the few steam achievement games I'll return to.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #571 on:** January 01, 2012, 02:20:08 PM »

I have two pieces of coal sitting in my inventory. Are these still worth anything to anyone? Will trade for nothing.

Pringo · « **Reply #572 on:** January 01, 2012, 02:24:32 PM »

Quote from: Shaka Khan on January 01, 2012, 02:20:08 PM

I have two pieces of coal sitting in my inventory. Are these still worth anything to anyone? Will trade for nothing.

Yeah, each piece of coal counts as an entry for the Steam giveaway tomorrow.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #573 on:** January 01, 2012, 02:27:15 PM »

I see.

Well, I'm still willing to give them up. But if the guy I hand them to ends up winning the first prize, he's dead.

Pringo · « **Reply #574 on:** January 01, 2012, 02:33:23 PM »

Quote from: Shaka Khan on January 01, 2012, 02:27:15 PM

I see.

Well, I'm still willing to give them up. But if the guy I hand them to ends up winning the first prize, he's dead.

Hey, I'll take them if you're just getting rid of them.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #575 on:** January 01, 2012, 02:43:28 PM »

What's your ID?

Pringo · « **Reply #576 on:** January 01, 2012, 03:11:30 PM »

Quote from: Shaka Khan on January 01, 2012, 02:43:28 PM

What's your ID?

Edit.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #577 on:** January 01, 2012, 03:43:17 PM »

May pick up Serious Sam

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #578 on:** January 01, 2012, 08:40:52 PM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on January 01, 2012, 03:43:17 PM

May pick up Serious Sam

You should!

I'm debating about getting Viz Deus Ex. And for that matter the dungeon defenders for some of our esteemed icons. Hmmm I'll give it some time.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #579 on:** January 01, 2012, 09:25:30 PM »

Thank you to Jinfash, Van Cruncheon, and TR for the gifts

Bebpo · « **Reply #580 on:** January 01, 2012, 09:43:21 PM »

Does anyone here not own Left 4 Dead? I have a free copy I need to dump.

Akala · « **Reply #581 on:** January 01, 2012, 09:47:29 PM »

almost want to finally pick up drakensang, but I'm not sure I'd play it till summer sale .

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #582 on:** January 01, 2012, 09:50:16 PM »

I've got a copy of Half Life 2 along with Lost Coast if you don't have it and want to play let me know.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #583 on:** January 01, 2012, 11:20:49 PM »

bebpo

Just sent out some gifts myself

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #584 on:** January 01, 2012, 11:30:36 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on January 01, 2012, 09:43:21 PM

Does anyone here not own Left 4 Dead? I have a free copy I need to dump.

I have L4D2 but not first one. Don't think I really need it, though.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #585 on:** January 02, 2012, 12:01:20 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on January 01, 2012, 11:20:49 PM

Just sent out some gifts myself

Mucho's gracious mi amigo.

The misses wonders if it has girl on girl action going on in it or not.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #586 on:** January 02, 2012, 12:37:21 AM »

Thanks for Solar 2, G

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #587 on:** January 02, 2012, 01:13:37 AM »

And so another lucky victim receives the gift of Iron Roses.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #588 on:** January 02, 2012, 01:14:18 AM »

I wonder what the developers think when they see a spike in sales of it during the Xmas period?

Bebpo · « **Reply #589 on:** January 02, 2012, 01:15:22 AM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on January 02, 2012, 01:13:37 AM

And so another lucky victim receives the gift of Iron Roses.

hahaha

I can't gift you anything because you own everything

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #590 on:** January 02, 2012, 01:17:06 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on January 02, 2012, 01:14:18 AM

I wonder what the developers think when they see a spike in sales of it during the Xmas period?

They probably think "Wow, our game sold 1 copy this week instead of none copies."

Enl · « **Reply #591 on:** January 02, 2012, 01:20:43 AM »

Oh shii....!!!

Quote from: MrAngryFace on January 02, 2012, 12:37:21 AM

Thanks for Solar 2, G

I never heard of it until I saw it on sale the other day. Checked out the demo and bought it instantly. Pretty laid back little game that you can just zen out to. Kind of reminded me of fl0w but with actual gameplay in it.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #592 on:** January 02, 2012, 01:26:58 AM »

Yeah solar 2 is pretty damn laid back. Till you have ten sun's orbiting each other and they are each affecting one another's gravitational orbit. Then you get this crazy meth head tweeker like game play going on. Where you obviously have lost all control and are just trying your best to not lose the sun's mass.

I was actually buying it for someone else but accidentally forgot to purchase as gift. Ended up being the best mistake of this whole sale.

this is another cool little game too.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/42140

pilonv1 · « **Reply #593 on:** January 02, 2012, 03:14:56 AM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on January 02, 2012, 01:17:06 AM

Quote from: pilonv1 on January 02, 2012, 01:14:18 AM
I wonder what the developers think when they see a spike in sales of it during the Xmas period?

They probably think "Wow, our game sold 1 copy this week instead of none copies."

I think I've gifted 5 copies so far. Anytime I bought something I just tacked a copy on.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #594 on:** January 02, 2012, 06:16:28 AM »

Played some more Orcs Must Die tonight, it's really fantastic. Easily in my top 10 of the year.

Fifstar · « **Reply #595 on:** January 02, 2012, 06:25:19 AM »

I'm kinda new to Steam (have it for a long time but rarely used it because my laptop's cpu can't handle anything) but bought a lot of stuff this sale because I'm going to build a new pc in the coming months and I want cheap stuff to play. I missed some deals on games I wanted because I was away on those days (Stalker and Metro for example). Some of those games are still off 50%, should I buy them? Or wait for some better deals (e.g. 75%)? I don't have a feeling how often those deals are and how cheap the games are gonna be.
I already have lots of stuff to play, but much of it is long ass rpg's. So I could use some shooters and action adventures.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #596 on:** January 02, 2012, 07:01:05 AM »

nah, they'll be on sale again before you know it - probably before you get that PC built. There are daily sales, mid-week sales, weekend sales...all kinds of shit. Plus summer, Xmas, winter sales...wait for 66-75% is my typical rule, unless i must play it immediately.

Fifstar · « **Reply #597 on:** January 02, 2012, 07:28:28 AM »

Thanks, I needed a push in that direction.

iconoclast · « **Reply #598 on:** January 02, 2012, 09:01:06 AM »

Oh, just noticed you sent me a gift Bebpo. Thanks, will check it out soonish

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #599 on:** January 02, 2012, 12:27:47 PM »

Any non-daily deals to pick up before the sale ends?

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Author Topic: Steam Holiday Achievement Quest 2011 (also a sale, I guess) (Read 39926 times)