Steam sale

Bloomfield · 18 Jun 2015 at 18:26

Why is Ark listed on the daily deals? I'm pretty sure it was always 17% off and it lists that the sale lasts until the 22nd instead of having a 48 hour countdown :confused:

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At first I thought it was just the usual Steam being slow for the first 10 minutes or whatever but it's been 25 minutes and it's still it's normal price.

Edit: Google's cache 30 minutes before the sale shows the price the same as now, so not sure how it can be a daily deal for today.

Spacedeck · 18 Jun 2015 at 18:28

Bloomfield said:
Why is Ark listed on the daily deals? I'm pretty sure it was always 17% off and it lists that the sale lasts until the 22nd instead of having a 48 hour countdown .

At first I thought it was just the usual Steam being slow for the first 10 minutes or whatever but it's been 25 minutes and it's still it's normal price.

This has been a common theme in this sale. CS:GO was put as a daily deal at -50%. It had always been this price.

I know for ARK, the Devs said they would not reduce the price of the game, so that those who purchased before wouldn't feel bad. So Steam WHY is it on the daily deal? :rolleyes:

chaparral · 18 Jun 2015 at 18:33

A huge 10% off the Batman: Arkham Knight - Premium Edition

Was £67.98
now £61.18

And the standard version is still full price..... :mad:

Psyoletic · 18 Jun 2015 at 18:33

Still no Fallout xD

Spacedeck · 18 Jun 2015 at 18:36

Psyoletic said:
Still no Fallout xD

I could be wrong but, hasn't Fallout franchise already been and gone? or did I imagine this?

cheesyboy · 18 Jun 2015 at 18:38

Spacedeck said:
I could be wrong but, hasn't Fallout franchise already been and gone? or did I imagine this?

Yeah, few days ago.

Psyoletic · 18 Jun 2015 at 18:41

cheesyboy said:
Yeah, few days ago.

Well

!!

Thanks for the heads up!

SonniLombardi · 18 Jun 2015 at 18:43

Tombstone · 18 Jun 2015 at 18:43

chaparral said:
A huge 10% off the Batman: Arkham Knight - Premium Edition

Was £67.98
now £61.18

And the standard version is still full price.....

If you are after it, Kinguin sell it at something insane like £15 or something

Sinny · 18 Jun 2015 at 18:50

Really REALLY want the Mass effect trilogy under £10, don't think it's ever going to happen. They're £3.99 on Origin, but I want the DLC etc.

Bloomfield · 18 Jun 2015 at 18:52

Spacedeck said:
This has been a common theme in this sale. CS:GO was put as a daily deal at -50%. It had always been this price.

I know for ARK, the Devs said they would not reduce the price of the game, so that those who purchased before wouldn't feel bad. So Steam WHY is it on the daily deal?

CSGO wasn't always 50% off, it was £12 from march (a weekend deal by the looks of it) until the sale started. Then before that it was full price since the winter sale.

https://steamdb.info/app/730/

Edit: Wait, I see what you mean I think, missed that they put it as a daily deal when that was it's normal sale price

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strumpusplunket · 18 Jun 2015 at 18:59

Got through nearly five days of the sale having only spent around £15 or £16. Which makes it the best sale so far for me!

Hoping they continue putting discounts on nothing I want or will be impulsively tempted by except for ultra-cheap indie gems until the end!

Spacedeck · 18 Jun 2015 at 19:04

Bloomfield said:
Edit: Wait, I see what you mean I think, missed that they put it as a daily deal when that was it's normal sale price .

Yeah, it's not an actual sale because the price has been the same through all of the summer sale. This is clearly just a way for them to push products onto the front to try and sell more copies.

Nate75 · 18 Jun 2015 at 19:08

Today's lot:

Ori and the Blind Forest £8.99
http://store.steampowered.com/app/261570/

Life Is Strange Episode 1 £1.99
http://store.steampowered.com/app/319630/

Rainbow Six Vegas 2 £1.74
http://store.steampowered.com/app/15120/

SonniLombardi · 18 Jun 2015 at 19:13

Loved Vegas 2 back in the day, didn't like the bugs mind you, that poxy looping gun sound!

Co-op terrorist hunt was where it was at

I am looking forward to Siege as well, didn't get in on the Alpha but signed up to the Beta.

ValiantUK91 · 18 Jun 2015 at 19:22

Tombstone said:
If you are after it, Kinguin sell it at something insane like £15 or something

Yeah i picked mine up from there its from G2A though £22iirc its £15 or so for the base game and the harley quinn story pack.

On the subject of batman arkham city or origins?? to tie me over until arkham knight is released ive only properly played asylum

Teaf · 18 Jun 2015 at 19:24

eviljester91 said:
On the subject of batman arkham city or origins?? to tie me over until arkham knight is released ive only properly played asylum

City, by far.

Pighardia · 18 Jun 2015 at 19:25

flibby said:
City, by far.

I agree.

I still think Origins is good though.

Columbo · 18 Jun 2015 at 19:27

Deffo City, then Origins if you get bored. As much as I liked City the Riddler stuff really got repetitive and tiresome after a while although did give it some longevity.

Spacedeck · 18 Jun 2015 at 19:41

So ARK Devs have been getting a lot of stick for this Daily Deal slot and after a around 27 pages, they have revealed the way the deals work:

Originally posted by Drake:
Valve told us we were going to be on the Daily Deal program. I wanted to do more than 17% discount as indeed it is a Daily Deal. We were strongly strongly told not to given the game's only 2 weeks old. So we went we accepted to go at 17%. We probably therefore should refused to be a Daily Deal in that case, but we didn't. That is the entire story behind it. I do apologize for accepting to be in the Daily Deal program in that case, and I really hope everyone enjoys the game regardless.

All the best,
Drake