Hassat Hunter Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 (during the upcoming Winter Sales that start Dec 26 IIRC). The 18th actually. Got some gems when the exploit was running at 3 cents of the market, crafted some booster packs, then went to sleep since Steam was unstable (and it was late) to wake up to the gems being gone and my money refunded... :/ Oh well, I don't mind this gem and auction business... sold off stuff for 15 euro, hopefully making some more selling more cards. Also, from what I gather the gems are to stay even after the sale, to use for destroying your junk and making boosterpacks of it. Though it really depends if you're not cheaper off selling them and then buying a pack. ^ I agree that that is such a stupid idiotic pathetic garbage hateful retarded scumbag evil satanic nazi like term ever created. At least top 5. TSLRCM Official Forum || TSLRCM Moddb || My other KOTOR2 mods || TSLRCM (English version) on Steam || [M4-78EP on Steam Formerly known as BattleWookiee/BattleCookiee
Hassat Hunter Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 Double post! 0_o The auction starts pretty soon... used my 13 gems to make a bid, seems it's nr 84... so unless 16 people go over me (which isn't unlikely in 3 days) I actually get the game for that price too... but we'll see how it goes... ^ I agree that that is such a stupid idiotic pathetic garbage hateful retarded scumbag evil satanic nazi like term ever created. At least top 5. TSLRCM Official Forum || TSLRCM Moddb || My other KOTOR2 mods || TSLRCM (English version) on Steam || [M4-78EP on Steam Formerly known as BattleWookiee/BattleCookiee
Nordicus Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 (edited) Gem prices are rising as expected. Kinda curious as to how high it'll go. Edited December 15, 2014 by Nordicus
Hurlshort Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 How can you tell what number your bid is?
Nordicus Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 If you put a bid that puts you in the top 100 bidders (or however many copies are left, not sure), the game's auction page will tell you your position
Hassat Hunter Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 Even if under... first I posted 10 gems (114) then I raised it to 13 (84)... doubt I will win a copy for that, but we'll see how it goes... It's not really friendly you need to make a bid to see how viable that bid is, but it's the best method now :/ ^ I agree that that is such a stupid idiotic pathetic garbage hateful retarded scumbag evil satanic nazi like term ever created. At least top 5. TSLRCM Official Forum || TSLRCM Moddb || My other KOTOR2 mods || TSLRCM (English version) on Steam || [M4-78EP on Steam Formerly known as BattleWookiee/BattleCookiee
Nordicus Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 (edited) Okay, Steam just added a feature that will screw over a lot of bargain hunters. There's a "Lowest Bids" sorting option, so anybody just wanting to get the auction winner badge will target at the cheapest items no matter their own worth, or the buyer's eagerness to actually play/use the item At this moment, if you don't have 1500 gems ready, you can forget winning anything. Maybe a miracle happens and even that trend will lower, but I'm not optimistic Edited December 15, 2014 by Nordicus
ShadySands Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 About how much is 1500 gems worth? An auction on Steam doesn't seem like a very good idea to me but I'm curious Free games updated 3/4/21
Hurlshort Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 I think you can get 1000 gems for about a buck. I only have 200, and I'm not going to buy gems on the off chance I win an auction.
LadyCrimson Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 I have no idea what gems/auctions are, but I'm not seeing any big Steam sale yet. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
Hassat Hunter Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 (edited) Currently 1000 gems is 90 cent, but it has steadily risen for a while now... it was 50 cent when they were re-introuduced with the dupe-bug fixed. EDIT: Steam Sale starts the 18th... Edited December 15, 2014 by Hassat Hunter ^ I agree that that is such a stupid idiotic pathetic garbage hateful retarded scumbag evil satanic nazi like term ever created. At least top 5. TSLRCM Official Forum || TSLRCM Moddb || My other KOTOR2 mods || TSLRCM (English version) on Steam || [M4-78EP on Steam Formerly known as BattleWookiee/BattleCookiee
Bryy Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 I was coming here expecting to find pages upong pages of posts on the Holiday Sale and the gem-issues... and I come here, nothing since 4 december... What's up Obsidian Forums? If this was EA or Activision, people would be crying bloody murder. But it is Valve. Even when people are pissed at Valve, they in earnest still call Gabe Newell Lord Gaben.
Hurlshort Posted December 16, 2014 Posted December 16, 2014 I don't think most of us care about gems, we are too busy solving the problems of the world, like police violence and peace in the Middle East.
Fighter Posted December 16, 2014 Posted December 16, 2014 If this was EA or Activision, people would be crying bloody murder. But it is Valve. Even when people are pissed at Valve, they in earnest still call Gabe Newell Lord Gaben. As long as the regular sales keep feeding us cheap games they can go on calling him that.
AwesomeOcelot Posted December 16, 2014 Posted December 16, 2014 People wouldn't be crying bloody murder because EA or Activision tried this, they'd be crying bloody murder because they wouldn't handle the situation. Valve is constantly trying new things, the gem auction is just one of them, they often have issues because these things are complicated. Valve quickly rolled it back, it's the best they could do. Activision had duplication problems often and they don't handle it so gracefully.
Humanoid Posted December 16, 2014 Posted December 16, 2014 EA or Ubisoft don't feel the need to compel their users to check in every 6-8 hours to get some token or whatever to get some virtual trinket. L I E S T R O N GL I V E W R O N G
Hassat Hunter Posted December 16, 2014 Posted December 16, 2014 Well, just won an auction of I game I wanted for less than 1 euro (regularly 13 euro... probably wont get that low with Steamsales either). Someone tried to snipe me, but was just too late But really, you got games for the picking for 1 euro at the moment... ^ I agree that that is such a stupid idiotic pathetic garbage hateful retarded scumbag evil satanic nazi like term ever created. At least top 5. TSLRCM Official Forum || TSLRCM Moddb || My other KOTOR2 mods || TSLRCM (English version) on Steam || [M4-78EP on Steam Formerly known as BattleWookiee/BattleCookiee
Hurlshort Posted December 21, 2014 Posted December 21, 2014 Picked up Xenonauts at half off, and Prison Architect at 80 percent off, so I'm happy. I've been looking at those two for awhile now.
Katphood Posted December 21, 2014 Posted December 21, 2014 I noticed that two awesome classics are available on steam now: Strife and Outcast. There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
Leferd Posted December 21, 2014 Posted December 21, 2014 Picked up Xenonauts at half off, and Prison Architect at 80 percent off, so I'm happy. I've been looking at those two for awhile now. Picking up Xenonauts! 1 "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
Purkake Posted December 21, 2014 Posted December 21, 2014 Grabbed Grim Dawn, it's surprisingly awesome. Like a much less linear Diablo. 3
Keyrock Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Grabbed Grim Dawn, it's surprisingly awesome. Like a much less linear Diablo. It's a very good loot em up. It's still not completely finished, but it's getting there. All 5 masteries are in and the latest patch added the first part of the 3rd and final act. There's a good bit of content in the game as it is. They tinker with the balance every new build (as is customary with a loot em up), but they're very close to as dialed in as possible, IMHO. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
LadyCrimson Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Grim Dawn is awesome, last time I played it. Worth the forever wait it's been. I haven't played in a while, since the new class was released I think - Act3 is out now, at least partially? Haven't even noticed. I'll have to check it out. Dang it, I wish I was better at playing multiple games at once. I just can't keep up. Oh well, better for my wallet. Prison Architect has been an early-access I've kept an eye on/been unsure about...for sale price I might consider it. Almost bought Neo-Scavenger, until I realized it was on GoG... “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
Hurlshort Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Xenonauts is extremely good, I'm glad I picked it up. I spent a couple hours playing it and had trouble stopping. Thank goodness for a drop ship with multiple exits!
Gromnir Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 we were likely gonna get steam versions o' dragon age:origins (deluxe?) and perhaps shadowrun. is it worth getting shadowrun returns, and dragonfall, or should we get dragonfall solo as it appears to be a standalone product? got no games on our to-do list til we is satisfied that da:i is well and fully patched, and then we likely wait 6 more months so that we can get it for a bargain price. therefore, we will likely get a few steam games to sate us in the interim, or take another shot at the PoE beta. we almost purchased fo:t for $2.99 a month or two ago. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
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