im pissed i didnt want Saints Row the Third on sale i wanted the Witcher 2 Enhanced edition which would have dropped to $16 making it the best deal of the day bar none.
I'm actually glad Witcher 2 didn't go on sale for a lot of reasons; the most important of which is it deserves every single dollar at 100% of its price, let alone its current 40% off.
Personally, I've been voting off of two factors: has the game ever gone to a lower price than it is currently at (use
SteamAlerts.com for that, click on History once you search a game) and whether or not the devs deserve the profit/need the money.
Since THQ is in a bit of money trouble and has franchises I don't want to see scooped up and destroyed by EA or Activision, I voted SR3 and was happy to see it win. Now it gets all that profit for its quarterly reports. Arkham City doesn't need more money and CD Projekt Red again deserves every red penny for what they do. I hope you buy it for $24 crazyeyesreaper, you won't regret it.
Naturally, Trine 2 having never been below $7.50, and being on my wishlist
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made it the obvious choice for vote #2. Too bad Valve made me stay up until 3am to purchase it. :shadedshu
Oh Steam summer sale, somehow convincing people to buy a bunch of games they will never play.
Heh, if people are buying games they're never playing that's their problem. While Steam sales can and do generate desire for games that didn't exist before the sale, I don't think that desire comes from the price alone. I just bought Trine 2 CE and SSF4 Arcade Edition and I'm damn sure going to be playing them before Winter hits.
What I also like is the poetic justice of anyone who does buy the game and not play it. Imagining yourself as a game developer, while you would obviously prefer that people play your creation, you've still gotten paid when Steam Sale Fever hits. So the most important aspect of the transaction has already been received; the compensation to the devs. The rest is kibbles and bits.
