Steam Winter Sale 2012 - Seriously Guys, It Was Over Two Months Ago! Move Along!

The sale didn't hurt my wallet too bad but it was fun sale with this amazing community.

Gifted To Others
Cities in Motion:Paris
Cities in Motion: St. Petersburg
Ticket to Ride

Gifted to Me
Torchlight - Kommissar
Plants vs Zombies - Manach
Batman Arkham City GOTY - Shoptroll
Mirrors Edge - Jolly Bill

Purchased for Myself
Civilization IV Complete
Counter Strike GO
Skyrim:Hearthfire

Also I gifted another game, but that person hasn't responded at all for three days and the game is still sitting in my inventory, what should I do?

Crhis wrote:

I have a spare copy of Sleeping Dogs if anyone is interested. Reluctant to just gift it to *anyone* on my friends list because of the spec requirements so if you can run it and want it then friend me up.

First person gets it!

(raises hands) I will pay you. Missed it by seconds!

Edit: Do you guys know how awesome Crhis is? He is ALL OF THE AWESOME. Thank you!

Seriously, I will pay you back for this. Just send your Paypal email. Either that or I will swear a triad blood oath to repay the debt.

Citizen86 wrote:

DON'T DO IT, IT'S TOO MUCH GAME FOR YOU!!!

"When I'm a Triad, the cops want to kill me and when I'm a cop, everyone wants to kill me! I'm a scared man."

I have simple needs. All I ask is the part of the game where I run through a hospital, holding a baby, dodging random explosions.

Archangel wrote:
Citizen86 wrote:

DON'T DO IT, IT'S TOO MUCH GAME FOR YOU!!!

"When I'm a Triad, the cops want to kill me and when I'm a cop, everyone wants to kill me! I'm a scared man."

I have simple needs. All I ask is the part of the game where I run through a hospital, holding a baby, dodging random explosions.

I think you found the right game

Crhis wrote:

I have a spare copy of Sleeping Dogs if anyone is interested. Reluctant to just gift it to *anyone* on my friends list because of the spec requirements so if you can run it and want it then friend me up.

First person gets it!

EDIT: Gone to Archangel!

Steam should integrate something that allows users to select their hardware components so that users can more easily see what will run on their own (and their friends') machines. I could see it possible with a check box or drop down box selection system.

I wonder if they will ever make a sequel to Bad Rats. It should cost about .50

Games I threw into my Pile:
Q.U.B.E.
Ace of Spades
Hero Academy
Orcs Must Die 2 DLC (x3)

Games I bought for GWJr's:

Gemini Rue
Cubemen
Analogue: A Hate Story Game and Soundtrack Bundle
Q.U.B.E. Game and Soundtrack Bundle
Ys Origin
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy
Quantum Conundrum
Penny Arcade's On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness 3
Home
Ace of Spades (x2)
They Bleed Pixels
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble (x2)
Warp
Swords and Soldiers HD
HOARD
Puzzle Agent 2
Fray
I Am Alive
Anna
Borderlands 2 Season Pass (x2)

Games I bought for non-GWJ:
PROTOTYPE

Games I was gifted:
Castle Crashers
Legend of Grimrock
HOARD
SimCity 4 Deluxe
Lone Survivor
The Witcher 2

Alas, I was unable to get everyone on my GWJ friends list a gift. My Christmas bonus was much less than I anticipated.
Thank you again to all who sent gifts my way, we'll have to do this again next year ;).

PRG013 wrote:

I wonder if they will ever make a sequel to Bad Rats. It should cost about .50

This should get you by until a real sequel is released.

Well, let's see how I did. I tried to limit myself to what was in my Steam wallet, but I had to go outside if it once. Plus I made one purchase from Amazon, so...

Bought for myself -
F.E.A.R. 3
Prototype
Miasmata
THQ Pack (From Amazon - Contains S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - SOC, Homefront, Red Faction: Guerrilla, Red Faction: Armageddon, Space Marine, Metro 2033; I actually had half those but $7.49 was too good to pass up for the other half)

Bought for others -
Unmechanical
Limbo
Mark of the Ninja x2
Home
Hotline Miami
Prototype
Deux Ex: Human Revolution

And thanks to Grumpicus, Hobbes, Kommisar and Bennard for
Rage
The Walking Dead
Civ V
Saints Row 3

So... How long until the Summer sale?

If you buy a publisher pack, like the THQ pack, do you get extra copies of the games you already own to gift?

IUMogg wrote:

If you buy a publisher pack, like the THQ pack, do you get extra copies of the games you already own to gift?

No. You will receive a message at checkout explaining:

"Note: You already own the following items in "Collection". You will not receive extra copies of these items when you complete this purchase"

Therefore, if you like Steam sales, never buy individual games from publishers.

So the final tally is:

Gifts received
Gatling Gears (Maverickz)
Orcs Must Die 2 - Complete Pack (Eleima)
Witcher 2 (Eleima)
Containment: The Zombie Puzzler (Growat)
Star Wars: KOTOR II (Citizen86)
Dead Island GOTY (Manach)
Lone Survivor (Dethroned)
Krater (Cobble)
The Bard's Tale (M0nk3yboy)
Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble (M0nk3yboy)
Bad Rats (M0nk3yboy)
Analogue: A Hate Story Game and Soundtrack (peedmyself)
Civ V GOTY (mislacedbravado)
FTL (JillSammich)
Prototype (Ahrezmendi)
Anna (Eldon of Azure)

Purchased for myself
Magic 2013 Expansion Pack 1
Magic 2013 Deck Pack 1
Magic 2013 Deck Pack 2
Sleeping Dogs w/DLC

Gifts Given
Alice Madness Returns
Star Wars: KOTOR
Star Wars: KOTOR II
Spirits
They Bleed Pixels Collector's Edition
Half Minute Hero
Lone Survivor
Unmechanical
Magic 2013
I Am Alive
Closure
McPixel
Need for Speed Undercover
The Longest Journey
Thief Gold

Gifts given to family
Daedalic Bundle
Borderlands GOTY
Sims 3 + Showtime Bundle
Audiosurf

Total spent $129.95

Thanks to m0nk3yboy for Bad Rats, the entire Thief Collection, and Civ 4 Complete! Also thanks to SillyRabbit for Thief: Deadly Shadows and MrAndrewJ for Bad Rats. I'll make sure they find good homes.

Sad that I don't get the Dozing Pooches. I would have nabbed it at that price. Curse you, fickle mistakes!

GAH! Missed Sleeping Dogs, that stinks. I'll spend $5, don't want to spend $17. Oh well, there's always next sale

DeThroned wrote:

GAH! Missed Sleeping Dogs, that stinks. I'll spend $5, don't want to spend $17. Oh well, there's always next sale :)

I missed Sleepy Dogs as well... I went to work out and came back, everyone was talking about it, but by the time I got Steam opened, it was gone. Oh well. I can't run it anyhow. Maybe by the next sale, I'll have a rig built.

Another steamsale finished. What a fantastic time it has been watching so many games get gifted. Here is to next year. Also, I'm resisting sales this weekend. At least that is what I'm telling my wallet.

Wow, thanks to jonfentyler for gifting me Sleeping Dogs! That totally made my day.

IMAGE(http://s13.postimage.org/y4oyh3vg7/bad_rats_gift.png)

Thanks to MrAndrewJ who gifted me this season's sparkle ponies without even realizing how bad it is!

K, this is weird, when I search for Bad Rats, it shows up in the drop down results as $0.49, but when I go to the page to buy it, it's $4.99. WTF?

I'm done buying... Ended up getting four games for $50.96.

Civ V Gods and Kings
Tropico 4
The Walking Dead
Hitman Absolution

I managed alright this sale.

Hm, it seems like I've been ratrolled (?) by Chumpy and m0nk3yboy. Thanks? I guess?

Eleima wrote:
Jarpy wrote:

This from the woman who brought Sparkleponies into my life.

Still, though, I'd argue that you haven't launched Sparkle Ponies so you've dodged that bullet for now. ;)

Steam lies. Of course I have played your generous "gift". To prove it, I will ask an on topic question:

About the quests in SotMC: When you accept a quest for your priceless mystical golden unicorn to go pull somebody's dirty old plow, it just wanders off for a while and then comes back to the same screen. Do I fully understand the quest system?

Woke up this morning toi the gift of free child labour from Stengah (Skyrim Hearthfire) and some amazing Sleepy Puppies from Niseg! Damn timezones making me sleep through those amazing deals. You guys are princes among men.

Did anybody want, but not get, a copy of Hotline Miami? If you fit this description, then friend me. It needs a good home.

Usual non-grinder rules apply

Garden Ninja, you are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you for the gift =)

sr_malo wrote:

Did anybody want, but not get, a copy of Hotline Miami? If you fit this description, then friend me. It needs a good home.

Usual non-grinder rules apply :)

I sent a fried request, if the copy is already gone that is alright. I can always use more friends.

Thanks Gunner! For Unity of Command!! And Demonbox for Home!!

Let me see. This is quite ridiculous. My only excuse can be that I have a lot of catching up to do in terms of number of games compared to some of you guys. Thats my reasoning, and the fact that I've only really spent the same as two copies of the latest COD game on xbox360 at release. Here are my results, I'm not even going to list the money side of it...

Purchased
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Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY
Batman Arkham City GOTY
Orca Must Die 2
Rainbox 6 Vegas
Borderlands 2
Sleeping Dogs: LE
Endless Space
The Walking Dead
S.P.A.Z
Alpha Protocol
Tropico 4
Bethesda New Year Pack, which contains:

Brink Complete
Dishonored
DOOM 3 BFG Edition
TES3: Morrowind GOTY
TES4: Oblivion GOTY
TES5: Skyrim
Fallout 3 GOTY
Fallout: NV
Hunted
Rage
Rogue Warrior

Gifts received
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Left 4 Dead
Half Life 2
Saints Row : The Third
Terraria
Red Orchestra 2
Just Cause 2
FTL: Faster the Light
Atom Zombie Smasher
Dead Pixels
Magicka
Borderlands GOTY
I am Alive

Gifts Given
===========
Fallout: New Vegas
Orcs Must Die 2 (x2)
Castle Crashers (x2)
Just Cause 2
AVSEQ
KOTOR2
Magikca (x4)
Evochron Mercenary (x2)

Overall - An abundance of gaming goodness that should see me for the next considerable while! So, please no more enabling/tempting game releases.

Sheesh.. Is there therapy for this addiction? Where's that 2013 Pile-tackling thread...