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[Sergius]

The sale is ending, but I'm cheap. But it's a good deal. And it meshes with my habit of buying games that are years out of date.

But... Christmas...

ARGH!

Buy 10 and gift them to your relatives. Then redirect to the Steam page so they can see the (non-sale) price.

[justinlee999]

The sale is ending, but I'm cheap. But it's a good deal. And it meshes with my habit of buying games that are years out of date.

But... Christmas...

ARGH!

Buy 10 and gift them to your relatives. Then redirect to the Steam page so they can see the (non-sale) price.

Genius.

[Sergius]

Ok, where to begin? Big pack on sale.

Half-Life 2, Gish, World of Goo, Aquaria , Braid, Braid Soundtrack, Machinarium, Machinarium Soundtrack, Super Meat Boy, BIT.TRIP BEAT, BIT.TRIP RUNNER, VVVVVV, Super Meat Boy Soundtrack, Bit.Trip Beat Soundtrack, Bit.Trip Runner Soundtrack

$25

Most of the stuff except HL2 is 50% off, even with that, buying each thing separately and ignoring the soundtracks, it all comes down to $55. (with the pack, EVERYTHING in it is at 75%)

I don't see any games in there that I DON'T want to buy

Also:
Simcity 4 Deluxe $5
Magicka Collection $6.24

Already got Magicka Collection (except the Gamer Bundle ). It's a funny little game but I don't play it that much. I'd say it's not for everyone.

[Darvi]

I'd take it if I didn't already have everything 'cept for HL2 and SMB.

[Metalax]

Only Bit.Trip Runner and the soundtracks that I don't already have out of that pack so not such a good deal for me. Still definetely worth it if you haven't got the games yet.

Also magicka has a free weekend.

[cerapa]

I'd take it if I didn't already have everything 'cept for HL2 and SMB.

Replace SMB with Bit.Trip Runner and you have my situation.

[0x517A5D]

I vaguely recall that Valve decided to let people pass games on to other people, on the condition that that copy of the game had never been installed.  Has this been implemented yet?  Are there other limitations, like e.g. can't pass on part of a salepack?

I'm not hinting here.  I have everything from that pack except Aquaria and all the soundtracks.  I'm just wondering.

[Metalax]

I've never heard of that. They give extra copies of some games from certain packs if you already own the game but if you don't then it becomes associated to your account and can't be passed on. (unless purchased specifically as a gift in which case the gift recipient follows the same rules as you would, getting extra copies if permitted if they already own it, etc.)

Sale packs have varied in ability to pass them on. For instance the extra copies of games from the potato sack if you already owned some were all able to be passed on individually. Other packs don't give you extra copies of part of a pack, though you can usually buy the complete pack as a gift that can be passed on as a single item.

[klingon13524]

I'd take it if I didn't already have everything 'cept for HL2 and SMB.

Buy it for HL2 and SMB, then help a huge Bay12 Christmas giveaway with your spare copies! (An idea I had a few days ago, I may or may not make it reality.)

[Enzo]

Isn't it true that when you buy a pack like this, you have to either gift all or none of it? Otherwise I would do this much more often.

[Darvi]

Actually I might do that. My karma's in the dumps right now anyway.

[Haschel]

I can vouch for deals like this being notoriously unlikely to allow gifting of anything you already have.

[freeformschooler]

I can vouch for deals like this being notoriously unlikely to allow gifting of anything you already have.

Then what do you do with the extra copies? Do they magically disappear, invalidating some unmeasurable amount of money you spent?

[Andir]

I can vouch for deals like this being notoriously unlikely to allow gifting of anything you already have.

Then what do you do with the extra copies? Do they magically disappear, invalidating some unmeasurable amount of money you spent?

When you go to buy a pack that has games you already own, it tells you that you already own them.  (I do not remember if it tells you that you will not get another copy or not.  I'm pretty sure that Steam flags you as an owner or not... not how many copies you own.)

[freeformschooler]

I can vouch for deals like this being notoriously unlikely to allow gifting of anything you already have.

Then what do you do with the extra copies? Do they magically disappear, invalidating some unmeasurable amount of money you spent?

When you go to buy a pack that has games you already own, it tells you that you already own them.  (I do not remember if it tells you that you will not get another copy or not.  I'm pretty sure that Steam flags you as an owner or not... not how many copies you own.)

I understand that. But if you buy the pack anyway, some part of your money is going towards those games you already have. If you do not get another copy to give to your friends, logically that part of your purchase disappears into thin air. If that is really what happens, it's an incredibly greedy design choice.