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[hermes]

Right, I'm new to this "Steam" business and having picked up Skyrim for $30 I see that these sales are pretty darn important for getting stuff cheap. 

I want to ask the oldtimers if Fallout: New Vegas and Sword of the Stars 2 have been on sale recently, and so whether I should wait for a sale or just get them....?

Also how about Dragonborn DLC... likely to go on sale around/after release, or not for a while?

[Sergius]

Right, I'm new to this "Steam" business and having picked up Skyrim for $30 I see that these sales are pretty darn important for getting stuff cheap. 

I want to ask the oldtimers if Fallout: New Vegas and Sword of the Stars 2 have been on sale recently, and so whether I should wait for a sale or just get them....?

Also how about Dragonborn DLC... likely to go on sale around/after release, or not for a while?

The whole Fallout (3d) franchise is often on sale, you just have to wait the right moment. It's 75% off at least 5 times every year.

I don't expect anything Skyrim related to go cheap for a few years at least. I don't intend to buy it on steam until it is 75% off at least, or has a huge price drop from $60 or whatever.

EDIT: this looks useful. Don't understand the history chart perfectly but maybe you can.

[timferius]

Sword of the Stars II was just on sale a few weeks ago, but I figure unless it's a must have right now game for you, always wait for a sale. And ya, major franchise releases tend to take a while before they go on sale for any appreciable amount, so it'll be a while until you can get Dragonborn on sale (hearthfire was on sale this christmas however). If in doubt, know that Steam has about 3-4 mega-sales each year (about one a season usually) where pretty much anything that has/can be on sale, will be. They're great, really.

[hermes]

Thanks for the replies, guys.  That Steamprices site looks pretty useful!  Guess I'll have to exercise a lot of restraint and keep my eyes peeled...   

[timferius]

Thanks for the replies, guys.  That Steamprices site looks pretty useful!  Guess I'll have to exercise a lot of restraint and keep my eyes peeled...   

Then you blow all the restraint on a big sale. I think I bought approx. 11 games during the winter sale, and for so little! It's so hard to resist all those sales, beautiful, beautiful sales. Steam may have made me a shoppoholic (armchair shopping with near instant gratification? Yes please!)

[umiman]

It's easy to resist when you own all the games.

[Felius]

Wizardry Online seems to be region locked on top of everything.

[majikero]

I can't even get to it's steam page.

[BigD145]

I can't even get to it's steam page.

It was pulled very very quickly.

[BuriBuriZaemon]

It suffers a permadeath of its own??

[majikero]

They're fixing the server problem. They couldn't handle the traffic generated by Steam.

[Aklyon]

They're fixing the server problem. They couldn't handle the traffic generated by Steam.

Isn't this the exact same reason Path of Exile is specifically not on steam right now?

[majikero]

There's a big difference with a closed beta with select individuals and a open beta on the biggest online distributor.

[Aklyon]

There's a big difference with a closed beta with select individuals and a open beta on the biggest online distributor.

Except both are in open beta. Its just one went on steam and got flooded pretty predictably.

[BuriBuriZaemon]

Path of Exile had been in closed beta for long before going open beta and had built large following since the start.