# Running digital distribution game sale/special thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** video-games-e-games\ **Created:** [December 18, 2009, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734 "2009-12-18T12:40:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Captain\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/181 "2010-03-16T16:30:18Z")
I chuckled when I saw this, but you can get the original Everquest and all 15 expansions plus 30 days of game time for $2.50. I can’t believe that game is still going, let alone releasing expansions. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/182 "2010-03-16T23:43:06Z")
On steam (till Thursday at 4pm PST) is Dragon Age is for 33% off. Which means $33.50 for the regular version and $43.50 for the deluxe edition. All week sniper elite is $2 too. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/183 "2010-03-17T00:20:31Z")
I seriously considered getting Arkham Asylum, but it’s been on special twice in three months, I think; I’ll wait a year or so until it’s much cheaper. That’s the danger of these sales for them, I guess: the “wait a bit” factor. But I guess it’s overall working gangbusters for them, so excellent. Awhile ago I bought Psychonauts for 2 bucks, solely because it was two bucks and looked like it might remotely be fun. Oh my lord–I freakin’ LOVE this game! It’s currently ten bucks and well worth it, IMO: by the designers of Grim Fandango, with a very similar sense of humor, it makes me giggle more than anything I’ve played since Portal. And that’s high praise. Best thing I’ve gotten off steam yet, I think. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/184 "2010-03-20T10:03:03Z")
Aliens vs Predator is 33% off ($33.50) this weekend. The game only came out a bit more than a month ago - I wonder how soon after release they can do sales without cannibalizing people who buy it at release. I’m tempted to wait a month on games I want to save a bit - but then you feel dumb if it doesn’t go on sale and you went without it for 2 months for no reason. ---
**Author:** ![Mekhazzio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b38774/32.png) [@Mekhazzio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mekhazzio)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/185 "2010-03-20T13:12:53Z")
AvP has kind of bombed in reviews, which may be why it’s getting an early sale. I’m not sure why it bombed, I think it’s the best game to have carried that franchise’s name. Admittedly, that’s not saying a lot, but it’s a decent FPS and unlike most halfbaked console ports, they actually -did- release the PC dedicated servers they had promised instead of forcing everyone into the gawdawful p2p matchmaking system. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/186 "2010-03-20T13:15:40Z")
Maybe. Dirt 2 had a sale within 6 weeks (half off, even), and it had pretty good reviews (89 meta rating). ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/187 "2010-03-20T18:44:06Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Aliens vs Predator is 33% off ($33.50) this weekend. The game only came out a bit more than a month ago - I wonder how soon after release they can do sales without cannibalizing people who buy it at release. I’m tempted to wait a month on games I want to save a bit - but then you feel dumb if it doesn’t go on sale and you went without it for 2 months for no reason. If you want a game, and you have the money, just buy it immediately. The first few weeks of gaming are always the best. I think the fun you have in that month before the sale is definitely worth the extra you pay. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/188 "2010-03-21T14:32:02Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > If you want a game, and you have the money, just buy it immediately. The first few weeks of gaming are always the best. I think the fun you have in that month before the sale is definitely worth the extra you pay. I can’t tell if you’re joking here :). ---
**Author:** ![Mekhazzio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b38774/32.png) [@Mekhazzio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mekhazzio)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/189 "2010-03-21T14:39:55Z")
If you’re into multiplayer, then there’s definitely a point to be made about how getting in on the ground floor is usually the most fun. Especially for ‘flavor of the month’ titles like generic FPS and RTS games, where the player base plummets once the next one comes out. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/190 "2010-03-21T14:53:25Z")
> [@Mekhazzio](#): > > If you’re into multiplayer, then there’s definitely a point to be made about how getting in on the ground floor is usually the most fun. Especially for ‘flavor of the month’ titles like generic FPS and RTS games, where the player base plummets once the next one comes out. Ah, I see. Sorry–I was imagining this in my context of single-player games, where it’d be impossible for me to miss the first month of playing the game, except by never buying it at all. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/191 "2010-03-22T05:50:29Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I can’t tell if you’re joking here :). I’m being serious! Do you not agree? ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/192 "2010-03-22T05:59:04Z")
No, I’m generally with you - in multiplayer, everyone discovering the game together makes it both more interesting and more fair. So for games you’re really confident you’ll like, go ahead and buy early. But for the ones you’re kinda iffy about, it may be better to wait anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Carnacki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Carnacki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnacki)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/193 "2010-03-23T00:01:54Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > No, I’m generally with you - in multiplayer, everyone discovering the game together makes it both more interesting and more fair. So for games you’re really confident you’ll like, go ahead and buy early. But for the ones you’re kinda iffy about, it may be better to wait anyway. It definitely depends on the type of games you play, and how involved you are in the multiplayer. As a recent case in point, I waited 4-months to buy Dragon Age at a 33% discount, because I could care less about online gaming communities (well, with the exception of the Dope, of course). Also, with PC games (and consoles more and more, now that they are online) another advantage to waiting is letting the kinks get ironed out with patches. Also also, I always have some game or another to play in the meantime while I’m waiting for a game to go on sale. So for someone like me, there are a few reasons to wait, and virtually no benefit to playing right at release. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/194 "2010-03-23T21:24:30Z")
Left 4 Dead 2 is half off this week at $25. Or you can get 3 friends together and get a 4 pack for $75, which is $18.75 each. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/195 "2010-03-26T20:49:54Z")
Steam sales: Torchlight is $5 this weekend. Star Trek Online is 33% off. The expansion for Mount & Blade is $3 off during pre-order. ---
**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/196 "2010-03-28T13:34:14Z")
You can get Bad Company 2 for $20 from the [EA store](http://eastore.ea.com/store/ea/en_US/html/pbPage.BFBC2) after stacking the discount code PAXEAST842 on top of the $10 off deal. The EA Store sucks, so it’s best to think of this as just buying a CD-key. You’ll either need to backup the media to DVD or be willing to apply your legit key to a illicit download. Either way, a small inconvenience for a good deal. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/197 "2010-03-28T13:36:39Z")
Figures, a few days after I buy bc2. I read you can use that code on any game that costs $39.95 or more. Maybe I’ll use it to buy the dragon age expansion. Anyone know if the d2d version of dragon age + the EA store version of the expansion would play nice? When you say the EA store sucks, what do you mean? Do the downloads not work right? ---
**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/198 "2010-03-28T13:43:18Z")
You can only download for one year and you can only download five times (or so), so you’re pretty much required to keep your own backup. I don’t how everyone has embraced digital distribution, but I don’t even know where my CD binder is, so keeping a backup is a bit annoying. And yeah, it’s $20 off of anything over $40 with that code. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/199 "2010-03-28T13:44:41Z")
The one year limitation is pretty obnoxious, but in the past I’ve pirated some EA games I already owned (and damaged the media for) and then used my legit CD key and it worked fine. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734/200 "2010-03-29T14:37:20Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > The expansion for Mount & Blade is $3 off during pre-order. Those who purchase early can play the beta, which still has a major bug in single-player. Tell a Farmer you’ll save his village from bandits and, after clearing out the bandits, some NPCs won’t give you anything except the Farmer’s “thanks” speech. This makes it impossible to complete quests in which you need to talk to a commoner. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-digital-distribution-game-sale-special-thread/521734.md?page=11)