# Steam Christmas Sale has started! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 20, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790 "2011-12-20T00:35:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/21 "2011-12-20T12:34:26Z")
I bought Portal 2 when it went on sale during the Summer Sale and then they made that the regular price! And now it’s even cheaper! Class action lawsuit!! That video convinced me to drop the quarter and get the hovercraft. I wouldn’t have guessed it was that sturdy by the word “hovercraft”. ---
**Author:** ![bldysabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/22 "2011-12-20T12:45:10Z")
I am a little surprised at this. Smacks of deflation to some extent. Economic theory suggests that if people expect prices to continue to fall, they’ll put off discretionary purchases, which would be a bad thing. Oh well. Wrong thread I suppose. Apologies for the digression. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/23 "2011-12-20T13:50:57Z")
> [@cckerberos](#): > > Not really. Bollocks. I remember in the summer sale they had the Sims 3 and pretty much all its expansions for about £40, and I really regret not getting it, been waiting and waiting for it to come on offer again and I figure this sale might have been it. Unless that didn’t count as a pack sale, I dunno. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/24 "2011-12-20T13:58:55Z")
They sometimes have franchise deals (like all Just Cause games & DLC on sale) or special editions that come bundled with expansions/DLC. Those might go on sales and daily deals. What I assume **cckerberos** is referring to is the Developer Packs (THQ Collection, Ubisoft collection, etc). Those go on sale at the beginning of the event and stay the same price throughout and are available for the entire sale period. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/25 "2011-12-20T14:15:16Z")
By packs I assume he meant the stuff like the THQ complete pack, Bethesda pack, etc. The stuff listed seperately in the pack section. Not just daily deals that happened to include a batch of games. Edit: Or yeah, refresh before posting. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/26 "2011-12-20T14:19:01Z")
Oh right, individual games + their DLC are a separate thing from dev packs, gotcha. Just gotta keep an eye on those daily deals, then. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/27 "2011-12-20T15:00:17Z")
I AM slightly annoyed that I bought Portal 2 for ten bucks and it is now cheaper; but only because I haven’t actually played it yet. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/28 "2011-12-20T15:02:38Z")
Can somebody tell me what the third game in the top row of [this image](http://cdn.steampowered.com/v/gfx/clusters/sale_holiday2011_daily/5ed1c3a2/frontpage_english.jpg?t=1324348213) on the Featured Items page is? It says it’s not available in my region, and I’m curious what it is. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/29 "2011-12-20T15:09:30Z")
Only the BEST game ever! Ha! 😛 Actually, it’s “Singularity” and I’ve never played it. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/30 "2011-12-20T18:08:57Z")
Today’s New Deals: Lego Batman - $4.99 (75%) Witcher: Enhanced Edition - $2.49 (75) Witcher II: Assassin of Kings Premium edition - $23.99 (40%) COD: Modern Warfare 2 - $14.99 (50%) Costume Quest - $3.74 (75%) Sacred Gold - $4.99 (50%) Sacred 2 - $9.99 (50%) Half-Life Franchise (75%) Duke Nukem Forever - $4.99 (75%) Tropico 4 - $13.59 (66%) Theatre of War Franchise (75%) Dungeons of Dredmor - $1.24 (75%) Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad - $19.99 (50%) Chantelise: A Tale of Two Sisters - $2.49 (75%) Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale - $4.99 (75%) I’m not listing all the Half-Life and Theatre of War franchise titles 😃 ---
**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:** [December 20, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/31 "2011-12-20T19:15:28Z")
If you already own Dredmor (and you should), it’s DLC/expansion thing is 75 cents. It’s also 75 cents if you don’t already own it. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/32 "2011-12-20T19:16:32Z")
The previous deals are still available for a couple more hours - presumably because the Steam servers kept falling down. I’d recommend getting the Max Payne games; they deserved a far better movie than that crappy one that they got. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/33 "2011-12-20T19:45:47Z")
I played one of the Max Payne games, I think the second, and it was pretty fun. Dunno that I need to play the other one, though. It’s low on my list of games that I’ve bought but never installed. What is Dungeons of Dredmoor, and why should I buy it? Any other games from today’s special standing out to folks? Half-life is of course a wonderful shooter. The Witcher lets you get bootycall trading cards, which is so obnoxious that I can’t see past it to the drab brown monotony of the world and the confusing leveling system. Lego Batman…hmm, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/34 "2011-12-20T19:49:30Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Okay in my Steam inventory apparently I have the full game of Portal in there. My options are “View in store” or “Send gift”. If I have already sent it to one person, can I send it to more? I mean, it’s still in my inventory after sending it to the first person, but I don’t want it retracted from them if the second person actually receives it first. Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/35 "2011-12-20T19:49:34Z")
I’ve heard that Witcher 2 is much better than the original (and lacks the booty call cards), but not for $20 + when I haven’t even finished Dragon Age yet. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/36 "2011-12-20T19:49:54Z")
Dredmor is a roguelike with a non-terrible interface, semi-decent jokes, and on the easier side of the roguelike spectrum. Roguelikes are basically puzzle games disguised as RPGs, where you need to use the game’s mechanics to their fullest to overcome the insane difficulty. They usually have lots of options for replayability, like varied classes and random generation. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/37 "2011-12-20T19:52:38Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Okay in my Steam inventory apparently I have the full game of Portal in there. My options are “View in store” or “Send gift”. If I have already sent it to one person, can I send it to more? I mean, it’s still in my inventory after sending it to the first person, but I don’t want it retracted from them if the second person actually receives it first. Gifting it again will retract the first one. Gifts sit in your inventory until they are claimed. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/38 "2011-12-20T20:08:39Z")
I bought Witcher a few weeks ago when it was on sale for the same price. Already own the Orange Box so I’m set for Half Life. No real interest in the rest; the really cheap ones don’t interest me and the $15+ plus ones I’m not willing to buy on a whim since there’s a lot of days to go yet for me to spend my money on. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/39 "2011-12-20T20:20:17Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I bought Witcher a few weeks ago when it was on sale for the same price. Already own the Orange Box so I’m set for Half Life. No real interest in the rest; the really cheap ones don’t interest me and the $15+ plus ones I’m not willing to buy on a whim since there’s a lot of days to go yet for me to spend my money on. That’s pretty much my situation. For each of these sales I become progressively pickier, as I’ve already bought most of the games that are both 6+ months old and remotely interesting to me. When Witcher 2, Skyrim, Arkham City, and a handful of others drop to the ~$10 category, I’ll be interested, but this time, there’s not a lot I want to get. Okay, okay, I did buy Just Cause 2. Why? Just cause. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790/40 "2011-12-20T21:10:51Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Today’s New Deals: > Lego Batman - $4.99 (75%) > Witcher: Enhanced Edition - $2.49 (75) > Witcher II: Assassin of Kings Premium edition - $23.99 (40%) > COD: Modern Warfare 2 - $14.99 (50%) > Costume Quest - $3.74 (75%) > Sacred Gold - $4.99 (50%) > Sacred 2 - $9.99 (50%) > Half-Life Franchise (75%) > Duke Nukem Forever - $4.99 (75%) > Tropico 4 - $13.59 (66%) > Theatre of War Franchise (75%) > Dungeons of Dredmor - $1.24 (75%) > Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad - $19.99 (50%) > Chantelise: A Tale of Two Sisters - $2.49 (75%) > Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale - $4.99 (75%) > > I’m not listing all the Half-Life and Theatre of War franchise titles 😃 Will any of this stuff run on laptop with integrated graphics? I run Half Life 2 no problem but can’t run Orcs Must Die for shit. :smack: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-christmas-sale-has-started/606790.md?page=3)