Re: Steam efficiently kills its (previously) notorious sales

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From: Andrew Rybenkov
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2015 18:56

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On Fri, 27 Nov 2015 13:04:00 +0300, Werner Punz <we...@gmx.at> wrote:

> Am 26.11.15 um 19:12 schrieb Andrew Rybenkov:
>> On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 21:43:10 +0300, Werner Punz <we...@gmx.at> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes steam sales are mostly shovelware sales nowadays.
>>
>> I do not see anything to buy right now,
>> and considering the shop will remain the same till 1st Dec and
>> 2 weeks of Christmas sale, Steam efficiently detached me for 3 weeks.
>> Good job, wiseguys.
>>
>>
> I bought one visual novel in the 2-5 euros price range, but just more
> out of curiosity than real interest.
>
> I just wanted to see where all the no puzzle desicion making kill your
> own intelligence stuff started which nowadays floods the adventure genre.
>
>
>


I made 2 exceptions at once:

1. I bought a Early Access game
2. I bought a non-rebated game

Shortly, I bought Underrail.

Still on fence about The Fall of the Dungeon Guardians

-- 
Andrew Rybenkov

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