Originally Posted by Blade Key is still active. It's for Adventures of Shuggy. I gave it to a girl as a present on Friday, but she's apparently an ungrateful bitch. Someone should use it so it isn't wasted.

lol I didn't notice there was a key in that post. Just wondering though, how would you know if the key is still active? I thought it was impossible to check.

Is Stronghold 3 just as bad as everyone said it was when released, or did they patch it up?

Also, concerning the 75% off sale on Crusader Kings II, how damn annoying is it that the 3 DLC's you don't own are the only ones not discounted. They need to stop excluding stuff when a game goes on deep discount.

I've always wondered, why doesn't this Steam deals thread get stickied? Same with the Xbox live weekly deal and PSN weekly deals thread?

Originally Posted by sunghost lol I didn't notice there was a key in that post. Just wondering though, how would you know if the key is still active? I thought it was impossible to check.

When I go to redeem it, it says "Product Already Owned." I think that means it hasn't been used, right? Otherwise it would say "Duplicate Product Code?" I don't really know how the system works, if it checks whether the key is valid or not before checking if you own it. But I asked her if she used it yesterday, and she said "oh I forgot." That's what you get with stupid LoL fanatics. If anyone who doesn't own the game tries to use it, maybe they'll be able to shed some light.

Originally Posted by Blade When I go to redeem it, it says "Product Already Owned." I think that means it hasn't been used, right? Otherwise it would say "Duplicate Product Code?" I don't really know how the system works, if it checks whether the key is valid or not before checking if you own it...

Nah, I think it says Product Already Owned regardless if the key has been used or not. You can check if it's a duplicate on a Steam account that doesn't have Shuggy tied to it, but you risk activating the key if it hasn't been used.

Originally Posted by Blade Key is still active. It's for Adventures of Shuggy. I gave it to a girl as a present on Friday, but she's apparently an ungrateful bitch. Someone should use it so it isn't wasted.

I hate when you give someone a key and they don't bother to activate it and also don't bother to tell you.

It takes like a minute (literally a minute because Steam takes a dump when you put in a key but still) so it's not a big deal. And if you aren't going to use it then just say so right away.

My sister does that crap to me all the time. *grumble grumble*

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Originally Posted by Fatalis Fafnir I've always wondered, why doesn't this Steam deals thread get stickied? Same with the Xbox live weekly deal and PSN weekly deals thread?

I think CAG gets some money from places like amazon

Originally Posted by Ozonekill I think CAG gets some money from places like amazon

No.

Not in exchange for stickying threads.

Originally Posted by walkonshadows Is Stronghold 3 just as bad as everyone said it was when released, or did they patch it up?

Yes. It sucks. Seriously.

I feel like lobbying Valve to allow for trading and reselling of games just so I can give it to you so you don't waste your money on it like I did.

If you want to buy it buy it but then you must come back and tell me how much it sucked and how right I was.

Originally Posted by Blade Key is still active. It's for Adventures of Shuggy. I gave it to a girl as a present on Friday, but she's apparently an ungrateful bitch. Someone should use it so it isn't wasted.

Is there a way to tell if a Steam key has been redeemed without actually redeeming it?

It's good to see Jade right up there, no bad feelings at all there

Originally Posted by Fatalis Fafnir I've always wondered, why doesn't this Steam deals thread get stickied? Same with the Xbox live weekly deal and PSN weekly deals thread?

It's not difficult to find. It rarely leaves the front page. I think the stickied list should remain pretty small or else it tends to lose focus.

Right now you've got the Sunday deals thread which is meant to be a roundup of multiple threads, the Amazon PCDD thread which makes money for the site, and the raffle thread which is for the kids. I think they all make a lot of sense.

Originally Posted by Eldredpe No. Not in exchange for stickying threads.

*Edit: More or less ninja'ed by Louiedog

Well not directly but obviously more people seeing a thread means more click through links means more affliate bonuses etc.

Anyway, this thread is almost always on the first page and with the big sale coming up that is pretty much guaranteed for a while so it's not a big deal to not have it way up at the tippy top I don't think.

Originally Posted by Eldredpe No. Not in exchange for stickying threads.

It increases the chance of people seeing the thread, thus the chance of people buying from links they clicked on from said thread.

Originally Posted by Motoki Well not directly but obviously more people seeing a thread means more click through links means more affliate bonuses etc.

Sure, but that feels like a distinction worth making.

dammit steam, i still have so many games to finish from the summer sale!

i hope there is a good deal on borderlands 2

Originally Posted by EliotAndrews It's always nice to know who the PERSONA fans are. For whatever reason, PERSONA3 fans are less vocal than the Persona 4 ones, and I regard P3FES to be the superior of the two games. That's just me, though. Hahaha, that Daily Deal is hilarious. The people on Valve's staff know what they're doing.

I don't want to think of how many hours I've sunk into P3:FES. P4 is still on the shelf in the cellophane wrapper.

Originally Posted by Sir_Fragalot If that Ubisoft pack is $50-60 I might get it for Ass Creed 3, From Dust, and Anno. If it's anything more, I will pass. Also if you don't own that Square Enix pack, buy it please.

Didja forget that you picked up From Dust for $1 this summer on the 4-day Uplay sale?

Originally Posted by walkonshadows Also, concerning the 75% off sale on Crusader Kings II, how damn annoying is it that the 3 DLC's you don't own are the only ones not discounted. They need to stop excluding stuff when a game goes on deep discount.

The Russian DLCs that are excluded were just released a few days ago. I don't expect this trend to change.

Originally Posted by seamoss Is there a way to tell if a Steam key has been redeemed without actually redeeming it?

I thought so, but I guess not. I asked her if she had used it over the phone, and I guess she couldn't be bothered to. Motoki's right, it literally takes less than a minute to redeem a key. So it was unused when it was posted here.

That's another problem they should've solved already.

Originally Posted by MulderYuffie I love the Persona series too I would have to say I like Persona 4 more though even though I played Persona 3 first.

Persona 4 had a little more fun to it than P3FES, but both are fantastic.

My biggest want this sale is Dark Souls to hit 75% since it is currently tempting me to get it on the 360 for $13.