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This thread will attempt to provide a place to discuss past/present/future PC gaming deals. While mainly focusing on Steam games, any standout sales may also be presented. I will not be updating every Daily/Weekly/etc. sale. The tools to help individuals become a smarter shopper will be provided below.

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So am I just never going to see Divinity Original Sin at $10?  The game's 2 years old now.  Price cut it to $20 permanently and then give it a fuck ing 50% discount on sale already.  Maybe when the sequel drops...

 
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sweeetja713 said:
So am I just never going to see Divinity Original Sin at $10? The game's 2 years old now. Price cut it to $20 permanently and then give it a fuck ing 50% discount on sale already. Maybe when the sequel drops...
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I'd expect it to be in a Humble eventually to drive sales of the sequel. All of their other games have been bundled.

 
Syntax Error said:
Going to buy and play single player campaign repeatedly.

Out of 55 items on my wish list, two have discounts better than 66% -- Roundabout and Shelter 2. But if you've never bought a game before, I bet this sale is GREAT!
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I went through all the games on sale that were released since the summer sale and only found 4 games I wanted and the biggest discount was 50% off.

I guess not awful considering they are relatively recent, but all indie and eventual bundle fodder.

 
gospelman said:
Has steam stopped offering the personalized "complete your bundle" deals? I'm disappointing to find this isn't an option for me when I already own the witcher 3 base game
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Most games don't have.

The games that have would have been too cheap and got nuked:

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GoG seems to have a few better deals than Steam but I'm too lazy to look in depth.  If you're disappointed with the prices might want to do some quick comparisons.

 
Is Amazon participating in the $699 vive? Contemplating selling my MacBook Pro and getting one.

Sort of skeptical though if it's gonna be something I like for a few days then never use again
 
plus1zero said:
Sort of skeptical though if it's gonna be something I like for a few days then never use again
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Go on this instinct. VR is an interesting tech and having it at home will be nice, but its still very new. As one who was sucked into new tech like Sega CD (albeit I got my parents to buy it for me) amongst other things, be wary of VR in its infancy. Unless there's a bunch of games (games you still have to buy) you want to play that utilize it, I wouldnt bother until there's something that blows the tech up in terms of popularity. That doesn't exist yet and so far I think the most interesting stuff for VR is largely tech demo type of things.

I'm an amateur mountaineer and this is easily the thing I most want to try, but even that isn't enough.

 
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Nothing371 said:
Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void is on sale for $20 at Target this week.

http://www.target.com/p/pc-game-starcraft-ii-legacy-of-the-void/-/A-49180599
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Worth noting that it is the same price on Battle.net now also, if you want to skip the middle man. Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm are marked down to $10 each also.

I really should have jumped on that 4K monitor deal. Then I wouldn't have to scroll past this new pink bar on every store page to see the disappointing discounts.

 
This is the problem with cutting edge tech:  always getting replaced by something better within three to five years.  I remember the days of laser disc to DVD to Blu-Ray to fuck it just get it via digital download.  VR strikes me as something that might be fun if you have young kids and want to do some kwa-lity family time (that's assuming they don't find out ten years from now the VR headsets give you brain tumors).

 
archbishopthedoge said:
Go on this instinct. VR is an interesting tech and having it at home will be nice, but its still very new. As one who was sucked into new tech like Sega CD (albeit I got my parents to buy it for me) amongst other things, be wary of VR in its infancy. Unless there's a bunch of games you want to play that utilize it, I wouldnt bother until there's something that blows the tech up in terms of popularity. That doesn't exist yet and so far I think the most interesting stuff for VR is largely tech demo type of things.

I'm an amateur mountaineer and this is easily the thing I most want to try, but even that isn't enough.
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Sewer Shark alone made the Sega CD a win in my book.

Uh oh! I'm ratagator bait!

 
Xealot42 said:
I really should have jumped on that 4K monitor deal. Then I wouldn't have to scroll past this new pink bar on every store page to see the disappointing discounts.
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Best Buy will have that Samsung 28'' 4K TN-panel monitor w/ 1ms RT for $250 on Black Friday.

(This is the deal Amazon had this past Sunday, which they basically decided to beat BB to the punch and meet their price ahead of time - this monitor rocks.)

 
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Okay, I see on GMG's VIP section w/ VIP pricing (before any vouchers):

Homefront: The Revolution - Freedom Fighter Bundle = 71% off at $17.29.

Homefront: The Revolution (base game) = 68% off at $12.99

Is this the cheapest these have been?

 
Why is everyone in such a hurry to buy 4k monitors?  Your vid cards are not going to be able to drive it well at native resolution.  And it won't look as nice at below native.  Don't frame rates matter? When you finally have a vid card that can push enough frames at 4k, there will certainly be better, cheaper 4k monitors.  I just don't get it.

 
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DrR0Ck said:
Why is everyone in such a hurry to buy 4k monitors? Your vid cards are not going to be able to drive it well at native resolution. And it won't look as nice at below native. don't frame rates matter? When you finally have a vid card that can push enough frames at 4k, there will certainly be better, cheaper 4k monitors. I just don't get it.
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only takes 3.5 gb of vram according to the toaster!

 
DrR0Ck said:
Why is everyone in such a hurry to buy 4k monitors? Your vid cards are not going to be able to drive it well at native resolution. And it won't look as nice at below native. don't frame rates matter? When you finally have a vid card that can push enough frames at 4k, there will certainly be better, cheaper 4k monitors. I just don't get it.
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I was mainly being sarcastic. My 670s have enough trouble with 1080p and I probably wont build a new PC until next year.

 
DrR0Ck said:
Why is everyone in such a hurry to buy 4k monitors? Your vid cards are not going to be able to drive it well at native resolution. And it won't look as nice at below native. don't frame rates matter? When you finally have a vid card that can push enough frames at 4k, there will certainly be better, cheaper 4k monitors. I just don't get it.
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Depends on what you plan to do w/ the monitor.

WAY more work-space on the screen, when not doing any gaming. 4K on a desktop here puts 1080p to shame here. This is just a whole another realm entirely.

About 4K & pricing - for what 1440p monitors have been w/ even off-name brands + lower-name brands (i.e. QNIX, BenQ, Acer, etc) at around $200-220 on sale, one could just go 4K w/ that Samsung 28'' TN panel and say "Screw it; I can downscale. I've got any resolution b/t 1080p and 4K here. I'll just crank AA up if need be + also sharpness settings on your monitor, if needed."

I can drive w/ my 970 some games at 4K, some can't. WWE 2K16 PC is fine here w/ 50-60FPS in-game w/ matches & 25-30FPS on the entrance sequences; and IMHO here you don't even need to turn AA here (not like there's much out in distance here normally anyways; this ain't an open-world game). 1080p was never a challenge for me on this 970 for most games - I can get easily 1080p60FPS at mostly High to Ultra settings. Dying Light runs like crap at 4K here at even Medium (20-35FPS), but runs just fine at 1440p (50-60FPS) on High.

I usually keep VSync Off b/c I want more frames + I can just use MSI Afterburner to impose caps anyways at my own will. Only really need VSync On if there's screen tearing, graphics weirdness, hit-detection goes out the window, physics go out the window, animation go wrong, and/or anything else goes wrong graphically.

 
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Correlli said:
Wait? The square enix FF prices went up? So I got in on a glitch?

Wow, first time for everything!
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AdmiralGialHackbar said:
only takes 3.5 gb of vram according to the toaster!
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Depends per game.

Dying Light is easily hitting that 3.5GB VRAM wall at 4K. Too many major rises + drops here, even at Medium. Not worth it.

1440p is fine for this game.

 
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MysterD said:
Depends on what you plan to do w/ the monitor.

WAY more work-space on the screen, when not doing any gaming. 4K on a desktop here puts 1080p to shame here. This is just a whole another realm entirely.

About 4K & pricing - for what 1440p monitors have been w/ even off-name brands + lower-name brands (i.e. QNIX, BenQ, Acer, etc) at around $200-220 on sale, one could just go 4K w/ that Samsung 28'' TN panel and say "Screw it; I can downscale. I've got any reason b/t 1080p and 4K here. I'll just crank AA up if need be + also sharpness settings on your monitor, if needed."

I can drive w/ my 970 some games at 4K, some can't. WWE 2K16 PC is fine here w/ 50-60FPS in-game w/ matches & 25-30FPS on the entrance sequences; and IMHO here you don't even need to turn AA here (not like there's much out in distance here normally anyways; this ain't an open-world game). 1080p was never a challenge for me on this 970 for most games - I can get easily 1080p60FPS at mostly High to Ultra settings. Dying Light runs like crap at 4K here at even Medium (20-35FPS), but runs just fine at 1440p (50-60FPS) on High.

I usually keep VSync Off b/c I want more frames + I can just use MSI Afterburner to impose caps anyways. Only really need VSync On if there's screen tearing, graphics weirdness, hit-detection goes out the window, physics go out the window, and/or anything else goes wrong graphically.
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Okay, two questions:

1. Do you use your computer for anything other than gaming? And if so, does the 4K aspect help with like office work or coding? It might, I really don't know. I've never had issues doing office work though on any monitor even going back to the 90s so I'm just curious as to what 4K would add to that.

2. Didn't you have to turn the settings way down on most of the stuff to get it to run decently in 4K? And if that's the case, is medium on 4K better than ultra on 1080p? I'm just curious as to what the trade off is there. Like does a medium 4K look crisper or sharper than an Ultra 1080p on account of more pixels?

 
madjoki said:
DOOM is awesome, get it. Don't buy SP (Season Pass), because SP (Single Player) is best part of game.
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I assume that's what you meant, right?

Damn acronyms!

I also want to pickup Titanfall 2 (no not TF2) soon. Hoping that it falls to $20 or less somewhere this week.

 
Pengy99 said:
70% off
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OK. That's not too bad from the perspective of somebody who missed out on that glitch. It won't haunt me on my deathbed anyway.

I'm in no rush to play those games. They'll hit that price point for real sooner or later.

 
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MysterD said:
Okay, I see on GMG's VIP section w/ VIP pricing (before any vouchers):

Homefront: The Revolution - Freedom Fighter Bundle = 71% off at $17.29.
Homefront: The Revolution (base game) = 68% off at $12.99

Is this the cheapest these have been?
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Freedom Fighter was $25 or $27 last time after the free weekend so I'd assume those are new lows. Definitely get the FF version if you think you have any interest in the DLC at all because it's one of those games that never discounts the season pass.
 
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MysterD said:
Depends on what you plan to do w/ the monitor.

WAY more work-space on the screen, when not doing any gaming. 4K on a desktop here puts 1080p to shame here. This is just a whole another realm entirely.

About 4K & pricing - for what 1440p monitors have been w/ even off-name brands + lower-name brands (i.e. QNIX, BenQ, Acer, etc) at around $200-220 on sale, one could just go 4K w/ that Samsung 28'' TN panel and say "Screw it; I can downscale. I've got any resolution b/t 1080p and 4K here. I'll just crank AA up if need be + also sharpness settings on your monitor, if needed."

I can drive w/ my 970 some games at 4K, some can't. WWE 2K16 PC is fine here w/ 50-60FPS in-game w/ matches & 25-30FPS on the entrance sequences; and IMHO here you don't even need to turn AA here (not like there's much out in distance here normally anyways; this ain't an open-world game). 1080p was never a challenge for me on this 970 for most games - I can get easily 1080p60FPS at mostly High to Ultra settings. Dying Light runs like crap at 4K here at even Medium (20-35FPS), but runs just fine at 1440p (50-60FPS) on High.

I usually keep VSync Off b/c I want more frames + I can just use MSI Afterburner to impose caps anyways at my own will. Only really need VSync On if there's screen tearing, graphics weirdness, hit-detection goes out the window, physics go out the window, animation go wrong, and/or anything else goes wrong graphically.
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I would have stuck with 1080p if I had a 970. Wouldn't even get a 1440p monitor for that. Might be worth running at 1440p with a GTX 1070 though.. 4k with a GTX 970 is crazy talk unless you're playing games that can run on a potato.
 
spoderman said:
I would have stuck with 1080p if I had a 970. Wouldn't even get a 1440p monitor for that. Might be worth running at 1440p with a GTX 1070 though.. 4k with a GTX 970 is crazy talk unless you're playing games that can run on a potato.
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I still can use the HP 23'' 1080p monitor, if need be. It's not like I ditched it entirely.

I moved it; It's currently now hooked up to my gaming laptop.

 
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spoderman said:
I would have stuck with 1080p if I had a 970. Wouldn't even get a 1440p monitor for that. Might be worth running at 1440p with a GTX 1070 though.. 4k with a GTX 970 is crazy talk unless you're playing games that can run on a potato.
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Even a 1070 with 1440p is not great...unless you like console level frames.

 
Syntax Error said:
Freedom Fighter was $25 or $27 last time after the free weekend so I'd assume those are new lows. Definitely get the FF version if you think you have any interest in the DLC at all because it's one of those games that never discounts the season pass.
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Is there any supposedly worthwhile + lengthy DLC's/expansions planned for the Season Pass?

Last two DLC's seemed like they sounded....very short.

Story-wise, do the current DLC's add much to the SP game's actual story?

 
The first two DLC are pretty short, the second is a little longer and meatier in terms of story than the first. The third DLC is supposed to be pretty expansive and, since the first two only add up to $12 of a $25 season pass, they'd better put out something worthwhile.

You also get some minor co-op mode stuff (some gear and a weekly crate)
 
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