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[–]tyguy52 591 points592 points ago

Oh, it's this post again.

[–]herpyderp16 260 points261 points ago

Yes, it will be posted several more times before the sale and during the sale.

[–]tankosaurus 99 points100 points ago

And then during the next sale... and the sale after that.... and the sale after that..... you need to call wallet protection on that.

[–]Tadatas 197 points198 points ago

[–]MisterMockery 77 points78 points ago

[–]NarancsSarga 12 points13 points ago

What a magnificent mountain of a man!

[–]Mugiwara04 11 points12 points ago

Concordantly...

[–]combatmedic79 10 points11 points ago

vis a vis

[–]KafkaFish 6 points7 points ago

ERGO!

[–]Zaniel 1 point2 points ago

[–]fr0i 2 points3 points ago

[–]SkaveRat 6 points7 points ago

Everything is just a copy of a copy of a copy...

[–]atg284 0 points1 point ago

Is that you Tyler?

[–]alcakd 3 points4 points ago

And we have become exceedingly efficient at it.

[–]Steam_Sale 0 points1 point ago

Not my proudest moment.

[–]Ree81 14 points15 points ago

Can someone bring back that japanese old dude crushing things in his hand with this?

Old man = Steam. Crushed thing = wallet.

[–]FalconPaunch 9 points10 points ago

Card crusher...man...talk about nostalgia...

[–]SkaveRat 13 points14 points ago

that will do

[–]Jbsmitty44 18 points19 points ago

[–]twothumbs 5 points6 points ago

Will always upvote anything even vaguely related to this

[–]NullARC 4 points5 points ago

I wish I had more than one upvote to give you.

[–]somehokie 1 point2 points ago

I watched it all... ಠ_ಠ

May you have a good rest of the day, as I shall forever remember this moment.

[–]Givants 3 points4 points ago

That's exactly what i was thinking. "every year", what? This repost?

[–]GreyInkling 12 points13 points ago

It's funny because steam sales not only happen every month but so does this thread.

[–]Gooberpatrol66 4 points5 points ago

/r/gaming is free advertising for Valve.

[–]IamBabcock 14 points15 points ago

I now feel guilty for being new to Reddit and enjoying this since it has caused you so much anguish. I apologize for my enjoyment and laughter at this.

[–]Gooberpatrol66 9 points10 points ago

Redditor for 3 hours.

Everything checks out.

[–]SuminderJi 1 point2 points ago

You ruined the Raptors. I hate you.

[–]twothumbs 0 points1 point ago

The oldies always try and ruin my fun

[–]MechanicalYeti 0 points1 point ago

I'm glad this thread doesn't show up for the weekly or daily sales, too

[–]Leprecon 1 point2 points ago

Every year ...

[–]Sohrab007 33 points34 points ago

The sad thing is that sometimes I try to buy a game and... and...I already own it... cause I bought it and forgot I owned it...

[–]Majusbeh 15 points16 points ago

same here :( or I see a game and think "man I already have it, but I want to..buy it again, because its so cheap....why do I have it already?" what the fuck is wrong with me :(

[–]siegewolf 4 points5 points ago

Buy it and gift it. Share the love.

[–]CSI_Tech_Dept 1 point2 points ago

This raises a question - did you need that game in the first place?

[–]Sohrab007 1 point2 points ago

Clearly not, cause I had forgotten I had it. But It was on sale so... I know I shouldn't have bought but steam made...

[–]CSI_Tech_Dept 0 points1 point ago

That's my point. If you forgot that you had it, you didn't play it much anyway, you would do just fine without it.

[–]notonebody123 47 points48 points ago

when does it start?

[–]legendlazy 19 points20 points ago

I think last year it was the 30th of June.

[–]notonebody123 4 points5 points ago

ah nice. time to save up lol

[–]Nmb910 260 points261 points ago

[–]sesse 200 points201 points ago

Why is your wallet afraid of reposts?!

[–]killernomnom 282 points283 points ago

Because he can't afford to look at them.

[–]dirp 200 points201 points ago

[–]ROFLWAWFUL 5 points6 points ago

I just don't pay attention to them.

[–]twothumbs 1 point2 points ago

haha is that why you were scanning this thread?

[–]fusrodalek 0 points1 point ago

[–]PapauNewGuinea 52 points53 points ago

Poorly Fixed.

Get it, the watch represents that the beat-e is wasting time on it. I'm sorry : /

[–]CBSniper 15 points16 points ago

Missed a perfect opportunity to put a dead horse in there.

[–]celamai 11 points12 points ago

Something like this?

I wish I had Photoshop.

[–]benzrf 4 points5 points ago

You could use GIMP! It's awesome too.

[–]PapauNewGuinea 2 points3 points ago

Brilliant. That would have been a lot more self-explanatory.

[–]infectedapricot 0 points1 point ago

Because reposts waste my time, and time is money. QED.

[–]sesse 0 points1 point ago

I didn't know you were being forced to read all the reposts against your will. My condolences.

[–]infectedapricot 0 points1 point ago

You have a way to skip reposts without reading them? Is this a secret Reddit preference or something?

[–]DrBibby 1 point2 points ago

Complaining about reposts sure makes reddit more funny.

[–]Rowannn 1 point2 points ago

This is the Internet, sarcasm is not allowed

[–]MarkoFPS 36 points37 points ago

MY WALLET IS READY

[–]ltx 12 points13 points ago

Obligatory "joke's on you Valve, you already have all my money!"

[–]Dr_Herp_Derp 20 points21 points ago

Steam:

Hold your credit cards, I'm going in dry!

[–]cluelesspuma 26 points27 points ago

[–]tombone66 8 points9 points ago

[–]IstheCakeReallyaLie 2 points3 points ago

So... What is this from...?

[–]PKPenguin 1 point2 points ago

ಠ_ಠ

[–]ZwnD 9 points10 points ago

[–]werdism 1 point2 points ago

ooo do you have a yellow Reggie?

[–]RepostCommenter 53 points54 points ago

Every Repost...

Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

title comnts points age /r/
Just a normal Monday, then... 0coms 0pts 5mos gaming

source: karmadecay

[–]SkaveRat 20 points21 points ago

I love the one with 0 points and 0 cmments

[–]wlfbck 16 points17 points ago

He is at the place this post deserves to be.

[–]IstheCakeReallyaLie 0 points1 point ago

Only one of them is a repost.

[–]knighmare 16 points17 points ago

This is posted more times than the sale actually happens

[–]TheHowlingWolf 16 points17 points ago

The summer sale is a vicious disease that makes me feverishly addicted to percentages. I don't even know what the hell im buying half the time. The addition of the achievement challenges just add to the fever.

[–]Squints753 26 points27 points ago

Nice contribution to the community, Gaming was missing this

[–]jimmysaint13 31 points32 points ago

Twice a year. Summer Sale and Holiday Sale. It's why my Steam list looks like this.

I need help.

[–]KJP223 15 points16 points ago

That is quite a nice collection you've got there

[–]jimmysaint13 28 points29 points ago

The worst part is I haven't even played a quarter of them yet. But, just like the Holiday sale, and the Summer Sale before that, the deals will sway me.

"You don't need it!" I'll tell myself.

"You haven't even made a dent in your unplayed games!" Believe me, I know.

But the deals... they're just too good.

[–]Mackinstyle 19 points20 points ago

Haven't you been listening to anything the Origin execs have been saying? Stop devaluing the games with your cheap purchases!

[–]isoceans 3 points4 points ago

That actually kinda makes sense, the number of cheap games I own and haven't played. If paying full price, I might have wanted to finish them. Scary.

[–]Mackinstyle 5 points6 points ago

I was being sarcastic though but it is true. However just do what I do. At the start of a year ( or season) make a spreadsheet on google docs with friends. Compete to see who finishes the most games in a year. The rules are:

  1. Must be verifiable if your friends are jerks.
  2. You agree on a game value based on length. Usually 5,10,15 points. Bonus points for 100% completion.
  3. Can only count games you've never beaten before.

I've had huge success in playing new games rather than old favorites. For us it's for fun but you and your friends can make it for something. Maybe a steam gift card in December?

[–]isoceans 1 point2 points ago

Genius!

[–]miraculousjew 1 point2 points ago

I have tons of games, one portion, games I purchased full price. The other, steam sales. I've played through more of the games I've gotten on steam than games I've purchased full price.

[–]nepidae 7 points8 points ago

I make sure to at least get past "installing stuff for the first time."

[–]bittershanks 1 point2 points ago

I always try to justify it as the ant and the grasshopper, only with games... when my boys are pining for Torchlight or Bioshock Infinite, I can distract myself with Mount and Blade or the original Deus Ex. (again)

It's a flimsy rationalization, to say the least.

[–]siegewolf 1 point2 points ago

Don't forget humble bundles.

[–]jimmysaint13 2 points3 points ago

Humble Bundles I think I actually lose money on. I can't help but support indie devs as much as I can, they're the only ones consistently making new, interesting stuff.

Depending on how the short-term financial situation is going when a Bundle comes out, I usually kick in $50 or $100.

[–]werdism 1 point2 points ago

If you haven't played Darksiders yet do yourself a favor and play it.

[–]jimmysaint13 1 point2 points ago

Actually, I have played that one. Damn good.

[–]KJP223 0 points1 point ago

I know that feeling, you'll get round to them someday... someday.

[–]RMcD94 2 points3 points ago

I counted 245 games? 35 rows, 7 columns.

Edit: http://steamcommunity.com/id/jimmysaint13

Ah, 385. I was off significantly.

[–]isoceans 0 points1 point ago

Some dlc is considered a game as well.

[–]GrosshirnMomo[S] 9 points10 points ago

You're right. But i can mostly hold myself back with the Summer and Holiday Sales. But i buy every damn Humble Bundle, so my account is packed with things i never ever installed aswell ...

[–]Ph0X 3 points4 points ago

I can't help but notice that in that screenshots, quite a few of the games are missing a nice big sexy image, and would just like to point out that the new steam beta update that will be rolling out soon allows you to put images on those!

So yeah, if you want to get to it right away, go to Steam > Settings > Account > Beta participation > Steam Beta and update!

[–]Antinous 1 point2 points ago

Holy gigabytes batman

[–]shiift 1 point2 points ago

http://www.steamcalculator.com/id/jimmysaint13

Christ... That is a lot of Cash Money.

[–]jimmysaint13 2 points3 points ago

I definitely didn't pay that much. I'm a fan of going for the developer packs. There was one at the last Holiday sale for like $100, I forget whose it actually was, but it was everything by that developer and if you bought everything individually it came out to around $800.

[–]Qikdraw 0 points1 point ago

I did the same thing with the 1C pack on Gamersgate. Something like 65 games for $20. Pretty awesome, but I'll probably only play about a thrid of them.

Here is my follies with Gamersgate. Some are activated on Steam, but only a few. I have 30 games on Steam.

[–]HuggableBear 1 point2 points ago

I always fall prey to the collections.

"Gee, I don't really need 17 X-Com games, but they're only $0.27 each if you buy the bundle..."

[–]SuperAwsomeTurtle 5 points6 points ago

"IT'S REPOST TIME!" "NO REDDIT, NO!"

[–]herpyderp16 25 points26 points ago

I might have a problem The best part is that it only cost me 200€ (I have lots of humble bundles).

[–]A_Water_Fountain 16 points17 points ago

I... I don't know. How did this happen?

Also, SteamHeaderDownloaderGUI is a fantastic tool. If you can't find it online, I'll throw it in my dropbox. Creator is another redditor, not me.

[–]Beanbaker 4 points5 points ago

Is the SteamHeaderGUI what made your Steam have that awesome interface? Could you provide a link to that setup? Thank you

[–]A_Water_Fountain 6 points7 points ago

Nah, the header downloader is what I used to make that pic. The skin I'm using is PixelVision. Dropbox for the current version I'm using if you can't find it online. Extract the files to %STEAMDIR%/skins, then go into steam settings to apply the skin.

SteamHeaderDownloadGUI mirror in my dropbox

[–]Beanbaker 0 points1 point ago

Duuuude, thanks. This is fucking sweet!

[–]markh110 0 points1 point ago

Thank you so much! This looks awesome!

EDIT: Side-note; I think Steam runs a bit faster too thanks to this!

[–]Jared6197 0 points1 point ago

What exactly do you do when you download the SteamHeaderDownloadGUI?

[–]A_Water_Fountain 0 points1 point ago

Run it, enter your steam ID, let it download. Then just hit "generate image" and you are good. The pic I showed was with all defaults, you might want to mess with the settings a bit.

[–]MDKAOD 0 points1 point ago

Care to link to the creator? Random .exe from the Internet? Looks legit.

[–]A_Water_Fountain 0 points1 point ago

Don't know him. I think he posted in /r/steam a bit back (~1 mo?). Just run it through an online virus check if you are so worried. Everything is a random exe from the internet.

[–]IDUnavailable 17 points18 points ago

Now you're all making me feel bad because I have like, 2-4 times as many games as some of you, yet you all are seemingly comparing yourselves to drug addicts.

Only two of those are non-Steam games (SC2 and D3). It's okay though, because I've occasionally seen people with even more (like in the 600s). Also, there's some lucky bastard out there who won every single game in the last Steam sale, but he didn't waste tons of money on that (most likely).

[–]wgbdvs 10 points11 points ago

dude. i don't even think i know 500 games.

[–]BoojiBoy 10 points11 points ago

It's called a deck of cards.

[–]TheNebster22 2 points3 points ago

That actually made me stop, think, and be sad for a moment.

[–]hoowahman 0 points1 point ago

Unfortunately I'm at 489 games on steam. This sale is going to put me over 500! OH GOD!

[–]doernotspeaker 0 points1 point ago

Can you name your top 10?

[–]CountPacula 19 points20 points ago

http://imgur.com/T5SnI

The scary part is that I don't know if I'm bragging, or begging for an intervention.

[–]herpyderp16 18 points19 points ago

My god, 159 recently played?!

[–]ExistentialEnso 4 points5 points ago

I think the window of time for that is pretty long. I have 168 recently played, but I definitely haven't played more than about 20 games in the past couple of months.

[–]EuthanizedCracker 2 points3 points ago

I joined steam in 2010, and have 24 games - I have 24 recently played games, pretty stupid feature.

[–]ExistentialEnso 2 points3 points ago

Yeah, looks like I'm in the same boat, actually. I joined in early 2010 myself, and it looks like I've played 168 games on Steam... ever. So it's not so much "recently played" as "ever played," it seems.

[–]3danimator 0 points1 point ago

You're bragging

[–]dino340 4 points5 points ago

My name is Dino340 and I too have a problem...

http://www.steamcalculator.com/id/Dino340

[–]HaiTharVin 0 points1 point ago

[–]herpyderp16 1 point2 points ago

It's okay man, here have a hug

[–]BoojiBoy 2 points3 points ago

Here's mine for no apparent reason.

[–]Patatik 7 points8 points ago

Arkham City 214 hours played? Holy shit.

[–]BoojiBoy 7 points8 points ago

I deliberately left that part cropped in, just to show how much of a degenerate I am. I've been working through the ranked challenges and campaigns as all 4 characters. It's a bigger challenge than I had anticipated.

[–]centaurian 1 point2 points ago

55 out of 360 Only played 15% of the games, I am a terrible person

[–]weaver2109 0 points1 point ago

http://i.imgur.com/TPXSD.png

After having just bought a decent video card, my wallet is definitely ready. I'm even hocking some of my shit on ebay right now to have money to blow.

[–]Razer1103 0 points1 point ago

I have quite a few games as well, most from Humble Bundles, but also games like Sanctum, Assassin's Creed II, and Saints Row The Third, and no way to play them because my graphics is horrible! Darn you, Integrated Graphics!

Best part is, none of those are from a Holiday/Summer sale, those were just from the last couple months. I promise myself I'll get a job over the summer and buy a real computer. :(

[–]malicestar 18 points19 points ago

So when this comic got posted in another thread, I got downvoted for pointing out the source.

But I loved this comic back in the day, so I'll tempt Reddit's hypocracy once more.

Source comic is The Parking Lot is Full (06/Mar/1998), and it was insensitive on the internet, before it was cool. They closed the doors in 2002 feeling that after 9/11, there wasn't a place in the world for their comedy.

The book is only $5 + shipping (which is more than $5), but I highly recommend it.

[–]Returner1 4 points5 points ago

Rest in peace, Parking Lot is Full. Loved you so much.

[–]Nulubez 0 points1 point ago

tplif 4 ever. polly wants some crack!!!!

[–]Sproutykins 25 points26 points ago

More like, every year this gets posted, right guys?!

[–]Steam_Sale 3 points4 points ago

You're telling me.

[–]myamericanlife 4 points5 points ago

This guy

[–]ninjembro 3 points4 points ago

Every year, the same repost

[–]Lurk-Channeler 8 points9 points ago

This gets posted way more than once a year.

[–]Luriker 4 points5 points ago

Joke's on you Steam, my computer blows so much dick, I don't even want to buy games!

[–]bloodkelf 6 points7 points ago

when is the steam sale?

[–]hsghsghsg 13 points14 points ago

It has started on the last Thursday of June the past two years, so it should be the 28th this year.

[–]SexDrugsAndPopcorn 2 points3 points ago

Thanks buddy

[–]darkhunt3r 33 points34 points ago

yes

[–]Karupika 7 points8 points ago

maybe

[–]cpnHindsight 3 points4 points ago

I don't know. Can you repeat the question?

[–]RoboticOverlord 5 points6 points ago

you're not the boss of me nowwww

[–]dino340 3 points4 points ago

Life is unfair.

[–]P3chorin 2 points3 points ago

This comic made me go look at the STEAM store.

"Meh, what sales can be so great?..."

"OH MY GOD. ALL OF MOUNT & BLADE FOR $8.74."

[–]nikchi 0 points1 point ago

Dead Space 1 and 2 for $5 each earlier this year.

And all the Assassin's Creeds for ridiculously low.

[–]Durpinkind 2 points3 points ago

I can't afford this feel

[–]Rhaisteld 1 point2 points ago

Anyone have a picture from last years sales?

[–]that_mn_kid 0 points1 point ago

I think Valve archived them (it's there somewhere).

[–]FatNerdGuy 1 point2 points ago

Why can't you people just let me live my life? Why bring this up when I'm out of work...I hate you all!

[–]IrrelevantGeOff 1 point2 points ago

When is this summer sale guys?

[–]Willowx 0 points1 point ago

Likely June 28th, the last Thursday of the month.

[–]IrrelevantGeOff 0 points1 point ago

I'll finally be home for one! Never been able to participate before!!!

[–]AddbbA 1 point2 points ago

Every Year... This gets reposted

[–]FloppY_ 1 point2 points ago

Holiday Sale, Summer Sale and tons of Daily, Weekend & Week sales.

More than once every year OP, get your facts straight.

[–]EuthanizedCracker 1 point2 points ago

How the fucking fuck is this on the front page?

[–]napierw 1 point2 points ago

Does anyone else get massive guilt trips from wasting money on Steam?

[–]MpegEVIL 1 point2 points ago

When does it start and end?

[–]Krisow 1 point2 points ago

lol i instantly turned steam on to look for sales

[–]aroundme 1 point2 points ago

you mean every year, this picture gets posted. fuck off with your obvious karma cash-in.

[–]gunner_b 0 points1 point ago

This post is similar to the Christmas creep in stores, just keeps showing up earlier and more often.

[–]Bunyungtung 0 points1 point ago

Im ready, 200$ to burn.

[–]mac2po 0 points1 point ago

But why can't I buy all the games ;_;

[–]Yerginsnurf 0 points1 point ago

When does the sale start?

[–]drevyek 0 points1 point ago

usually at the end of the month- last years was on June 30th.

[–]Jesso2k 0 points1 point ago

It's not even sale time. Post this as a friendly reminder the first day of the sale and have an upvote. Downvotes for all on any other day.

[–]can_tankbuilder 0 points1 point ago

Looks like Carl from aqua teen

[–]badger28 0 points1 point ago

And this time I won't be a poor college student but rather a poor college graduate. Woohoo!!

[–]Robotic-Bus 0 points1 point ago

OK steam I'll just buy EU: Rome and be done with it. Okay, maybe I'll just buy every other game in the series as well in case it gets lonely.

[–]Steam_Sale 0 points1 point ago

You know I do it out of love.

[–]vehementi 0 points1 point ago

LOL I get it! You saw the other PBF comic that made this joke, and copied a DIFFERENT comic about it.

[–]Rantingbeerjello 0 points1 point ago

Meh, you know what? I've got games I bought during a Steam sale two years ago that I STILL haven't played.

Honestly, I think I can safely sit this one out.

[–]McD419 0 points1 point ago

just curious when will the sale start again ??

[–]BeaterBatter099 0 points1 point ago

Am I the only one that can control how much I spend? Being new to PC gaming with a laptop helps, I think...

[–]RyanMacG 0 points1 point ago

Fuck you Steam! I'm too poor this year :D

[–]AngryWeasels 0 points1 point ago

Okay, can someone explain this?

[–]asdfghjkl92 0 points1 point ago

steam has a summer sale every year with really good deals, people spend a lot

[–]Xapafe 0 points1 point ago

Could anyone find me the original picture?

[–]Andrew_Would 0 points1 point ago

As someone who just bought the mount and blade collection for 8$. Oh god yes.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

What if Episode 3 will be released for the summer sale...

[–]xboxer102 0 points1 point ago

When does the sale start?

[–]micmea668 0 points1 point ago

Meh... After a few years of this it's come to the point where the sales don't frighten me anymore. I already own the majority of the available content on Steam. If something comes up that is an insanely cheap package deal then I'll buy it for my younger brother. But his acc is getting close to bursting, too.

I'm a nice big brother.

[–]BillV3 0 points1 point ago

I realised the other day this is the first Steam sale that I have a full time job during.......... fuck!

[–]MistahThorn 0 points1 point ago

I just bought Crusader Kings II on sale. I can guarantee you I will never touch that game again.

[–]theamato 0 points1 point ago

here's a thought: if you can't afford it, don't buy it.

[–]markman71122 0 points1 point ago

Why do people act like this is a bad thing?!?

[–]notonebody123 0 points1 point ago

my wallet "this is madness!!" steam "NO! this is STEAM SALE!!!"

[–]FalconTaterz 0 points1 point ago

It's a good thing this is posted every day/week/month/year to remind me that it isn't original content.

[–]Lucky_Chance 0 points1 point ago

Does any one actually know when the sales actually start? Is it mid summer or beginning of summer?

[–]McRawffles 0 points1 point ago

Every year? Do you not get on steam in December? o.o