Steam EA Sale - Tuesday - No thanks.

Well, this is disappointing.

Bad Company 2 is a meager 33% off, leaving it at $33.49.

You can also get the Battlefield 2 collection for $14.99, which is $5 more than during the Direct2Drive sale a few months ago.

Now, I'm not saying these games aren't worth the prices they're asking, but c'mon, seriously? This sale is only going to be ON STEAM, and for 24 HOURS. Would have really killed them to cut those prices down a little more? What a joke. :x

Stingy creeps.

Yeah lets make a game that is a whole 3 months old 50-75% off!

33% is never "meagre" in my book. That's a substantial discount.

33% is never "meagre" in my book. That's a substantial discount.

LordRork

Not if you count that the 33% is applied to its launch price.

33% is never "meagre" in my book. That's a substantial discount.

LordRork

It may only be 3 months but I can agree BFBC 2 isn'y worth 33 dollars with all the bugs in multi and the single player campaign isn't that good.

WOW, Just WOW! Its still such a new game and your complaining that its not cheap enough....... I simply cant believe some people!

i suppose you would want a 100 percent discount for the game instead of supportingh a good developer, ok i guess this is why consoles are getting our developers and giving us the shaft from people like the TC who are stupid **** whining **** about everything. Gamers are really jsut stupid sometimes.

I'm just saying, it's a ONE-DAY SALE. How bad would it really have hurt them to offer a really good deal on it for that short period of time? The only people who haven't bought the game at this point are stragglers who are waiting for that killer deal anyway, or they're people who don't really use Steam and wouldn't have even known about it. They're missing the mark completely here.

I'm just saying, it's a ONE-DAY SALE. How bad would it really have hurt them to offer a really good deal on it for that short period of time? The only people who haven't bought the game at this point are stragglers who are waiting for that killer deal anyway, or they're people who don't really use Steam and wouldn't have even known about it. They're missing the mark completely here.

JN_Fenrir

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I'm just saying, it's a ONE-DAY SALE. How bad would it really have hurt them to offer a really good deal on it for that short period of time? The only people who haven't bought the game at this point are stragglers who are waiting for that killer deal anyway, or they're people who don't really use Steam and wouldn't have even known about it. They're missing the mark completely here.

Renevent42

I guess I gotta skip this, im pretty near broke anyway.

[QUOTE="Renevent42"][QUOTE="JN_Fenrir"]

I'm just saying, it's a ONE-DAY SALE. How bad would it really have hurt them to offer a really good deal on it for that short period of time? The only people who haven't bought the game at this point are stragglers who are waiting for that killer deal anyway, or they're people who don't really use Steam and wouldn't have even known about it. They're missing the mark completely here.

Remmib

[QUOTE="JN_Fenrir"]

I'm just saying, it's a ONE-DAY SALE. How bad would it really have hurt them to offer a really good deal on it for that short period of time? The only people who haven't bought the game at this point are stragglers who are waiting for that killer deal anyway, or they're people who don't really use Steam and wouldn't have even known about it. They're missing the mark completely here.

Renevent42

You realize the traffic/consumer base to their website =/= the traffic/consumer base as steam? There's many other considerations as well...Renevent42

[QUOTE="Renevent42"][QUOTE="JN_Fenrir"]

I'm just saying, it's a ONE-DAY SALE. How bad would it really have hurt them to offer a really good deal on it for that short period of time? The only people who haven't bought the game at this point are stragglers who are waiting for that killer deal anyway, or they're people who don't really use Steam and wouldn't have even known about it. They're missing the mark completely here.

JN_Fenrir

Btw, you guys are missing the point MoH is priced $60.Gamartto

It's still 50€ here, just like most new games. ;)

P.S You can find it retail for around 30$ so Steam's deal for this overpriced game from Steam isn't that much of a deal.

[QUOTE="Renevent42"]You realize the traffic/consumer base to their website =/= the traffic/consumer base as steam? There's many other considerations as well...Remmib

And the $20 deal lasted for over a month.

[QUOTE="Remmib"][QUOTE="Renevent42"]You realize the traffic/consumer base to their website =/= the traffic/consumer base as steam? There's many other considerations as well...JN_Fenrir

And the $20 deal lasted for over a month.

Again, from their own site, which has no 3rd party taking a nice healthy chunk of the profits. It also doesn't have the traffic steam has either (most likely) and it might have been a ploy to try and get more traffic their way. Basically saying "hey if you buy from us you get the best deal!"...might not have worked though.

And it really doesn't matter anyways, as they are going to price it at the point of where profit is maximized...if they feel more people on steam will buy it at that higher price point more power to them!

It's agreed that the game is more than worth it @ 33% off...are you really going to call them "stingy creeps" for trying to fairly sell their product? Man...PC gamers are something else!

It's agreed that the game is more than worth it @ 33% off...are you really going to call them "stingy creeps" for trying to fairly sell their product? Man...PC gamers are something else!Renevent42

I don't know if I should buy BFBC2 now or wait for a better deal. I already own BF2 and it might be interesting to try that beta but I'm still on the fence.

Too bad. I would have bought BC2 if it was maybe 50% off. But I'm not that interested to buy it at only 33% off.

It may only be 3 months but I can agree BFBC 2 isn'y worth 33 dollars with all the bugs in multi and the single player campaign isn't that good.

Empirefrtw

Haha! You're a funny guy. My 213hrs played so far MUST be a fluke of some sort...:roll:

Hey just because it is worth it to you doesn't make it worth it to me :).

It's a great game and a good deal for a game that's already worth it's release price.Renevent42

I would have bought bc2 of it was something like 50% off. I think I will wait for the price to drop a bit more before I buy. flyingsnail

Well that's a shame. I skipped the 20$ deal awhile back as my pc wasnt quite up to the task, but now that ive got some more power I was hoping for a similiar deal, i'd have gone for it at 25 but not 34...

Too bad. I would have bought BC2 if it was maybe 50% off. But I'm not that interested to buy it at only 33% off.

Rob_101

I would have bought bc2 of it was something like 50% off. I think I will wait for the price to drop a bit more before I buy. flyingsnail

Well that's a shame. I skipped the 20$ deal awhile back as my pc wasnt quite up to the task, but now that ive got some more power I was hoping for a similiar deal, i'd have gone for it at 25 but not 34...

bluemustang16

33% off is actually a lot for a game that just got released.

I don't know if 4 random people on a forum really confirms anything other than you 4 are too cheap lol. Considering you also skipped out on the $20 deal maybe you wouldn't get it regardless of price. 50% would have been the perfect price point for you 4...but you don't know what the perfect price point for EA/Dice is though. They may have sold a few more copies, but what you have to figure is if those extra few copies make up for the $8 less profit they make on each copy.Renevent42

I only skipped out on that deal because my PC didn't have enough power at the time, else i'd certainly have gone for it. Though I never buy my games at full price either, i'm sure plenty others do the same ;)

I wasn't really addressing you with that comment, but regardless the point stands.Renevent42

[QUOTE="Renevent42"]I wasn't really addressing you with that comment, but regardless the point stands.JN_Fenrir

WOW, Just WOW! Its still such a new game and your complaining that its not cheap enough....... I simply cant believe some people!

Daytona_178

I agree with this post. BC2 came out not logn ago, a 33% dicount is nice imo.

Complaining abotu steam when they give so many sales seems silly to me.

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WOW, Just WOW! Its still such a new game and your complaining that its not cheap enough....... I simply cant believe some people!

kozzy1234

I agree with this post. BC2 came out not logn ago, a 33% dicount is nice imo.

Complaining abotu steam when they give so many sales seems silly to me.

Too bad. I would have bought BC2 if it was maybe 50% off. But I'm not that interested to buy it at only 33% off.

Rob_101

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[QUOTE="Daytona_178"]

WOW, Just WOW! Its still such a new game and your complaining that its not cheap enough....... I simply cant believe some people!

JN_Fenrir

I agree with this post. BC2 came out not logn ago, a 33% dicount is nice imo.

Complaining abotu steam when they give so many sales seems silly to me.

Where is it written that is the rules of a "one day sale"? Further more...it's not really a one day sale...it's simply part of a week long sale with different games on each day.

Anyways, I completely understand the thought that maybe this price point isn't right for you, or that you want to wait for it to drop down again. But taking it to this level pretending there's some rule on what discount can be applied to "one day sales" and claiming they are "stingy creeps" is really rediculous.

I don't know if 4 random people on a forum really confirms anything other than you 4 are too cheap lol. Considering you also skipped out on the $20 deal maybe you wouldn't get it regardless of price. 50% would have been the perfect price point for you 4...but you don't know what the perfect price point for EA/Dice is though. They may have sold a few more copies, but what you have to figure is if those extra few copies make up for the $8 less profit they make on each copy.Renevent42

Excuse me but I don't consider myself cheap, I just know what I am willing to pay for the game and I am not willing to pay €33.49. I did NOT know about the deal on the ea website, furthermore if they can reduce the price to $20 once then they could do it again for a one day sale.

I agree. While it always is nice with discounted prices, I don't think it's that good of a deal since it's barely cheaper than retail.
If it was 50% off I may have been interested. Even if a game is 90% off I wouldn't consider it to be that good of a deal if I can pick it up from other places at that price normally.