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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 45 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

Let me know when Steam starts accepting the cartoon moths that fly out of my empty wallet.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 20 points 18 hours ago

Actually, the moths cost extra.

You got some of them moths??

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 31 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Steam being a US-based company kinda put a damper on my willingness to shell out the moolah for games I might not even play ...

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 21 points 18 hours ago

GOG is my go to. Still have a huge steam library from before but my future purchases are going there.

[–] original_reader@lemmy.zip 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

...and which you don't actually own.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 15 points 14 hours ago

TBH for me, between the sales and the Linux compatibility it's still worth it even if I'm effectively renting the games.

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

What about the time they tried to implement paid mods with Bethesda?

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 18 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

They've tried, they've listened, they've not gone forward with the implementation, apologized and refunded and everyone else moved on.

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world -2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

https://steamcommunity.com/games/SteamWorkshop/announcements/detail/208632365253244218

Except they didn't apologize and according to them adding paid mods was not a mistake, their mistake was starting with skyrim. I think it's funny how enamoured people are with steam to the point of misremembering what really happened.

Edit: love the downvotes, just proves how brainwashed steam fans are, just like nintendo fans.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 5 points 17 hours ago

That's not great, but it's not 'company thriving under a very literally fascist regime'-bad.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 13 points 16 hours ago

There is too much on the backlog for this bullshit

[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 9 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

Oh nooooo just in time for me to go back to work. What a load of shit, lmao

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I'm going to play all those games! Really! Some day.

[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Im saving up for retirement!

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

I wonder if we get a Steam Deck 2 by then.

[–] tuckerm@feddit.online 6 points 17 hours ago
[–] owl@infosec.pub 6 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

What is that third representation of money? Paper bills, credit card and [???]. Is it a ring?

[–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] owl@infosec.pub 3 points 14 hours ago

Thanks, now I feel silly for not recognizing it.

[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

That's a wallet containing 50€ notes

[–] owl@infosec.pub 3 points 14 hours ago

Thank you, don't know how I didn't recognize it.

[–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

My rule is I can't buy a game unless I am going to play it that same day.

Even in cases where the rule causes me to miss a sale and end up buying the game later, I'm sure it still saves me money, and - more importantly - saves a tremendous amount of regret and stress caused by buying games that would just sit my library unplayed.

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 2 points 1 hour ago

I've adopted this same strategy. I've bought maybe 2 games in the last couple years. I haven't been hyped for a Steam sale in over 5 years

[–] shayana@lemmy.ca 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Jokes on you I have no money left and huge backlog!

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 7 points 14 hours ago

But this indie game is only 50p and so is this one and this one and this one...

[–] Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Are you ready for a miracle!!?

[–] LucidNightmare@lemm.ee 2 points 5 hours ago

I've been making a huge dent in my library since last year. I've fully completed over half of my 200+ library. I shouldn't, but will probably get some new games to add to the decreasing backlog so that I can have more backlog to play! :P

[–] capuccino@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I do not buy if I really really want the game., so, there are many games in my library that I haven't played because I got them free

I've got like... 3 games I'll get at the moment, one's not even going to be on pc for like 6 months, another isn't out to next month and the other just came out so probably won't be on sale :l

[–] ThePiedPooper@discuss.online 1 points 12 hours ago

GIVE IT TO ME! I NEED IT. I sold a good portion of my Steam inventory in preparation!