Have you spent more money on games after joining steam gifts, or less?
Yeah... Tell me about it :/
Its gotten to the point that I'm just buying games for the sake of buying xD
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Wow, I didn't expect the poll to be THAT skewed already!
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BTW take a look at this group, maybe you can join https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/6gm0n/unlucky7-a-group-for-those-that-won-7-or-fewer-games
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Hard for me to answer this. It does look like I spent more making GAs but all of them were games that I won't play but were included in bundles, and I usually don't purchase a bundle unless I think I'd play most of the games included. :/
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Oh, for sure. I am on a very tight budget and in the past that made me think extra hard about every bundle purchase before buying - since I usually really want some of the games in the bundles I buy - but couldn't care less about the others. I'd deliberate and worry over it for a while before making a purchase, even if the games I did want were heavily discounted. And every single game I didn't want made it harder to decide, because in my mind it was wasteful.
...Hoo boy, now that's gone for sure. Mystery boxes and grab bags are also things I am much less likely to pass up now. My thoughts have switched from scolding myself for spending a dime on myself, to:
"I CAN KEEP THE ONES I WANT AND GIVE THE OTHERS TO PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM!! :)"
Knowing I can "play it forward" so to speak, has really really wrecked my impulse control.
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oh my god, that is PRECISELY how I feel! The real sense of 'loss' at getting something from a grab bag you don't want is now, like, 'now i gotta be responsible for this unwanted thing', but having a community here like w/steam gifts is that, hopefully, each game will eventually find a home with someone who wants it.
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Welcome to steamgifts addiction. We have cookies
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yup, 2 types of game here, bundled or games people love and want to share, so if it's good it will at least end up on your wishless, and if there is a cheap bundle as long as the games are at least somewhat good it's often a buy, just check the negative reviews on the games before you buy steam has a lot of asset flips and abandoned alphas
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maybe less, i stopped buying games for myself and i'm also playing way less than 2-3 years ago.
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Same tbh, my backlog is already big enough and most games I really want are too expensive for my budget.
So might as well give away some nice games on discount / bundle spares for some karma (and level). :D
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its deffenitly easier to spend money on other people
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I have, but as long as anyone says thanks or I make someone happy by gifting a wishlisted game I have no regrets about it.
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I've never spend any out of my pocket money, yet I did start spending a lot which I got indirectly.
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I've only been on steamgifts for a little over a week, but I've bought up a bundle and put in a year subscription for the monthly bundle - way more than I spent on games in such a short time before.
I think it's the element of surprise - a higher level means more chances for smaller giveaways - and it's always been easier for me to spend money on other people than myself.
It's a nice atmosphere, like a Pollyanna that goes on all year round
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