I don't need it....I don't need it....I NEED IT!

Are you ready for a miracle? That's right, it's Steam Summer Sale time! All those games that you've never had the chance to play? Buy them at 25-90% off! On-the-border games, bad games, good games, Tripple-A games, classic games, multi-player games, and that one copy of Dead or Alive volleyball that you've always been eyeing. :P

The process of the Steam Summer Sale is a brilliant move by Valve. Not only does it bring Valve a shit-ton of profits, it also give less known games a chance at being up in front. And not only does the game gain publicity, it also gets a fuck-ton of sales due to the lower price (40% or higher). Games like Reus or Kerbal Space Program would of never made the Steam best-selling, but due to the power of the Great Gabe, its possible. The PC gaming community is also being boosted by the Sale, as both the Sale gets a large amount of traffic from gaming websites and YouTube. Total Biscuit even has a short 10-20 minute "episode" about each day of the sale. However the Sale does have some pitfalls.

First off, never buy a game straight-up off the Steam Shelves. You gotta be patient, like a kung-fu master. There's a very simple thing to follow and I'm going to lay it out for you right here:

Daily Sale-Buy it.
Flash Sale-Buy it.
Community Choice Sale-Buy it.
Last Day of the Sale-Buy it.

If it does not fall into any of these categories: DO NOT BUY IT.

There are also some strategies that you can use if you only have a certain amount of money you can spend and if you have no limit, go bandannas:

1. Make a list of games that you want and STICK TO THIS LIST

2. Set a certain amount of money aside for impulse buys, say $10-$20, so you can still have a degree of freedom with the sale.
3. If you miss the game you wanted the first time, don't worry about it. It might go back on sale again as a flash sale or a community-choice.

Anywhoo, those are my thoughts on this "event"

GLHF
-Yutao