The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread - WINTER SALE 2024

[mediocrepoet]

Public Service Announcement: playing in Early Access will now count towards time played, so it is no longer possible to refund Early Access games past 2 hours.

Surprised it didn't used to tbh.

This will hurt Early Access titles.
Customers will be much less lenient than before.

Meh, maybe it'll get devs to actually finish their shit before trying to sell it then.

 

[karoliner]

 

[Jenkem]

Public Service Announcement: playing in Early Access will now count towards time played, so it is no longer possible to refund Early Access games past 2 hours.

Public Service Announcement: playing in Early Access will now count towards time played, so it is no longer possible to refund Early Access games past 2 hours.

Surprised it didn't used to tbh.

Public Service Announcement: playing in Early Access will now count towards time played, so it is no longer possible to refund Early Access games past 2 hours.

Surprised it didn't used to tbh.

This will hurt Early Access titles.
Customers will be much less lenient than before.

I'm pretty sure titles in early access have always had the normal restrictions in place, the new refund policy is specifically about pre-orders with "exclusive early access" like recent AAA slop where if you pay ten dollars more you can play the game three days before it launches. Previously Steam wouldn't count the hours played until the standard release date so you could play it as much as you wanted and still refund it before the standard release date since it was still counted as a "pre-order" at the time

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/4195741362094579140

Today we have updated a portion of our Refund Policy regarding pre-purchased titles. This change covers titles that are in pre-purchase and offer “Advanced Access”. Playtime acquired during the Advanced Access period will now count towards the Steam refund period. You can find our more information regarding Steam Refunds here.

 

[Hell Swarm]

Public Service Announcement: playing in Early Access will now count towards time played, so it is no longer possible to refund Early Access games past 2 hours.

Public Service Announcement: playing in Early Access will now count towards time played, so it is no longer possible to refund Early Access games past 2 hours.

Surprised it didn't used to tbh.

Public Service Announcement: playing in Early Access will now count towards time played, so it is no longer possible to refund Early Access games past 2 hours.

Surprised it didn't used to tbh.

This will hurt Early Access titles.
Customers will be much less lenient than before.

I'm pretty sure titles in early access have always had the normal restrictions in place, the new refund policy is specifically about pre-orders with "exclusive early access" like recent AAA slop where if you pay ten dollars more you can play the game three days before it launches. Previously Steam wouldn't count the hours played until the standard release date so you could play it as much as you wanted and still refund it before the standard release date since it was still counted as a "pre-order" at the time

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/4195741362094579140

Today we have updated a portion of our Refund Policy regarding pre-purchased titles. This change covers titles that are in pre-purchase and offer “Advanced Access”. Playtime acquired during the Advanced Access period will now count towards the Steam refund period. You can find our more information regarding Steam Refunds here.

Fucking game journo snakes lying again.

They added a name for the scam of charging people 10 bucks to get the game a few days early and fixed a loop hole in their refund policy. When the refund policy is still shit and needs a proper front end to do it in client instead of jumping through hoops like we do now. It's annoying that Steam isn't good, it's just the least bad.

 

[Latelistener]

Public Service Announcement: playing in Early Access will now count towards time played, so it is no longer possible to refund Early Access games past 2 hours.

It was always like that. They're talking about a loophole, where you could pre-order a game to access it a few days earlier than everyone, complete it before the actual release and then refund it.

I don't know why anyone would do it, since it's easier to sail the high seas, but there it is.

 

[Hell Swarm]

Public Service Announcement: playing in Early Access will now count towards time played, so it is no longer possible to refund Early Access games past 2 hours.

It was always like that. They're talking about a loophole, where you could pre-order a game to access it a few days earlier than everyone, complete it before the actual release and then refund it.

I don't know why anyone would do it, since it's easier to sail the high seas, but there it is.

Probably streamers who aren't big enough to get a free copy but want to chase the current thing.

 

[Alienman]

Advanced Access or whatever they call it is cancer, and I wish Steam would have never allowed it in the first place.

 

[Hell Swarm]

Advanced Access or whatever they call it is cancer, and I wish Steam would have never allowed it in the first place.

Agreed but they have to be losing money if they don't allow it because other platforms will and will FOMO steam out of millions.

 

[karoliner]

 

[Cologno]

Public Service Announcement: playing in Early Access will now count towards time played, so it is no longer possible to refund Early Access games past 2 hours.

Public Service Announcement: playing in Early Access will now count towards time played, so it is no longer possible to refund Early Access games past 2 hours.

Surprised it didn't used to tbh.

Public Service Announcement: playing in Early Access will now count towards time played, so it is no longer possible to refund Early Access games past 2 hours.

Surprised it didn't used to tbh.

This will hurt Early Access titles.
Customers will be much less lenient than before.

I'm pretty sure titles in early access have always had the normal restrictions in place, the new refund policy is specifically about pre-orders with "exclusive early access" like recent AAA slop where if you pay ten dollars more you can play the game three days before it launches. Previously Steam wouldn't count the hours played until the standard release date so you could play it as much as you wanted and still refund it before the standard release date since it was still counted as a "pre-order" at the time

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/4195741362094579140

Today we have updated a portion of our Refund Policy regarding pre-purchased titles. This change covers titles that are in pre-purchase and offer “Advanced Access”. Playtime acquired during the Advanced Access period will now count towards the Steam refund period. You can find our more information regarding Steam Refunds here.

Fucking game journo snakes lying again.

They added a name for the scam of charging people 10 bucks to get the game a few days early and fixed a loop hole in their refund policy. When the refund policy is still shit and needs a proper front end to do it in client instead of jumping through hoops like we do now. It's annoying that Steam isn't good, it's just the least bad.

WTF are you blabbering on about? Refunding procedures on Steam is piss-easy.

 

[Hell Swarm]

WTF are you blabbering on about? Refunding procedures on Steam is piss-easy.

If it's any more complex than right clicking the game name and requesting a refund then the system is subpar. You have to do it in a separate browser not the steam client.

 

[Frank Capicoli]

You have to do it in a separate browser not the steam client.

Actually I'm not surprised you are this retarded.

 

[Melcar]

WTF are you blabbering on about? Refunding procedures on Steam is piss-easy.

If it's any more complex than right clicking the game name and requesting a refund then the system is subpar. You have to do it in a separate browser not the steam client.

People like you should not be allowed near a computer. Refunds can be requested right from the client. Yes, you have to click a few times and follow a few pages, but the option is not hidden or makes you follow cumbersome procedures. If the refund is within Steam current policies then you get the relevant options (Steam Wallet, refund to card, etc.)

 

[Hell Swarm]

WTF are you blabbering on about? Refunding procedures on Steam is piss-easy.

If it's any more complex than right clicking the game name and requesting a refund then the system is subpar. You have to do it in a separate browser not the steam client.

People like you should not be allowed near a computer. Refunds can be requested right from the client. Yes, you have to click a few times and follow a few pages, but the option is not hidden or makes you follow cumbersome procedures. If the refund is within Steam current policies then you get the relevant options (Steam Wallet, refund to card, etc.)

Oh right, the support option you can barely see after all the community stuff you never click. As I said, put it in the right click menu, fuck having it in the community tabs.

 

[karoliner]

The savior of videogames is finally here.

 

[Alienman]

Another eternal early access game, rejoice.

 

[Jenkem]

Oh right, the support option you can barely see after all the community stuff you never click. As I said, put it in the right click menu, fuck having it in the community tabs.

community tabs? what? click "help" it's right there.

 

[Fink]

Better still, click on the game in your library - support button is literally right under play button.

Man is retarded or trolling.

 

[Hell Swarm]

Better still, click on the game in your library - support button is literally right under play button.

Man is retarded or trolling.

Call me retarded all you want. I have never paid any attention to that bar. In Halo MCC it has 8 options there. 4 of them are store related. The others are useless forums and guides. It didn't register the support tab was there because it's mixed in with garbage instead of under the right click where it would make sense.

 

[Fink]

Call me retarded all you want. I have never paid any attention to that bar.

"It's needlessly complicated"
"It's right there"
"Yeah, well I never paid any attention"

Yes, I will call you retarded all I want.

 

[Spike]

I wasn't aware of any of that shit but it's because I'm DEFINITELY retarded

 

[Yeoman]

Remasters of a Japanese blobber series, with new translations that take less liberties than the original western releases (e.g. "pimp hand").




There's also a bundle with both.

 

[Konjad]

I wasn't aware of any of that shit but it's because I'm DEFINITELY retarded

Well, first thing an average Joe does when he wants to refund a game on Steam (for the first time) is probably similar to what I did. Browse "how to refund steam game" and get all the knowledge in 15 seconds.

I don't even provide refund reasons but leave it empty. If the game is played not more than 2h they just give money back. Probably automated as well.

 

[Hell Swarm]

I wasn't aware of any of that shit but it's because I'm DEFINITELY retarded

Well, first thing an average Joe does when he wants to refund a game on Steam (for the first time) is probably similar to what I did. Browse "how to refund steam game" and get all the knowledge in 15 seconds.

I don't even provide refund reasons but leave it empty. If the game is played not more than 2h they just give money back. Probably automated as well.

If you google it then it takes you right to steam's website. Hence never finding how to do it in client.

 

[Alienman]

Fucking hell Steam.