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r/steamdeals•
mouseit

A proposal

It'd be easier to parse the titles if they were in a standard form, e.g.:

[title] [%off] [money now/money usual]. [extra info].

Ex:

Shattered Horizon half-off, down to $9.99 from the original $19.99. Also free to play for the weekend!

=>

Shattered Horizon 50% ($10 of $20). Also, free to play for the weekend!

I didn't put much thought into that format though, so post any better ideas.

Edit: also note rounding .99 to .00, because it's just wasting space.

Posted Feb 25, 2010, 5:50 AM UTC

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yourprognosis•

Shattered Horizon - $10 (50% off). Free to play for weekend!

[Game] - [Sale Price] ([Discount]). [Extras!]

This gets my vote, personally. I think final cost is more important than percentage off or original price. I'd take a leap and guess that most of us are more than capable of doing the math ourselves if we're curious.

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halbowitz•

related/not-related: Is there a subreddit for steam packages? Like, you know how when they released l4d2 they had a 'buy 4 pack'? And i know there was a thread about that and a bunch of people would get together and go in on these packs.

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yourprognosis•

I've noticed that subreddits tend to get started for each individual game, there were ones for Borderlands and Bioshock 2.

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Failcake•

Sounds good. I hadn't really thought about a standard form, but thinking about it now, it would be a good idea. I'll wait a day and check back on this thread to see if comments are positive or negative, but I'll most likely implement this. Thanks!

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briguyd•

I would prefer a format more like:

Shattered Horizon 50% off (was $20 now $10). Also, free to play for the weekend!

I feel this is a bit more readable for people not familiar with the subreddit.

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thmanwithnoname•

I'll just add my agreement here, great suggestion.

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