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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's cool but where is your 2023 wishlist?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldn't bother reading it. It's the same as 2022's list with only one more game added to it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

And none purchased.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wishlist every game that looks like it has potential; check it every couple weeks to see if there's any 90% off deals. Pretty much don't bat an eye at anything below that.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Don't you get emails when something on your wishlist is on sale?

Alternatively you can set up alerts with isthereanydeal.com

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I should get paid for how much I've promoted that incredible website. I check it minimum weekly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have that disabled or blocked. I don't check my email all that often, and most of the alerts I did get were below the purchase-worthy discount, so it wound up just being a lot of spam.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You can set percentages in ITAD for notifications.

You can set it for “regular price”, then in the “percentage offset” setting, you can put 90% or whatever.

Just a thought.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The steam mobile app also gives you a notification when a game in your wish list goes on offer

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

ITAD checks all the legitimate sites that sell steam games as well, often saving you way more money.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can't possibly have an interest over so many games, it's not practical either. Even if you finish 100 games every year 2000 games would take 20 years.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yours is so big it's caused a black hole and sent us back in time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks babe

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I dont remember mine but i believe you have a bit of an issue with prioritization

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

46, I find it too much

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Damn, I got ~300 and think it's too much

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I have 183; 71 of them aren't out yet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

About 20 something games. I usually go through whenever I add new things and delete things I'm not interested in anymore. Most of my wishlist is either early access stuff I'm watching reviews on, or stuff not out yet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty much what I do too. If the game goes on sale, and I still find it hard to pull the trigger I just take it off my list.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Same, if I don't want it when it's 5 bucks, I won't want it when it's 30. If I for some reason change my mind, then I'll just go back and find it again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I use isthereanydeal for buying any game and my list is HUGE. I don't buy anything until it's massively discounted but my library is way bigger than anyone I know because they buy everything for $60+.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Mine's a little out of control at 446 games on the wishlist.

My Steam library is already a little out of control at 547 games.

[Edit] 152 games never played.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

LOL, if that's out of control, what do you call over 1300?

Library

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

To be honest, I'd probably call it "awesome" and be a bit envious. That must pretty much be a state where whatever mood you're in, there's always going to be something you want to play, like someone with an amazing collection of vinyl records, or bookcases full of literature & poetry.

Those are some pretty big numbers on hours played too, so it's not like you've just played each thing for an hour and then chucked it.

I only feel mine's out of control because of the relatively small amount of time I have to play these days, and the amount of unplayed games - I can play a new game every week for about three years, but actually I just stick another ten hours into "Crusader Truck Manager Fortress Rally Tactics III", on average.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ha ha ha, you fool! All this massive library does is give me something to doom scroll before going back to short burst YouTube videos! (Depression is a hell of a drug.) I mostly end up playing a lot of the same games over and over (see my hours on New Vegas) and don't end up playing the games I bought that look really fun.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Aww mate, sorry to hear that. I've been in those pits before. I hope life, the world, or yourself gives you the break you need, or the support you need to get through it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The more you have the harder it is to choose

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I think I just have one game in my wishlist. I play games since childhood and I don’t think I’d be able to name 2022, even 1000.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I've got so many Bill's hats on it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I only really wishlist games that haven't come out yet that I'm interested in, to remind me to buy it when it comes out. Only about ten items on mine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

2 games. Meigakure and Space Engine Pro

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Was 92 last night until I saw Mass Effect:A was on sale for dirt cheap.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly, I don't see the need for a wishlist larger than ~100 games. You likely aren't going to buy all 100 games. By the time they release or go on sale or whatever reasons you didn't buy it but instead wishlisted it, you'll likely have moved on and not feel the same excitement when you see it again. So what's the point? Why even have a wishlist if it's not intended for you to actually buy all the things on that wishlist.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tell me money is not an issue for you without telling me money is not an issue for you.

My wishlist is a 'remind me to check for sales' list. I don't care if a game is 20 years old, it's still a good game. I just care that I cannot afford 70$ for it. The larger the list, the better the chance to find deals.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Interesting for you to assume that since I literally mention sales (I don't buy games outside of sales at this point.) No, in fact, I just feel time is more of a factor than anything else. I don't play the 40+ hour games anymore because they typically aren't interesting or worth my time.

I find that when the winter sale rolls around and something I thought I'd like is in it I find out that I really don't want it anymore. That I would be happier with something else. So instead of increasing my wishlist to 1000+, I am really stingy and realize that I will just pick up whatever looks good during the sale rather than looking at a huge list of games that typically no longer interests me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Somewhere between 60-100, and it's only this small because my main gaming platforms are PS4 and Nintendo switch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Are you trying to wishlist the whole platform, I'm at just over 300 but that's really pushing the wishlist (It would be larger if they had things like Movies that you could purchase on the platform)

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

About 10 or 15 games. None of which i am interested in, any longer.

Ive stopped opening steam. Launching all my games through playnite. Its much easier.