I need to buy a present for someone, had to wait till now because steam doesn't allow you to specify a date to send a gift and now the steam store is down! >.<

It's likely the server is getting hammered by everyone trying to do the same thing as me.

I'm having the same problem too!!!!

skynet probably. Valve -> google -> skynet.

skynet probably. Valve -> google -> skynet.

Hard to fault that logic!

It looks like they have put a 3% discount on everything, I wonder if this has anything to do with the increased load. It's still broken though.

had to wait till now because steam doesn't allow you to specify a date to send a gift

Could have just filled in the appropriate To/From/Message details and sent the gift to your own email address, then forwarded it to that "someone" at the right moment.

think he's talking about the steam client to steam client gift thing, dunno if that works off regular email

Server's back up! Go shopping!

think he's talking about the steam client to steam client gift thing, dunno if that works off regular email

That's what I'm saying, use the email version of the gift if there're problems. I couldn't buy any Steam games due to them declining my credit card, so I got a friend to send me it as an email-based gift and I just activated it on my account. The actual email gift is just a nicely laid out virtual card with a special URL that lets you activate the game.

I guess it's no use if you don't have their email address, but I'd like to think one has the email address of a person they are buying a gift for :)

hey guys i have 2 free gifts of half life 2 if ya want them PM me with the details K .

pm sent !

edit: is this just a 3 day thing?

last edited by MatchFixer at 13:20:38 25/Dec/08

just sent it then mate soz im on the piss ATM

check yer email K

pm sent!

haha if he gave you the guest passes and not gifts.

^ wrong it says "Gift"


check yer email Jake

last edited by Reverend at 16:38:56 25/Dec/08

Yes it's the gift.

Thanks champ!

someone should have setup secret santa qgl style.

your welcome MatchFixer

+1 to backing rev up, its a gift :>

Cheers! Another xmas present to add to the list :)

if anyone has a counter strike source gift i would really like it :)

screw you i want it as well. ill trade halflife 2 for it!

im having a lot of trouble buying left4dead on steam. When entering credit card details it gives me this: "There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and try again or contact support for assistance."

Steam getting hammered?

im having a lot of trouble buying left4dead on steam. When entering credit card details it gives me this: "There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and try again or contact support for assistance."

Steam getting hammered?

I got that error when trying to purchase it through steam, so I just used Firefox to buy it instead. Worked fine, just had to restart steam once it was purchased.

s*** i'm getting the same error as well....