Another week of deals I was happy with gone by. I was happy to pick up the last set of
Pinball FX2 tables I did not own yet at a discount price along with an individual table. The only
Pinball FX2 tables I desire now at a discount are the tables sold individually (minus Paranormal, Captain America, Nightmare Mansion, and Mars). I hope those get offered on Deal of the Week or some other discount sometime in the near future. I even decided to throw 200MSP at the costume pack for
Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (already had the characters from the SE), even though the content is in the value pack for
Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3.
I chose to keep the two Final Fantasy 13 games on the same platform, so I ended out paying more on the FF13-2 DLC sale on the other platform than the sale prices on the 360 (since I tend to get MSP for a better ratio than $1USD:80MSP, while the other platform I rarely find the cards at less than their worth). So the
Final Fantasy XIII-2 sale on all the DLC may be doubly sweet for you guys. I just do not know anymore if it is ever worth it for me to wait up on a complete edition which includes DLC as I now have regrets knowing there's a
Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package and a
Mass Effect Trilogy due out soonish. It would probably be worth it for me to wait on SR3:TFP to go on sale since all the remaining DLC I've not bought will still be more expensive to get on the marketplace. At least I am happy with the value I've already gotten from being an early adopter of
Saints Row: The Third, but it stings a bit that I may double dip on the 360 just so I can avoid the large amount of Microsoft Points for the minor DLC. As for the
Mass Effect Trilogy pack, which will still not include the DLC I waited on in complete editions, I've still not purchased 2-3 (I borrowed friend's editions), so that Trilogy collection would be worth it for me but now I have to hope the ME2 and ME3 DLC gets on some sale again on the dashboard.
[quote name='Zonic505']I just checked the
FAQ on Xbox Rewards &
YOUR CURRENT GAMERSCORE DOES INDEED COUNT. No having to restart from 0G and reworking your way up.
While checking the FAQ, I noticed that for Election 2012, if you watch 3 out of the 4 presidential and/or vice presidential debates on Election 2012 on Xbox LIVE for 30 minutes or more, you'lll receive a Halo 4 Warrior Armor for your avatar. The 4 dates are 10/3, 10/11, 10/16, and 10/22 from 9-10:30pm ET (6-7:30pm PT).
Checking AGAIN, I found the offer for Oct. Spend 2,000 MSP on horror themed marketplace items (themes, DLC, games, avatar items, movies & shows on Zune, etc.), get 300 MSP back.[/QUOTE]
Great find! I do not earn achievements at a fast clip like others, so I am glad the highest tier for 2% back is low enough to include me. It is great news for including my old achievements, because I have been trying to "make my very first Xbox LIVE Marketplace purchase and pick up 100 Microsoft Points" every time I purchase something ^^. [I know, my very first was before the rewards program began, so I'll never qualify for that.] Between PlayXBLA and the Xbox/Bing Rewards, at least this new achievement reward shows some sort of care for those who play games on their Xbox 360.
I hope my recent Deal of the Week purchases qualify for the 2% back, but my Gold membership may lapse in a week. The last time my gold membership was about to end, the dashboard offered me deals to renew between: bonus 400MSP (separate from the rewards 200MSP), $1 for 1 month, or $2 for 2 months. So I am considering letting my membership lapse for these better offers, and seeing how much the dashboard squirms for a renewal. I have a 12 month card at the ready, but I probably want to hold off for a Deal of the Week that involves me. However if I do choose to let my membership go I'd probably not qualify for the 2%, since I would not have "maintained an eligible Xbox LIVE Gold membership" for the month. So I have a decision to make, because I could miss out on a free avatar gear, dependent on when I choose to input the code.
The only horror themed marketplace item I can think of right now is this upcoming Deal of the Week. It was a dark and somewhat cool night. The hours are ticking away getting close to the early hours of Tuesday. We are there, not knowing what it could be around the corner. Major Nelson did not say anything, has not said anything. WAIT! What was that sound? It could be the Plants Vs. Zombies table, but the dooooooom could be awaiting us and we see the Borderlands (1) DLC for sale again. OH NO! There is nothing more horror themed than that for this night. OooOOooOoOooOoo