Just Passed 3,000...

on steam click your name then account details to see all your account history of all your games then from the amount you have now, count down and that should be your game

Damnit, it's my favourite colour too. I hope they fix that by the time I'm there.

That's the curse ;) I'm hoping it has now passed, but I've already kept on buying (the sale is still on)...

It's true that many of them could go unplayed, but Steam stuff is pretty much 'unpacked' from when it's activated. Keeping stuff in your inventory is more similar to action figures.

I can't speak for the OP or collectors in general, but for myself, part of the appeal of having a big game library is that when I'm in the right mood for playing something, it will - or at least should be :) - available for me. Of course, it could be argued that it makes more sense to save the money and just buy a game when you want to play it, but you never know when something will become unavailable, or stop going on sale, and so in some cases it makes more sense to buy a game when it's dirt cheap with the risk that you might not play it. It's a kind of gamble, I guess.

It's also potentially useful for research purposes as a reviewer or developer, though I'd probably have gotten a lot more work done if I wasn't constantly keeping my eye on game deals. :)

No, I need somone to yell at me to stop!

It is not about playing the games, it is about collecting the games. As stated on my profile: Collecting is the game.
But you van see here he actually plays the games :)

Gratzz on your milestone Osiris !!