Current Events > Does anyone else cringe when they see/hear "I REALLY want this game, but...

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...I'm waiting on a sale". Or better yet, people that whine and complain about how long a game takes to go on sale?

Idk why it irks me so much, but goddamn, either pony up the extra bit of cash, or shut up and wait. You're not special, why do you "deserve" to pay less for something that others are paying a set amount for? If you want to pay less, then wait and get it after most real fans have already had theirs (then bitch about it, judging from most Switch players).

Ugh.

/rant

Ehhh I dont mind it
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hmm i hate everything but I can't really hate this, they just want to be included in the conversation
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it's not about 'deserving' a lower price wtf. where did you get that idea from?

it's about saving money and/or avoiding disastrous launches
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I'd understand TC's point if it was about a sale up to 25%, but there's quite a few 50-90% reductions out there (yes, including legit ones if you regularly check the price of a game/product you really want). That does make a difference.
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I really want Spyro Reignited Trilogy but I'm not gonna buy a product activision crafted to destroy the concept of physical games media.

What a weird thing to get upset about

I am cheap. I buy almost all of my games on sale.
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I... don't get upset about things other people do/say like this. You should maybe spend less time on the internet LOL

TwoDoorPunkCab posted...

it's not about 'deserving' a lower price wtf. where did you get that idea from?

it's about saving money and/or avoiding disastrous launches

Fair point, but I'm referring to months or even a couple years after release.

SoIidLegacy posted...

I'd understand TC's point if it was about a sale up to 25%, but there's quite a few 50-90% reductions out there (yes, including legit ones if you regularly check the price of a game/product you really want). That does make a difference.

Again, fair point. But at that point, it's likely been out for quite a while to get that large of a discount, so do they really want it that bad?

Also, again, if people want to wait, more power to them. But complaining about your wait just makes you look stupid imo.

I don't mind people waiting for a sale

I do mind people acting like it's the only way to fly and people who buy new games deserve any shortcomings

For instance

I've waited 4 fucking years for Persona 5

Did anyone really think I would wait any longer just to save a few bucks
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*new well received game goes on sale*
Ill wait for a bigger discount

Those posts are useless
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I think for great games its kind of annoying to hear but usually when people say this theyre talking about a game that doesnt look worth $60.
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I think games should be worth more than $60 to begin with, so yeah people who wait on sales don't really like supporting their developers I guess. On top of giving devs less money, they're also giving them money later than earlier, which matters for companies who need more immediate capital
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legendarylemur posted...

I think games should be worth more than $60 to begin with

lol

I'll play a wwe game, but lol at paying $60 for it. Sometimes it's a money issue but some of these developers half ass it or they'll have a complete edition on the way after the dlc.
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It costs $10-13 to see a movie or buy an album. There's no way a game that has all that and significantly more with interactivity and gameplay development to be only worth 6 times a movie.

You can play an RPG for like 60 hours and pay only 6 times more than a movie that's 1 hr 30 min long.

Tradition has long devalued video games. Obviously pricing doesn't really work that way where quantity doesn't directly multiply the price in the same exact manner. But $60 is underpriced, and sales only devalue games further. The industry could've supported a multitude of smaller studios making bigger-than-indie games like in the golden ages of PS2/GC, but the cost of development only shot up while game prices stayed relatively the same.

It's like people supporting giant corporations over mom-and-pops
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What else wrangles your jommies tc?
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I would accept a rise in price for games if that means greedy and amoral corporations would stop carving the games up to sell one bit as day one dlc, one bit as bonus dlc even though 20 years ago it was part of the full game, would stop putting systems in the games to make you keep coming back every day to increase the chances of you spending money, etc. Basically if they would stop the thousands of greedy monetarization tactics they currently have going and the next thousand they're getting ready to implement.

That will literally never happen though, so the very concept of rewarding said corporations with extra money for the base product is insane and the definition of shilling.

because steam sales from 10' and onwards conditioned the public for cheaper games
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NibeIungsnarf posted...

legendarylemur posted...

I think games should be worth more than $60 to begin with

lol

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ledbowman posted...

What else wrangles your jommies tc?

*Leans back in rocking chair*

Hoo boy, don't even get me started...

NibeIungsnarf posted...

I would accept a rise in price for games if that means greedy and amoral corporations would stop carving the games up to sell one bit as day one dlc, one bit as bonus dlc even though 20 years ago it was part of the full game, would stop putting systems in the games to make you keep coming back every day to increase the chances of you spending money, etc. Basically if they would stop the thousands of greedy monetarization tactics they currently have going and the next thousand they're getting ready to implement.

That will literally never happen though, so the very concept of rewarding said corporations with extra money for the base product is insane and the definition of shilling.

I'd never even thought about it, but yeah, I'd be willing to pay $100-$120 for a new game if there were a guarantee of worthwhile expansions/DLC to be added over time.

I get tons of flak or this, but I rather like DLC when it's done correctly. It's a great way to add longevity to a game, or to bring me back to a game I'd previously finished/dropped. Unfortunately this is done correctly <10% of the time, and it's seemingly getting worse.

M_Live posted...

What is wrong with waiting for a game that you're not 100% committed to? What an odd thing to whine about lol

So... you didn't even read the full title, let alone the OP...

Nothing wrong with waiting for a sale, but if it's a game you really want to do well you shouldn't be waiting for it to hit the bargain bin.

Lord_Wombat posted...

I get tons of flak or this, but I rather like DLC when it's done correctly. It's a great way to add longevity to a game, or to bring me back to a game I'd previously finished/dropped. Unfortunately this is done correctly <10% of the time, and it's seemingly getting worse.

Yeah modern DLC tends to be stuff that should have been in the base game.

Or pointless skins or some shitty overpriced dungeon.
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I don't really care if people wait for a sale. I can't blame them. Some games you can see a mile away that there'll be an ultimate edition next year for $40.

Very few games don't drop in price. I mostly hear complaints about no price drop with Nintendo products.
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I don't understand this complaint at all. I think TC is mad because not everybody is a crack addict for video games.
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DevsBro posted...

I don't understand this complaint at all. I think TC is mad because not everybody is a crack addict for video games.

Chill, killer...

It's nothing like that, it's more of an odd personal phenomenon I noticed about myself and made a half-serious topic about it.

It's just... weird to me. I fully understand waiting for a sale on a game you're interested in. But if you're interested enough to whine about how long you're waiting, just buy the damned game lol

Lord_Wombat posted...

DevsBro posted...

I don't understand this complaint at all. I think TC is mad because not everybody is a crack addict for video games.

Chill, killer...

It's nothing like that, it's more of an odd personal phenomenon I noticed about myself and made a half-serious topic about it.

It's just... weird to me. I fully understand waiting for a sale on a game you're interested in. But if you're interested enough to whine about how long you're waiting, just buy the damned game lol

I also don't understand why people complain so much about delays and waiting. I just don't understand who has enough time to feel like they're waiting for anything these days. But then again I'm a backlogger.
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^ A lot of people blast through a game, often buried in a guide too so they never have to touch it after a week.

I know games aren't terribly long but there's lots out there if you're bored.
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I haven't bought a game at full price in almost a decade. I don't mind waiting.
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I'm not paying 60 bucks for the game, then 20 bucks for DLC #1 then 20 bucks for DLC #2 when in a year or two I can get everything for 20 bucks total.
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I couldn't tell you the last time I bought a game that wasn't on sale. I don't own any next-gen systems, and I only play on the computer. I love older games --- so why not wait until they're on sale? I usually buy enough during one Steam sale to last me an entire year.. Games with a ton of replay.
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some people have these things called "budgets" and "expenses"
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Maybe if games didn't go on massive sales all the time that these complaints would be warranted. As is, there is a very high chance that even AAA titles will be discounted by 50% or more 6-12 months after release. Blame Sony and game developers for conditioning gamers that such sales will be inevitable within a short time frame.
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I don't like paying full price for games.
*shrug*
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Lord_Wombat posted...

You're not special, why do you "deserve" to pay less for something that others are paying a set amount for?

i dont have the impression those folks think that way at all.

what a weird thing to get angry about
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Romulox28 posted...

some people have these things called "budgets" and "expenses"

Some people know these things called release dates and can set aside money for the game(s) they want and dont live paycheck to paycheck.

It depends on how much you want the game. There are many games that i wouldn't buy at launch, cause they're not worth the launch price for me. But there are also few titles that worth it

rhklce posted...

Romulox28 posted...

some people have these things called "budgets" and "expenses"

Some people know these things called release dates and can set aside money for the game(s) they want and dont live paycheck to paycheck.

Now see that's just super short sighted. If you wanna do it that way, mp2u but people who don't aren't exclusively bad with money. The $40-50 I save by being patient is $40-50 more for the downpayment on the next house, or emergency savings, or the Roth IRA, or Baby DevsBro's college fund, or a vacation, or ministries, or any number of miscellaneous things we're saving for. Pennies make nickles make quarters make dollars make your retirement.
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rhklce posted...

Romulox28 posted...

some people have these things called "budgets" and "expenses"

Some people know these things called release dates and can set aside money for the game(s) they want and dont live paycheck to paycheck.

There's no way $60 for a single game can be justified if you're on a budget. That's food on the table and gas in the tank. $15 on the other hand when it goes on sale isn't a big deal.
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smoke_break posted...

rhklce posted...

Romulox28 posted...

some people have these things called "budgets" and "expenses"

Some people know these things called release dates and can set aside money for the game(s) they want and dont live paycheck to paycheck.

There's no way $60 for a single game can be justified if you're on a budget. That's food on the table and gas in the tank. $15 on the other hand when it goes on sale isn't a big deal.

That depends on the game, though. If it's a game you can expect to get several hundred hours out of then it's a reasonable buy. But buying a game, playing it for only a little while, and then moving on to the next one? That's a waste. Hell, I've played Skyrim for close to three hundred hours and I've never beaten the main quest. Buying a game that "allows" you to save on other entertainment expenses is worth the money in my opinion..
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Entertainment is an entirely different budget to me. I'll only allow myself x amount for it.
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The only thing that sucks is that I think this is a big reason why certain types of single player games are dying. I don't blame people for that though.
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