Board 8 > Is it ok to spend 1k on a video game, realize you don't like it...

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Asking for someone here who needs an intervention. Not saying a name though you'd probably guess correctly within the first two or three guesses
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I read the title thinking MWC and struggle to think of anyone else it could be
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I thought MWC liked Record Keeper!
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VeryInsane posted...

Is it ok to spend 1k on a video game

No
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It really depends how much gameplay they got out of the game before getting to that point.
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depends on how long you played it, the relative amount of money that is to you, and the relative increase of enjoyment you got due to spending that money
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For me not even a game I like would be worth that, but money has a relative value and to rich folks it means much less.

Given this is about Hearthstone, I'll say it's not worth spending 1k on it.

Especially since the person isn't using that money to get back the money spent, like a lot of streamers who use it to stream every potential deck.
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I guess it depends on the condition upon thinking about

If it's a MMO and a time sink, or an F2P game and the person is a whale, I assume cutting ties would be a good thing if they don't like it due to the fact that they aren't spending money
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I spent about that amount for Paper Mario 2, realized that I hated it and stopped playing. So yes if you don't like the game, just stop playing.
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WoW costs that much by 9 years in so
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Steiner posted...

WoW costs that much by 9 years in so

Yeah but WoW isn't F2P.

If someone is enjoying themselves and 9 years go by all the while, I wouldn't view it the same as spending 1k on a F2P.
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That being said I'd say in the general case it's no.

But like, for the Record Keeper thing, I spent a couple hundred on that before the game eventually got to a point where I wasn't enjoying it though. I played it for a good year and I don't regret the decision to drop it, nor do I regret the decision to play it-- had I played it for say 5 years and spent 1k instead, I probably wouldn't take that as wasting my money either. Some people might, though.

Had I spent $1k in that 1 year though, maybe that'd be a problem. I really don't know. Given I had a lot of fun with it just having spent what I did though it's hard to imagine spending that much more.
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you could've ended the topic title after "is it okay to spend 1k on a video game"
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If I was gonna waste a G, it wouldn't be on a game.
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It depends on how much enjoyment I can get out of the game. Definitely not f2p gacha games though. You never win when gambling with against a machine.

I'll drop $20 on a good Ahri skin but fuck I'm not dropping $20 on a few pulls in FFBE.
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wait how is that possible
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Steiner posted...

WoW costs that much by 9 years in so

Yea so definitely not worth it, good point steiner
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He spent that much on hearthstone?

It's totally OK, especially since he's allegedly independently wealthy. I spent $120ish on hearthstone and quit and I think its fine. I bought 50 packs of the gadgetzan expansion and then quit 6 weeks later and I don't regret quitting one bit.

I do regret spending the $50 but that's done.
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tazzyboyishere posted...

VeryInsane posted...

Is it ok to spend 1k on a video game

No

This.

But seriously, the devs don't "owe" players anything. Once you stop enjoying a game, drop it.
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Unless you're totally financially secure for the rest of your life, a game like that has become too much of a money sink. I'd quit if I spent more than $50 on a game outside of buying the game/console itself.
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GranzonEx posted...

Definitely not f2p gacha games though. You never win when gambling with against a machine.

You win pretty often actually depending on what you're drawing for.

The key is to put a spending limit on yourself before drawing and actually sticking to that and accepting your loss should it occur, and doing it in moderation. A lot of people don't do that which is why the spending on those games gets so outrageous-- do it for a character or item or two once in a great while though? It's just simple probability to know your odds, and it'll often be well over 50% with even a modest amount spent. Would I rather have like 10 of my dumb league skins (I have well over this) or a 68% chance at a character I really want in Brave Exvius? I'd probably roll the dice there cause those skins are pretty whatever. (especially now that I've long since dropped League, but you know)
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He spent like 400 dollars on packs about a week after he discovered the game.

That doesn't seem healthy to me.
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one day we'll return to league lopen

have faith
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you didn't need to edit that n in

we were being chummy and casual
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Dantezoid wanted to be casual, but I would not stand for it

It also kept fixing Dantezoid into dantezod
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Oh that's true.

Those mobile devices. You need to learn them before they form bad habits.
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skullbone posted...

He spent like 400 dollars on packs about a week after he discovered the game.

That doesn't seem healthy to me.

The man sure is consistent with his unhealthy habits.
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ya go my gacha
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Lopen posted...

The key is to put a spending limit on yourself before drawing and actually sticking to that and accepting your loss should it occur, and doing it in moderation.

My spending limit on a gacha would be $100 per character/item during event. That amount gives me very low chance of getting it, so I never bother. I can spend more but at that point I'd rather just spend the money on physical items.

For League skins I don't care about the price because I buy skins for characters I play. So it's like yea I spend $100 on skins but I'm playing that character for 50 games straight and the skin is guaranteed. I have Firefox/Popstar/Arcade/Star Guardian, that's like $60+ right there but I've gotten many hours of enjoyment out of her and the skins never get powercreeped.
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I know I probably spent about £300~ on Marvel Heroes during the 3 years I played it actively. It's easy to do, when each transaction is pretty small. I rarely, if ever play it now. I occasionally just log in to get bonuses on special occasions now, just in case I ever decide to get back into it.

So, yeah, I'd say it's okay to stop. I had fun playing it and I got a few hundred hours out of it, so I don't feel like the money was wasted. And the game and my characters are all still there if I ever decide to go back to it.
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i can't tell if you're asking whether spending $1000 is okay, or whether it's okay to quit after spending $1000

if the latter, this is literally the sunk cost fallacy. the $1000 is gone, and continuing to play isn't going to get it back. you should do whatever is the best. continuing to play when you don't want to because you are embarrassed to be perceived as wasting money is stupid
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VeryInsane posted...

Is it ok to spend 1k on a video game

Sure

if it's in Japanese Yen
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I think people are focusing too much on the cost and less on the entertainment value. How many people here haven't spent at least 1k on video games? Sure you may be getting more value but if the entertainment level is the same...

Like I've spend a few hundred on HS myself but I enjoy it so it's fine. Meanwhile I've spent a good number on other hobbies that I've hated.
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banananor posted...

i can't tell if you're asking whether spending $1000 is okay, or whether it's okay to quit after spending $1000

if the latter, this is literally the sunk cost fallacy. the $1000 is gone, and continuing to play isn't going to get it back. you should do whatever is the best. continuing to play when you don't want to because you are embarrassed to be perceived as wasting money is stupid

Yeah, it is a little vague.

It's not ok to drop that much on a game in the first place, unless it's literally as an investment because you are a content creator, or it's over the course of many years.

But once it's spent, it's spent. Don't let that dictate your future actions.
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I think the timeframe needs to be represented, as it seems that this person jumped in as a whale without deciding if he even liked the game.
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I've spent well over 1k on dance games and don't regret it at all. Might even be closer to 10k if you count tournament expenses and that's sort of a scary thought but those are largely social events for me anyway.

Granted this is over the course of many years - I also haven't stopped and don't plan to soon but who knows
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neonreaper posted...

I think the timeframe needs to be represented, as it seems that this person jumped in as a whale without deciding if he even liked the game.

I enjoy the game just fine, and 1k is not a lot of money for me at all. (I haven't spent close to even half of that, for the record.)

The issue is there is WAY too much randomness compared to even a year ago when I started playing. It's become generate-a-card instead of anything remotely having to do with skill level.

Janus5k posted...

I've spent well over 1k on dance games and don't regret it at all. Might even be closer to 10k if you count tournament expenses and that's sort of a scary thought but those are largely social events for me anyway.

Granted this is over the course of many years - I also haven't stopped and don't plan to soon but who knows

Had I kept going with rhythm games I would have become "one of those Rock Band people" for sure.

UltiXX posted...

neonreaper posted...

I think the timeframe needs to be represented, as it seems that this person jumped in as a whale without deciding if he even liked the game.

I enjoy the game just fine, and 1k is not a lot of money for me at all. (I haven't spent close to even half of that, for the record.)

You spent 400 bucks at the start then got full card sets for the next three or so expansions, which usually takes about 300 or so bucks each IIRC
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once you've spent that much money you're in it for the long haul for better or worse
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LeonhartFour posted...

once you've spent that much money you're in it for the long haul for better or worse

That's stupid

Just stop if it's no longer fun
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*sigh*
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VeryInsane posted...

Is it ok to spend 1k

no

VeryInsane posted...

UltiXX posted...

neonreaper posted...

I think the timeframe needs to be represented, as it seems that this person jumped in as a whale without deciding if he even liked the game.

I enjoy the game just fine, and 1k is not a lot of money for me at all. (I haven't spent close to even half of that, for the record.)

You spent 400 bucks at the start then got full card sets for the next three or so expansions, which usually takes about 300 or so bucks each IIRC

The past few sets have been bought for me but I won't get into how.

Spend your money on whatever you want to spend it on. You don't need to attempt to justify it to anyone here
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UltiXX posted...

Janus5k posted...

I've spent well over 1k on dance games and don't regret it at all. Might even be closer to 10k if you count tournament expenses and that's sort of a scary thought but those are largely social events for me anyway.

Granted this is over the course of many years - I also haven't stopped and don't plan to soon but who knows

Had I kept going with rhythm games I would have become "one of those Rock Band people" for sure.

I have probably close to $1000 in Rock Band songs.
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