I’m still waiting for Elden Ring to go on sale for $20 but might end up settling for $30.

  • ChojinDSL@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    I always buy games only on sale. My rule of thumb is: if it’s around 20€ it’s a no-brainer. Anything above that I only buy for games that I really really want and that stay above 20€ even when on sale.

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    1 year ago

    I’m thinking Starfield. Ship building and their procgen both look amazing, but if I’m waiting at least 6 months for the bugs to get worked out by both the devs and the modding community, why not at least wait till it’s $30 or less?

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      1 year ago

      yeah, that’s definitely a benefit of being patient. allowing all the kinks to be worked out for a better overall experience.

  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago
    • NieR: Automata - I’m hoping for $20, but $25 would work; I think it’s about time for another price drop
    • Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - I kind of like BotW, but not enough to jump on TotK; I want it eventually, so I’ll buy it once I can find it used for $40 or so; I can wait a couple years though
    • Mount & Blade: Bannerlord - looking for $20 or so; I’m thoroughly enjoying Warband so I’m in no rush
    • Elden Ring - I’m not super interested, but I’d pay $20 or so to give it a shot

    I’m not against paying full price for games but I need to be really interested. I’m probably going to pay full price for Cities Skylines 2 in lieu of buying more DLC for the original. If Paradox makes EUV, I’d probably buy that near launch (I have all but the latest expansion for EUIV). Likewise if there’s a new Portal game.

    I’m mostly a patient gamer because I don’t feel all that excited following the latest trends and prefer to play a less buggy game than join a community playing something new. The discounts are nice though.