Low prices are great for games in the high risk category, out of your comfort zone etc...
But no, not cheap, your taking advantage of prices offered.
Nowt wrong with that.

So lemme get this straight. People think that a higher discount percentage = cheaper, even if the final price after the discount is the exact same? Or am I misunderstanding?

People only look at the discount.
Low discount = nope.
Even if the base price was low to begin with.

5 or 7 euros/dollars is a nice price for games like these.
Like i said many times in as many topics: every game has a price one is willing and most important of all: also able to pay for.

When i see a game the database (my brain) is beiing accesed right away , usually i know how it looks like (screenshot/videos) and if possible a playable demo.

If its a known game i had on retail i buy it.
If its a game i played demo of and i liked it back then, i buy it.

All depends on what the price beiing ask for is ofcourse, i am not a member of the Roth Childs :D
Simpel example: BG2 EE expansion at 19.99... too much for now

explanation in my case:

i own the main game, but i already bought it on a sale
i havent pl;ayed the EE version yet because i almost finished the classic so i only checked if the game would run and it did

thats why i will first play the game then decide if and when to get the expansion.

So it is all very simple, call it black and white if you like, but thats the way how to decideif the price is right, no math involved (just a little bit basic adding perhaps )
As for reviews, well i read some, but 90% or more depends on my decission, not what the reviewer on the site says, eventhough they have 1 gazillion views or members, i value my own 'rating', thats why its easy for me to decide what to buy (at least 90% of the times and thats fair enough).

In the end i am the one who will play the game, in case of casual games, if i have lets say Road To Rome and theres 3 more sequels , i buy all the sequels , provided of course these did not turn 3d...
So its so easy to decide what to buy.

As much as I hate Steam, I'd blame the "bundle culture" instead. This is where this notion that games aren't worth more than a $1 comes from. :(

Eh, Playstation Plus does the same.
I get hesitant to buy Indie titles.
Don't really experience this here as Humble Bundle doesn't distribute GOG keys with bundles.

Exactly. In sales, people (as a group, there are of course exceptions to this) primarily look at how much they "save", not what the final price is.

Precisely. I've got enough games now that even if it is a massive discount it makes little point in buying. I'll get free games if they're available, but even there I doubt I'll have any time to play them.

That's also true.

Let me tell you : Gog is still cheaper than Big Fish Games . ( if you check the gameplay time and replay value of the games )

You act as if you're surprised that people could indeed be this stupid...

I don't know if we mean the same thing (as I don't frequent on Steam - not even on their sales) but as I see it, he who thought -90% discounts and PWYW model (I used to buy all the Humble "Indie" Bundles) is the reason that some (or many?) gamers wait for heavy discounts. Most of the time I buy discounted games too (and I opt for heavy discounts for games that I would like to try but don't know if I'll enjoy them) but sometimes I buy full price too especially if I want to support a specific developer that I like or in cases where I must play *that* game *now*!

Nope, you are just economically responsible. Thats all there is to this.

It's a marketing tactic. Just like $89.99 looks cheaper than $90.00, bigger percentages in sales look better than smaller percentages--or even if the sale price of an item in one store turns out to be more expensive than the same item NOT on sale in another store. People are given that emotional satisfaction of finding a "bargain".