I am looking at getting Pathfinder: Kingmaker (could've sworn I had already bought it but I can't find it in my account or in my receipts). So I'm looking at the highest "edition" (whatever it's called.. Imperial maybe??? can't remember).

Anyway, it includes a Season Pass so that's why I'm thinking of getting it so I won't have to worry about purchasing the DLC's separately. BUT... it also comes with some in-game items. It lists "2 in game items" that will "help" an aspiring adventurer with some in game bonuses and the other is a pet that also helps with some sort of bonus. Now it says these items weren't done to mess up the balance... but it annoys me. I would rather play WITHOUT those things.

But, if I purchase that edition... does that mean those items will be automatically included even though I don't want them???? If it's something like a piece of armor or equipment I could simply never equip it but I don't know what the "pet" thing might mean. So wondering if anyone knows whether it's "safe" to buy the top edition but still play the game as it was originally meant (without the added in game bonuses from purchases).

Anyone know?

RANT.

I don't much like all these "editions" that games are sold by now... it's yet another anti-consumer device yet stupidly supported by consumers (consumers go against their own best interest all the time.. I'll never understand it). But, the consumers have spoken. I boycotted Steam for the first 10 years or so because that too should never have been supported by consumers, but eventually you realize that... like voting in an election when people so often stupidly vote against their own interests... the decision has been made and this is what life is moving forward. DRM is by far the dumbest one of all since the ONLY PEOPLE DRM AFFECTS ARE PAYING CUSTOMERS. Pirates pirate. They still pirate and they will pirate tomorrow and next year and next century. The only people DRM has an effect on is paying customers and yet so many of them not only support it by buying games with it... they will open argue on the benefits of it... despite it being against their own interests.

Steam is here to stay. DRM is probably here to stay (though I do sometimes see hopeful signs of changes in that area). So is this crap of different editions and all the various ways of nickle and diming consumers to death (DLC's, microtransactions, etc.). Sure, I could continue to boycott Steam (and DLC's and microtransactions... well actually I do still boycott any game with microtransactions) but it won't change anything now. The consumers have spoken and said "YES... SCREW ME SOME MORE... I LOVE IT" Boycotting is about getting the seller to change their behavior.... but once the consumers have spoken the only thing that will change things is getting the CONSUMERS to change THEIR behavior... and me (or you) boycotting Steam or DLC's won't do that. So long as the companies have the support of enough consumers.. they could care less if some small segment wasn't happy.

Sooo, I now have Steam (have for several years now) and I now buy DLC's and I now go ahead and sometimes purchase the "top tier editions" because.. well those are the choices in this life where consumers have spoken. But I don't like it. I swear if there is a God and S/He asks me when my time is up whether the experiment with the human race was working... I'd enthusiastically answer with "NO... end it. They are too stupid to deserve life."

/END OF RANT.

GIFT (Master of Orion 1, 2, and 3... NOT THE REMADE ONE.. the original ones)

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Hint 1: I often get letters and numbers mixed up.
Hint 2: 3-1-4-2

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