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Posted February 06, 2014
Sadly, I'm not piled with tons of cash, so 50% off semi-serious sales in general here on GOG, and I buy my games in digital bulk.

I did purchase my first two games at full price, but they aren't hugely expensive, so I guess that doesn't quite count.
Post edited February 07, 2014 by Nicole28
Posted February 06, 2014
Got so many games now I'm at the point of wait for a good sale. If there is a good debut promo I may pick up the game then like I did for Guacamelee or Rise of the Triad.
Posted February 06, 2014
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tinyE: The only people I've ever know who are prone to buying habits are nuns.
Nice.
Posted February 06, 2014
I don't buy too much of the newer games out on gog, aside from a couple, but all the deep sales going on now has turned me into someone who will wait for a game to go on sale. Although most of the games I'm looking at (older games) usually cap at 9.99, which isn't too much for me to pay for if I really want it.
Posted February 06, 2014
Right now money is a bit tighter than the last several years so I have to change my buying habits but up to now I tended to vote with my wallet, i.e. if a new game is a non fantasy TBS then a likely instabuy to encourage GOG into getting more.

For the foreseeable future I'll probably only buy games that are on sales.
Post edited February 06, 2014 by justanoldgamer
Posted February 06, 2014
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tinyE: The only people I've ever know who are prone to buying habits are nuns.
I appreciated that one :-)
Posted February 06, 2014
Wow... spending $100 on a game, let alone Daggerfall in 1996. Loved that game... and hated it. lol. Buggy & crashed a lot, but couldn't stop playing it. :D :D

I only buy games I think I will play. 95% of them have to be heavily discounted. I have never paid more than $40 for an AAA game. Iirc my only exception to this has been with Skyrim due to DLC and buying the game & DLCs soon after release.. No regrets there. With bundles, I keep what I think I'll play and trade or gift the rest away.

I might do the same with Fallout 4 and the next non-MMO Elder Scrolls game.

I also won't pay a subscription for a game that does not have a Single Player component that can be played without subscribing. Hell Gate London was the last game I subscribed to. I also don't like purchasing games that require an always on internet connection. I got a little burned with Diablo 3 on that one, but I have dropped $20 on Path of Exile to support GGG, buy some stash tabs and give the left over $ to my guild for additional stash tabs.

I'm a big fan of Bethesda's Fallout and ES series. I'd snap up Daggerfall and Morrowind reworked with modern gaming engines.

I obviously suffer from CBS (Cheap B*stard Syndrom) ;) It is an uncomfortable mix of entertainment value vs not getting milked for more $. Just like the women in my life.... lol

You asked, OP... I didn't think I was going to write that much. :)
Posted February 07, 2014
Usually wont buy anything above $20 even on GOG - tend to buy mostly classics however :). But i rarely buy at launch (even with minor discount) --- however the Stalker one is very tempting. Have learned to not be a impulse buyer due to lower budget these days....
Posted February 07, 2014
It is clear from the responses the games gog puts out at a 10% off is not really enticing users to part with their hard earned money.

More sales drive me to buy more often than I would otherwise.

I have so many titles now, I have not even downloaded them all.

At this stage I do not bite at the 30% off sales, and many times I will not jump at the 50% off. I am typically waiting for 60-70% off or more to seriously consider purchasing.
Posted February 07, 2014
I have seldom bought a game for 60% off. I usually wait for at least 75-80% off, except some games on GOG which I've bought 60-70% off. With the huge backlog I simply can't justify paying more than that. Also for most games I'd rather wait for the GOTY or whatever to be 75-80% then to buy the crippled edition. But there are exceptions of course :/. And you learn from mistakes :)
Posted February 07, 2014
I tend to buy predominantly physical, although with the prominence of DRM on PC nowadays, I don't buy all that many physical PC games nowadays. I usually give preference to the PS3 or Wii U version. An exception is for download-only titles, where I'll often buy it on PC because buying it from the Nintendo eShop or PSN makes little difference. What I have been doing of late is buying games on PC that I already have on consoles for a few dollars, so that I have a version with no online DRM AND the better PC version (Mortal Kombat, Deadpool, House of the Dead: Overkill).

The vast majority of my PC purchases are bundles and reduced-price GOG games, although I will be buying The Witcher 3 full-price on disc. The last time I bought a game at full-price from GOG was The Chaos Engine. I have almost never bought a game for more than $10 as a digital download (one exception: Minecraft), and those have mostly been games that I've actually wanted. I generally don't pay much more than $4 for "curiosities".

When it comes to DRM-free, physical releases, the limit is €60 for games I really want and €30 for curiosities.
Posted February 07, 2014
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Electric_Messiah: but I have dropped $20 on Path of Exile to support GGG, buy some stash tabs and give the left over $ to my guild for additional stash tabs.
I thought PoE was free. Is it one of those micro-transaction games that are unplayable in it's free state? I got the game for free, but have yet to try it out.
Posted February 07, 2014
I've followed a path a number of folks seem to have, which is starting out buying full price games and then moving to waiting for discounts. I have far, far too many games accumulated since I got back into the hobby of PC gaming, so it just doesn't make sense for me to grab many titles at full retail. By the time I get around to playing them, they've typically already been on sale at least once.

That being said, I was prepared to pay pretty much whatever GOG asked when they released S.T.A.L.K.E.R.. That they did so at such a huge discount was great news for me, but it wouldn't have stopped me if they had debuted at full price. The same applies to certain other games if they ever get released here (System Shock 1, Powermonger, Project Nomads, etc).
Posted February 07, 2014
I got no problem paying a full price for a classic release that I remember/love/want. Of course most stuff gets bough on the sales.
Rarely ever buy new/indie games for a full price. Exceptions being Team Meat/Edmund/Terry Cavanaugh and Hotline Miami 1/2.
Posted February 07, 2014
I think for a lot of us, due to backlog, it probably boils down to "when will I play it?" If the answer is "hopefully someday maybe" then I'll probably only pick it up on a pretty good sale. If the answer is "I want to play this now" I'll pay more for it.

Truth 1: Unfortunately even if I "pay more" I often don't play it as quickly as I think. Example: I paid about $35 for Anno 2070 maybe a year or so back and still haven't played it. Same for the Warhammer games. I overestimate the time and commitment I have. I tend to like idea of some games more than actually setting aside time and playing them.

Truth 2: I'm probably buying sale games that I'll never play regardless, and I know that. But I still like adding them to my backlog even if I might not play them because, well, "you never know."

Truth 3: It's hard to know what I'll like. I'm playing an online game called "Extrasolar" right now is a browser based game and really liking it. To support the dev and future missions I paid $25. I was actually surprised how much I like it because it's considerably limited in a traditional sense of the game, but it creates a nice immersion in a different way than I've seen before. I guess it goes to show it's tough to know what you'll like until you play it and find out.
Post edited February 07, 2014 by fartheststar
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