Price Points, game sales, etc.

[Omnirock]

is there certain prices on games that will sway your judgement?

as for new games, i will not buy them at full price, no matter what.

if it's something I am really looking forward to, I wait out till it's @ a minimum of 42.99.

something i want, but not really in a rush: 34.99

and if it looks like something i'll play, but on the fence about, 19.99.

Anything that isn't in those 3 categories generally has to wait till it's below 9.99 or i just never buy it.


I don't really have any reason for sharing this with you all, but i am curious to hear if anyone else kinda follows little "budget rules*" when making their purchases.


*although it kinda destroys the budget when you buy more than 30 games in 2 weeks :/

[Felixlynch777]

Very interesting topic actually.

Some games I'd consider to be top bracket and I'll pay full price for them easily. For an example of his year I paid £24 for Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai because I really wanted it. If I waited a week I could've got it for £16 from Amazon but I didn't regret it.

Same with Hitman. I just got it now for £20 when I could get it free in a month with my new GPU. I don't mind, I love Hitman and want to play it as soon as possible.

Other games, I'm pretty lax. I want Assassin's Creed but it's £38 now for PS3, a tad extortionate. I'm content with binding my time.

[DeadCamper]

I don't have as specific rules as you do, but I definitely never buy AAA games at their launch prices. I have a little place, online, that somehow sells them at a reduced price with free shipping, I shop there if it's a game I absolutely have to get on launch.
Otherwise I'll wait for sales.

I don't buy nearly as many games as you do though.

[Biggles]

Here we're gonna get into the one problem with being a bear that loves a good story in his game:

If it's a AAA title with a focus on story, I'll buy it digitally or retail as soon as I see a preorder bonus that's 10% off or more.

See, the problem with AAA titles is that lots of people play them. And people are stupid, and spoil things without warning you. I will also pay full price if a game is A) reviewing very well as an average, and B) I trust the developer/publisher to give me an experience that matches the high price.

Otherwise, I refuse to pay more than $10 for a game, and that's why most of my purchases are made over Steam/GoG/etc.

[Felixlynch777]

Related, I found this nifty little site:

http://www.steamcalculator.com/

See how much your Steam library is worth. A lot of these games I didn't buy at full price but oh well:



I want to see Omni's (GOO).

[DeadCamper]

Difficult to deal with. :/

[Biggles]

It said mine was worth $1398.05.

But it's not very good at its job.

Counts games you can only buy in a collection for the full price twice.

So, for example, Breath of Death VII/Cthulhu Saves the World are each listed at $3 as separate games, but you can only buy them in the double pack for $3.

[Jammer]

29 games with a value of $493

[Jammer]

Oh and I don't have any rules on price, if I want it I'll get it, if I kind of want it, I might get it. Just depends.

[Felixlynch777]

Damn it, I thought the gif would overlap on lower resolutions

Biggles's avatar, I found that. It's from the "Did you know?" section of this:

http://steelseries.com/products/audio/steelseries-siberia-v2

That picture alone makes me wary of buying it.

[Omnirock]

Found 200 Games with a value of
$2970.01 USD

doesn't count all DLC either, but some other fun facts:

9 years on steam
first game actually bought ON steam: World in Conflict: Soviet Assault
last game bought ON steam: Zombie Driver HD

games with the most hours played* (counted):
Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead: 440 hours
Team Fortress 2: 148 hours
World in Conflict Soviet Assault: 112 hours
Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012: 110 hours (to be fair, i've fallen asleep with this game on numerous times)
Shogun 2: 101 hours


*If this were to count the hours i spent playing counter strike and team fortress classic, they'd easily be in the top spots.

[DeadCamper]

Haha, fell asleep playing, that's a bit adorable.

[Omnirock]

heh, well, i usually play it late at night when i'm too lazy to do anything else... hook the controller up and play from my bed, so it happens...

[Felixlynch777]

I came late to Steam, I fell out of PC gaming a bit from 2008 to 2010 as I was really busy with moving/living overseas and just didn't have the time for that much gaming at all. Mostly stuck with older games as my PC was old.

As of now my top 5 games are:

Red Orchestra 2: 115 hours
Killing Floor: 98 hours
Shogun 2: 89 hours
Skyrim: 56 hours
Empire Total War: 48 hours


A bit off though due to my usage of offline mode. Taking that into account I'd say Shogun 2 is first, with ARMA 2 also having a lot more playtime than is listed. Same with Empire and Skyrim too.


Of all time...now that's an interesting thought. I'd say Age of Empires 2, played it a ridiculous amount. Medieval II: Total War, Lord of the Rings: Battle For Middle Earth and BF: Vietnam would be runners up. For console, Pro Evolution Soccer 5, LMA Manager 2001 or GTA: VC.

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