Which game have you been the most patient for (as in, delaying purchase)?

For me, it would have to be GTA V. I stopped playing games for years, then built a new rig in 2018. Since then I’ve played through GTA IV (well, I beat the story, and it was amazing), but I never played GTA V.

My plan is to purchase it and start playing it the day GTA VI is released, as I have enough other games to get through in the meantime.

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For me, it needs to go on an actual sale. I feel like it’s never really gone on sale, or at least not a relatively good one.

Like it’s always been at least $30+, and I’d like to get it for at most $20.

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The dev is quite against the deep discount sales for Rimworld, it never drops below a few quid off. It is 100% worth it at full price however so take the plunge when you’re ready, you won’t regret it. I’ve got a good few hundred hours, it’s one of my most played games. I come back and start a new colony at least once a year or so. All the explanations are great and add something cool to the base game. I haven’t even looked at mods for it yet but there’s a huge scene for those.

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I see it like Factorio. It started as a crowdfund/Kickstarter so selling it below the price the backers paid diminishes the trust the backers showed.

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Imo that’s backwards. Who cares. The backers backed it because they believed in the vision, and now it’s been realized, so it’s done.

It’d be like getting mad that I bought a game full-price and then some time later it goes on sale.

Edit: I’d also like to add that they’d probably get even more sales if they put more of a discount on their games more often. Allow the super-budget gamers a chance to actually pay for your game you know?

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Hell, I hope someone over there is reading this:

Considering your crowd-funded game’s MSRP floor as equal to a donation tier of said backers?

Easy solve.

Announce the sale and follow immediately with “Backer’s Choice”: either a refund of the difference or a free copy to gift to someone.

Boom. Sales through the roof like beanstalks.

Now, go get me that golden egg, ya marketing spooks.🤌🏼

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