in PS3, old game second hand price still around RM30 to Rm50 per game

my last pre-order was Torchlight 2, almost a year ago. the bonus was a 15% discount and free copy of Torchlight 1. got 4-pack since it was cheaper..

my only pre-order is torchlight II(which bring me to steam )
and borderlands 2

hopefully no regrets since then, lol..

so far no regret on this 2 games

others....

Pre-order Bioshock Infinite and was like wtf so cheap suddenly during Sales

About 1 year but i dont mind preordering good games if the company has earned my trust or has an extensive Beta. 2K has been consistently releasing some decent games so far while their preorder offers has been quite good.

I doubt publishers wants their game price to drop that fast.

It feels like only 2K and Square Enix is doing this, while the rest arent.

Then, power to you then.

I aint gonna wait for every game to be $5.

Cheesenium, the large backlog is our only reason we dont mind waiting.

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No more pre-orders for PC games, wait till they're on discount

I have a large backlog while im still stuck in Pandora but it just felt wrong to hope for every games to drop to $5.

As much as i hate most publishers, I still think from time to time, good games from proven developers should be rewarded by preordering their games.

Transistor and the next XCOM expansion is a must preorder for me.

But PS4 I will be grabbing all the games day one.

My cheapass rule:-

-75 to 90% range

-If triple A title then price below 7.50 for games less than 2 years.

-if triple A title n over 2 years old. Price below 4.99.

-if indie, wait for bundle. If bundle, must have at least 2 games i want for less than 5 bucks

-if squareenix, wait for price drop and 75%

-if 2k, wait for price drop and 75% for good games. Goty version for less wanted games. Buy straight if 75% and can apply golden rule of thumb below.

-if capcom. Wait for 75% n below usd5 since capcom has a tendency to kill off their own ip tho not as bad as ea

-if sega, well.. can wait for bundle from amazon or gmg or gg or nuuvem since they like bundle so much

Golden rule of thumb- cover cost with donations from temple of gaben, aka wallet credit from steam trading cards sales, as much as possible.

hmmm aye. i feel the same.

games i pre ordered.

discount -10% plus 4 pack:
- borderlands 1
- left 4 dead 2
- bioshock 2

green man gaming discounts:
- deus ex human revolution 28.80
- dead island 30.xx
- hitman professional edition 30.xx

gamers gate price error:
- dishonored from beth pack 28.xx (though the sales from other games in this pack covered this cost. )

masta of cheapass gamer..lol..

some still ok to pre-order like Borderlands 2, Infinite etc imo

hmmm borderlands 2, i bought everything related to it during summer sales -66% hnnggh still sakit.
bioshock infinite, i am fortunate enough to be blessed by the generosity of our highest ranking disciple.

For me, my rule is:

- The master rule, it just depends on whether i want the game now or not. If i want to play it now, i'll probably buy it like GRID 2 while the developers has to gain enough confidence from me via marketing. While COH2, it felt a bit of a step back from CoH1 and I dont exactly need a RTS that time, so its a sale game.

Didnt bought Dust: An Elysian Tail too, cause i dont really need it at the moment, as im stuck in Pandora.

- Indie games, if the game developers is unknown with a genre that i never really enjoyed, wait till sales then. However, if the game is made trusted and proven developer such as Super Giant CDPR or Iron Clad, day 1 purchase.

Then, if the indie game has an extensive beta, not demo "beta", like Divinity Dragon Commander, then the game can be considered to be bought day 1 as it has been quite fun to be honest while the devs cared about their game a lot. Seems like there is some nice genre mixing too.

- Major publishers wise. If its EA or Activison, avoid it if possible as they only cared about money. Blizzard might be given exception if the upcoming product fixes whats wrong with the vanilla games, like Hearts of the Swarm. Highly doubt the trainwreck called Diablo 3 can be salvaged.

If its publishers like Stardock, Sega, Ubisoft, Deep Silver or Square Enix, depending on my interest to specific games, might pre-order or wait for sales. The Crew is a definite preorder as it looks like TDU with customisation, provided no always online but Watch Dogs, I'll wait for price error or sales.

Lastly, 2K games and Bethesda, since their Dishonored, Skyrim, XCOM and Bioshock Infinite, i consider them as trusted publisher as they do care about making good games as mentioned in a few articles in the media despite its mostly PR talk, not just for money alone. Might preorder their upcoming games like the invitable XCOM game(not The Bureau) or next single player Elder Scrolls. If not, just buy their games on a sale, like Brave New Worlds as i dont play much Civ 5.

- Kickstarter games, if the idea is something i really missed while the developer has the skills or shipped products, like Planetary Annihilation, Limit Theory and Project CARS, i'll back it right away. Also applies to developers who actually have an actual playable (broken) alpha available despite the game looks fun.

If the developer is from someone that i never heard before, like Big Robot of Sir You're Being Hunted, Battle Worlds and Satellite Reign, I might back it with the lowest tier available as to me, its a message to developers that i want their idea to be made.

If its nonsense like Heavy Gear (F2P mech game with also a story based campaign making a kickstarter campaign) or Project Godus (Peter "Overpromised and Overhyped man" Molynex), hell no and i'll GFTO.

i preordered the game for almost free and avoid all spoilers earlier

bcoz some idiots dunno how to use spoiler

my rules is every game must be below $10 for complete pack(include DLCs)
every game must be below $5 for base game title
indie simple game = below $2

Signed.

Master of cheapass gamer.

This post has been edited by Boldnut: Jul 24 2013, 01:01 PM