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On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:10:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

>Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:55 this Saturday (GMT):
>> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>>> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 16:26 this Saturday (GMT):
>>> > In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategy Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>> >> On Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:33:57 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >GoG has Empire of the Ants - Digital Deluxe Edition for $44.99 USD for 
>>> >> >the next couple days in 
>>> >> >https://www.gog.com/en/game/empire_of_the_ants_digital_deluxe_edition. 
>>> >> >So tempting, but I can't play with my old PC hardwares. :( Maybe I will 
>>> >> >wait until it goes really cheap or even free like in decade when I get 
>>> >> >my hardware upgrades. :P
>>> >
>>> >> Considering how quickly the years go by, waiting a few of them for a
>>> >> game to get really cheap (or even free) is a viable strategy as far as
>>> >> I am concerned.
>>> >
>>> > Yep. It's not like I can play it with my current hardwares. In fact, I 
>>> > resumed playing my Star Wars: The Old Republic game finally last night. 
>>> > I resumed my tutorial. Haha! It ran nicely on this old PC!
>>
>>> As long as a game is fun (and runs well), it doesn't matter when it came
>>> out :)
>>
>> Agreed! Oh, and it's free to play. ;)
>
>
>Free to play as in microtransactions?

Free to play as in you get to keep your cash, but not necessarily your
identity, your soul, etc. :)

Software development is a skill that requires talent and has high
value in the market.  Never believe that when something involving
source code is pitched as "free" that it really is in the long term.