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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action 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?

Yep and grindings. Once I reach that point, then I quit and uninstall! ;)
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