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From: Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@x-nospam-x.com>
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Subject: Re: So, What Games Are You Looking Forward To? (2025 Ed)
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On Sat, 25 Jan 2025 16:26:49 -0700, "rms"
<rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote:

>>DOOM: The Dark Ages catches my interest first, but it doesn't
>>necessarily mean I will buy it in 2025.  For $80 with no multiplayer,
>>it's more likely to get picked up when it hits $10.
>
>   It's a day one PC Gamepass release (like Indy), which I'd forgotten 
>about, so I will be looking at this soon after release
>
>rms 

I haven't used Gamepass, but I have used the Origin equivalent of that
(whatever they are calling it these days) to vet games that I wanted
an entire month to evaluate, but didn't want to commit to the initial
release price (which for some games is $120 for the "complete
edition").  

An example was Battlefield 2042.  I always preferred the modern or
historical era BF games over their futuristic/sci-fi games, and
especially after seeing an increasing level of "wokeness" creeping
into their games in recent years and seeing they were caving into
politics at the expense of their existing fanbase and prior design
quality, I was not about to just hand over my money in full confidence
like I used to.

It turned out to be a wise decision, because BF 2042 was a pile of
crap upon initial release, as I found out by renting it for a month. 3
years later it is a far more polished game, the "elite edition"
available for $18...at this point buying it made a lot more sense.  It
is still not as good as many prior BF titles, but no doubt worth that
price.  I was glad to see my progress from the initial rental month
was retained after buying and that I didn't need to start unlocking
gear from level 1.

For single player games I can't find motivation to do same though.
With multiplayer games, factors like the player count and what's
happening in the community as it relates to the timing of purchase has
a lot to do with how much fun factor can be derived from the game
overall.  With single player only titles, I can't see much advantage
to being an early adopter.  Being a late adopter usually means playing
a less buggy, cheaper, more complete version of same.