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**El Fangel** · 05-26-2010, 01:51 PM

Good article, I agree with 5, mostly with 4, somewhat with
3, definitely with 2 and as for 1:

I fully support the gaming industry and have never once played a pirated game (actually half true, since I downloaded and installed Doom 3 after my disc got scratched to hell, but I had previously bought the game)

While supporting it, I however do not agree with the prices of some games put out. Yeah they are costly, yrah they take time and money to make, I just don't agree with a $70 price tag on a game that has little replay value if any. My recent purchase of red dead redemption was my first opening week purchase since gta4, before that was svr06.

Only because of overwhelming review by you people did I decide to purchase it.
The other two games, both parts of series of games established to be fun and with loads of replay value.

I don't regret those purchases at all, well worth the money.

That's why I don't ever buy sports games, recent trip to EB Games

NHL 10 - $65
09 - $10
08 - $5
07 - $4

02 - $1

I mean look at that, they release a game every year for $70 and the previous one is next to worthless a year or two later.

Another big irk was Modern Warfare 2, it cost $70 to buy, $15 for DLC 1 and will likely be another for DLC 2, totalling $100 for a game that in 5 months will be obsolete.

I may sound cheap, but I like many of you don't have several hundred to spend every month or so on games, especially ones with zero replay value or that will be relaced roughly a year later, asking you to spend another $70 on a game not a lot different from what you bought the year before.

In the future, my planned purchases are:

Next GTA
Crackdown 2
Fable 3

All established games I like, loads of replay and well worth the $70.

05-26-2010, 01:51 PM	#12
El Fangel ELF ANGEL Posts: 39,476	Good article, I agree with 5, mostly with 4, somewhat with 3, definitely with 2 and as for 1: I fully support the gaming industry and have never once played a pirated game (actually half true, since I downloaded and installed Doom 3 after my disc got scratched to hell, but I had previously bought the game) While supporting it, I however do not agree with the prices of some games put out. Yeah they are costly, yrah they take time and money to make, I just don't agree with a $70 price tag on a game that has little replay value if any. My recent purchase of red dead redemption was my first opening week purchase since gta4, before that was svr06. Only because of overwhelming review by you people did I decide to purchase it. The other two games, both parts of series of games established to be fun and with loads of replay value. I don't regret those purchases at all, well worth the money. That's why I don't ever buy sports games, recent trip to EB Games NHL 10 - $65 09 - $10 08 - $5 07 - $4 02 - $1 I mean look at that, they release a game every year for $70 and the previous one is next to worthless a year or two later. Another big irk was Modern Warfare 2, it cost $70 to buy, $15 for DLC 1 and will likely be another for DLC 2, totalling $100 for a game that in 5 months will be obsolete. I may sound cheap, but I like many of you don't have several hundred to spend every month or so on games, especially ones with zero replay value or that will be relaced roughly a year later, asking you to spend another $70 on a game not a lot different from what you bought the year before. In the future, my planned purchases are: Next GTA Crackdown 2 Fable 3 All established games I like, loads of replay and well worth the $70.