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A gaming community free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.

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I am inevitable. (pawb.social)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/patientgamers

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[–] Titou 43 points 5 months ago (2 children)

What will you do ?
Piracy.

[–] JadenSmith 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm waiting for piracy. DRM hackers go brrrrrr

[–] Titou 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Or even buying it on instant gaming

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I wouldn't. There was a dev ( I forget which game, but def indie ) that said the pirated keys from those dodgy sites actually ended up costing them money, and they would've been happier if people just pirated the game instead if they really didn't want to pay for it.

[–] Titou 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What's the difference between pirated keys and piracy ?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I think it had something to do with credit card fees

Edit: found this on reddit

Grey Markets are often done by credit card scammers which results into chargebacks by the credit institute resulting in processing fees for the producer of the game or even getting them cc banned.

Edit edit: it was Factorio - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/05/g2a-confirms-stolen-game-key-sales-pays-40000-to-factorio-devs/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Unless it's Denuvo sadly

[–] Cyberspark 1 points 5 months ago

Unless they accidentally include the .exe file on release again

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 38 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm not patient because of cost, I'm patient because new releases are buggy, and they're usually stable by the time their price drops. They're basically rewarding my patience...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oh i am definitely patient for the lower price. I can't afford 70-80 euros for this shit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm waiting neither due to bugs nor because high price. I'm waiting because adult life happened and I simply don't have time to play. I still have even games I bought decade(s) ago and I haven't touched yet.. Yeah, yet, definitely yet. Will try to insert appropriate meme later.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

bought hades 2 straight up without reviews and knowing it's gonna be wonky early access, just because the dev has a history of honest and inspired banger games. 😎👍

keep in mind that most profiteering rats pile onto the biggest cash cow games. indie scene is better than ever these days

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

It's not the cost. I've not pirated anything since Steam and GOG came along. It's just that games nowadays want you to be online all the time, force you to open accounts you don't want, try to sell you in game items (that's a brilliant idea to get money from certain types of people, a bit like religion, do congratulations to whoever came up with that).

I want games to be single player playable, offline, start to finish. I'll buy expansion packs if the game is worth it. It's it too much to ask?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Starfield is still $70 (base). It's $46 on sale. One of the most panned games of 2023 is STILL $70 FUCKING DOLLARS! How the hell?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Corporate lust for money, my dude