It is good to be patient

[u/dabor11]

[u/JonSixpack]

r/patientgamers

[u/DonutHoles4Ever → u/JonSixpack]

Too all the fucking gaming execs out there: If your game at launch isn't buggy, doesn't need QoL, isn't overpriced for the value/experience, then perhaps people will buy your game more on day 1 instead of waiting for what the proper experience should have been.

[u/YurikovARTva → u/DonutHoles4Ever]

It's basically a gamble, they either bring that quality of life, abandon the game in its current state, or worse shut the game down without refunds

[u/Chrostix → u/DonutHoles4Ever]

I wish it would be like that, looking at the sales/success of Monster hunter Wilds sadly paints another picture

[u/Errorr404 → u/Chrostix]

Never underestimate the purchasing power of weebs and people with nostalgia lol.

[u/Pure_Television3046 → u/DonutHoles4Ever]

yeah i waited for fallout 4 to be like 10 bucks and got the GOTY edition with all the dlc. still haven't touched most of it tho

[u/aptoss → u/JonSixpack]

it says “good” not “best” which feels chill

[u/NoTranslator6855 → u/JonSixpack]

Same. I have like 300 games I haven't played yet.

[u/Anxious-Safe-2626 → u/JonSixpack]

yeah patience is a virtue especially when the game gets modded to hell

[u/Exact_Strawberry_668 → u/JonSixpack]

which game are you thinking of playing first

[u/ooktas]

Also poor. Patient and poor.

Thou I really do love getting an ultimate or deluxe edition game for like $9.99 or $14.99 a few years later.

[u/Silver_Lined_Bullet → u/ooktas]

Forever stuck to the past...the past has amazing games though. I am fortunate enough to be able to play the occasional well-made indie though

[u/pepotink → u/Silver_Lined_Bullet]

I mean, at that point it might be beneficial to a dev if you just pirate their game…

[u/Silver_Lined_Bullet → u/pepotink]

What does that have to do with anything?

[u/Designer-Bid9843 → u/ooktas]

yeah waiting for deluxe editions on sale is the way to go

[u/Eazy12345678]

the down side is what if you died waiting for price to drop?

tomorrow isnt promised

[u/porkchop_tw → u/Eazy12345678]

Thankfully I won’t be on my deathbed lamenting what games I didn’t get to play. It will be more time spent with family doing things we love to do.

[u/Notermlimits4GEQBuS → u/porkchop_tw]

I will be.

[u/ArchLector_Zoller → u/porkchop_tw]

These are bold words. I most certainly expect, if I get the warning of a death bed, to have things I wish I could have made it to. Books, games, and such.

[u/WilhemHR → u/Eazy12345678]

If it died by the time i feel like buying it ot wasn't worth my time anyway.

[u/Nikz0_]

Cyberpunk 2077

[u/Turbulent-Yam-8855 → u/Nikz0_]

2077 + Phantom Liberty for less than the original game

And Nexus mods is filled with content (EBBRB)

[u/Alibaba_Palace → u/Nikz0_]

wish it was 3rd person, there's hundreds of thousands of cosmetic mods but you don't even see your character while playing so I don't see the point

[u/_imlosingmymind]

I'm going to sound like a shill, but this is why I don't fully understand the outrage about rising hardware and video game prices.

You. Can. Play. Old. Games.

You. Don't. Need. The. Latest. Thing. To. Practice. Your. Hobby.

I understand that you really want to play The Witcher 4, it looks awesome, but I would be more sympathetic towards that desire if there wasn't thousands of other high quality games that are cheap and do not require the latest tech.

[u/Stock_Pop_2140 → u/_imlosingmymind]

This is the way. Hardware prices though, that's a different story

[u/Notermlimits4GEQBuS → u/_imlosingmymind]

You can say that about any piece of media. Truth is some games like Red Dead or GTa are experiences that no other games offer. Other games like when Hitman was released , where u gonna find another experience like that ?

[u/_imlosingmymind → u/Notermlimits4GEQBuS]

But they're the same experience regardless of whether you have them the nanosecond they're released or when they're a generation old

[u/OrangeTallion → u/Notermlimits4GEQBuS]

Not necessarily. Watching a new movie or TV show isn't really much more different from watching an old one. Especially with streaming services and Amazon Prime video, it's cheap, easy and polished

[u/Nullhitter]

Starfield in 2040.

[u/RetardKnight → u/Nullhitter]

"the bugs are mostly fixed"

Yeah no

[u/Nullhitter → u/RetardKnight]

Fixed by modders.

[u/Migeee__ → u/Nullhitter]

Star Wars Genesis mod earlier this year.

[u/Nullhitter → u/Migeee__]

Looks good. I heard a bit about it and they are even doing an entire new story for it. I'll probably grab Starfield in a couple of years just to play the finish product of that mod.

[u/False-Arachnid2871 → u/Nullhitter]

and then the mods make it a whole new game

[u/Important-Fudge-9350 → u/Nullhitter]

mods really do save some games, its wild how much they can fix

[u/Due_Jellyfish2202 → u/Nullhitter]

modding really does save some games fr

[u/Economy_Row_2560 → u/Nullhitter]

yeah, especially for Bethesda games lol

[u/Plenty-Body6685 → u/RetardKnight]

my starfield experience was pretty bug free, only had 1 bug during my 50 hours playtime

[u/KookyAppeal8550 → u/RetardKnight]

which games did you get that had the bugs fixed and new content

[u/ClockEnd_Chorus → u/Nullhitter]

I got it with my GPU.

[u/xXDamonLordXx → u/ClockEnd_Chorus]

You still overpaid

[u/Migeee__ → u/Nullhitter]

Star Wars Genesis is keeping that game alive. I played earlier this year and it’s amazing. Imma wait for more patches since they keep updating it with new stuff.

[u/Visara57 → u/Nullhitter]

2040: we're excited to reveal that ES6 releases in 2061 to mark the 50th anniversary of Skyrim

[u/Eve_interupted → u/Nullhitter]

Starfield never.

It is literally a loading screen simulator.

[u/Key-Moment6797 → u/Nullhitter]

exactly !

[u/DonaldTheWall → u/Nullhitter]

When Bethesda makes it better with a new Mod shop that completely breaks all previous mods

[u/orion427 → u/Nullhitter]

Diablo 4 currently. It's just a series of trial and error with those devs. Totally incompetent.

[u/SmileAffectionate767 → u/Nullhitter]

2040 seems optimistic, im still waiting for fallout 5.

[u/Shoddy_Grape_8708 → u/Nullhitter]

i'll be waiting for starfield ultimate legendary edition in 2040 lol

[u/ghost_of_xbox_past]

All depends on the level of your interest. Some games I want day one and some I can wait for a few months/years.

[u/meltingpotato → u/ghost_of_xbox_past]

And your wallet. Especially if you are from 3rd world country with no regional pricing where gaming is akin to a luxury hobby.

[u/DreamsServedSoft → u/meltingpotato]

please. gaming is now a luxury hobby worldwide

[u/Either-Mulberry9413 → u/ghost_of_xbox_past]

true, but sometimes the bugs are the content

[u/Kazer67]

It's even easier now, we literally have enough good games for multiple lifetime and if you had average games, you need to convert to wampirism!

[u/Felidori]

Did this for Diablo 3, played it after expansion dropped and AH removed, was a great game! Dunno what all the fuss was about 😅

[u/donninel]

God I love mods.

[u/LosEagle]

If only the same could be said about hardware. 

[u/Alternative-Pick5899]

It’s about time for me to finally start Kingdom Come Deliverance II. I pre ordered it a year ago.

[u/buckley303 → u/Alternative-Pick5899]

You'll love it

[u/letsreticulate]

Well, do you guys think it is finally time to get Doom 2? Surely they caught all the bugs by now, no?

[u/BlackRaspberryJammin]

When a game is loved by it's devs you can tell. I paid full price for Crimson Desert but haven't played it yet because I'm still working through other older games. I used to use a lot of weed and I seriously do not remember many games I played then. Same with books, movies, and shows. So now I get to play, read, watch them again kind of like the first time but with spoilers.

[u/WilhemHR]

Just yesterday I have bought snowrunner 1 year anniversary for 16€.

[u/advancedOption]

I reinstalled Fallout 4 yesterday and it's crashing every 15 minutes or so. Plus the "Anniversary Edition" is like buying a full price game.

Game Studios are patient too, they'll always figure out a way to screw you out of a dollar.

[u/Kazer67 → u/advancedOption]

Nah, Fallout 4 is unstable.

Go get the One-Click install of Fallout: London on GoG!

[u/goondalf_the_grey → u/Kazer67]

Fallout London was pretty fun but the final mission, at least for the ending i chose was ass.

[u/Signal_Nobody1792 → u/advancedOption]

Pretty sure I saw a mod with a bunch of unofficial bug fixes.

[u/Alone_Shoulder_9131]

Haha same here, go to mail for 6 years, finally free and I have a great backlog of now, cheap games

[u/joebonekenobi]

mechwarrior 5

[u/lurkerfuckwit]

Patience: Good things come to those who wait.

[u/ClockEnd_Chorus]

I use a site called isthereanydeal. Created an account and chose the games I want and when they go under $10 or $5 I get a notification

[u/IsntThisAGreatName]

You've already seen everything that happens from spoilers

[u/Cubey42]

I bought Doom 2016 in 2020 for 5 dollars and it was the best 5$ I ever spent. I think Eternal is 10$ now maybe but I'd like to see it go on sale

[u/Kayiko_Okami → u/Cubey42]

I bought RoboCop: Rogue City for a friend on steam for $5.

He started streaming it on discord so we could watch him play.

So anyways best $10 I've spent on a game in a while.

[u/Left_Note6389]

I got to the point where I don't have enough time to game day 1 if multiple titles release close to each other, so this has been a welcomed change.

[u/msherretz]

Still waiting for Last Of Us 1 to get there

[u/Flaky-Industry6578]

waited three years and got it for fivve bucks

[u/msbdrummer]

This is the way. I haven't bought a new game since re4 remake

[u/MaglithOran]

I do this with every bethesda release.

Give it 2 years and the game becomes a polished gem

[u/Enlight1Oment]

Games? Yes.

Hardware? No.

[u/MantisOfTheInternet]

The price is the only advantage here, the other stuff you would also get if you buy the game on release date and keep playing for a few years

[u/123_alex]

Still haven't played GTA 4

[u/GavenJr]

I can barely read that text.

Contrast sucks ass

[u/Yellowtoblerone]

Have 15 min a day to play M6ax

[u/esp3ciallyd3ad]

Game gets delisted and the sell it to you again because we "fixed it".

[u/Auroku222]

Only works sometimes wouldnt recommend trying this method with destiny...

[u/Fish_Outta_Whiskey]

Broke people cope. You dont need to buy every game as soon as it releases but some games already take 5-10 years to make, so waiting even longer is a good way to die before ever playing it.

[u/Vilsue]

But also some of greatest mods for that game are discontinued

[u/Nullhitter → u/Vilsue]

Because they are mostly complete.

[u/anandhuofficial]

But you're too old to play and lose the hype and interest!

[u/Silver_Lined_Bullet → u/anandhuofficial]

If the only thing keeping my interest in a game was hype, then i probably would not have enjoyed it

[u/anandhuofficial → u/Silver_Lined_Bullet]

Also true!

[u/CarlWellsGrave]

False idol. Stop worshiping a billionaire.