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sansanjuan

August 28th, 2008 01:06 PM

Re: Bought Dominions 3

D,
Welcome to the fold!

I apply my EVA (Entertainment Value Analysis) scale to all game purchases. Take the hours you play the game times the current minimum wage (say $5.85 )and compare this extended cost to the purchase price. Many many games on my shelf do not make the cut. The clerks at Gamespot don't understand this proration and won't refund any difference ("I only got $16 of fun out of this $50 game and want to return it for the difference") ;)

The EVA for Dom3, (hrs x mw)/cost is ... very high

-SSJ

PS Only two hits for quoted "Entertainment Value Analysis" on google. Copyright pending... ;)

DonCorazon

August 28th, 2008 01:47 PM

Re: Bought Dominions 3

Nice analysis SSJ - i will tread lightly on your intellectual property. Here goes...

I offer a similar equation but simpler: Cost/Divided by Hours of Entertainment (that is diplomatic - my wife might call it Hours Wasted, but that is another discussion). This gives you an indication of how much you paid for your enjoyment.

By that ratio, Dom 3 is the cheapest form of entertainment known to humanity!

By comparison, a movie in the States - about $5 per hour, most PC games about $3 - $50 per hour, trying to woo a woman $10 -100s...

sansanjuan

August 28th, 2008 01:57 PM

Re: Bought Dominions 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by DonCorazon (Post 634914)

DC,

ha!

The word "trying" is well chosen for many of us ;) I'm unsure how well my wife would react to learning of her "Entertainment Value". Made me think of something witty I can't write here...

-SSJ

JimMorrison

August 28th, 2008 02:28 PM

Re: Bought Dominions 3

Her Entertainment Value is lower than Dom3? Egads! :shock:

Gandalf Parker

August 28th, 2008 09:36 PM

Re: Bought Dominions 3

Ive had many games there were prettier and had better sound and nicer gui etc etc. They cost me as much or more, and lasted maybe a month on my computer. Actually I think that games like that are average for me.

I own multiple copies of each dominions game. I consider it the best money spent on games. (oh yeah, and one copy of Conquest of Ellysium)

Gandalf Parker

sansanjuan

August 28th, 2008 09:37 PM

Re: Bought Dominions 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimMorrison (Post 634925)

Her Entertainment Value is lower than Dom3? Egads! :shock:

I'm going to back slooowly away from this thread....

ss....j

Ballbarian

August 28th, 2008 10:39 PM

Re: Bought Dominions 3

Don't look back sansanjuan. This can only end badly when your better half looks over your shoulder. :)

Ironmanbc

August 31st, 2008 07:46 PM

Re: Bought Dominions 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gandalf Parker (Post 634035)

When I show the game to people, its not that they find it hard to understand. They just tend to be surprised that its not quick to understand. They are used to games where a 1 minute explanation would seem excessive and it would cover everything about the game.
Not our Dom3. :)

A strategy Guide for Dominions would not be a book.
It would be encyclopedias.

Gandalf Parker

When I played the demo for the first time I found it hard to understand but reading the strategy Guide for Dominions REALLY helped :)

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