You can't complain that this game is costly - Page 2

Bwaha · #1 September 14th, 2008, 12:52 PM

Considering the amount of time that I get enjoyment out of this game, I feel that this game is fairly priced. If you are so poor that 50 bucks is too much to spend, go recycle some tin cans, or take up a collection...

Archonsod · #2 September 15th, 2008, 10:31 PM

When I pre-ordered Doms 3 it didn't cost me any more than the average game from the store (slightly cheaper in fact), but then I get to take advantage of currency fluctuations :P

(Weird thing was it managed to get from the US over here to the UK, pass through customs and reach my door within three days. Comparably, stuff posted from Jersey (the UK one, not the US) has been taking over a week to arrive since they brought in the anti-terror security. Makes me think there's something the government haven't been telling us

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Originally Posted by Beorne

To Sombre:
Al the other games I cited cost more than Dom3 if you take them complete (with the expansions)

To look at it another way, when you compare what (purely for example) Warlords added to Civ IV with the content added in the average Dominions update they're pretty much equal in terms of content added. Dominions updates are free though, whereas 2K Games wanted twenty quid for Warlords.

Personally though Dominions 3 has been one of the cheapest games I ever bought in terms of playing time vs. cost.

Tifone · #3 September 14th, 2008, 12:43 PM

C'mon man, you know that indie developers have different businness models than the big companies ^^

And about free games, oh c'mon. ^^ Even if a free game gives you 1 out of a scale of maximum 10000 of fun factor, of course it's great compared to anything that costs money, becauses you didn't spend a penny for that. ^^ To me Dom3 is great value for money. I liked Age of Wonders very much, but there is no comparison with Dom3 to me

Sombre · #4 September 14th, 2008, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Tifone

C'mon man, you know that indie developers have different businness models than the big companies ^^

And about free games, oh c'mon. ^^ Even if a free game gives you 1 out of a scale of maximum 10000 of fun factor, of course it's great compared to anything that costs money, becauses you didn't spend a penny for that. ^^ To me Dom3 is great value for money. I liked Age of Wonders very much, but there is no comparison with Dom3 to me

I don't care if they're indie developers or giant megacorps pumping out the latest in a series. It has absolutely no bearing on the value for money.

Is Dom3 20 or so times better than AoW? Because I've seen AoW for two quid down a local market. For me, no. Of course that isn't a sensible way of deciding what to buy, because you have limited time and you want to spend that time having as much fun as possible. So a game that's only slightly better than another but costs hugely more could be a much better buy for you.

But in the case of dom3 I feel there are plenty better, cheaper games. These I would advise people on a budget to buy before Dom3. In fact I would never EVER advise someone looking for real value for money to buy dom3. It's just too expensive.

-shrug- Sorry if you don't like what you're hearing. I believe this thread was made for people to express their opinions.

Endoperez · #5 September 14th, 2008, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Sombre

But in the case of dom3 I feel there are plenty better, cheaper games. These I would advise people on a budget to buy before Dom3. In fact I would never EVER advise someone looking for real value for money to buy dom3. It's just too expensive.

I agree to a point. I wouldn't tell anyone to buy Dominions 3 unless they really enjoyed the game, but I expect that at that point they probably would have decided to buy it any way. If they were wary of the price, I'd tell them to wait for a holiday sale.

I'm not sure I would recommend Dom3 to someone who was uncertain after trying the demo.

Beorne · #6 September 14th, 2008, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Tifone

C'mon man, you know that indie developers have different businness models than the big companies ^^

And about free games, oh c'mon. ^^ Even if a free game gives you 1 out of a scale of maximum 10000 of fun factor, of course it's great compared to anything that costs money, becauses you didn't spend a penny for that. ^^ To me Dom3 is great value for money. I liked Age of Wonders very much, but there is no comparison with Dom3 to me

If you play Nethack, Adom, Freeciv or Wesnoth ... their value is very much higher than 1.

Sombre · #7 September 14th, 2008, 01:03 PM

Executor you might want to edit your post because Shrapnel people are probably going to roll into this thread sooner or later and they won't react well to certain things you said.

Gandalf Parker · #8 September 14th, 2008, 02:59 PM

Heehee. I guess that comparing it to a free game would make it costly.

But since I, and my friends, are all likely to pay that much for many of our games I was comparing it with those. I wouldnt ask Illwinter to release it for free. Well.. maybe Dom 1. And since they have recently released their first game (Conquest of Ellysium) for free download maybe that will follow.

Tifone · #9 September 14th, 2008, 04:53 PM

Well I suggested the game with no problem. I said it's pricey. I said "try the demo and have your opinion, I don't regret any single € i spent on it". And I am NOT definitively a millionaire - the most of my games, I take with magazines at 5 €, and they are great games sure, but if once i am willing to spend some money on a game I appreciate, Dom3 is my choice, and it was my best choice so far ^_^

Oh damn, I'm turning into a frigging fanboy XD

PS my sister is 17 and works in free time in a ice cream shop. If she would, she could buy the game in 2 part-time days of work... giving ice cream. I mean, I know we all work or study and 40€ aren't surely a few, but for the many hours of fun you can get from this game, you can buy a less pricey pair of jeans or shoes once, try your first work if you're young (even washing the car and cleaning your room could do the job for mom and dad XD ). It doesn't seem to me the cost opportunity of this fun is so high.

PPS if you're asking what I did, I didn't go to the disco /one/ night. My 40€ saved for the game ^^

Peace

Foodstamp · #10 September 14th, 2008, 06:35 PM

Dominions has actually been a money saver for me. I have not purchased another game until Spore came out a few days ago. Dominions will stay on my PC and I can already tell Spore's days are numbered.

They both cost roughly the same. But it is fairly obvious which one is going to be the better value for me in the long run.