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Are you a patient gamer? (kbin.melroy.org)
submitted 3 weeks ago by Nytixus@kbin.melroy.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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There's no magazine on any instance that I see of such a community on the topic matter. To anyone not familiar, a patient gamer is someone who is immune to FOMO, doesn't get caught up or tied up with current modern gaming. Someone who doesn't care that they've beaten a game from 1996 and here it is 2024. Someone who doesn't care that they're still playing games 40, 20 or even 5 years ago on the present day.

I would personally say that I am. I don't have a level of disposable income where I'm throwing down on buying games. I've spent 10 years between 2011 and 2021 wheeling and dealing on game sales. So much that I've piled on over 1,000+ games combined between GOG, Steam, Battle.net and Epic Games.

I do more often than not, play games from so long ago than I do modern games. I'm at a stage in my life where I am noticeably slowing down on gaming in general, I am also finding myself more comforted in what I play and I again can't simply just keep buying newer games. I also don't really care about buying newer games, the time of the present is rich with game sales all day, everyday.

There will always be a time later to buy a game that is ripened for a good sale. So I don't have to worry at all.

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[–] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Excessively patient. I've noticed there's basically a 50/50 chance of any game I find interesting showing up for free on Epic eventually, so I mean, fine, I'll wait a couple of years to save $60. Why pay for something that'll eventually be given to you, paid for by some vulture capitalist's dragon horde?

I take some of their money, get a free game: win/win.

...at this point, I'm pretty sure my Epic games library is way bigger than my Steam library, simply from the 3-5 free games a month that Epic tosses at you, of which like 1/3rd are actually pretty good.

[–] Nytixus@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What's getting annoying now is that they've been tossing in like packs for freemium games. Gross. That's not a game, guys, that's an attempt to get us to spend more money if we're to like this EXP/Skin pack you've given away.

[–] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah I've been noticing that. It's probably a case of it being cheaper for them than games, but I've also noticed they've not yet done a cycle where it's ONLY freemium stuff, at least.

Next week, for example, is an Apex skin and a game. If it was JUST the skin I'd probably be less gruntled, but as it is, I find it hard to get too upset that I'm only getting 1 free game instead of 2.