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.

  • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caEnglish
    4·
    22 hours ago

    I’m almost 60 hours into factorio’s space age expansion that just came out out 10 days ago. However I have over 2500 hours in the base game.

    That being said, factorio is notorious for never once having gone on sale.

    The only other game I play launch day for is path of exile expansions.

    Everything else I buy later on sale.

    • overload@sopuli.xyz
      2·
      13 hours ago

      Factorio goes up in price over time, so now is always the best time to buy Factorio.

      Been meaning to check out the expansion, good?

      • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        2 hours ago

        If you enjoyed the base game, you’ll like the expansion. It’s a lot more content with tons of new things to deal with and optimize.

      • frank@sopuli.xyz
        3·
        10 hours ago

        Quite good. Sans any real spoilers:

        Space is a lot more accessible in the early game, and in space ~~no one can hear you scream ~~ there’s a lot more complications than normal, including really turning factory planning and scaling on its head on one planet.

        Really mixed it up, much more than the SE mod did (which was good, but just felt like scaling more than unique challenges)

      • Telorand@reddthat.com
        1·
        10 hours ago

        It’s that pricing model which has consistently kept me away. Lots of people like it, and it’s supposed to be really fun, but it’s not the only fun factory builder out there.

        I’d rather get a good deal, and I’ve never (re)played a solo game for anywhere close to the thousands of hours some people have played Factorio. I might be missing out, but I can buy an entire bundle of games for that price and still have money leftover.

        • overload@sopuli.xyz
          3·
          5 hours ago

          It’s not a $60 or $70 game, but certainly is better than most of the AAA offerings of late. Maybe think of it like it’s a full priced game that’s always on sale? You do you though. I thought it was well worth the asking price.

          • Telorand@reddthat.com
            1·
            4 hours ago

            And that’s what some people have said. I’ll play the demo tonight, but even for lots of fun, I can think of other ways to spend $35, as that’s a large sum for me.

            But who knows? Maybe it will knock my socks off.