66% discount worth?

[Mihai]

Hi, I wanted to buy Subnautica for years but it's quite expensive and now I don't know if the price will return from 10 euros back to 16 with future discounts or the discounts will remain the same as now, I'm afraid. Someone has any idea?

[Dirak2012]

expensive? afraid?

[Mihai]

yep, because if the discount return again to 50% instead of 66%, then 0% chances of buying it in the future, the prices are extremely high in Romania, that's why

[margalus]

I would say buy it now and not take the risk of not getting the discount. It's worth the 10

[Drizzt]

i bought it in the sale at the end of November at 50% off - and really enjoyed it so bought another copy as a gift (and the sequel for myself) - and then they increased the discount to 66% for this sale (for the original game), less than a month later

so i was a little annoyed about that - since they will have known that people would not have expected the discount to increase in such a short time - but possibly decided the extra profit was worth making customers feel foolish, as well as losing the chance of future sales at higher prices - since i will now not be buying any future game until it is significantly discounted, whereas if they hadn't seemed to knowingly play some anti consumer games i would likely have supported any third game's early access or at least bought it at a relatively high price instead of waiting for a big discount - as well as maybe buying the second game as a gift

but anyway - that's my problem lol

yours is kind of the opposite - worried that it will never be this cheap again

but i am pretty sure it will be this cheap again - although it is possible that they will use the 50% discount sometimes, and the 66% in the bigger sales

it may even go up to 75% one day

but since they just increased the discount from 50% to 66% (with possibly an increase to the base price a little while back) - it's probably a safe bet that this is the cheapest it will be for a while - as well as it being possible that they use the smaller discount in some of the sales

so you shouldn't need to worry too much about waiting - since if it goes to 50% again, i expect they will bring it back to 66% soon after

the only worry should be if they increase the discount yet again soon after you buy it

i would not want to make any kind of predictions that could cause you to spend money you couldn't afford - but for me, if i had seen the discount increase from 50% to 66% between the November and December sales, i would be pretty confident buying it now, figuring it would be unlikely to get much cheaper within the next few months - as well as being worried that they might put it back to 50% for a while

this is the problem with these discount games that get played - it is easy to end up feeling like you wasted money - or that you missed out on the best deal that may not come around for a while - and then when it does come around, you might buy it and then find they cut the price again soon after

not fun - but like i say - they did increase the discount to 66% for this sale, just over 3 weeks after having it at 50% for the previous sale

so i got screwed for 5 bucks or so - but you should be getting the best deal that there is likely to be for at least a few months - unless they really enjoy making their customers feel like fools

good luck

[Sputnik]

Judging by the reviews, most players would agree this game is easily worth 10 Euros.

[Drizzt]

Originally posted by Sputnik:

Judging by the reviews, most players would agree this game is easily worth 10 Euros.

yeah - i wasn't even too bothered about missing out on the increased discount for my copy of the game, since i got so much playtime out of it - was only the extra copy i bought as a gift that bothered me

but again - that's my problem

the important thing is that the price did go down - and as most people say, it really is a very fun game for 10 Euros

and for me personally - i play with one life (not using the hardcore mode though in case of bugs or crashes) - and every time i had to restart was not a chore, since the game is good fun - and starting again from the beginning when you know what you are doing is a very nice experience

as is starting a new game without hunger or thirst - since while they are decently done mechanics, the feeling of freedom when you play without them is awesome (and Freedom was a very appropriate name for that mode lol)

so yeah - if you're the kind of person that plays games they like for dozens or hundreds of hours, and likes exploring and gathering resources to craft your way up a progression tree, then there should be some good value here

and the underwater setting is done very well - you will just need to accept some pop in on the graphics - and a decision to hide some distant landmarks from being seen above the water line until you are relatively close (you can justify it in the lore as a trick of the fog/clouds)

EDIT: also enemies that clip through scenery - and some scenery that clips through vehicles and bases - sounds bad, but is very easy to ignore due to the great underwater atmosphere and all the stuff to do in the game

EDIT2: personally i think it is a testament to how much fun this game is, that even though i am annoyed about what they did with the pricing, i still find myself recommending the game to people lol - but obviously people are also getting the better deal now - so that is good :-)

(i would have felt awful recommending it to people in the November sale and then having them see the discount increase from 50% to 66% in less than a month)

[grzegorz77]

Originally posted by Mihai:

yep, because if the discount return again to 50% instead of 66%, then 0% chances of buying it in the future, the prices are extremely high in Romania, that's why

Winter Promotion, is the best discount of the year. If you want to buy, do it now.
The game is very cool, very fun to play. If you like it, it keeps you entertained for hours.

If you want to know more, you have to tell what other games you are considering buying and how much they cost, we do not live in your country.
I will not help you, I play vr games I do not know flat games, but probably someone will advise something.

[♡ Savvy ♡]

i just bought it and was debating to buy for years; so worth it. played for 5 hours straight as soon as i bought it

[Mihai]

Originally posted by grzegorz77:

Originally posted by Mihai:

yep, because if the discount return again to 50% instead of 66%, then 0% chances of buying it in the future, the prices are extremely high in Romania, that's why

Winter Promotion, is the best discount of the year. If you want to buy, do it now.
The game is very cool, very fun to play. If you like it, it keeps you entertained for hours.

If you want to know more, you have to tell what other games you are considering buying and how much they cost, we do not live in your country.
I will not help you, I play vr games I do not know flat games, but probably someone will advise something.

Not Summer Sale is the best one?

[Mihai]

Originally posted by ♡ Savvy ♡:

i just bought it and was debating to buy for years; so worth it. played for 5 hours straight as soon as i bought it

I understand, it happened with so many game to me aand yeah

[Mihai]

Originally posted by margalus:

I would say buy it now and not take the risk of not getting the discount. It's worth the 10

still thinking, I could've wait more because I have also other games to play but still a hard decision, I will see

[Mihai]

Originally posted by Drizzt:

i bought it in the sale at the end of November at 50% off - and really enjoyed it so bought another copy as a gift (and the sequel for myself) - and then they increased the discount to 66% for this sale (for the original game), less than a month later

so i was a little annoyed about that - since they will have known that people would not have expected the discount to increase in such a short time - but possibly decided the extra profit was worth making customers feel foolish, as well as losing the chance of future sales at higher prices - since i will now not be buying any future game until it is significantly discounted, whereas if they hadn't seemed to knowingly play some anti consumer games i would likely have supported any third game's early access or at least bought it at a relatively high price instead of waiting for a big discount - as well as maybe buying the second game as a gift

but anyway - that's my problem lol

yours is kind of the opposite - worried that it will never be this cheap again

but i am pretty sure it will be this cheap again - although it is possible that they will use the 50% discount sometimes, and the 66% in the bigger sales

it may even go up to 75% one day

but since they just increased the discount from 50% to 66% (with possibly an increase to the base price a little while back) - it's probably a safe bet that this is the cheapest it will be for a while - as well as it being possible that they use the smaller discount in some of the sales

so you shouldn't need to worry too much about waiting - since if it goes to 50% again, i expect they will bring it back to 66% soon after

the only worry should be if they increase the discount yet again soon after you buy it

i would not want to make any kind of predictions that could cause you to spend money you couldn't afford - but for me, if i had seen the discount increase from 50% to 66% between the November and December sales, i would be pretty confident buying it now, figuring it would be unlikely to get much cheaper within the next few months - as well as being worried that they might put it back to 50% for a while

this is the problem with these discount games that get played - it is easy to end up feeling like you wasted money - or that you missed out on the best deal that may not come around for a while - and then when it does come around, you might buy it and then find they cut the price again soon after

not fun - but like i say - they did increase the discount to 66% for this sale, just over 3 weeks after having it at 50% for the previous sale

so i got screwed for 5 bucks or so - but you should be getting the best deal that there is likely to be for at least a few months - unless they really enjoy making their customers feel like fools

good luck

I was thinking because its not something urgently because I also have a lot of games to play anymore, I was worried about the discount price and yeah in the future and yeah, anyway, thank for your opinion, you really took some time to write everything =))

[Drizzt]

Originally posted by Mihai:

I was thinking because its not something urgently because I also have a lot of games to play anymore, I was worried about the discount price and yeah in the future and yeah, anyway, thank for your opinion, you really took some time to write everything =))

lol - yes - i talk too much =))

but yes - i totally understand the worry about spending more than you need to

so even if you see it go back up (discount reducing), it will almost certainly come back down again - and likely eventually even lower

so the only thing to worry is being caught out by one discount just before they put on a better one

but i suspect that is rare - especially if you stick to the big sales like Summer and Winter (i will never be buying anything in the sale at the end of November again lol - since i saw a few companies do the same thing and increase their discount between those two sales)

anyway - so long as you never pay more than it is selling for now, you should find yourself getting a good deal

but i wouldn't be surprised if a year from now, you might be able to get both games for the price that the sequel is selling for

anyway - good luck in getting the best deal - i hope you enjoy the game enough that you feel you got good value when you do eventually buy it :-)

[bongerman85]

discount aside this game is easily worth the sticker price they are asking for.

[Makoto]

I did buy it last week with below zero, totally worth it. Almost done with the story.