Cant believe its not on the sale

[goochy321]

As much as I want to buy this game, I have been waiting for it to drop in price for some time now but never seems to do so like the other games in its genre. Come on guys put it on sale please for us poor people :)

Edit: I had Missed the statement and store page where the no sale statement was issued as just late night browsing. Apologies, please feel free to delete the thread.

[kevinshow]

The only way I can think of that you might get a little bit of savings, is to buy a Steam card or cash card (Visa, Mastercard, etc) that is on sale. For example, I know a local computer store here called Best Buy, will occasionally have $10 off $50 sale on something, and that includes, buying a $50 Steam card from their stoe. So you can think of it as, you got 20% off anything you want to buy from Steam. In this case, it could be Factorio.

Another way is that for Christmas or birthday, just ask the people around you that you want a Steam gift card. That way, you can feel like it's a gift from someone to you.

[knighttemplar1960]

Originally posted by Hurkyl:

Originally posted by Etana:

first price was 50zł so the jump is huge

Out of curiosity, when was that?

Game used to be cheaper than $20 USD too, so I hear. But I haven't found much concrete info on prices that far back.

Pre-crowdfunding campaign they gave the playable alpha away to anyone that was interested in it.
https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/getting-the-alpha.

After the crowd funding fulfillment they made the playable alpha available on their website for €10.
https://www.factorio.com/blog/post/preorder-started

They don't list the asking price on their dev blog. That came from this article in Game Developer written by Mike Rose when he interviewed Michal Kovarik.
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/how-a-single-game-trailer-turned-the-tide-for-i-factorio-i-

[RiO]

Originally posted by r0g0:

Ref

Originally posted by RiO:

Snot-nosed? I'm in my 40s; actually own my house, as in mortgage fully settled etc., and know how to manage my money.

Guess what? I believe Wube is doing the right thing with their no-sales policy. And I believe the argument PunCrathod presents is correct as well.

Not only that; you are misrepresenting what they actually wrote. They didn't tell anyone they're too poor to afford anything. They only wrote that if you yield to begging for a sale, it only begets a downward spiral that will devalue the product, until you basically might as well give it away for free - because it would no longer sell unless you discount it into oblivion and torch your earnings in the process.

That said, everyone can in fact afford Factorio.
It's 30 USD or your regional equivalent. 30 bucks is something a kid could make off of a paper route, for crying out loud. The crucial part is: it's not something everyone may have available as instant disposable income to splurge on an impulse buy. (Which is exactly the human behavior that sales-culture aims to exploit!) But if you actually want the game. Like: have read about it; watched someone play; played the demo yourself; etc. - and have thought about it and realized that you like it and want it, then everyone is able to set aside some money and save for it.
And guess what? The game will always be 30 bucks, no need to rush and get it while a sale price still lasts. Just save up the money, what you can, on your own time. And then buy the game. Done.

And then you may actually find that you get to enjoy it all the more, precisely because of the effort that you put into it and the sweet-sweet pay-off of the anticipation.


See- that's the real problem nowadays. Not so much the actual economic poverty, but the fact that the newer generations, including what are now the young adults, are spoiled rotten with instant gratification.

Back when I was a kid in the '80s, do you know how many video games I could afford? One roughly every quarter of a year. Had to save up allowance and do chores for it. And if two titles released close together that I really wanted, I had to make hard choices on denying myself other things over having enough left to purchase that second game.

Many people no longer know how to budget, or how to appreciate the value of money vs the value of a product. For them it's just 'gimme; gimme; gimme' - 'more; more; more' - etc. until they're head over heels in debt and the collectors come knocking.

Great rant. But Factario is not $30.

You're right. It's 35 nowadays, but another 5 bucks added over the prior 30 is not going to change the validity of the argument.

[Togo]

I will never buy this game. I dont support greedy devs.

[Khaylain]

Originally posted by Togo:

I will never buy this game. I dont[sic] support greedy devs.

Hahaha, great joke. I doubt you don't already have a lot of games from "greedy developers" far worse than this little game.

[Togo]

Originally posted by Khaylain:

Originally posted by Togo:

I will never buy this game. I dont[sic] support greedy devs.

Hahaha, great joke. I doubt you don't already have a lot of games from "greedy developers" far worse than this little game.

Maybe but i never pay full price.

[Hurkyl]

Originally posted by Togo:

Maybe but i never pay full price.

Why? The reason I know not to pay full price for things doesn't apply to Factorio. What reason do you have?

[knighttemplar1960]

Originally posted by Togo:

I will never buy this game. I dont support greedy devs.

LMAO. Several of the reviews you posted are games created by VERY greedy studios. We can confidently ignore your posts.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3093028048

[Chindraba]

Originally posted by Togo:

I will never buy this game. I dont support greedy devs.

It would seem that you have found some scruples, somewhere.
Perhaps you ought to return them to whomever lost them.
You don't appear to know what to do with them anyway.

[Togo]

Originally posted by knighttemplar1960:

Originally posted by Togo:

I will never buy this game. I dont support greedy devs.

LMAO. Several of the reviews you posted are games created by VERY greedy studios. We can confidently ignore your posts.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3093028048

Bro Valheim cost 20$ Wha the hell are you on? Price is very worth the game.

[Togo]

Originally posted by Hurkyl:

Originally posted by Togo:

Maybe but i never pay full price.

Why? The reason I know not to pay full price for things doesn't apply to Factorio. What reason do you have?

Having played Factorio i dont think 45$ is worth it. Thats all and i dont support entitled devs not making sales on old ass games.

[PunCrathod]

Originally posted by Togo:

Originally posted by knighttemplar1960:

LMAO. Several of the reviews you posted are games created by VERY greedy studios. We can confidently ignore your posts.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3093028048

Bro Valheim cost 20$ Wha the hell are you on? Price is very worth the game.

r/whoosh.

[Togo]

Originally posted by Chindraba:

Originally posted by Togo:

I will never buy this game. I dont support greedy devs.

It would seem that you have found some scruples, somewhere.
Perhaps you ought to return them to whomever lost them.
You don't appear to know what to do with them anyway.

I dont know what you are talking about.

[Togo]

Ohh boy the fanboys are coming...

[RiO]

Originally posted by Togo:

Originally posted by Hurkyl:

Why? The reason I know not to pay full price for things doesn't apply to Factorio. What reason do you have?

Having played Factorio i dont think 45$ is worth it. Thats all and i dont support entitled devs not making sales on old ass games.

Originally posted by Togo:

Bro Valheim cost 20$ Wha the hell are you on? Price is very worth the game.

Factorio is selling for 35 USD. It's priced 45 dollars in Canada, as in 45 CDN.
Meanwhile, when not on sale Valheim's normal list prices are 20 USD and 22.79 CDN.

Next time you compare price points, have the decency to use the same regional currency rather than whatever shenanigans you're trying to pull here.


Next- Valheim is still an Early Access product, and like most EA games will likely increase price once finished. Same as Factorio did, actually. Back when Factorio was still Early Access, it could be had for 20 USD or regional equivalent as well.

Finally- 'what they're on' is the fact that Valheim is being developed by Iron Gate, which is owned by Coffee Stain Holding, a compartmentalized subsidiary of Coffee Stain Studios / Coffee Stain Publishing, which are in turn owned by Embracer Group. Which is pretty much a hedge fund focusing on video game acquisitions and in the past year(s) has demonstrated to be eponymous with the term greed.