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[–] detun3d@lemm.ee 15 points 4 days ago

Not a fan. Borderlands 3 made it happen.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

Or we'll boycott you shit ass companies

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 1 points 2 days ago

If I was a real fan.
Nah na na na na na na na na

Thank you Gwen Stefani for saying all the na's for me.

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

It's like they don't understand how piracy works.

[–] Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago

Weeps in Canadian

I’ve been paying $80 the whole time! Now I have to pay even more!

Either way I won’t be buying Borderlands 4 for like $100 I can tell you that much.

[–] TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

The video game landscape is already filled to the brims with more games than I need to play for the rest of my life and you want me to hurry up to pay for a game as it comes out, to ditch out the full price when my computer would suffer for the lack of latest gen hardware when I could easily find a large amount of fantastic games for less than 10 bucks and comfortably max out their settings?

Like, the witcher 3 with all its DLC, a fantastic game which is 10 years old but got a free graphics upgrade and with all its DLC, worth hundreds of hours of gameplay and a memorable experience is less than 10 bucks, as we speak, both on steam and gog.

Most people already have more games than they have time to play. Patient gamer has never been more rewarding. We fall too often for the fear of missing out the experience and hype of a new launch...

I finished GTA 4 and 5 like a year ago, on my steam deck. I couldn't care less if these games came out like 10 years ago. It gives me the flexibility to play them how I want to.

[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 5 points 3 days ago

100% agree. I no joke own about 900 games I haven't played between steam (most bought when I was young and naive, probably bought like 10 games in the last 10 years now I know better), epic free games, and playstation plus monthly "free" games (not even counting the catalogue you now get access to), yes they're technically not entirely free but I'd be paying for plus regardless so they kinda are.

Now as a lot of these games weren't chosen by me, by no means do I want to play them all, and some are duplicates across platforms. But if even 10% interest me, that's still 90 games. I probably play games at a rate slower than 1 per month. That's years of games to me. And more will be stacking up in that time. I haven't bought a game in like 3 years and it's entirely possible I'll never buy a game again at this rate.

[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

Well guess I ain’t a massive fan then. Shame

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

I'm OK with not being a "real fan".

[–] C1pher@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Well, new Doom is 90€ I aint buying that garbage. 80+ € or bucks for a AAA always online slop is just a NO.

[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Stop buying Gearbox slop. Jesus fucking christ people. Why are they still getting a free pass for being objectively shitty developers?

Tbh, most AAA games are ass nowadays

[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 9 points 4 days ago

I can make it happen during a Steam summer sale 4 years later. Borderlands 3 wasn't that great when you compare it to 1 and 2. I can wait.

[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 12 points 4 days ago

Lmao guess I’m not a real fan then!

[–] Neuromorph@lemm.ee 10 points 4 days ago

Yarrow. Matey. Captains orders are to take to the high seas!!!!!

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago

I got Borderlands 3 free on Epic Games, and it still sit there not being played. Guess it's time to leave this franchise for good.

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

If you're a real fan, Randy, you find a way not to fuck up the franchise, but so far after Borderlands 2 you managed to deliver us disappointment after disappointment. So fuck off, I'll pirate 4 to play it for 3 to 4 hours after which I'll delete is because it sucks as expected. If I manage to reach 40 hours of gameplay, which is 2 euros per hour, I'll buy your game. But we both know this isn't going to happen, right Randy?

[–] jaykrown@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

Nope, just would play Tiny Tina's Wonderland again honestly, which I got for around $10 when it was heavily on sale a year ago.

[–] w8ghT@lemy.nl 6 points 4 days ago

More like 80 plus gamers not supporting the NintenoDONT greed trend.

[–] carlossurf@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago

Borderlands 3 was the first game I didnt even bother finishing, just super boring lol

[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah, Randy, I find a way to make it happen, it's called Xbox sale. That’s how I bought Borderlands 3. Which I haven't played yet. And don't get me wrong, Randy, Borderlands 2 is one of the most fun games I've played, I'm definitely a real fan! I'm definitely a video game enthusiast, I have a ginormous backlog on both Xbox and Steam.

[–] ISolox@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

I'm a huge borderlands fan. I will not be buying this for $80 lol.

[–] Elkot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I won't be buying any game that costs $80 not when I have a mountain of games in my Steam Library, many of which are getting played thanks to the Steam Deck and if that's not enough I have Game Pass too so why the hell would I even consider paying $80

Shut up. Dingus.

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