Shadowstalker16: Its Slitherine; they are heir to the throne of DLC-infested strategy games (king being of course Paradox). And...
Its Games Workshop; that only knows a world that will empty its wallet for unpainted plastic dolls.

They cannot comprehend how people would be confused about this. And it is on them, because publishers / developers decide what goes on sale on which platform and at what price.

Timboli: However, six of the 13 DLCs available here at GOG, are also part of the discounts in the redeem email, but with them only ranging from 10% to 45%, it is still an additional cost of around $84 AUD ... and then there are the other seven DLC to get at some point.

Melvinica: Also discounted on Steam.

Coincidence?

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Shadowstalker16: Its Slitherine; they are heir to the throne of DLC-infested strategy games (king being of course Paradox). And...
Its Games Workshop; that only knows a world that will empty its wallet for unpainted plastic dolls.

They cannot comprehend how people would be confused about this. And it is on them, because publishers / developers decide what goes on sale on which platform and at what price.

Timboli: This has put me into a serious quandary.

I grabbed the game for free from the other store last night, but I sometimes still buy at GOG if cheap enough, and with the special redeem email it is only $3.69 AUD, being a 92% discount. So it is very tempting.

I am all for supporting GOG and the DEV, especially if they release DRM-Free at GOG. Of course, the game is likely DRM-Free Lite at the other store.

However, six of the 13 DLCs available here at GOG, are also part of the discounts in the redeem email, but with them only ranging from 10% to 45%, it is still an additional cost of around $84 AUD ... and then there are the other seven DLC to get at some point. So all up, it isn't a cheap purchase, unless you ignore the DLC, and as we know, sometimes a game isn't so grand without the benefits the DLC give. I am very wary of being milked, especially as I know next to nothing about the DLC, and they are a lot to investigate. So even if they get seriously good discounts in the future, would they ever be reduced enough. If any of the DLC are expansions and give good bang for buck, then I don't mind paying a bit for them, but certainly not more than $10 AUD, and usually a fair bit less, and other DLCs would want to be significantly less in cost, maybe $1 or $2 AUD each. It is all done to merit of course, and what they add to the game.

In all the years getting free games from the other store, this has never happened before.

vv221: For this game, I would advise against buying the expansions at first.

Not that they are bad, they are actually very well done, but the base game is enough to get a lot of entertainment. And the expansions can be bought one at a time, only buying a new one when you get tired of the race added by the last one you bought.

As for the units expansion packs, I suggest not buying one before you already own all the races they add units for. It is frustrating to buy a units pack knowing that some units won't be usable because you lack the race expansion pack that enables them. If you buy the expansion packs in their release order, you wont get tricked by this. Otherwise, always check the store description of the units pack to see which rosters are expanded.

This way you might not get the whole pack cheaper (the expansions usually only get small discounts), but you can split the spending over several months, or even years. And you won't get overwhelmed trying to learn the mechanics of a dozen playable races at once.

vv221: For this game, I would advise against buying the expansions at first.

Not that they are bad, they are actually very well done, but the base game is enough to get a lot of entertainment. And the expansions can be bought one at a time, only buying a new one when you get tired of the race added by the last one you bought.

As for the units expansion packs, I suggest not buying one before you already own all the races they add units for. It is frustrating to buy a units pack knowing that some units won't be usable because you lack the race expansion pack that enables them. If you buy the expansion packs in their release order, you wont get tricked by this. Otherwise, always check the store description of the units pack to see which rosters are expanded.

This way you might not get the whole pack cheaper (the expansions usually only get small discounts), but you can split the spending over several months, or even years. And you won't get overwhelmed trying to learn the mechanics of a dozen playable races at once.

Zimerius: 'tis games for 'intelligent' peoples. Specifically the section where especially the young sprouts demand DLC. Invest in your future, ya know.

Just to portray another side of the coin, nuthing more dude so no worries, this ain't some life-threatening assault on your wisdom

tag+: In my case, I try to avoid DLC based vgames as much as I can
(unless there are packs, or "season pass" to get them all
which require my case-by-case analysis anyway... yep, 2nd priority then)
Those with cosmetics or with +3 DLCs simply cause itch to me:
Is a model I dont like. I have read here in the forum people
providing good positive reasons I agree, but sorry, its me

As ignorant I am, I resist to believe devs/pubs are the only ones deciding sales & discounts,
I want to believe somehow stores must have decision power too

-And what about giveaways? How & who decides?

-And what about "special" sales like the email newsletter in this case?
Compared to Syn-Spigot, there is an extra -2%, which is low, but hey, it worths

About Ep_c weekly freebies, as far as I know (court case articles),
they pay upfront to Devs/Pubs: I wouldnt say no because some timing issue! :)
(And good for them! but I also wonder how many have reinvested
that "extra/amassed" money developing_new/improving/supporting vgames...
A whole animal that is better to discuss another time)

Shadowstalker16: I'm sure many other publishers and developers are similar and have an idea or roadmap about when and how low their games should be discounted.

Timboli: No doubt, but we really don't know what agreements are offered.

A significant number of folk are going to grab a free game, especially a good one, and even if that store is offering a low percentage of return, that is often quite a significant profit.

One example would be 25%, which of course most game providers would not agree to normally. But when you couple that with as close as what amounts to a guarantee of many sales, 25% no longer works out as a small profit, especially when it is a digital product, where every sale reduces expenses and contributes to profits eventually ... there is no need to do another factory run and include that expense, as you would for a physical product. So you could say, every cent counts with digital ... to a point anyway.

So I guess most game providers would be likely to embrace that sort of an agreement, but not those who have delusions about what their game is worth, and that no-one should ever get it for less than that ... so an issue of agenda or ideology rather than profit. Worth is so subjective, and often seems to be more about what can be gotten away with, than any hard & fast measurement. If only everyone got paid inline with all the factors of engaging in work. Alas the world is full of disparities.