Enchantermon on 14/11/2010 at 05:41
So after Ducky's and Jason's posts, I suddenly don't feel so bad... ;)
gunsmoke on 14/11/2010 at 07:48
Don't pay attention to Duck;s list. That is absolutely retarded. He has probably 10,000 hours of gaming there at least. He's the idiot who bought all that crap that he'll most likely never play, much less finish. Especially considering the fact that he'll most likely keep this same behavior up and just make the problem exponentially worse.
Shadowcat on 14/11/2010 at 10:29
The majority of those are quality titles, mind, rather than "crap". I think that's how the problem starts -- you start out wanting to play all the really good games you can, and to begin with you probably can play/complete the majority of the ones you can get (because you can't actually afford all that many). Sadly there is generally an inverse relationship between the income available for buying games, and the time available for gaming (on top of the fact that you are in theory dividing that reduced time between an ever-increasing number of games), so yeah... it's easy for it to become a big problem. You won't really stop it unless you decide to either (a) not buy any more new games, no matter how brilliant they are, or (b) genuinely give up on at least a large proportion of the backlog. Alternatively you can presume that you'll definitely win the lottery before arthritis sets in, and that the problem will therefore resolve itself in due course :)
Mr.Duck on 14/11/2010 at 15:11
2 things:
1. *Punches gunny in the face and nuts* Don't call me names in my own thread, buster ;) (and yes, I know you have, to an extent a point, but shut it and be nice now).
2. I've been thinking seriously that for some time now Shadowcat, option A, that is. Probably with a small slice of B for good measure ;)
I'm thinking of letting the year end normally as far as buying tendencies go, but next year I'll halt my game purchases save for only TP titles (trust me, those are 1 out of 10 games usually) aaaaaand only -excellent- offers in the digital services.
On the PC backlog, in my favor I also have to clarify that, as the places where I got most of these games implies, many of them were bought during great sales, so the price range was so low I couldn't let the offer pass, which as soon as I noticed doubled, or tripled, my backlog. So, yeah, I'm a sucker for great offers on great games....if I'm gonna get swamped, might as well save some money in offers, eh? :D
Mind you, my console/portable backlogs are actually kept in check because I buy very very few games all year long (since I tend to buy'em most of the time in Mexico, and with gaming prices ranging from the equivalent of $70 thru $100 USD, I rather narrow it down to a few choice titles.
Alas, with digital services such as Steam and GOG, my PC gaming life just became more easy, cheap and.....er.......abundant. Quite abundant.
Hey, at least if I get marooned on a desert island, I won't get bored with all of these games, eh? ;D
*Hides*
Nameless Voice on 14/11/2010 at 15:26
Yes, but the desert island won't have internet, locking you out of most of your games. It probably won't have power, for that matter.
How did you manage to get Daggerfall on Steam? Especially considering that it's official freeware now, anyway.
addink on 14/11/2010 at 15:35
My backlog is not as impressive as Ducky's, still it's not too shabby, and yes the income available versus spare time does play an important role, but I have noticed another enhancing effect that applies to myself and probably a lot of you..
[indent]Having a backlog makes games cheaper, a LOT cheaper.[/indent]
Because of the abundance of titles already waiting to be played I tend ignore newly released games and instead buy them when ever they are cheap. Usually at a price that is embarrassingly low.
It used to take a couple of years before any title becomes available on the cheap. But nowadays with the Steam sales and such, all it takes is a small amount of patience.
sNeaksieGarrett on 14/11/2010 at 15:55
You're forgetting that anything can happen in Ducky's mind, Nameless Voice.:p
Quote Posted by MrDuck
On the PC backlog, in my favor I also have to clarify that, as the places where I got most of these games implies, many of them were bought during great sales, so the price range was so low I couldn't let the offer pass, which as soon as I noticed doubled, or tripled, my backlog. So, yeah, I'm a sucker for great offers on great games....if I'm gonna get swamped, might as well save some money in offers, eh?
I know how that is. I've purchased quite a few titles recently on steam because they were on sale. Damn you steam!:laff:
Mr.Duck on 14/11/2010 at 15:57
Now there's a smart move...smarter than me. I still have a -LOT- of trouble to resist Early Adopter Syndrome (EAS). Shit...I could have bought Black Ops and Kirby's Yarn as peanuts if I've waited (ok, not peanuts, but from $80 to $60....eh....there's a save :D ).
After some thinking I've decided to halt -ALL- game purchases, save for INSANELY GREAT offers (i.e. packages, not just the one game for sale) for at least half a year starting on January the 7th* and see how that goes.
:)
Btw....feel free everyone to post your entire backlogs and see how they stack up compared to others, but mostly just to see what you've yet to finish ;)
*Fuck you, I'm not missing out on Steam's New Years sale....:(
Koki on 14/11/2010 at 16:18
Quote Posted by addink
My backlog is not as impressive as Ducky's, still it's not too shabby, and yes the income available versus spare time does play an important role, but I have noticed another enhancing effect that applies to myself and probably a lot of you..
[indent]
Having a backlog makes games cheaper, a LOT cheaper.[/indent]
Because of the abundance of titles already waiting to be played I tend ignore newly released games and instead buy them when ever they are cheap. Usually at a price that is embarrassingly low.
Why the fuck do you even buy videogames? No, can you honestly answer me that question? Why do you buy them?
addink on 14/11/2010 at 17:27
Quote Posted by Koki
Why the fuck do you even buy videogames? No, can you honestly answer me that question? Why do you buy them?
Erm... to play them?
You seem to have the wrong impression that a backlog is this ever growing, basically useless collection of titles that just sit there. Not to be played but to be owned.
I'm not saying that every single one of them will be played, but most of them will eventually. The backlog is a buffer, games will be played and be replaced by others.. As long as this buffer exists I won't burn myself on titles I'm not too sure about (for instance I only recently bought FarCry2, Assassins Creed and Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (the three for the total sum of 10 euros). Even though all titles peaked my interest at the time of release, they just did not peak it high enough to warrant a purchase at full price).
