I'm sure some of you hardcore simmers will easily beat me in this one, but I am embarrassed proud to admit I spent nearly £100 on Stardock's Fallen Enchantress. It wasn't called that to begin with, it was something like Elemental: War of Magic.
I was always a fan of Stardock's, and I was very excited for a fantasy-themed game from them. I really fanboyed hard on this one....I read all the developer diaries, watched all the videos, lived the hype. Eventually they announced the preorder of the collector's edition for something like £65. They could only ship from the US so although I don't recall the exact amount, shipping was a lot. And finally it was stopped at customs so I had to pay another hefty fee to pick it up. Nearly £100 all told.
Here's what I got:
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I've spent about $700 on Star Citizen over a period of about 4 years. Does this count? :-[
I think I'm into Wings of Glory for about $3,000.
I'll see your $3000 Wings of Glory and raise you...nope, I'll fold.
Offhand, I know I've dumped quite a bit (upwards of $200 easy) on World of Tanks/World of Warships over the years via premium vehicles or premium time.
On one hand, I see that and go, "whoa, dude you spent that on a flippin' free to play game, man" but on the other hand, I've certainly enjoyed the time I've spent playing the games and think that it's good to support the people who provide us with such things.
For a stand-alone product, I think about C$125 for Steel Beasts. I've spent as much on CM Normandy - and possibly more on Field of Glory - with all its modules/upgrades.
Heh, I forgot about ongoing support. In that case I've probably spent somewhere close to £200 on
Warframe.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on November 29, 2018, 03:33:39 PM
I think I'm into Wings of Glory for about $3,000.
How?! :o
3000 Canadian dollars??
I'm sure the most I've ever spent on a single game must be... wait, I was going to say one of Gary Grigsby's monsters ($75-ish for Admiral's Edition WitP, a game I have never once truly played), but then I remembered I spent $125 freaking dollars on that turn-based Battletech game that died.
What I've spent on Crusader King 2 and Europa Universalis 4, separately, when it comes to all the expansions, I could not even guess. Well over $125 I'm sure.
Come to think of it, I'm sure I've spent around $150 on Magic Duels, the latest (and still the best) iteration of online Magic: the Gathering. ("Shandalar" is the definite best, but not really an online experience anymore, and unofficial now anyway.) If I sold some of my physical cards, I could probably recoup that easily -- I don't have the monstrous numbers of other collectors, but I have one specific card that retails at collector's shops for about that, and then many other old cards now considered collectables.
Quote from: Gusington on November 29, 2018, 06:08:14 PM
3000 Canadian dollars??
That's about $80 US. No, wait... $79...
A lot on FSX (add-ons). Maybe $1000. Do you want to include peripherals?
For a single game, it's Steel Beasts of course.
$79.00 US = ~ 1,000,000 Turkish lire, right?
Yes, and about 5 Billion in Venezula.... wait, no 6 Billion now.... sorry 7 Billion... now 8. :o Way back when in the 80's I spent $110 on my Intellivision 'Voice Add-on Device' along with the game, "B-17 Bomber". Worth every penny. :dreamer:
Quote from: Huw the Poo on November 29, 2018, 06:04:58 PM
Heh, I forgot about ongoing support. In that case I've probably spent somewhere close to £200 on Warframe.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on November 29, 2018, 03:33:39 PM
I think I'm into Wings of Glory for about $3,000.
How?! :o
I don't ask. New planes or accessories come out, I buy them. Adds up after a while.
If we're talking physical and digital then:
Warfighter Modern takes my prize for a physical game. Over 600 spent.
Digitally I have splurged the most cash ever on Shroud of the Avatar. That still pains me, because I don't really like the game so far, but I went all in on the idea of a new UO like sandbox experience where combat and questing would just be one facet of the gaming world.
Spent over 300 on it over the backer period. Bah.
It really made me quit buying early access games, really.
After reading this my reaction is almost "do you guys even game". I mean. I now wonder how much the people who posted sub-$100 figures spend on their other hobbies in a year and how much you guys spent upgrading your PCs.
I reckon Star Citizen like Jarhead has taken the cake for me. DCS probably after that and maybe Combat Mission following - I seem to collect items\modules gradually in all of these titles. In Star Citizen I almost consider each ship a module like in DCS.
Other games funnily enough, I wait these days for sub $30 aud for.
150 on World of Warships, but got a lot of hours in and will definitely re-visit. Like Jomni, probably 1000 on fsx, that is a sick addiction especially for something so old, you're always on the borderline of performance issues!
Hmmm. Is the question most spent or most spent that I regret?
For the most part I've never deep dived into games. If I had to say a game I spent major coin on it would probably be a paradox game (either EU4 or CK2) but I'm fairly I didn't pay full price for the base games.
Most money I regret is probably paying full price via preorder for Brink. That game swore me off of preorders forever.
Well if we take combat simming's hardware requirements I have definately spent a few thousand euro's easily, but that's out of the scope of this thread I presume.
Quote from: Destraex on November 30, 2018, 04:31:33 AM
After reading this my reaction is almost "do you guys even game". I mean. I now wonder how much the people who posted sub-$100 figures spend on their other hobbies in a year and how much you guys spent upgrading your PCs.
I just spread out the hideous expenses more broadly across more games rather than concentrating them into a few games. Aside from a few outliers. ;)
As for my PCs, well yeah I drop multi-thousands onto them, buying from Falcon Northwest. But that's once every seven or eight years.
Other hobbies? 😳
Like Jason, I buy Falcon Northwest systems every six to eight years.
Most expensive single game was my VP Cabs pinball game - which was around $3,000 and worth every penny. It plays hundreds of pinball games and I only need to have one machine.
Tabletop game - most expensive is Mansions of Madness which was over $100. As a game system, I've probably spent more on Call of Cthulhu than anything and that would run into the thousands spent over decades.
But I've got several shotguns that were more than $1,000 each - but they will last multiple lifetimes. I have guns more than a 100 years old that work very well.
But I've probably spent more on books than anything over the decades.
Wow airboy, I have taken a look at VPCabs; that's super awesome!!
Haha yeah I had to look too. I have zero interest in pinball but I have to admit those machines are cool!
Quote from: JasonPratt on November 29, 2018, 06:47:20 PM
I'm sure the most I've ever spent on a single game must be... wait, I was going to say one of Gary Grigsby's monsters ($75-ish for Admiral's Edition WitP, a game I have never once truly played),
Let me know if you ever want to do a long campaign in any GG game. WiPAE really shines as a long game.