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The developers of PEAK, explaining how they decided on pricing for their game.

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  • F fartographer@lemmy.world

    You just reminded me of a time when $70 felt like nearly unlimited opportunities. Now, $70 means that I might get to buy groceries AND restock on spices.

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    very_well_lost@lemmy.world
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    God, I wish I could get groceries for 70...

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      shinkantrain@lemmy.ml
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      #30

      We supposedly evolved to perceive values logarithmically. The difference between 1 to 3 should feel bigger than 3 to 5. Yet, the difference between $5 and $10 feels to me way more than the difference between $1 and $5.

      Maybe I'm just broke as shit and think $10 is a lot of money

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        bdonvr@thelemmy.club
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        #31

        8 bucks is definitely 10 bucks in my book. 6.99 is 5 but above that and I start thinking 10.

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          deestan@lemmy.world
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          #32

          60+: Haha, I can't imagine it's worth it.

          20-59: Buy if it comes strongly recommended.

          10-19: Impulse buy if the description and screenshots look cool.

          1-9: Buy if I like the store thumbnail.

          0: Hahaha FUCK no this will hold the game flow hostage every few hours to get me to pay infinite money.

          EDIT: YES I know proper - often Open Source - free games exist. 🙂 OpenTTD and good ol' Nethack are my faves

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          • exuE exu

            Am I weird for rounding 8 to 10??

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            StrongHorseWeakNeigh
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            Nah. But I think the difference in this specific case is that if you're already kinda wanting to buy something and it's 8 dollars, you might convince yourself that it's basically just 5 dollars to justify the purchase.

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            • T thatguy46475@lemmy.world

              8 is 10 but 7.99 is 5

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              iamthetot
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              #34

              Nah it's still ten, especially if you grew up in a place that doesn't include tax in the price. That's easily getting to mid 8 after tax, and that might as well be ten.

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                Encephalotrocity
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                a ** premium rate line which cost** £2.

                New rage unlocked.

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                  whitebrow@lemmy.world
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                  Unfortunately up here the Benjamins to beaver bucks conversion rate sucks. And then we have to pay 15% tax on top.

                  So anything that’s trying to follow that logic breaks apart real quick, even when there’s 10% off on launch, still comes out to more than the full price would be.. 😞

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                  • F fartographer@lemmy.world

                    You just reminded me of a time when $70 felt like nearly unlimited opportunities. Now, $70 means that I might get to buy groceries AND restock on spices.

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                    jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
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                    I found a pizza place near me that still has like 2010 prices. It's like a large pie with 5 toppings for $20. Most places are more like $30 now, here (NYC)

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                    • V very_well_lost@lemmy.world

                      God, I wish I could get groceries for 70...

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                      fartographer@lemmy.world
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                      #38

                      Sorry, I meant an extra $70. I was irresponsibly drowsy-posting.

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                      • D deestan@lemmy.world

                        60+: Haha, I can't imagine it's worth it.

                        20-59: Buy if it comes strongly recommended.

                        10-19: Impulse buy if the description and screenshots look cool.

                        1-9: Buy if I like the store thumbnail.

                        0: Hahaha FUCK no this will hold the game flow hostage every few hours to get me to pay infinite money.

                        EDIT: YES I know proper - often Open Source - free games exist. 🙂 OpenTTD and good ol' Nethack are my faves

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                        dukemirage@lemmy.world
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                        Bloodborne Nightmare Kart costs 0

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                        • T thatguy46475@lemmy.world

                          8 is 10 but 7.99 is 5

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                          kate
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                          7.99 is 10 but 7.49 is 7.49 and 6.99 is 7.49 also

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                          • D deestan@lemmy.world

                            60+: Haha, I can't imagine it's worth it.

                            20-59: Buy if it comes strongly recommended.

                            10-19: Impulse buy if the description and screenshots look cool.

                            1-9: Buy if I like the store thumbnail.

                            0: Hahaha FUCK no this will hold the game flow hostage every few hours to get me to pay infinite money.

                            EDIT: YES I know proper - often Open Source - free games exist. 🙂 OpenTTD and good ol' Nethack are my faves

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                            meatpilot@sh.itjust.works
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                            I thought this was age instead of price until I got to 0.

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                            • S slazer2au

                              No. 8 is closer to 10 then it is to 5

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                              cecilkorik
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                              I'm Canadian, so I instinctively just round 5 bucks up to 8 bucks instead (adding exchange and tax)

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                              • D deestan@lemmy.world

                                60+: Haha, I can't imagine it's worth it.

                                20-59: Buy if it comes strongly recommended.

                                10-19: Impulse buy if the description and screenshots look cool.

                                1-9: Buy if I like the store thumbnail.

                                0: Hahaha FUCK no this will hold the game flow hostage every few hours to get me to pay infinite money.

                                EDIT: YES I know proper - often Open Source - free games exist. 🙂 OpenTTD and good ol' Nethack are my faves

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                                damage@feddit.it
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                                #43

                                For me it's

                                1-4 might buy and never play it
                                4-12 eh if it's got good reviews and it's my genre it's a potential impulse buy
                                12-25 it's got to be very acclaimed and I have to desire it strongly
                                25-35 if it's like the sequel of a game I loved A LOT, and has good reviews, and it gets me on a good day
                                35+ no way, I'll wait for a discount

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                                  astrolightz@lemmy.world
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                                  For me, the price listed is the price listed. If it's $5, it's $5. $8 is $8, etc.

                                  This kind of ratio would just confuse me otherwise.

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                                    altkey (he\him)
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                                    #45

                                    1.99 prices > 2.00 prices

                                    Maybe I adapted to that with time, like .99 always felt like a scam pricing strategy, but for me everything involving number nine is worse than, say 1.20. Double nines are the worst. Flat prices with zeroes make me more confident and interested somehow.

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                                    • astrolightz@lemmy.worldA astrolightz@lemmy.world

                                      For me, the price listed is the price listed. If it's $5, it's $5. $8 is $8, etc.

                                      This kind of ratio would just confuse me otherwise.

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                                      chaogomu@lemmy.world
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                                      Vibe pricing.

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                                      • D deestan@lemmy.world

                                        60+: Haha, I can't imagine it's worth it.

                                        20-59: Buy if it comes strongly recommended.

                                        10-19: Impulse buy if the description and screenshots look cool.

                                        1-9: Buy if I like the store thumbnail.

                                        0: Hahaha FUCK no this will hold the game flow hostage every few hours to get me to pay infinite money.

                                        EDIT: YES I know proper - often Open Source - free games exist. 🙂 OpenTTD and good ol' Nethack are my faves

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                                        pyro@programming.dev
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                                        #47

                                        0: this will stay in my backlog forever

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                                        • D deestan@lemmy.world

                                          60+: Haha, I can't imagine it's worth it.

                                          20-59: Buy if it comes strongly recommended.

                                          10-19: Impulse buy if the description and screenshots look cool.

                                          1-9: Buy if I like the store thumbnail.

                                          0: Hahaha FUCK no this will hold the game flow hostage every few hours to get me to pay infinite money.

                                          EDIT: YES I know proper - often Open Source - free games exist. 🙂 OpenTTD and good ol' Nethack are my faves

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                                          Electric_Druid
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                                          Does my game's thumbnail please you, m'lord?

                                          https://store.steampowered.com/app/3993180/No_More_Mages/

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