gaming The most money you've wasted on a game?

[Geek0zoid 1,468]

I cannot tell you how many dollars I wasted on the Sims 3

I'm not just talking about the plain, vanilla game. I'm also talking about all of the expansions I bought for it.

In total, I've spent about 300 bucks on getting stuff for it.

No more, thank you.

[Transblitz 129]

I don't think I should of bought the Limited Edition of Forza Horizon looking back, and the season pass was a bit pricey for my taste as well.

[GhostPony750 959]

@@Adash, Lol, epic sig.

Well for me... I spent 75$ on Combat Arms.

 

This game was barely impossible to play without spending money on it, and everything is overpriced. So I got some prepaid cards to buy two guns. It costed 75 freaking dollars!!!!! (I was 11...)

 

And the game became a mess, I stopped playing. And recently I've given my account to a random dude on the internet for free, I just wanted to get rid of the damned thing.

 

Never EVER play Combat Arms, and never touch Nexon games. It's just a ripoff. I'm not playing any video games since, I'd rather learn stuff and read books, and hang on forums and watch documentaries anddo plenty of interesting things instead.

[Chevette 1,052]

Looking at it in general, I don't consider it as "wasted" money but I have spent a pretty big sum on the XBOX game "Forza Motorsport 4". 
First off, the game itself was pretty expensive for me because I only bought a Xbox 360 because of Forza 4.

So I went out to buy the system one day and the game. Then I realized I needed a headset, a wired controller and a hard drive for the Xbox because I stupidly bought the cheaper one. After that, I began purchasing the car packs because I enjoy obscure automobiles kicking Ferrari's asses. Also, I have to factor in the cost of Xbox Live, which I can't remember the price of.

 

Anyways, luckily the credit card hooked up to my account as my parents and never ran out so I could buy pretty much anything.

After I got that far with it, it became a addiction. Thinking Forza Horizon was going to be decent, I purchased it too and a few car packs (Bad Idea.)

 

Anyways, I drained my share of money to Microsoft. And now they want to make me buy Forza 5 and the stupid Xbox One... Damn them and their ways...

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

@@Adash, Lol, epic sig.

Well for me... I spent 75$ on Combat Arms.

 

This game was barely impossible to play without spending money on it, and everything is overpriced. So I got some prepaid cards to buy two guns. It costed 75 freaking dollars!!!!! (I was 11...)

 

And the game became a mess, I stopped playing. And recently I've given my account to a random dude on the internet for free, I just wanted to get rid of the damned thing.

 

Never EVER play Combat Arms, and never touch Nexon games. It's just a ripoff. I'm not playing any video games since, I'd rather learn stuff and read books, and hang on forums and watch documentaries anddo plenty of interesting things instead.

I hated that game, I played for a couple hours once and it was absurd, you could "rent" better guns(and you made in-game money painfully slow compared to what stuff costs unless you bought it with real money) and I swear eveyone was cheating, there was one player that spent the whole match jumping from one side of the(small) map to the other and never staying planted on the ground, yet was planting headshots from mid-air. 

 

 

I cannot tell you how many dollars I wasted on the Sims 3

I'm not just talking about the plain, vanilla game. I'm also talking about all of the expansions I bought for it.

In total, I've spent about 300 bucks on getting stuff for it.

No more, thank you.

I haven't played it, but it is pretty absurd, they released one that just added Ikea items and called it a full expansion.  

[Scootalove 10,689]

$60 on Black Ops II, such a waste of money in my opinion. The campaign was pretty good but, the only good part about the multiplayer is getting the guns in diamond and the camouflages.

[Gamer_Luna27 77]

$500+ on World of Warcraft. I used to play it all the time until all my friends stopped playing it, so I now have a lvl 90 Death Knight sitting there with a limited edition of MoP, plus the 24 months worth of $15-$30 subscriptions.  

[Dusk Dream 137]

Another big spend, although not-so-much that i'd call it a waste.

 

Over a WHOPPING 400+ Euros on an MMORPG called "Runescape". Gotta get that memberships!

 

Image for the LOL, go laugh at my sombrero.

 

Also about 30 Euros on clothing/props for my avatar on XBOX live, and instantly threw money at the Pony Gamerpictures/Theme, i don't even know how much they costed!

Edited August 22, 2013 by Dusk Dream

[Geek0zoid 1,468]

I hated that game, I played for a couple hours once and it was absurd, you could "rent" better guns(and you made in-game money painfully slow compared to what stuff costs unless you bought it with real money) and I swear eveyone was cheating, there was one player that spent the whole match jumping from one side of the(small) map to the other and never staying planted on the ground, yet was planting headshots from mid-air. 

 

 

I haven't played it, but it is pretty absurd, they released one that just added Ikea items and called it a full expansion.  

Pfft. Are you kidding? They released four of them like that. That's right, four "expansion packs" that hold only items and nothing else

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

Pfft. Are you kidding? They released four of them like that. That's right, four "expansion packs" that hold only items and nothing else

 

That sucks, it's pretty much like selling product promotion. The Ikea was the most blatant though "can you guys really look me in the eye and tell me Ikea didn't pay you off for this?"

 

The funny part is one of my friends was raising hell the other day because some of those licensed items packs cost more than the actual game on Steam now. 

[DarligPegasi 315]

I wasted $24 on the Sims 3 Pets. I thought it was going to be like the sims 2, but it sucks complete butt, and its riddled with annoying glitches. And I only wanted it for horses and the version I have doesn't even have horses...

[XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 777]

Spent $60 dollars on a game called Aliens: Colonial Marines, don't even need to explain why it was a waste. 

Confound you Sega, Gearbox, you crushed my hopes and dreams of playing a good Aliens game! 

Oh, I also spent $25 on Riot Points for LoL 

[TBMF1001 37]

It was probably how much I bought Crazy Frog Racer for. The game was pretty bad with clunky yet functional controls. Every time I try to get the game running, my PS2 gives me disc read error.

[Jonke 3,743]

Heroes of Newerth, 400$+ (Game + cosmetics)

 

It's quite a large sum of money...

 

 

While i've a slight regret in spending that much in a single game, i feel i got the extra value i paid for. I even don't play it that much anymore due to disinterest and growing interest in its competitor, Dota 2. x)

[GrauWitz 1,010]

I wasted €55 on Modern Warfare 3, which was godawful

 

I also wasted €15 on The WarZ, which was pretty much an atrocious pile of horseshit

[Spartan 433]

Well, heres what i've done.

 

The best spent money on a game: Nearly $500 on Gears of War 3.

• Limited Edition Console
• Retro Lancer Replica
• Epic Edition of GoW3

The worst spent money on a game: $2.24 on Redbox rental of Dead Island Riptide.. awful, awful game imo controls sucked and the story didnt hold my attention at all

[Sylentmana 271]

I once spent $150 on all three Mass Effect games before the collection came out. I had never played the games before and everyone says the games are really good. I hated them. :okiedokielokie:  I can't even get a third of the way through before I become bored and the game just feels like a huge chore and that's just the first one. :comeatus:

[HeartFeltPuma23 180]

I spent 150€ on the Special Limited Edition of Halo 4 (i know what you are thinking: "there isn't a special limited edition,there is only the limited one", well, here in Italy they made 3 editions,the "legendary" the "special limited" and the "normal limited") actually it wasn't a waste,at all,in it there where a book, 2 megablocks sets,a poster and the normal limited edition, i love that pandora box 

[ASocialyAwkwardPony 299]

I spent 300$ on the Rock Band 3 Squier real guitar hoping I would be able to learn to play real guitar in-game with it. The only problem? I have Dyscalculia and reading a million small numbers jumping towards me on the screen turned out impossible for me. At least it's still a real guitar and I sometimes use it for that, so yaaaaay?

[Celtore 2,770]

OK! I just remembered! Aion The Tower of Eternity.

 

I bought the collectors edition of the game... yeah, that went over really well. I got up to level 30 and quickly got tired of being ganged up on by players of a significantly higher level than myself. Most of my time in the rift (I think that's what it's called) was spent running away from hostile players.

 

It also got really grindy and kind of boring fast, but I stuck around for a little while and paid the subscription... and then it went free to play.

Edited August 23, 2013 by Celtore

[Planty 1,053]

Hmm, well I guess you could saw WoW after subbing for probably 6 months while barely playing it which is £60 for probably 5 hours a month for those 6 months.

 

I then decided it was time to cancel my sub ! Saved so much money I would have wasted since !

[Evilshy 5,090]

Actually had you researched Skyrim you would have found amazing reviews of it including a metascore of 94 out of 100. If your not fan of the elder scrolls already I can see how you might not like it because you hadn't gotten a taste of the genre yet so you really had no idea what to expect. But if you are indeed a fan of the genre and the other other elder scrolls game I can't see, at all really, why it sucks. In my opinion it stood right up with Morrowind and Oblivion in terms of quality.

 

 

 

 

But if you are indeed a fan of the genre and the other other elder scrolls game I can't see, at all really, why it sucks. In my opinion it stood right up with Morrowind and Oblivion in terms of quality.

 

 

 

In my opinion it stood right up with Morrowind and Oblivion in terms of quality.

 

 

 

Morrowind

 

 

Umm... I'm sorry, but... did you just say that Oblivion and Skyrim are as good as Morrowind?

 

 

I should permaban you right now, heathen. Oblivion and Skyrim have nothing on the masterpiece that is Morrowind.

 

 

And had I researched Skyrim, I would've discovered that Bethesda had decided that casual players > actual RPG players, and complete neutered everything that made Elder Scrolls good.

 - Custom classes? Fuck that, let's remove classes entirely so every character is exactly the same until mid-late game.

 - A multitude of skills? Fuck that, casuals will be scared off if they actually have to, you know, keep track of more than a few numbers at a time.

 - Attributes? Fuck that, RPGs don't need stats. I mean, whose idea was it to put stats in an RPG?

 - Consequences to your actions? Fuck that, casuals will be scared off if they have actually THINK before doing something.

 - Faction interactions that make sense? Fuck that, you can join every group you come across and be the leader of every guild and nobody ever questions your loyalty. Because casuals will be scared off if they have to play more than once or twice to do everything.

 - Somewhat realistic maps and instructions? Fuck that, you have a magical mind compass that shows you to whatever the hell that guy talked to you about. No casual would ever want to have to, you know, actually pay attention to the directions given or actually look at a map and plot a course.

 

I will admit, dual wielding, perks, and dragons were all pretty awesome, and I think they were all very good ideas. Just not nearly enough to make up for taking out the majority of what made past games so much better than the average WRPG. Skyrim is just an action game with some RPG stuff thrown in :/

 

 I'm totally okay with people liking Skyrim. What I'm not okay with is game companies abandoning the high quality of older games to pander to casual players. Nowadays, a well-known company can just make something open world with flexible quests, decent graphics and a not-terrible plot and everybody flips shit about how amazing it is. Back in the day, a game had to bring something new, and do it well, to get that much praise.

 

 

Yes, I am an Elder Scrolls elitist, and yes, I am mad... at Bethesda. No hard feelings to you. And obviously, I was joking about the stuff at the beginning

[NocturnalRainbow 248]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Umm... I'm sorry, but... did you just say that Oblivion and Skyrim are as good as Morrowind?

 

 

I should permaban you right now, heathen. Oblivion and Skyrim have nothing on the masterpiece that is Morrowind.

 

 

And had I researched Skyrim, I would've discovered that Bethesda had decided that casual players > actual RPG players, and complete neutered everything that made Elder Scrolls good.

 - Custom classes? Fuck that, let's remove classes entirely so every character is exactly the same until mid-late game.

 - A multitude of skills? Fuck that, casuals will be scared off if they actually have to, you know, keep track of more than a few numbers at a time.

 - Attributes? Fuck that, RPGs don't need stats. I mean, whose idea was it to put stats in an RPG?

 - Consequences to your actions? Fuck that, casuals will be scared off if they have actually THINK before doing something.

 - Faction interactions that make sense? Fuck that, you can join every group you come across and be the leader of every guild and nobody ever questions your loyalty. Because casuals will be scared off if they have to play more than once or twice to do everything.

 - Somewhat realistic maps and instructions? Fuck that, you have a magical mind compass that shows you to whatever the hell that guy talked to you about. No casual would ever want to have to, you know, actually pay attention to the directions given or actually look at a map and plot a course.

 

I will admit, dual wielding, perks, and dragons were all pretty awesome, and I think they were all very good ideas. Just not nearly enough to make up for taking out the majority of what made past games so much better than the average WRPG. Skyrim is just an action game with some RPG stuff thrown in :/

 

 I'm totally okay with people liking Skyrim. What I'm not okay with is game companies abandoning the high quality of older games to pander to casual players. Nowadays, a well-known company can just make something open world with flexible quests, decent graphics and a not-terrible plot and everybody flips shit about how amazing it is. Back in the day, a game had to bring something new, and do it well, to get that much praise.

 

 

Yes, I am an Elder Scrolls elitist, and yes, I am mad... at Bethesda. No hard feelings to you. And obviously, I was joking about the stuff at the beginning

 

Okay some of the stuff you said makes a lot of sense. Some... not so much. I do agree that removing customs classes was a bad choice but I do believe that characters can vary widely during the early game. Use a lot of magic at the beginning? By level 10 you've already strayed from the other paths of the warrior or the thief, etc. Characters can have quite varying stats at the beginning of game. My mage character and my warrior character didn't even have close to the same stats.

 

 

Skyrim does have less skills but still a reasonable amount. Morrowind had 27, Skyrim has 18. Not to shabby, not to shabby. Though they did remove some skills that would have been quite enjoyable though so that kinda sucks.

 

Now this is where I agree with you completely. Why are there only three attributes now... what happened to luck, intelligence, strength, and willpower? Now we have only the everlasting health, magicka, and stamina... oh joy...

 

There are plenty of consequences for your actions! You could get thrown in jail, have to pay a bounty, and also die! You will get punished in Skyrim if you commit a crime. It is basically the same as in Morrowind.

When you think about it these actually do indeed make sense. (Except maybe being a member of the Stormcloak's and also the Dark Brotherhood or Thieves Guild) Why should the companions care that your an assassin. As far as I know these factions aren't feuding, same goes with the Thieves Guild and the College of Winterhold. They aren't bitter rivals or anything. I guess you can become the leader a bit to easily and they also never seem to care when you commit any crimes so that also is kind of annoying.

 

Well think of the mind compass like this. Maybe your character is carrying a map. Just think of it like that. Don't think of it as a magical over-powered mind compass. I mean your character could have marked his destination on a map he was carrying and be glancing at it from time to time. This may not necessarily true but if you think about it that way it kind of makes sense.

 

I'll admit it... You have convinced me that Morrowind is indeed better than Skyrim. I still think Skyrim is on that pantheon of great games along with Morrowind but I would have to put Morrowind ahead of it.

  You have bested me in combat

Edited August 23, 2013 by NocturnalRainbow

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Umm... I'm sorry, but... did you just say that Oblivion and Skyrim are as good as Morrowind?

 

 

I should permaban you right now, heathen. Oblivion and Skyrim have nothing on the masterpiece that is Morrowind.

 

 

And had I researched Skyrim, I would've discovered that Bethesda had decided that casual players > actual RPG players, and complete neutered everything that made Elder Scrolls good.

 - Custom classes? Fuck that, let's remove classes entirely so every character is exactly the same until mid-late game.

 - A multitude of skills? Fuck that, casuals will be scared off if they actually have to, you know, keep track of more than a few numbers at a time.

 - Attributes? Fuck that, RPGs don't need stats. I mean, whose idea was it to put stats in an RPG?

 - Consequences to your actions? Fuck that, casuals will be scared off if they have actually THINK before doing something.

 - Faction interactions that make sense? Fuck that, you can join every group you come across and be the leader of every guild and nobody ever questions your loyalty. Because casuals will be scared off if they have to play more than once or twice to do everything.

 - Somewhat realistic maps and instructions? Fuck that, you have a magical mind compass that shows you to whatever the hell that guy talked to you about. No casual would ever want to have to, you know, actually pay attention to the directions given or actually look at a map and plot a course.

 

I will admit, dual wielding, perks, and dragons were all pretty awesome, and I think they were all very good ideas. Just not nearly enough to make up for taking out the majority of what made past games so much better than the average WRPG. Skyrim is just an action game with some RPG stuff thrown in :/

 

 I'm totally okay with people liking Skyrim. What I'm not okay with is game companies abandoning the high quality of older games to pander to casual players. Nowadays, a well-known company can just make something open world with flexible quests, decent graphics and a not-terrible plot and everybody flips shit about how amazing it is. Back in the day, a game had to bring something new, and do it well, to get that much praise.

 

 

Yes, I am an Elder Scrolls elitist, and yes, I am mad... at Bethesda. No hard feelings to you. And obviously, I was joking about the stuff at the beginning

 

 

To be fair on the compass thing, the worlds in these games are so damn big that not giving you a arrow would be a war crime, this isn't DnD where you can plot out a course and :"zoom, you follow your chosen course and crap happens along the way". There times when realism has to bow out to practicality.

 

I will admit fully that Oblivion was broken, it's like the leveling and scaling was designed at random and the players stats and most of the were taken from a far different game with weaker monsters. It's hideously unbalanced in the CPUs favor unless you luck out and stumble upon the perfect build(which limits the game to playing a specific way). By 60 hours in everything was a small boss(even the skeletons took like 10min each of chopping at their HP to kill of). Don't get me started on the bows being useless. 

 

I never could into Morrowind, but God did I try. I spent several hours trying to get past the first area before giving up(melee weapons should not have a high-failure accuracy check in a real-time game, especially when I "missing' while clearly hitting the thing). I might try playing on the PC and cheating that problem away. 

[Moniker 93]

Mass Effect 3, I can't say I didn't expect we weren't going to spend 80 dollars; we pre ordered it. Well, technically it was more of my brother thing. He paid 70 dollars I used my 10 dollars to help buy it with him. It was awesome.