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Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants

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Subject	Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants
Date	Sun, 10 Nov 2024 03:20:04 -0000 (UTC)
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Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@x-nospam-x.com> wrote at 00:59 this Sunday (GMT):
> On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:10:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>
>>Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 23:55 this Saturday (GMT):
>>> In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>>>> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 16:26 this Saturday (GMT):
>>>> > In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategy Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
>>>> >> On Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:33:57 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >GoG has Empire of the Ants - Digital Deluxe Edition for $44.99 USD for 
>>>> >> >the next couple days in 
>>>> >> >https://www.gog.com/en/game/empire_of_the_ants_digital_deluxe_edition. 
>>>> >> >So tempting, but I can't play with my old PC hardwares. :( Maybe I will 
>>>> >> >wait until it goes really cheap or even free like in decade when I get 
>>>> >> >my hardware upgrades. :P
>>>> >
>>>> >> Considering how quickly the years go by, waiting a few of them for a
>>>> >> game to get really cheap (or even free) is a viable strategy as far as
>>>> >> I am concerned.
>>>> >
>>>> > Yep. It's not like I can play it with my current hardwares. In fact, I 
>>>> > resumed playing my Star Wars: The Old Republic game finally last night. 
>>>> > I resumed my tutorial. Haha! It ran nicely on this old PC!
>>>
>>>> As long as a game is fun (and runs well), it doesn't matter when it came
>>>> out :)
>>>
>>> Agreed! Oh, and it's free to play. ;)
>>
>>
>>Free to play as in microtransactions?
>
> Free to play as in you get to keep your cash, but not necessarily your
> identity, your soul, etc. :)
>
> Software development is a skill that requires talent and has high
> value in the market.  Never believe that when something involving
> source code is pitched as "free" that it really is in the long term.


Right, that's why I'd usually prefer paying outright.
-- 
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Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-11-08 16:33 +0000
  Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@x-nospam-x.com> - 2024-11-08 16:37 -0500
  Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-11-09 09:44 -0500
    Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-11-09 10:38 -0500
    Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-11-09 16:26 +0000
      Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-11-09 17:50 +0000
        Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-11-09 14:09 -0500
          Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-11-09 23:55 +0000
            Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-11-10 08:01 -0500
              Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-11-11 01:12 +0000
                Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2024-11-11 09:22 -0500
                Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-11-11 11:12 -0500
              Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> - 2024-11-13 10:19 +0100
              Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants PW <iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> - 2024-11-16 20:58 -0700
                Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-11-18 01:21 +0000
                Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-11-18 10:33 -0500
                Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-11-19 02:57 +0000
        Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-11-09 23:55 +0000
          Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-11-10 00:10 +0000
            Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@x-nospam-x.com> - 2024-11-09 19:59 -0500
              Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-11-10 03:20 +0000
            Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-11-10 02:00 +0000
            Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-11-10 10:50 -0500
              Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-11-11 01:40 +0000
                Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-11-11 01:50 +0000
                Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-11-11 16:40 +0000
          Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-11-10 10:38 -0500
            Re: Microid's 2024 Empire of the Ants ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2024-11-11 01:35 +0000

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