Re: Survey: Do you wait to buy games until they are patched?

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From: Doug Jacobs
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 00:00

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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic Mark Scott <el_chupacabra@prodigy.net> wrote:

> I wait, but not for patches.  I usually wait until either A) the price goes
> down to a more affordable level, through a sale or simple price drop, or B) I
> just cannot wait any longer to purchase a highly popular game.  I cannot
> remember the last time I bought a game over $30, though.

I usually wait for the price to go down.  It's not like I don't have other
things I can play...

On the rare occasions I wouldn't want to wait, I check here first.  If
I hear the game is full of problems, I usually don't bother.

Of course, I've bought some games solely due to the traffic here
(Roller Coaster Tycoon, The Sims.)

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From: Doug Jacobs <djacobs@tsoft.com>
Subject: Re: Survey: Do you wait to buy games until they are patched?
Date: 2000/06/07
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