Why are people buying Skyrim?

[Handbag1992]

Now before anyone gets mad or assumes this is some sort of anti-Skyrim thread, it's not. I'm not bashing the game, the developer or anyone who is interested in it.

But let's look at Oblivion and Fallout 3. Both of those games were eventually given expansion packs, and then re-released as a game that contained the original game plus all of the expansion packs. Sometimes these were cheaper than the original game.

So assuming that's going to happen with Skyrim, why buy it now? Is it just a matter of impatience? Do people want to support Bethesda by possibly buying the game twice?

Is there anyone reading this who does just plan on buying it once the Game of the Year edition comes out?

Just curious.

Because I'm getting it on PC, and I'll have better, more creative mods by the end of the year than Bethesda will ever release.

 

[vivster]

lol
let me boil that question down for you so you realize how stupid it sounds
"Why do you buy things now when they are much cheaper later?"

nothing to do with impatience
it's normal... if you want something and can afford it then you do it
pretty much every thing is cheaper later...

i can go even further
"why buy the special edition if you can wait just one more year to get it at half the price?"

please think about this question again...

 

[TheFloBros]

Ive waited 6 fucking years for a new Elder Scrolls game, I'm not going to wait any longer...

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

Why is no one allowed to do anything without being seized, interrogated and then chastised for not using perfect logic? I'm buying it because I want to buy it, it's called enjoyment. Yeah, I might be able to buy it with all the DLC in a few months time, but I want to play it now.

 

[Agow95]

Because if no-one bought the game so they could get a later version with DLC, it would have god-awful sales initially and they wouldn't bother making DLC, and so the series would be killed off

 

[Syphous]

1. To support the developers.
2. I will not wait any longer.
3. Pre-order bonuses.
4. I can play the DLC as it comes out, for I am not poor.
5. It's motherfucking Elder Scrolls.

 

[Laser Priest]

Impatience mostly.

I am fine with giving my money to Bethesda, as well.

 

[Tyrant T100]

As I want to play the game while it's still fresh and impressive.
If Bethesda releases day one dlc I'll just pirate it as I've already paid for the game.

 

[Nargleblarg]

Because I've waited almost 4-5 years since Oblivion came out for a sequel that would improve on everything that was good and refresh that newness feeling that came with playing Oblivion for the first time.

Impatience basically but that is human nature so there is no reason to ignore it. Also a GOTY package will be what 2-3 years from now? Hell the modern systems could be obsolete by then.

 

[Mordwyl]

The same reason you buy your favourite game on release.

/topic

 

[Daveman]

Because I don't want to wait a whole year.

 

[King of the Sandbox]

Impatience here. And yeah, I'll probably get the GOTY edition too.

What can I say? I'm a slave to open world/sandbox-style games.

 

[hazabaza1]

Fuckin' Dragons, bro.
DRAGONS.
I need no other reason to buy Skyrim.

 

[Adam28]

If you came up to me a month ago saying pay £80 and I'll give you Skyrim now, I would of payed it. Time is money after all and this game is worth my time.

 

[Nannernade]

Well one thing you do need to ask yourself before that question is will the expansions be any good? Thinking back to some of the expansions in Oblivion and Fallout some were pretty useless or down right terrible, I hate to say that about Bethesda but it had to be said. For example, Horse Armour (LOL) and from Fallout the worst I thought was of course Mothership Zeta.

 

[Twilight_guy]

Yes, people, want the game now. It's why they per-order despite the fact that the game will be widely available in a few weeks even if it was in short supply now. You have no idea how impatient for Skyrim some of the people I know are. They are literally treating it like a junky needing a fix and planning the rest of there month around playing it. It's scary.

 

[AstylahAthrys]

Because it's SKYRIM. I mean, really? You expect us to wait? I'm going to buy the GotY edition for the PC anyway, but I want to play the console version as well. So, I'm going to by the fancy $150 version now, and buy the GotY for $30 in the future.

Besides, it's Skryim. I've been waiting for this game since I finished Oblivion. To expect us to wait is outrageous.

 

[SextusMaximus]

Because it looks like a great game that we don't want to have to wait too long for. Seriously, it could have taken you 15 seconds of thought, not worth a thread.