Civ VII Price Complaints

Legitimate question: why are so many here seemingly so offended by this game going for $50-$80 depending on version? More often than not these appear to be people that logged hundreds if not thousands of hours on other Civ versions.

If I look at price/gameplay ratio and already know that to truly give this game a shot I’ll play 100+ hours, is this really that bad of a price? Especially comparing with game releases in the 2000s adjusted for inflation and all this feels dirt cheap.

Also, I argue the people at Firaxis deserve their paycheck for a complex game like this. Yes I realize they make money with other franchises and whatnot but as a Civ maxi I will gladly contribute to that and their bottom line at that. They made an effort to include community figures and streamers in development, went for maximum transparency, and likely worked on this game for months, possibly years.

Idk, I felt like this rant was needed after seeing all those people saying “I’ll wait until it is 80% off with all DLCs because before then it’s obviously unplayable…”.

Thanks for reading ❤️