Best time to buy?

[Shaymlis_Adikt]

Based on games of past, when do you think the best time to buy Mafia 2 when taking into consideration these factors:

Patches and updates to fix glitches and bugs
DLC's
Modding

All in the interest of having the most complete and functional game possible for the money, even if I have to wait a year or more.

I guess what I am really asking is when will this game reach its full maturity, and what is the average for most games especially when modding is possible.

If your answer is never, please don't bother to post. Thanks.

[MokiCzech]

'round Xmas, I guess.

[Ceibalk]

'round Xmas, I guess.

I agree, and usually around that time games have great sales so you could probably save a bit of money too.

[Shaymlis_Adikt]

I agree, and usually around that time games have great sales so you could probably save a bit of money too.

This only takes price into consideration, nothing else. Not really looking to just save a few bucks.

[oddballire]

This only takes price into consideration, nothing else. Not really looking to just save a few bucks.

Then rent it. God I really wish I had. Never again - not even for bioshock 3 - if it has 2K's name on it, its a rent at most.

[phdr_vrba]

I'd go for next summer, if you don't mind waiting a year or more. Around that time everything 2K is willing to do with game will likely be done (or at least announced) and how much can/will modders do with the game should be more or less obvious. Maybe there will already be some sort of GOTY version with all DLC's already included.

[Dan8k]

When/ if some modders manage to make this into a good game, that'll be the time.

[pedroribeiro124]

Spring next year this will be probably around 5 dollars in the US.
I dont expect to see many dlc to come out for this game.
The reason is simple the huge return game to store that took place after people finished the game.
So i think this will be thrown under the rug by 2K very shortly i expect to see some heads rolling in 2k Czech untill the end of the year if not a total closure of that branch.
Still this will be a bad year for 2K and 2k cant have bad years since EA is always hoping for a bad year of 2k for a hostile take over.
So yup around Spring.

[Nevakonaza]

When you can get it cheap of steam including all the DLC.

[gmcnewlook]

i bought mafia1 a few years after release for very cheap, i think no more than 20 bucks ( i cant remember) if a game does poorly in sales, stores like EB games try to get rid of stock that doestn selll even if they lose money on it, ive gotten a few games this way, you might have to wait but its worth it (especailly the PC version, since it will be modded) if only my computer was able to run mafia 2 i could look past the price since it has been modded to enable things,on the 360 its pretty much imposable to mod a game

[metallicapurify]

Wow Sherlock, it's simple the game will be twice cheaper after 3 years of release, i have bought GTA 4 for $25.

[RunningBare]

After the patch I just recieved, wait longer!!, I am now unable to load saved chapters without the game crashing, I'm not the only one!

I'm normally tolerant of new releases knowing that no game is perfect on release, but this is now getting rediculous!

[nmycon]

lol yeah... i'd say hold off until the game can actually be played without crashing you'll enjoy it more that way

[jarebowski82]

I bought Godfather 2 for 20 bucks a while back and felt great about it.20 bucks down the road for this heaping pile will still be too much.Telling you man.Rent it.Dont let them line your pockets with ANY of your money as they have me.

[Duster]

Game isn't worthy of being bought right now so be patient and wait for it to have it's ass kicked downstairs in the bargain bin. Shouldn't take too long anyway.