What are your in-game spending habits?

[heyheysg]

I realised as I played Torchlight that I almost never bought anything from the shops, not with loot dropping all over the place, mostly I bought gems (not to use, to collect) and tinkered with the enchantment shop for awhile.

Same with Final Fantasy, I might buy a couple of Phoneix downs early on, but the only if materials are required for building stuff, I would only just upgrade to the next weapon and sell to shops.

Devil May Cry, only for upgrades.

I guess it fits my money hoarding habits in real life

 

[ae86gamer]

I almost never buy from the shops in games. When I do get money or weapons its from dead enemies. ^_^

 

[Trivun]

In real life I'm extremely tight. This follows me into the gaming world too. I usually sell loads and buy little, though in a game I'll usually make sure that I spend a hell of a lot on all the best healing items. And sometimes weapons too, if said weapons are a lot more powerful than my current ones...

 

[SithLibrarian]

When it comes to RPGs, I usually like to buy lots of healing items right at the offset. I figure it's going to take me a few levels before I can really kick ass, so until then I want to make sure I can heal often.

 

[Guitar Gamer]

just like in real life, I'm a cheap prick only buying the good stuff if it is for me and giving hand-me-downs to everybody else unless on special occasion

 

[frank220]

I guess that games that offer loot set a bad example for kids "If you kill someone, you get stuff and don't have to pay for anything!"

 

[MelasZepheos_v1legacy]

I buy nothing, unless it can only be acquired at a shop. Seriously, I've played through Mass Effect and not gone near people selling weapons or mods, you just don't need them.

That said, when playing Final Fantasy, I don't buy anything, then when I have stupid amounts of money I stock up fully on all healing items and any equipment I still need. Some stuff in FFIX can only be gotten from synth shops.

 

[Crapster]

I manage my finances better in-game than I do in reality, I'd say.
But then again, I also get stuff for free by killing people in game, so there isn't much of a comparison...

 

[Gotham Soul]

I rely mostly on shops to update weapons and armor, but I buy armor first, then weapons, then anything else after.

 

[dududf]

In borderlands I generally only buy "Items of the Day" and heal packs.

I mostly sell, infact on my level 29 Soldier, it has over million bucks.

 

[psyniac_123]

Check the weapons. Buy the weapons. Sell old weapons.

Rinse and repeat.

 

[Smeggs]

Depends what kind of game, but basically I will always buy weapons before anything, unless I am absoloutley out of healing items.

 

[latenightapplepie]

I almost never buy from the shops in games.

This is the case most of the time. Although, if I realise that money is going to be very easy to acquire, then I will fork out the dosh for something nice and shiny.

 

[Robert632]

i tend to buy the best stuff avalible, but that's just me.

 

[Jenova65]

I buy little and often at the start of a game and gradually build up so that I have the max amount of the best healing items quite early on, but I will level grind for hours as much for the money as for the experience. I always finish a game with an obscene amount of cash (ah, if real life could only reflect that)

 

[Generator]

Avoid spending of any kind at all costs, just like in real life. Looks like that's the general consensus so far, though.

 

[GodofDisaster]

Like most people have said here, I to I'm cheap in both real life and in games, the only thing I will ever buy is amour and health and perhaps a weapon but it has to be a really cool and useful weapon.

 

[badgersprite]

I sell everything I don't want and save up only to buy weapons, armour, spells and ammo that I need, if it can't be gained from looting an enemy. In Final Fantasy games, I almost never use potions, no matter what state I'm in, because it feels like a waste of money. I always feel really edgy if I'm not making money out of a transaction, which is weird because in real life I'm not the most frugal person. I guess it's just my OCD kicking in.

 

[Threx]

Specifically KOTOR i would sell everything except the stuff on my character everything else whent to things like upgrade, or in number two things with high chemical or component count so that I could make...well upgrades