[Fanatical] Sid Meier’s Civilization VI 95% off | 2.99

Yes, that was to the person who's comment is no longer there. Another support member of a higher rank came and deleted the comment before the got back online.

Fanatical is perfectly fine to post, as it's not part of the grey market. Here's a list of sites like Fanatical that are also not part of the grey market that people can post about.

2Game
Allyouplay
Dreamgame
Gamebillet
GamersGate
Gamerthor
GAMESLOAD
Gamesplanet DE
Gamesplanet FR
Gamesplanet UK
Gamesplanet US
Green Man Gaming
Humble Bundle
Indie Gala
JoyBuggy
Noctre
Nuuvem
Playsum
Startselect
Voidu
WinGameStore

Nevertheless it is a seller on the grey market.

Well, look at it this way, a person buys a game because of some sort of hype or expectation, whether that is because of what other people said, or because it sounded good. Let's say its on Steam, and they "play" the game over 2 hours, past the refund window. Now, perhaps they feel the game was ok, but not as great as expected, maybe it feels more empty or not as feature rich. Now, there's addons that advertise that they add more to a game's features and functionality. They don't want to feel they wasted their money on the base game, and they know from research of the new addons and people's reviews that it adds way more to the game, or as they had hoped the game would be in the first place. They'll buy that DLC. It may seem like an unlikely scenario for you, which I can understand, especially if you don't have that mindset, but the world is full of millions of different gamers from all walks of life and situations, so its really not beyond expectation that this is a valid scenario.

And, yes, generally the base game is a "full game" experience, but there's still a decrease in quality and fullness of games now compared to years ago, when we consider DLC addons. If a game has a DLC, by definition, the game is no longer a 'full game' without the DLC, even if that DLC is a cosmetic.

If a game's addons are from new features and functionality that could reasonably not be considered part of the original game design, and a game is not designed to be carved up for an income scheme, then great, DLCs are a great valid edition. However, if they are a planned "feature" for increased revenue, and they're built and structured for that fact alone, then that's a different story.

Frankly, the collective customer base buying DLCs from the latter reason just enable more of that to happen, and eventually it becomes a norm. When the golden horse armor was released back in the day for The Elder Scrolls, trust me, many of us thought it was ridiculous, in both in terms of a stupid cosmetic, and the gall for the company to charge for it. However, they were testing the waters for what they could push with added content, and there was enough of a customer base that felt putting out the cash was worth it. Other companies jumped on, and eventually its become commonplace and accepted as just another 'feature' of gaming.

I personally don't see how people can play free mobile games, sinking money into silly addons and boosters for fun, but people do. But, then I like a full featured experience where I can enjoy a story, and feel like I'm spending time on something with some actual meat to it. But, that's my point, it takes all kinds, and as long as there's a market for it, there's going to be people spending money in ways and for reasons that don't seem logical, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

I also don't see a reason for people to buy games en-masse that they never intend to play. Granted I have quite a collection myself, but I have every intention to play each one that I have, and I purchased those games based on that quality of expectation for entertainment for myself. Takes all kinds.