Thanks you Grumbler

[chipwich]

Back on old Languish in the old EU3 thread you explained the concept of sunk costs. I had a bad money experience today and felt like shit, but playing EU3 reminded me of what you said and now I don't feel like shit anymore.

[Jaron]

PM

[chipwich]

I want everyone to know how great Grumbler is.

[Darth Wagtaros]

We all know about grumbler. 

[grumbler]

yw

[Alcibiades]

What was it so I can feel better.   

[Jaron]

You see

We have this economics term "SUNK COSTS"

You spent Way too much Money on EU3. Lets call it X.

X is your sunk cost.

IF

Johan the Internet Shitty game coder/money pirate decides to make an expansion: Europa Universalis 3: Plight of the Zeelanders for 25 dollars you are OBLIGATED to buy the game because if you do not, your SUNK cost of X will be for NOTHING and you therefore cannot stop playing the game.

So in summary, as long as 25 (or the cost of any expansion) is less than X, you PROFIT buy buying them because otherwise you are out the cost of your original purchase.

[garbon]

i want help

[grumbler]

Alci, as you have probably guessed, the idea is the precise opposite of Jaron's explanation. 

It was a great explanation, though.

[katmai]

Alci, as you have probably guessed, the idea is the precise opposite of Jaron's explanation. 

It was a great explanation, though.

Jaron would never be facetious!

[Darth Wagtaros]

You see

We have this economics term "SUNK COSTS"

You spent Way too much Money on EU3. Lets call it X.

X is your sunk cost.

IF

Johan the Internet Shitty game coder/money pirate decides to make an expansion: Europa Universalis 3: Plight of the Zeelanders for 25 dollars you are OBLIGATED to buy the game because if you do not, your SUNK cost of X will be for NOTHING and you therefore cannot stop playing the game.

So in summary, as long as 25 (or the cost of any expansion) is less than X, you PROFIT buy buying them because otherwise you are out the cost of your original purchase.

You should be in marketing. 

[Grey Fox]

Grumbler, he is awesome.

[grumbler]

Jaron would never be facetious!

Not with that face, no.

[Jaron]

Jaron would never be facetious!

Not with that face, no.

[Eddie Teach]

Its ability to split in half is kinda creepy.