Like many others I bought Torchlight for $20 only to see it drop to $5 a few days later. It hurt but I felt better knowing that I supported the devs a bit more by giving them more money.

I also once bought a character pack for Marvel Ultimate Alliance for $10 after waiting for what felt like years for it to become the Deal of the Week. The next week it was dropped to $5 for DOTW. To this day I think that me buying it reminded Microsoft that it existed and they dropped the price. Or maybe it was just bad timing on my part. It still hurt though.

I always wait for the holidays to purchase stuff on steam thats usually when you can get it cheapest.

Bought Metro 2033 for $20, and the very next day it was $5. :(

Bought Skyrim Legendary Edition for $50. Went on sale 3 days later for $12. So Sad.

YOU GOT STEAMED SON

If I really want a game, I usually buy it within the first month or two of release. If that passes and I have an desire to play it I always wait, because it ALWAYS goes on a steam sale or something.

So if the game you are about to buy is older, then wait. If its new, go for it.

oh the darkness behind waiting

you sir have paid the price of impatience. you are no deal hunter. be gone from my chambers.

I seem to have a regret like this, also. But it's the way the dice roll. And for the big Steam events, always wait till the final day to make sure they roll a flash sale on you.

Doesn't really bother me. Any game I buy at full price is a game I really want to play and, at the risk of sounding all snobby and shit, has a developer that I want to support as much as possible.

Been there, done that. I tell myself I'm supporting the developer.

I haven't really had something go on sale very shortly after I've bought something. But even if I did, I don't really care either way. As long as I found the purchase worthy of the sum it was asking at the time I bought it I'm all good.

At least the spammer above me got the thread bumped.

Twice now its happened to me where I've bought a game on XBLA only for it to be announced as free with gold a few days later. Such a bummer.

Yeah, a few months ago, I bought Universe Sandbox for its regular price. Only to see that it's on sale, 75% off practically a day later. I was kinda mad at first but I got over it.

YOU GOT STEAMPUNK'D