subjective opinion, SA is as the continuation of the base game as you say later, you can't continuate something you haven't started. Not a subjective opinion as there literally is more content. You absolutely can continue something that you have not started, done every day in multiple work places t...

$55 bucks total (or even $70 total at current prices for both) is still a far better cash-to-entertainment ratio than I get from renting a movie, or going to see one, or eating an ice cream cone, or going to a water park, or pretty much anything. You're comparing one-time-use entertainment forms to...

There is no singular reason for why it should be standalone game, I agree, i have looked at the arguments, i find none that makes sense to me, i even went down the list to find some that are teeny tiny, and don't contribute to add up to a count of reason for me. 1. SA DLC has more content than the ...

You forget the Wild idea: DLC could be free. That makes even less sense regarding the title of the thread, you're asking for a free standalone game ? The 2.0 update is free for people already owning factorio x) Nice that you mentioned the accumulation of hours. Because I for one would much rather s...

Mistake. I got carried away, but i fixed it to the original post now. It still says : There’s zero logical reason for this move except to cash in on existing owners Which makes no sense, wether or not it's a standalone, existing owner pays the same price. You forget the Wild idea: DLC could be free...

Listen buddy, if they made this its own standalone game, how could I accumulate more hours on the game itself? I want to show all the other nerds the total amount of hours I've spent on Factorio. Having to show hours on two different games doesn't show my addiction! Nice that you mentioned the accu...

If it was a sequel, then that would be the devs saying that you should only play SA, base factorio has no place any more. But in fact, I think most new players would benefit from playing base at least once or twice before moving onto SA. SA is a loooong game, which is perhaps reasonable for a DLC, ...

By far not. Consider what is really "new" and what's the base. Consider what you already got with mods like https://mods.factorio.com/mod/space-exploration Nothing is ever complete. If you think it's complete, then you don't need to play Space Age. If you think Factorio is unique, then Fa...

Agreed 100%. Stupid move when you think about the new fans who have not yet discovered how great the game is.. Imagine everyone talking about Witcher 4 and then you want to try the game yourself, only to find out that you have to buy Witcher 3 (FOR THE SAME PRICE) first. You end up paying the price ...