Give all of those things a try. None of them are "wrong". Experiment and see what works best with the type of people you want to spend time with. Just don't get discouraged if your success rate is low (some people just won't be interested) and respect people's decisions if they choose to ignore you.
Brokkr
Since it sounds like you are just getting into this, it may be helpful to know that Nintendo has confirmed that there will be a 2nd version of the device and it is likely to have full backwards compatibility (meaning it will play all of the games from version 1).
The release dates for this device are likely to be announced soon.
So if you can wait, you could either get the newest version or you could get the current version for a big discount.
2 x 10^34 for those people who like to use numbers to represent numbers in a sane way.
You should be able to select the version of the game that you want. Right click, manage,... ??? I forgot the rest but it's fairly obvious from what I remember. You can just pick the most stable build of 1.## from the drop down.
I think all of your points were covered in the video, sometimes almost verbatim.
Market cap doesn't say how much cash they have available. For that, look at cash on hand which publicaly traded companies need to report
MS has about 75B cash on hand, so they could afford this themselves. They will probably argue that it will bring jobs and expertise to the state. ~~Also, it's a loan, so the interest will generate funding for the state as well.~~ nevermind, not a loan from the state, so no interest would go to the state.
There are a few games that you might miss out on with this method. Some devs (it's not many) list their games at what they think is a fair forever price and will not ever offer the game at a reduced price. Again, this isn't a lot of devs, but one notable one is Wube, makers of Factorio.
I generally agree with your method, mostly because I have a large enough backlog to be able to wait for sales, but it is also worth doing research on some devs to see if a sale will ever happen.
The section with the burning buildings and the big guy in the middle of the court yard just past the shallow water?
If that's the section you mean, then you can safely come back after progressing the main line a little more. Getting the axe and the beating the guy on the horse are good pre-requisites. That will align the difficulty to be more consistent with the main line path.
Is it similar to rimworld then?
Thanks, songs of syx looks interesting, what are your thoughts?
Just to clarify, other than the naming, those games aren't related, right?
Factorio, it's fun from the first minute but you'll still be learning new things after 1000 hours.