it would have to be some serious quality of life changes to make me shell out for it again.

Eh, I first bought it 20 years ago, and have bought it a couple times since on different platforms.

If it’s $30 bucks I’m buying it regardless. Maybe not right at first, but eventually I will.

That’s also why I don’t think any game shouldnt be able to run “maxxed out” on release. A great game people are still gonna want to run it a decade later. It doesn’t hurt anyone if the dial turns to 11 if 10 is the same setting it’s always been.

So make games that in a decade still look decent on settings no one could enable all at once on release. It doesn’t change the quality on release, just gives it legs to look good longer.