Purchasing GP 9

Well, actually not until it's available to bundle, but that's the only reason I'd be waiting.

I always buy right away if it’s something I’m interested in.....which for me isn’t sounding hopeful so far for the next pack. ?

Eco Lifestyle is the only pack I’ve bought the first day so far, but I think I will be buying the next one on the first day if I like it.

Well I put the first month, but usually I wait for a sale. I am actually most curious about what new system might be in the next GP rather than just the aesthetic theme, and that will be a bigger influence for me.

next year at earliest I'm very much broke and will hope for sale of some kind even if i had money and it was exactly what i need/want

I'd have to go beyond theme I want for reason to purchase because there have been a lot of packs with themes I really wanted but the game play and replayability was just there such as Island Living and Get to Work. So my vote would be more like I'm only buying the pack if I see replay value and not a pack designed around interacting with a few objects in a ugly predesigned world.

Presuming I like the pack, I have no problem buying day 1. Especially for a nice chunk of content like a GP. However, it takes more than just a good or bad theme to win or lose me.

Case in point, EL. I do not really care about the theme of it, but I like the things I can do with it. It gives me features to mess around with all my worlds and really rounds out my off the grid play. I really like what EL offers even if the theme is lackluster. Further, C&D. I love pets, they are usually the best packs for me, but it is probably my least favorite pack in all of 4 because of how shallow pets are.

So, yeah. Day 1 if I like the features and contributions. Otherwise, I'll sit on it unless my friends are liking it.

I find it impossible to answer before I knowing what a pack is about.

If I like it as much as RoM and really really really want it, then I will buy it at full price the first day I can get into my game. But this might not necessarily be day one. Within a week or so, regardless of other people's reviews.
But most packs I like, I buy at the first sale which is usually a couple of months later. I kind of miss that option in the poll. It is possible to wait for a sale even if I like the pack.

Bro we don't even know what the pack is about lol

Where is the “when there’s a good sale” option? That’s how I buy all my packs.