thats still around 30, which is still high for what the game offers in its current state, especially when compared to it's predecessor Warband. And who says you have to be a "diehard" fan lmao. The discount was for the first week or weeks if I'm not mistaken and the other 10% if you owned Warband.Early access pricing is a tricky thing. Once you buy it, you buy it for life. TaleWorlds priced the game close to what they thought it will be worth on full release because we will not have to pay again for the final product. So the question then becomes, "do you trust TW to deliver on their promises?" If the answer is "no," then it might have been better to check back in a few months before purchasing.
Besides, the diehard fans of this series received a 20% discount on launch. That's pretty generous. That's the, "sorry for the missing features and bugs" price.