EPTStarcraft 2 Collector's Edition Announced! - Page 8
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Bosu
United States3247 Posts
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Paperscraps
United States639 Posts
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TossFloss
Canada606 Posts
On April 09 2010 02:06 Ai52487963 wrote: Why's the standard edition $60 instead of $50? The extra 10% markup for games is only typically found on consoles, is the Activision arm of Blizzard trying to bully us for another $10 a'la MW2 or something? Maybe I'm being paranoid, but Activision turned MW2 into a monetary black hole for anyone that wanted to play it on the PC. I feel a strong wind blowing in the direction that the SC2 expansions will not "be priced as such" and Activision is going to milk us for all we are worth. Someone please tell me I'm wrong :\ No. That's a 20% markup over $50.00. ($50 * 20% = $10) Man, I remember the time when PC games were selling at around $70, then dropped to $40, then the prices crawled back up to $60... Prices aren't constant. Activision is just pricing according to the market. | ||
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TossFloss
Canada606 Posts
On April 09 2010 07:58 Wintermute wrote: So you don't have to go to the store and wait in line with other nerds? I've got dozens of video game boxes sitting in my basement which I will never use. I think the earliest is Mantis. I don't care for the boxes or the manuals. I just want the game. IMO the box is just additional clutter. | ||
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prOxi.swAMi
Australia3091 Posts
For example, a game selling for $60 in USA will cost $110 in Australia even with an exchange rate of 0.92 USD to 1 AUD. It's like exchange rate doesn't even come into it. | ||
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StriverzG
United States115 Posts
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TieN.nS)
United States2131 Posts
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Captain Peabody
United States3096 Posts
Can someone explain this part? What are "decals" to customize my in-game units? Is it something like additional skins for units? And will the units change be visible to everyone who plays with me or just for me? Same question for the new visually unique Thor. I am confused... The decal part has been known since the very first Battle.net presentation, and is a feature that everyone will be able to use, whether they bought the collector's edition or not; decals will mainly be gained through achievements, just like player portraits, and you'll be able to customize at will via your Battle.net profile. The collector's edition just adds a few "exclusive" ones that only people who bought it can use. As for the decals themselves, take a look at these pictures: ![[image loading]](http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/images2/5/5a/Building_cannon_far.png) ![[image loading]](http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft/images2/f/f2/Marauder.png) The little symbol in the middle of the photon cannon, and the symbol on the Marauder's shoulder-pads, are the decals in question. A symbol like this even now appears in some form or other on all units and buildings in the game. However, in the Beta currently, there's only symbol per race, and you can't change it. In the full game, however, you'll be able to choose from a bunch of decals, most unlocked via achievements, and picked the same way you pick your profile picture currently. Once you've picked a symbol, it will appear on all your units and buildings in-game in the same way as in the pictures above. As you can see, it's not a particularly intrusive addition...but it does provide a pretty cool way to personalize your army and "stand out." And inevitably, certain decals will become associated with certain top players...which I think will make for a cool additional level of personality in the game. Imagine being able to see the Death's Head symbol in a pro-game, and immediately thinking "OMG! FLASH!" It's these kinds of little details that really add a lot to the game in my opinion. Got it now? | ||
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Neo27
United States154 Posts
But I thought it was going to be a release date, slightly disappointed... | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
could use a new flash drive and thats like 10-20 bucks proabbly more like 10 bucks cuz its most likely a shitty one lol but an extra copy of bw is always cool | ||
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dogabutila
United States1437 Posts
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
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Daniri
387 Posts
On April 09 2010 10:49 Captain Peabody wrote: As for the decals themselves, take a look at these pictures: The little symbol in the middle of the photon cannon, and the symbol on the Marauder's shoulder-pads, are the decals in question. Got it now? Any examples of where zerg would get them? | ||
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Setz3R
United States455 Posts
So you don't have to go to the store and wait in line with other nerds? And miss out on talking about starcraft IRL!? Whatt!!!!!???? | ||
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Megalisk
United States6095 Posts
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Windblade
United States161 Posts
WoW profits go towards salaries, maint., basically all throughout blizzard - you cant rely on that to also cover all the costs for SC2 | ||
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s2pid_loser
United States699 Posts
probably announce it right after they release the next big patch with the map editor | ||
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TossFloss
Canada606 Posts
On April 09 2010 12:42 Windblade wrote: game development costs are rising, gotta increase the price of games too Along with market demand. WoW profits go towards salaries, maint., basically all throughout blizzard - you cant rely on that to also cover all the costs for SC2 No they don't. By definition, profits are sales after all deductions . | ||
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Archerofaiur
United States4101 Posts
How are you guys getting the Collectors edition? Are you preordering them? When/where are you preordering them? Do you think they will sell out before the game ships? | ||
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Ryuu314
United States12679 Posts
you don't want to know. those zerg are pretty freaky when it comes to tats but honestly, if you factor in the USB with SC on it it's pretty worth the price. The SC and BW expansion is usually priced around $20 USD so you're basically paying: $60 for SC2 + $20 for SC & BW + $20 for all the extra stuff. Not a bad deal if you ask me. Although $100 is kinda pricey...and I'm just a poor college student T^T. Maybe if I can convince some WoW freak to buy that Thor pet off me for like 30 bucks or something :D | ||
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