I hope for Soviet Russia they will set different prices. 60$ for a PC game is unheard of in Eastern Europe. For reference, WC3 was around $10 in Russia.

jhNz

Germany2762 Posts

April 09 2010 11:04 GMT

#165

sorry for creating another thread about it...
searched for it without the ' in collector's and couldn't find it.

as i stated in my op, i wont buy the collector's edition considering the fact that there will be two more retails to come.

7mk

Germany10157 Posts

April 09 2010 11:05 GMT

#166

On April 09 2010 14:32 Ryuu314 wrote:

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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.
:D

ya but what do you need an extra copy of starcraft 1 for?

mutantmagnet

United States3791 Posts

April 09 2010 12:05 GMT

#167

On April 09 2010 03:04 Eury wrote:

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That may be true, but their largest source of revenue for WoW is from the subscription cost and not the lump sum when you buy the game.

Quoting for emphasis. Get over it folks.

bEsT[Alive]

606 Posts

April 09 2010 12:16 GMT

#168

Someone needs to tell Blizzard many of us don't play WoW. I know I don't want to get sucked in.

LunarC

United States1186 Posts

April 09 2010 12:23 GMT

#169

I must have bought at least 2 copies of Brood War and the Warcraft 3 Battle Chest. Spending 60 plus expansion packs for a game I will play for 100+ hours doesn't sound too bad to me.

FlamingTurd

United States1059 Posts

April 09 2010 12:26 GMT

#170

Dang $150??? That's quite a bit of chump change ;-) Kinda disappointed with what you are getting for that but just like the hundreds of thousands of others that started SC from the day it came out and have loved every minute of both games it just has to be purchased ;-D

Anyway I'm hoping this means it will come out soon!

SleepSheep

Canada344 Posts

April 09 2010 12:28 GMT

#171

i like the customizable decals and icons.. but 40 dollars? hmmm
it's tempting.. but i must refrain. i'll be really jealous when i see people wearing their unique avatars though.

my question is: do the custom decals show for other players too? or just for you? if it's the former, than that's pretty damn sweet

Caphe

Vietnam10817 Posts

April 09 2010 13:16 GMT

#172

Time for revenger to those WOW players that put their beta key on Ebay.
Thor pet for sale FTW!!!
I am not sure atm though, maybe If my connection is good enough, I will just buy the US/EU version online to play on the US/EU server. But if they include Realm in the final product I will consider buy a boxed version of Chinese SC2 :D

Gliche

United States811 Posts

April 10 2010 20:32 GMT

#173

I just found this and wanted to let everyone here know about this, but I not sure if this should be in its own thread. Gamestop is apparently having a special discount on the collector's edition going on right now.

On their website, type in coupon code "ENT20" to get it for $79.99 or type in "25OFF" and add a $0.99 item to get it for $75.73. ENT20 offer expires today, April 10, and the 25OFF coupon expires April 30.

After scanning through the thread on it, it seems that tax + "handling fees" bump it up close to $90. However ENT20 also works on all other games. Don't know if there will be better deals for it later, so up to you whether or not you want to take advantage of this!

Source

Wr3k

Canada2533 Posts

April 10 2010 20:42 GMT

#174

I want dope portraits and decals... but the rest seems like a waste of money.

Eonwe

United States7 Posts

April 10 2010 20:46 GMT

#175

On April 09 2010 21:05 mutantmagnet wrote:

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Quoting for emphasis. Get over it folks.

Its much easier to talk about how greedy Blizzard and Kotick are than to live in reality.

ShaperofDreams

Canada2492 Posts

April 11 2010 00:14 GMT

#176

Insta call hehe, comic book!!

Letters_and_Numbers

Canada28 Posts

April 11 2010 00:35 GMT

#177

Art book + flash drive with SCBW + DVD with interview and commentary + soundtrack CD + comic > night vision goggles

Also, don't get sucked into playing WoW just for the thor pet; sunk cost fallacy!

FieryBalrog

United States1381 Posts

April 11 2010 10:07 GMT

#178

First CE I'm ever getting.

Buying Starcraft + Brood War was probably the best purchase I have ever made in my life in terms of value for money, so I don't see how anyone can complain really.

DanceDance

226 Posts

April 11 2010 10:11 GMT

#179

On April 09 2010 06:30 SarcasticOne wrote:
not looking forward to this in australia... we get totally ripped off with video games...
even with the conversion being $1 AUD = $0.9 USD our prices are ridiculous...

the usual price for computer games over here are $100 ($90 US), with console games being $110 ($100 US)

the big fancy version of MW2 was $200 ($180 US)

currently ebgames has SC2 standard version for $100 AU, but it wouldnt surprise me if that changed....

i love blizzard, but when i can import the game from playasia for ~2/3 the price for buying it in aus... it's hard to see how i can justify buying it on launch day...

You have to take into account tariffs and taxes that governments place on exports and imports. Although I agree it's unfair for us as Australian consumers to pay so much money for a game. Regardless of what our Australian dollar is worth, we are always going to have to pay extra on imports.

Canada1218 Posts

April 26 2010 07:12 GMT

#180

Does anyone know if Heart of the Swarm is going to have a Collector's edition w/ a different Zerg unit look? Cause I'm thinking it would be silly to get the collector's edition for Wings of Liberty, as I rarely play Terran and wouldn't even get to see the Thor as often.