HotS release date: March 12th - Page 4

On November 13 2012 20:29 Raphet123 wrote:
Anyone know if buying a SEA license will allow NA hots play or will we have to buy two?

On November 13 2012 20:29 Raphet123 wrote:
Anyone know if buying a SEA license will allow NA hots play or will we have to buy two?

On November 13 2012 20:30 Rannasha wrote:


HotS will have global play, so you can pick which server to play on regardless of the version you buy.

On November 13 2012 20:15 Raphet123 wrote:
Seriously people complaining about the price? It's not like you can only buy the multi-player version of the game, that's more for the campaign than anything. 40$ In the scheme of things is shit all for how much entertainment the game will provide, that's about the same cost as 2 visits to the movies for me (3-4 hours of time consumption plus snacks). If it is too much for you, then you should get a job.

On November 13 2012 20:33 oberhofer wrote:


It's not a matter of "I can't afford it", it's a matter of "Blizzard said..." and yes, 40$ is a shitton of money for the "new" content we are getting. Think about it. Singleplayer? Not worth mentioning, you'll spend max 10 hours playing that. And new multiplayer content is a joke. The only things new are the units. All the other updates should already have been implemented in WoL (clan support, global play, improved UI, ...), so they cannot be considered "new". Holding back standard content to have more content for the expansion is a cheap selling strategy but is what I feel like this is. Feels like a DLC tbh. And you know why? Because SC2 is following a disused payment model. I can't even stress how backwards fullpriced games are. The current trend goes to continuous gains through item shops.

So, concluding why 40$ are way too much:

• Blizzard said themselves it wouldn't be a fullpriced game. Saying 40$ is not full-price is outrageous.
  
• There is no proportion between the new content (see above) offered through the expansion and the money they want for it.
  

Oh and btw thanks for the comparison with cinema: like hell I am paying 15$ for a movie (assuming you spend 5$ on snacks per movie). At least games are reacting to changing times, cause cinema sure is not.

Anyway, price may change til March. I am not going to buy the expansion if it stays at that price.

On November 13 2012 20:33 oberhofer wrote:


It's not a matter of "I can't afford it", it's a matter of "Blizzard said..." and yes, 40$ is a shitton of money for the "new" content we are getting. Think about it. Singleplayer? Not worth mentioning, you'll spend max 10 hours playing that. And new multiplayer content is a joke. The only things new are the units. All the other updates should already have been implemented in WoL (clan support, global play, improved UI, ...), so they cannot be considered "new". Holding back standard content to have more content for the expansion is a cheap selling strategy but is what I feel like this is. Feels like a DLC tbh. And you know why? Because SC2 is following a disused payment model. I can't even stress how backwards fullpriced games are. The current trend goes to continuous gains through item shops.

So, concluding why 40$ are way too much:

• Blizzard said themselves it wouldn't be a fullpriced game. Saying 40$ is not full-price is outrageous.
  
• There is no proportion between the new content (see above) offered through the expansion and the money they want for it.
  

Oh and btw thanks for the comparison with cinema: like hell I am paying 15$ for a movie (assuming you spend 5$ on snacks per movie). At least games are reacting to changing times, cause cinema sure is not.

Anyway, price may change til March. I am not going to buy the expansion if it stays at that price.

On November 13 2012 20:33 oberhofer wrote:


It's not a matter of "I can't afford it", it's a matter of "Blizzard said..." and yes, 40$ is a shitton of money for the "new" content we are getting. Think about it. Singleplayer? Not worth mentioning, you'll spend max 10 hours playing that. And new multiplayer content is a joke. The only things new are the units. All the other updates should already have been implemented in WoL (clan support, global play, improved UI, ...), so they cannot be considered "new". Holding back standard content to have more content for the expansion is a cheap selling strategy but is what I feel like this is. Feels like a DLC tbh. And you know why? Because SC2 is following a disused payment model. I can't even stress how backwards fullpriced games are. The current trend goes to continuous gains through item shops.

So, concluding why 40$ are way too much:

• Blizzard said themselves it wouldn't be a fullpriced game. Saying 40$ is not full-price is outrageous.
  
• There is no proportion between the new content (see above) offered through the expansion and the money they want for it.
  

Oh and btw thanks for the comparison with cinema: like hell I am paying 15$ for a movie (assuming you spend 5$ on snacks per movie). At least games are reacting to changing times, cause cinema sure is not.

Anyway, price may change til March. I am not going to buy the expansion if it stays at that price.

On November 13 2012 20:25 Eviscerador wrote:
It is ridiculous because it will cost 39.99 € in Europe, but that are like 55$ in real exchange rate.

I hate you blizzard.

On November 13 2012 20:41 Waxangel wrote:
don't mind paying for multi + single, but it would be great to have alternate purchase options for ppl who only want multi ^_^;

On November 13 2012 20:41 Waxangel wrote:
don't mind paying for multi + single, but it would be great to have alternate purchase options for ppl who only want multi ^_^;

On November 13 2012 20:40 Assirra wrote:

That is not just Blizzard tough.
EVERYONE (except a couple like GoG) do that, and not just game related.

On November 13 2012 20:41 Waxangel wrote:
don't mind paying for multi + single, but it would be great to have alternate purchase options for ppl who only want multi ^_^;