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Wildmoon
Profile Joined December 2011
Thailand4189 Posts
November 13 2012 12:08 GMT
#121
On November 13 2012 21:07 tomwizz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 13 2012 21:05 Plansix wrote:
On November 13 2012 21:01 achan1058 wrote:
http://classic.battle.net/scc/faq/bw.shtml

Brood War used to cost $30, adjusted for inflation and stuff, $40 isn't too bad. On the other hand, there was no eSports scene back then.


And what did BW add, really. A bunch of upgrades that made units go faster or have longer range and two new units per faction.

Lets face it, some people expect it to be $10.


also the new set of amazing campaigns too.


just like what they did with every xpacs for their games.
Fragile51
Profile Joined October 2011
Netherlands15767 Posts
November 13 2012 12:09 GMT
#122
On November 13 2012 20:50 musai wrote:
don't think anyone would buy the single player if you didn't have to lol


That statement is so ignorant it boggles my mind anyone can even type that into the message box and not go "wait, does this even make sense"

Guess what, people play games for other things then the multiplayer experience. And sc2's singleplayer experience was pretty damn good, even though the story was kinda lacklustre. In terms of gameplay it probably was one of the best RTS campaigns we had in a long time, i personally played it like 3-4 times or something, and enjoyed every playthrough.
Uracil
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany422 Posts
November 13 2012 12:09 GMT
#123
On November 13 2012 21:04 Hubble wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 13 2012 20:58 Grettin wrote:
40 fucking dollars? I wonder how much it is going to be for the Europeans.


40 € as usual. As we all know: 1 $ = 1 € = 1 £ ;-)

It will mostly be cheaper if you buy at a retailer. I got WOL for 39 € at release day.
malaan
Profile Joined September 2010
365 Posts
November 13 2012 12:10 GMT
#124
why are people complaining that it's $40....? are you that broke?

The new call of duty game came out yesterday and costs like $80 with a 4 hour campeign and a terrible multi. We should be happy that HotS is a better ga.... oh wait.

Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9021 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-13 12:12:13
November 13 2012 12:11 GMT
#125
$30 sounds more reasonable to me, and it should be imo much cheaper for Koreans.
Targe
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom14103 Posts
November 13 2012 12:11 GMT
#126
Why so soon? I was hOping it would be out later :/
At least it's only 40$ and not 60$.
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Wildmoon
Profile Joined December 2011
Thailand4189 Posts
November 13 2012 12:11 GMT
#127
On November 13 2012 21:09 Fragile51 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 13 2012 20:50 musai wrote:
don't think anyone would buy the single player if you didn't have to lol


That statement is so ignorant it boggles my mind anyone can even type that into the message box and not go "wait, does this even make sense"

Guess what, people play games for other things then the multiplayer experience. And sc2's singleplayer experience was pretty damn good, even though the story was kinda lacklustre. In terms of gameplay it probably was one of the best RTS campaigns we had in a long time, i personally played it like 3-4 times or something, and enjoyed every playthrough.


I kinda agree. Eventhough the story could be improved(let's be honest, all of Blizzard's games story are pretty bad and cheesy but it's their iconic characters that made it interesting) but I think WoL's gameplay in campaigne is the best I have played for RTS.
Anta
Profile Joined April 2012
Germany434 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-13 12:15:41
November 13 2012 12:11 GMT
#128
39 $ = 30,76 €

Because Europe is so rich we have to pay 39 € = 49.46 $.

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Hubble
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany248 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-13 12:13:04
November 13 2012 12:12 GMT
#129
On November 13 2012 21:09 Uracil wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 13 2012 21:04 Hubble wrote:
On November 13 2012 20:58 Grettin wrote:
40 fucking dollars? I wonder how much it is going to be for the Europeans.


40 € as usual. As we all know: 1 $ = 1 € = 1 £ ;-)

It will mostly be cheaper if you buy at a retailer. I got WOL for 39 € at release day.


Yeah, Blizz sales their games for the recommended retail price. Retailers are cheaper in most cases. I'm going for the collector's edition so I'm gonna pay more anyway.

It's still funny, that 1 $ is 1 € for Blizz. ^.^
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Ryder.
Profile Joined January 2011
1117 Posts
November 13 2012 12:12 GMT
#130
On November 13 2012 21:00 nihlon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 13 2012 20:52 Ryder. wrote:
Wow at all the people saying $40 is too expensive for an expansion... Should try living in Australia! Most games here at release cost a good $90, often more depending on where you get it from...

And no it isn't just 'a few new units', it is an new campaign and shitload of Bnet features... That shit doesn't just develop itself you know, somebody has got to get paid.

It's not "too" expensive, it's just expensive relative to what you are getting. If you are just playing for ladder, $40 is an overpayment compared to what other (new multiplayer) games you can get for the same cost. You are actually allowed to say something is overpriced even if you can afford it. Shocking right?

Overpriced by what metric? I'm guessing a large majority of TL users have spent hundreds of hours of entertainment playing 'just ladder'. At least by my standards $40 for hundreds of hours of content isn't unreasonable...

And apart from micro centric transaction games (which a lot of people here tend to dislike) how many games operate on the basis of you only pay for what you want to pay? I can't think of any games that let you only pay a fraction of the price if you choose to only access single or multiplayer, or only certain characters to use.

And compared to other 'new multiplayer' games, compared to games like CoD having a new version released every year with minimal changes, or Battlefield having a whole bunch of expansions within a few months, to WoW requiring a monthly subscription I still can't see how $40 is considered overpriced...

But anyone is more than welcome to enlighten me ^^
Bahamuth
Profile Joined September 2011
134 Posts
November 13 2012 12:15 GMT
#131
I can't believe people think 40$ is too much. I would pay so much more for this game.
MVega
Profile Joined November 2010
763 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-13 12:19:25
November 13 2012 12:16 GMT
#132
On November 13 2012 21:05 Plansix wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 13 2012 21:01 achan1058 wrote:
http://classic.battle.net/scc/faq/bw.shtml

Brood War used to cost $30, adjusted for inflation and stuff, $40 isn't too bad. On the other hand, there was no eSports scene back then.


And what did BW add, really. A bunch of upgrades that made units go faster or have longer range and two new units per faction.

Lets face it, some people expect it to be $10.


People can't remember that far back. BW was pretty bad at release, it wasn't until much much later that it became awesome.

This whole thing about people complaining about cost is really nothing new. Pretty much every time any company announces a PC game's release date now, check the comments section and it's full of people saying things like "I'd pay $20 for it at most!" and such. PC gamers are cheap these days, except when it comes to DLC/micro-transactions where they seem to have no self control. Haha. Myself included sometimes.

Edit: If a person plays the multiplayer of SC2 I'd say it's hard for HotS to NOT be worth it. Shit .. I've paid at least $150~ on Street Fighter 4 + DLC, plus I specifically bought an arcade stick for that game, and it's worth it because I've gotten so much time out of that game. Thousands of hours. For SC2 it's similar, so for me it's definitely worth it. $40 is nothing for hundreds if not thousands of hours of playtime.
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oberhofer
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Germany98 Posts
November 13 2012 12:18 GMT
#133
I don't see how comparing the price to the current CoD release counts as an argument. Do we really want to compare prices and expansion content with CoD, cause don't get me started on what they are doing wrong.

Yeah, let's relativize everything. Hell, I don't see why everybody hates murder. It's nothing compared to war.
SC2 catchphrase.
MHT
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden1026 Posts
November 13 2012 12:19 GMT
#134
On November 13 2012 21:12 Ryder. wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 13 2012 21:00 nihlon wrote:
On November 13 2012 20:52 Ryder. wrote:
Wow at all the people saying $40 is too expensive for an expansion... Should try living in Australia! Most games here at release cost a good $90, often more depending on where you get it from...

And no it isn't just 'a few new units', it is an new campaign and shitload of Bnet features... That shit doesn't just develop itself you know, somebody has got to get paid.

It's not "too" expensive, it's just expensive relative to what you are getting. If you are just playing for ladder, $40 is an overpayment compared to what other (new multiplayer) games you can get for the same cost. You are actually allowed to say something is overpriced even if you can afford it. Shocking right?

Overpriced by what metric? I'm guessing a large majority of TL users have spent hundreds of hours of entertainment playing 'just ladder'. At least by my standards $40 for hundreds of hours of content isn't unreasonable...

And apart from micro centric transaction games (which a lot of people here tend to dislike) how many games operate on the basis of you only pay for what you want to pay? I can't think of any games that let you only pay a fraction of the price if you choose to only access single or multiplayer, or only certain characters to use.

And compared to other 'new multiplayer' games, compared to games like CoD having a new version released every year with minimal changes, or Battlefield having a whole bunch of expansions within a few months, to WoW requiring a monthly subscription I still can't see how $40 is considered overpriced...

But anyone is more than welcome to enlighten me ^^

Couldn't agree more, its fucking starcraft almost any other game is trash in comparison. Just the sheer amount of hours we get out of it is just stupid with all the other $40 games out there.
Grovbolle
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Denmark3805 Posts
November 13 2012 12:21 GMT
#135
If you buy it, it's not too expensive for you, pretty simple actually

Overprice is relative to income and willingness to pay really.
Lies, damned lies and statistics: http://aligulac.com
Ryder.
Profile Joined January 2011
1117 Posts
November 13 2012 12:26 GMT
#136
On November 13 2012 21:18 oberhofer wrote:
I don't see how comparing the price to the current CoD release counts as an argument. Do we really want to compare prices and expansion content with CoD, cause don't get me started on what they are doing wrong.

Yeah, let's relativize everything. Hell, I don't see why everybody hates murder. It's nothing compared to war.

Because the guy I quoted specifically said $40 is overpayment compared to other new multiplayer games. I was giving examples of how I thought this was untrue.

However good job comparing game prices to murder...
Apolo
Profile Joined May 2010
Portugal1259 Posts
November 13 2012 12:28 GMT
#137
40 € ? have fun you guys, seems like i'll just watch.
Fragile51
Profile Joined October 2011
Netherlands15767 Posts
November 13 2012 12:30 GMT
#138
On November 13 2012 21:12 Hubble wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 13 2012 21:09 Uracil wrote:
On November 13 2012 21:04 Hubble wrote:
On November 13 2012 20:58 Grettin wrote:
40 fucking dollars? I wonder how much it is going to be for the Europeans.


40 € as usual. As we all know: 1 $ = 1 € = 1 £ ;-)

It will mostly be cheaper if you buy at a retailer. I got WOL for 39 € at release day.


Yeah, Blizz sales their games for the recommended retail price. Retailers are cheaper in most cases. I'm going for the collector's edition so I'm gonna pay more anyway.

It's still funny, that 1 $ is 1 € for Blizz. ^.^


It's an international standard, not just something blizzard came up with. It's retarded, yes. But it's a standard just about every single games company adheres to. Only exception i can think of is Gog.com, but those guys are basically the shining beacon of customer service in that regard.
Koshi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Belgium38799 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-11-13 12:36:50
November 13 2012 12:33 GMT
#139
On November 13 2012 21:30 Fragile51 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 13 2012 21:12 Hubble wrote:
On November 13 2012 21:09 Uracil wrote:
On November 13 2012 21:04 Hubble wrote:
On November 13 2012 20:58 Grettin wrote:
40 fucking dollars? I wonder how much it is going to be for the Europeans.


40 € as usual. As we all know: 1 $ = 1 € = 1 £ ;-)

It will mostly be cheaper if you buy at a retailer. I got WOL for 39 € at release day.


Yeah, Blizz sales their games for the recommended retail price. Retailers are cheaper in most cases. I'm going for the collector's edition so I'm gonna pay more anyway.

It's still funny, that 1 $ is 1 € for Blizz. ^.^


It's an international standard, not just something blizzard came up with. It's retarded, yes. But it's a standard just about every single games company adheres to. Only exception i can think of is Gog.com, but those guys are basically the shining beacon of customer service in that regard.

And Valve. Where everything is in Dollar. I don't know why no other company does it like that. Well, I don't know too much about other companies tbh, but I know that for steam and blizzard it is 1 $ is 1 € .
If we have to pay by credit card it doesn't matter shit if it is $ or €.
I had a good night of sleep.
osmanic
Profile Joined June 2009
Germany200 Posts
November 13 2012 12:36 GMT
#140
there are games which costs 60 dollars with only singleplayer that last about 10 hours.

and some of you guys say paying 40 dollars for sc2 is too much? a game that you play for months/years ?

i dont understand
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