On December 02 2015 08:25 deacon.frost wrote: A quick question - does anybody know whether this is only digital available or whether I can buy a nice box? :-)
Haven't found anything and I have to go to bed so I can go to work properly I am expecting digital only but hope dies last
Thanks!
I prefer having a nice and shiny box as well, I would'nt mind if I had to pay full price for it.
Fucking preorder bonuses. Fuck you marketing department. This is the first time a Starcraft title has content locked behind a preorder pay wall and you guys are celbrating that? To quote some Star Wars: Preordering is the stupidest shit in the gaming industry right now. Why would you even do that? Since there will be no boxed copy you have NO argument that preordering has benefits. Just buy it the day you want to play it, you have it immediately available. That’s why they lock that portrait and the skin behind the preorder wall so we have a reason to buy it before we even know if it’s any good. Come on that’s bullshit.
On December 02 2015 18:51 Biolunar wrote: Fucking preorder bonuses. Fuck you marketing department. This is the first time a Starcraft title has content locked behind a preorder pay wall and you guys are celbrating that? To quote some Star Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1FFVWEQnSM Preordering is the stupidest shit in the gaming industry right now. Why would you even do that? Since there will be no boxed copy you have NO argument that preordering has benefits. Just buy it the day you want to play it, you have it immediately available. That’s why they lock that portrait and the skin behind the preorder wall so we have a reason to buy it before we even know if it’s any good. Come on that’s bullshit.
except the skin is worth 15 dollars on its own, regardless of the quality of the campaign missions...
On December 02 2015 18:51 Biolunar wrote: Fucking preorder bonuses. Fuck you marketing department. This is the first time a Starcraft title has content locked behind a preorder pay wall and you guys are celbrating that? To quote some Star Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1FFVWEQnSM Preordering is the stupidest shit in the gaming industry right now. Why would you even do that? Since there will be no boxed copy you have NO argument that preordering has benefits. Just buy it the day you want to play it, you have it immediately available. That’s why they lock that portrait and the skin behind the preorder wall so we have a reason to buy it before we even know if it’s any good. Come on that’s bullshit.
Skin isn't locked, you get it for buying all three mission packs.
I'm sure you don't think that you're overreacting because you're standing up for the principle of it all... but... seriously. It's just a profile pic. There are more abhorrent practices in the world than rewarding blind loyalty and fandom with a profile pic.
On December 02 2015 19:13 pure.Wasted wrote: Skin isn't locked, you get it for buying all three mission packs.
It is locked. Source: http://eu.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/19976124/ “The Nova portrait is limited to the pre-purchase bundle, and will be gone once the first series of missions launch.”
I'm sure you don't think that you're overreacting because you're standing up for the principle of it all... but... seriously. It's just a profile pic. There are more abhorrent practices in the world than rewarding blind loyalty and fandom with a profile pic.
I’m telling you: this is just the beginning. Just look at other games in the industry. Some lock playable content behind a preorder wall. If you don’t stand up to this BS they will increasingly trying to milk out every last penny of you before you even get the finished product. Next up: Buy our fucking SEASON PASS for 60 bucks so you get new content when it comes out! And if you don’t buy the SEASON PASS well you’re shit out of luck because you don’t get to play this mission that is exclusive to the SEASON PASS! Hooray! NO. NO. Stop this madness.
On December 02 2015 18:51 Biolunar wrote: Fucking preorder bonuses. Fuck you marketing department. This is the first time a Starcraft title has content locked behind a preorder pay wall and you guys are celbrating that? To quote some Star Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1FFVWEQnSM Preordering is the stupidest shit in the gaming industry right now. Why would you even do that? Since there will be no boxed copy you have NO argument that preordering has benefits. Just buy it the day you want to play it, you have it immediately available. That’s why they lock that portrait and the skin behind the preorder wall so we have a reason to buy it before we even know if it’s any good. Come on that’s bullshit.
I'll tell you why I'll preorder this thing closer to its release. I don't need any skins or portraits, I find spending money on "virtual beauty" rather useless. But I want to play some more campaign missions and I want Blizzard to continue to support SC2 eSports scene. I find paying for this DLC an acceptable way to achieve it. However, I don't want to spend extra money on that and "preordering" it right before the first pack starts will save me money because it is cheaper as a bundle. I trust Blizzard enough not to worry that I will be so disappointed in 3 missions that I will decide to not pay for 6 others and I find it acceptable that they give me a discount only if I purchase it in advance. I'm not going to wait for 3 years until the price on it drops.
On December 02 2015 18:51 Biolunar wrote: Fucking preorder bonuses. Fuck you marketing department. This is the first time a Starcraft title has content locked behind a preorder pay wall and you guys are celbrating that? To quote some Star Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1FFVWEQnSM Preordering is the stupidest shit in the gaming industry right now. Why would you even do that? Since there will be no boxed copy you have NO argument that preordering has benefits. Just buy it the day you want to play it, you have it immediately available. That’s why they lock that portrait and the skin behind the preorder wall so we have a reason to buy it before we even know if it’s any good. Come on that’s bullshit.
except the skin is worth 15 dollars on its own, regardless of the quality of the campaign missions...
no skin if you don't preorder, and no other way to get the skin? eh... i still don't like that. i'm not gonna be bullied into spending money before i'm ready for extras. any chance they at least make the skins available for purchase at a later date?
not that i even play terran, but if this is how they're pushing preorders it's a shame. not the end of the world tho
First Nova mission pack is expected to release on or before June 19, 2016. All three Nova mission packs are expected to release on or before December 1, 2016.
Now that is some preorder xD
Pre-purchase Nova: Covert Ops and you'll receive a special in-game portrait. You’ll also receive a ghost unit skin for StarCraft II when you purchase the entire Nova bundle!
So come on guys, the portrait is locked to preorder, skin isn't.
On December 02 2015 19:25 Biolunar wrote: It is locked. Source: http://eu.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/19976124/ “The Nova portrait is limited to the pre-purchase bundle, and will be gone once the first series of missions launch.”
The ghost skin isn't locked, the Nova portrait is.
"Can I get the pre-purchase goodies after the first mission pack is live?
The Nova portrait is only available for those who pre-purchase Nova Covert Ops. The Covert Ops Ghost skin is available if you pre-purchase Nova Covert Ops, or own all of the mission packs. Please note: the Covert Ops Ghost Skin will be awarded once all of the mission packs are owned."
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On December 02 2015 19:25 Biolunar wrote: I’m telling you: this is just the beginning. Just look at other games in the industry. Some lock playable content behind a preorder wall. .
There is no locked playable content, The Nova portrait is not "playable", just a profile picture in game.
Pre-ordering right before launch makes sense in this case because it's cheaper.
This is hilarious. I just recently bought a 20+ hour newly released game that cost less than 15e. And looks as nice as SC2. And this pack will have like 3-4 hours of gameplay. Blizzard is funny. I guess my choice of not giving them anymore money after they tricked me with DIII was good. Fool me once and all that...
On December 02 2015 22:11 -Archangel- wrote: This is hilarious. I just recently bought a 20+ hour newly released game that cost less than 15e. And looks as nice as SC2. And this pack will have like 3-4 hours of gameplay. Blizzard is funny. I guess my choice of not giving them anymore money after they tricked me with DIII was good. Fool me once and all that...
How's the voice-over work or the cinematics in that game?
On December 02 2015 09:46 ETisME wrote: The trailer cutscene was really well done, gonna grab it soon. Though they really can improve on the production speed.
Hopefully that was rendered in-engine, because if it was there might be some engine improvements coming like a physically based lighting implementation (just look at the reflections :o)
On December 02 2015 22:11 -Archangel- wrote: This is hilarious. I just recently bought a 20+ hour newly released game that cost less than 15e. And looks as nice as SC2. And this pack will have like 3-4 hours of gameplay. Blizzard is funny. I guess my choice of not giving them anymore money after they tricked me with DIII was good. Fool me once and all that...
How's the voice-over work or the cinematics in that game?
I don't care for that. Blizzard stories after Sc1, D2 and maybe Wc3 are cheesy and stupid anyways.
While I'm not as vocal about the preorder buisseness as Biolunar here, I'm taking his side on the matter. Preorder is seriously hurting games as they are. I know it doesn't seem as much, since it's just something as simple as one skin or portrait, but that's exactly the point. Every single time it started with exactly just that. At first there was trial and error. But the cash flow was so big, that there really was no error and major companies now RELY on this payment model. I'm far from comparing Starcraft to Colonial Marines, though.
I'll leave you all with a thought: I know this is Blizzard we're talking about here, but D3 wasn't exactly a successor to the franchise at first, right? SC2 lore-wise isn't a gem either. Just saying.
On December 02 2015 22:11 -Archangel- wrote: This is hilarious. I just recently bought a 20+ hour newly released game that cost less than 15e. And looks as nice as SC2. And this pack will have like 3-4 hours of gameplay. Blizzard is funny. I guess my choice of not giving them anymore money after they tricked me with DIII was good. Fool me once and all that...
How's the voice-over work or the cinematics in that game?
I don't care for that. Blizzard stories after Sc1, D2 and maybe Wc3 are cheesy and stupid anyways.
On December 02 2015 22:11 -Archangel- wrote: This is hilarious. I just recently bought a 20+ hour newly released game that cost less than 15e. And looks as nice as SC2. And this pack will have like 3-4 hours of gameplay. Blizzard is funny. I guess my choice of not giving them anymore money after they tricked me with DIII was good. Fool me once and all that...
How's the voice-over work or the cinematics in that game?
I don't care for that. Blizzard stories after Sc1, D2 and maybe Wc3 are cheesy and stupid anyways.
Subjective.
You seriously want to defend a blizzard story that came after that? Please go ahead so i can tear you to pieces.
On December 02 2015 22:51 kudlaty_true wrote:I'll leave you all with a thought: I know this is Blizzard we're talking about here, but D3 wasn't exactly a successor to the franchise at first, right? SC2 lore-wise isn't a gem either. Just saying.
It was a success if you play it casually, which most people do. D3 only fell apart after 100 hours or so because you ended up grinding Act 1 over and over again.
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I am expecting digital only but hope dies last 
