Price Increase
WarLover
Join Date: 2009-11-05 Member: 69276Members
Join Date: 2009-11-05 Member: 69276Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Anyone notice this?</div><a href="http://www.naturalselection2.com/buy" target="_blank">NS2 Pre-Order Page</a>
Hope it hasn't already been posted but did anyone else notice it says that the price of the standard edition will inscrease July 26th?
Not exactly sure on why this would happen.
Also what will the price increase to.
Hope it hasn't already been posted but did anyone else notice it says that the price of the standard edition will inscrease July 26th?
Not exactly sure on why this would happen.
Also what will the price increase to.
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They just added that in too, it wasn't there a few hours ago.
I'm getting the special edition, but I feel dirty about it.
I'm getting the special edition, but I feel dirty about it.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Just feel good about yourself because you did it for a good cause. Also, I hope the price isn't over $30. You already cut out impulse purchasers over $20.
First of all, "divvie" is a new one. Second of all, it is you, the pre-order that is considered "divvie" over the prudent consumer who waits and makes an informed decision. That being said, it is completely fair to offer a deal to those who place their trust in you, so while I wish they had notified the public sooner, it's still better than surprise-dlc $14.95 for refurbished maps.
Yet, I wouldn't call those who wait and see "divvies" :)
This is a team of people with 'professional' skills within their industry, and expect to be making a fairly good living.
How much do you think it costs for the salary's of 4/5 permanent members of staff, plus the freelancing they hire out and all the equipment/website/licensing for adobe packages etc, and everything involved in producing a stand alone game. I'm telling you that they for sure work longer than your standard 8 hour shifts, sacrificing their time for something they are passionate about.
Not only that, but it is priced at a very low cost compared to any new game on the market. In the UK Modern Warfare 2 was £40 (£50 for consoles in some places) on steam, that is $60. Plus due to a massive advertisement budget, a lot more units can be bought which generally means more return.
Clue up.
No one even said anything negative about the situation. If you think someone who adopts a "wait and see" approach to purchasing games is somehow disrespecting the developers, you are completely wrong.
The Special Edition is like a Limited Edition CoD:MW2 box, but instead we are getting access it before the game is being released.
Everyone gets what they want for the price they want. Pretty common sense.
And honestly, this game is easily a $40-$50 value once NS2 hits post release patch 2.0/3.0, as we all know from the experience of playing NS1.
UWE are not just a bunch of money grubbing corporate vampire sucking consumers pockets like Bobby Kotick, so be thankful this game is actually priced at what it is.
*EDIT*
THE RISE OF THE INDIE DEVELOPER, SHALL SQUASH ALL CORPORATE MIGHT!!!
;D
No one even said anything negative about the situation. If you think someone who adopts a "wait and see" approach to purchasing games is somehow disrespecting the developers, you are completely wrong.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Exactly. Developers have been really giving us the shaft for years now. UBI is charging 60 dollars for most of their trash, and the bundle it with horrible DRM. JoWood couldn't make a stable game if the fate of the world depended on it.
The game as it's planned now has quite a lot more content than the one they were expecting to have to release (I don't think they quite expected the amount of support they've received when they opened pre-orders).
UWE are not just a bunch of money grubbing corporate vampire sucking consumers pockets like Bobby Kotick, so be thankful this game is actually priced at what it is.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Not all people have this strong faith in Unknown Worlds, including me. All you old-school NS1 players have spent years in this community and have built up relationships so I understand this feeling, I just don't have it because I am new.
No one here called UWE "money grubbing corporate vampires", in fact the way these devs interact with the player base and post regular updates is a huge encouragement to me, it's a very good sign. However, having good intentions and being cool dudes doesn't automatically mean you will push out a good product.
Yes, the price is very reasonable compared to most of the full-featured games released by major publishers, but it's still high enough for me to ask internally "Should I buy it now or wait for reviews?". So that's where I stand right now, I am VERY tempted to order but I am also very tentative. And again, I mean absolutely no disrespect to the developers, I don't even understand how someone can construe it that way.
I love when people miss the point entirely, as if map packs were really an issue about people not being able to spare $14.95. I sincerely hope you read the link I quoted you earlier, as it's exactly that attitude of "who cares" that is killing PC gaming.
We have the luck to have a quality game (mod engine) in production, give it a hand.
Psychologically, paying an two-digit amount that starts with 2 is a lot less intimidating than the one that starts with 3.
I'd rather pay more than less for a game I enjoy a lot, similarly I'd rather pay less than more for a game I don't.
Psychologically, paying an two-digit amount that starts with 2 is a lot less intimidating than the one that starts with 3.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well that's simple to solve.
29.99!
That's why I bought the game. I think it's going to be immense and there is no harm in supporting thier company.
I also think it will be $29.95 because that seems like a reasonable price and it ends in .95 which seems to be thier selling price.