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[AgitatedLemon]

SNascimento wrote...

AgitatedLemon wrote...

The PLC wrote...

GMagnum wrote...

dey shuld hav it so dat da ppl who got da collecter edition gt it free n da ppl who bought da regular gotta pay extra ever1 win tbh

Gmag wins once again. Bioware would be ****ing stupid not to do this. 

No.

That's pointless.

The entire purpose of the extra $20 into the CE is for the extra content. You aren't getting anything for free, you're buying it in a bundle at a reduced price.

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One thing is an artbook, soundtrack, posters, etc... other is in-game content that should be available in the standard game in the first place.
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You make a special edition by adding to the overall package, not by reducing what you get from the standard edition. 

They haven't removed anything from the standard edition, that's why it's the standard edition.

Modifié par AgitatedLemon, 04 janvier 2012 - 02:57 .

[hotdogbsg]

Is it just me or is the CE in the UK listed at quite a hefty price. £30 is a serious amount to pay for extra bonus content.

Is it as pricey in the US?

[Wulfram]

GMagnum wrote...

dey shuld hav it so dat da ppl who got da collecter edition gt it free n da ppl who bought da regular gotta pay extra ever1 win tbh

No, everyone still loses, except EA/Bioware.

The people who bought the Collectors edition lose because they've payed the price of a whole game for a bunch of tat and a DLC.  And the people who didn't buy the Collectors editions lose because they have to pay extra for the privilege of having a complete game.

[AgitatedLemon]

hotdogbsg wrote...

Is it just me or is the CE in the UK listed at quite a hefty price. £30 is a serious amount to pay for extra bonus content.

Is it as pricey in the US?

I'm not sure what the euro-dollar conversion rate is, but it's an extra $20.

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[Severyx]

This entire thread has coursed into irrelevancy. People need to understand that adding exclusive content to a more expensive collector's edition is incentive and gives credibility to paying more for the game. I find it amusing that everyone thinks that they should be granted the same everything. Sorry, that's never been how the world works. BioWare/EA isn't 'screwing' you out of anything - it's a bonus for those fans dedicated enough to go out of their way to pay more for the content.

A collector's edition wouldn't be a collector's edition if everyone could have it. Derp.

[double02]

AgitatedLemon wrote...

Wulfram wrote...

AgitatedLemon wrote...

You don't think that the people willing to spend the extra money aren't the "fans"?

Man, you sure do complain a lot.

I don't think a willingness to spend an extra £40 on a DLC and a bit of tat is a necessary qualification to be considered a "fan"

It isn't paying the extra solely for the DLC. It's paying more period.


It implies a devotion.

I could care less about the DLC, I likely won't even play it until I see what the prothean looks like.

End his madness please! Promise to give him your code! 

[hotdogbsg]

AgitatedLemon wrote...

hotdogbsg wrote...

Is it just me or is the CE in the UK listed at quite a hefty price. £30 is a serious amount to pay for extra bonus content.

Is it as pricey in the US?

I'm not sure what the euro-dollar conversion rate is, but it's an extra $20.

Well it would be a pound to dollar conversion. According to Google £1 = $1.55

That doesn't seem right. Not sure I'm willing to pay £30 for that conent when all I'm really interested in is the extra character.

Modifié par hotdogbsg, 04 janvier 2012 - 03:01 .

[Wulfram]

hotdogbsg wrote...

Is it just me or is the CE in the UK listed at quite a hefty price. £30 is a serious amount to pay for extra bonus content.

Is it as pricey in the US?

Game has apparently been given a monopoly, so they're going to use it to extract as much cash as possible.

[AgitatedLemon]

hotdogbsg wrote...

AgitatedLemon wrote...

hotdogbsg wrote...

Is it just me or is the CE in the UK listed at quite a hefty price. £30 is a serious amount to pay for extra bonus content.

Is it as pricey in the US?

I'm not sure what the euro-dollar conversion rate is, but it's an extra $20.

Well it would be a pound to dollar conversion. According to Google £1 = $1.55

That doesn't seem right

Crap, I forgot about pounds. Sorry.

But I agree, that's a little weird.

[jasonsantanna]

Severyx wrote...

This entire thread has coursed into irrelevancy. People need to understand that adding exclusive content to a more expensive collector's edition is incentive and gives credibility to paying more for the game. I find it amusing that everyone thinks that they should be granted the same everything. Sorry, that's never been how the world works. BioWare/EA isn't 'screwing' you out of anything - it's a bonus for those fans dedicated enough to go out of their way to pay more for the content.

A collector's edition wouldn't be a collector's edition if everyone could have it. Derp.

 So . . . true

[hotdogbsg]

Wulfram wrote...

hotdogbsg wrote...

Is it just me or is the CE in the UK listed at quite a hefty price. £30 is a serious amount to pay for extra bonus content.

Is it as pricey in the US?

Game has apparently been given a monopoly, so they're going to use it to extract as much cash as possible.

So US gamers pay an extra $20 whereas UK gamers pay the equivelent (if I've worked this out correctly) of an extra $46. 

That sucks.

[Wulfram]

AgitatedLemon wrote...

They haven't removed anything from the standard edition, that's why it's the standard edition.

If you believe that, I've got a nice bridge to sell you.

[Candidate 88766]

Severyx wrote...

This entire thread has coursed into irrelevancy. People need to understand that adding exclusive content to a more expensive collector's edition is incentive and gives credibility to paying more for the game. I find it amusing that everyone thinks that they should be granted the same everything. Sorry, that's never been how the world works. BioWare/EA isn't 'screwing' you out of anything - it's a bonus for those fans dedicated enough to go out of their way to pay more for the content.

A collector's edition wouldn't be a collector's edition if everyone could have it. Derp.

Pretty much.

Standard edition: ME3
Collectors edition: ME3 and an extra character

The standard edition is the complete Mass Effect story. According to the script the story doesn't change if you have the character, just like ME2's story doesn't change if you don't have Zaeed or Kasumi. Bioware wanted to reward those fans willing to fork out a bit extra by giving them an extra character. Those who don't want it, or unfortunately can't buy it (which isn't Bioware's fault) are still getting like a 30 hour game. Its still Mass Effect 3.

[Candidate 88766]

hotdogbsg wrote...

Wulfram wrote...

hotdogbsg wrote...

Is it just me or is the CE in the UK listed at quite a hefty price. £30 is a serious amount to pay for extra bonus content.

Is it as pricey in the US?

Game has apparently been given a monopoly, so they're going to use it to extract as much cash as possible.

So US gamers pay an extra $20 whereas UK gamers pay the equivelent (if I've worked this out correctly) of an extra $46. 

That sucks.

Yeah, it is rather silly. The reason I've pre-ordered it is that I had a bunch of Game gift cards lying around.

Apparently the price is even worse in Australia for games, so we can't complain too much.

[Candidate 88766]

Wulfram wrote...

AgitatedLemon wrote...

They haven't removed anything from the standard edition, that's why it's the standard edition.

If you believe that, I've got a nice bridge to sell you.

And if you believe he is wrong I have a nice tin foil hat to sell to you.

The story is exactly the same regardless of whether you have the character. You just get a few extra lines of dialogue and some good conversations with it, but it is entirely inconsequencial.

[billy the squid]

Wulfram wrote...

hotdogbsg wrote...

Is it just me or is the CE in the UK listed at quite a hefty price. £30 is a serious amount to pay for extra bonus content.

Is it as pricey in the US?

Game has apparently been given a monopoly, so they're going to use it to extract as much cash as possible.

Yep, I can't fnd collectors copies anywhere else, so I wonder how much game had to shell out for it, but £70 is steep.

If I can buy the DLC character seperately, then I'm fine with that, same as cerberus network and Zaeed if you bought ME2 second hand. The rest of the things in the CE, meh, I can live without it it's not worth £40 extra for me.

Modifié par billy the squid, 04 janvier 2012 - 03:10 .

[Wulfram]

£40 is not a "bit" extra. It's more than doubling the price.

[hotdogbsg]

Candidate 88766 wrote...

hotdogbsg wrote...

Wulfram wrote...

hotdogbsg wrote...

Is it just me or is the CE in the UK listed at quite a hefty price. £30 is a serious amount to pay for extra bonus content.

Is it as pricey in the US?

Game has apparently been given a monopoly, so they're going to use it to extract as much cash as possible.

So US gamers pay an extra $20 whereas UK gamers pay the equivelent (if I've worked this out correctly) of an extra $46. 

That sucks.

Yeah, it is rather silly. The reason I've pre-ordered it is that I had a bunch of Game gift cards lying around.

Apparently the price is even worse in Australia for games, so we can't complain too much.

I think I'll still complain quite heartily though. Hopefully BW realises how badly international fans are getting screwed and release the extra character for individual download.

[billy the squid]

hotdogbsg wrote...

Candidate 88766 wrote...

hotdogbsg wrote...

Wulfram wrote...

hotdogbsg wrote...

Is it just me or is the CE in the UK listed at quite a hefty price. £30 is a serious amount to pay for extra bonus content.

Is it as pricey in the US?

Game has apparently been given a monopoly, so they're going to use it to extract as much cash as possible.

So US gamers pay an extra $20 whereas UK gamers pay the equivelent (if I've worked this out correctly) of an extra $46. 

That sucks.

Yeah, it is rather silly. The reason I've pre-ordered it is that I had a bunch of Game gift cards lying around.

Apparently the price is even worse in Australia for games, so we can't complain too much.

I think I'll still complain quite heartily though. Hopefully BW realises how badly international fans are getting screwed and release the extra character for individual download.

Agreed, this would suffice, the rest of it I can take it or leave it, I'm not too fussed about that.

[shinobi602]

AgitatedLemon wrote...

shinobi602 wrote...

Welp, good on ya Bioware for screwing over a huge majority of your fans. Props to you.

You're the majority of BioWare's fans?

People who will buy a regular version instead of collector's? Yea I'd say so.

[AgitatedLemon]

shinobi602 wrote...

AgitatedLemon wrote...

shinobi602 wrote...

Welp, good on ya Bioware for screwing over a huge majority of your fans. Props to you.

You're the majority of BioWare's fans?

People who will buy a regular version instead of collector's? Yea I'd say so.

So everyday Average Joe is more of a fan than someone willing to go out of their way to pay the extra money?

Modifié par AgitatedLemon, 04 janvier 2012 - 03:13 .

[Candidate 88766]

hotdogbsg wrote...

Candidate 88766 wrote...

hotdogbsg wrote...

Wulfram wrote...

hotdogbsg wrote...

Is it just me or is the CE in the UK listed at quite a hefty price. £30 is a serious amount to pay for extra bonus content.

Is it as pricey in the US?

Game has apparently been given a monopoly, so they're going to use it to extract as much cash as possible.

So US gamers pay an extra $20 whereas UK gamers pay the equivelent (if I've worked this out correctly) of an extra $46. 

That sucks.

Yeah, it is rather silly. The reason I've pre-ordered it is that I had a bunch of Game gift cards lying around.

Apparently the price is even worse in Australia for games, so we can't complain too much.

I think I'll still complain quite heartily though. Hopefully BW realises how badly international fans are getting screwed and release the extra character for individual download.

It is very annoying for us. I missed out on the ME2 CE because Amazon told me they would get it in stock but in the end they never did, and the price Game had was very high for what was much less ocntent than the ME3 CE has.

That, and we rarely get the better pre-order bonuses.

[hotdogbsg]

Agreed, this would suffice, the rest of it I can take it or leave it, I'm not too fussed about that.

Have BW acknowledged this as a possibility? Surely they don't believe the bonus conent is worth £30 or $45

Has it even been mentioned much on here? I was shocked when checking the price and the price comparison.

Modifié par hotdogbsg, 04 janvier 2012 - 03:16 .

[Candidate 88766]

hotdogbsg wrote...

Agreed, this would suffice, the rest of it I can take it or leave it, I'm not too fussed about that.

Have BW acknowledged this as a possibility? Surely they don't believe the bonus conent is worth £30 or $45

Has it even been mentioned much on here? I was shocked when checking the price and the price comparison.

Could be worse - the Austrlian price for the CE is about £85.