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[ObserverStatus]

Rodia Driftwood wrote...
How much would a Collector's Specially Limited Bonus Edition cost? I thought paying $80+ for the ME3 N7 Edition was already too much.. 
Would you pay $100 on the "regular" Special Edition that would probably only have the usual digital content and a *****y litography? How about a $150-$200 Collector's Edition that has all that AND a poorly-crafted figurine?

Then don't buy the special edition. Seriously, you can live without the miniature artbook and the horse armor.

[Zeldrik1389]

I never understand why people spend $100+ on special edition though. I mean all those figures, art books, guide books ... etc.. ain't that impressive anyway. I'd rather wait and pay for the ultimate / legendary edition which include original game and all dlcs than those special / collector edition.

[Dave of Canada]

If they're trying to scare away consumers, they'd be doing a good job.

[mopotter]

I've bought special editions before and usually regret it or at least wonder why I did it. I did purchase the guides for ME series and enjoyed them, but that was a separate purchase. Not really planning on buying a special edition of DA:Inq.

I do eventually like to purchase the edition that has all of the dlc included, and have done this with a few games.

[CronoDragoon]

If they come with a badass aluminum case like the DA: Origins CE I might consider it.

[Kalas Magnus]

legbamel wrote...

Kalas Magnus wrote...

Sen4lifE wrote...
For Dragon Age 3, I'll pay them whatever the hell they tell me to pay.

Edit:

And same goes for Mass Effect.  "You only want 80 dollars for this next 200 hours of my life awesomeness???"

really? even after that ending?

Not everyone took the ending as some sort of personal insult from BioWare.  Personally, I expected Shep to die, I just thought god-boy was a cheesy way to accomplish the ending.  They had to end Shep's story or people would be speculating about a Mass Effect 4 when Shep found some new galactic threat to address every time someone with BioWare breathed in public.

As for paying $80 for a game, I might depending on what comes with the edition.  If it's free DLC or something else that makes it worth the money to me, why not?  That's what disposable income is for, isn't it?

Sheppard dying wasnt the problem for me. I didnt care either way. In fact wasnt he alive in one of them?

My problem is that we were promised 16 endings(?) determined by our actions in the three games. In the end we got 3 which were too similar. 

[Nefla]

If I knew the game was going to appeal to me as much as DA:O, ME1 and ME2, Skyrim, etc with the amount of replayability, gameplay hours, and pure enjoyment as those games brought me then I would gladly pay $200. If it's another half assed game like DA2 then I might buy it when the price is way down, and if it's like ME3 I won't bother with it at all.

Also, race selection is so important to me I would buy it sight unseen if that was put in.

Modifié par Nefla, 23 juillet 2013 - 07:33 .

[garrusfan1]

Rodia Driftwood wrote...

Plaintiff wrote...

Rodia Driftwood wrote...
Would you pay $100 on the "regular" Special Edition that would probably only have the usual digital content and a *****y litography? How about a $150-$200 Collector's Edition that has all that AND a poorly-crafted figurine?

This is already the case for Australians.

Australians don't count, unless you're 16 and living on allowance. Exhange rate is different, income is different, etc, etc.

exchange rate isn't very different and are you 16 if you are then your parents are probably buying it for you so don't complain until you have to pay it while paying a mortgage and everything else. also games cost more to make now so the priceisn't totally unreasonable and the skyrim collectors edition cost around that much

[Big I]

Rodia Driftwood wrote...
How much would a Collector's Specially Limited Bonus Edition cost? I thought paying $80+ for the ME3 N7 Edition was already too much.. 

Would you pay $100 on the "regular" Special Edition that would probably only have the usual digital content and a *****y litography? How about a $150-$200 Collector's Edition that has all that AND a poorly-crafted figurine?

As has already been mentioned many of us are already paying the equivalent of about $100 USD. I know I payed that for the ME3 N7 edition. That said, I do that to get access to stuff I'd buy anyway (e.g. weapons packs, Day 1 DLC, etc). No way I'd shell out for a statue or a painting or whatever.

[Maria Caliban]

Magdalena11 wrote...

That's $3/hour and where can you be entertained for that rate?

I can play EVE for .50/hour if I play it every day for an hour.

I can go to the library and be surrounded by free books.

I can write or draw for hours for only the cost of paper and pencil.

I can go hiking for the cost of gas to drive me out there and maybe a bottle of water.

I can take a month long dance class for $35 at the local community college.

An annual pass to the philharmonic is $250 and gives me 12 performances that run about 4-5 hours.

Because I have a monthly internet connection, I have TV shows and music easily available via youtube or hulu.

I can by season 1 of Game of Thrones for $28.99 on amazon.

I love video games. I play them all the time. But I'm tired of people claiming they're price efficient when there's tons of other entertainment available at a similar or lower price point.

[Ninja Stan]

Let's not judge people based on how they set their financial priorities, all right? Just because someone argues against paying a certain amount for luxury products, it doesn't mean they can't/don't make money. And not everyone judges value based on a per-hour enjoyment basis.

Try to keep this discussion DAI related as much as possible, please. It's kind of off-topic as it is.

[CuriousArtemis]

I don't think the game will cost 80 dollars, but if it does, then I will just save up for it.

I've never bought a special edition of anything unless it offers more content (LOTR extended release DVDs). I definitely won't be buying a special edition of a video game.

[Realmzmaster]

I am sure DA:I will have a Collector's edition as well as the standard edition. The gamer can choose which one to purchase or not purchase. Some may wait for the Ultimate edition, Game of the Year or the Trilogy collection.

The consumer has the right to buy or not buy. The publisher has the right to set the price. A price which will cover costs and conceivably net the publisher a profit.

People will pre-order a game because they want to. If that person can afford it, why does anyone else care. If a person wants to buy the Collector's edition, why should anyone else care. It is their money. If a person wants to wait for a price drop that is their prerogative. Each person will do what is best for he/she.

[Mike3207]

I don't think a DA Special Edition warrants more than $60. Their last DA game was far from impressive(IMO), so if anything it should be discounted from that.

[Dave of Canada]

EntropicAngel wrote...

(but we probably won't)

It's evolution, baby.

[Rodia Driftwood]

bobobo878 wrote...

Rodia Driftwood wrote...
How much would a Collector's Specially Limited Bonus Edition cost? I thought paying $80+ for the ME3 N7 Edition was already too much.. 
Would you pay $100 on the "regular" Special Edition that would probably only have the usual digital content and a *****y litography? How about a $150-$200 Collector's Edition that has all that AND a poorly-crafted figurine?

Then don't buy the special edition. Seriously, you can live without the miniature artbook and the horse armor.

I actually never buy Collector's Editions that don't have good and exclusive downloadable content or some physical item that I can wear without looking like I'm trying too hard at not being accepted by society. ME3's N7 Edition was the first time I ever bought a Special Edition since DOOM 3's Collector's Edition for the original Xbox(that one had Doom 1 and 2 and was only$30.....and I suck) and I'll tell you, I love my N7 patch.

garrusfan1 wrote...

exchange rate isn't very different and are you 16 if you are then your parents are probably buying it for you so don't complain until you have to pay it while paying a mortgage and everything else. also games cost more to make now so the priceisn't totally unreasonable and the skyrim collectors edition cost around that much[

I'm 20 and I have my own expenses, so this is kind of a big deal for me too. Also the exchange rate isn't the only issue, minimum wage in Australia is higher than in America, going up to $10/h. 

Modifié par Rodia Driftwood, 25 juillet 2013 - 11:03 .

[Darth Death]

After finishing reading the title, I thought, "the dots... Are being connected."

[Naughty Bear]

And there goes my student loan...

[The Six Path of Pain]

What if the game costs almost $100...then it looks like I'm waiting fir a price drop.

[Mathias]

Sylvius the Mad wrote...

With the massive devaluation of the US dollar over the past 10 years or so, it's about time game prices went up.

The issue is that while the prices of things are going up, people's paychecks aren't. Factoring in inflation, minimum wage should be around $22, yet it's still $8.00 (at least for my state). If people were making at least twice that amount, then raising game's such as DA:I to an $80 price point wouldn't be so bad for people. It's too bad that's not the case. The only thing EA will accomplish here is burn even more bridges causing less people to buy their games. Nowadays games last 8-10 hours at a $60 price point. No way in hell am I gonna roll with that for a $80 game. You gonna charge me $80 for a game, you better give me dozens of hours of content. None of this 8 hour length with future DLC crap. 


What they should be doing instead is learning how to budget their titles better, so they don't have to raise the cap to $80 to turn in a profit.

Modifié par Mdoggy1214, 25 juillet 2013 - 05:02 .

[Fast Jimmy]

Mdoggy1214 wrote...

Sylvius the Mad wrote...

With the massive devaluation of the US dollar over the past 10 years or so, it's about time game prices went up.

The issue is that while the prices of things are going up, people's paychecks aren't. Factoring in inflation, minimum wage should be around $22, yet it's still $8.00 (at least for my state). If people were making at least twice that amount, then raising game's such as DA:I to an $80 price point wouldn't be so bad for people. It's too bad that's not the case. The only thing EA will accomplish here is burn even more bridges causing less people to buy their games. Nowadays games last 8-10 hours at a $60 price point. No way in hell am I gonna roll with that for a $80 game. You gonna charge me $80 for a game, you better give me dozens of hours of content. None of this 8 hour length with future DLC crap. 


What they should be doing instead is learning how to budget their titles better, so they don't have to raise the cap to $80 to turn in a profit.

LOL Your math is so fuzzy, I want to cuddle it like a teddy bear.

How would minmum wage be $22? Minimum wage in the 90's (U.S.) was around $5.15 an hour. Assuming a standard 4% inflation rate annual (found to be consistent across the past 150 years of financial history), 20 years would mean that minimum wage should be around $10-$11 hourly. It isn't (which is an entirely different discussion), but it is not nearly as disparate as you are making it out to be. Federal minimum wage is currrently $7.25, which is 40% greater than it was in the 90's. 

If you take a 40% increase in wages (which should, in a perfect world, result in roughly a 40% increase across all prices), then games that cost $60 twenty years ago should now cost $85. Which... surprise, surpirse! The industry is trying to advocate.

Modifié par Fast Jimmy, 25 juillet 2013 - 05:14 .

[shinobi602]

Why in the world would you think it's going to be $80?