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[ORTesc]

Do these never go on sale? I've been wanting to complete my Mass Effect collection for what seems like years now. Please put these points on sale.

[Dsurian]

Not exactly the right place to post - the Biowarestore.com deals specifically with the merchandise, which is the point of this subset of the forums. "Bioware Points" relate directly to EA and Origin, and they're likely never going to discount their DLC...at least, I've never seen them do it. Kinda why they don't mind putting a game like ME3 on sale for $5 this holiday...when you'd have to spend another $50 to get the actual 'complete' game. *grumble*

[SuperCDUdine]

I was wondering this too... right now BW points are only for the old games, and it was said they will not be used for new games.

All those games are discounted every time a promotion pops up, but not the points and so the DLCs.

 

If there was a BW points sale I'll go and buy all the DLC i'm missing from DAO, DA2 and the ME series for sure!

[ORTesc]

I did the math. $100 to get dlc for both me2 and 3. 4 year old game still costs that much.

[Joxer]

Dunno about your math. I'm copypasting my ancient post from RPGwatch.

http://www.rpgwatch....22&postcount=14

 

 

First of all, I don't care for nor want horse armor DLC. If you love stuff like alternate appearance to give some fancy clothes to your pardie, feel free to buy it. Also have to add that ME1 gives Bring Down the Sky for free and Pinnacle Station is not moneylaundry scheme but you can buy it with legit currency, so we're left with ME2 and ME3.

Assuming most of us want only missions DLC for ME2 and ME3 on PC (there are free or bundled DLC on consoles) and want to buy enough Bioware points for only mission DLC, the list is as appearing in Origin:

ME2:
Genesis - interactive comic book to make ME1 choices - they charge 320 BP for that crap?
Arrival - an assignment - 560 BP
Alternate appearance pack 2 - Miranda's butt never looked fancier - 160 BP
Lair of the Shadow Broker - a mission - 800 BP
Firepower pack - OP weapons - 160 BP
Aegis pack - OP sniper and 5 armor parts - 160 BP
Overlord pack - 4 assignments - 560 BP
Equalizer pack - OP armor set - 160 BP
Kasumi - 2 missions and a squadmate - 560 BP
Alternate appearance pack 1 - Garus' different looking butt, puhlease - 160 BP

ME3:
Alternate appearance pack 1 - - 160 BP
Genesis 2 - make ME2 choices like you didn't play it ever - 320 BP
Leviathan - 10 missions of probably cut out content from the game - 800 BP
Citadel - 17 missions - 1200 BP
Groundside resistance pack - OP weapons - 160 BP
Omega - 5 missions - 1200 BP
Fireflight pack - OP weapons - 160 BP
From Ashes - essential and probably cut out mission/squadmate - 800 BP

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To sum that up:
ME2 DLC: 560+800+560+560=2480
ME3 DLC: 800+1200+1200+800=4000
TOTAL = 2460+4000=6480

And 4*1600=6400

 

Assuming you decided just like me not to pay for horse armor or dragon age keep, this means you need to buy four packs of 1600 and since you still need those bloody 80 points you need one of 800.

These bitcoinlike currencies should be declared illegal. You converted your real money in them and you can't spend them completely as the base is not, like with normal currencies, 1 or 0,01.

 

Anyway, that's 64+8=72€ in Europe.

And these are DLC. How many actual games you saw that have a price bloated this high? Even the deluxe version of new Dragon Age is cheaper than this!

[ORTesc]

Well I got my Me2 dlc complete. Me3 has some expensive dlc. I'm really just going to wait until these points eventually go on sale.

 

EA really needs to stop being so greedy. This is a 4 year old game I'm talking about.

[BroBear Berbil]

This is why I haven't bought ME3 thus far and won't be buying it now even though it's on sale.

[Kantr]

Dunno about your math. I'm copypasting my ancient post from RPGwatch.

http://www.rpgwatch....22&postcount=14

 

 

Assuming you decided just like me not to pay for horse armor or dragon age keep, this means you need to buy four packs of 1600 and since you still need those bloody 80 points you need one of 800.

These bitcoinlike currencies should be declared illegal. You converted your real money in them and you can't spend them completely as the base is not, like with normal currencies, 1 or 0,01.

 

Anyway, that's 64+8=72€ in Europe.

And these are DLC. How many actual games you saw that have a price bloated this high? Even the deluxe version of new Dragon Age is cheaper than this!

You dont pay for the keep. While Horse armour is normal money.

[KinderGrinder]

they must have a sale on old dlcs..its been so many years and even from DA:O there are still on full price..

[ORTesc]

they must have a sale on old dlcs..its been so many years and even from DA:O there are still on full price..

 

I'm honestly starting to believe EA wants to keep those prices high so people have no choice once they start playing a game that only cost them $4.99. It's such a shady business tactic but I guess I shouldn't put it past EA. It's a real shame how greed ruins things.

[chris2365]

I'm honestly starting to believe EA wants to keep those prices high so people have no choice once they start playing a game that only cost them $4.99. It's such a shady business tactic but I guess I shouldn't put it past EA. It's a real shame how greed ruins things.

 

According to one of the devs, his point of view is that when you sell the game for cheap, lots of people buy it. Once the game is on that person's hard drive, the DLC automatically regains it's value, and as such there is no point in putting Bioware Points on sale.

 

That is a fine argument with one issue. Sony and Microsoft don't follow this and have put all Bioware DLC on sale many times. Seems we PC users get special treatment 

[ORTesc]

According to one of the devs, his point of view is that when you sell the game for cheap, lots of people buy it. Once the game is on that person's hard drive, the DLC automatically regains it's value, and as such there is no point in putting Bioware Points on sale.

 

That is a fine argument with one issue. Sony and Microsoft don't follow this and have put all Bioware DLC on sale many times. Seems we PC users get special treatment 

 

$5 game. $50 DLC.

Such a scam.

[Joxer]

So... Even recent games, Sims 4 and DAI are currently discounted on Origin (50-30% off).

 

Why are Bioware Points excluded from discount, again?

In fact why do those still exist at all? Why can't we buy DLC with proper money? If my employer gave me simpoints or bioware points on my paycheck I'd sue.

[Kantr]

Due to some legal reasons they cant remove it

[Joxer]

Legal reasons are Origin not being EA and Bioware not being EA? And for simpoints, Maxis isn't EA.

I mean cmon, it's not like EA is gonna sue EA.

 

Merry Christmas to everyone.

[Kantr]

I have no idea, just they said that how they set up bioware points they didnt add in refunds. 

[Joxer]

LOL

That sounds like some sicillian mafia business.

[Kantr]

Well it's a cash grab by Bioware. As the number of points you can buy never equal the dlc prices

[Joxer]

I'd say we agree then - cash grab is practically Al Capone.

[ORTesc]

It's okay, I just contacted Origin support and complained until they gave me some points. I'm so sick of these scams, especially when new games are on sale, but a 4 year old game's DLC costs $50+.

[Alistair 3-921]

I just contacted Origin support and complained until they gave me some points.

Ok, wow. Chatlog or it didn't happen. Stupid me, thinking I needed to pay for my games when I could've just complained to get what I want, lol.

[Alistair 3-921]

...does this forum not have an EDIT button? I have to make a brand new post every time I have something new to say?

 

Anyway, even if you don't have a chatlog, could you at least tell us how many points they gave you?

 

EDIT: Oh, there's the edit button!

Modifié par Alistair 3-921, 29 décembre 2014 - 01:01 .

[ORTesc]

...does this forum not have an EDIT button? I have to make a brand new post every time I have something new to say?

 

Anyway, even if you don't have a chatlog, could you at least tell us how many points they gave you?

 

EDIT: Oh, there's the edit button!

 

1700 + 2 DLC. This was over the course of about 2 weeks though, constant complaining (2-3 hours a day). It's like talking to a brick wall though, most don't speak English very well. So you can insult them and they really don't understand what you're talking about. But you can keep them in chat for 5 hours running them around in circles... then demand to speak with a supervisor. They like to tell you that the supervisor is busy, but it's all bull. Then the supervisor likes to tell you nothing can be done, which is more bull. Sometimes they impersonate a supervisor and I get them in trouble with the real supervisor.

 

The way I see it, if you're going to scam your customers like this, especially when there's no good reason other than to simply milk them, then you deserve annoying customers that like to complain. And like to complain I do. Then again, I'm the type to read bill collectors the bible when they call. Start at Genesis and keep reading until they hang up. Funny thing about that, most can't hang up or disconnect chat unless you leave or swear at them. Endless entertainment.

[Kleanth]

We have an expression in Albania...

 

How do you sell an egg with the price-tag of a chicken?

 

You sell it with a chicken that cost as much as an egg.

 

 

I have ME2 and been waiting for years now for a GOTY/ALL DLC/Master edition and gave up.

The damn dlcs never go on sale....