We cannot be sure if there is going to have one for mass effect andromeda, dragon age origins had an ultimate edition and then every bioware game after that did not got one until 5 years later with dragon age inquisition.
And speaking of GotYs and such, has anybody noticed that the data collection everyone was scared of with Origin doesn't seem to be working too well? I just noticed an EA ad in another tab trying to sell me Trespasser. Guys, I own the GotY-- if you're going to spy on me, shouldn't you be using the data to try and sell me stuff that I don't already own?
That's a problem most ad collection engines. They don't seem to factor hardcore nerds into the equation. If I were the algorithm, I would be trying to sell as much supplementary nonsense (apparel, posters, etc.) to nerds as possible and skip over the games entirely. The game ads are redundant, but I've been tempted quite a few times by chachkies.
There has to be a way to tell when someone has crossed the threshold between moderate/casual consumer to hardcore. You'd think that an unhealthy number of hours on the BioWare forums would be a good metric, but I still get those DA:I ads as well.
$60 for game, $30-40 for season pass.
Right. But this just proves that the privacy fuss over data on our PCs was meaningless. EA either can't tell that the guy using that tab is the same guy using this particular EA account in this tab, or they can't operationalize that knowledge, or knowing what a particular person had on his machine was never worth knowing.
I think the whole Origin privacy thing was just people trying to find another reason to dislike EA and everything they do. I'm sure they value ownership data, but I don't think EA's analytics are at a point where we should start freaking out.
yeah this was unnecessary.Dear EA,
I would appreciate if you can adjust your marketing and pricing strategies for the ME series.
I was disappointed when I bought ME 1, 2 and 3 to find out after doing the purchase that I still have to spend twice more to play the game without missing all the DLCs and unlocks. I like to pay only once with discounted price and enjoy everything!
I didn't buy Bioware points for ME 2 when it was too late when I discovered that not everything was covered and Steam client didn't show me that there were additional DLCs that I had to buy separately.
I mean , it is obvious that we will pay 30$ to unlock most critical features or missions of a game. Why didn't you come straight ahead and made a full package with that price, so I could have predicted it without spoiling the game experience for me?
I know that if you put the real price, people will be hesitant to buy , but this is a bad marketing strategy to make people pay money to think they obtained the game with all the features labeled as " Digital Edition" or "Deluxe Edition" ,etc... I felt deceived.
Your pricing for Dragon Age Origins was good. I paid once and I got additional DLCs for free. This was a good deal.
Let us pay once , do not confuse us and ruin our gaming experience.
Thank you
Geroy
Update to my post:
I'm an adult and businessman . I barely have time to remember my family to remember that I have to google for additional DLCs that i'm not aware of.
Alan, I assume you might be working for EA. I'm not attacking you or EA , but the idea is that it is clearly a marketing strategy to make people buy thinking it is cheap and later they get intrigued to pay more money which I'm not against , but I just think this is not a nice marketing strategy.
They could just make a whole package ,and I don't mind paying 2 times the price really.
Do you mind waiting 8-12 years for a game? That's how long it would take them to make the story, come up with new ideas on the fly, implement them, test them, and then restart the process all over again. All of this while they're trying to make the original game.
I know what you're gonna say. "But they did back in the (insert whatever year you wanna, because of nostalgia)!" Right. But games are more complex nowadays. Like a ton more complex. The fastest train in the US can hit speeds of up to 150mph and average 68mph. The fastest train in the world can do well over that at 430kmh (about 267mph) and averages 251kmh (about.159mph). I would analogize these trains to what gaming was yesterday and what gaming is now.
This isn't two guys in a basement coding a game getting high on jolt cola and pixie sticks.
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