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FA Discussion => Off Topic => Topic started by: Eroz on May 03, 2005, 07:20:32 pm

Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Eroz on May 03, 2005, 07:20:32 pm: Looks like the game didn't meet expectation. The MSRP is now at $29.99.

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/240558.asp

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=645387

Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0006SQWSU/qid%3D1111455614/sr%3D1-1/ref%3Dsr%5F1%5F1%5Fetk-software/102-5501001-8321711?v=glance)

So who else is piss that we all got screwed $20.
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 03, 2005, 07:32:15 pm: I got screwed $50 :P
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 03, 2005, 07:33:17 pm: not me...i didn't pay for it :) i love birthday presents *runs away laughing*
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 03, 2005, 07:38:31 pm: Thats robbery!!!
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 03, 2005, 07:44:08 pm: Quote from: "Lelyel"
not me...I didn't pay for it :) I love birthday presents *runs away laughing*

KYAHAHA. Lel knows to work it like a pro. That's how I planned it, too.

I dont' think the game is failing, I just think they realized it would be unwise to keep the price up that high with the monthly fees they're charging.

World of Warcraft is the same way, right? 30 bucks or something, plus the subscription per month once you're addicted and have already bought the software.
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Avzeke (Khr0n1k) on May 03, 2005, 08:50:55 pm: yeah i think they went ohh shit people dont want to pay that much just to try a game out. over all i think it will get quite a few more people playing
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 03, 2005, 09:27:17 pm: No. I can assure you. WoW is still $49.99. Along with collector sets that are $100.
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 03, 2005, 09:32:54 pm: Quote from: "AcidicPlague"
No. I can assure you. WoW is still $49.99. Along with collector sets that are $100.

Well than what the hell is the one that's 30 dollars? FFXI? Something else?
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 03, 2005, 09:44:35 pm: COH is 30. FFXI is 20. SWG has so many different things, the total experience, collector set, jump to light speed - and they all range 20-40 dollars.
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Kosila on May 03, 2005, 09:56:28 pm: lol I'm $300 in debt ! :D
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Eroz on May 04, 2005, 12:17:17 am: BTW its EQII that is $30
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 04, 2005, 06:45:25 am: I got it for 25£ Lol
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 04, 2005, 07:51:56 am: :( I had to pay £29.99 erk
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: likwidtek on May 04, 2005, 07:59:35 am: $30 to beta test a game? wha? ;)
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 04, 2005, 08:09:52 am: PlanetSide with the single expansion pack is $20. thats a steal IMO. but yeah. the games only been out a month and its already down to $30. thats wrong. i dont know what the monolith execs were expecting, but not every game can have WoW level sales. I think the game at launch has been a sizeable success, but obviously not enough for The Powers That Be if theyre dropping the MSRP 1 month after launching. as always theyre greedy for more.
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Fuse on May 04, 2005, 08:32:05 am: Could be good for us if they lower the subscription fee.
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 04, 2005, 08:37:31 am: Well, I ended up importing it from america, paying just under £30 for the actual game, and then £19 for bloody VAT. You think you payed alot, pah! I laugh at you.
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Ketamininja on May 04, 2005, 09:04:28 am: Hmmn, it is a bit early.
Its almost like buying a 1Ghz processor, just for the 3Ghz to come out the next day at the same price... you sorta wonder "why didn't anyone tell me!"... and that sort of action is deemed unfair.

I paid £29.99, i was annoyed because its advertised as lower on the websites.. they say those are web prices which is fair enough except they don't state that! I go to virgin megastores to try and get a price of a game that I will pick up in store... no chance of finding that price it seems.
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 04, 2005, 10:34:10 am: Planetside could be free and it wouldn't be a steal.
Consider ALL the problems that MxO has, put it in a FPS and put in an even more horrible storyline...and that PS.
(they did have a nice UI, but that is not worth playing the game)
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 04, 2005, 12:20:53 pm: i think its more to the effect that mxo is losing a lot of customers coming out with a game that was unfinished, just like swg, and now their trying to get back the people by bringing down the prices, i love market teams, rush the game out and then try to get more money by slashing the prices later!
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 04, 2005, 12:26:13 pm: Quote from: "Eroz"
BTW its EQII that is $30

But they also have the special collectors editions too.
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 04, 2005, 02:27:43 pm: Yep, that's bullshit we got screwed woo hoo. You think we'd get a discount or something for actually being in BETA but instead we get charged more. HAHA monolith is truly a great company.
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 04, 2005, 02:59:38 pm: Shit!!!! I could of used that extra $20 for gas....damn gas prices are a bitch now these days...so damn!!!! Wish I could /ccr this and actually get the $20 back.... :'(
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 04, 2005, 03:04:33 pm: *slams head on desk*
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 04, 2005, 07:37:17 pm: Just to make it official, I got screwed twice (damn bday gifts), anyway...

Wish I could bug the hell out of ebgames to give the price difference back, since it's been less than 30 days that I purchased it lol.
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Eroz on May 04, 2005, 08:13:21 pm: The price of the game was most likley set by Sega of America.
Title: w00t, Who else got screwed?
Post by: Anonymous on May 05, 2005, 12:26:05 am: Actually, I remember getting charged around $10 or so to have my SWG beta CD's shipped to me. I'm a sad man who can't invest worth crap. :)