Why the heck is this so expensive?

[Kattze]

It's nearly 50 dorrah on steam. What. The. Fuck.

Not to mention the large number of 'editions'. Seriously are they stupid? I know RPGs are niche, but they are not this niche. Since they don't have a publisher because this was crowdfunded, they will keep all the money. Steam does get a cut, but it is much less than publishers and retail sellers would take.

And does anyone know what that space pig is? Is it an in game companion or just a shiny graphic you carry around?

 

[Zed]

*backer master race*

 

[Tzaero]

Its got the OZ tax on it.

 

[sser]

Everything is worth what the purchaser will pay for it.

 

[tyrannosaurus rex]

 

[Rostere]

Just think about the fact that the money you pay for this game will go towards Obsidian doing similar inclined games in the future. $50 is a small price to pay for that. Where I live, $50 is also good price for a newly released game.

If you don't think PoE is incline enough to spend your money on, you should throw the spare cash from your games fund at Age of Decadence or Serpent in the Staglands instead.

If you don't think Age of Decadence or Serpent in the Staglands is incline enough to spend your money on, you should throw the spare cash from your games fund at Age of Decadence or Serpent in the Staglands, shoot yourself in the neck, dismember your body, and feed it to local stray dogs.

 

[Aenra]

had not seen the pricing at all.

I really don't see the issue for those knowing what they are getting into. And with communication being as it has been, everyone currently interested knows exactly what to expect. And that it's worth it. Even without considering what this price gets you elsewhere, in ..other.. AA titles;

Point though in terms of a future audience. They might go nit picking and burying it on MC just because of the pricing. But again, this is a very market-specific product. Makes D:OS look like World of Warcraft in terms of accessibility. So i doubt we will have many of those 'disgruntled' ones either.

And lastly, this is a PRE-purchasing mind. Always goes down post "launch"

 

[Kattze]

And lastly, this is a PRE-purchasing mind. Always goes down post "launch"

Oooh yes, I had not considered that. I will say though that D:OS was turnbased, and as such would be considered more niche than PoE.

And can anyone tell me what the heck that pre-purchase only space pig is supposed to do? Is it a companion, does it give stat boosts, what?

 

[Blackguard]

And lastly, this is a PRE-purchasing mind. Always goes down post "launch"

Oooh yes, I had not considered that. I will say though that D:OS was turnbased, and as such would be considered more niche than PoE.

And can anyone tell me what the heck that pre-purchase only space pig is supposed to do? Is it a companion, does it give stat boosts, what?

it's a pet. I really doubt that it will do anything other than follow you around.

 

[Aenra]

I will say though that D:OS was turnbased, and as such would be considered more niche than PoE

two caveats though:
D:OS was 3d all the way, and flashy to boot
D:OS was "Diablo, but with 2 playerz!!11" (don't know if you remember the tragic commentaries on youtube?)

 

[Rostere]

D:OS was "Diablo, but with 2 playerz!!11" (don't know if you remember the tragic commentaries on youtube?)

Wow, this is retarded on so many levels.

 

[Aenra]

Rostere it is for us, but that is how they saw it. And, end of the day?
1) game sold well, hurray for Larian. One step closer to their 'big one'
2) people that -were- D3 fanatics got to see that it can get better. Deeper. More diverse. More fulfilling.

so in my book, everyone won ^^
(and we got some good laughs in the process, lol)

 

[pippin]

30-something dollars is still way cheaper than AAA, but it's more than what I paid for either WL2 or D:OS.
It's still a somewhat reasonable price, backers had their reasons, it could have been worse, etc.

 

[Surf Solar]

If you would actually work more instead of impersonate Andhaira in GD to shitpost it wouldn't be an issue at all.

PoE isn't expensive?

 

[Urthor]

Why would you think for a second that just because it was on Kickstarter it deserves to be put in the "Steam Bargain bins" pricing tier.

Like, this game could easily have been in the 60 dollar price bracket. For one thing, it's getting retail release so it has to have a comparable pricing arrangement for both retail and Steam, retail stores just don't sell 20 dollar PC Games the margin is too small. And second, it's actually worth it and a pretty fair price judging by the beta/streamers...

 

[Forest Dweller]

50 dollars is the asking price for any new game in the market. Except that in this case it's likely to be something that we'll want and it will be a game of substance. Problem?

 

[Ivan]

i expected this from steam tards, but, et tu brute?

FOR SHAME

 

[polo]

Bitch please.

 

[Zed]

that's the cheap 'an hero edition'
they will just send you a parcel with cyanide

 

[kazgar]

that's the cheap 'an hero edition'
they will just send you a parcel with cyanide

Blood bowl for everyone!

 

[AwesomeButton]

In retrospect, I think Dragon Age Inquisition was a bit overpriced at 70 EUR for the value that that got me.

 

[bozia2012]

That ain't PoE.

 

[AwesomeButton]

That ain't PoE.

That ain't even an RPG. I suspected my irony would be unclear.

 

[Ninjerk]

If you would actually work more instead of impersonate Andhaira in GD to shitpost it wouldn't be an issue at all.

PoE isn't expensive?

This may be the only redeeming feature this thread achieves

 

[polo]

In retrospect, I think Dragon Age Inquisition was a bit overpriced at 70 EUR for the value that that got me.

In DAI awesome happened when you pressed a button. Can your loved PoE do that?