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    Well that takes care of that decision for me. Thanks for helping me make up my mind EA/Origin. Shady as fuck way to go about it though.

    Any suggestions on what to do with the R599 I'd set aside?

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    Quote Originally Posted by GregRedd View Post
    Well that takes care of that decision for me. Thanks for helping me make up my mind EA/Origin. Shady as fuck way to go about it though.

    Any suggestions on what to do with the R599 I'd set aside?
    EA Shares?
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    Quote Originally Posted by czc View Post
    EA Shares?
    LOL. Thanks czc, just spat coffee all over my desk.

    (Solid recommendation none-the-less.)

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    Don't know if bitching about it will work but it won't hurt.

    https://forums.battlefield.com/en-us...igin-sa#latest
    http://answers.ea.com/t5/Battlefield...t/false/page/2

    Maybe if enough people moan EA will compromise but I doubt it
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crableg View Post
    That is utterly Ridiculous, can't justify dropping R1k on a PC game, there will most likely be a 40% off sale in a few months anyway
    I enjoyed the beta and I think it got quite positive feedback, so I'm guessing they noticed and hiked the prices. Its not just S.A. complaining
    It appears the initial prices were all $20 lower on the packages below from the US stores than it is now:

    OriginUS $60 = R852 (R1000 on OriginZa)
    OriginUS $80 = R1136 (R1100 on OriginZa)
    OriginUS $130 = R1846 (R1900 on OriginZa)

    They're probably trying to recover costs for all the f*ups they've been making and sadly people will still buy it.
    I'll be voting with my wallet. No!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crableg View Post
    That is utterly Ridiculous, can't justify dropping R1k on a PC game, there will most likely be a 40% off sale in a few months anyway
    ...but at 60% of R1k it's down to R600, which is what the original price was. So you're waiting for a "big discount" to pay the price you should've.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ingeon View Post
    I enjoyed the beta and I think it got quite positive feedback, so I'm guessing they noticed and hiked the prices. It's not just S.A. complaining.
    It appears the initial prices were all $20 lower on the packages below from the US stores than it is now:

    OriginUS $60 = R852 (R1000 on OriginZa)
    OriginUS $80 = R1136 (R1100 on OriginZa)
    OriginUS $130 = R1846 (R1900 on OriginZa)

    They're probably trying to recover costs for all the f*ups they've been making and sadly people will still buy it.
    I'll be voting with my wallet. No!
    Quote Originally Posted by FarligOpptreden View Post
    ...but at 60% of R1k it's down to R600, which is what the original price was. So you're waiting for a "big discount" to pay the price you should've.
    Yup well this is gonna be one of the first battlefield games I am not buying on launch, which is sad cause it also seems to be my favorite since Bad Company 2, but that's just based off a couple round of the beta.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smokeghost View Post
    Don't know if bitching about it will work but it won't hurt.

    https://forums.battlefield.com/en-us...igin-sa#latest
    http://answers.ea.com/t5/Battlefield...t/false/page/2

    Maybe if enough people moan EA will compromise but I doubt it
    Or at least acknowledge us!

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    Damn console people are gonna have a field day with us master race folk. Can't bring up the cheap games argument anymore.
    I rate this was planned by the console gods.
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    Think I'll buy Star Wars Battlefront now

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