StarCraft II SA pricing

Yah, the price is quite high but if you just think about the longevity of the first starcraft and warcraft 3, then you're probs going to be playing this one for at least 2 years. Plus I hear some talk of making a "DOTA" mod for it! Which could be fun. I pray that the battlenet works the same as I have difficulty playing some games from behind my university proxy server/firewall (no port forwarding) but I could play War3 on bnet.
 
Anything over R450 for a PC game is crazy. Looking forward to playing this game though. How long has it been since Starcraf 1?
 
Gladiator said:
if you wanna watch some good replay commentary check out SC2GGRise on youtube
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also subscribe to HDstarcraft, Huskystarcraft and Saharadrac .

All really good, there's so much replay with commentary out there guys.

Also BlizShouter isnt bad either.
 
moomoo said:
R431.96 is high for a pc game, hope the content inside is worth it.
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i am not a SC2 fanboi by any means but judging from my past experience of SC1 and what little gameplay vids i saw of SC2, SC2 is not your average game!! Am sure it will be worth it. The pain of course comes when wanting to buy the other 2 installments/campaigns.
 
Starcraft II gets $100 Collector's Edition

The limited Collector's Edition of Starcraft II will sell for $99.99, but it includes a number of bonuses for the extra expenditure. The premium version of the game will include a 176-page art book and a 2GB USB flash drive replica of Terran hero Jim Raynor's dog tag that comes preloaded with the original Starcraft and its expansion, Brood War.

Source:Gamespot
 
AviD said:
Starcraft II gets $100 Collector's Edition

The limited Collector's Edition of Starcraft II will sell for $99.99, but it includes a number of bonuses for the extra expenditure. The premium version of the game will include a 176-page art book and a 2GB USB flash drive replica of Terran hero Jim Raynor's dog tag that comes preloaded with the original Starcraft and its expansion, Brood War.

Source:Gamespot
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The Collectors Edition includes more :

Blizzard has announced details of the $99.99 Collector's Edition of StarCraft 2, and it looks like it's time to start saving your money. This edition comes with the game, of course, and so much more:

* The Art of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, a 176-page book featuring artwork from the game
* An exclusive 2GB USB flash drive replica of Jim Raynor's dog tag, which comes preloaded with the original StarCraft and the StarCraft: Brood War(R) expansion set
* A behind-the-scenes DVD containing over an hour of developer interviews, cinematics with director's commentary, and more
* The official StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty soundtrack CD, containing 14 epic tracks from the game along with exclusive bonus tracks
* StarCraft comic book issue #0, a prequel to the comic series
* A World of Warcraft(R) mini Thor in-game pet that can be applied to all World of Warcraft characters on a single Battle.net account
* Exclusive Battle.net downloadable content, including special portraits for your Battle.net profile, decals to customize your units in-game, and a visually unique version of the terran Thor unit.
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Now that is something to get! Wonder how much it will retail for in Afrika Borwa. If only it would go for $100 * R7.26 = R726.
Sigh.
 
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Cobalt said:
Yah, the price is quite high but if you just think about the longevity of the first starcraft and warcraft 3, then you're probs going to be playing this one for at least 2 years.
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This… and a little bit more of this.

Look if you’re not a fan of the franchise or Blizzard games and you merely want to buy the game because the Jones’ bought it then yeah, wait for it to be “bargain binned”.

For fans (and there are millions and millions of them) of these games they generally get their money’s worth. Every Blizzard game has 5+ years of game play in them. They’re still releasing patches for games 10 years old. Tell me… what other company still does that? Couple the fact that online support and performance is well looked after and that servers are (and stay) full for years after release, I just do see a reason to complain.

And yes, I am a Blizzard fanboy. It’s fully justified though. I know between SC2, D3 and WoW I will get 10years of gaming bliss. I’ve lost count how many times I burnt my fingers with console games that only kept me entertained for 2-3days...R700 later. I’ve just paid R325 for C&C4. Red Alert made me fell in love for the genre. But seriously I would’ve paid R500 for C&C4 if they just put some more love into that game. It might be a R100 less than SC2, but it’s still R325 to much.

As for the CE, it’ll probably retail for R800-R1000. If you’re not a fan… stay away. For the fans buying the CE they will get much more than the general “tin case” with a pamphlet paper quality artbook.
 
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StrontiumDog said:
i am not a SC2 fanboi by any means but judging from my past experience of SC1 and what little gameplay vids i saw of SC2, SC2 is not your average game!! Am sure it will be worth it. The pain of course comes when wanting to buy the other 2 installments/campaigns.
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I agree. Played SC1 for ages. Not a huge fan but nice game.
Would love to own SC2....

But the campaign's can get expensive.
 
pre-order price has gone up by ~R60 for collectors edition :(

It was available on pre-order from Take2 for R629 two weeks ago.

Latest Take2 pricing:
http://www.take2.co.za/games-starcr...ty-collectors-edition-pc-dvd-rom-4794527.html
Released to Pre-Order
Expected Jul, 2010
Suggested Price: R 799
Our Normal Price: R 728
Special: R 689
This special offer expires in 80 days.
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Latest Kalahari.net pricing:
http://www.kalahari.net/games/Starcraft-2-Special-Edition/78275/36786273.aspx
Was R767.95
Now R691.16
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How does pre-order pricing work on kalahari.net and take2? Once u have placed your order do they still reserve the right to change the final price once the item is ready to ship?
 
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