StarCraft II SA pricing
- Thread starter Tinman
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Necuno
The Piper
If its SC2 im willing to pay R1000
pffft. no game on it's own is worth 1k.
I'd pay twice, heck triple that much for SC2, but that's the effect of being hyped to the point of shaking out of my chair for about a decade. My life wouldn't be complete without it =)
Raven Gold
Local Boy Hunter
So basicly were gonna pay R1500 for the full game. It's gonna be releaced in 3 stages remeber. (If thats whats still happening?)
Tsar
The thing that should not be
I agree. If you are a fan it is not so bad.
Leakysandwich
New member
I agree
This is extortion.
Just because it is a highly anticipated game they can just load the price and you will get people that will buy the game just because it is SC (no matter the cost)... Exactly the same happened with MW2.
So just becqause the people want to play it they will fork out up to R1k for a few hours (hopefully) worth of entertainment and Bliz will be laughing to the bank all the way.
But i didnt support MW2, and i wont support SC2 with this line of thinking - also with all the issues around the game (no lan, etc.)
Besides, this is for only ONE (1) campaign. So of course they will load the price for the other 2 campaigns as well, costing you more than R1k at the end.
so, pick a finger Bliz - wait, here take this one! .|..
This is extortion.
Just because it is a highly anticipated game they can just load the price and you will get people that will buy the game just because it is SC (no matter the cost)... Exactly the same happened with MW2.
So just becqause the people want to play it they will fork out up to R1k for a few hours (hopefully) worth of entertainment and Bliz will be laughing to the bank all the way.
But i didnt support MW2, and i wont support SC2 with this line of thinking - also with all the issues around the game (no lan, etc.)
Besides, this is for only ONE (1) campaign. So of course they will load the price for the other 2 campaigns as well, costing you more than R1k at the end.
so, pick a finger Bliz - wait, here take this one! .|..
_Caboose_
MG's resident Boozer
Ok compare SC1 to SC2 for a moment, In SC1+Broodwar there was roughly 6 campaigns with 10 missions in each equivaling to about 60 missions, Now take SC2 1 Campaign = 20-25 missions. When all three come out thats roughly 75 missions. This now excludes any plans for any proper expansions. So if true expansions come out you looking at about 150 missions!
RoosTa
New member
The official number 26-30 missions in total per game. Not to mention that the campaign will be far more complex than it was in SC1. So 1 'part' will still bring you 20 hours of fun.
As I mentioned on MyADSL; If I had to compare it to movies, think; LOTR. Would LOTR's be as epic as it was if it was crammed into 2.5 hours? I doubt it.
Tinman
MyGaming Silverback
I think the "its only the first of three games" argument is redundant TBH.
If the first game was going to offer an 11 mission campaign, then you would have a point. However, the Teran campaign alone is going to be about the same length as all three campaigns combined in the first game. I for one love this idea, and I think we really are going to get a deep, rich and engaging single player experience with massive scope.
Also remember, you will get a fully functional MP game with the first release, in which you will be able to play as all three races.
And finally, I refer to my argument in the comments section "Also, remember that the price of PC games has been almost immune to the effects of inflation over the years. I remember around 12 years ago paying R300 for PC games. At the same time a movie ticket was around R18 if memory serves me correctly.
A movie ticket is now between R40-R50, thats more than double what they cost 12 years ago. In the same period, the price of PC games has only increased by around 30% in most instances."
If the first game was going to offer an 11 mission campaign, then you would have a point. However, the Teran campaign alone is going to be about the same length as all three campaigns combined in the first game. I for one love this idea, and I think we really are going to get a deep, rich and engaging single player experience with massive scope.
Also remember, you will get a fully functional MP game with the first release, in which you will be able to play as all three races.
And finally, I refer to my argument in the comments section "Also, remember that the price of PC games has been almost immune to the effects of inflation over the years. I remember around 12 years ago paying R300 for PC games. At the same time a movie ticket was around R18 if memory serves me correctly.
A movie ticket is now between R40-R50, thats more than double what they cost 12 years ago. In the same period, the price of PC games has only increased by around 30% in most instances."