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Posted by: NotASmurf.1725

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The anniversary is coming up in less than 2 weeks, it’d be nice if ArenaNet could do a sale for GW1. I know a lot of people who’d be interested (mainly because of HoM points and lore) and there’s a good chance that thousands feel the same way, but the game costs more than HoT which can be a bit discouraging.

A sale could do much for the game (it still has a growing community!) and would turn some extra profit for the company with no effort.

There’s no official GW1 forum so excuse me for posting this here. Not doing a sale would be a huge missed opportunity in my opinion, what do you guys think?

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Posted by: Eirian Direstorm.9748

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I would buy it in a decent sale. I never played and have wanted to give it a try, but it is pricey. Is there a Mac version though?

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Posted by: Justine.6351

Justine.6351

It is kind of expensive nowadays. The cheapest from their store is to get the 3 campaign bundle, EotN and the BMP for a total of ~60$.

A lot of material but ya still, a sale bundle wouldn’t be out of the question.

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Posted by: Inculpatus cedo.9234

Inculpatus cedo.9234

I think that is the sale. Being afforded the opportunity to buy it in a bundle. Much like Living World Seasons.

There is always other retailers; I don’t think ArenaNet would change up their Guild Wars Store, especially with this little time before the anniversary.

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Posted by: Illconceived Was Na.9781

Illconceived Was Na.9781

I can’t remember the last time ANet sold the game at a discount. I have seen it bundled by retailers for at lower than US$60 (do make sure it’s an authorized copy — sometimes, you see a ‘deal’ that turns out to be a shrink-wrapped box, but someone has already used the serial code).

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Posted by: OriOri.8724

OriOri.8724

Yea its between $50 and $60 to buy GW1 and all the expansions from ANet last I checked. Which I honestly think is a little high considering how old the game is. An anniversary sale for $45 even for everything would be really nice (though I really wouldn’t mind seeing $30-$40 bundle pack of everything from ANet themselves).

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Posted by: witcher.3197

witcher.3197

+1 to that, would be really nice. Hell, I have 2 accounts but would buy a 3rd if it went on sale and I’m sure many others would too.

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Posted by: zealex.9410

zealex.9410

same, it would be even better if that sale happened on steam too

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Posted by: kamedin.4698

kamedin.4698

$60 for 3 games and an xpac isn’t that bad, even better if you compare with what you got with HoT at the same price.

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zealex.9410

$60 for 3 games and an xpac isn’t that bad, even better if you compare with what you got with HoT at the same price.

older games tho.

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Posted by: Moonyeti.3296

Moonyeti.3296

I would buy it in a decent sale. I never played and have wanted to give it a try, but it is pricey. Is there a Mac version though?

No, but you can use PlayOnMac to play. Works fine for me.

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Posted by: Tyrion.9015

Tyrion.9015

Totally agree with OP

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Posted by: Dasein.5987

Dasein.5987

Ingame Shop sale would be nice too need them stashes >:)

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Posted by: OriOri.8724

OriOri.8724

$60 for 3 games and an xpac isn’t that bad, even better if you compare with what you got with HoT at the same price.

Not on the surface, until you realize that its an MMO with a small population currently, as well as one that hasn’t had any updates in years and isn’t going to be getting any content updates in the future. I don’t mind paying that price, but I do think its a tad high

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Posted by: Norbi Pew Pew.4972

Norbi Pew Pew.4972

Pretty much most of my guild (including myself) would pick it up if we could get a 30-40% sale. That’d be amazing!

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Posted by: Illconceived Was Na.9781

Illconceived Was Na.9781

$60 for 3 games and an xpac isn’t that bad, even better if you compare with what you got with HoT at the same price.

$15/title for a game that is 12 years old? That looks pretty bad to me, especially since I had no trouble get the same combination for US$40 back when the game was still being actively developed (well, at least, there were adjustments to festivals & GW: Beyond).

Seems to me that $30 would be a “not bad” price, i.e. $10 per ‘campaign’ with the expansion thrown in.

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Posted by: Jenstone.6891

Jenstone.6891

Guess I don’t feel so bad now, 1 year after release, I got all 3 campaigns for $9.00 when CompUSA went out of business. Best $27 that I have ever spent(at the time).

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Posted by: Azamad.8417

Azamad.8417

I agree, a sale would be really nice.

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Posted by: mari.6394

mari.6394

Great idea

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Posted by: Tyrion.9015

Tyrion.9015

Ingame Shop sale would be nice too need them stashes >:)

Yeah, prizes are crazy high

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Posted by: kamedin.4698

kamedin.4698

$60 for 3 games and an xpac isn’t that bad, even better if you compare with what you got with HoT at the same price.

Not on the surface, until you realize that its an MMO with a small population currently, as well as one that hasn’t had any updates in years and isn’t going to be getting any content updates in the future. I don’t mind paying that price, but I do think its a tad high

Maybe if you research a bit you will realize it is not a mmo but a CORPG or Competitive/Cooperative Online Role Playing Game.

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Posted by: kamedin.4698

kamedin.4698

$60 for 3 games and an xpac isn’t that bad, even better if you compare with what you got with HoT at the same price.

$15/title for a game that is 12 years old? That looks pretty bad to me, especially since I had no trouble get the same combination for US$40 back when the game was still being actively developed (well, at least, there were adjustments to festivals & GW: Beyond).

Seems to me that $30 would be a “not bad” price, i.e. $10 per ‘campaign’ with the expansion thrown in.

For an old game it has been able to hold my attention better than gw2, plus it is actually a complete game while in GW2 they can’t even release an xpac. But, might not be up to your taste, because you don’t play gw1 because of gw2 but you play it because its gw1.

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Posted by: Illconceived Was Na.9781

Illconceived Was Na.9781

$60 for 3 games and an xpac isn’t that bad, even better if you compare with what you got with HoT at the same price.

$15/title for a game that is 12 years old? That looks pretty bad to me, especially since I had no trouble get the same combination for US$40 back when the game was still being actively developed (well, at least, there were adjustments to festivals & GW: Beyond).

Seems to me that $30 would be a “not bad” price, i.e. $10 per ‘campaign’ with the expansion thrown in.

For an old game it has been able to hold my attention better than gw2, plus it is actually a complete game while in GW2 they can’t even release an xpac. But, might not be up to your taste, because you don’t play gw1 because of gw2 but you play it because its gw1.

You are discussing the value of the game to some people. I’m talking about the price paid by everyone to acquire the game. And I’m not even saying it’s unfair; I’m offering the opinion that it’s not a bargain for a 12-year old game.

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Posted by: Entenkommando.5208

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This may be my inner fanboy speaking (Or the 5k hours cough cough) but the game is definitely worth 60$.

Playing through all 4 campaigns will probably take you at least 100hrs. (150-200 if doing some side quests) And that is with one character only, no hardmode, no titles, no friends to play elite content and dungeons, no farming for some nice looking gear and no PvP (okay this one is basically non existant these days)

That being said though I really wouldn’t mind them putting it on discount to get some new players into it who maybe haven’t seen it yet. And it’s not like goldsellers or bots could get any worse…

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Posted by: ShiningSquirrel.3751

ShiningSquirrel.3751

This may be my inner fanboy speaking (Or the 5k hours cough cough) but the game is definitely worth 60$.

Playing through all 4 campaigns will probably take you at least 100hrs. (150-200 if doing some side quests) And that is with one character only, no hardmode, no titles, no friends to play elite content and dungeons, no farming for some nice looking gear and no PvP (okay this one is basically non existant these days)

That being said though I really wouldn’t mind them putting it on discount to get some new players into it who maybe haven’t seen it yet. And it’s not like goldsellers or bots could get any worse…

I agree. You can actually get the first 3 core games for $10.00 each if you buy the trilogy package but EOTN is still $20.00 so that’s $50 for all.
What would really be good is if they gave away the trilogy. That would bring in new players right there, and if they wanted to link to GW2, buy EOTN. More or less the same thing they are doing now with GW2, core game free, purchase expansions and receive core game.

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Posted by: witcher.3197

witcher.3197

This may be my inner fanboy speaking (Or the 5k hours cough cough) but the game is definitely worth 60$.

Playing through all 4 campaigns will probably take you at least 100hrs. (150-200 if doing some side quests) And that is with one character only, no hardmode, no titles, no friends to play elite content and dungeons, no farming for some nice looking gear and no PvP (okay this one is basically non existant these days)

That being said though I really wouldn’t mind them putting it on discount to get some new players into it who maybe haven’t seen it yet. And it’s not like goldsellers or bots could get any worse…

I’m with you on that, but still. The game is indeed a decade old and might not get any content updates in the future plus there is no trial – it’s a blind investment that doesn’t sound all that appealing despite the game itself being awesome.

A sale means more than just a lower price – it shows that Anet still acknowledges the game’s existence which in turn means people are much more comfortable buying the product knowing that the company is still backing it to some extent.

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I’m glad I already have them all…..
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If someone is talking behind your back… Fart.
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Posted by: reapex.8546

reapex.8546

This may be my inner fanboy speaking (Or the 5k hours cough cough) but the game is definitely worth 60$.

Playing through all 4 campaigns will probably take you at least 100hrs. (150-200 if doing some side quests) And that is with one character only, no hardmode, no titles, no friends to play elite content and dungeons, no farming for some nice looking gear and no PvP (okay this one is basically non existant these days)

That being said though I really wouldn’t mind them putting it on discount to get some new players into it who maybe haven’t seen it yet. And it’s not like goldsellers or bots could get any worse…

I’m with you on that, but still. The game is indeed a decade old and might not get any content updates in the future plus there is no trial – it’s a blind investment that doesn’t sound all that appealing despite the game itself being awesome.

I believe the free trial still exist:
http://gw1101.gtm.guildwars.com/freetrial/ <—-this link maybe wrong, do more research on it first. But there were several times there was a free trial for Guild Wars.

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Posted by: NotASmurf.1725

NotASmurf.1725

This may be my inner fanboy speaking (Or the 5k hours cough cough) but the game is definitely worth 60$.

Playing through all 4 campaigns will probably take you at least 100hrs. (150-200 if doing some side quests) And that is with one character only, no hardmode, no titles, no friends to play elite content and dungeons, no farming for some nice looking gear and no PvP (okay this one is basically non existant these days)

That being said though I really wouldn’t mind them putting it on discount to get some new players into it who maybe haven’t seen it yet. And it’s not like goldsellers or bots could get any worse…

I’m with you on that, but still. The game is indeed a decade old and might not get any content updates in the future plus there is no trial – it’s a blind investment that doesn’t sound all that appealing despite the game itself being awesome.

I believe the free trial still exist:
http://gw1101.gtm.guildwars.com/freetrial/ <—-this link maybe wrong, do more research on it first. But there were several times there was a free trial for Guild Wars.

Woah could that still work? :o I’ll try it later.

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Posted by: Amaimon.7823

Amaimon.7823

oh yes, I have someone in the guild who wants to play GW1, but if baffled by the fact it’s still so expensive

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Posted by: witcher.3197

witcher.3197

This may be my inner fanboy speaking (Or the 5k hours cough cough) but the game is definitely worth 60$.

Playing through all 4 campaigns will probably take you at least 100hrs. (150-200 if doing some side quests) And that is with one character only, no hardmode, no titles, no friends to play elite content and dungeons, no farming for some nice looking gear and no PvP (okay this one is basically non existant these days)

That being said though I really wouldn’t mind them putting it on discount to get some new players into it who maybe haven’t seen it yet. And it’s not like goldsellers or bots could get any worse…

I’m with you on that, but still. The game is indeed a decade old and might not get any content updates in the future plus there is no trial – it’s a blind investment that doesn’t sound all that appealing despite the game itself being awesome.

I believe the free trial still exist:
http://gw1101.gtm.guildwars.com/freetrial/ <—-this link maybe wrong, do more research on it first. But there were several times there was a free trial for Guild Wars.

Woah could that still work? :o I’ll try it later.

Any luck with that? (I’m at work)

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Posted by: Ayrilana.1396

Ayrilana.1396

you can get it off amazon very cheap . no box or anything like that included and its all done by download for $20.00 you get almost all the games but not the bonus pack or other items . and this is where i got my acount from for the same price https://www.amazon.com/NCSOFT-41136-Platimun1-Guild-Wars/dp/B008Y43IMG/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1492193860&sr=1-1&refinements=p_n_theme_browse-bin%3A10111600011%2Cp_89%3ANCSOFT

That doesn’t include Factions or Nightfall unfortunately. You typically have to also buy the trilogy pack if you want everything which pushes the cost up to ~$50. The prices are pretty much the same as if you were to buy from the Anet store.

Other people have given indication that they’re surprised that it’s so expensive. They have to realize that you’re essentially paying $10 each for 3 games and an expansion. Diablo 2 is selling for $10 for the game and expansion separately. Same goes for Warcraft 3. The prices are more than reasonable and other companies, such has Blizzard which people often use as a reference, follow the same thing.

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Posted by: Ayrilana.1396

Ayrilana.1396

you can get it off amazon very cheap . no box or anything like that included and its all done by download for $20.00 you get almost all the games but not the bonus pack or other items . and this is where i got my acount from for the same price https://www.amazon.com/NCSOFT-41136-Platimun1-Guild-Wars/dp/B008Y43IMG/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1492193860&sr=1-1&refinements=p_n_theme_browse-bin%3A10111600011%2Cp_89%3ANCSOFT

That doesn’t include Factions or Nightfall unfortunately. You typically have to also buy the trilogy pack if you want everything which pushes the cost up to ~$50. The prices are pretty much the same as if you were to buy from the Anet store.

Other people have given indication that they’re surprised that it’s so expensive. They have to realize that you’re essentially paying $10 each for 3 games and an expansion. Diablo 2 is selling for $10 for the game and expansion separately. Same goes for Warcraft 3. The prices are more than reasonable and other companies, such has Blizzard which people often use as a reference, follow the same thing.

please do not ever ever quote me again ever please . as your very mistaken . case in point that link i posted is for the Platinum Edition meaning you get the full game including factions and nightfall and eye of the north too but not the bonus pack that came out after the eye of the north if i remember right also too looking on the guild wars web site its self you can even get the Platinum Edition from there for $20.00 just like you can from amazon http://store.guildwars.com/store/gw/en_US/pd/ThemeID.37893000/productID.299594600

Please read it again.

Access to the full Guild Wars® game and Guild Wars: Eye of the North® expansion via downloadable client.

For the Amazon link, go to product description. It does not include Factions or Nightfall.

Funny thing is that if you scroll down on the Amazon page, someone even asks if they’re included in the q/a section which they’re told no.

Also:

https://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Guild_Wars:_Platinum_Edition

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Posted by: Ayrilana.1396

Ayrilana.1396

that link i posted is for the Platinum Edition meaning you get the full game including factions and nightfall and eye of the north too but not the bonus pack that came out after the eye of the north if i remember right also too looking on the guild wars web site its self you can even get the Platinum Edition from there for $20.00 just like you can from amazon http://store.guildwars.com/store/gw/en_US/pd/ThemeID.37893000/productID.299594600

You’re wrong. It doesn’t say you get Factions and Nightfall included with it.

Oh. Here’s another link with someone asking which they should buy. They’re told which combination of titles they have to purchase to get everything.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GuildWars/comments/30vtuz/should_i_buy_the_trilogy_game_of_the_year_edition/

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Posted by: Ayrilana.1396

Ayrilana.1396

As for those that want to get it cheaper, check Steam. They had a 50% off sale a few years back. I think their next seasonal sale is in June but no idea if GW1 will be a part of it.

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Posted by: RoseofGilead.8907

RoseofGilead.8907

that link i posted is for the Platinum Edition meaning you get the full game including factions and nightfall and eye of the north too but not the bonus pack that came out after the eye of the north if i remember right also too looking on the guild wars web site its self you can even get the Platinum Edition from there for $20.00 just like you can from amazon http://store.guildwars.com/store/gw/en_US/pd/ThemeID.37893000/productID.299594600

Read the info in the link you posted. It plainly says “Access to the full Guild Wars® game and Guild Wars: Eye of the North® expansion via downloadable client.” And, having bought the Platinum Edition myself, I can also confirm that the Platinum Edition does NOT include Factions or Nightfall.

Also, the Amazon link you posted also clearly says that it only includes Prophecies (Guild Wars: Game of the Year) and EOTN; scroll down to Product Description to check for yourself.

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Posted by: Tyrion.9015

Tyrion.9015

This may be my inner fanboy speaking (Or the 5k hours cough cough) but the game is definitely worth 60$.

Playing through all 4 campaigns will probably take you at least 100hrs. (150-200 if doing some side quests) And that is with one character only, no hardmode, no titles, no friends to play elite content and dungeons, no farming for some nice looking gear and no PvP (okay this one is basically non existant these days)

That being said though I really wouldn’t mind them putting it on discount to get some new players into it who maybe haven’t seen it yet. And it’s not like goldsellers or bots could get any worse…

I’m with you on that, but still. The game is indeed a decade old and might not get any content updates in the future plus there is no trial – it’s a blind investment that doesn’t sound all that appealing despite the game itself being awesome.

I believe the free trial still exist:
http://gw1101.gtm.guildwars.com/freetrial/ <—-this link maybe wrong, do more research on it first. But there were several times there was a free trial for Guild Wars.

Woah could that still work? :o I’ll try it later.

Any luck with that? (I’m at work)

I think that it’s not working

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Posted by: NotASmurf.1725

NotASmurf.1725

This may be my inner fanboy speaking (Or the 5k hours cough cough) but the game is definitely worth 60$.

Playing through all 4 campaigns will probably take you at least 100hrs. (150-200 if doing some side quests) And that is with one character only, no hardmode, no titles, no friends to play elite content and dungeons, no farming for some nice looking gear and no PvP (okay this one is basically non existant these days)

That being said though I really wouldn’t mind them putting it on discount to get some new players into it who maybe haven’t seen it yet. And it’s not like goldsellers or bots could get any worse…

I’m with you on that, but still. The game is indeed a decade old and might not get any content updates in the future plus there is no trial – it’s a blind investment that doesn’t sound all that appealing despite the game itself being awesome.

I believe the free trial still exist:
http://gw1101.gtm.guildwars.com/freetrial/ <—-this link maybe wrong, do more research on it first. But there were several times there was a free trial for Guild Wars.

Woah could that still work? :o I’ll try it later.

Any luck with that? (I’m at work)

I think that it’s not working

Yeah you’re right :/

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Posted by: witcher.3197

witcher.3197

This is the week, c’mon Anet! #believe #savethedream

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Posted by: NotASmurf.1725

NotASmurf.1725

The 2 week event just started, please don’t pass up this excellent opportunity Anet!

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Posted by: zealex.9410

zealex.9410

Since the price for the expansion hot dropped to 30$ dont you think that it would be cool to reduce the price on the original gw game as well like 20 for the trilogy or what ever price makes sense for a game of this age today. Alot of ppl got really interested in the current story which is alot closer to the original game than the personal story and and hot. Or idk at least doing sales on the game anf featuring it in gw2’s main page for ppl who might be itnerested. I want to get int the game and experience it but each expac costs like half the current one :/

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Posted by: Ayrilana.1396

Ayrilana.1396

I’m not sure if they will. You’re already getting 3 games and an expansion for $12.50 each.

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Posted by: zealex.9410

zealex.9410

I’m not sure if they will. You’re already getting 3 games and an expansion for $12.50 each.

The trilogy costs 30 euros and eotn other 15 so its 45 for everything.

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Posted by: Ayrilana.1396

Ayrilana.1396

I’m not sure if they will. You’re already getting 3 games and an expansion for $12.50 each.

The trilogy costs 30 euros and eotn other 15 so its 45 for everything.

EotN was $20 the last I checked. Also note that I said each and not total. Considering you said it was 30 euros for the trilogy, which it’s $30 as well, I doubt that currency impacts the price difference.

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