As the title says, its clear there’s alot of negativity going around about pricing and stuff, regardless I for one think the pricing is fair.
I’ve bought the $100 Ultimate deal and I’m still throwing my money at my screen xD
I’ve played the game since the first beta (not counting all my GW1 time! xD) and I’m extremely happy.
It’s been 3 years now, and aside from the recent break, (for HoT) Anet has always supplied consistently amazing content every few weeks, which says ALOT compare to most MMO’s. And all for what? $70ish dollars that I paid 3 years ago? There’s no reason to not buy the expansion in my opinion.
Entertainment costs money, going to a concert, catching a quick movie, heading to a water park, even your cable. It all costs money!!! So I’m amazed at why people think this is any different.
But wait, I AM wrong. It is different! Most MMO’s these days require you to pay a fee every month, of about $10 or more, just for the privilege of playing, and as we all know, that’s not the case with Guild Wars 2.
In my head, all I see is that I’m actually saving money playing this game compare to games like WoW or FF14. And in any case I like Guild Wars 2 MUCH better =D
I mean 3 years would be- the base game cost itself ($40ish) and 36 months of $10 sub fee ($360), giving us a grand total of $400. And people are mad they have to pay $50 for GW2 when it first launched and now $50 again? Its just ridiculous!
I understand, not everyone may have the cash to dish out to buy the game at the moment, and that is truly unfortunate, especially in certain households, but can we PLEASE remember this is a PRE-PURCHASE, they haven’t even revealed the release date yet!
And for those of you who say, there’s not enough content in the expansion to warrant the $50 price tag- they’ve only shown us a fraction of whats being released, LET THEM SHOW YOU! xD This is why they are giving us amazingly written blog posts and hosting informative streams (despite the technical difficulty’s they sometimes encounter).
Once again! I cannot stress this enough, its a Pre-Purchase! You seem to have plenty of time to save up cash if you don’t have it, and Anet seems to have plenty of time to show us all the great features coming our way! Don’t get so discouraged!
The only argument I’ve seen that was really valid, was that “Anet said they weren’t going to release an expansion and that all updates would be free after the purchase of the original Guild Wars 2 game” (which I believe was true, right?). It’s sad to see a promise broken obviously, but lets be real here, you had to be living in a world full of rainbows/butterflies and cotton candy houses if you think a company can constantly update a game this much for years on end surviving on just the base cost of the game.
I know, I know, they really shouldn’t have said that, but once again, with the content they’ve released! – The Edge Of The Mists, The Origins Of Madness (The Marionette <3), The Battle For Lions Arch, The Tower of Nightmares, our awesome Halloween and Wintersday events, FRACTURED, AND THE SUPER COMPELLING STORY THAT WAS SEASON 2! Hell I can go ON AND ON with this list! Its all just been an amazing experience for me, my friends and my guildmates, and I really cant give Anet enough credit for all of this!
Regardless, I’m not here to argue or anything, I’ve heard enough complaining as is, and I probably won’t even come back to this thread for this reason alone xD. I’m mainly just writing this to hopefully quell some of the rage and to let Anet know there are still players who wholeheartedly agree with the pricing, and with all this negativity going around =( I’d like them to know I (at the very least) think they’re doing an amazing job and I’m looking forward to all that the whole staff has to offer in the future =D
Thanks
