I bought GW1: Complete Collection for $40 a couple of years before GW2 came out. There was still a decent population, but it was well past the point when the game was most popular. For a cheap price, I had all the content, but I missed out on the excitement as the game expanded and I missed out on the community. While I appreciate GW1, I don’t hold the same nostalgia for it as people who played since the beginning.
The 3 years I’ve played GW2 has been an amazing ride. I don’t regret the $60 I paid for it. $50 every few years to keep up-to-date on features and content for a game I plan to continue playing doesn’t sound bad to me. The idea that new players are better off or that it’s better to wait years before paying so you get more content for the price you pay ignores that this is an MMO where much of the enjoyment is playing with the community for years as the game grows. If you just want to get a lot of content for a low price, I suggest buying single player games instead. There are “GOTY” editions for many great games. You will get the value you desire.
Already have plenty of GOTY, but none I own had this way of releasing expansions, forcing you to pay full price to get the base game and the full game. Two packs made sense, one Base Game + Expansion, being a “Complete Edition”, a GOTY, whatever, and the other option being to buy the expansion cheaper, for people who supported the game in the past. Its a widespread solution, logical. This move is simply illogical and greedy, and I will not support it, no matter how much I like the base game. 50$ for an expansion is way too much.
Wow, 45 euro’s for an expansion? I feel sorry I bought the game at release now . I should have waited for a couple of years, until this and the next expansion were out, so I could buy them all at once. What a mistake I’ve done
. I should have waited for a couple of years, until this and the next expansion were out, so I could buy them all at once. What a mistake I’ve done