As a bundle with the core game I can definitely see the price point of $50. I just don’t understand why they can’t sell the expansion only and separate from the base game for a cheaper price for us veterans. Adding a character slot does not entice me one bit and I actually feel like it should come with the content anyways from the get go… $30-40 for the expansion would seem reasonable. Maybe $35 like how most DLC for console expansions run nowadays (I know..I know…all PC gamers will probably cry foul from making that comparison but oh well..lol Expansions are expansion no matter what system they come from). All I know is that this new area better be as large as the base game to justify the cost. Because of this price and what we know so far, I will definitely not buy the expansion upon launch until I know how much content I am getting.
It’s the same price for veterans as for new players. Depending of if you’re a veteran or new, you get either a free character slot or the core game (which is needed to play).
For the life of me I can’t understand how the illusion that someone else might be getting a little more than someone could possibly interfere with a person’s enjoyment of the game. Why does it have to turn into an “Us vs Them and I want more than they get” scenario? We’re finally getting a freaking expansion. We’re getting a lot of stuff, including effectively ten new professions (consider the specializations early phases of new professions), guild halls, maps, etc. There’s a lot to be happy about without this incessant need to peek over the fence to see what your neighbors are getting as well, like it really will somehow affect you.
I know how it works…lol But you’re pretty much saying that the core game (which includes how many character slots and the WHOLE ENTIRE GAME) to a new user is equal to one additional character slot that the veterans are getting. lol Wut. But anyways, I’m not trying to start an “us vs. them” as you’re deeming it. I think its a great bundle for a new user!
All I am saying is why can’t they detach the expansion from the core game and sell it separately for the ones who already own the game and have owned the game if its not going to be nearly as big as the core game? If I am paying near full price of what I paid for the core game, then I expect near equal amounts of content for the price. And maybe we will get it, but I can’t see myself risking that kind of money to find out. And like I said, that whole deal with the extra character slot is something they should include anyways and not as a “pre-order bonus.” Does anyone remember how GW1 expansions worked? It was $50 but we did get a full games worth of content AND character slots…lol