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Edited by Mike Lawrence:
6/25/2015 8:03:07 PM
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So Now We Pay for the FREE STUFF?!
Ok, so let me get this straight. Bungie has seen the error of its ways and decided to make this up to us by charging veterans an additional $20 (beyond the $40 upgrade) for content the new players get for free?!
That doesn't seem like a good deal to me. I'm stunned. Somebody tell me they didn't just do that.
They just told us "I'm sorry for joking about over charging you. Now get out your wallets! The free stuff is for sale!"
Someone please show me I'm wrong. I really want to be wrong about this.
[b][u]UPDATE[/u][/b]:
Ok, the nerd rage over my FREE statement needs to be addressed. I am using the word FREE as in “free shipping” I understand Milton Friedman and the laws of thermodynamics. That is not what I’m talking about. Yes, I know FREE SHIPPING isn’t free for the seller but it is provided at no additional charge beyond the MSRP to a consumer to entice them into making a highly profitable purchase. The reason I claim the digital content as FREE is because I know the physical parts of the $80 package cost money and involve a ton more man hours.
Let’s pretend a designer making $50 per hour spent a full week building these cosmetic additions. That’s about $2500 in salary and let’s not worry about the electricity the computer consumed since it probably would have been on anyway. If 1 out of every 20 players that bought the base game about a year ago buys this package that comes out to $00.0025 cost per download to sell at cost. Does anyone seriously not see that as FREE? Does anyone seriously not see that as aggressive markup if we are being told that is worth $20? Ok, let’s be fair and add in bandwidth and say $00.005 as the cost per million sold. Now same question.
[i][b]UPDATE 2:[/b][/i]
So I’ve devised a plan to kill off all the internet Rage Queens and here it goes. Get an 18 wheeler and fill the trailer with half-starved Grizzly bears. Attach a wireless hotspot to it (to attract the nerds) and paint a sign on the side that says “become FREE LUNCH for a hungry bear!!!”. Nerd Raging assholes will kick that door down just to tell the “retard” inside that there is no such thing as a FREE LUNCH. Problem -blam!-ing solved!
[b][u]UPDATE: [/u][/b]
Mad H0use just won the internet with a very reasonable post on the pricing subject.
[url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/133298164/0/0]https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/133298164/0/0[/url]
Great post I want to share. I don't really agree but the writer is very articulate and friendly.
[url=https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/133385359/0/0]https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/133385359/0/0[/url]
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3 Replieshttps://youtu.be/MkIVjENYPlw The link that is in this topic is centered towards those who feel the need to continue to bi*ch and complain about the $20 CE extra reward perks. If you don't like it, don't buy it. What Bungie is doing, is adding micro-transactions. Many games have this already, like Datto says in the video, World of Warcraft offers a mount for $25, League of Legends offers skins for $10-$15, and Hearthstone offers new characters that really make no difference for $10. You need to realize that you don't have to buy this stuff. Bungie has been given a lot of heat as of late due to these recent events and they're trying to fix things. I will admit I too was annoyed and mad and was a little hot headed with what I saw and even got pissed and called Bungie out. But now I realize it's just like every other game. I see the error in my ways. It may not make the biggest difference but they have those players who will buy It because they love the game wholeheartedly and want to be a major part of the game and they can then be able to say I have the VIP and CE content. Those players are the commited fans and you can call me whatever you want, you can say I'm just another player who is brainwashed by corporate greed but I am just trying to let people know that every game does this, and Bungie isn't the first nor the last company to do micro-transactions. But I will say this as I did trash at Bungie earlier in the week that I am sorry to have done so and that they are just like any other gaming company. There is nothing here that makes them worse, and they are trying to fix their mistakes and I hope that you guys see this, as there are hopefully many more who see it my way and understand. Thanks for your time and keep hunting Guardians! Your friend and fellow Guardian, A_Terrorist98 P.S. Please bump my original link for what I just said as it will hopefully he exposed to more and more Guardians. Thank you. Original Link: https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/133385359/0/0
