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I wasn't planning on pre-ordering Wildstar. A 25% off coupon from GMG changed my mind. If you receive GMG offers, check your email. The codes are unique and they were sent four days ago. After the coupon and $10 bonus cash from my last purchase, I got the deluxe edition for $46.25. The pre-order incentives are above the line, the deluxe edition incentives are below it: Exclusive rocket house Access to beta weekends (three remaining closed beta weekends) 3-day head start (after open beta) Exclusive housing trophy In-game storage bag Pre-order title Player name reservation -------------------------- Eldan Hoverboard Eldan Augmentation Costume Eldan Title Eldan Dye IRSmurf fucked around with this message at 05:20 on Mar 24, 2014 |
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Mar 24, 2014 05:18
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IRSmurf posted:I wasn't planning on pre-ordering Wildstar. A 25% off coupon from GMG changed my mind. If you receive GMG offers, check your email. The codes are unique and they were sent four days ago. After the coupon and $10 bonus cash from my last purchase, I got the deluxe edition for $46.25. Just found this one online and it worked for me PLOCVS-G2T5YX-DATY6M 48$ for the standard edition.
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IRSmurf posted:I wasn't planning on pre-ordering Wildstar. A 25% off coupon from GMG changed my mind. If you receive GMG offers, check your email. The codes are unique and they were sent four days ago. After the coupon and $10 bonus cash from my last purchase, I got the deluxe edition for $46.25. This is the Augmentation Costume aka Omni-Plasmic. 
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Mar 24, 2014 05:51
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Why would anyone want to look like a robo-hobo?
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Slashrat posted:Why would anyone want to look like a robo-hobo? Why would anyone ever not?
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Mar 24, 2014 07:28
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Perhaps with dyes, the mask could be used as a Godot from Phoenix Wright tribute.
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Mar 24, 2014 11:59
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I really wish Carbine was a bit more transparent with their development process. Right now as a 50 whose seen most of the non-raid content except for the crimson isle quests, I've got no incentive to log in except for looking at balance/content changes. I know bug/engine/balance fixes are almost certainly the priority, but is there poo poo on the way? Mayostard posted:Perhaps with dyes, the mask could be used as a Godot from Phoenix Wright tribute. If the chest part could go over other armor, it'd be pretty cool, but as is, I'm glad I got the regular edition. Also I hope to hell you can dye it, because I'll be sick of that shade of green a month or so after launch. Deki fucked around with this message at 14:10 on Mar 24, 2014 |
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Mar 24, 2014 14:06
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Lemon King posted:This is the Augmentation Costume aka Omni-Plasmic. Is it as ridiculously skimpy on female characters? It's depressing, but they'll probably make a few sales if some creeper can drill a few holes into their aurin and implant that crap. 
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Mar 24, 2014 14:36
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IRSmurf posted:I wasn't planning on pre-ordering Wildstar. A 25% off coupon from GMG changed my mind. If you receive GMG offers, check your email. The codes are unique and they were sent four days ago. After the coupon and $10 bonus cash from my last purchase, I got the deluxe edition for $46.25. I've tried to convince myself a long time that I won't buy it too soon, but my will wasn't strong. The GMG deal was nice, even though they force GBP on the whole Europe. Anyway, I am sure I remember reading somewhere that pre-order people will also have 3 codes of (7?) days trial for friends after the game is released. Or it was for all orders not just pre-orders? Or I dreamt it.
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Merope posted:I've tried to convince myself a long time that I won't buy it too soon, but my will wasn't strong. The GMG deal was nice, even though they force GBP on the whole Europe. It's not a pre-order thing. Everyone will get the codes.
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I don't know why, but I was getting strong Ratchet and Clank vibes from the Rocket House commercial. Maybe it was the art style combined with a similar sense of humor. Unless I can find a good VPN for playing from China I'm going to have to miss out on this launch, sadly.
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IRSmurf posted:I wasn't planning on pre-ordering Wildstar. A 25% off coupon from GMG changed my mind. If you receive GMG offers, check your email. The codes are unique and they were sent four days ago. After the coupon and $10 bonus cash from my last purchase, I got the deluxe edition for $46.25. This reminds how Wildstar, TESO, and every other new MMO these days is $60 and I do not understand why. Square had the perfect idea with the $30 retail price (now $20 or lower almost everywhere) at ARR launch, since the aim of MMOs, P2P or F2P, is to get as many folks hooked on your game for many months as possible. There should be a low barrier of entry in price, since the vast majority of revenue comes from subscription fees, not the initial copy. Now I guess if NCSoft and Zenimax and other publishers don't see their games succeeding past the first month or two, then that's a different story... but then why are they bothering to release their games? This is a rhetorical question and I know exactly why, so don't bother explaining the obvious to me.
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Killer Queen posted:This reminds how Wildstar, TESO, and every other new MMO these days is $60 and I do not understand why. Square had the perfect idea with the $30 retail price (now $20 or lower almost everywhere) at ARR launch, since the aim of MMOs, P2P or F2P, is to get as many folks hooked on your game for many months as possible. There should be a low barrier of entry in price, since the vast majority of revenue comes from subscription fees, not the initial copy. Now I guess if NCSoft and Zenimax and other publishers don't see their games succeeding past the first month or two, then that's a different story... but then why are they bothering to release their games? This is a rhetorical question and I know exactly why, so don't bother explaining the obvious to me. My only guess is that someone actually did the research and this price point will maximize their profits. This remark isn't facetious, there are other reasons why some games (console in particular) are set around $60. It is basically because the game will have to take up space in a brick-and-mortar store. This is why you have a ton more variation in price for games that are digitally distributed.
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Killer Queen posted:This reminds how Wildstar, TESO, and every other new MMO these days is $60 and I do not understand why. Square had the perfect idea with the $30 retail price (now $20 or lower almost everywhere) at ARR launch, since the aim of MMOs, P2P or F2P, is to get as many folks hooked on your game for many months as possible. There should be a low barrier of entry in price, since the vast majority of revenue comes from subscription fees, not the initial copy. Now I guess if NCSoft and Zenimax and other publishers don't see their games succeeding past the first month or two, then that's a different story... but then why are they bothering to release their games? This is a rhetorical question and I know exactly why, so don't bother explaining the obvious to me. The asnwer , as you alluded to, is that they make most of their money on box sales. People are willing to pay more for a box than they are for a second month's worth of game time simply because they quit and the sub has no value. More money and more of it up front. I'm guessing that preorders haven't gone well since Carbine/NCSoft have been quiet, but we'll have to see. Comparing the 2.0 patch of a tried-and-failed MMO to a new AAA release is a bit unfair as well.
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ItBurns posted:The asnwer , as you alluded to, is that they make most of their money on box sales. People are willing to pay more for a box than they are for a second month's worth of game time simply because they quit and the sub has no value. More money and more of it up front. I'm guessing that preorders haven't gone well since Carbine/NCSoft have been quiet, but we'll have to see. Have any devs released pre-order numbers prior to release? Also it's been 6 days since we've been able to pre-order.
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I wonder how a big-budget hyped up MMO from a major publisher with no purchase price, a generous 10 day or whatever free trial, and a standard $15/month subscription would go. You're probably all correct that marketing departments have crunched the numbers and seen the metrics tell the story of how an inflated box price beats the revenue gained without the required additional subscribers to make up for it. Still, I'm convinced more revenue models than simply F2P and P2P would work and haven't been explored in real life settings, as seen with GW2's success. The problem is the degree of the risk means it'll never happen.
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FoolishLobster posted:Have any devs released pre-order numbers prior to release? Also it's been 6 days since we've been able to pre-order. In recent memory, Anet released theirs for GW2. Carbine have also been using every single metric available up to this point to hype the game. I seriously doubt that they're not keeping track of sales and it hasn't been taboo to brag thus far if that's what you're implying.
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My theory for the price being so high on the official store is that they probably don't want to really compete with third party sites for sales as they need them to promote the game. So by having a high official price they allow other retailers to sell at a more competitive price (for instance in the guise of generous rebates ala GMG so you think you're getting a good deal) while still having a good enough margin to make them want to promote the game. At the same time they will still get some people paying a premium by purchasing directly on the official site without realizing its cheaper elsewhere. Maybe I'm completely wrong though. Zlodo fucked around with this message at 19:02 on Mar 24, 2014 |
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Killer Queen posted:I wonder how a big-budget hyped up MMO from a major publisher with no purchase price, a generous 10 day or whatever free trial, and a standard $15/month subscription would go. I think a non-trivial purchase price means a non-trivial sunk cost on day 1. The Sunk Cost Fallacy is a big part of keeping MMO players hooked from what I've read.
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Archonex posted:Is it as ridiculously skimpy on female characters? It's depressing, but they'll probably make a few sales if some creeper can drill a few holes into their aurin and implant that crap. The underwear should still show, unless you're a fembot. 
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ItBurns posted:In recent memory, Anet released theirs for GW2. Carbine have also been using every single metric available up to this point to hype the game. I seriously doubt that they're not keeping track of sales and it hasn't been taboo to brag thus far if that's what you're implying. I was thinking about GW2 as well and I had forgotten if they released pre-order numbers. All I remember from GW2 is their beta signups hitting 1 million and them counting down to it. Carbine is definitely keeping track, in fact Gaffney mentioned on a Reddit thread about the pre-order ticker going up and that they were excited by the numbers they were seeing. Not sure about their stance on releasing preorder numbers so soon and maybe they're waiting for a certain date or until a certain amount have been pre-ordered. And they'd have to tally the amount from brick and mortar stores I guess, not sure how long that takes them.
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I still have a regular edition available to sell for $48. I bought it from GMG, but I had some wife aggro for buying it without talking with her first. Someone help a man out and buy it off me via paypal.
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Mar 24, 2014 21:26
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Lemon King posted:The underwear should still show, unless you're a fembot. A robot that has had cyborg augmentations. A robot that's been made more robot. That's amazing.
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Lemon King posted:The underwear should still show, unless you're a fembot. Okay, but what's it look like on a bunnygirl? Or a hamster?
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Wet Fifty posted:I still have a regular edition available to sell for $48. I bought it from GMG, but I had some wife aggro for buying it without talking with her first. Someone help a man out and buy it off me via paypal. whywecannothave40manraids.txt
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I like that over an entire beta weekend this thread got like 14 posts.
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BARONS GAMES WHINER posted:I like that over an entire beta weekend this thread got like 14 posts. I'd like to think that people who enjoyed the game probably didn't come to post about it lest they be told what a dumb idiot they are for participating in such a terrible gametm 
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kafziel posted:Okay, but what's it look like on a bunnygirl? Or a hamster? I didn't make characters of those races. e: Have some other stuff I found http://imgur.com/a/avfde http://imgur.com/a/1aEka Lemon King fucked around with this message at 22:33 on Mar 24, 2014 |
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Mar 24, 2014 22:27
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Lemon King posted:I didn't make characters of those races. I hadn't seen the full raid sets (even internally) until you posted them. The bot faces in the Engineer armor is just so perfect for me. Definitely sticking to Engi for launch.
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Pryce posted:I hadn't seen the full raid sets (even internally) until you posted them. The bot faces in the Engineer armor is just so perfect for me. Definitely sticking to Engi for launch. 
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BARONS GAMES WHINER posted:I like that over an entire beta weekend this thread got like 14 posts. It's because most of the people who want to have played the game already have so it's already out of our system and all the people who like it shut up and all the people that don't said whatever they didn't like and stopped playing. The beta weekends at this point gave everyone with any sort of enthusiasm a lot of opportunities to try it before this weekend so yeah vOv
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Lemon King posted:The bot face engi armor 002A isn't attached to a raid set. Just cause you don't know what it's for doesn't mean I don't. 
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Pryce posted:Just cause you don't know what it's for doesn't mean I don't. 
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Lemon King posted:I didn't make characters of those races. drat, the engineer armor looks sweet as hell, though I think the stripper wizard look of the spellslinger would be fun too.
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  I really like these Esper sets, reminds me of a space wizard from the Metroid series. Lemon King fucked around with this message at 23:51 on Mar 24, 2014 |
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The green and black medic set looks sweet. I don't like any of the spellslinger sets, though.
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Lemon King posted:space wizard from the Metroid series. Well thanks, now I can't unsee the fusion suit. The one on the left looks pretty sweet, though
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Shath Hole posted:Well that sucks, seems like most the warrior sets look like hell I'm pretty sure you can still costume them out though. I quite like those armor designs have been quite underwhelmed by the armors (only made it to level 21)
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