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They still refuse to offer an expansion only copy
Betakodo
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in Guild Wars 2
So they now offer a character slot if you activated the game before a certain date. They should have done that in the first place (See Guild Wars Factions and Nightfall which they did without cash shop items in the game). The game is still too expensive in my opinion for what they claim to have in it, plus I'm pretty sure HoT is going to be loaded with cash shop items anyways.
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People need to get it through their heads that they aren't adding to the price of the expansion with the addition of the base game. They are giving people who buy the expansion a FREE copy of Guild Wars 2 vanilla with the expansion IF you don't have an existing Guild Wars 2 account.
Let me break it down for you so it's easier for you to digest:
1) If you DON'T own a copy of Guild Wars 2, you get a FREE copy with HotT.
2) If you DO own a copy Guild Wars 2, you get a FREE character slot.
2a) If you got your copy of Guild Wars 2 in (roughly) 2015, you are entitled to a full refund.
That's it.
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Some people won't be satisfied until they get the x-pac for 25 bucks. I think ncsoft has been plenty generous with the concessions they have made, which they didn't have to make any of.
To those that say they just wouldn't buy the game then. NCsoft wouldn't care, there will be a mil + that will, even without your purchase. They can do without the hassle you guys are giving them.
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Just wondering where you are getting this from?
i doubt they're looking for sympathy..
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We are buying a xpack not a new game. Charging of 50+ for a xpack is ridiculous amount of money especially for what they been advertising for. Its a new map, big deal. Is a map worth 50 dollars? Not to me. Personally I could careless for a character slot. Other mmo I played in the past (lotro) had some expensive xpacks but it was way worth it it. Huge maps, mounts, epic story, etc. As far as this one goes though, not really offering much for it to be sold at 50.
Some of these post make me chuckle in how their logic works. Because someone doesnt like the price they are instantly called greedy because they want more or just want the expansion. Really not worth fighting over, if you dont like the price dont buy it. Thats the boat im getting on heh.
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Interesting pricing model they're going for, but I doubt it'll entice many former players to return to the game. Not yet anyway, possibly way down the road when they've released their second expansion. As apparently, any future expansions will also include all prior expansions.
So I'll be waiting for a future sale or maybe the second expansion before I give this game another go. I'm in no hurry to essentially pay a higher box price for a character slot I may never use. They're very much going against the grain here, I wonder if it'll pay off.
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At this point, given what they've done to correct what was (IMO) a stupid mistake, complaining has definitely crossed over into whining and entitlement. You guys had a legitimate reason to be angry before, but now you're just coming off like a bunch of entitled millennials who think the world owes them something simply because they exist.
At this point I'd cheer if Arenanet made a blog post telling you people to go stuff yourselves.
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A new map and that is it? Several maps become 1?
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Yes, from what is said by anet it is 3 zones. Supposedly they said it should contain more content than a normal zone because of height. From what we could see there are 3 height levels so let's assume 3 zones x 3 height levels = roughly 9 zones.
Still very little imo for 50 bucks.
Where did you read 3 zones?
From what i know, there is
Regions have always had multiple zones. This one may well have three...most others have had more.
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I think it's far to early to come to such a conclusion. I won't judge the value of the expansion until I can see it for what it is. That would be post release.
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sure they do.. expansions are supposed to wow the players.. get them really excited about it and not even care what it costs
it seems to be failing at that atm. people are looking at it and thinking "is that it?" well atleast i am. look at FFXIV's new expansion. you dont see that being met with the same reaction. i dont even play the game but if i did i probably wouldn't hesitate to give them 50 bucks for their xpac.
I had fun once, it was terrible.
You pay for the game once. And still you complain. Why did you think they would have expansions when they only have the original purchase price of the game? Seriously. This is what you get when you have no new money flowing in to pay developers to build new games. Even so called f2p games have money coming in via the cash shops. It makes sense.
I suggest you do some careful thinking about the nature of wanting things on the cheap and the results of that thought pattern. You get what you pay for.
Game studios have been cultivating this "Free" mentality for the last 5 years. Well there you go, now you have players who can't comprehend depreciation as a concept as it applies to 3 year old games and don't want to pay for anything.
Oh, and if you're going to go on about how "I've put in lots of money in that 3 years..." then you shouldn't have any problem with another $50 for an expansion.
If you say, "The amount of content is not worth $50!" Great, then don't buy it.