$39.99 is the "standard PC game price", so that's pretty much a given. I have no idea why they chose to do 6 car packs, but it's just under $1/car, and if they're made as many as you say they have clearly people are buying them at that price. If you get an hour or two of enjoyment out of each car it's better value than a movie. Obviously you don't think it's worth it, so you don't buy it. Companies are under no obligation to sell items for the bare minimum they can for a product, they charge what people will pay. And when talking about games, if you want the product but don't like the price it's normally reduced as time goes by so you can eventually get it for less. So:
Think it's worth it? Buy it!
Want it, but at lower price? Wait for sale/price reduction/bundle.
I don't see how you'd be ripped off at any point in this.
Not interested? Don't buy it.
I don't see how you'd be ripped off at any point in this.
So the good news is I actually think we are in the same universe and agree on most things. I actually did buy Gran Turismo 5 XL that came with DLC because it was the same cost as the regular edition. They charge a dollar a car because they can. Because it makes them money. It is bad for the consumer whether the consumer knows it, doesn't know it or ignores it.
I do buy things that are a ripoff because I want them. I finally got a new cell phone from one that I had for literally a decade and I got an iPhone 4S. That was probably a ripoff as are most mac products. If I felt I had any power and were going to buy an iPhone in the near future I might lobby Apple to lower prices or institute better working standards in China for the price I pay. Just because I am ripped off doesn't mean I want to be and won't speak out when I can. Also I can't quite remember but I don't think I was the first person to use the ripoff language, I was just adding to it but it's not the first choice I would use to describe DLC in general. I like the nickel and diming language much more.
I'm just here to voice my concerns as to what I want as a pretty loyal customer. The fact that anyone, certainly more than one Paradox employee has responded to me is excellent and a sign that at least I was heard though that is no guarantee anyone will listen. And this is a weekend so I wouldn't be doing this if I were you, so thank you. Maybe someone else agrees and they too will speak up, maybe nothing will change, but I've done what I can do and maybe I will continue to do it.
The bad news is that if I ever apply to be a beta for a future Paradox game, my name will immediately struck from the list with extreme prejudice lol *cries as I type that*.
Captain Gars said:
The new graphics style and provinces would most likely have gone into a patch, same with the diplomacy stuff. The trade part could have gone either way I guess. About the cost, I'm not involved in putting a price on our games in any way, it was just an example of how it could have been done.
Well that's honest and largely what I expect. I have nothing to add so I'll say lets see how this turns out in the future then.
CKII is a great game though and I'm only here because I care about Paradox (admittedly for my own selfish reasons).
