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Lilliana Stelles
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:03:00 -
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Someone's probably brought this up before, but is it selling enough? Seems like they might be releasing all these additions and promos to try to make up some of their losses from producing it.
I'm just curious. It seems really silly (from a marketing standpoint) to continually add more stuff to it when they could potentially be charging extra for this extra stuff, unless they desperately need to get rid of their extra collector's editions. The tattoos could have been added to the NEX, the dropsuits to the DUST store, whatever it's called.
Were all these promotions intended from the start or are they desperately releasing a backlog of developed-but-not-released items in order to try and sell more?
Incarna from 2009. 3 Years later and what we have doesn't look half as good as this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n41s1Iox18A |
baltec1
Bat Country
7833
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:07:00 -
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I saw the exact same arguement being used against rome 2 on steam sales. |
Jack Morrison
Sinister Spinster
Triple Penetration Empire
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:10:00 -
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I think it is a failure, but only because the pricetag and content is not balanced. You get stuff worth about 30-40 bucks wrapped up in a mystery code for a pricetag of 150 bucks  |
Lilliana Stelles
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:12:00 -
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The mystery code is unrelated to the preorder bonus, right?
As far as I'm aware we have no idea what it will do.
Incarna from 2009. 3 Years later and what we have doesn't look half as good as this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n41s1Iox18A |
I Love Boobies
All Hail Boobies
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:12:00 -
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Jack Morrison wrote:I think it is a failure, but only because the pricetag and content is not balanced. You get stuff worth about 30-40 bucks wrapped up in a mystery code for a pricetag of 150 bucks
And stuff a lot of Eve players don't even want, i.e. the DUST stuff.
*removed inappropriate signature* - CCP Eterne |
Lilliana Stelles
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:14:00 -
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I Love Boobies wrote:Jack Morrison wrote:I think it is a failure, but only because the pricetag and content is not balanced. You get stuff worth about 30-40 bucks wrapped up in a mystery code for a pricetag of 150 bucks And stuff a lot of Eve players don't even want, i.e. the DUST stuff.
I'd want if it I could sell it.
Incarna from 2009. 3 Years later and what we have doesn't look half as good as this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n41s1Iox18A |
Jack Morrison
Sinister Spinster
Triple Penetration Empire
26
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:16:00 -
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I Love Boobies wrote:Jack Morrison wrote:I think it is a failure, but only because the pricetag and content is not balanced. You get stuff worth about 30-40 bucks wrapped up in a mystery code for a pricetag of 150 bucks And stuff a lot of Eve players don't even want, i.e. the DUST stuff.
Well a few threads backed i compared it to giving out tampons to men as men usually don't have periodic bleeding.
I was quickly corrected as someone told me they are very useful if you bring a knife to a gunfight. |
Benny Ohu
Chaotic Tranquility
Casoff
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:16:00 -
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or the CE could be selling like hotcakes, and the promos sell even more |
Rhivre
TarNec
Invisible Exchequer
400
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:18:00 -
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Meh, the out of game stuff is worth the price, the ingame stuff is just about your bog standard CE stuff, which is always meh. |
Tron 3K
Ship Spinning Industries
61
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:19:00 -
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I doubt its failing cause people want new and shiny things. My only complaint with it other than a hefty price tag is the 60 day new account code you get. This thing seems like its more for people that already have accounts, play and enjoy the game. Why would you have a thing that is only useable to create a new account not add more time to an existing one? Only main gripe.. |
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Lilliana Stelles
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:23:00 -
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Tron 3K wrote:I doubt its failing cause people want new and shiny things. My only complaint with it other than a hefty price tag is the 60 day new account code you get. This thing seems like its more for people that already have accounts, play and enjoy the game. Why would you have a thing that is only useable to create a new account not add more time to an existing one? Only main gripe..
Yeah, I highly doubt non-eveplayers are buying the CE. Seems fairly useless.
Incarna from 2009. 3 Years later and what we have doesn't look half as good as this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n41s1Iox18A |
Rroff
Questionable Ethics.
Ministry of Inappropriate Footwork
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:26:00 -
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I Love Boobies wrote:Jack Morrison wrote:I think it is a failure, but only because the pricetag and content is not balanced. You get stuff worth about 30-40 bucks wrapped up in a mystery code for a pricetag of 150 bucks And stuff a lot of Eve players don't even want, i.e. the DUST stuff.
I think thats the biggest problem with it - without a PC version of Dust let alone people who'd actually play both the pack only really seems like value for money to the current relative minority that play both Dust on console and Eve on the PC.
Other than that the rest of its main market appeal is those who buy all the collectors stuff and thats again a smaller percentage of the player base. |
Korvus Falek
Depraved Corruption
Space Wolves Alliance
72
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:34:00 -
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Shoot, I bought my CE back when it was first available....all this extra stuff is awesome....
Genolutions 3/4 ftw! |
Sorao Soreen
Section 496
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:38:00 -
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Lilliana Stelles wrote:Someone's probably brought this up before, but is it selling enough? Seems like they might be releasing all these additions and promos to try to make up some of their losses from producing it.
I'm just curious. It seems really silly (from a marketing standpoint) to continually add more stuff to it when they could potentially be charging extra for this extra stuff, unless they desperately need to get rid of their extra collector's editions. The tattoos could have been added to the NEX, the dropsuits to the DUST store, whatever it's called.
Were all these promotions intended from the start or are they desperately releasing a backlog of developed-but-not-released items in order to try and sell more?
they not doing all these promos to help fund there losses. selling these at 149 pounds all they got to do is sell one and it will probs make enuf profit to break even lolz. |
Jack Morrison
Sinister Spinster
Triple Penetration Empire
27
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:39:00 -
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Korvus Falek wrote:Shoot, I bought my CE back when it was first available....all this extra stuff is awesome....
Genolutions 3/4 ftw!
Sir, maybe you would be also interested in a nice warm cup of nothing for a bargain price of 100 euros ? The cup might me empty for now, but it will automatically refill on 31st February each year. (but only if there is a full moon on that day) |
Benny Ohu
Chaotic Tranquility
Casoff
1384
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:43:00 -
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"i don't like it, therefore it's terrible" |
Jack Morrison
Sinister Spinster
Triple Penetration Empire
27
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:46:00 -
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Benny Ohu wrote:"i don't like it, therefore it's terrible"
I can play that game too, look:
'I have no arguments , so i will copy paste a sentence from the internet - yeah this looks smart - now others will see how beautiful my mind is, but what now - off to the porntube!' |
Lilliana Stelles
873
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Posted - 2013.09.06 13:48:00 -
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Honestly, I like the items.
I don't think anyone who didn't like the items would purchase it, unless they just *really* like supporting CCP.
Sadly, I feel that every item they release in this promo is taking away from in-game experience. The thrasher, for instance. I'd love to see a way to reskin ships in game, but now it's being limited to those with the almighty promo code. I'm glad I have mine, but at the same time, I feel silly that it's the only way to get the reskin.
Incarna from 2009. 3 Years later and what we have doesn't look half as good as this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n41s1Iox18A |
Kessel Rock
RC Industries
0
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Posted - 2013.09.06 14:04:00 -
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the fact that every time they patch the game some people have to completely reinstall the game is a fail. i havent been able to play in about 3 days because i cant get the game to ******* patch.
Yes the collectors edition of a game that has been out for years is a fail. |
Kyt Thrace
Lightspeed Enterprises
Fidelas Constans
291
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Posted - 2013.09.06 14:08:00 -
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Can't wait for my GOLDEN POD! \o/
R.I.P. Vile Rat |
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Mara Pahrdi
The Order of Anoyia
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Posted - 2013.09.06 15:16:00 -
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Lilliana Stelles wrote:I Love Boobies wrote:Jack Morrison wrote:I think it is a failure, but only because the pricetag and content is not balanced. You get stuff worth about 30-40 bucks wrapped up in a mystery code for a pricetag of 150 bucks And stuff a lot of Eve players don't even want, i.e. the DUST stuff. I'd want if it I could use it.
/Fixed.
They should ship a ps3 with the ce  .
Remove insurance. |
Lilliana Stelles
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Posted - 2013.09.06 15:26:00 -
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Mara Pahrdi wrote:/Fixed. They should ship a ps3 with the ce .
I have a PS3.
It's an old 30gig model.
I had linux on it so I lost half of my hard drive space to that.
I'm left without enough room to play dust even if I wanted to.
Incarna from 2009. 3 Years later and what we have doesn't look half as good as this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n41s1Iox18A |
Tron 3K
Ship Spinning Industries
65
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Posted - 2013.09.06 15:45:00 -
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Kessel Rock wrote:the fact that every time they patch the game some people have to completely reinstall the game is a fail. i havent been able to play in about 3 days because i cant get the game to ******* patch.
Yes the collectors edition of a game that has been out for years is a fail.
10 yr anniversery thing isn't it? so not quite the fail.. the only failure is your comp.. |
Mycool Jahksn
Viziam
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.09.06 15:59:00 -
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It's garbage. The only think truly epic about it that gives you something ingame that's EVE related is the golden pod.
The rest is rl stuff that is nice but IMO a collectors edition should give you a ton of epic ingame stuff and not a ton of Dust stuff that will only collect Dust in a corner of your desktop.
I've said it before, include some epic Battleship or some other epic item and we can start talking.
Celebrating a 10 year anniversary by doing this: "Heyyy buy this Collectors Edition and get a skinned frigate and a golden pod! Just 150 Euro!" is just epic fail if anything.
My interests include but are not limited to throwing rocks at bee hives.
Make reasonable choices. |
Lilliana Stelles
873
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Posted - 2013.09.06 16:01:00 -
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I *almost* feel like the gnosis BPC should be a BPO.
But then it'd just be straight pay-to-win when people start mass-producing ME 100 gnosium that no one else can even make.
Incarna from 2009. 3 Years later and what we have doesn't look half as good as this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n41s1Iox18A |
Xasnevian
Xasnevian Corporation
8
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Posted - 2013.09.06 17:01:00 -
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Haters gonna hate!
Really, if you don't like it, don't buy it.
By making threads like this, you show that you envy the people who do actually buy the thing and that you are ButtHurt about it. Somehow, you try to make yourself feel better by convincing each other that this super awesome Collector's Edition that you're not getting actually isn't worth it for you, even though it's somehow worth your time to make stupid rant posts about it.
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Plato Idari
Blue Republic
RvB - BLUE Republic
24
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Posted - 2013.09.06 17:11:00 -
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Its not a failure, its just overpriced. |
Lipbite
Express Hauler
780
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Posted - 2013.09.06 18:13:00 -
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I'd prefer paid EVE expansion (for $49) - so I wouldn't have to pledge $65 to Star Citizen in desperate attempt to get any new spaceship content in next couple years. |
Tron 3K
Ship Spinning Industries
69
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Posted - 2013.09.06 18:41:00 -
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Lipbite wrote:I'd prefer paid EVE expansion (for $49) - so I wouldn't have to pledge $65 to Star Citizen in desperate attempt to get any new spaceship content in next couple years.
No one forced you to put money into a game that may or may not actually be released. |
BeBopAReBop RhubarbPie
Desperado-Enforcement LLC
0
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Posted - 2013.09.06 19:04:00 -
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I got it for the rifter, the rest is just icing. |
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