Thread: 39.99 to 129.99 for expansion pshh... yea right!

I do think 129.99 ridiculous price for CE, when it only has blue ray, artbook and dragon figure. I would've expected to get 1 month free with that kind of price.

I'm happy with my digital CE though. If people have that kind of money then they can buy the 129.99, it's their own decision in the end.

Originally Posted by sorahu

Can anyone tell me the price for ff11 expansions please?,cause I believe adoulin expansion was only 29.99, and I was a huge ff11 player and I never spent that much for just one expansion in ff11. Just saying 50 bucks for a expansion with only 2 new jobs, heavenward better give off the wow im hooked effect cause recently I haven't been feeling that from 14 like I did in ff11.

You can’t compare a FFXI expansion to FFXIV. There is way more work done for FFXIV in comparison to FFXI and that is mostly due to models and graphics. It is also an older game that is going to have its final story conclusion soon.

And the expansion is more of a ‘Part 2’ in terms of size. Just look at FFXIII, the FFXIII-2 sequel cost the same price as the original even though it was a continuation.

You can always wait a year or two for the price to drop, but $40 is not expensive for a video game. And as others said, you are not forced to buy the CE versions.

Originally Posted by sorahu

Can anyone tell me the price for ff11 expansions please?,cause I believe adoulin expansion was only 29.99, and I was a huge ff11 player and I never spent that much for just one expansion in ff11. Just saying 50 bucks for a expansion with only 2 new jobs, heavenward better give off the wow im hooked effect cause recently I haven't been feeling that from 14 like I did in ff11.

Because 10 years of inflation means nothing.

Originally Posted by RyuDragnier

3DS games, they're all $40. So it's technically the lowest point cost for a brand new game.

In the U.S.
In Japan they MSRP for sometimes more than 5000￥, which is about $50. To give an example, well...here: http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%A4%A7%E4...5&keywords=3DS
Please keep in mind i'm pointing out the MSRP, not the discounted price only Amazon seems to get away with in Japan (they have bonkers laws that says the copyright holders can dictate pricing in stores, but Amazon apparently uses a loophole or something)
Americans are quite...finicky...about how much they're willing to pay for things. Japanese marketers hate us for that reason.

Originally Posted by kyuven

Americans are quite...finicky...about how much they're willing to pay for things. Japanese marketers hate us for that reason.

Man... that's sure a crying shame. Didn't know that about Japanese manufacturers though. That's interesting.

$40 is fine for an MMO expansion. $50 is even fine for an MMO expansion.. because currency changes value over time.

I can only assume that people complaining about the price point fall into one of the following categories:
1: Someone playing their first MMO and had absolutely no idea. Education fixes this. Sometimes.
2: Someone from the EU who is getting, frankly, boned. Only SE can fix this, and they don't seem to be in a right hurry to do that.
3: Someone talking about the physical collector's edition. This one does seem a little pricier than it maybe needs to be. But honestly, if you're one of those people that buys collector's editions of things, you should be used to it by now.

well i have no clue as to what steam is/does, but from how sony handled its vita games at launch (39.99 physical, 34.99 digital) on even day 1 games i figured most digital sales were supposed to be cheaper. i own ff14 as a digital copy from what i believe was a mistake so i didnt know if it was cheaper than physical or not.

Originally Posted by Nomad-phx

well i have no clue as to what steam is/does.

Steam is a platform where you can buy a lot (like, really a lot) of games as digital copies. The prices are around the same as the physical copies. Though (and that's where it becomes interesting) they hold sales in summer and around christmas, with reductions from 30% to 90% (some games may even be free when they feel like it. As an example, they offered Portal for free for 3 days after Portal 2 release) on nearly all the big hits of the year.

They also have regular sales throughout the year, with 10-30% reduction most of the time on indies.

(that's PC exclusive though)

Originally Posted by RyuDragnier

3DS games, they're all $40. So it's technically the lowest point cost for a brand new game.


A little bit of advocate. I'm constantly low on cash due to bills, and FFXIV's subscription is where the little that is left goes.

This guy pretty much answers your handheld game argument:

Originally Posted by Callinon

Dude.. Mobile games are like $5.

Where's my $5 expansion? That's how much games cost now, right?

We aren't talking about handhelds or mobile phone games though. We are talking about the standard PC/Console launch price.

So if you have 1 account but play on ps3 why can't you use that same account to play on ps4 without buying another key like you can with PC?

Originally Posted by RyuDragnier

3DS games, they're all $40. So it's technically the lowest point cost for a brand new game.


A little bit of advocate. I'm constantly low on cash due to bills, and FFXIV's subscription is where the little that is left goes.

wow I didn't know FF 14 played on the 3ds