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  1. 03-18-2015 09:14 PM #1
    Duuude007
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    Breakdown:

    ---------------------------------Base Expansion or Digital expansion: $40
    Heavensward- $40

    ---------------------------------Base Expansion + CE upgrade or Digital Deluxe: $60
    Heavensward- $40
    CE Items- $20

    ---------------------------------Physical Collector's Edition: $130
    Heavensward- $40
    CE Items- $20
    Dragon- $30
    Art Book- $20
    CS Blu-Ray- $20


    Well... the math seems pretty obvious to me, OP.

    What exactly don't you get?
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  2. 03-18-2015 09:33 PM #2
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    Well if its true that Heavensward has as much content as 2.0 then its well worth the $40 price tag. Ill be getting Digital CE. Not paying +$70 for an art book with a bunch of images ill only see once and which I can probably find most of online through promotional things like ads and desktop backgrounds... and a tiny statue of a random dragon mount. If it was a statue of a well known character (faction leader, scion, Yugiri, etc) id consider it. Then again ive bought 2 CE's with statues so far and they were both disappointing.

    $80 to even $100? Maybe. $130? No way. Digital CE gets all the in game goodies plus gives a nice tip in support of SE for a job (relatively) well done.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kuwagami View Post
    As an apology, they sold 2.0 with minimal to no profit.
    I doubt it was at little to no profit. Yeah they might have lost some revenue when they removed the sub and the fact that legacy players got it free, but $40 for a game isnt that far off. If you think about it ARR was the same as an expansion to 1.0 ... hell, it even follows the numbering (2.0). It was mostly remodeling 1.0 with new stories, and mechanics but most of its costlier elements were already done.
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  3. 03-19-2015 06:24 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by KayoZ View Post
    I doubt it was at little to no profit. Yeah they might have lost some revenue when they removed the sub and the fact that legacy players got it free, but $40 for a game isnt that far off.
    Technically, it's not just "Legacy players" but everybody who suscribed during FFXIV v1.

    Bought the game, created your account, despised the obvious beta and never touched the game until ARR ? You also got it free.
    And, at lauch, I'm sure v1 players were the vast majority of ARR playerbase.
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  4. 03-18-2015 09:56 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Duuude007 View Post
    Breakdown:


    ---------------------------------Physical Collector's Edition: $130
    Heavensward- $40
    CE Items- $20
    Dragon- $20
    Art Book- $10
    CS Blu-Ray- $40
    FTFY

    Considering the going rate for whatever those blu-ray music discs sell for, this seems more likely.
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  5. 03-18-2015 09:58 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by StryderOmega View Post
    FTFY

    Considering the going rate for whatever those blu-ray music discs sell for, this seems more likely.
    If you want to go off previous-prices, the artbook should also be $40 - the same as the Art of Eorzea; A Realm Reborn.
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  6. 03-19-2015 12:47 AM #6
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    I really wonder what games people are used to paying that these expansions are considered expensive, I consider the only thing normally priced is the digital CE. I thought the physical Standard and Collector's Edition (Not for EU), were under priced and a bargain
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  7. 03-19-2015 12:50 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shinun View Post
    I really wonder what games people are used to paying that these expansions are considered expensive
    steam sales yo
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  8. 03-19-2015 04:50 AM #8
    Katsaria
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    Quote Originally Posted by Duuude007 View Post
    Breakdown:

    Physical Collector's Edition: $130
    Heavensward- $40
    CE Items- $20
    Dragon- $30
    Art Book- $20
    CS Blu-Ray- $20


    Well... the math seems pretty obvious to me, OP.

    What exactly don't you get?
    Conditioned into believing digital items have value. I should also enter the business of selling Youtube trailers in the "HDZ" for $20.
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  9. 03-19-2015 05:30 AM #9
    Kuwagami
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    Quote Originally Posted by Katsaria View Post
    Conditioned into believing digital items have value.
    Riot games would have a word with you Digital items have the value people put in it. And it's quite high tbh
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  10. 03-19-2015 10:14 AM #10
    StryderOmega
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    Quote Originally Posted by Katsaria View Post
    Conditioned into believing digital items have value. I should also enter the business of selling Youtube trailers in the "HDZ" for $20.
    What would you call buying a game off Steam?

    I'll give you a hint. It isn't physical.
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