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  Member 589 Level 64.55 Mar 2006 
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Do you not see the basic hole in your arguement here? I mean, if I had produced a really popular game and I was going to release a sequel that would sell hundreds of copies on launch day just from the name alone, you know what, I'd charge a fucking fortune for it too. By saying you're going to buy it, you're saying that although it's expensive, you've already judged it to be a price worth paying. You make a concious decision every time you buy a game. You weigh up the price against a number of factors, probably how long you'll play it for and who you can play it with. In your case, you want to play it as soon as possible and against the maximum number of people online so you're willing to pay a premium for the game. If you just wanted to play the single player campaign or weren't bothered about joining the launch day rush then you could buy it later, cheaper. One of the reasons that these days popular games don't drop so much in price is that people are still playing them online. A less popular game falls in price quicker because the number of online opponents falls so there is less value in the game. Essentially, you can't complain about the price of games if you buy them on launch day, you simply can't. You can beleive that games companies produce games because they love playing them or out of loyalty to the fans or to create art for art's sake if you want but you're simply deluding yourself. They are out to make money, simple as that and they have been ever since people started paying for games (Rather than copying out 25 pages of BASIC from the bag of a magazine like in the good old days). It's really simple economics but a lot of people, not just Omagnus are acting surprised that companies that want to make money will charge a premium for popular products. If you think MW2 is too highly priced, wait until Christmas to get it when the price will have dropped a bit. The game will still be the same and there'll still be people playing it online. Games are actually hilariously cheap these days anyway. I remember paying £60 for Killer Instinct on SNES and that was a good 14 years ago. I never bought so many games as when I was a student either. This whole discussion is basically retarded. If you think something's too pricey, buy it a few months later when the price comes down or don't buy it at all. That's all there is to it, I fail to see how any other course of action can be supported. Jam it back in, in the dark.   |
Member 589 Level 64.55 Mar 2006
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Yep, I'm paraphrasing to take a cheap shot, sue me There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Member 589 Level 64.55 Mar 2006
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So you missed the bit at the bottom where I acknowledged the fallacy of my post as I made it then?
This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
Member 589 Level 64.55 Mar 2006
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 That's the best way to do a disclaimer. I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body? |
Member 589 Level 64.55 Mar 2006
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I think the DJ deck is a comparable size to a cd mixer and who actually mixes vinyl anymore? Shit, to be a really accurate depiction of djing they need an option where you pre-load your setlist onto a laptop then stand behind the decks pretending to mix and doing lines of coke all night (Sup Lilly Allen, Peaches Geldof, Pretty much every indie band member who's played a dj set in the last five years?).
I was speaking idiomatically. |
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