SC2 Priced: $60 for standard edition, $100 for collector's

[Anubis]

The campaign will likely be the only part of the game that I play, it contains the game's story and characters.

holy shit im not alone

 

[DrunkenSano]

Damn, I'm gonna wait on this until they come out with all the races for battlechest with the price toned down. I only want to play it for the storyline, not multiplayer, and I don't feel like shelling out $60 for a third of the game.

 

[JTsyo]

Don't even bother Shorty..it's futile..

OMG WTF 1/3 of a game~~@!! Blizzard is teh fail.

Someone should sticky this shit-

"The "1/3" of the game your referring to is approximately equal to or greater than ALL THREE RACE CAMPAIGNS IN THE FIRST GAME. You still get to play ALL RACES in multiplayer. You buy the other races later when they release them."

How will I play the Zerg and Protoss in multiplayer when there's no campaign to introduce the units to me one at a time?

I'll probably wait for a deal unless my friends grab it and are looking for some bnet action. I don't think I have to worry about the online community dying out anytime soon. I would like the warchest but not sure I can hold of for 2 years.

 

[tk149]

Five video games have sucked the most time out of my life. Of those, Blizzard made three of them.

Blizzard will sell tons of the Collector's Edition and megatons of the $60 version.

I won't be buying it until it hits $40. That should be enough time for them to patch the heck out of it and get it right.

The $60 price will influence other PC game publishers. Unfortunately, we all know that almost no one matches Blizzard's quality, even though they will match Blizzard's price.

I'll reserve judgment on whether it's 1/3 of a game or not until I see the actual reviews by people who've played the final release.

I'm still pissed that there's no LAN play except through Battlenet. Is this still true?

 

[slag]

They could charge $150 and people would still buy it.

I seriously doubt it. I wouldn't buy the game for $40.00, let alone $60.00.

Sure, I've spent more than that on WoW, but it has content patches and is an ever changing world, not the same crap every time.

 

[CPA]

Your whole post is good except for that line. Do you really think Blizzard is charging $10 more because they're in need of money? They're doing it because they are greedy (talented) bastards... and unfortunately for us they are well within their right to do it.

I will be waiting for the game to go down in price before I jump aboard. It doesn't matter what I feel the game is worth (it will easily be one of the best games ever), it's a matter of principle and I don't like any developer getting the idea that jacking up prices is a good thing.

God this is stupid. How do you come to the conclusion that a company is greedy because they are selling a game for $60? Geez Louise.

 

[Red Storm]

God this is stupid. How do you come to the conclusion that a company is greedy because they are selling a game for $60? Geez Louise.

Because except for a few console ports, PC games retail for $50 at release. Why would Blizzard up that price $10? Is it because they need the money? No, it's because they want more money and they know they will get it. It's that simple. Don't tell me you're one of those people who believe they split the campaign into 3 games because of quality concerns. They did it to milk the franchise.

 

[skace]

I'm a big fan of Blizzard's Collector Editions, they do a real nice job on them.... so yea...

 

[nanobreath]

Oye!

The nerd rage is strong in this thread!

All I know is that in playing beta, I have already gotten at least $60 worth out of this game. With even the smallest amount of single player it sweetens the deal even more. I'd much prefer paying $50, but if $60 is what it takes to get very good quality of the types of games I enjoy, then so be it.

No this will not cause all games to go up in price. Maybe temporarily when they are released, but any game that isn't worth it quickly drops in price, and then is no longer sold. Then there are certain games that are still sold 10-15 years later that can demand these kinds of prices and I will pay it to reward the hardworking folks that make them.

 

[CPA]

Because except for a few console ports, PC games retail for $50 at release. Why would Blizzard up that price $10? Is it because they need the money? No, it's because they want more money and they know they will get it. It's that simple. Don't tell me you're one of those people who believe they split the campaign into 3 games because of quality concerns. They did it to milk the franchise.

I don't care why they split it. If the market supports it then so be it. You think a lambo costs enough to support a $250K price? No, the market supports it and that's all that matters.

 

[Majes]

Blizzard made a fairly large mistake when they described the releases of SC2 as a three part saga. They should have released dumbed-down campaigns for each of the three races in the first and then hit us with two expansions. Most of the people complaining would have never noticed the chunk of change Blizzard took from them. Instead, Blizzard broke the game into three sections (that make sense btw) and let their customers know about it. They are losing some business by doing this...

As a person who played 7000 ladder games of W3 and who still plays D2: LOD to this day I am perhaps a little biased... However, let me explain the one reason why I will pay $60 without a second thought for this game... CUSTOM MAPS...

I can still play Warcraft 3 today because of the ridiculous amount of custom maps available. This manages to keep the game fresh after many, many years. I can play a custom map for a week or so till I master that then go back to ladder with renewed vigor. I dont think any other company has created platforms with such longevity...

I've played around 150 beta games of SC2 so far. It is not as fun as Warcraft 3. However, the competition is EXCELLENT. I am in a Platinum league and I enjoy getting my hindquarters handed to me in my attempt to master this game. I cannot wait to see everyone on the actual release in a few months!

 

[slightlyhuman]

having never really played starcraft(i was a red alert nut) could i get into this easily or will i get my ass kicked for years to come to all the regulars who rock at this game?

 

[JoshGuru7]

A longer campaign does not mean a better campaign, I bet half the missions will be filler and fluff.

I think the campaign alone will be worth $60 to a lot of people. Whether you personally think it is filler and fluff is irrevelant to this discussion because the average gamer isn't going to feel that way.

Publishers raise the price of product while at the same time decreasing the length and quality. Publishers add restrictive DRM to the game, limited activations, online only play, malware, etc, and people still keep buying them.

You're missing the point if you think the bolded is anything but support of the publishers practices you take such issue with. Most of the major releases lately have been extremely well received by the larger gamer population. MW2 ditched dedicated servers and gamers loved it. AC2 had "unforgiveable" DRM and gamers loved it. Dragon Age had day 1 DLC and gamers loved it.

Publishers simply cannot raise prices and decrease quality without it affecting sales. If you honestly believe they can, then the onus is on you to provide some examples.

 

[JoshGuru7]

Because except for a few console ports, PC games retail for $50 at release. Why would Blizzard up that price $10?

Why wouldn't Blizzard up the price for StarCraft 2? You have some idea of how anticipated this game is compared to your typical PC game that retails for $50, no?

 

[evident]

i will be the first in line to pay $100 for the collectors edition. sign me the fuck up now!

Blizzard always made a winner (even wow although i hate MMO's). No other company besides ensemble can even come close to matching any of their RTS games. And the Diablo series is amazing as well.

No matter what new game comes out w/ whizbang graphics and omg 343547359347 different features and units, I've always come back to playing a blizzard game. they are timeless

 

[Glitchny]

Oh noes a $60 game.

God the pc gaming community bitches about everything.

If you actually think a small price increase is going to stop even 1% of sales you're crazy. Hell and even if it did the amount of WoW players getting the CE for the pet would more than make up for it.

New game for $60 and whiners whine, news at 11!

 

[duragezic]

Well it'll be unfortunate if every game comes out at $60 instead of $50, but I think it's still a fair price for a good game. I remember in the 90s that some PC games were $60.

People always talk about how PC games should be cheaper than console games ($50 vs $60) because there is no licensing fees. Sure but PC games are generally harder to develop for. People seem to think they should have all these PC specific features (if any are missing its a OMG POS port) as well as be cheaper, even though all the time invested into it makes it equivalent to a console version.

What's nice about PC gaming is even if games start to come out at $60, there will still be awesome sales such as on Steam sometimes within a couple months of release. In the end I don't give a crap about $10 for a game I'll play for 60+ hours.

 

[evident]

Oh noes a $60 game.

God the pc gaming community bitches about everything.

If you actually think a small price increase is going to stop even 1% of sales you're crazy. Hell and even if it did the amount of WoW players getting the CE for the pet would more than make up for it.

New game for $60 and whiners whine, news at 11!

i can' understand if it's for a POS game like COD MW2 where they screw you out of dedicated servers and features. but this is blizzard we're talking about. THE #1 maker of video games for the PC, where every game they've ever made has been the "killer app" for PC Gaming.

 

[Barfo]

If you had your CD key I think you can register on the Blizzard website and you can download the games from there.

It's gone with the CD :\

 

[ViviTheMage]

I'll probably wait 'till Amazon has it for 30 bucks. It took about a month for Fallout 3 to hit $30..I think that was a $50 release, though.

yeah, you'll be waiting a long time.

 

[smackababy]

How about all you whiners about the $60 price tag remember that extra $10 is for decades of support. This isn't going to be another EA sports game where the servers are shut down in 2 years, this is a Blizzard game where there will be continuous patches and support for the next 10+ years.

Also, remember that in 1995 you could buy a PC game for $50. So, publishers / retailers have stuck to that price point despite inflation. The costs of making these huge blockbuster games is ever increasing. Just be thankful you're not paying $100 a game.

 

[KeithTalent]

How about all you whiners about the $60 price tag remember that extra $10 is for decades of support. This isn't going to be another EA sports game where the servers are shut down in 2 years, this is a Blizzard game where there will be continuous patches and support for the next 10+ years.

Also, remember that in 1995 you could buy a PC game for $50. So, publishers / retailers have stuck to that price point despite inflation. The costs of making these huge blockbuster games is ever increasing. Just be thankful you're not paying $100 a game.

Silly to make a purchase with that as a driving reason. Just because they do it now, does not mean they will do it for all games they release going forward. Sure, history indicates they probably will, but these days that stuff can change on a dime. Of course I don't play any Blizzard games anymore (tried WoW for a bit, but I think Warcraft 3 was the only game of theirs I played and liked for any extended period) so do not have the history with them that others seem to.

KT

 

[Elixer]

The $60 version includes Protoss DRM, the $100 version includes Zerg DRM. :twisted:

I won't be getting it at those price points, unless it has no DRM, and has a very good SP story line, with over 60 hours of play
SupCom2 was such a disappointment.

 

[s44]

How about all you whiners about the $60 price tag remember that extra $10 is for decades of support.

No, the extra $10 is for every PC game in the future. This isn't a one-off. By Christmas season every AAA PC release will be $60, whether huge and great or utter crap.

And you Blizzard fanboys will be just as much to blame as the IW fans.

 

[smackababy]

The $60 version includes Protoss DRM, the $100 version includes Zerg DRM. :twisted:

I won't be getting it at those price points, unless it has no DRM, and has a very good SP story line, with over 60 hours of play
SupCom2 was such a disappointment.

I would assume since you need a unique CD key per install, the physical DRM will be rather low. Maybe a disc check, but I wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't.