Re: Are we paying more for less?
 

I wish that the developers and publisher get well rewarded for their work and creation. They certainly earned my money and more. On a time cost ratio, I think Dom2 cost me 0.000001 cent an hour. Compare that to a movie or golf or drinking at a bar.

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Valandil, you are quite the character lol.

Re: Are we paying more for less?
 

Yep. I mean, you spend at least 100$ on a friday night, or in fact usually more.
Dominions fans are playing countless hours with this game, so 55$ is like..nothing?

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Comparing HOMM5 and Dominions 3 is a folly. They're really entirely different types of games; the only similarities are superficial. Yes, they're both turn-based strategy games, but only in as far as both chess and monopoly are turn-based strategy games.

More importantly HOMM5 has an economy of scale that is wildly beyond anything that Dominions 3 might even aspire to. The two games have completely different economic realities and to decide that Dominions 3 is overpriced because it's more expensive than HOMM5 just makes no sense.

As for getting upset with Shrapnel for pricing it at $55 -- do you really expect them to sell it for a sub-optimal price? They're a business, and they're trying to make money. Can you really begrudge them that fact? (On another note, I'd be extremely surprised if Shrapnel has a higher per-copy profit from Dominions 3 than Ubi Soft has for HOMM5.)

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Maybe to get some friends or girlfriends and try to play HOMM 5 in a hot seat... That is not boring at all.

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Friends? huh? what are those?

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What a bunch of nonsense!

Last time I checked I had 10000 euros in my bank account, is that enough for a copy of Dominions 3? Man, and Nokia maker, you are funny!

This is really funny. You are trying me to portray as being cheap and YOU DON'T SEE A BIG PICTURE. For you it is mere 5 $. Than my friend you are very narrowminded. I have asked for objective discussion not low under the pants kikcs...

I have 5000 games on my web shop and you are telling me that I am being cheap lol

Great...


Mario

Re: Are we paying more for less?
 

I think major publishers make a mistake discounting their titles. I seldom purchase a new title because I know if I just wait a few months I'll get a steep reduction. I assume that the publishers are pressured into this due to the fight for shelf space at retail. But I guess that is the sacrifice for a deep market distribution. Anyway, I think quality titles deserve a fair and consistent price. For this reason, I appreciate how Shrapnel markets its products. I would, however, like to see them hold a yearly sale or something of the sort. This might convert fence sitters and grow the dom brand until we all say "Blizzard who?".

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Okay, now you're just trolling -- and not very well either.

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Then you are condescendingly advising a company that is doing perfectly well how to sell its products, without any desire for self betterment? Solely out of the goodness of your heart?

The era of saints and philanthropists is long consigned unto the dust. Altruism is, and always as been, dead.

I wish you luck on the streets.