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Archonsod said:
[1]You're in a minority there, if EA's business is anything to go by

[2] The thing is, you pay for the game not the code. One could ask why you should pay full price for any game based, for example, on the Unreal engine if you've already bought Unreal, despite the fact that they may be radically different games. It's not the amount of code which is changed that's important, it's the effect of those changes on the game.

[3]Well, announcing the fact on the publishers forums is rather akin to going around to a house you burgled and trying to sell the owner their possessions back. Can't blame them for being a little annoyed.

[1] I think you'll find that BF2124 sold but a fraction of games that BF2 did, and BF2 still has many filled servers, assuming that was what you were referring to. (I'll never understand why people buy new versions of a sports game annually)
[2] **based on Unreal engine
Games that graphically intense require nearly everything to be modified to fit the game's "mood" anyways. As well, companies big enough to have an Unreal engine usually don't use the same engine again (Maybe Unreal 2008, but not the same engine, unless w.o. extreme modification).
[3] Of course... The goods were already sold back. (I'm still awaiting contact from an admin).

MaxWilson said:
Hmmm, maybe Shrapnel should have charged an extra $7 for monthly site-searching in 3.08, and another $7 for the Great Boar of Carnutes and Fomoria, and $7 for the Tuatha? Naah. Illwinter is generous with their free updates--and so I'm not inclined to be stingy in return.

<.< I said MAJOR changes. As in, an entirely new aspect to the game, new graphical abilities, etc. (I appreciate the updates devs give though, whilst noting that almost every dev. company does this)

Gandalf Parker said:
f you wanted a COMPLETE rewrite then it wouldn't be a new version. It would be a new game.

Yeah..... That's kinda my point. New versions usually don't require as much work as new games and the price tag should reflect that.