Paying more for DLC when owning Base Game???

[Skydorm]

Base Game: 59,99€
Game With DLC 79,99€
So additional 20€ for DLC

Owning the Game and having to buy the dlc alone: 39,99€

Dafuq?

As long as they not making a bundle people who own Elden Ring have to pay more (at least i think it's otherwise not possible on steam to reduce the price that way checking if you own Elden Ring)

Now dlc didn't release so they have time to still do that...but i would lie if i say i would trust FromSoftware in that case.

I know exactly that they stopped sales for other Soulgames when Elden Ring dropped for a long time for a logical reason but still ain't no way.

[Mecharion]

Its weired but from a marketing point of view they want to attract new players which have not touched Elden Ring until now.

I dont care to be honest

I payed only 60€ for elden ring - a game with content for a 120€ game. What gives?

They did good work.. just pay them so they can go further with new games.

[Four]

Think of it like new players getting the base game cheaper instead of the DLC cheaper. Game is 2 years old now and usually would be 40 dollars right now but people keep buying the game at full price so they have no reason to lower it unless theres a sale

[vamirez]

Originally posted by Skydorm:

Base Game: 59,99€
Game With DLC 79,99€
So additional 20€ for DLC

Owning the Game and having to buy the dlc alone: 39,99€

♥♥♥♥♥?

As long as they not making a bundle people who own Elden Ring have to pay more (at least i think it's otherwise not possible on steam to reduce the price that way checking if you own Elden Ring)

But the game with DLC included is a bundle. And those exist in the exact same way for basically all others games with DLC. Why is it this time different and bad?

[Zagreus]

Deja effin' vu...

[120 BPM]

I agree that's really weird and feels unfair.

[Lord Bob]

Originally posted by vamirez:

Originally posted by Skydorm:

Base Game: 59,99€
Game With DLC 79,99€
So additional 20€ for DLC

Owning the Game and having to buy the dlc alone: 39,99€

♥♥♥♥♥?

As long as they not making a bundle people who own Elden Ring have to pay more (at least i think it's otherwise not possible on steam to reduce the price that way checking if you own Elden Ring)

But the game with DLC included is a bundle. And those exist in the exact same way for basically all others games with DLC. Why is it this time different and bad?

It's not different in any way. People just want to pay less and think others are getting a special treatment, which they should receive as well.

[Zogtar]

Guys, they're raising prices during a resource scarcity caused by several geo political variables! Let's find better ways to fuel our rage, like writing angry personal letters to Miyazaki.

Only up to the level of calling him a "doo doo head" though, beyond that and the mods come in and take you to Steam Gulag.

[vamirez]

Originally posted by Lord Bob:

Originally posted by vamirez:

But the game with DLC included is a bundle. And those exist in the exact same way for basically all others games with DLC. Why is it this time different and bad?

It's not different in any way. People just want to pay less and think others are getting a special treatment, which they should receive as well.

I know :) I'm asking them.

[surreptitious]

Its a bundle discount

[AstinDextor]

Man if only there were already a half dozen threads on the topic so you didn't have to start your own.

Originally posted by surreptitious:

Its a bundle discount

It's like these people have never interacted with retail pricing in their lives. I can only assume they're like 12 years old.

[Sparhawk 59]

Only time they have given discounts is when its been a remastered version never seen one for owning base game

[Lord Bob]

Originally posted by vamirez:

Originally posted by Lord Bob:

It's not different in any way. People just want to pay less and think others are getting a special treatment, which they should receive as well.

I know :) I'm asking them.

Pardon my intrusion then.

[vamirez]

Originally posted by Lord Bob:

Originally posted by vamirez:

I know :) I'm asking them.

Pardon my intrusion then.

No problem at all, Lord Bob.

[BBQ]

Originally posted by Four:

Think of it like new players getting the base game cheaper instead of the DLC cheaper. Game is 2 years old now and usually would be 40 dollars right now but people keep buying the game at full price so they have no reason to lower it unless theres a sale

Ah yes, the typical "think of it as if the base game is cheaper, not the DLC"
But you know what? I'll bite and pretend the base game is now (worth) $39,99

So in other words you are seriously saying, that a DLC with roughly the size of Limgrave (maybe a bit more) and 10+ new boss fights is worth the same as the base game and is not overpriced? Let that sink for a moment....

[Zagreus]

Originally posted by BBQ:

Ah yes, the typical "think of it as if the base game is cheaper, not the DLC"
But you know what? I'll bite and pretend the base game is now (worth) $39,99

So in other words you are seriously saying, that a DLC with roughly the size of Limgrave (maybe a bit more) and 10+ new boss fights is worth the same as the base game and is not overpriced? Let that sink for a moment....

Okay, I'll bite your argument. Fair is fair. Don't like the pricing, great, that's cool and I understand. I really don't know if the price point takes advantage of the fan base and the runaway success Elden Ring was / is. Though if you don't like the price point set by Bandai Namco you can vote with your wallet and the the DLC later with a discount. The less people purchase the DLC for the asking price, the likelier it is to go on sale sooner, so Bandai Namco can recoup their development costs and be profitbale for the sake of their shareholders.