Why Deluxe Edition ended up being a scam

[Mister Buttle]

To clarify before I start, I plan on getting the DLC. When? I'm not sure, but I did enjoy the game enough that I want to experience what they have planned for its future. I would like to vent a frustration that seems to be going around.

Now, for those of us who bought the original Deluxe Edition. We paid 20$ extra for the Artbook and Soundtrack. That is what it deemed to be valued at, correct? Then why is it now equivalent to 5$? Our money has been spent, the edition of the game was obtained, why is our purchase valued so much lower than before?

The original Deluxe Edition isn't even available to be purchased, instead its contents only granted in the Premium or new Deluxe Edition. For those new and wanting to buy the DLC alongside the game, they shed an extra 20$ in addition to its base price, equaling 80$. And those who wish to have every single bit of the game will pay an additional 20$, totaling to 100$. For those of us who owned the game prior to the DLC being released for purchase, we must spend 40$ for just to own the DLC, not to mention an extra 10$ for absolutely everything to be included. So our total amounts would be 100$ and 110$.

When it comes to us, referring to Deluxe Edition owners, we pay, in total, either 120$ or 130$. I would've been okay if we just got the correlating priced edition, considering they value our purchase at 5$. But they haven't given us even a discount on the premium listing or DLC. Why?

[SHOCKNUTZ]

Originally posted by Franco:

Why?

Because.

[BattleMJ]

I totally get you.
I don’t buy games. I live in a country where games are so expensive and the value of USD increases day by day.
To show the full picture I have to pay 1/6th of my hard earned salary through 44 hours week job to get Elden Ring DLC now.
But I always pay for From Software games.
When I bought DarkSouls III the deluxe edition included season pass, and I happily paid. When it got to Elden Ring I didn’t read the description. Yeah, 20$ of course it has the DLC, it would be weird to pay that much for a soundtrack I access in apple music or an art-book available free online.
And that time, I was between jobs, and I was super low on cash. So it was truly hard for me to buy Elden Ring alone, not to mention extra 20$ for DE. But I did it anyway. I was like I trust From Software. And I definitely want the DLC. Lets pay in full price now so I don’t have to pay more in future.
And it is more for me now. Back then, I bought the DE for 1900 units of the money in my country and due to increase of USD value the DLC alone is 2250 units now.

Truly unfair.
Not even a discount.
Truly unfair to treat someone who trusts you enough not to even read the description, From Software.

[gachilover03]

Guys, who bought deluxe edition, before announce dlc?

[An Irate Walrus]

Ever bought a car? Watch what happens to the resale value of said car five seconds after you drive it off the lot.

Or, if that analogy doesn't work, consider the change in valuation in *most* "collector's items." Beanie Babies, Funko Pops, the Master Chief cat helmet from the Halo 3 Legendary Edition, pretty much every "digital collector's edition" ever...the list goes on and on. Their value depreciated rather than appreciated over time.

The risk you take in buying a "collector" version of anything is that you're paying for artificial scarcity at best, and in that situation, your item's value is only what someone else *will actually pay for it*, irrespective of the number printed in a collectible sales guide.

At worst, you're just paying for a "collector" label, because in the case of digital goods, artificial scarcity isn't a thing.

TL;DR: Your purchase isn't worth what it was when you bought it because it's readily available everywhere, it's two years old (practically an eternity in "gamer time"), and your items aren't valued by others at the level you value them.

Also, publishers drop prices all the time (thus the "y u no sale?! Greedy devs!" threads we get here all the damn time).

Basic market realities, guy. Caveat emptor.

[Grimmz]

i thought scam had something to do with dishonesty..
i can very clearly see what they are offering. no pigs in a bag..

[DayLight1943]

because as a game gets older, its value is lower, and the price drops. generally, fromsoft does not decrease the price of the base game, but they do offer cheaper package deals, and the games often go on sale for pretty nice discounts.

its not that the new players are getting the DLC for $20 along with the base game you already have for $60, what is happening is that the value of the base game that you already have has dropped, and fromsoft is offering the base game to new players for $40 if they buy it with the DLC, which in both cases is $40.

its not that the DLC is cheaper for someone buying the whole package right now, its that the base game, being 2 years old, is discounted when purchased as a package with the DLC.

[Cipher Stormwolf]

Its almost like whoever made that decision didnt know that Steam has options for that, like the package deals where you pay less because you already own parts of the deal. It is so dumb.

[königplatzen]

You were able to enjoy the base for 2 years already. People buying the bundle now, get a discount on base game not on the DLC.

[shakebackkid14]

Originally posted by Franco:

To clarify before I start, I plan on getting the DLC. When? I'm not sure, but I did enjoy the game enough that I want to experience what they have planned for its future. I would like to vent a frustration that seems to be going around.

Now, for those of us who bought the original Deluxe Edition. We paid 20$ extra for the Artbook and Soundtrack. That is what it deemed to be valued at, correct? Then why is it now equivalent to 5$? Our money has been spent, the edition of the game was obtained, why is our purchase valued so much lower than before?

The original Deluxe Edition isn't even available to be purchased, instead its contents only granted in the Premium or new Deluxe Edition. For those new and wanting to buy the DLC alongside the game, they shed an extra 20$ in addition to its base price, equaling 80$. And those who wish to have every single bit of the game will pay an additional 20$, totaling to 100$. For those of us who owned the game prior to the DLC being released for purchase, we must spend 40$ for just to own the DLC, not to mention an extra 10$ for absolutely everything to be included. So our total amounts would be 100$ and 110$.

When it comes to us, referring to Deluxe Edition owners, we pay, in total, either 120$ or 130$. I would've been okay if we just got the correlating priced edition, considering they value our purchase at 5$. But they haven't given us even a discount on the premium listing or DLC. Why?

to boost sales of the game.

[shakebackkid14]

Originally posted by königplatzen:

You were able to enjoy the base for 2 years already. People buying the bundle now, get a discount on base game not on the DLC.

This^

[Riskbreaker Y]

Always read the fine print before committing to a purchase if there is even a slight chance of buyer's remorse.

[vamirez]

It seems that this is the latest meme that has gotten stuck in the heads... and it is really really dumb. It's what we call a "milk maid's calculation" around here...

Funny thing is, you can do it with any game going back in history - it will work every time...