Digital Deluxe Edition is cheaper than buying all DLC

[Kirsus]

Since I already have the base edition, I'm not able to upgrade. Thanks?

I want to spend money and upgrade to DDE, why is it not possible?

Also, if you are discounting the DDE, it makes sense to also discount the DLCs.

[TheQuixote]

I doesn't look like the delux edition includes the Rise and Fall expansion.

So even with the discount, you would still be spending $60 for the DDE and Rise and fall.

$120 for the whole game when it's not on sale.... Ubsurd.

[Kirsus]

What's even crazy is that the DDE has the base game and all the DLCs, and it's cheaper than buying ONLY the DLCs (with the current discount of 60%). Why don't the DLCs go on sale? Why it's not possible to upgrade to DDE?

[Sweet Martabak]

Originally posted by TheQuixote:

I doesn't look like the delux edition includes the Rise and Fall expansion.

So even with the discount, you would still be spending $60 for the DDE and Rise and fall.

$120 for the whole game when it's not on sale.... Ubsurd.

he count the price without rise and fall expansion
just add up the sum of all DLC price (without RF expansion), it's more expensive than digital deluxe

[Vargas78]

Get digital deluxe on a promotion, and then wait for Rise and Fall to be on a promotion. That's best value way.

[Duck from State Farm]

Yeah you may have a point as of right now :

Standard game at $23, Digital Deluxe at $32, Rise and fall by itself at $27, and all DLCs $65

Standard game with all DLCs - $88
Digital deluxe (includes 6 out of the 7 DLCs) + Rise and Fall - $50

Right now it's actually a great deal for Digital deluxe and Rise and Fall combined. For $50 that saves you $10 from the base game and over $70 in DLC currently in the game. But since you have already bought the base game you can't take advantage of the great offer, and I think there needs to be a DLC to have the ability to upgrade to a digital deluxe, would be nice if Firaxis and 2k could do that. Hopefully at some point the DLC will at last be on sale. Rise and Fall is currently 10% off right now.

[Kirsus]

Originally posted by Vargas78:

Get digital deluxe on a promotion, and then wait for Rise and Fall to be on a promotion. That's best value way.

I'm not able to buy the Digital Deluxe Edition because I have the base version, sadly.

[tempest.of.emptiness]

This objection has already been raised and answered in lots of previous threads. If you had not bought the game then you could have taken advantage of big discount on the DDE. However, you would not have been able to play the game until now, which in theory had some value. You have gotten 47 hours of play time out of Civ VI. Asking to get the same deal on the game that someone who has never played it could get is essentially asking to get those 47 hours for free. If you buy the DLC now then you'll end up paying more for the game, but then you also got more time with it. Or you can wait to buy the DLC until their price drops - which is almost certain to happen eventually.

The bottom line is: if the price is higher than you think the product is worth, then spend your money elsewhere until the price falls to match your expectations.

[Ultaan aka REEJ]

Why so stingy with DLC sales?

Another big sale on CIV, and yet not a single DLC gets a price cut.
Come on people.

[ZiG ZaG]

-1.50£(+-)

[Cable Salad]

Again, not a single DLC on sale.This is so ridiculous.

[rincewind]

Yeah. A discount for the DLC would be nice. That's for sure.

[Dr.Clever]

God have mercy...

Game WITHOUT 6x DLC = 25 eu
6x DLC = 38 eu
Game WITH 6x DLC = 32 eu

Who runs this company? Who allowed this?

[Kirsus]

Originally posted by tempest.of.emptiness:

Asking to get the same deal on the game that someone who has never played it could get is essentially asking to get those 47 hours for free.

That's not what I am saying. What I'm saying is that it doesn't make sense that someone now can buy the base + all DLCs for cheaper than those who bought the base game when it was launched. It makes sense that DLCs would be discounted as well.

It would be equivalent to those who have base game Civilization 5 would be unable to buy the Game of The Year Edition and instead would need to buy all the DLCs at full price, while everyone else could buy the GOTY edition with all DLCs and base game for far cheaper. At a point in time, everyone should be able to get the same deal.

Originally posted by tempest.of.emptiness:

Or you can wait to buy the DLC until their price drops - which is almost certain to happen eventually.

That's the problem, none of them are ever on sale. Even when someone who doesn't have the game can buy all of them for far cheap then those who bought the base game for the full price.

The bottom line is: if the price is higher than you think the product is worth, then spend your money elsewhere until the price falls to match your expectations.

The bottom line is those who bought the game on launch, therefore showing faith in the product and helping pay for future DLC are getting the short stick on this deal. I honestly never buy games on launch day because they are either buggy or will be cheaper very soon. I trusted Firaxis in this one but got disappointed.

[tempest.of.emptiness]

I understand why you want what you just said to be true, but my prior post, which you quoted, explains why it is not. Eventually doesn't mean "right now". Complaining about the price model won't change it. And all anyone can do is evaluate the prices available and decide to buy now or later or never.

You can get upset about the fact that someone else gets what you think is a better deal than you can get, but it won't change anything.

[Kirsus]

Originally posted by tempest.of.emptiness:

I understand why you want what you just said to be true, but my prior post, which you quoted, explains why it is not. Eventually doesn't mean "right now". Complaining about the price model won't change it. And all anyone can do is evaluate the prices available and decide to buy now or later or never.

You can get upset about the fact that someone else gets what you think is a better deal than you can get, but it won't change anything.

Of course it will, Take-Two and Firaxis will only know there's a problem when people say something about. Otherwise they will just take our money and be happy with it.

It's like when someone buys a brand new Tesla for the full dollar amount. A year later, Tesla releases a cheaper version of the same model, but with extra accessories costing 40% of the price. You then want to buy those extra accessories, but have to pay premium for them, even though you have the same base car and the accessories are exactly the same. Why? Just because you bought the car first you then have you pay extra? What sense does that make? Yes, I used the car for a whole year, I'm not asking for a rebate, I'm only asking to buy accessories for a base model at the same price as new buyers are buying them.