$30 for a worms game? Seriously?

[ApeOfMazor]

These games are pretty fun with friends, but 30 dollars for this is outrageous. I remember buying worms games for $15 and then by the time this game goes on sale they release a new worms game for 30 dollars. It's ridiculous.

[```skunk3```]

I agree that the price should be less, just to get more people playing. If they would drop the price of the game substantially but add paid DLC to the game, they could still make a lot of money.

[David McMurdo]

Danny's yachts don't buy themselves you know.

But seriously, why is $30 unacceptable? It's still less than the majority of new titles.

[Ryvucz]

Cost of living goes up, not down.

[ApeOfMazor]

Originally posted by Lord of the Epochs:

Danny's yachts don't buy themselves you know.

But seriously, why is $30 unacceptable? It's still less than the majority of new titles.

Because the olders ones were $15. And its not really an AAA game.

Originally posted by Ryvucz:

Cost of living goes up, not down. :topduck:

Plenty of good games coming out for 15-20 dollar range. There's really no excuse.

[```skunk3```]

These days, expectations are way up and prices are way down. For a game with a very niche audience like Worms, it needs to be accessable to as many people as possible. At the current price, it's either too expensive for many people OR there's other games of roughly the same price that would be money better spent. Let's face it - this game is lacking so many things right now and we've more or less been beta testing it since launch.

[ApeOfMazor]

Originally posted by ```skunk3```:

These days, expectations are way up and prices are way down. For a game with a very niche audience like Worms, it needs to be accessable to as many people as possible. At the current price, it's either too expensive for many people OR there's other games of roughly the same price that would be money better spent. Let's face it - this game is lacking so many things right now and we've more or less been beta testing it since launch.

Me, and a couple friends all just purchased Battlerite cause this game was too expensive.

[Ematok]

Agree.
For a $30 worms price tag I would expect it to have tons of content and features.
Lack of themes, speechbanks, reward.
Too few scheme option.. no forts mode!?
Poor lobby system...
No full access for weapon list..

It doesn't feel like a full product yet, sadly.

[lolschrauber]

Originally posted by The Sandwich King:

Originally posted by Lord of the Epochs:

Danny's yachts don't buy themselves you know.

But seriously, why is $30 unacceptable? It's still less than the majority of new titles.

Because the olders ones were $15. And its not really an AAA game.

Originally posted by Ryvucz:

Cost of living goes up, not down. :topduck:

Plenty of good games coming out for 15-20 dollar range. There's really no excuse.

So? AAA titles aren't 50 anymore either.

You have no background whatsoever to be able to say it should be 15.

There are costs involved and of course you have to make profit as well.

Can you guarantee that you'll sell twice as much for half the price? Propably not.

[Euphytose]

Originally posted by lolschrauber:

Can you guarantee that you'll sell twice as much for half the price? Propably not.

Reducing the price of a product can only increase the sales. People who have no intent of buying it will not buy it, regardless of its price. A lot of people are probably on the fence.

Currently, I cannot recommend this game to friends. It's a good game, I have 191 hours on it, my purchase was well worth it. But 30€ for this content, no. Especially since the game has 200 max players at peak times. The game lacks many things, which I hope will be added in the close future.

Worms is not for everyone, it's always been a niche market, but with so few players, it's a risky buy right now.

Reduce the price to 20 or 15, then add cosmetic DLCs like speechbanks, hats, terrain schemes, etc... Even at 1€ per "pack" of hats, it's going to make them money.

If they release another Worms game, then for many people, it's the end of Team17. Worms WMD is the last chance for a fully supported product, unlike the previous Worms that got forgotten way too soon. If they release updates for this one, it can potentially become the new best Worms game. There are many things to be added that most people agree on. Complete freedom of customization, and a much better lobby system are high on the list. Once that's done, the game will be much more enjoyable. And with a slight price drop, will attract many players. We need the Worms community to be on one game. Although Armageddon will never die, I hope WMD sees more players in the future. Sure, you don't need that many players to have a full match, and the game is still fun with a group of friends, but it's always good to have a healthy amount of players.

[Xeno Metora]

the price is ridiculous since the game lacks features which previous games have...like forts mode

i guess they figured that adding vehicles and crafting would make up for the lack of forts mode and map themes

i mean seriously a 2D worms without forts?...they really shot themselves in the foot here there are pepople who only play worms because of forts and if this game doesn't have forts they won't be buying wmd

bad move team 17

[ApeOfMazor]

Originally posted by lolschrauber:

Originally posted by The Sandwich King:

Because the olders ones were $15. And its not really an AAA game.



Plenty of good games coming out for 15-20 dollar range. There's really no excuse.

So? AAA titles aren't 50 anymore either.

You have no background whatsoever to be able to say it should be 15.

There are costs involved and of course you have to make profit as well.

Can you guarantee that you'll sell twice as much for half the price? Propably not.

So why would you release a game for 30 when its 15-20 at best? You can't compete. Look at Battlerite and Dead By Daylight, two cheaper games who were steam top sellers. You sure as hell will never see Worms be a top seller anymore because the prices are ridiculous.

[JocularJosh]

Originally posted by The Sandwich King:

Originally posted by lolschrauber:

So? AAA titles aren't 50 anymore either.

You have no background whatsoever to be able to say it should be 15.

There are costs involved and of course you have to make profit as well.

Can you guarantee that you'll sell twice as much for half the price? Propably not.

So why would you release a game for 30 when its 15-20 at best? You can't compete. Look at Battlerite and Dead By Daylight, two cheaper games who were steam top sellers. You sure as hell will never see Worms be a top seller anymore because the prices are ridiculous.

Yeah, just ignore the fact that those are completely different games.
Jesus christ, so many crybabies in here.
Just don't buy it if you can't afford it, ffs.

[```skunk3```]

Originally posted by Jocular Josh:

Originally posted by The Sandwich King:

So why would you release a game for 30 when its 15-20 at best? You can't compete. Look at Battlerite and Dead By Daylight, two cheaper games who were steam top sellers. You sure as hell will never see Worms be a top seller anymore because the prices are ridiculous.

Yeah, just ignore the fact that those are completely different games.
Jesus christ, so many crybabies in here.
Just don't buy it if you can't afford it, ffs.

The problem with that line of reasoning is that many people either CAN'T afford the game due to their economy, or the game is too expensive compared to other games that would be just as entertaining. The community for WMD on Steam is already small enough due to the fact that the player base is split between so many platforms. Keeping the price high just means that the community is going to remain small.

[ApeOfMazor]

Originally posted by Jocular Josh:

Originally posted by The Sandwich King:

So why would you release a game for 30 when its 15-20 at best? You can't compete. Look at Battlerite and Dead By Daylight, two cheaper games who were steam top sellers. You sure as hell will never see Worms be a top seller anymore because the prices are ridiculous.

Yeah, just ignore the fact that those are completely different games.
Jesus christ, so many crybabies in here.
Just don't buy it if you can't afford it, ffs.

It's not that I can't afford it, it's that its not worth it for the value of content i'm getting.

[Lv1 Magikarp]

Why are you moaning? You should be thanking your lucky stars that the game is still made by Team 17 and not sold to EA who would add a season pass and charge you £49.99