They're really leaning heavily on the gullibility of gooners

[Majestic]

Why else lock this much content behind pre-purchase and limited time offers if you aren't trying to instill the most amount of FOMO to fleece your customers. And 90 euro to unlock it all, at least in W-Europe.

Ever since digital sales overtook physical sales, they've had to look for reasons for people to pre-purchase a game. Since fear-of-missing-out doesn't really work out when there is no fear of limited supply, they've had to threaten with limited content. Buying sight-unseen basically, because they dont allow anyone to wait for reviews, test it on your hardware, etc. Especially since Demo's aren't universally available anymore. No you buy it, and you buy it now. Dont ask questions, just consume product.

Shift-up, its nice that you didnt put an ugly girl in the game, but if you think that alone will allow your publisher to get away with this pricing, you're going to be complaining again how sales didnt meet expectations. Then complain how PC is a dead platform etc etc.

Kind of sick and tired of the fact that they think all w-europeans are rich. And that they can just afford an extra 20 euro slapped on top. I despise your classism, indifference and callousness. I will now look for the cheapest possible way to obtain the game, instead of supporting it with retail price. Congrats.

[Pyro3000]

this is like refusing to buy a Toyota Corolla because the S model exists, too.

[Majestic]

Originally posted by Pyro3000:

this is like refusing to buy a Toyota Corolla because the S model exists, too.

The basemodel Toyota in this hypothetical is too expensive too. The extra 20 wasn't for the complete edition, its region-tax, thats what I was implying to.

[Teio]

You’d be surprised how many NIKKE whales are going to buy this game just because Stellar Blade includes a serial code for the gacha.

[Majestic]

Originally posted by Teio:

You’d be surprised how many NIKKE whales are going to buy this game just because Stellar Blade includes a serial code for the gacha.

I didn't think of that angle, I guess that makes sense. And even that is locked behind FOMO lmao, so cynical.

[Hurricane]

Prices always go down sooner or later.

You can check Is There Any Deal[isthereanydeal.com] for a legit mean to have a lower price later. This site references all official distributors*.
Usually, about one week before the release, many shops on that site offer 10%.

I already own the full version of the game on PS5 so I'll wait for a few months to get it again on Steam using that service.


*) Any shop not on this list is likely doing something illegal like money laundering.

edit: typo

[Teio]

Originally posted by Majestic:

Originally posted by Teio:

You’d be surprised how many NIKKE whales are going to buy this game just because Stellar Blade includes a serial code for the gacha.

I didn't think of that angle, I guess that makes sense. And even that is locked behind FOMO lmao, so cynical.

Yeah, it's become a common strategy to include serial codes for gacha in their PC games to drive more sales from the gacha player base. Umamusume and Granblue Fantasy did this, and it worked well for them. Still, nobody actually cares about the game itself, just the codes, lol.

[Majestic]

Originally posted by Hurricane:

*) Any shop not on this list is likely doing something illegal like money laundering.

edit: typo

No offense, but thats another "honey" scam waiting to happen. Only its not coupons but actual prices. A site not being on there could simply be as a result of them not paying the fee or something.

[Heinz]

Whats a gooner?

[NIKKE Reference]

Originally posted by Teio:

You’d be surprised how many NIKKE whales are going to buy this game just because Stellar Blade includes a serial code for the gacha.

He's right.

[Hurricane]

Originally posted by Heinz:

Whats a gooner?

In this context, it is someone addicted to "exclusively adult content".
It's always used as a derogatory term and almost always wrongly, case in point.

Stellar Blade has pretty girls in sexy outfits, nothing even remotely close to that stuff.

[Hurricane]

Originally posted by Majestic:

Originally posted by Hurricane:

*) Any shop not on this list is likely doing something illegal like money laundering.

edit: typo

No offense, but thats another "honey" scam waiting to happen. Only its not coupons but actual prices. A site not being on there could simply be as a result of them not paying the fee or something.

Not at all.

Honey was a scam because it was stealing from everybody and hiding it behind the scenes.
Here all that site does is telling you: these are the shops with rebates, here are the historical prices, now chose whatever you want yourself.
Nothing hidden, everything verifiable.
And they aren't owned by a bank doing advertising everywhere.

[Majestic]

Originally posted by Hurricane:

It's always used as a derogatory term and almost always wrongly, case in point.

The gooner cries out as he strikes.

[Hurricane]

Originally posted by Majestic:

Originally posted by Hurricane:

It's always used as a derogatory term and almost always wrongly, case in point.

The gooner cries out as he strikes.

Part of the definition of "gooner" is that they fully embrace it.
Try to at least be a bit coherent when you say something, otherwise there is no point to discuss with you.

[MakitaRotSprout]

Originally posted by Heinz:

Whats a gooner?

These days it's anyone who doesn't want hideous protagonists in their games.

[Hurricane]

Originally posted by MakitaRotSprout:

Originally posted by Heinz:

Whats a gooner?

These days it's anyone who doesn't want hideous protagonists in their games.

There is a word to define a normal individual now?

But in essence you are right. That's not what the word means but that's how it used by many.