Why is this game still so ridiculously expensive?

[thunda]

Full AAA money for just the base game 60€, AND OVER 80€ ON TOP OF THAT if you want the full experience.

Completely ridiculous. So greedy.

[Stormsong]

Trying to leave aside any personal feelings I have about the game and the tone of your post, I believe it is their most successful game, and certainly the one with the highest player retention. It also still sees a sustained flow of new buyers. On top of that, they're not done with it yet, I mean that as in both WH2 specifically and with the Warhammer IP as a third game is known to be coming.

So... it has retained its price because it's an active project, and people want it. People are buying it at this price at a rate that is acceptable to CA's sales department to justify leaving it where it is.

Anyway, that's my objective as possible take. I'm not really interested in sticking around for the flame war I expect to follow.

[yuzhonglu]

Capitalism.

[Imposter]

From the outset of release it wasn’t.

[The Sylvan Learning Center]

because paradox discovered that there are people who sit in empty rooms whenever they arent at work. and these people will pay hundreds of dollars for a single game about elves. even if you won't, they will.

[Dr_Kira]

game 1 is on sale at 75% off a minimum of 4 times a year... this one goes down to 25 maybe 50% ? atl east twice or more a year... if you really want a game but are broke wishlsit it and grab it on sale. On another note, I personally think the price makes sense given the content you get and how it still sells and content is still added.

[Elitewrecker PT]

It goes on 66% when on sale already, as many times as WH1.

[RedDevil99]

So I know this is probably just some low hanging bait but I might as well give my 2 cents on the matter. For the base game you get 5 unique races and 15 unique lords. With an additional $80 you unlock 4 new additional races and 16 unique lords. so for the combined total of base game plus DLC you get 9 unique races, 31 different lords, each with their own starting points, a metric ton of units and RORs and continuing developmental support on top of that. If you don't find that to be worth your money then good for you, but imo I think this is a pretty fair asking price for what you end up getting.

[Zoie Shales]

It goes on sale often enough, no one has to buy all content at once, dlc has always been optional, and the world runs on money.

[Wh♂♂par]

Damn, 3 years of content really should be costing 3(currency) by now.

[Chaoslink]

If you play each faction just once all the way through, then dollar per hour spent would yield more longevity than most games on the market. That’s not even including custom battles and multiplayer, the possible replayability factors and more. There’s plenty of value in this game. Also keep in mind that all of us that played since the start payed in small increments over a long period of time as DLCs released. It isn’t that costly when looked at over the span of years since release and given that it is all still relevant and will be even in the third game, there’s justification to keep it at its price. It isn’t unreasonable if you plan on playing it enough to get the money’s worth from it. Just buy the base game and play that until you feel the need to play more. Then buy a DLC and play that a bunch and so on. Over the next 6 months you’ll find the cost isn’t as bad as you think now.

[Imposter]

Time is money, people took the time to create, you wanted it, but there’s a price. Regardless of cost.

You wouldn’t believe how expensive house remodeling is. Like using “Brazilian Rosewood” add-on, for cabinetry. 1 square-foot by 1 inch thick, of uncut, in the rough was ~$15 a piece, ca. 1975. Of course you can’t buy Brazilian Rosewood anymore, but there are near equivalents that are just as much (in adjusted dollars these days).

Game development doesn’t look simple, at all. The game has bugs, but it also has great potential. It’s better than buying drugs that might kill you.

[Ysthrall]

Originally posted by Wh♂♂par:

Damn, 3 years of content really should be costing 3(currency) by now.

It's probably worth 3 bitcoin....

[Velkhana's Summer]

Yeah guys we should only have to wait 6 months for Call of duty to drop in price. Oh wait this is an actual AAA title so nvm keep the price the same

[Kirioz]

Originally posted by thunda:

Full AAA money for just the base game 60€, AND OVER 80€ ON TOP OF THAT if you want the full experience.

Completely ridiculous. So greedy.

There is no point in complaining about it here, even if it is partially true.
Most people here bought the game even though they knew they were being ♥♥♥♥♥♥ and they are grateful.

But I guess everyone wastes their money as they wish.

[joshturnbull98]

Get it in a sale. I think both games cost me around £15 and every sale since i have been adding more DLC, there is an all things warhammer sale every couple of moths