When will I be able to buy the base game again?

[DarkFusion7654]

I've got 8+ people in a friend group that are interested in buying the base game and they were waiting for a sale. However, now that the game is $35 none of them are gonna get it with or without the sale. When can we expect the base game only option to become available for purchase again?

[Puason]

you cant, microsoft got greedy and now they are forcing people to pay for dlcs.

[Hexi]

never, you missed your chance, should of got it the dozen or so times it went on sale for $5

[BirbNotBird]

At best chance it's Winter Sale.

But sadly I think it would be somewhere Spring sale or Summer sale honestly.

[Chry Ceph]

yeah... the $35 package *is* the base game now. That's the new baseline. It'll still go on sale but probably won't be as cheap as it was before. Not for a few years at least.

[grraf]

Tell your friends to wait two more years so the base price gets to 60$ after including two more dlc into the basic package

Just wait for the incoming winter sale sale and grab it then, its likely going to be the biggest discount you will be seeing for the next 6 months at least...

[FloosWorld]

Originally posted by Puason el gordillo:

you cant, microsoft got greedy and now they are forcing people to pay for dlcs.

Bundling 3 DLCs that 1.) are the best rated ones together with the newest and 2.) originally did cost $9.99 each, so the new baseprice corresponds base game + 3 DLCs 50% off is actually the polar opposite of being "greedy", especially considering DEs base price before was cheap in first place (HD Edition with all DLCs is $50 and DE offered you the entirety of HD + a new DLC for $20).

That's problematic tho is making this move so close before a sale, so they were in a 30 days cooldown.

[Puason]

Originally posted by FloosWorld:

Originally posted by Puason el gordillo:

you cant, microsoft got greedy and now they are forcing people to pay for dlcs.

Bundling 3 DLCs that 1.) are the best rated ones together with the newest and 2.) originally did cost $9.99 each, so the new baseprice corresponds base game + 3 DLCs 50% off is actually the polar opposite of being "greedy", especially considering DEs base price before was cheap in first place (HD Edition with all DLCs is $50 and DE offered you the entirety of HD + a new DLC for $20).

That's problematic tho is making this move so close before a sale, so they were in a 30 days cooldown.

if they really cared they should offer it in a dlc bundle and not forcing it to the base game. Its just a sketchy move by microsoft .

[FloosWorld]

Originally posted by Puason el gordillo:

Originally posted by FloosWorld:

Bundling 3 DLCs that 1.) are the best rated ones together with the newest and 2.) originally did cost $9.99 each, so the new baseprice corresponds base game + 3 DLCs 50% off is actually the polar opposite of being "greedy", especially considering DEs base price before was cheap in first place (HD Edition with all DLCs is $50 and DE offered you the entirety of HD + a new DLC for $20).

That's problematic tho is making this move so close before a sale, so they were in a 30 days cooldown.

if they really cared they should offer it in a dlc bundle and not forcing it to the base game. Its just a sketchy move by microsoft .

On the other hand you could argue that people are then potentially scared away the more DLCs the game adds similar to Paradox games.

Speaking of DLC bundle, imho the Ultimate Bundle should exclude the Profile Pictures as well as Soundtrack and only have all gameplay-relevant DLCs in it.

[BirbNotBird]

Originally posted by FloosWorld:

Speaking of DLC bundle, imho the Ultimate Bundle should exclude the Profile Pictures as well as Soundtrack and only have all gameplay-relevant DLCs in it.

I think that would be a good call. The Profile Pictures DLC is generally suck (in gameplay term).

I don't mind it being a tip DLC. The inclusion just makes it really weird and unnecessary.

[leow193]

I'm surprised they didn't do a sale for this game

[FloosWorld]

Originally posted by leow193:

I'm surprised they didn't do a sale for this game

Valve has a 30 days cooldown after price adjustments, that's why only the DLCs are on sale but the base game isn't.

[Puason]

Originally posted by FloosWorld:

Originally posted by Puason el gordillo:

if they really cared they should offer it in a dlc bundle and not forcing it to the base game. Its just a sketchy move by microsoft .

On the other hand you could argue that people are then potentially scared away the more DLCs the game adds similar to Paradox games.

Speaking of DLC bundle, imho the Ultimate Bundle should exclude the Profile Pictures as well as Soundtrack and only have all gameplay-relevant DLCs in it.

if that is a problem then its as easy as combine the dlcs or create bundles

[James3157]

Originally posted by Puason el gordillo:

if that is a problem then its as easy as combine the dlcs or create bundles

AoE II: DE already has a bundle for sale on top of adding three dlc packs to basegame. Also, I would rather have bigger basegame than hundreds of dlc packs, but I do not think anymore will be added to basegame again anyway meaning that it will only happen once. Otherwise, its basegame would cost more than basegame of AoE IV at full price which is $40. It is also possible within the next few years that the basegame price will drop from $35 at full price to $30 at full price meaning that it would cost the same as buying AoM: Extended Edition.

[Puason]

Originally posted by James3157:

Originally posted by Puason el gordillo:

if that is a problem then its as easy as combine the dlcs or create bundles

AoE II: DE already has a bundle for sale on top of adding three dlc packs to basegame. Also, I would rather have bigger basegame than hundreds of dlc packs, but I do not think anymore will be added to basegame again anyway meaning that it will only happen once. Otherwise, its basegame would cost more than basegame of AoE IV at full price which is $40.

the game is dead, it needs new players. By raising the basegame price they are not helping lol.

[James3157]

Originally posted by Puason el gordillo:

the game is dead, it needs new players. By raising the basegame price they are not helping lol.

At 94% positive reviews AoE II: DE is far from dead. I think that you are confusing AoE II: DE with AoE: DE and AoE II: HD.