evilmonkitar Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 that would go lovely in my office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazzeus Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 http://video.msnbc.msn.com/in-game/47043099/# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshez Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 About $100.00 Still, it's a lot for a statue.. besides why the hell would one want to PAY for PRIZE one has won? it is a prize for love of god, you shouldn't have to pay for a prize you've won... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kourage Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Starting today and continuing until May 11th, 2012, individuals who have registered accounts with http://www.StarWarsTheOldRepublic.com will be able to enter for a chance to win a life-sized figure of Darth Malgus, valued at nearly $6,000. To enter, make your way to the Sideshow Collectible’s contest page, and fill out their general contest form with your name, address, phone number and email. Remember to use the same email address that you used to register your Star Wars: The Old Republic account! If you do not yet have an account on http://www.StarWarsTheOldRepublic.com, you can create one by clicking the “Sign Up” button at the upper-right corner of the browser window and following the simple steps that follow. Read More What's the tax I'd owe if I won that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudofakras Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Bioware is based in the US... they are making it US only because contest rules are incredibly fickle when you try to go international with it. Every country has different laws so it makes it incredibly difficult. It has nothing to do with them favoring the US or something. They are based there, so they can hold contests there very easily. Of course, there is a law in whole Europe and Asia that says..: All Darth Malgus' figures, monuments, statues, or any image of him, are forbidden under capital punishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balrizangor Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 (edited) Thank you for once again treating anyone outside the US as second-class customers. Thank you for the generally higher subscription fees we pay and the nothings we get from you. You do realize that it is probably restricted to USA due to laws about exporting and or licensing from Lucas Arts, copyrights, etc ... And not because Sideshow, EQ, BW have some master conspiracy to make non-US people mad and/or screw them over right? I am also sure there are contests done in EU, Asia, etc .. that we in the US would not be eligible for as well ... You should write a letter to someone in your government and ask them what the laws are for entering and winning a contest in US =) Edited April 13, 2012 by Balrizangor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashton Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 About $100.00 plus tax on that $100 (ok, only $7 where I live) plus sales tax on the value of the statue ($6,000.00 x 7% sales tax= $420) So for me, roughly $530. Not as bad as my estimated $800. Not as good as free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanillaXpC Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 plus tax on that $100 (ok, only $7 where I live) plus sales tax on the value of the statue ($6,000.00 x 7% sales tax= $420) So for me, roughly $530. Not as bad as my estimated $800. Not as good as free. Sales tax? You aren't buying anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balrizangor Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 (edited) plus tax on that $100 (ok, only $7 where I live) plus sales tax on the value of the statue ($6,000.00 x 7% sales tax= $420) So for me, roughly $530. Not as bad as my estimated $800. Not as good as free. But for a $6000.00 statue that, if I win, will probably give me a heart-attack during the night when I get up to go use the bathroom? Priceless ..... Edited April 13, 2012 by Balrizangor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatarless Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Just wreaks of even more desperation in retaining subs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasticles Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 It is with great reluctance that I have to announce the life-sized Darth Malgus statue is no longer available. We had a fantastic run of toting this thing around to all of our pre-launch events, and I can’t begin to thank the community enough for their tireless believing anything we told them. After careful consideration, it is clear that to make our contest valid, we must send you the life-sized statue of Jar Jar Binks, with lifelike hair, and has over 20,000 lines of dialogue. Delivery of the coat rack, umm, statue is going to take a bit more time. I apologize for any disappointment this may cause and ask for your patience as we work to make sure the Life-sized Jar Jar Binks statue is polished and fun. In the future we'll be rolling funny cigarettes in phases, listening carefully to player feedback and forgetting what they said. The first phase will be full steam ahead, eight-player brewing only and from there we'll look at next steps as Preseason progresses. In the meantime we have provided an alternate War Hero so you can start scratching your set while figuring out whether or not to unsub.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferroz Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 again US only, make it international or just don't even bother doing this at all.Sorry, but too many of you foreigners live in places that heap on legal issues for contests, so most American companies just aren't going to be willing to do a bunch of research to find out what international countries they can legally run the contests in. Canada is pretty bad about that, particularly Quebec (even many Canadian contests are illegal in Quebec). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emerorvade Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Revan would be ten times cooler then Darth Malgus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazzeus Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 (edited) Just wreaks of even more desperation in retaining subs. yes, because somones going to resubscribe just to win a live size staue to scare the **** of there family.......never mind because they dont have to resub to get it Edited April 13, 2012 by Nazzeus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanillaXpC Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 yes, because somones going to resubscribe just to win a live size staue to scare the **** of there family.......never mind Where did it even say you needed an active sub? It said you need to be a member of SWTOR website... meaning just make an account. People will find absolutely anything to whine about...this is terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyfy Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Thank you for once again treating anyone outside the US as second-class customers. Thank you for the generally higher subscription fees we pay and the nothings we get from you. You may not want to hear this but in these situations it is typically the fault of federal laws in the countries of people residing outside of the US. In order to not break international laws they are almost exclusively forced to make such contests US only. So don't blame Bioware for the archaic laws of the country you live in. This isn't Bioware treating you as a 2nd class citizen, this is Bioware making sure that they are not brought into international courts and forced to pay out restitution because they wanted to do something nice (albeit a bit creepy, being a life sized Darth Malgus statue) for their subscribers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tahana Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Sales tax? You aren't buying anything. The government always gets their money.. Why do you think lottery winners that get a 'Big Jackpot' only get a very little on the whole cash option.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recsa Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 BW This is what you should have said Sideshow collectibles guy (SCG from now on): hey Mr Bioware, how about we team up? we want to do SWTOR figures for your friki customersMr Bioware (BW from now on): I'm listeningSCG: we could even do a life-size figure of one of your most prominent characters, but one we dont have to pay a bunch of bucks to LucasBW: Darth Malgus is pretty bad *** and mostly unknown outside our game, but our customers will like itSCG: nice, it just costs us a few bucks to make one, but we can say it worths thousands and give it as a reward in a marketing contestBW: Im liking the idea, but sure you can send such a big thing to Europe, Asia, Oceania ....??SCG: are you joking? we are not expending so much money on this, also our customers are US based, this will be a US only contest BW: Sorry, even thou i like the idea, we are a global company and SWTOR is a global product, we can not insult half our player base this way, mainly when we have to almost insult our non-US players in a weekly basis.SCG: Ok i understand it, at least can we get the rights to sell figures of SWTOR?BW: Sure why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahlok Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 American Citizens only? Wow i bet your massive European player-base and Asian player-base sure appreciate that. Thanks! I'll build my own Malgus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balrizangor Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 (edited) Revan would be ten times cooler then Darth Malgus My Darth Malgus Life Size Statue would beat up your Darth Revan Life Size Statue !!!! Edited April 13, 2012 by Balrizangor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Doctr Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Really wish it was open to Canadians ... EA and Bioware both have offices in Canada. Edit: even if the statue's maker is American, Bioware is still the paying for it. It is im from Saskatchewan and i just entered to win, just write ur Provence in the Other box where it says state/Provence and select Canada in the Country box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Sheridan Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Sales tax? You aren't buying anything. Actually you are... or did you not notice the fine print that says they are assigning a value to it of at LEAST $1 to avoid customs. Regardless... 100 - 200 for a statue that is extremely likely to get wrecked in transit = worthless nevermind the obvious issue that the statue is only of interest to TOR specific fans. Anyone who dosent know anything about the games or the expanded EU will have no interest in a statue that has no significance. At least Satele could earn some cash on the sex appeal factor but a burnt faced Darth Vader wannabe ? Good luck with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanillaXpC Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Actually you are... or did you not notice the fine print that says they are assigning a value to it of at LEAST $1 to avoid customs. Regardless... 100 - 200 for a statue that is extremely likely to get wrecked in transit = worthless nevermind the obvious issue that the statue is only of interest to TOR specific fans. Anyone who dosent know anything about the games or the expanded EU will have no interest in a statue that has no significance. At least Satele could earn some cash on the sex appeal factor but a burnt faced Darth Vader wannabe ? Good luck with that. Customs? Its a US based company that is shipping only inside the US. Are you actually thinking they are going to ship this OUTSIDE the US, then back to you in the US where they are only shipping? Do you know what customs even does? This gets better with every post, please keep going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPolilla Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 But I'm not from the USA D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pathlight- Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Only open to US residents. Dang it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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