bhking Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 I CANNOT BELIEVE, that suddenly the items only obtainable from the pre-order are now up for grabs. Like... is there any concept of loyalty or any restriction of greed? Bioware no longer exists, its like a snakeskin now... looks similar but its just a discarded piece of worthless ****! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scerge Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 (edited) I CANNOT BELIEVE, that suddenly the items only obtainable from the pre-order are now up for grabs. Like... is there any concept of loyalty or any restriction of greed? Bioware no longer exists, its like a snakeskin now... looks similar but its just a discarded piece of worthless ****! Yeah it kinda sucks.. I was a pre-order and I'm sure bioware stamped all over it ONLY OBTAINABLE ONCE. Edited November 17, 2012 by Scerge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaywardSith Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Seriously! Plus, it's ONLY $4.99!! What kind of crap is this?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisteddm Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 The Digital Upgrade Pack has been around for quite some time... I believe my wife and I upgraded our standard copies using it less than a week after the game was released. Might've been slightly longer, but no more than a month. Admittedly, we paid 14.99 for it back then, bringing the price of our standard editions up to the same as the Digital Deluxe versions (which is where all the bonus items come from, not from pre-order). There was even an amount of bonus coins granted to those of us who bought the pack prior to F2P. Not sure what all the drama is about really... are you only just finding out about it being available now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kento-Solo Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 The DDE was about 60-75 bucks when the game first came out. If you think about it, a new game or expansion comes average around 60 bucks, plus your month of game time is in there, 15 dollar value, and then all the little in game toys, for another 5. We got it earlier then the rest, and it's clearly not selling anymore which is why they just dropped the price of the items to 5 bucks. It's exactly like it is on the GTN, when something first comes out, its expensive, give it time, it cheapens. Next time hold on to your money if your going to be angry when the price drops later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptRavenous Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 I CANNOT BELIEVE, that suddenly the items only obtainable from the pre-order are now up for grabs. Like... is there any concept of loyalty or any restriction of greed? Bioware no longer exists, its like a snakeskin now... looks similar but its just a discarded piece of worthless ****! Translation: "I gots it furst! No one else can haz it!! Itz mine!!! My ownz!!!! MY............PPPREEECIOUSSSSSSSssssssssssss!!!!!" And then, the pot called the kettle black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scovina Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 The DDE was about 60-75 bucks when the game first came out. If you think about it, a new game or expansion comes average around 60 bucks, plus your month of game time is in there, 15 dollar value, and then all the little in game toys, for another 5. We got it earlier then the rest, and it's clearly not selling anymore which is why they just dropped the price of the items to 5 bucks. It's exactly like it is on the GTN, when something first comes out, its expensive, give it time, it cheapens. Next time hold on to your money if your going to be angry when the price drops later. This exactly. I remember back in the day when I bought a game then the expansion. Then that company made the two available together and it was cheaper than what I paid for just one of them. I was so damn angry I stomped all around my house. I threw my wife's favorite vase on the ground. Then she grounded me and told me to go to my room and I said NO! The anger sharks are swimming even now just thinking about it. I mean how on earth do some things get cheaper with time it makes no sense!!!11!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptRavenous Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 (edited) This exactly. I remember back in the day when I bought a game then the expansion. Then that company made the two available together and it was cheaper than what I paid for just one of them. I was so damn angry I stomped all around my house. I threw my wife's favorite vase on the ground. Then she grounded me and told me to go to my room and I said NO! The anger sharks are swimming even now just thinking about it. I mean how on earth do some things get cheaper with time it makes no sense!!!11!!!!! Welcome to the trickle-down economy. They release a product, wait until sales drop, then drop the price. You see this everywhere. The prices of the Xbox 360 and PS3 were not the same after a year. They drop the price. Why? Because the financial segment of our society with lots of disposable income bought them. Then sales dropped when they stopped selling at the first price, so they drop it down for the next financial segment of our society, and so on over the years. We see this happen with many products you can purchase from stores. Its not EAware's fault you had the disposable income to buy it when it first came out, and couldn't wait a few months for a price drop, which inevitibley happens with many PC games, MMO or not. Edited November 18, 2012 by CaptRavenous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragooGC Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 This exactly. I remember back in the day when I bought a game then the expansion. Then that company made the two available together and it was cheaper than what I paid for just one of them. I was so damn angry I stomped all around my house. I threw my wife's favorite vase on the ground. Then she grounded me and told me to go to my room and I said NO! The anger sharks are swimming even now just thinking about it. I mean how on earth do some things get cheaper with time it makes no sense!!!11!!!!! Sarcasm? Caused me to crack a smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deviouzzz Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 (edited) It has always been available, from day one until now as the "Digital Deluxe" version, you could buy it from this site or on Origin for around $7.95 as an upgrade, I did it when I bought the game in Feb and my brother recently as well about 6 weeks back. - It does not give you access to the Collectors Edition vendor or those perks. it was never limited, don't let your urge to rage about everything blind you to the facts before you enter 'table flipping' mode. Edited November 18, 2012 by Deviouzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyeskream Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 I CANNOT BELIEVE, that suddenly the items only obtainable from the pre-order are now up for grabs. Like... is there any concept of loyalty or any restriction of greed? Bioware no longer exists, its like a snakeskin now... looks similar but its just a discarded piece of worthless ****! pre-order CE owner and still proudly paying. its just all about what games you REALLY enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scovina Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Welcome to the trickle-down economy. They release a product, wait until sales drop, then drop the price. You see this everywhere. The prices of the Xbox 360 and PS3 were not the same after a year. They drop the price. Why? Because the financial segment of our society with lots of disposable income bought them. Then sales dropped when they stopped selling at the first price, so they drop it down for the next financial segment of our society, and so on over the years. We see this happen with many products you can purchase from stores. Its not EAware's fault you had the disposable income to buy it when it first came out, and couldn't wait a few months for a price drop, which inevitibley happens with many PC games, MMO or not. Click the link please for a response Sarcasm? Caused me to crack a smile. Yes it was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasbaxter Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 (edited) Lol this has been available for ages, i bought it a couple of months back. It was £11.99 but meh i'll get over it Does this mean that I'm not gonna be drinking alone in the VIP room on the fleet now lmao Edited November 19, 2012 by thomasbaxter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleux Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 These were not preorder items. The only preorder item i am aware of is the black and yellow crystal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomla Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 These were not preorder items. The only preorder item i am aware of is the black and yellow crystal. This. The crystal was pre order, the other items were always available with whichever edition you got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fungihoujo Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 The OP has come across an astounding revelation! Sometimes the prices of things go down over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THX- Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Im pretty sure the only pre-order bonus was the crystal vendor. You can always buy the deluxe edition of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahdasz Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Um, people have been selling +41 crystals on GTN for like a long time now. Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnunsas Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Translation: "I gots it furst! No one else can haz it!! Itz mine!!! My ownz!!!! MY............PPPREEECIOUSSSSSSSssssssssssss!!!!!" And then, the pot called the kettle black. This is an idiotic response. I agree with the OP. I spent a lot of money on the CE and was told at the time that these items would not be available to others. How can they justify the price tag if everything is up for grabs for next to nothing. I'm not going to stop playing as it is an okay game that is fun to play occasionally but I will certainly not be purchasing bioware products with the same level of confidence and trust as I once did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratuaCuun Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Oh for the love of... NOTHING exclusive to the CE can be bought in that pack - the yellow/black crystal. The collectors book. The Statue. Certain ingame items that can ONLY be acquired by Collectors Edition players... what you can BUY is an upgrade from STANDARD to DIGITAL DELUXE edition by paying a few extra bucks. What you get is the speeder and a few prettyful items that you have been able to get for 14.99 for MONTHS now by buying the DDE Overreacting, much? They pay 10 bucks for the regular edition, then 4 to 5 more for an upgrade. They pay the SAME now that you pay for the 14.99 DDE that you can buy online. The Collectors Edition and DDE were MORE expensive at launch - but shock and awe, that's what we call MARKETING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Profion_Xilus Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 (edited) Um, people have been selling +41 crystals on GTN for like a long time now. Seriously. Its not the stat of the crystal that was exclusive to pre-order but the color yellow-black, and you get access to a vendor to buy them from. This has not changed its still exclusive at this time. DDE was never sated as a limited and they never stopped making or selling. CE was limited. And the only exclusive digital items was a pet & the CE store. They now added a banner for CE but this can be traded/sold. Edited December 21, 2012 by Profion_Xilus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasbaxter Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 To be fair I think the point is when a company says 'Will not be available to anyone else' and then stuff is made available to everyone else. Think it's a mute point tho as only the pre-order crystal were for preorders if I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahdasz Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Wow... yet another I R speshul thread... how exciting... zzzz zzzz zzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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