asbalana Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 My wife was on the net this morning and saw an ad for swtor on an unrelated non gaming site which said the game was on sale. We clicked the link and ended up on the Origin site and indeed the basic edition was on sale for $ 10.00 off - one day only. That kind of blew our minds because this is a new game just out of launch and it seems very early to start selling the game at a sale price. I am not sure what this means. I thought that the game was doing well. Anyone have any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussircaex Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 You're fishing for deeper meaning where there isn't any to really be found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyquinella Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=311253&highlight=swtor+sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidkjames Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 It is President's Day in the US and it is the first post holiday big sales day event. Probably a one day sales event in honor of that. $10 bucks isn't what I would call a red flag they are giving it away just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewser Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 My wife was on the net this morning and saw an ad for swtor on an unrelated non gaming site which said the game was on sale. We clicked the link and ended up on the Origin site and indeed the basic edition was on sale for $ 10.00 off - one day only. That kind of blew our minds because this is a new game just out of launch and it seems very early to start selling the game at a sale price. I am not sure what this means. I thought that the game was doing well. Anyone have any ideas? It means Origin wants more business. They sell it for $10 off, it still puts more cash in their pocket than Best Buy selling one today at regular price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renegadeimp Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Most MMO's/games go on sale within a few weeks of launch. It drums up a ton of business before the sale offer ends and the prices go back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malpracticex Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I dont think means anything, they just put it on a 1 day sale. Just another marketing practice everyone uses, not just mmo's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katharis Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 My wife was on the net this morning and saw an ad for swtor on an unrelated non gaming site which said the game was on sale. We clicked the link and ended up on the Origin site and indeed the basic edition was on sale for $ 10.00 off - one day only. That kind of blew our minds because this is a new game just out of launch and it seems very early to start selling the game at a sale price. I am not sure what this means. I thought that the game was doing well. Anyone have any ideas? I wouldn't read too much into it. The timing seems about right. I am, however, only an old PC game enthusiast and know little of the ways of marketing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediKier Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Oh this again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackumDog Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Mr Marketing Man, it maybe that they are going to do another CD run, so the box maybe different and they want to clear the stock, or it could be a cynical ply by large tenticled alans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzurps Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ea-downgraded-to-neutral-at-macquarie-2012-02-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jett-Rinn Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Yep picked up KOAR for 39.99 and it just came out...now it's back up to sixty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiam Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I've never played an online game since I started with DAOC where the game comes out and a couple months later it goes on sale, Unless it's not doing as well as they would like. Warhammer and Rift come to mind of two that did poorly and had to reduce pricing very quickly. Usually there is no reduction in price for a new mmo for at least 6 months to a year, unless they're doing poorly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jett-Rinn Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ea-downgraded-to-neutral-at-macquarie-2012-02-10 Because one game determines the destiny of the largest video game publisher on the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangarrage Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 If I was BW I would sell it for 9.99, doesnt mean anything But I do think you would get more players for $10 Or free dowload with a 3 month sub And it has no indication of anything at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiam Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ea-downgraded-to-neutral-at-macquarie-2012-02-10 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEwokKiss Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 If I was BW I would sell it for 9.99, doesnt mean anything But I do think you would get more players for $10 Or free dowload with a 3 month sub And it has no indication of anything at all I doubt many ppl would buy this game for 10 dollars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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