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I'm feeling Nickel and Dimed by Makeb

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I'm feeling Nickel and Dimed by Makeb

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ReverendAnderson
01.02.2013 , 09:27 AM | #261
Quote: Originally Posted by Satanski View Post
There are sheeps and men.
And there are people who know the plural of sheep is still sheep.
"That's two sound theories in one day, neither of which deal with abnormally sized men."

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Goretzu
01.02.2013 , 09:39 AM | #262
Quote: Originally Posted by ReverendAnderson View Post
And there are people who know the plural of sheep is still sheep.
Only Yoda knows this..............
Real Star Wars space combat please, not Star Wars Fox! Maybe some PvP and flight too?
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Blackardin
01.02.2013 , 09:50 AM | #263
Quote: Originally Posted by Kalfear View Post
Let me guess

You put peanut butter on a slice a bread and someone else puts jam on a second slice

and you still think its only a peanut butter sandwich

Cause THATS EXACTLY WHAT YOUR CLAIMING

You want one person to lay it all out for you in a nice formated version

Figure it out

EA STATEMENT #1: Subscribers will never be charged for content updates
EA STATEMENT #2: Makeb is a Content update, not a expansion

1+1 really does = 2

Oh and if you didnt know the LONG STANDING STATEMENT of #1, stop arguing as you are NOT in full control of the FACTS.

To quote a different poster from you side of the issue (in this very thread)
But he does not say that its free. That was your assumption and you are raging on her for not simply accepting a projected assumption as factual evidence. The link that you posted supports you interpretation, but it does not demonstrate a factual argument. It is fine if you wish to put forth your assumption as an argument, but you are attempting to promulgate that into law. It is not.

The statement that "content updates" will be free to subscribers is correct, but this is no longer a content upgrade but an expansion pack. You are attempting to extrapolate out inaccuracies as a means of supporting your argument.

Clearly we can argue the as to what makes something a content upgrade and what makes something an expansion pack, and how this qualifies. That would be more conducive to supporting your argument. Hell, I can't even figure that one out.

I can understand your frustration with this, not based on money, but principle. However, seems you are barking up the wrong tree here. I would not put my contention in the frame that you have, but concentrate more on what could be a "slight of hand" in changing the wording from "content update", to "expansion" as a means supporting a fee, and what exactly has changed that allows them to do so.
May the Schwartz be with you....

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Icestar
01.02.2013 , 09:52 AM | #264
Quote: Originally Posted by Thaed View Post
I've been here since 2008. I bought the CE and I loved the game. I have no regrets. But I am sorely, sorely dissapointed in the direction that this game is being taken. It's depressing to see a game that had such massive potential flounder into obscurity.
They released to soon, if 1.2 would have been 1.0 =

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Blackardin
01.02.2013 , 09:52 AM | #265
Quote: Originally Posted by Satanski View Post
There are sheeps and men.
Men, sheep(s), there is a joke in there somewhere.....
May the Schwartz be with you....

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Blackardin
01.02.2013 , 09:58 AM | #266
Quote: Originally Posted by MaximusRex View Post
So, you would pay $40 for something about 3x bigger then Makeb, but paying $10 for Makeb feels a bit unreasonable.
LOL, scratching my head on that one also. ;p
May the Schwartz be with you....

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Draaconis
01.02.2013 , 10:01 AM | #267
It really comes down to this. If people are having this much trouble sc****** up 10-20 dollars, maybe they need to focus more on money and less about this game.
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Blackardin
01.02.2013 , 10:04 AM | #268
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as soon as I'm unable to download a patch because it's locked behind a paywall, I'll unsubscribe and find another game to spend my money on.
So rather then pay 10 to continue playing a game that you have a year invested in, characters that you have built up etc. You would turn and pay four times that for another game start up and start from scratch again......on principle?

Kinda cutting one's nose off to spite one's face, no?

I mean really, 10 bucks for a new planet and 5 more levels, new warzones, new flashpoints? Pretty cheap to me. Look at it this way, they've already triples your investment with free cartel coins. Even if you don't want to count that, you get 5 bucks a month in CCs, so your investment return, as a subscriber, will be realized in two months....after that the expansion is free as the monthly charge is not going up.
May the Schwartz be with you....

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Goretzu
01.02.2013 , 10:06 AM | #269
Quote: Originally Posted by Blackardin View Post
I mean really, 10 bucks for a new planet and 5 more levels, new warzones, new flashpoints? Pretty cheap to me. .
Have they said new warzones and new flashpoints yet?

All I've seen them say is a new planet (size of Belsavis) and 5 more levels.
Real Star Wars space combat please, not Star Wars Fox! Maybe some PvP and flight too?
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Blackardin
01.02.2013 , 10:14 AM | #270
Quote: Originally Posted by Goretzu View Post
I'm quite worried about these new class abilities too. With the possible exception of Marauders/Sents having too much surviablity for their DPS class balance is OK, but with new abilities, it's start again time for it.
See, this is the deeper stuff that I believe we should be worrying about.....what we get for that 10 bucks. Is the game going to go into a tailspin (as a result of the massive changes at the company level), will it be well done and researched or will it be like the tradeskill mess? Will it be bug city, or will it be well tested? Will it hurl PvP into chaos? Will it fix such issues as we see with marauders and sents? Are they pushing the "pre-order" as a money grab so as to have the funds to fix what is now a mess of an expansion before people have a chance to dip a toe into it?

So many questions, but for me, 10 bucks is the least of them. I'd gladly pay that if the bugs I am currently experiencing (unable to do space content, crashes every hour etc). I won't further my game play here as it stands currently, but would if those were corrected. Ten dollars either way is really a pittance.
May the Schwartz be with you....