Guild War store = rip off?

Stockholm

Stockholm

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Censored

Censored

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29 Jul 2006 at 13:12 - 41
Quote:
Originally Posted by Xanatas
Anet is growing towards extortion, buying the game on-line (Download version, no actual items like CD-Rom, Manual are included, not even Packaging and shiping) costs as much as buying it in the shops.

I'm in Europe and webshops sell Factions (retail version) for 29 Euro's. ($35.09) incl. Shipping)
NC-Soft has set the recommended retail price at $49.99, so they can not go and undersell that price them self without getting in legal trouble from the retailers. Retailers buy the game from Nc-soft for $24.49, and are promised to be able to make 100% gross profit on that. Then what retailers charge the customer is up to them, how is the turn around on the game? what expenses do they have? etc etc

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

29 Jul 2006 at 13:22 - 42
what noob will pay $50 for a download? lol

McMullen

McMullen

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/W

29 Jul 2006 at 13:29 - 43
Quote:
Originally Posted by TsunamiZ
what noob will pay $50 for a download? lol

No one could've said that better.
But i suppose it's the lazy mans alternative to going out to a shop.

TsunamiZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

29 Jul 2006 at 13:32 - 44
lazy ppl can get the full retail package delivered for cheaper than that. lol

Inde

Site Contributor

Join Date: Dec 2004

29 Jul 2006 at 13:36 - 45
I'm closing down this thread, it's been answered. I've now seen the same arguement 3 times, and the same answer 3 times in this little thread. Please read through the replies from Gaile Gray, myself and other community members.