“Consider two versions of the expansion: a Standard Edition for $29.99 and a Collector’s Edition for $49.99. The Standard Edition includes the Reaper of Souls expansion the Collector’s Edition includes the expansion, exclusive in-game content, and other bonus items.”Īnd yet, here we are. Players were even complaining when the $30 idea was thrown out given the amount of content added, and now at $40? Even less are considering picking it up. I doubt when Blizzard floated that idea, the feedback was "no, please, charge us more," so I'm not sure how they landed on a final price even higher than they were initially proposing. ![]() I realize that technically the content offered and the price aren't much different than Diablo 2's expansion, but the industry has changed, and Blizzard has already gotten enough bad press from Diablo 3 as is. To say the Diablo III launch was a bit of a mess is an understatement. $40 is asking too much from fans who have already put up with quite a bit as Diablo 3 struggled to find its footing. Not only did poor servers make the game near un. ![]() Fans essentially had to yell at Blizzard until everything that needed to be fixed was fixed, and now, two years later, the game is finally close to what it should have been at release. If it had been in its present state at launch, fans might be lining up to pay anything for an expansion, but as it stands, it's Blizzard and Activision who still need to be making amends, and this price point isn't helping.įollow me on Twitter, subscribe to my Forbes feed, and pick up a copy of my sci-fi novel, The Last Exodus, and its sequel, The Exiled Earthborn.
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