Feltan
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Joined: 12/5/2006 From: Kansas Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: Mike Scholl quote:
ORIGINAL: witpqs I really don't understand the whining over a price that hasn't even been settled yet. What whining? The question is simple enough. How much should Matrix expect a "reasonable person" to pay for the Adimral's Edition Expansion Pack? For some it's obvious price is no object, and some others have made it plain it's not what they want at any price. But Matrix sold something like 5-10,000 copies of WITP..., and those purchasers are the prime audience for AE. Probably 90% of them are somewhere in between "will pay any price" and "don't want at any price"..., and most of them don't post here regularly (or at all); but they represent the majority of the potential sales. I was just hoping to get some of them to come "out of the woodwork" and express an opinion. Much of it depends on Matrix's strategy: is this a bid to attract new players, or a bid to secure revenue from the existing customer base? Also, and I simply don't know this because I haven't been reading a lot of these threads, will the expansion be stand alone or require WiTP original to play? If it is a stand alone offering, I would suspect a price in the $70-80 range like the original. If it is an add on, and requires purchase of WiTP in addition, I'm guessing they are going to keep it under $30 -- simply because if you bundle the original and the expansion you want to keep the total purchase price under the psychological barrier of $100. Now, those guesses are mere pricing, not what the game is worth to dedicated players! Your term "reasonable person," while simple enough is rather hard to define. It is quite clear a number of dedicated players would (gladly) trade-in their spouse and/or mortgage the house for a new expansion pack! Regards, Feltan
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