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Is the collector's edition a failure?
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Lilliana Stelles
#1 - 2013-09-06 13:03:17 UTC
Someone's probably brought this up before, but is it selling enough? Seems like they might be releasing all these additions and promos to try to make up some of their losses from producing it.

I'm just curious. It seems really silly (from a marketing standpoint) to continually add more stuff to it when they could potentially be charging extra for this extra stuff, unless they desperately need to get rid of their extra collector's editions. The tattoos could have been added to the NEX, the dropsuits to the DUST store, whatever it's called.

Were all these promotions intended from the start or are they desperately releasing a backlog of developed-but-not-released items in order to try and sell more?

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baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#2 - 2013-09-06 13:07:11 UTC
I saw the exact same arguement being used against rome 2 on steam sales.
Jack Morrison
Team Liquid crp.
#3 - 2013-09-06 13:10:00 UTC
I think it is a failure, but only because the pricetag and content is not balanced. You get stuff worth about 30-40 bucks wrapped up in a mystery code for a pricetag of 150 bucks Roll

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Lilliana Stelles
#4 - 2013-09-06 13:12:09 UTC
The mystery code is unrelated to the preorder bonus, right?
As far as I'm aware we have no idea what it will do.

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I Love Boobies
All Hail Boobies
#5 - 2013-09-06 13:12:17 UTC
Jack Morrison wrote:
I think it is a failure, but only because the pricetag and content is not balanced. You get stuff worth about 30-40 bucks wrapped up in a mystery code for a pricetag of 150 bucks Roll



And stuff a lot of Eve players don't even want, i.e. the DUST stuff.
Lilliana Stelles
#6 - 2013-09-06 13:14:06 UTC
I Love Boobies wrote:
Jack Morrison wrote:
I think it is a failure, but only because the pricetag and content is not balanced. You get stuff worth about 30-40 bucks wrapped up in a mystery code for a pricetag of 150 bucks Roll



And stuff a lot of Eve players don't even want, i.e. the DUST stuff.


I'd want if it I could sell it.

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Jack Morrison
Team Liquid crp.
#7 - 2013-09-06 13:16:01 UTC
I Love Boobies wrote:
Jack Morrison wrote:
I think it is a failure, but only because the pricetag and content is not balanced. You get stuff worth about 30-40 bucks wrapped up in a mystery code for a pricetag of 150 bucks Roll



And stuff a lot of Eve players don't even want, i.e. the DUST stuff.


Well a few threads backed i compared it to giving out tampons to men as men usually don't have periodic bleeding.
I was quickly corrected as someone told me they are very useful if you bring a knife to a gunfight.

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Benny Ohu
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#8 - 2013-09-06 13:16:02 UTC
or the CE could be selling like hotcakes, and the promos sell even more
Rhivre
TarNec
Invisible Exchequer
#9 - 2013-09-06 13:18:23 UTC
Meh, the out of game stuff is worth the price, the ingame stuff is just about your bog standard CE stuff, which is always meh.

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Tron 3K
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#10 - 2013-09-06 13:19:28 UTC
I doubt its failing cause people want new and shiny things. My only complaint with it other than a hefty price tag is the 60 day new account code you get. This thing seems like its more for people that already have accounts, play and enjoy the game. Why would you have a thing that is only useable to create a new account not add more time to an existing one? Only main gripe..
Lilliana Stelles
#11 - 2013-09-06 13:23:10 UTC
Tron 3K wrote:
I doubt its failing cause people want new and shiny things. My only complaint with it other than a hefty price tag is the 60 day new account code you get. This thing seems like its more for people that already have accounts, play and enjoy the game. Why would you have a thing that is only useable to create a new account not add more time to an existing one? Only main gripe..


Yeah, I highly doubt non-eveplayers are buying the CE. Seems fairly useless.

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Rroff
Antagonistic Tendencies
#12 - 2013-09-06 13:26:36 UTC  |  Edited by: Rroff
I Love Boobies wrote:
Jack Morrison wrote:
I think it is a failure, but only because the pricetag and content is not balanced. You get stuff worth about 30-40 bucks wrapped up in a mystery code for a pricetag of 150 bucks Roll



And stuff a lot of Eve players don't even want, i.e. the DUST stuff.


I think thats the biggest problem with it - without a PC version of Dust let alone people who'd actually play both the pack only really seems like value for money to the current relative minority that play both Dust on console and Eve on the PC.

Other than that the rest of its main market appeal is those who buy all the collectors stuff and thats again a smaller percentage of the player base.
Korvus Falek
Depraved Corruption
Lux Inter Astra
#13 - 2013-09-06 13:34:10 UTC
Shoot, I bought my CE back when it was first available....all this extra stuff is awesome....

Genolutions 3/4 ftw!
Sorao Soreen
Profit to burn
#14 - 2013-09-06 13:38:50 UTC
Lilliana Stelles wrote:
Someone's probably brought this up before, but is it selling enough? Seems like they might be releasing all these additions and promos to try to make up some of their losses from producing it.

I'm just curious. It seems really silly (from a marketing standpoint) to continually add more stuff to it when they could potentially be charging extra for this extra stuff, unless they desperately need to get rid of their extra collector's editions. The tattoos could have been added to the NEX, the dropsuits to the DUST store, whatever it's called.

Were all these promotions intended from the start or are they desperately releasing a backlog of developed-but-not-released items in order to try and sell more?



they not doing all these promos to help fund there losses. selling these at 149 pounds all they got to do is sell one and it will probs make enuf profit to break even lolz.
Jack Morrison
Team Liquid crp.
#15 - 2013-09-06 13:39:43 UTC  |  Edited by: Jack Morrison
Korvus Falek wrote:
Shoot, I bought my CE back when it was first available....all this extra stuff is awesome....

Genolutions 3/4 ftw!


Sir, maybe you would be also interested in a nice warm cup of nothing for a bargain price of 100 euros ? The cup might be empty for now, but it will automatically refill on 31st February each year. (but only if there is a full moon on that day)

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Benny Ohu
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#16 - 2013-09-06 13:43:34 UTC
"i don't like it, therefore it's terrible"
Jack Morrison
Team Liquid crp.
#17 - 2013-09-06 13:46:44 UTC
Benny Ohu wrote:
"i don't like it, therefore it's terrible"


I can play that game too, look:
'I have no arguments , so i will copy paste a sentence from the internet - yeah this looks smart - now others will see how beautiful my mind is, but what now - off to the porntube!'

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Lilliana Stelles
#18 - 2013-09-06 13:48:49 UTC
Honestly, I like the items.
I don't think anyone who didn't like the items would purchase it, unless they just *really* like supporting CCP.

Sadly, I feel that every item they release in this promo is taking away from in-game experience. The thrasher, for instance. I'd love to see a way to reskin ships in game, but now it's being limited to those with the almighty promo code. I'm glad I have mine, but at the same time, I feel silly that it's the only way to get the reskin.

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Kessel Rock
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#19 - 2013-09-06 14:04:24 UTC
the fact that every time they patch the game some people have to completely reinstall the game is a fail. i havent been able to play in about 3 days because i cant get the game to ******* patch.

Yes the collectors edition of a game that has been out for years is a fail.
Kyt Thrace
Lightspeed Enterprises
Goonswarm Federation
#20 - 2013-09-06 14:08:06 UTC
Can't wait for my GOLDEN POD! \o/Big smile

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