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My son just approached me to purchase him a "rare" Pokemon egg from a Pokemon Minecraft Server play site for $1.79- FOR ONE EGG. Oh but it gets better- That's ON SALE! For one egg! You can also get the rare treat of Ash Ketchum's Hat (That's ONE hat or as we would say in the sims ONE SINGLE CAS item) for $6.79 because it is also on sale. So, for $8.50 I can buy an egg and a hat OR for $1.50 extra the entire Bowling Stuff collection for the Sims 4. Hmm....LMAO!
EA, I believe you pricing structure is quite good. Thank-you.
EA, I believe you pricing structure is quite good. Thank-you.
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You do realise that Pokemon is a Nintendo property that is not affiliated with Minecraft in any way? The server you speak of is not a Pokemon server, but an unofficial fan made creation. Minecraft allows private individuals to run their own servers.
Those prices are set by the creator of the items who is a custom content creator not at all affiliated with either Microsoft or Nintendo. The equivalent with The Sims would be a modder charging for custom content. You cannot use this example to praise EA's pricing structure.
I mean, that's how it's always been, and now that there's no store we're not bogged down in microtransactions, but it still gets expensive. I don't see it as all that much better than other games. In fact, this one has a lot more DLC than many on the market.
@blueturtleotter LOL- yes, I DO "realise" that but thank-you for your concern. AND yes I CAN use that as a personal example for my personal praise of EA's pricing structure which is what I did. From a personal standpoint I can use anything I chose. And my point of view still stands for me, I think that what we receive over all in my opinion is well valued.
If you think how much an unofficial custom content creator charges for items on their own private minecraft server is really relevant to how much EA charges for The Sims 4 DLC that is your prerogative. I don't.
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It's a unique game with a unique set of challenges.
It's a game that depends on DLC for it's very life,
I can't think of another model even close to this one.
It's the most expensive game on the planet if you are a completist and the problem gets even worse if you are dealing with micro-transactions
So I don't begrudge people the sentiment of wanting to save a dime or two when they can. It's an expensive game, I get it.
Which is why I think they've done a pretty remarkable job at least keeping prices in line with what they've offered in the past.
Buffet style offerings are a perfect compromise between full blown banquets (EP's) and overpriced snacks (micro-transactions) in my view.
Tell that to the Train Simulator players.
Their DLC literally gets into the thousands.
That's a thing? huh.
Yup. I don't get it either. Oh, and there's Truck Simulators too. I think they're big in Germany.
huh. Who knew?
I did. I'm a rather avid simulation enthusiast. Train sims, truck sims, submarine sims, flight sims, etc. Back in the day those types of games and cRPGs made up the bulk of the PC gaming market.
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And it's a pressure thing too because modders started switching over to supporting their mods under the Special Edition, but not the regular version. So you're practically forced to buy it if you want to keep up with the modding for that game.
That maneuver really left a bad taste in my mouth w/ regards to Bethesda. I'm all for companies getting back the money they spent, but you don't treat one half of your customers like honored guests and treat the other like they never paid a dime. Just bad business for loyalty.
In the uk, a stuff pack is £7.99, for that amount I could go see a movie at the cinema on my own for a couple of hours, have a fish and chip takeaway, buy a new book or have 2 pints of beer
To me, none of it seems particularly overpriced for what it is, though the ep's are probably my most reluctant purchase as they seem a little on the skinny side compared to previous versions.