Keep in mind that people won't be paying monthly fees, so if diehard fans want to shell out $150 to have a Charr paperweight.. what's the big deal? They also are letting you get in with just the basic digital pre-purchase from what I can tell.

What disturbs me, is that this might be the start of this mmo not breaking the mold, but slowly confoming into the mold. 3 day headstarts, Hero's band stat boosted item.... sigh, noticing a pattern here.  The same pattern that many 'big title' MMOs have been following when they want to cash in from their marketing efforts and not the quality of their product. 

Don't get me wrong, I still have high hopes that GW2 does break the mold and that the product is an outstanding MMO, but seeing them market it the same way that other hotly anticpated titles were and seeing the same over the top press hype as another big name title... cough cough, SWTOR.... does have me getting more and more concerned.

Originally posted by Lord.Bachus

Been wondering all day, am i the only one shocked about the $150 they are asking for their collectors edition?

 

And i am even more shocked that there are people willing to pay that for stuff that ends in the trashbin sooner or later.

 

I think its a good example of a company trying to rip off their loyal fanbase. Following in the footsteps of EA's pricing scheme for the SWTOR boxes is not a good thing.

 

If they continue down this road, with their itemshop we might be in for a sad and shattered dream.

YOU

DONT

HAVE

TO

BUY

IT

If anything Anet has proven they don't give a crap about how much money they make and are commited to making a GOOD GAME, they arn't trying to milk you. :|

Sure I remember years ago people paying a ton of money for the colelctors edition of LOTR with the statue of Minas Tirth.

Fanboys will pay through the nose for stuff like that, and the net aint short of Guild Wars fanboys.

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"A guy that played for 3 years in a conventional MMO at 15$ per month = 12 * 3 * 15 = 540 $"

"A guy that played for 5 years in GW with all expensions paid 25$ per exp + game = 4 * 25 = 100$"

"A guy that smokes cigarettes for 3 year with 2 packs at 5$ per week = 12 * 3 * 5 * 2 = 360 (and here in Canada its 8$)"

Problem with money? Bye

Originally posted by Hedeon

Originally posted by Falcomith

Originally posted by Lord.Bachus

Been wondering all day, am i the only one shocked about the $150 they are asking for their collectors edition?

 

And i am even more shocked that there are people willing to pay that for stuff that ends in the trashbin sooner or later.

 

I think its a good example of a company trying to rip off their loyal fanbase. Following in the footsteps of EA's pricing scheme for the SWTOR boxes is not a good thing.

 

If they continue down this road, with their itemshop we might be in for a sad and shattered dream.

You do realize those statues retail for $75 to $90.

which is way overpriced...the whole reason they wouldnt offer a collectors edition choice without it....

Okay, lets look at SWTOR for a moment. There statue came from the company Gentle Giants. Take a look at the prices  on the Gentle Giant site. http://www.gentlegiantltd.com/Star_Wars_Collectibles_s/1.htm

They also have Gallery Collection Voldemort Statue  that go for $315. So the price really is reasonable considering who they have to get the items from. I dont know if GW2 is getting it from them, but I would assume so.

And then there is pick that other GW2 package if you dont have the money or dont think its worth it.

Originally posted by Zekiah

Originally posted by Lord.Bachus

Been wondering all day, am i the only one shocked about the $150 they are asking for their collectors edition?

 

And i am even more shocked that there are people willing to pay that for stuff that ends in the trashbin sooner or later.

 

I think its a good example of a company trying to rip off their loyal fanbase. Following in the footsteps of EA's pricing scheme for the SWTOR boxes is not a good thing.

 

If they continue down this road, with their itemshop we might be in for a sad and shattered dream.

Shocked? No. Disappointed yes, but not shocked. You can expect this trend to continue and we'll most likely see a $199 CE in the next 2-3 years.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/eb-games-au-announce-a199-for-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-prestige-edition-6233745

Already happened

Originally posted by Isaralas

 Anet has proven they don't give a crap about how much money they make

I agree with the Anet model and hope that no monthly fees is a big part of its success so we can see it become a standard over F2P and Monthly fees... but I think your statement is rather....ummmm... optimistic

I'd be pissed if CE was getting a head start of 7 or so days. But, yea the price does not bother me. I would be bothered if the regular edition went more than $60.

Originally posted by Isaralas

they arn't trying to milk you. :|

They all try to milk us. Also Anet. Just in different ways. It's not a charity. (Even though some people seem to ascribe them almost religious properties).

Business seek to make profit. That is profitable. They aren't using you or abusing you. Atleast you dont have to p[ay 15 dollars a month for the rest of your life for it. Completely reasonable.

It's as if Skyrim,COD,Kingdom(Something with cards and ish), Halo, and the list goes on, never existed.

I could careless about the $150 price for the CE. It's the £130 UK price that pisses me off. It simply doesn't add up; it should be £100 and then I'd be willing to get it, but us Europeans always get the short end of the stick. I'm hoping that some online retailer tries to sell it cheaper. Heck, I can order the TERA CE for just £50 if I want.

I'd be shocked if the box price was more than 60$ because it is a AAA MMO without a sub fee.

But it's not, so I'm not.

Going to (hopefully) be one of the best deals in MMO gaming.

Just like GW1 was/is (even though it was never my cup of tea)

I don't even want to think how much money I've spent on MMO subscription fees over the past 12 years. Yikes.

On the bright side, no sub.

I always thought that people who bought CE were not all there. To me none of the stuff in a CE of a game is worth it. But a lot of people like it and they are willing to pay for it. No offence but I always thought that collecting game figurines, posters etc. is super geeky. Standard edition for me :D

Originally posted by fivoroth

I always thought that people who bought CE were not all there. To me none of the stuff in a CE of a game is worth it. But a lot of people like it and they are willing to pay for it. No offence but I always thought that collecting game figurines, posters etc. is super geeky. Standard edition for me :D

haha. And people who play MMORPGs are not super geeky? And no I didnt take offense to your statement. It just made me laugh.

My best friend is getting the CE, he doesn't care about the price.  It's standard edition for me though.  The extra price tag is almost all frills, if people want to pay that much it's up to them, I'd only be disappointed if it gave lots of in-game advantages.  ANet is just making their money back.

So don't buy it? If you don't find the CE worth your money no one is forcing you to buy it. I would rather have the option of a good CE that GW2 seems to provide than a 100 dollar one with only a poster, CD and a artbook. 

In this one you get a figurine which are quite expensive to produce so what do you expect?

You also get 112 pages of "The making of GW2" if I remember correctly. 

The thing that worries me is the actual ingame benefits of pre ordering any of the three. Is this buff on in PvP? If so, what happened to equal playing fields. 

Originally posted by Master10K

I could careless about the $150 price for the CE. It's the £130 UK price that pisses me off. It simply doesn't add up; it should be £100 and then I'd be willing to get it, but us Europeans always get the short end of the stick. I'm hoping that some online retailer tries to sell it cheaper. Heck, I can order the TERA CE for just £50 if I want.

TERA CE is £40 on amazon.

I agree though. I think $150 is reasonable for the contents but £130 is silly. Normal games are priced around the correct values for pound and dollars yet these CE's lately are taking the piss.

Originally posted by Master10K

I could careless about the $150 price for the CE. It's the £130 UK price that pisses me off. It simply doesn't add up; it should be £100 and then I'd be willing to get it, but us Europeans always get the short end of the stick. I'm hoping that some online retailer tries to sell it cheaper. Heck, I can order the TERA CE for just £50 if I want.

That's why i asked earlier if it includes their sales tax. I believe most store prices over there don't include it in the advertised price whereas ours do. Even if it doesn't then it's still a silly difference in price as their tax is only 3 to 10% ish depending on the state.

I'd never pay those kinda prices for a CE but it goes to show we must be mugs here in the UK.