I dislike physical copies of games, and the price difference of getting it retail was like 9$ or some such, i might aswell just get the digital one.
And while i don't get any actual benefit of pre-ordering it digitally, the same goes for waiting until release and then ordering it, so whats the point in waiting?
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I'm getting a physical copy. I like seeing my collection of games on my shelf. We are kinda celebrating here in my office how the release date has been officially announced. yey!
Thanks shinta|hikari for the sig.
Can't wait for this, never played any of the others as they weren't really in my time, but this looks great, love these type of games
I play World of Warcraft and they had an annual pass deal that lets you sign up for 12 month WoW subscription and you would receive Diablo 3 digital, an in-game mount in WoW and a beta key for the next WoW expansion (although i think they should have given us D3 beta instead >_<) when that launches. So i've already had D3 on my list of games on battle.net for a while. The 1 advantage it gives us that pre-order it digitally is that we get pre-download it so it's ready to go once the servers come up.
I'm with Penner. Physical copies are just a bother. I end up downloading it anyways from steam/origin/battle.net rather then installing it with the disc. And you get nothing with a physical copy that is useful in anyway unless you get a collectors edition. What i still don't get is why is it so much more expensive to buy digitally rather then a physical.
A physical copy needs a disc to be pressed, a case (and many times a big carton box) and a big ass manual. On top of that all parts need to be shipped to the same place to be assembled into the box you buy in a store (unless they make all of that on the same location). Then it needs to ship all over the world to middlemen that in their turn ship it to retailers. And in the end you can still DOWNLOAD by inserting the product key in to steam/origin/battle.net. A digital copy only needs to be downloaded and the only cost is the bandwidth (that shouldn't even count since physical buyers can use that too). So what is making digital cost around 25% more then a physical?
where and when is that the case?What i still don't get is why is it so much more expensive to buy digitally rather then a physical.
even steam is cheaper thanks to deals, because most shops will always sell at the Suggested retail price(the same goes for steam btw when the game is not on sale)
if you buy the games on key-sites its *alot* cheaper though
around 33-50%...
How I wish it were true.A physical copy needs a disc to be pressed, a case (and many times a big carton box) and a big ass manual.
the smell, the stories written in there, the pictures...
games don't have that anymore, witcher 2 is probably one of the few recent games which has the things you mentioned
Last edited by KrayZ33; Sat, 03-17-2012 at 12:28 PM.
Yeah, MW3 and every other COD really is cheaper online...oh wait no they aren't.
MW3 is still 60 euros online (steam), while I can get a boxed copy for 30, in fact the elite edition would cost me 50.
Steam deals are the only things that are worth it digitally, cause new releases are always the same as retail price or even higher.
I mean I got Batman arkham city CE at retail for 60, the standard edition is now 20 at retail...guess how much it still is on steam? full price 50 euros.
Plus a disc installs in 15-30 minutes, I don't generally download 11-30GB's in that speed.
I rolleyed at penner's pre-order, because pre-orders are a means of ensuring you are getting your copy, digital releases will never run out so a pre-order is almost like an oxymoron; especially seeing how no retail preorder deals have been disclosed yet.
Oh and most games I've bought recently have manuals with pictures and story...but yeah I guess it's a declining trend.
steam
lol
steam sold AoE3 as a deal for 20(?)€ even though you were able to download it for free (or 10cent) on gog or Windows live (can't remember) months before the deal.
and if you don't buy on amazon but at shops where they sell games among other things it will probably cost around 50-60€ too.
don't know about gamestop etc.
http://www.intkeys.com/index.php?mai...ahk22vohj4h6c3
mw3 @ 16€ atm
Last edited by KrayZ33; Sat, 03-17-2012 at 12:10 PM.
Cute how you went on an editing spree to justify your "lol steam" reply
More like Digital releases lol:Originally Posted by KrayZ33
Retail
BAC 20 normal
MW3 30 normal
gamersgate
BAC 50 normal/ no deal
MW3 NOT AVAILABLE
gamestop PC
BAC 40 normal/ 20 deal
Gamesplanet
BAC 50 normal/ 40 deal
MW3 60 normal/ 40 deal
GMG
BAC 50 normal/ 40 deal
MW3 50 normal/ 44 deal
getgames
BAC 50 normal/ no deal
MW3 NOT AVAILABLE
Desura (intkeys)
BAC 16 normal ( till they run out)
MW3 40 normal/ 16 deal (till they run out)
GoG
BAC NOT AVAILABLE
MW3 NOT AVAILABLE
GFWL
BAC 50 normal/ no deal
MW3 NOT AVAILABLE
Gaikai
BAC NOT AVAILABLE
MW3 NOT AVAILABLE
onlive
BAC 50 normal/ 25 deal
MW3 NOT AVAILABLE
As you can see only one outlet gave reasonable pricing, and they run out of keys; MW3 even requires the user to setup a VPN because the key won't work otherwise, and regardless of how easy that may be, it's still annoying.
And even then I still need to wait a lot longer to actually download the files, while said retail disc installs in a fraction of the time.
...I couldn've sworn I adressed this in my previous post? Comparing digital to retail, and I'm not from the US, didn't me using euros not make that clear? So no Amazon or Gamestop.and if you don't buy on amazon but at shops where they sell games among other things it will probably cost around 50-60€ too.
don't know about gamestop etc.
well I decided to add some reasons, sry.Cute how you went on an editing spree to justify your "lol steam" reply
I edit my comments like 20 times *after* I posted it btw, it turned out to be a habit of mine to post stuff before reading it again. just like I'd do in a chat.
wtf are you talking about?...I couldn've sworn I adressed this in my previous post? Comparing digital to retail, and I'm not from the US, didn't me using euros not make that clear? So no Amazon or Gamestop.
whenever I go to the next shop in germany where they sell games, like "Müller" or "Karstadt", MW3 will cost me ~50€
If I go to intkeys, the game will cost me 16€
thats it, nothing to add.
if its a deal or not doesn't matter, you won't have those deals in your store around the corner here
I've yet to see a store which is cheaper than a key-store.
Amazon is probably the cheapest place to buy games whenever you want the box in Germany.
both BAC and MW3 cost over 30€ there,
to sum it up:
Price: Store>Amazon(+co.uk retailers)>Keysites
which brings me back to the question
country and time after release?where and when is that the case?
Last edited by KrayZ33; Sat, 03-17-2012 at 12:41 PM.
Battlefield 3 on origin cost $60 dollars on launch but I got my physical Limited Edition copy on a local retail store for only 1600 pesos, that's around $37 dollars. All the other games I have seen on steam/origin is always more expensive than the physical copy. I too does not get why the digital copy is much expensive.
Thanks shinta|hikari for the sig.
From Friday, April 20 at 12:01 p.m. PDT (noon), until Monday, April 23 at 10:00 a.m. PDT you'll be able to log in, team up with friends, and play each of the five heroic classes to level 13 as you fight to save the world from the impending demonic invasion.
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/4963739
Was just gonna post this. Almost done with the beta download. Only like 10 hours left until it starts now.
BTW do you guys have any idea what you gonna play as your first character yet when the game release is here? I'm gonna play a Witch Doctor if this beta play-trough don't change my mind. I thought i was gonna play Demon Hunter at first but the more i have thought about it i decided to play WD instead. But i also have an open mind about Wizard. All i know is that my first is not gonna be a melee.
Last edited by TwisT; Fri, 04-20-2012 at 04:50 AM.
Demon Hunter
or Babarian
most likely Demon Hunter though, because I prefer range classes.
Just got finished playing through as Monk. Took me about 3 hours. Really enjoyed it though. It's been a while since I've played D2, took me a bit to get used to, but it was fun.
I completed Demon Huntress, Witch Doctor, and Monk (all female models) on Diablo 3 beta.
I love the Demon Huntress look and skills. Balanced and useful.
Witch doctor was great at mobs, but it was a pain killing Leoric because he teleports to you. I actually died once (due to my own lack of attention) but never even got hit when using the demon huntress (Leoric gets stunned...)
The monk attacks look cool, but it was all glitchy when I was using her. I leveled far faster and was fighting tougher enemies even though I was not doing multiplayer. Must have been a glitch that caused the system to think I was playing with a party even though I was solo with the game not open to the public.
Peace.
Played it during the weekend and pretty much confirmed the character choices i already had in mind for release, gonna go with Barb as my first character and Monk as second.
Game ran really well on my 2½ year old pc, but thats nothing really surprising since Blizzard games are known to run pretty well on damn near every system ^_^
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As if 2.5 years is a lot. The 360 is almost 7 years old you know..
In PC terms i consider 2.5 years without an upgrade quite long, and my pc wasn't really high-end to begin with, and since i haven't owned a console since the PS2 i couldn't care less about those.
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"Always be yourself... unless you suck."
It doesn't matter if you "couldn't care less about those", the industry is console driven and diablo 3's graphical fidelity is in line with "console graphics".
Unless it's a game from creative assembly or crytek, it's foolish to think a 2.5 y/o system would be outdated in a 7 year old industry.
Monk is really tough to use. Barb is as easy as it ever was. Wiz damage is just so broken. Good thing they are glass cannons.
Definitely Demon Hunter when the servers go live.
Peace.
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