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https://www.transformersuniverse.com/founders-pack
Transformers Universe is offering 4 founder packages with the Cybernite package being the most prestigious one coming in at $449.98. That figurine better look super duper!
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There's the statue.
You know SOME DB/Whale is ACTUALLY going to buy this. I mean.. for 500 bucks.. that's a whole console/pc/50 McDonalds runs. To be fair it includes 12 months of game time which is approx. $180 bucks... so where's the other $320 going? Some skins?
This needs to be front page of MMORPG.. because this is how companies feel about us anymore.. we're merely walking wallets. It's BS. This game hasn't even released yet. This from someone who considered but then dismissed lifetime options in MANY games. Most of which panned out for the best and only one (LOTRO) did I regret not doing (but with the way they're treating some of their lifetimers now.. not so much). And that was only in the $200 range...
I'll empty your litter box for that much ....
However , if you want Coffee that'll be and Extra $150 for 3 Months
$50 to Rent the Spoon to Stir it with.
Also have a range of Lifetime Sugar and Crèam Sub packages to suit any needs.
The good news is that the statue is not yet in production. If it was, there would be a limited number of packages that could be sold, and they would have a high risk of sellout. As is, they can wait until they have all the orders before starting production, and as such sell an unlimited amount of these.
You also get $250 worth of credits. I mean if you knew you would love this game it looks like an amazing deal. You get tons of characters and stuff. Not sure what it all does but its probably needed to make new characters and upgrade them. Plus the statue is pretty cool. I like buying statues like that. I have the SWTOR one still in my room which is a 10in character decked out by sideshow. I dont buy every game that comes out but when I find one I want I pay heavily for it. I can see tons of people buying this.
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450 / 365 comes out to $1.23 per day for a whole year. It is a bargain! Autobots, roll out!
OK, $500 for an unplayed game. Not even out yet so no one knows how good or bad it is. Some people are rich and do have $500 laying around so they will buy it or buy it for their kid. Just another test by game makers to see if people will support more expensive packages in the future. If this sales expect to see a lot more.
"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
I have to point it out now since this part seems to have been missed.
The OP is using sarcasm.
Neither Archage or this are okay. They are basically pay in advance deals with zero value virtual items guaranteeing the publishers money. Think of them like subsidized phone contracts in which the network providers get a guaranteed amount of month subscription.
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The statue is a "limited run", meaning they will run the production as long as people buy the packs. If they would be limited to 1000 they might hold some collectors value but at a limited run they are worthless junk part from the decorative value.
What? People being sarcastic online? Nah, that can't be.
I can't wait to pay $450 for a pack containing barely anything for a game not even out yet personally! I know I'm giving a lot more then the value of items given, but its totally worth it for a game we have no clue how it will be! I mean that action figure thats likely made for $30 and is technically limited by the number of people who order it, thus unlimited until they decide to maybe one day remove it, that could be worth a fortune on EBay probably a whole $50!
I'm so amp about this pack and the incredible value it has! Its great to see companies are supporting the consumer by having packs to pay for something to maximize their profits even further with consumers who have no clue how it will turn out in the end! I mean without these founders packs those poor companies would have to shell out the plenty of cash they have available to them! The game would never be made... well it would actually be easily made without it... but it wouldn't be made as good as the magical power consumer money has to fund a project!
Star Citizen was offering a pack for 15.000 USD, and the game was merely on drawing board.
Up to each own, it is not your money.
Tend to agree, if anything the whole price tag would indicate the game is going to be an epic fail, but given the IP which probably is more suited to 12 year olds and those with an extreme case of nostalgia for their own childhood toys, i would be extremely surprised if the game ever saw the light of day, although if it is a browser game, then, meh, who cares anyway?
QFT (red)... I'll wager the statues go on eBay within a month of release.