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Nice stab in the back Turn10
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02-03-2010 6:56pm#1
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brian plank wrote: »what did it mean exactly?
This was my point.
Really, does it mean that much to you? Do you need the ego boost so much as to stop Turn10/MS from getting some cash together to donate to Haiti?
Maybe if you stopped worrying about being a "VIP" and just enjoyed the game the world would be a better place, eh?
Incidentally, do you drink in crap pubs and pay over-the-odds prices just to be "seen"? Same idea, really.0 -
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Midnight_EG wrote: »Ok let's put this into perspective.
Pretend BMW wanted to make you a one of a kind car, let you design it and give it to you for free. Assuming you make it, you drive around happy as Larry knowing you're the only person with this car, and BMW promised it was one of a kind. 6 Months later, BMW mass release the car, bet you don't feel so special anymore, and so want to boycott them.
But it's not a €100,000 car, it's a €50 game that you paid an extra €5 for. And it's not one of a kind, it's the same game with a few extra cars. And lots of other people are VIP too, so you're not the only one with the special thingummy.
I can see why you'd be a little miffed that the content isn't exclusive, but really it's not a big deal and their reason for releasing it to everyone is pretty good. Try not to take business decisions so seriously, because trust me, you aren't a VIP to them and never were just because you bought the game, you're just a consumer, and every big cmpany is the same in that respect.
Also Turn10 developed it right? Then more than likely it wasn't their decision to do this, it would be the publishers.. Microsoft? I wouldn't take it personally if Microsoft don't think you're very important
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Sorry, this is a load of fuss over nothing. Did people really think that this was never on the cards? I got the VIP version of the game - I figured flug it, for an extra fiver, I'm getting the tracks and cars which will no doubt make their way into DLC land at some stage. There was also the in-game auction house if people were that keen to get the cars. There's no great advantage to having them only that some of them are tasty collectibles. I don't think I've ever gone for a spin around Sidewinder despite feeling all nostalgic for Forza 2 when I fired in the code to download it
The VIP membership's added reward of cars being gifted is really nice mind you, I can't say I've regularly used a lot of the cars they've gifted me though, but I thought it a genuinely good tip of the hat to people who spent that extra fiver (or whatever) to pay for content they'd already created. The cost of the memory stick and keyring are negligible - 50c per unit shipped at the most I'd say.
So yea, they've finally released it and the marketing people have been clever enough to tie it into a charity drive and that's ok with me.
If you're this upset over it, I respectfully suggest you take a little bit of time to get some perspective on what the important things in life are. I'm not suggesting you're wrong to feel a little jipped by this, but lets be realistic, there is simply too much backlash (as well as potential for revenue) in relation to this special edition stuff that a lot of games have done in recent years. It's just happened with Assassins Creed 2 - the secret Templar locations are now available to download which was only available for the "special edition" version of the game. Hell, they've even gone and sold us the parts of the game that they didn't get finished and have made us pay for it! Am I outraged? Not really, I enjoyed the game and the story and wanted to see it through. Do I feel robbed? A little, tbh, but I felt that the asking price gave me value for what I wanted.
If there are people who wanted this content now and who couldn't get it or didn't realise the differences before now, this means they don't have to go and buy a new version of the game.0 -
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If they're donating money to charity then fair play. You could always complain to them.mayordenis wrote: »come across "Leave Britney Alone" to me.
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