the game looks cool but.....

[Zaptruder]

The pricing structure appears intentionally designed to keep out the rabble so to speak...

Mainly for people that are passionate about the property and know that they're getting into an early testing phase.

To Frontier's credit - it's worked fairly well in that regard... and to people not passionate about the property with an overweaning sense of entitlement... they're kept to the sidelines to complain about the pricing of the game, rather than complaining about parts of the game that are clearly still in development.

Of course some (many even) passionate fans are kept out, and some over entitled types get in... but on average, it's a pretty solid of testers.

 

[avow555]

Best 100 credits I have spent

 

[Karnak]

My understanding is that the price is also to limit the number of people in the beta so as to make it manageable on the existing servers. I have not, despite being sorely tempted, backed the game because while I really wanted to, financially I really can't afford it. I am not upset at the price though, I know why it is there.

 

[Aleksej]

Hi Rog,

Yeah, I totally get what you are saying. In my earlier reply I wasn't arguing that FD should lower prices. I know almost everyone who paid for access would get annoyed. I was just trying to point out that if people are saying i have a sense of entitlement but would be one of those upset by lowered prices, then they also have a sense of entitlement.

I definitely would not pay for the premium beta - i just wouldn't pay that much for a game. The standard beta - maybe. It's tempting.

You are not paying for the game you are supporting the game development.

 

[merk]

Hey everyone,

really appreciate the discussion and that it's remained almost entirely polite without resorting to insults. I think I've said pretty much what I needed to say. Anyone jumping in this thread late and not reading through the whole thing - don't bother replying to my original post since I've change my opinion a little bit since I wasn't aware of the kickstarter aspect of the game when I made the original post.

Anyhow, I don't want to beat this topic to death so I think I'm going to drop it at this point. And again - thanks to everyone for having a civil discussion, that seems to be a rarity online, especially on gaming forums.

 

[Minti2]

Hey everyone,

really appreciate the discussion and that it's remained almost entirely polite without resorting to insults. I think I've said pretty much what I needed to say. Anyone jumping in this thread late and not reading through the whole thing - don't bother replying to my original post since I've change my opinion a little bit since I wasn't aware of the kickstarter aspect of the game when I made the original post.

Anyhow, I don't want to beat this topic to death so I think I'm going to drop it at this point. And again - thanks to everyone for having a civil discussion, that seems to be a rarity online, especially on gaming forums.

Indeed the Forum community is especially one of the highlights of ED with many generally on the whole trying to be helpful or pointing out in respectful ways a differing view.

Nice and refreshing to that an OP wants to finish their thread on a positive note to after taking on board some of the comments, nice mate

oh and welcome to the forum

 

[Karstein]

The way I see it is you're paying $50 for the full game, $50 for a lifetime expansion pass and $50 to get in early/show support, and hopefully allow them to make a better game. When you break it down that way, it's a lot easier to swallow. Yes, you could drop $75 on the Standard beta and wait, but it sounds like the lifetime expansion offer won't be around for much longer.

And heck, I spend $150 on things nowhere near as interesting or value-offering as ED on a regular basis, so I feel justified in that respect.

 

[Kerrash]

.... thanks to everyone for having a civil discussion, that seems to be a rarity online, especially on gaming forums.

Thank you! That's what I love about this community, it is indeed rare.

P.S. Sorry if that was me that demoed it at E3 and didn't explain the pricing reason (doh)

 

[merk]

Thank you! That's what I love about this community, it is indeed rare.

P.S. Sorry if that was me that demoed it at E3 and didn't explain the pricing reason (doh)

I didn't actually get a chance to speak with anyone at E3 - when i went to your room all the seats were taken so i just stood back and watched for a bit. I actually almost didn't make it up there. I saw your banner over the entrance to the building and almost didn't go since the graphics on the banner gave me the impression that it was an arcade type shooter. Just before we left E3 for the day I had a few spare minutes and decided to take a look anyhow. Unfortunately since all the seats were taken and I only had a few minutes, I didn't get a chance to actually try it or speak to anyone.