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Originally Posted by dwade23
fair points.
if unity was anything to go by, we might end up getting the season pass for free 
regardless, paying rrp for the season pass is ensuring you get ripped off.
its clear that ubisoft are forcing customers to pay rrp for the season pass if they want the "nicest" edition.
the rest of your prices are fairly accurate from an rrp perspective i guess.
i just don't see the value in:
1. a hip flask (bit random?),
2. another couple of postcards (do not agree on the $15-$30 cost). you could get scans of them and reprint them on similar paper for less than $2. chances are they will be postcard size lithographs as every edition before had the same size (in an envelope). heck, previous editions had MULTIPLE lithographs included, this edition has ONE. (remember unity had a wonderfully framed canvas that actually makes sense, since you can display it as is).
3. difference in statue plastic is tiny. consider the difference between the black flag ship statue and the regular statue. you're talking an entire SHIP of difference. that makes sense, this one doesn't.
4. futurepak i'm sure will be readily available on eBay for peanuts.
not much creativity this time around. as you mentioned, simply less effort for more profits (combined with faster product launches). looks like ubisoft is going the way of call of duty. what a shame. |
It doesn't state what size the litho is,I was assuming 10/13 inches not a5 postcard sized, if you look at any lithograph on lithographic paper from other retailers then my estimates fall within the prices they sell
And its not the difference in plastic, its the difference in painted details as each one is done by hand, that's what brings the price of the larger statue up
Also assassins creed already went the way of call of duty about 6 years ago buddy
Yes the hip flask is random but they may just be because we have yet to play the game, just as the music box was random in unity
Also the season pass is an inclusion as the result of a feedback survey carried out after the release of black flag and ac unity wherw the majority of the people who completed the survey asked for the season pass to be included in the higher tier collectors box, so they added it as per the majority vote, yes season pass's are on sale layer on but does anybody actually have insider information why this is? Does Microsoft and Sony waiver there licensing fees/ other fees in order to boost sales? Is it something that ubisoft chooses to do? Or do the platform owners drop the price but then pay ubisoft the same sum as if the content was purchased at full price, which in effect is similar to waivering there fees.
Everything is on a reduced sale price at some point,does that mean it is still proftavle and only worth the reduced sale price or perhaps it is that (in terms of physical items) the stick has to be cleared to make space for other stock
Edit
Not a couple if postcards; a single lithograph