I’ve been wanting to purchase all of the skin bundles, but they haven’t gone down in price at all since they came out. The IP is practically dead. The last time StarCraft received something was 10 years ago. Why are these bundles the same price of a AA game? To get all the skin bundles, I’d have to spend about $500, which is insane.
I want to buy all of the bundles but I never will at that price, not even one by one. Either you significantly lower their cost to something similar to the days when they were released as part of the War Chest events, or I’ll never buy them and I’m sure a lot of players aren’t lined up to buy them considering the game has pretty old now.
I’d be willing to spend $20 on a bundle that includes all 3 races, otherwise you can forget about getting my money.
The warchests clearly warned that after each was over, the skins would continue to be sold at a premium (those were blizzards words). And here they are, at a premium. The prices are intentional and have nothing to do with your exaggerations about the game. Speaking of which…
No, the game isnt dead. Youre attempting to use an exaggeration as a rationle. Trouble is it isnt a rationale becuase the logical among us clearly know the game isn’tdead. Both versus and coop have nearly intant queues. Arcade always has open lobbies no matter the time of day.
And no, it hasn’t been 10 years since sc2 received something. Another exaggeration to falsely bolster your position. Patch 5.0 was a fairly large content patch which was in 2020. Also in 2020 the game went into maintenence mode, which means nothing new. So not having anything since 2020 is intentional.
I mean, really, how weak do you think your position is that you need to make up things to artificially strengthen it? You should think about where you post. A blizzard forum is going to have many players floating around who know the facts. Thus trying to play off falsehoods, such as your exaggerations, is just going to wreck credibility.
And… “you can forget about getting my money”. What? In addition to knowing where you are posting, you should also know who youre talking to. This isnt some mom and pop shop that depends on each and every sale. Im sure this world-spanning megagiant corporation is shaking in their boots.
“Leave the billion dollar company alone!” Here comes the Blizzard defense force.
Sorry, not all of us are part of Blizzard’s defense force and know every bit of information that Blizzard posts. I bought the first War Chests but had no idea they released more. Blizzard is free to price them as high as a Steam Deck, and I know which one is more valuable to me and which one I will actually own.
And please, before you get triggered because your favorite company is receiving some criticism, learn to read, it really helps, this way you don’t let everyone know that you have room temperature IQ. I said the IP was dead because Blizzard hasn’t released a StarCraft game since StarCraft 2, which released 15 years ago. And, you really think patch 5.0 was a HUGE content patch? LMAO! Your standards are extremely low and it shows.
Sure, the billion dollar company that you worship and defend will not go down because I’m not purchasing they’re absurdly overprice cosmetics, which you’re clearly defending due to your blind fanboysm, which I’m afraid is terminal, but guess what? Blizzard’s goal is to make money, and they want everyone’s money. Without money, Blizzard goes down, but nothing will happen to me if I don’t own the skins. Get it?
Now, run along, little white knight, I’m sure Blizzard will notice your existence soon™ enough.
Where did I say or even imply that? Iterating historical facts and correcting YOUR misconceptions isn’t defending blizzard no matter how little of a cogent response you have. And what does knowing "every bit of information that blizzard posts’ have to do with defending anything?
And you accuse me of not reading? So you accuse others of not reading yet you can’t remember your own words?
Seeing it was a full on content patch, not a bug fix or balance patch, yeah. Well, it really shows that "not all of us are part of Blizzard’s defense force and know every bit of information that Blizzard posts. " And since that’s the case, perhaps try not making such definitive claims like this if you aren’t up on historical events.
We covered that already. So… on to the next nonsense.
… which you can’t seem to move on from…
… and still can’t…
And still…
Why so “triggered”??
So you’re whole rebuttal is repeating the same nonsense that’s been made up out of desperation of your sinking ship?
If you think they said nothing then you conveniently ignored them, or more likely didn’t read at all.
And how does one “act” like they are not white knighting? O.o Since youve conveniently dodged my questions on the subject, and apparently have your fingers stuck in your ears, and had to resort to ad hominem, well, youve done your whole soapbox in. All for nothing.
I made this thread because customer support told me to, and you came in here to defend the prices and pretend that StarCraft isn’t a dead IP while completely failing to understand what I meant. Blizzard hasn’t made a StarCraft game since 2, you know that, I never said that StarCraft 2 was dead, you put those words in my mouth, besides, the game is mostly free to play, of course there’s going to be enough players, but free to play games don’t bring money if people don’t spend any on them.
How are you personally affected if Blizzard were to lower the cost of the skins? Why did you take an issue with my thread to the point of having to white knight Blizzard? Why did my thread trigger you?
They told you come here to make a suggestion. They didn’t tell you come make an ultimatum, or make things up, or spout inaccuracies.
Repeating something over an over doesn’t make it true. I never defended them. Here’s how you know: You asked WHY, literally asked WHY, they are the price they are. All I did was tell you why, literally tell you why. That’s not defending. So that’s the end of that nonsense.
As for “pretending sc2 isn’t a dead IP”, well, seeing that you apparently believe “there are enough players” later in your reply, I… uh… what?
How can’t anyone not interpret that as a trolling?
“Not receiving something” doesn’t mean “a new sc2 game hasn’t been made” and if you think anyone reading it would think so, youre deluded. If that is what you meant, perhaps correctly articulate your points in the future.
“The IP is practically dead” is what YOU said. “Practically dead” implies that something is dead enough that it’s essentially as non functional as dead. Again, articulate your points correctly. So, no, I didn’t put that “in your mouth”.
So the IP is NOT “practically dead”?
Say one thing, get countered, claim you never said it and allude to the opposite. Trolling, there can be any other explanation.
Yes you said that already. However, that was never part of my points. If it was part of yours, I never countered it.
I’m not and I didn’t.
I didn’t judge your position, I didn’t say you’re wrong, I didn’t say blizzard was right, I didn’t say the prices are good or that they shouldn’t change, etc, etc. I just explained the facts surrounding 1. your lack of understandings and 2. your misunderstandings.
I then asked you why you have to make things up to artificially support yourself, and then warned you that you’re speaking among those who know better who see through your fabrications.
YOU are the one that immediately reacted with making MORE things up, ad hominem attacks, misusing cliche buzz words, categorically writing off the facts and questions, ignoring/not reading my reply, ignoring your own words, etc. In other words, youre the only one that “took issue”.
Here, let me help you. I’ll do for you what support asked you to do:
No ultimatums, no fabrications, no inaccuracies. Just appropriate feedback/suggestion THAT I DO NOT DISAGREE WITH.
See it now? (Assuming you ready any of this)
I’m WITH you on the feedback on the prices, so I can’t be “defending” or “white knighting” anyone EXCEPT YOU. It’s only ever been about ME educating YOU on the prices, and ME challenging YOU on all the extraneous nonsense you threw in. Thus, you have no leg to stand on when claiming I didn’t understand you.
Buddy, a mature adult would have already admitted they were wrong, you’re clearly not one of those adults. You’ll continue to double and triple down because you don’t want to admit that you misunderstood.
I didn’t give them an ultimatum because I haven’t bought the skins at all and I won’t do it at the current price and you clearly don’t know what an ultimatum is:
Ul-ti-ma-tum
A final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations.
You shouldn’t use words that you don’t understand even when you think they make you sound smarter.
You still continue to fail to understand what I meant about StarCraft being a dead IP and at this point, I don’t think you have the mental capacity to ever understand it. You’re not educating anyone, you’re just a redditor terrified to admit that you were wrong as if somehow that would kill you.
I can come here and word things the way I want whether you like it or not. You don’t work for Blizzard, you’re just a white knight getting triggered on their behalf. Do you see anyone else taking an issue with this? No, it’s just you.
I don’t want to waste any more time arguing with a child or with a adult who gets triggered on behalf of a company that doesn’t even know you exist, so you’re going into the ignore list. Feel free to run to Reddit or your Blue Sky account to tell them how you won. My post is directed at Blizzard, I couldn’t care less what your thoughts are, especially when you can’t even understand what I said.
The prices are intentionally high, as was stated by blizzard back in the warchest days.
The game is not dead, not even practically, as you originally claimed. You’ve backpeddled on this point claiming that’s not what you meant, which is fine.
The game/IP/franchise received things in the timen frames you originally claimed. You’ve also backpeddled on this point claiming that’s not what you meant, which is fine.
All correct. Meaning you are being intentionally obtuse. Hence, trolling.
Enough. More trolling.
“Do something or else” is an ultimatum. Change the prices “otherwise you can forget about getting my money.” Is exactly that. Period.
Then you made a mistake by posting in a public place where anyone can respond. In doing so, you accept that there can be opposition to your words, and in your case, your behavior.
Perfect. Seeing nothing of yours has been in good faith.