Star Wars Card Trader: The Definition of Insanity

[kedawa]

Paying more money for the hassle of swapping discs just makes no sense.
I buy physical games only when they're cheaper, or in the case of games I intend to trade in once finished, about the same cost as digital.

It's 25k free everyday and 50k after 6 or 7 straight days, different types of packs pop up to select, my boy likes the street art and comic card inserts the most, even at 6 he realizes this is just something to bs with a minute or so each day, I'm not sure too many people actually pay for any of their cards on this

A small minority spend way too much while the majority spends nothing. That's how all of these things work now.

[James]

I'm perfectly aware of what you do for a living, and it doesn't change anything. In fact, people who profit peripherally from said developers and publishers and don't support them are especially disturbing.

What I do for a living is work in a call center. Writing has absolutely nothing to do with any level of finances. It's pure hobby. There is zero money involved. You want to know how to fix "no signal" on your tv, get your modem back online, restore dial tone? Hi, I get paid for that. Not for writing.

[Yoshi]

I'm sorry to hear that.

[James]

It doesn't really change that it's not my problem that I don't view digital as having the same value as physical, and I'm not willing to spend extra except in special circumstances. It also doesn't change that it's not my problem to support the gaming industry in the way that passes your approval. Even if I never wrote another word, it's not my responsibility to change my values on what constitutes worth.

[Yoshi]

It's only your problem if you care about what games get made and which don't. Based on the fact that you play Click Heroes, I'd say you're not worried about that, so carry on.

[James]

You're completely right. Clicker Heroes is the only thing I ever have running in the background and I hate all other gaming. Valid point.

As a consumer I not only have the right to spend money on things that have value to me, I also have that as a responsibility. I really don't give two shits if another Call of Duty ever gets made so I don't spend money on it, physical or digital. I'd love to get the One Piece: Pirate Warriors games but they're only available physically in Europe, so if I'm going to spend money on them I'll wait for a sale. I'm pretty sure Namco-Bandai will come out of it just fine.

I don't think you're quite getting that the kinds of games I care about most don't actually end up costing more than $20 anyway. Far Cry is something I'd love to have loved if it worked with my trackball. Just Cause 3 is happening on PS4, disc release. I'm feeling pretty good that the PS4 EDF will be on disc too. There's very little middle ground between the $50-$60 digital releases and the $20 and less digital-only games.

[Yoshi]

As a consumer I not only have the right to spend money on things that have value to me, I also have that as a responsibility.

I could not agree more. Just be careful what you wish for. If selling the One Piece game domestically isn't profitable at all, the more likely conclusion is to not release the next one at all, not to release it physically.

I don't think you're quite getting that the kinds of games I care about most don't actually end up costing more than $20 anyway. Far Cry is something I'd love to have loved if it worked with my trackball. Just Cause 3 is happening on PS4, disc release. I'm feeling pretty good that the PS4 EDF will be on disc too. There's very little middle ground between the $50-$60 digital releases and the $20 and less digital-only games.

Why do you think that is? Could it be because people have arbitrary caps that prevent middle-of-the-road games from getting made? The mindset that games are AAA or disposable (your word) is not a healthy one.

[James]

I supported them while they existed. Not much more I can do about that.

And console digital AAA has to be viewed as disposable. The games only exist as long as the publisher says they do. I've got a ton of XBLA content I can't access because my 360 is no longer online.

[Mzo]

I could not agree more. Just be careful what you wish for. If selling the One Piece game domestically isn't profitable at all, the more likely conclusion is to not release the next one at all, not to release it physically.

Not my problem. Thankfully the PS3 and Vita are region free (and I don't buy cosmetic DLC) so that particular example was moot.

For the record, I am willing to buy digital only if that is the only way it is released in ALL regions or if it is significantly discounted to make up for the fact that it is not produced, shipped, and sold through 3rd party storefronts.

A small minority spend way too much while the majority spends nothing. That's how all of these things work now.

From everything I can see this app is all but throwing points and new cards at me every day. It's a perfectly enjoyable (if vapid) distraction. I can't believe people spend significant money on this, let along the ridic eBay prices we've seen.

[Yoshi]

So you're penalizing the actual creative people responsible for 80% or whatever of the cost and 100% of the value of the game for the publisher not spending the last 20% on things of zero value like shipping and GameStop's shelf space.