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  • 01.20.2010 9:58 AM PDT

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Posted by: StP Scar
Sounds like a bunch of Justin Bieber wannabes in here. I bet you all wear skinny jeans too.

Posted by: camnator
you were one of many whom were forced to re-purchase a multiplayer we already had

I don't remember being held at gunpoint...

  • 01.20.2010 10:04 AM PDT

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Posted by: StP Scar
Sounds like a bunch of Justin Bieber wannabes in here. I bet you all wear skinny jeans too.

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you were one of many whom were forced to re-purchase a multiplayer we already had

I don't remember being held at gunpoint...


They didn't sell ODST by its self, you had to also purchase the Mythic disc.

It came with the game.
ODST would of been $60 anyways. I didn't re-purchase anything, I got my game and an extension to an older game I own bundled together.

  • 01.20.2010 10:09 AM PDT

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Posted by: StP Scar
Sounds like a bunch of Justin Bieber wannabes in here. I bet you all wear skinny jeans too.

Posted by: camnator
Posted by: Skinny Genes
Posted by: camnator
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Posted by: camnator
you were one of many whom were forced to re-purchase a multiplayer we already had

I don't remember being held at gunpoint...


They didn't sell ODST by its self, you had to also purchase the Mythic disc.

It came with the game.
ODST would of been $60 anyways. I didn't re-purchase anything, I got my game and an extension to an older game I own bundled together.


Is that why Bungie wanted the game to be $40? It's no where near worth $60, they used a pre-existing game engine, took 1/3 the time of most full games, used a very small team, has the least amount of content than any other Halo game, and many people consider it an expension.

Doesn't matter.
Every major standalone Xbox 360 title to date has cost $60. This includes the original Bioschock and Mirrors Edge, just to name a few.

Both of those games have just as much, if not less than Halo 3: ODST's content.
Example:


Halo 3: ODST has Campaign, and Firefight.
Mirrors Edge has it's Story Mode, and a Time Trial run.

Both games were $60.


Why is it that ODST is getting all the blame?

  • 01.20.2010 10:16 AM PDT

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Bungie cares.

however they ARE a company and they DO need to make Money.

you know for food, shelter, that kind of stuff.

for every $60 copy of Odst $27 are lost ($12 to the Retailer, $5 for advertisements and returns, $10 for the costs of goods such as the manual, disc, and case)

the remaining $33 dollars are split between Microsoft and bungie (and they aren't split 50/50. i believe microsoft makes more then bungie off this.) and then bungie has to turn around and invest that money in pay checks and future games. so they really will have a few cents, if that, more then when they started.

So contrary to popular belief, bungie is not sitting on massive piles of gold.

  • 01.20.2010 10:20 AM PDT

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Posted by: camnator
Doesn't matter.
Every major standalone Xbox 360 title to date has cost $60. This includes the original Bioschock and Mirrors Edge, just to name a few.

Both of those games have just as much, if not less than Halo 3: ODST's content.
Example:


Halo 3: ODST has Campaign, and Firefight.
Mirrors Edge has it's Story Mode, and a Time Trial run.

Both games were $60.


Why is it that ODST is getting all the blame?


ODST wasn't a major title, it should have been an expansion and was considered one for a while. Most Xbox 360 expansions are $20 - $30. Let's compare it to Halo 3...

ODST - 3.5 Gb
Halo 3 - 8.9 Gb

There's obviously a large difference, even when ignoring all of the other reasons it was was overpriced.

And again, that's why it's partially Microsoft's fault for their dumb rules, that's irrelevant to this topic, however.

And one more thing, I enjoyed the ODST campaign, it was pretty cool, I can both enjoy a game and realize it was a rip off. Firefight was dreadful, not only did they lie to us about the skulls being random, the enemies are easily predictable, it lags like crazy, and after set 5 it never increases the difficulty, even the maps were just lazily slapped in directly from campaign.

Let me geuss, you also think Recon and the Reach beta justify the price? Ha!
NO GAME IS TRUELY WORTH $60. This was a price hike on this generation. i remeber new games being $40 with the N64.

the $60 price tag showed up when the 360 launched. AND NOBODY COMPLAINED. that is why the games are now $60, because microsoft and sony can get away with it.

  • 01.20.2010 10:25 AM PDT


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i already had all map packs and halo 3 and got odst i really don`t think i was ripped off at all and ever remember how bungie added the mythic disk to make the game worth the £60 microsoft wanted it to be aswell as firefight and many new or different stuff hell i only had to pay £25 for my odst so i can`t see how i was ripped off at all

  • 01.20.2010 10:25 AM PDT
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According to MS?

apparently the answer is yes. In any case, you were not forced to buy ODST. In fact, i believe you can buy just the campaign disk used for less then the $60 price tag.

  • 01.20.2010 10:28 AM PDT

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Posted by: StP Scar
Sounds like a bunch of Justin Bieber wannabes in here. I bet you all wear skinny jeans too.

Posted by: camnator
ODST wasn't a major title

Then why did it sell millions of copies during pre-orders?
Any Halo game is a major title.


Posted by: camnator
Most Xbox 360 expansions are $20 - $30.

ODST wasn't an expansion, as it wasn't expanding on your current Halo 3 experience. An expansion is the Mythic disk.


Posted by: camnator
Let's compare it to Halo 3...

ODST - 3.5 Gb
Halo 3 - 8.9 Gb

There's obviously a large difference, even when ignoring all of the other reasons it was was overpriced.

The size of the game has nothing to do with it.
Halo 3 uses many more textures, has multiplayer maps, and has different game modes. Obviously Halo 3's going to be larger.

ODST borrows much of it's textures off of it's self. You think every street tile was built from scratch? This vastly reduces the size of the game, which is good for both the consumer and developer.


Posted by: camnator
Let me geuss, you also think Recon and the Reach beta justify the price? Ha!

No, because that would be paying for bonuses. Bonuses are typically free.

  • 01.20.2010 10:35 AM PDT

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A god who creates tools is still a god. It is not for us to impose qualifications upon the divine or presume to guess its intentions.

My Halo disc was malfunctioning anywayz, so technically I got a deal.

  • 01.20.2010 10:46 AM PDT

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Posted by: StP Scar
Sounds like a bunch of Justin Bieber wannabes in here. I bet you all wear skinny jeans too.

Posted by: camnator
Alright, this has gone on long enough and I honestly have more important things to do than to fight over a price for a video game.

Compare ODST to any Halo game, and of course it's considered a flop. It's campaign is short, it lacks a PvP game mode, and it was over hyped. Halo is a huge game, and people have huge expectations for it.


But compare it to Bioschock, Mirrors Edge, and any other game with only a Campaign and Campaign Based game mode, and it'll stand up pretty damn well.

And guess what? All those games were $60 too. Why do you insist on claiming that ODST on it's own isn't worth $60?
If this were the case, then every game without matchmaking would cost $40.

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  • 01.20.2010 10:54 AM PDT

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Posted by: StP Scar
Sounds like a bunch of Justin Bieber wannabes in here. I bet you all wear skinny jeans too.

Posted by: camnator
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Posted by: camnator
Alright, this has gone on long enough and I honestly have more important things to do than to fight over a price for a video game.

Compare ODST to any Halo game, and of course it's considered a flop. It's campaign is short, it lacks a PvP game mode, and it was over hyped. Halo is a huge game, and people have huge expectations for it.


But compare it to Bioschock, Mirrors Edge, and any other game with only a Campaign and Campaign Based game mode, and it'll stand up pretty damn well.

And guess what? All those games were $60 too. Why do you insist on claiming that ODST on it's own isn't worth $60?
If this were the case, then every game without matchmaking would cost $40.


That BS arguement won't work with me, are you saying that the price of this game is acceptable because there are worse games out there? That's like saying America should stop working on new technology because other countries are behind us. This is a Bungie game so I would expect them to deliver a quality game at a fair price. I don't buy many other games because I know they are a rip off also. Two wrongs do not make a right, so ODST can still be blamed, this is an ODST forum, not a Mirrors Edge forum, or any other forum. I will discuss ODST here, whether it be positive or negative, that's what a forum is for. And this topic is to help those whom feel ripped off, if you enjoyed your puchase that's great, you're choosing to argue here and really just wasting your time.

Why not?
Those were both amazing games. Everybody loved them, and no one complained about the price. Their legends for their uniqueness, and people enjoyed them.

ODST is just as good as those are, but since Halo is thrown into the title, people expected it to have multiplayer, a 10 hour long campaign, and totally new game modes. Since this was not the case, everyone claimed that they got ripped off and it was over priced, which is not the case.


I admit that Bungie didn't do the best of all jobs with ODST. But just because it didn't live up to your expectations doesn't mean that it's over priced. It was an amazing game none the less, and I, along with many others, enjoyed it. I was not ripped off in the least bit, and neither were you. ODST could of sold at $60 by it's self, be glad that you got the Mythic Map Pack pt. 2 thrown in there for free.


And that concludes my argument.

  • 01.20.2010 11:09 AM PDT

I have always preferred the Single-Player side of the Halo series, I enjoy immersing myself in the environment and fighting hordes of A.I. I unlike most people got the most out of ODST. In the UK I only had to pay £30 which is around $35.

  • 01.20.2010 1:14 PM PDT

Honestly, the Mythic disk was a great deal. It allowed me to clear up space on my xbox's harddrive by deleting the mappacks, and LAN parties are much easier. Everybody puts in the mythic disk, and you don't have to worry about Bob over there never getting the legendary mappack because he doesn't have the xbox live points to purchase it.

If I remember, Bungie had it as an expansion, then as they worked on it said it could equal a full game in campaign mode.

  • 01.20.2010 1:15 PM PDT
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I wasn't ripped off by anyone. I bought ODST for the campaign and firefight(both of which I enjoyed) and the mythic 2 maps were a bonus.

  • 01.20.2010 2:30 PM PDT