See, they're selling those at our game stores. It's a prepaid-card to play for 60 days, that's why I was confused.
Evil Republican FPS gamer
See, they're selling those at our game stores. It's a prepaid-card to play for 60 days, that's why I was confused.
Soramimi cake~
You mean this?Originally Posted by Fer!
o_0
I remember hearing there was a subscription.I know I heard about it or something. And I have seen the game for like ten bucks.
Blizzard on Thursday revealed a StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty pricing model that it hopes will make the game more appealing to gamers in emerging markets such as Mexico, Argentina and Chile.
Blizzard is offering fully localized versions of the PC real-time strategy game for the South American countries for a suggested retail price of around $25-$30USD. That's about half of what it costs for the standard U.S. version, which Blizzard said would cost $59.99.
The catch is that gamers in emerging markets who pay for the cheaper version of the game can only play StarCraft II single and multiplayer for six months, through Blizzard's revamped Battle.net online platform.
After that six months, players that opted for the cheaper version of the game will have the option to pay additional 30- or 60-day subscription fees to play the game. Blizzard said it will announce specifics on recurring fees at a later date.
Players in emerging markets will still have the option to buy an unlimited-play StarCraft II by buying and downloading the game directly from Blizzard for around the standard $59.99USD.
Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime explained that the subscription route is just another pricing option for gamers in emerging markets. "One of our design goals for StarCraft II was to make it accessible to a wide range of players, from beginners to veterans," he said.
"The same is true with regard to our pricing options -- we want to make sure players have the flexibility to experience the game according to their own preferences and play style," Morhaime added.
Russian-language reports also say that Russia will adopt the subscription pricing option.
Emerging markets are also known for high rates of piracy, and it's possible that Activision Blizzard took that into account when offering lower pricing options for StarCraft II.
The only announced pricing for StarCraft II in the U.S. is $59.99 for an unlimited standard version of the game, or $99.99 for the collector's edition
Fear and Loathing
In the lineup to enter heaven, I shall clean and press every man woman and child out of my way.How would being able to deadlift a ton of weight benefit you post-rapture?
not actually a catgirl
You probably heard wrong, or mistook it for another game. I dunno.o_0
I remember hearing there was a subscription.
But if you honestly saw it for 10 bucks (I highly doubt it, but you never know), grab that shit ASAP. Hell, grab two copies for shits and giggles. Even if you don't like it, it's 10 bucks for a game that goes for 60.
Evil Republican FPS gamer
Well, Tan clarified that.
Fucking Blizzard.
Apathetic Demon
Leaked Usenet demo. JTAG 360-only. Unfortunately the second level of the demo is completely borked.
First level is fully functional though, and is pretty sweet, yet short.
not actually a catgirl
Ah, that's what you meant. Okay.
Evil Republican FPS gamer
$10 for two months of play? Seriously? What the hell.
Evil Republican FPS gamer
Yeah, sorry for the mix up.Ah, that's what you meant. Okay.
not actually a catgirl
Don't have the option to buy the normal game, though? If you only have access to that version in your country, that kinda blows.
Well, I guess there's the digital version, too.
Super Moderator
Truth. Both Subway and Quiznos provide superior product. Which makes their larger presence all the more baffling.We don't have a Mr. Sub here.But I ate at one in Edmonton and wasn't that impressed with it anyways, so meh.
I forgot about Tim's. We have... 7, I think. 6 for sure, and I'm pretty sure there's one somewhere downtown that I'm forgetting. And I hear they're going to be building one right across the road from me.
Lucky bastard. I stopped making coffee altogether when I used to live that close to one.
How else will you carry those little sisters around?How would being able to deadlift a ton of weight benefit you post-rapture?
At least you'll have a decent carrying capacity.
And sooner or later they become big sisters.
And those fuckers are HEAVY.
Bulba~
'kay, so I just checked the latest Least I Could Do comic, and they did a "tribute" to Randy Savage.
... Ray, go look at it and tell me if you think it looks like Don Cherry?
not actually a catgirl
Well, a 60 day pre-paid card for WoW is roughly 40~ bucks here.
Apathetic Demon
Fuckin' Eh
Too bad I won't be there to see it.
I like evil 
Evil Republican FPS gamer
Yeah, a $25 version that has the physical version, but it doesn't say how much online time it has or anything.Don't have the option to buy the normal game, though? If you only have access to that version in your country, that kinda blows.
Well, I guess there's the digital version, too.
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