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I have played it a little, and am not a fan boy. I like it more then Bioshock, and a lot more then Bioshock 2. Both of which I bought for a lot more money.

10 dollars is a fairly common price for higher profile games on GOG, and I was expecting it to be more.

But this game is easily worth a LOT more then 10 dollars. The sound design, the atmosphere and the tension it creates are almost unmatched in the industry.

So no, 10 dollars is a VERY fair price.
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omninull: Don't give me that. You know that not all of the glib responses weren't a facetious response for the glory of System Shock 2. I provided ellipses which should've indicated an unfinished thought and provoked a more open-ended response. It was a failure of the desire to communicate.
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StingingVelvet: You asked if it was overpriced, we answered. Then you attacked us all and showed what an ass you are. If you want to reel it in and ask debate questions go ahead, but that's not really what you did in the beginning.
I was just honestly expecting more thought out responses here. I doubt everything thought to simply reply with "No." before they saw the previous response(s). That's where my mob-mentality sentiment came from, and the "buy buy buy" was an unnecessary jab.
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omninull: But honestly, don't you think the pricing is a bit much...
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neilday: I think, had you played SS2 before you wouldn't have even posted this message. Been waiting so long for this to reappear. To actually have it available again is awesome! Plus the mods . . . instabuy.

Neil.
I have, and loved the game. And it's awesome to see it on gog. I don't think the price point is great, but according to the work put in to release this, it doesn't sound like it's a ripoff or unfair, either
Post edited February 14, 2013 by omninull
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Blue_Beetle: It wasn't really their duty to provide substantive disagreement when your original post merely contained an extremely simple "yes or no" question and nothing else of substance.

If you wanted a discussion, providing some reasons as to why you felt the price was too high would have been appropriate. Your failure to do so is no excuse for your subsequent rudeness with regards to "mob mentality" criticism.
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omninull: Don't give me that. You know that not all of the glib responses weren't a facetious response for the glory of System Shock 2. I provided ellipses which should've indicated an unfinished thought and provoked a more open-ended response. It was a failure of the desire to communicate.
Still a poor justification for being a jerk. It's no-one else's responsibility to finish your thoughts for you, so whinging about people's "inanity" is beyond the pale.

You're also ascribing motive that may not be present. I thought your topic was extremely odd given the known pricing points on GOG. The Deus Ex and Thief games are $10 and they're considerably less difficult to acquire. Why exactly should System Shock 2 be $6 if Far Cry is $10? Argue about the pricing system itself if you want, but why single out System Shock 2?

This seems obvious enough to me that a curt "no" seems a very reasonable response - for an unfinished thought that maybe could have used some more thinking through on your part.
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LordRikerQ: Reasonable is subjective :P You have people that find PC games being 59.99$ 'reasonable'. Fanboys generally find tons of DLC, high prices and other crap 'reasonable'. Just a point of a fact, still I've not played SS2, so I cant say if 9.99$ is reasonable, but I did buy it since I LOVE Bioshock and i hear this is so much like it.

My observation about how fanatical and insane people get when fanboyism meets nostalgia still stands, most of the people in this thread just prove my point.

How DARE you question the holy System Shock 2!!!?!?
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ian323183: Calling most people in this thread 'fanboy's' just because they disagree with your ridiculous position is pathetic. I'm not a 'fanboy', I'm someone who understands that $10 is a fair price to pay for a game of this quality. By your own admission you've not even played the game so are hardly qualified to comment on whether its worth ten dollars. Go and play it, finish it and then comment on whether it was worth $10.
Reread my posts then come back, because its obvious you didnt. I was not discussing at all if it was worth 9$ I was talking about the behavior of rabid nostalgic fanboys. Which most people in this thread are, not all of course, but most who would rather be belligerent at any perceived, imaginary or otherwise hostility to the game. It just keeps proving my point.

Maybe it is worth the 9$ but nostalgic fanboys arent anymore qualified to say so then people who havnt played before, the rabid fanboys dont have clear judgment to make that call.

You have people still saying BG:EE is worth the price, amazing and think anyone who doesnt agree are stupid and retarded, meanwhile general public opinion is the EE part fell flat and its NOT worth it, and instead its more worth it to buy Baldurs Gate original instead and mod it.
Post edited February 14, 2013 by LordRikerQ
Can a mod just close this thread? What purpose does this thread have besides feeding a troll...
9.99 for System Shock 2? Fantastic price if you ask me, I managed to get a copy of this on eBay last year for 28 bucks and usually it goes for 60 to about the hundred range if you want all the package contents. I would have killed to get this game at this price if I knew it was coming here. :P
Seeing as how the OP doesn't even read the posts that try to engage him in debate or discussion, I'm inclined to think he came here with his own opinion firmly in mind.
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Freyar: Seeing as how the OP doesn't even read the posts that try to engage him in debate or discussion, I'm inclined to think he came here with his own opinion firmly in mind.
The hell are you talking about? I'm clearly stating how I'm seeing the reasons behind the price point.
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zakhennahr: Can a mod just close this thread? What purpose does this thread have besides feeding a troll...
Stop using such a grossly overused term. They tend to lose their meaning that way.
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omninull: Don't give me that. You know that not all of the glib responses weren't a facetious response for the glory of System Shock 2. I provided ellipses which should've indicated an unfinished thought and provoked a more open-ended response. It was a failure of the desire to communicate.
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Blue_Beetle: Still a poor justification for being a jerk. It's no-one else's responsibility to finish your thoughts for you, so whinging about people's "inanity" is beyond the pale.

You're also ascribing motive that may not be present. I thought your topic was extremely odd given the known pricing points on GOG. The Deus Ex and Thief games are $10 and they're considerably less difficult to acquire. Why exactly should System Shock 2 be $6 if Far Cry is $10? Argue about the pricing system itself if you want, but why single out System Shock 2?

This seems obvious enough to me that a curt "no" seems a very reasonable response - for an unfinished thought that maybe could have used some more thinking through on your part.
Yeah, the prices for those games seem odd to me as well, along with Interplay's demand to increase prices on their fallout series, and the acquisition of the expansion for Alpha Centauri (but not allowing them to go on regular sales) made me wonder about how and why this was set at $10 for a 15 year old game. It sounds like it was "a lot of hard work" to get this released and functional.
Post edited February 14, 2013 by omninull
Are you kidding me? This game outclasses most games that cost $60. I didn't even think twice about dropping $10 on this the moment I saw it and I'm a poor college student.
Worst Thread Ever.
GOG had,from the beginning, two prices for it's classic games:Six Bucks and Ten Bucks.
(GOG did not stick to this when it came to releasing new Indie Games).

Why all the fuss over a game costing Ten bucks...espicially one which is A. Out of Print and B. A Lot more expensive if you get it at E Bay.
I have never played the game, but because it is so widely praised It was a instabuy for me.
Gamers have the rep online of often being a bunch of whiny,spoiled brats. The people bitching about the price just confirm that image.
As someone said, if you think the price is too high, don't buy it.
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Freyar: Seeing as how the OP doesn't even read the posts that try to engage him in debate or discussion, I'm inclined to think he came here with his own opinion firmly in mind.
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omninull: The hell are you talking about? I'm clearly stating how I'm seeing the reasons behind the price point.
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Yeah, the prices for those games seem odd to me as well, along with Interplay's demand to increase prices on their fallout series, and the acquisition of the expansion for Alpha Centauri (but not allowing them to go on regular sales) made me wonder about how and why this was set at $10 for a 15 year old game. It sounds like it was "a lot of hard work" to get this released and functional.
Clearly, any feedback or responses have been buried by your temper. When you feel attacked, just relax and ignore it because otherwise you end up with people genuinely interested in talking about the subject missing the important parts. I clearly have missed your legitimate responses, glossed over by how frustrated you seem.

Considering it's a "Good Old Game", I'm glad to see it sticking to the old pricing system. With threats from Interplay demanding a higher price for Fallout, I was concerned that perhaps System Shock 2 wouldn't make it under $15. There was a significant can of worms opened up with indie/AAA sales on GOG.com.
$9.99 for real good old game? well, why not.
It's a reasonable price. And if you really want an actual discussion maybe in future try not to shut the discussion down yourself.

Why do I think it's a reasonable price? Because it's a decent price to fun ratio and also the little bit about the trouble gog went to to secure the rights. I'd like them to continue doing this after all.
BIG NO,

More when this game suffered so much PIRACY time ago, when everyone said "OOOHH SO NICE GAME TRY IT, WANNA A COPY OF IT?, IM SOOOO COOOOL, BECAUSE WITH MY PIRACY I´M SPREADING THE GOOD GAMES"
No, I think $10 is pretty good. So cheap. I have paid much more for much worse games and not did not regret those purchases.

I didn't hesitate to pay $10 for this one as soon as I saw it was available.
Post edited February 15, 2013 by Ravenvolf