How much would you pay for Aftermath? [Archive]

Zyphria

21-04-2005, 04:54 AM

Well if Valve is cutting out the publishers on this one and going straight to Steam, they have a couple of options....one they can make a fine profit at $20, or go for the 'gold' with $30.

I'm hoping that they will restrain their desire to fill their pocket books....but hey, they're Valve right?

Lemonking

21-04-2005, 04:55 AM

I would pay 25$ bucks not more

Dracarys

21-04-2005, 04:59 AM

well, then vote!

J_Tweedy

21-04-2005, 05:05 AM

i wouldn't pay more than 20US for a game yo don't get a physical version of. I want a box i can stroke...

A True Canadian

21-04-2005, 05:13 AM

I'd say about $30 (Canadian :) ).

Hazar

21-04-2005, 05:16 AM

it should be cheaper for gold users...

MikeL15

21-04-2005, 05:26 AM

I said dont care.

As long as its good and comes out, Ill get it. As long as its not over $50 which im 99% sure it wont be...

I think you need to separate the "Dont care/Dont want" it option because most would assume that they dont want it, but really its partly people like me who dont really care how much it is...

Dr. Freeman

21-04-2005, 05:35 AM

I'd say about $30 (Canadian :) ).

same.
Opposing Force and BlueShift were around $40+ Canadian dollars after taxes IIRC and although i thought that was kinda pricey, i felt, being related to the HL series the purchase was warrented :p

bvasgm

21-04-2005, 05:41 AM

As long as it's not insanely overpriced [like > $50] I'll get it.

Mechagodzilla

21-04-2005, 05:51 AM

Apparently Aftermath is around 35% the size of HL2, so anything under 30 seems a reasonable price.

But, since the question is how much I would pay, I'd pay 60 if I absolutely had to. But no more than that unless there were a crapload more special features announced.

Ranga

21-04-2005, 06:34 AM

/me is completely confused by conversion rates :(

I don't care really... If I think it's worth it, I'll buy it :D

Rafa 5.0

21-04-2005, 07:01 AM

someone email Gabe, "Gabe, how much would you pay for aftermath?" lol

15357

21-04-2005, 10:03 AM

i would pirate it.

if i managed to destroy steam and take over Europe, taht is.

Dr. Freeman

21-04-2005, 10:13 AM

UndeadScottsman

21-04-2005, 11:19 AM

it should be cheaper for gold users...

If you didn't feel that box of useless crap was worth the extra 30 bucks, why did you buy it?

kupocake

21-04-2005, 12:33 PM

$30 about £20... that's what i'd expect to pay for any expansion pack, though as this is more Blue Shift than Opposing Force, $20 sounds more reasonable...

Dalamari

21-04-2005, 12:57 PM

I would pay 3 easy payments of $29.99!

jimbo118

21-04-2005, 12:58 PM

25........

MiccyNarc

21-04-2005, 01:17 PM

it should be cheaper for gold users...
Why?

I really don't care how much it costs as long as it isn't something insane.

el Chi

21-04-2005, 01:22 PM

though as this is more Blue Shift than Opposing Force, $20 sounds more reasonable...
What makes you say that?

Gray Fox

21-04-2005, 10:37 PM

10,- and no more, aftermath is only 33% of hl2, it's very freaking short. Pkuys with hl2 you got cs:spurce and all the mods. i can't believe you people would pay that much. HL2 didn't really have a proper ending, aftermath should be free.

Ennui

21-04-2005, 10:39 PM

$30, but I'd rather pay $20.

Actually, I think they should give it out for free to those of us that shelled out $100 for the Gold package.

Spectre01

21-04-2005, 10:40 PM

If it's american money and I'm getting something that is 1/3 as long as HL2 wich I will finish in one day. Less than 20 for sure.

jondy

22-04-2005, 12:00 AM

it should be cheaper for gold users...

Dude, absolutely not. It wasn't in the terms when you got the Gold package, and as such you won't get a discount.

N@Sc

22-04-2005, 12:11 AM

i rather see it in the stores with a sign "free for hardcore gamers" but oh well. . maybe we'll get winter een-mas someday.
25$ smackers should do the trick though. .

trizzm

22-04-2005, 12:55 AM

anything, I just want to be able to download it off steam without a credit card.

I wish that companies who sell products online would realise that credit cards are the shittiest mode of payment on earth, first it's by far the most insecure, then it's not even made for paying your regular stuff with it's to pull you out of a crappy situation when you need it and what happens is you forget that you baught stuff with it then spend all your cash and then the end of the month comes and you're screwed and have to pay interests, and furthermore all half-decent banks offer internet debit options and to see net retailers totally ignoring that option is deeply puzzling to me.

MikeL15

22-04-2005, 01:05 AM

Im not sure if Ranga was joking or not, but Ill just post this anyway...

(USD = United States Dollar, GBP = United Kingdom Pounds, CAD = Canada Dollars, EUR = Euro)

1 USD = 0.77 EUR
1 USD = 0.52 GBP
1 USD = 1.24 CAD

So this is what itll be converted on the poll...

Less than $20 = Less than 15.40 EUR, 10.40 GBP, 24.80 CAD
$20 = 15.40 EUR, 10.40 GBP, 24.80 CAD
$25 = 19.25 EUR, 13 GBP, 31 CAD
$30 = 23.10 EUR, 15.6 GBP, 37.20 CAD
$35+ = 26.95+ EUR, 18.2 GBP, 43.40 CAD

Feath

22-04-2005, 11:58 AM

Well, I worked out that I'd be willing to pay about $36. £20 is not a bad price for an expansion pack.

G-Dub

22-04-2005, 12:18 PM

Well, I worked out that I'd be willing to pay about $36. £20 is not a bad price for an expansion pack.

Glad someone did the math ;)

I would pay £20 for it too. I think that'll probably be a reasonable price.

theGreenBunny

22-04-2005, 02:22 PM

I'd pay 20-25 euro, which would be $25-30.

Of course, in the end I'll pay whatever they ask :p (like most people here perhaps).

Samon

22-04-2005, 05:07 PM

it should be cheaper for gold users...

*Beats hazar with plackard*

No it shouldny :angry:

Ennui

22-04-2005, 05:08 PM

I think it should; Valve is the kind of company that would do that, too.

Rocketman9mm

22-04-2005, 07:48 PM

I'd want to play everything official HL2 related, but anything over $20 is really pushing it for an added "chapter" or whatever it is. It'd have to have significant substance to get me to pay more than twenty for it.

boglito

22-04-2005, 09:07 PM

I would pay whatever they ask for it the second it is available for d/l. If I pay a huge (relatively) price and am disappointed I would simply never trust valve again. They have not let me down yet (even condition zero was worth it due to the css beta) so I trust them.

Ofcourse, if the game length is only 33% of the original, and the new content is nothing spectacular, anything above USD 20 (33% of what I paid for HL2) would be steep. I don't doubt a price at about USD 30 and would not mind it if the quality of the episode is generally high, we get new features (HDR), and there is a decent ammount of new content.

I will buy it and play it first, and then make up my mind about further business with Valve.

.bog.

grecco_diego

24-04-2005, 03:02 AM

I don't care. Half Life 2 is Half Life 2 and I'd pay 200$ if necessary.

Gunner

24-04-2005, 04:18 AM

I don't care. Half Life 2 is Half Life 2 and I'd pay 200$ if necessary.

LOL...

Money grows on trees for you doesn't it?

boglito

24-04-2005, 08:58 PM

LOL...

Money grows on trees for you doesn't it?

For those of us with jobs money does tend to fall out of the sky from time to time.

.bog. has a shitty job

diluted

24-04-2005, 09:40 PM

I don't think it should be any more than $20-25 (Canadian), since I paid like $70 for HL2. Hell, I think it should be free, but whatever. If Valve doesn't release a retail version then I can't buy it anyway.

Beerdude26

24-04-2005, 10:36 PM

Let them just do the same as they did with HL2 : A boxed version (Collector/Non-Collector/Teletubbie) and a Download version.

Asuka

25-04-2005, 09:15 AM

$35+

Dont care about price.

wolvesrdogs

25-04-2005, 01:00 PM

Is this American dollars? or Australian or what?
Im thinking american dollars so im putting 35+ and that adds up to abit over $50 australian.

MikeL15

26-04-2005, 12:40 AM

Is this American dollars? or Australian or what?
Im thinking american dollars so im putting 35+ and that adds up to abit over $50 australian.
Its United States Dollars. On page 2, I made a little thing that converted all the prices to Euro, Pounds, and Canadian Dollars, but I didnt do Australian, sorry.

Shakermaker

26-04-2005, 02:11 AM

30 bucks for a boxed version is fair. 20 if it's a download.

inferno-prime

26-04-2005, 10:04 PM

i was hoping i could download it like from steam but if i got to buy it thats sucks

WacK

26-04-2005, 10:24 PM

what kinda question is that.. :P

DieHard

30-04-2005, 02:57 PM

i wouldn't pay more than 20US for a game yo don't get a physical version of. I want a box i can stroke...

...and get in bed with at night with? 0_o

Varsity

30-04-2005, 07:08 PM

$30 about £20... that's what i'd expect to pay for any expansion pack, though as this is more Blue Shift than Opposing Force, $20 sounds more reasonable...
It's actually £15, you're behind. ;) $1 = ~50p.

kupocake

30-04-2005, 07:39 PM

It's actually £15, you're behind. ;) $1 = ~50p.
Indeed :O 52p to the US Dollar...

Fliko

30-04-2005, 08:42 PM

Wait... doesn't silver and gold get expansions for free, or did I just misread something when I bought silver.
I would pay 30$... well, I voted that, if it is 33% of Half-Life 2
I would probably want it for free, or 20$

alan8325

01-05-2005, 12:22 AM

$25 or less and i'll get it right away. More than that and i'll wait for reviews to see if the content is worth it.

Feath

01-05-2005, 01:32 AM

qdave

02-05-2005, 03:50 AM

around 20...well max 30 but not more!

gabriel

02-05-2005, 04:53 AM

so is aftermath pretty much another full game? because if it's not very long i wouldn't want to pay much for it.

kmack

02-05-2005, 05:47 AM

$25 easy, but i want there to be different amounts (gold users pay 15, silver 20, bronze 25)

Shadow-warrior

09-05-2005, 07:08 PM

About £5

oldagerocker

09-05-2005, 08:13 PM

I'll buy it however much it costs, but idealy, il hope its £15... $30USD. More than that for an expansion pack, is a rip off.

eber

10-05-2005, 04:43 PM

demanding more than 20 bucks is just unfair for it is just an expansion. so every1 who bought half-life2 has the right to get the expansions for little money.
if it costs more than 20 ill just wait a few years.

lol back in the older days you got a full game for 30 dollars. avp2 just costed 35 bucks when it came out and its such a awsome game. it was really worth it.

WacK

11-05-2005, 03:40 PM

dont care about the price ..! GIMME GIMME GIMME!!... :P

BlackMesaDude

15-05-2005, 12:03 PM

20$ max.

Feath

15-05-2005, 12:25 PM

Everyone's so tight. $35 is very reasonable for me.

N1k23

15-05-2005, 11:07 PM

I'm not totally bothered about it, I'd probably pay no more than £25

G-Dub

15-05-2005, 11:19 PM

Everyone's so tight. $35 is very reasonable for me.

Yeah, especially when we live in "rip off" Britain! :|

Mr_Fofo

18-05-2005, 08:12 PM

My soul. :thumbs:

Some0ne

18-05-2005, 11:10 PM

$30 is like £17 right?
man we get ripped off in Britain. what do you yanks pay for your average pc game? $30?
we pay £30 in the shops and maybe £25 online.