GoldForest Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I had a thought. A lot of triple AAA companies like to have multiple versions of a game. And I know Star Theory is a indie dev, but the publisher Private Division belongs to a AAA publisher, and we all know how much Take-Two loves their money. So I was thinking, would we be okay? I honestly am on the fence. On one hand, I would love to have like a collectors edition so we can have KSP 2 merchandise a little early. On the other hand, a lot of editions are just a ploy by game companies to milk you for your money. I can see three or four versions of the game: Base Package - Just the game Season Pass Package - Game plus you get DLC for free (Well not free, more like included) Collector's Package - You get the Game, the Season Pass, and some collectable material. Possibly a statue feature the main four, possibly a rocket, possibly a moon lander, or something. And of course it would only be available through a KSP 2 website or from a store. The collector's package would also be region specific considering Japan and China both have regulations on toys, if I recall correctly. A possible fourth Package I could see might be a PS4, XBO.X. and Switch skin packages. How many people would like KSP themed game system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incarnation of Chaos Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 No; sell merch seperately. Seperate editions only exist to further segment already existing features and content; they aren't needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldForest Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 20 minutes ago, Incarnation of Chaos said: No; sell merch seperately. Seperate editions only exist to further segment already existing features and content; they aren't needed. I agree, like I said in my op post, they're just a ploy to milk money, but a lot of collector's editions come with some neat exclusive merch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xd the great Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I will prefer a game with DLC, but no merch. As cheaply as possible, lol. I am short on money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldForest Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 15 minutes ago, Xd the great said: I will prefer a game with DLC, but no merch. As cheaply as possible, lol. I am short on money. Aren't we all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilkoot Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Two opposing thoughts: Given the cult status of the first game, it would follow that a "Collector's Edition" with physical swag (eg. statuette, mission flag, art book) would be released in the $90-$100-range. I could see it also including a key for a uniquely-named in-game Kerbal and a skin pack for parts. The shift to all-digital distribution for games has hampered the market for physical game swag. 10 years ago, a large Collector's Edition box next to the standard box was a more appealing impulse upgrade/buy than the digital content offered with most Collector's Edition releases today. I don't think we're going to see a Season Pass made available until the first DLC for KSP2 is announced. They will likely hit the store at the same time. Offering a purchase tier that includes all future DLC isn't uncommon, but typically that goes hand-in-hand with some kind of news related to actual DLC in the works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutOfAblator Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 15 minutes ago, Chilkoot said: uniquely-named in-game Kerbal You can already do that with cheats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilkoot Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Just now, OutOfAblator said: You can already do that with cheats. This was just an off-the-cuff example. Yes, people on this forum know it's a simple save file edit to change Kerbal names. Probably >95% of KSP players don't know how to do that. *Any* digital content extras will be something that can be replicated with mods. Whether extras will be appealing to the broader market is a completely different question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francois424 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 19 hours ago, Incarnation of Chaos said: No; sell merch seperately. Seperate editions only exist to further segment already existing features and content; they aren't needed. Pretty much this. Being able to go on a store and buy mugs, t-shirts, bathroom towels, 3 feet tall Kerbal and Kebal-planetary globes might be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecan Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I'm already not buying at launch because of the rip-off price. "Season passes", "collector's editions", DLC, 'exclusives' just worry me more that KSP 2 will be all about price-gouging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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