shouldnt they drop the price of the old chapters?

i couldnt believe my eyes seeing the first 2 chapters at walmart and they cost the same price as nightfall
how on earth does anet expect to pick up new players like this?

i dont know about anyone else but if i was deciding to check out guild wars my interest will quickly drop once i find out id had to buy the older chapters at full retail price to have all the skills and such

they should include all older chapters in a special edition bundle with a new release and no more than $15 premium above the stand alone new chapter

Why would they lower the price when all the engine updates, extras, and continued support is still in place.

Don't confuse Guild Wars with a stand alone off-line with some multiplayer capability game that drops in price 3 months after release.

its' not up to Anet to drop the prices, but the retailers themselves. For example, I work for GAME in the uk. Since Factions came out, the Prophecies SE has been at £9.99 almost permanently, very rarely jumping back up to £19.99 occasionally.

Factions stayed at £29.99 until Nightfall came out; its currently £19.99 when bought with Nightfall. But as said above, they're all full games in their own right, particularly Prophecies (in my mind) so there is no reason for the companies to drop prices. The only influence Anet will have is what they sell them to the retailers for; obviously if GAME buys in 30 copies at £5 each, they're not gonna sell those copies for £1.99.

How many new players will be playing guild wars for the first time via Nighfall? Now assuming they enjoy it and wish to purchase another volume, sales of the other chapters should increase significantly, and given the no fees pricing structure, it actually suprises me that the older chapters are not advertised more to take advantage of this fact

New players playing the other campaigns also helps keep the community alive.

The only downside for potential purchasers of the other chapters (particularly for new players who may want to start with chapter 1) is that all new features are not implemented across all the games.

maybe I should get my friend to import his copy from Europe :P

Depends on the outlet. Wal~Mart is known to NOT be the best prices at software vs other outlets.

I just picked up a sealed copy of SE version of guildwars "Special Edition" that retails for $59.99 for $40 (oversea's shipping + money conversion) via ebay.

I have noticed that Nightfall is cheaper then original GuildWars in most retail places.

Having them all the same price provides no incentive to buy previous chapters.... why buy Prophecies for 49.99 when you can buy Factions for 49.99... why buy Factions for 49.99 when you can buy Nightfall for 49.99

If I were a new player, knew nothing about Guild Wars, I'd probably buy the most recent version of the game if they all costed the same.... that's just me though.

It's dependent on the store

I look at it this way. No monthly fees. I'd much rather see all of em @ $49.99 or #39.99 and have no monthly fees than them mark them down to $19.99 per say and then have $9.99 monthly fees for the games.

I have several friends as well as guild members who started off with Factions as their number 1 game, and bought Prophecies a month or two later. The same thing will happen with Nightfall. If people like one game/expansion they'll buy the others regardless of price. It won't hinder the fact simply because they know no other MMORPG has free monthly play. I dunno, I can see the arguement, but I feel that aNet is doign a stand-up job on keeping the rates where they are.

Heres a couple good links http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syl.../1JS5P9Z52PPF4
http://www.amazon.com/NC-Interactive...8&s=videogames

Might find it cheaper somewhere else, look around some.

No, I think that's most people, including me.

Im in the UK and the previous chapters are considerably cheaper ...if only i dint already have them anyway yeah, i don't see either of the older chapter for more that £19.99 anywhere

well in my local Game shop they have already reduced the price on both prophecies and factions now.

Maybe it's just US stores that haven't lowered prices *shrug*

Why wouldn't they drop in price? They are still separate games, and not only that, but they are separate games without any more support. No more specific updates, bug fixes, or extra quests. Only worldwide ones.

/agree

Only worldwide ones?! Well, it is better then none in my opinion. Some features you have in Nightfall can be used in Prophecies; Heros. Another worldwide update is the template system, dye system and other things... another good update. I can't see why you listed bug fixes... that is absurd... it's good enough for me that they help fix most problems I experience in any chapter. And every now and then, professions get buffed... or nerfed...

So yea... I agree with Kyosuke and Dougal.

I just started playing GW about a month ago and I did my research before deciding whether to get Factions or Prophecies first. It is almost empirical that Prophecies > Factions.

Most of my friends would buy the older chapters if they were 20 bucks, but there's no way they'd pay full price for them, since they wouldn't even bother playing through them (mostly just want the skill unlocks).

In the UK anyway, prophecies ce has been £9.99 for months.

The CE is still around? Wow. Think I may do a little overseas shopping in that case.