OoO-avatar-OoO wrote:
DeathWolf2u wrote:
That's true KrazyFace I understand where you are coming from. However look at how much a PS3 game cost, what....$49 to $59? Most gamers keep the game until they beat it then trade it in getting next to nothing for it.
I'm guilty of that, so to get everything in the fossil museum from Granzella might cost a pretty penny I know I will have a longer and permanent enjoyment from everything at Southern Paradise than I would...oh...say...like 'Lollipop Chainsaw' that just released recently. What took 8 hours to beat, then what???? Trade it in naturally or let it collect dust on the shelf. Not too mention it wasn't a great game and all, mediocre at best.
I really won't know the total price until I log back into Home after maintenance and total the price up minus the tickets for dig site to see where I'm at. But like in my post before yours I have a great interest in Southern Paradise so I'm willing to buy more items there than anywhere else, but that's me and doesn't reflect other players, so your statement is solid for those that do not frequent Southern Paradise or have the money to sink into it.
Did I miss the part where Southern Paradise is a GAME? Am I doing something wrong?? All I have been doing to this point is run up to the dig site and press a few buttons and then sit back and watch. Activity perhaps, but a game?
The museum is no doubt a beautiful space, although I fail to see why it isn’t a PUBLIC space? Now ask yourself this question. How much would you pay for that space if it were sold as a bundle with everything included? Then realize that you will probably end up paying ten times that amount and wasting (in my opinion) hours upon hours to acquire it.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy grinding for items as much as the next guy, but don’t make me grind and take me to the cleaners at the same time. Granzella will NEVER sell this space as a bundle because the sticker shock would scare even the big spenders. I mean I could buy a season pass to a real museum for a fraction of the cost.
Comparing a full-disc based game to an online grinder can't really be done, it's a bit like comparing say, FB Farmville with The Sims. The structure alone means you can't. However, I do understand you comparing the money>time>entertainment derived. A lot of people will justify game prices this way; the longer the time spent in a game, the more they feel they've gotten their money's worth from it. Which is fine. I myself have spent considerable amounts on apartments and furniture to go in them, just because I like doing it and seeing the end result, so, to each their own.
Personally, I'm not a grinding fan, and after about a month of fossil digging I just got bored and gave up. I still visit the space though, since it's usually quite an active place. As for things like Blueprint or Tycoon, well, those remain to show their true colours but, I think it's safe to say that those who are SimCity fans will love Tycoon, and those who decorate will equally love Blueprint. The bottom line with both of these however will be (as is with Granzella) a case of price. Only those completely compelled by each meta-game will sink all their funding into them. And I'm not about to pay anyone a hundred pounds to play with an imaginary city, or for the ability to shift some walls and windows around either.
