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Posted May 13, 2011
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StingingVelvet: I don't play TF2 so no big deal here. I'm not sure a few silly items is something to get upset about. Like I said in the other similar thread it's story content that I feel should never be locked away behind a pre-order code or specific store.
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Foxhack: If they end up giving the items to GOG buyers I'll take them if you don't mind. :p
Well I'm getting the boxed version from amazon, so... tough luck! I did offer to give away my "sword master suit" to whoever PM'd me on release day for it.
Posted May 13, 2011
Back when I was a kid, there was this word "reward". It had this funny meaning that you got something for something, instead of "everyone else didn't get it as a form of punishment".

Custom items made me stop playing TF2, so my preferences might be keeping me from seeing the big deal here.

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keeveek: what the HELL are you talking about.

You have additional free goodies on GoG, a FREE RPG game as a bonus and you're whining about some stupid hat in TF2...?
This.
Posted May 13, 2011
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keeveek: what the HELL are you talking about.

You have additional free goodies on GoG, a FREE RPG game as a bonus and you're whining about some stupid hat in TF2...?
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Adzeth: This.
I think it's just more that TF2 in itself inspires whining.
Posted May 13, 2011
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Ash360: I think it's just more that TF2 in itself inspires whining.
But what else? you don't have any better alternative than GOG if you want a digital copy...
Posted May 13, 2011
Sorry Valve, I am pre-ordering from GOG and that is final!

....Raise it to four items and you have a deal. /joke
Post edited May 13, 2011 by Gamerlord
Posted May 13, 2011
People who love TF2 items THAT much would've preordered TW2 from Steam anyway...
Posted May 13, 2011
This isn't a matter of "If I don't buy it at Steam I won't be able to get the items."

I just find any game that includes TF2 items to be... horribly... suspicious. It's a way to ensure a moderate amount of sales on Steam. It also makes me lose confidence in the quality of the game.
Posted May 13, 2011
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Foxhack: This isn't a matter of "If I don't buy it at Steam I won't be able to get the items."

I just find any game that includes TF2 items to be... horribly... suspicious. It's a way to ensure a moderate amount of sales on Steam. It also makes me lose confidence in the quality of the game.
Well RPGs are not very popular nowadays compared to games like Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 etc. I think including TF2 items is a good idea if you want to get more mainstream gamers interested in the Witcher 2.
Posted May 13, 2011
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Foxhack: This isn't a matter of "If I don't buy it at Steam I won't be able to get the items."

I just find any game that includes TF2 items to be... horribly... suspicious. It's a way to ensure a moderate amount of sales on Steam. It also makes me lose confidence in the quality of the game.
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macuahuitlgog: Well RPGs are not very popular nowadays compared to games like Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 etc. I think including TF2 items is a good idea if you want to get more mainstream gamers interested in the Witcher 2.
Wouldn't exactly call Team Fortress 2 as mainstream as call of duty, and games like fallout and dragon age still sell moderately well.
Posted May 13, 2011
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Foxhack: This isn't a matter of "If I don't buy it at Steam I won't be able to get the items."

I just find any game that includes TF2 items to be... horribly... suspicious. It's a way to ensure a moderate amount of sales on Steam. It also makes me lose confidence in the quality of the game.
Given some of the last few games to do it were Total War: Shogun 2, Plants vs Zombies and Mount and Blade I *really* can not agree with the 'lack of confidence' thing :)

It's a marketing ploy, simple as that. But not necessarily for bad games. Heck, it's probably nice for both developer and Valve. Valve gets some more goodies for one of their games, and the developer gets some more sales from freaks like me xD (though I don't think I'll be getting many more full priced games just for the goodies xD)

I got Homefront 2 (bad one to be fair) and Shogun 2 for the goodies mostly (and I wanted Shogun 2 to some extent) and with the goodies I basically paid off both.

But the market is crumbling at the moment with the massive influx of hats. So yeah, getting less and less likely for people to buy for that.

Edit: Omg nooo... they're scout items ... :( I love scout
Post edited May 13, 2011 by Pheace
Posted May 13, 2011
I see nothing wrong with throwing in TF2 items. I love that game, and getting an extra hat would be a neat bonus.
Posted May 13, 2011
About popularity. The Witcher 2 was pre-ordered 111 000 times, and 40% of these was digital copies. I don't think that Witcher 2 needs to encourage with TF2 items. It's just another opportunity to have The witcher 2 and TF2 on the front page of STEAM.
Posted May 13, 2011
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Pheace: Given some of the last few games to do it were Total War: Shogun 2, Plants vs Zombies and Mount and Blade I *really* can not agree with the 'lack of confidence' thing :)
Thanks for posting this! I haven't touched TF2 in ages, but had PvZ before the required date. It's just a road cone/bucket, but hey... It's free.
Posted May 13, 2011
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Pheace: Given some of the last few games to do it were Total War: Shogun 2, Plants vs Zombies and Mount and Blade I *really* can not agree with the 'lack of confidence' thing :)
Plants Vs Zombies was a huge hit before they added hats. Likewise, people who own Left 4 Dead 2 got a weapon and a hat. They're in-game bonus items that were given out for free after the game was already popular. They're still marketing ploys, but given as gifts after they were already owned by a lot of people.

Eh.
Posted May 13, 2011
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Catshade: People who love TF2 items THAT much would've preordered TW2 from Steam anyway...
That's a baseless claim. If we didn't know about the items, why would we have preordered from Steam?

I may end up buying two copies at this rate.
Post edited May 13, 2011 by Taleroth
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