If you get 9k LP worth of value from the Standard Edition for $40 then that is good value imo, the problem is how the standard edition has been constructed, what it includes and what it doesn't include. Aria of the Valar is going to be listed at around 6,500 LP and the Mordor content at only 2,500 LP. I think the major problem is the Standard Edition and how it is made up. In this particular case, though, I do think they have a case, for all the reasons portrayed above. It makes one wonder whether MMO players just always want to complain about their expansion's price. (Although I didn't find its pricing that offensive personally, especially when having looked at other MMO expansions).

(See LOTRO's transformation from behind the scenes.)ДЄs for GW2's HoT expansion: darn, I did know that, somewhere deep down. That may sound harsh but the game speaks for itself.' There was never a dev fired for poor work-sometimes it seemed like a cabal where if nobody admitted the quality of the game was down, nobody would get blamed for it. It couldn't possibly be that the devs were putting out sloppy, uninspired work or substituting mindless grinds in place of meaningful, engaging gameplay. '(.) there was never, ever any self-examination when it came to player dissatisfaction. That's not meant as a ragey comment, but just as it is. It wouldn't surprise me as the developers historically have shown a complete lack of self evaluation. I'm worried that SSG will underestimate the value of player goodwill and how much revenue they're missing out on by making people buy the expansion with LP rather than with real money. They are the ones that need to have a clue about what's going on in the community. I don't want to blame DBG entirely, though, because I feel SSG as a indie game studio have some responsibility in the matter, too. I read about the EQ2 pricing shortly after I published the article, and that does indeed sound very similar. Perhaps Syp's on Massively OP? I was upset at first as well and if I'd have written my article in the heat of the moment on the same day, it may have ended up reading similarly. Heh, I wonder what post that was you read, Shintar. Anet had to cave early on and increase the perks to quell a player riot but even so resentment about the price of the Xpack went on for a long time and still bubbles up even now. There was massive and widespread anger at a) the fact there even was an expansion b) the price and c) the fact that it wasn't free. If, on the other hand, the prices are more moderate (or the perks significantly better) then I suppose it means last years price hike went too far.ДЄlso, when it comes to the pricing of GW2's HoT expansion, the idea that 'players understand this and are willing to pay more' is a long way from what actually happened. If this year's Xpack comes in at around the same (or even higher) then I guess we can assume that was bluster and people did in fact pay up. There was a lot of kickback against the pricing structure last time and plenty of 'That's It! I Quit!' posts based on the supposed gouging. It's going to be very interesting to see what prices DBG go for this year. I immediately thought of the EQ2 expansion prices from last year when I read the OP.

It is used to to push people into buying the deluxe version in a similar fashion as the sixth bag was in 2012. However, LOTRO's new High Elf race is exclusive to the deluxe and legendary edition. It's not even the ridiculous price of the legendary edition that's disgruntling most current players: that's obviously meant for fans that want to support the game in any way they can, and it only grants cosmetic fluff on top of the content of the other editions. Fast forward five years and nothing has changed. So far, each expansion has reinforced the image of the game studio as greedy and out-of-touch with their community. The pre-order offers for Helm's Deep in 2013 didn't fare much better. Only after a huge player outcry did the developers quickly announce that the bag would be available for separate purchase in the Store as well, upon launch. Back then a essential quality-of-life feature, the sixth inventory bag, was originally exclusive to, and gated behind the legendary edition. Veteran players may still remember the Riders of Rohan pre-order costs in 2012. It is not the first time LOTRO's pre-order offers cause a stir in the community.

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