Stronghold Kingdoms: Crown Prices a Bad Joke

TheDarkChaplain · 02-28-2012, 11:31 AM

Completely disregarding the buggy client, lackluster tutorial, missing tooltips and pathetic settings or that the game throws errors at you and doesn't even start half of the time - what's up with these prices for Crowns?

http://i.imgur.com/2H8XF.png

60 (instead of 40) for 356€?
120 (instead of 80) for 571€?
240 (instead of 160) for 1071€?
525 (instead of 350) for 2142€?
900 (instead of 600) for 3571€?
1500 (instead of 1000) for 5714€?

Is this... real? Would anybody be stupid enough to spend years of gaming funds for some ingame currency?
I mean, we're used to getting bent over by publishers these days, but THIS is a disgrace without comparison.
For 40/60 crows, I could build one or almost two above-average PCs from scratch. For 356€ you get at least 6 full-priced AAA games.

And these are the Beta prices/offers. It really is beyond pathetic to get served such a bug-ridden and incomplete game that throws such extreme offers at you.

With that, I'm gonna uninstall this "Free to Play" game. This is no business model I wish to support in any way.
If this is an error, then it is one of the worst ones in the game, and that says a lot when you consider the full broadside of .net and runtime errors it throws at you.

§W- · 02-28-2012, 11:38 AM

So buggy, they can't even get their decimal places correct...

Ceron · 02-28-2012, 11:47 AM

Nearly six thousand Euros for ingame currency? Sounds legit.

s1234567890m · 02-28-2012, 11:50 AM

well i suppose it is harder to buy power

Lansun · 02-28-2012, 11:56 AM

Only 5700 Euros for 1500 crowns? I gotta get in on this!

Elenoe · 02-28-2012, 02:15 PM

these prices are not mad, they are just premature. Just wait a year, two top and you will be happy you get at least something for 5700€

John Matrix · 02-28-2012, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by §W-

So buggy, they can't even get their decimal places correct...

Yep - http://help.strongholdkingdoms.com/i...Firefly_Crowns

Friendliest · 02-28-2012, 05:38 PM

u don't want to buy crowns anyway. just a waste of money when 10 macemen come over and smash ur stone wall down in 10 seconds.

Smog1984 · 02-28-2012, 06:21 PM

Why was this thread moved here?

I'd recommend lord of ultima over this game. http://www.lordofultima.com/en/

It's by EA and is free-to-play but it also has paying to make it better (don't they all) but it's one of the more generous f2p games. ~$5 a month is all that needs to be paid. The extra items you can buy are found in game.

02-28-2012, 11:31 AM	#1
TheDarkChaplain Join Date: Oct 2011 Reputation: 215 Posts: 1,111	Stronghold Kingdoms: Crown Prices a Bad Joke Completely disregarding the buggy client, lackluster tutorial, missing tooltips and pathetic settings or that the game throws errors at you and doesn't even start half of the time - what's up with these prices for Crowns? http://i.imgur.com/2H8XF.png 60 (instead of 40) for 356€? 120 (instead of 80) for 571€? 240 (instead of 160) for 1071€? 525 (instead of 350) for 2142€? 900 (instead of 600) for 3571€? 1500 (instead of 1000) for 5714€? Is this... real? Would anybody be stupid enough to spend years of gaming funds for some ingame currency? I mean, we're used to getting bent over by publishers these days, but THIS is a disgrace without comparison. For 40/60 crows, I could build one or almost two above-average PCs from scratch. For 356€ you get at least 6 full-priced AAA games. And these are the Beta prices/offers. It really is beyond pathetic to get served such a bug-ridden and incomplete game that throws such extreme offers at you. With that, I'm gonna uninstall this "Free to Play" game. This is no business model I wish to support in any way. If this is an error, then it is one of the worst ones in the game, and that says a lot when you consider the full broadside of .net and runtime errors it throws at you.

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02-28-2012, 11:38 AM	#2
§W- Join Date: Jul 2003 Reputation: 423 Posts: 2,966	So buggy, they can't even get their decimal places correct...

02-28-2012, 11:47 AM	#3
Ceron Join Date: Oct 2010 Reputation: 182 Posts: 1,008	Nearly six thousand Euros for ingame currency? Sounds legit.

02-28-2012, 11:50 AM	#4
s1234567890m Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 146 Posts: 1,259	well i suppose it is harder to buy power

02-28-2012, 11:56 AM	#5
Lansun Join Date: Feb 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 65	Only 5700 Euros for 1500 crowns? I gotta get in on this!

02-28-2012, 02:15 PM	#6
Elenoe Join Date: Dec 2010 Reputation: 149 Posts: 1,155	these prices are not mad, they are just premature. Just wait a year, two top and you will be happy you get at least something for 5700€

02-28-2012, 05:38 PM	#8
Friendliest Join Date: Jan 2010 Reputation: 716 Posts: 3,738	u don't want to buy crowns anyway. just a waste of money when 10 macemen come over and smash ur stone wall down in 10 seconds.

02-28-2012, 06:21 PM	#9
Smog1984 Join Date: Jun 2011 Reputation: 133 Posts: 482	Why was this thread moved here? I'd recommend lord of ultima over this game. http://www.lordofultima.com/en/ It's by EA and is free-to-play but it also has paying to make it better (don't they all) but it's one of the more generous f2p games. ~$5 a month is all that needs to be paid. The extra items you can buy are found in game.