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    Backer rewards rip off

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    Cykow, I don't think that offering Obsidian Edition at discounted price will actually cut it. I've already paid almost 80 dollars (base "physical copy" plus delivery) for "just a box" and don't want to pay even more. Dunno if this qualifies as fraud legally, but I sure feel decieved. Unfortunately, as it looks right now, Obsidian will most likely quietly sit the issue out and will not do anything to remedy the damage. Probably, there's no problem from their perspective. Or legal advisor told them to sit tight until the scooe of outcry will become clear. I just can't find any other reason for totally ignoring fair complaints from the loyal backers.

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    Backer rewards rip off

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    Thejs, the answer is kind of easy. Yes, it sucks a little bit to pay 70 us dollars for an empty box. Do you want to buy an empty box for this kind of cash? And mind you, Obsidian said NOTHING about the issue, not a single word. So, the problem does not exist? My messages to the support were left ignored. They know that they screwed up and for some reason refuse to acknowledge it and take action.

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    Backer rewards rip off

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    boffmoffet, honestly, I have no idea why this was done. Obviously, it was a terrible idea. Explanation I can come up with is not a pretty one. Probably, someone came up with the idea that it would be much cheaper to provide a modded four dollar video steelbook with a one dollar plastic card and for some reason fans should be cool with it ("Why would not they, no one uses physical media anyways..." - possible trail of thought) Printing DVDs is probably much more expensive. And buying from Amazon is not cheap too. And yes, I agree, this is breach of our trust. My question to anyone who came up with this would be why I was not warned about it? So I would not change my pledge before it's too late? Why anyone would think it's okay to sell an EMPTY box and expect fans to be cool with it?

    Backer rewards rip off

    in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

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    Well, I got my physical box today and boy was I suprised when I opened it. I never read and update about this (or maybe I forgot), but this experience and the collector's edition for Dreamfall Chapters just convinced me to stop pledging for these things. At the time of pledging (and it was day one) I was promised a physical copy, which to any normal person means a CD or DVD. Somebody might think it will be on a USB key, but nobody expects a code in a box :/ It's really disappointing. Even if they try to fix it with a DVD copy of the game, what's the point, the steelbook can't hold the DVD, it has no placeholder for it. Truly disappointing. Any excuses on semantics about the reward tier (Physical Box) is just treating the customer as a dumb person. 

     

    I believe most backers at this tier actually wanted a drm-free DVD copy of the game and that is what they expected. You should have been clear from DAY ONE, this is just a pretty box with code in it. But if you were, I would not have pledged to this tier. So, yeah, I am feeling duped.

    I do feel your pain. My "physical box" arrived on Tuesday. Man, I could not believe what I saw. What a letdown. I don't remember anyone from the team ever contacting me regarding this change, as I would totally aligned my tier accordingly. I don't need a useless box with a "nice sturdy card" and generic thank-you-for-your-money leaflet. Oh, well. It was good while it lasted. Will not back anything from this team ever again.

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