Should i preorder Rebelion or buy Trinity now??

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yeah, i just know this magnificient game from trying from my friend. I cannot belive my imagination about "star wars" thing exist in this game.

 

To the point, i want buy this game, but Rebellion are the next game in this series. There are already preorder, but i want it know.

 

Why i am asking this? because if you chose to buy Rebellion, you spend 39.95, But if you buy trinity then upgrade to rebellion, it cost 39.95 + 29.95 = 69.9. Almost twice the value offer from Rebellion

 

So, is my calculation wrong??

 

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Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Pre-Orders Begin

By Yarlen on March 3, 2011 5:14:16 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire Forums Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsExternal Link

Eager RTS gamers can now pre-order the upcoming Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion!  All pre-order customers will gain access to the Rebellion beta scheduled for later this year (your credit card will be charged at that time).

New Sins of a Solar Empire customers can pre-order Rebellion for $39.95.  Existing registered Sins players who have registered Diplomacy or Trinity can upgrade to Rebellion for $29.95.

To pre-order, just head to the Store:  https://www.sinsofasolarempire.com/store.aspx

(Please note that if you choose a bundle upgrade option - i.e., Rebellion with the Expansion Bundle - you will be charged immediately

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Your calculation is correct. Its kind of a bad time to get Sins right now, as the option that is the best for your money won't allow you to immediately play the game. x_x

So unless they decide to allow pre-orders to automatically come with trinity, you'll have to wait until the Rebellion beta to be able to play the game in any form. Though of course that will save you $30.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

It basically comes down to whether you want to play it right now or if you're willing to wait for Rebellion.  To be honest, I'd wait for Rebellion and get the best bang for your buck, but Sins is a great game and you may get your enjoyment's worth out of Trinity before the release of Rebellion.  Your money, your call.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting GoaFan77, reply 1
So unless they decide to allow pre-orders to automatically come with trinity, you'll have to wait until the Rebellion beta to be able to play the game in any form. Though of course that will save you $30.
End of GoaFan77's quote

Maybe they should offer to sell Rebellion with current access to Trinity for $50.  That way, people would have to pay a $10 premium to be able to play the Trinity content now.  It would essentially be like selling Trinity for $40 and Rebellion for $10, but Stardock and Ironclad would rake in $10 more than if someone waited for Rebellion.

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

I was going to make a post about game companies screwing early adopters as usual, but my understanding is that Rebellion is a stand-alone expansion in the same way Relic's Dawn of War 1 games did their stand-alone expansions-- featuring the features of the base game and only allowing you to play as the factions introduced in the expansion(s) you have. For example, if you buy Rebellion stand-alone you can only play other Rebellion-only players in multiplayer, or you can play people without Rebellion but only play as the Loyalist/Rebel factions.

If my understanding is wrong and Rebellion includes Trinity, or if my definition of the factions is wrong and Loyalist/Rebel is a prefix to the existing races (e.g. Loyalist TEC, Rebel TEC, Loyalist Advent, Rebel Vasari, etc.) then it's game companies screwing early adopters as usual.

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

I don't think Stardock and Ironclad are going to try to nickel and dime people like that.  The early adopters, at least people who purchased the games prior to the Rebellion announcement, are not going to get screwed because they have been able to enjoy the game all this time.  At some point, years from now, the price of Rebellion will probably drop to $10, but who wants to wait that long to play a game?

I do wish that the discount for Diplomacy/Trinity owners were a little greater, say $15 or $20 since they would essentially be repurchasing Trinity, but if Rebellion is really good and revitalizes online multiplayer I won't complain.  There might be some logic to charging ecstatic fans of the game a little more money--they have already derived more entertainment value than what they originally paid for the game.  I know that I have, and I'm into it for $60 now.

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

You should only get Trinity now if you want to play now.  If you're in no rush, Rebellion is the way to go. ;)

Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

Like what the others said.  If you want to play the game now, buy it.  If you can wait and don't want to play it now, then don't buy it.

 

If you want to buy it now but are having a hard time deciding if you should or not, let me give you something to think about if you have not already:

 

If you buy the game now, and you play it say, 6 hours/week (which is not a lot) you will get more than 200 hours worth of entertainment value before Rebellion is released (I don't know the exact date of it's release, but lets say its released in December).  That means you are paying less than 15 cents per hour of entertainment.  The more you play the game, the more value you for your money.

 

Compare that to going to the movies.  Lets say you go to the movies once a month and you pay $10 for your movie ticket (perhaps more or less depending upon your city, but in Los Angeles, you pay more than that).  Lets say each movie you see is 2 hours.  That means between now and Dec, you will pay $80 to your local theater, not including the cost of gas to drive there or any food you buy (8 movies, apr - nov).  That's 16 hours of entertainment which cost you $5/hour, and you can't watch the movie again.

 

I'm sure you already know this, but perhaps you didn't break it down like this.  Games are a great value for the amount of entertainment they provide...you just have to be careful to not allow them to take up so much of your time that it prevents you from doing other things you want to do in life.

 

I say, if are thinking a lot about it and will actually play it a lot, get it now and when rebellion comes out, then get it too.  Yes you will have paid a little more to the company, but these developers are giving you a lot of entertainment in exchange.  A lot more than you get from your local movie theater.  If Rebellion was coming out in the next month or 2, I would say wait, but we have over 6 months left so you have plenty of time to play before Rebellion hits shelves.