Thread: Sixth inventory bag will be made available as part of Riders of Rohan pre-purchase?!

Originally Posted by enginekid

Can we get a clarification on this?

I don't think Turbine knows yet. They've just put in hooks for this ability so it's brand new. They're probably getting input from marketing departments, running calculations to see what a good price is, etc. It's probably not entirely guaranteed that it will be a pre-order enticement.

Originally Posted by Lohi

I don't think Turbine knows yet. They've just put in hooks for this ability so it's brand new. They're probably getting input from marketing departments, running calculations to see what a good price is, etc. It's probably not entirely guaranteed that it will be a pre-order enticement.

At this point, if it *isn't* part of the pre-order, there will be....issues. (Although it's not like people don't have issues already, but the inclusion in the pre-order was pretty much a flat statement that it will be.)

--W. H. Heydt

Old Used Programmer

Originally Posted by Cindir

I am beginning to think that there are two camps here:
1) people who think Turbine are nickle and diming - and who have limited money to spend.
2) people who have those shiny powerful computers and who could not care less if Turbine charges a lot of extra TP on top of a sub fee for a basic game feature like a bag. These people don't mind at all to pay in advance for RoR.

My evidence:



Hex, I know - it was a joke. Still, mighty different perspective if you have plenty of money to spend on entertainment, or do not have it.

I have $10 a month. But I save it up because the game is free. Literally $10 a month. Wife mandated.

Originally Posted by Lohi

They're probably getting input from marketing departments, running calculations to see what a good price is, etc.

They use a simple formula to determine the price: TP = # of related posts x 10.

So the cost will be 1230 TP. Sorry, 1240 TP after my post. :P

Originally Posted by Beleg

They use a simple formula to determine the price: TP = # of related posts x 10.

So the cost will be 1230 TP. Sorry, 1240 TP after my post. :P

So the solution is for everyone to delete their posts so the cost is 0! Brilliant :P

Originally Posted by hex2323

I have $10 a month. But I save it up because the game is free. Literally $10 a month. Wife mandated.

The man in me is cringing right now, but the adult in me depressingly sighs and agrees that its probably good to have an "entertainment allowance" or something similar.

Originally Posted by Crell_1

So the solution is for everyone to delete their posts so the cost is 0! Brilliant :P

Exactly! We need to show no interest in this feature at all. Another bag? Meh, who cares... I don't have anything to put in it anyway.

Now if the bag came with an Eagle mount, then maybe I'd think about it....

Originally Posted by achromatis

The man in me is cringing right now, but the adult in me depressingly sighs and agrees that its probably good to have an "entertainment allowance" or something similar.

It's a well known fact that when it comes to games... I cannot be trusted with money.

Now, of course, the money is there and I can use it guilt free and so perhaps that taints my notion of dropping 10 large on a TP card, but it hasn't always been that way. Even three years ago there was NO money. Zero for games. I did whatever I had to to keep at least 1 sub open. Scrap junk, ebay old stuff, rob the salvation army guy. But I did it. I ever returned cans once every three months to get that one month fee.

I'm pretty sure my head is on straight about this, but I've been wrong about my head before. The bag is going to be around 1000 TP if I read the tea leaves right (okay, disclaimer, this is just my opinion and I'm not even saying I think it will happen, it's a full on guess, but I'm planning my bag purchases around that number and if I'm wrong I'll readjust. BTW, this is to avoid a fight about price. I don't want to argue).

That's my $10.

And that's still less than the $15 I busted my heinenbacher for just 3 years ago. $30 tops. I can have one in three months after they release it even at that price. BAG.

And I'm not pre-purchasing. I hardly ever do that with any game. I'm not worried.

Originally Posted by hex2323

Literally $10 a month. Wife mandated.

That explains your picture.

Originally Posted by enginekid88

I can't tell if you are agreeing it should come as part of RoR or if you think it should cost extra. Remember we already were forced to buy the wallet.

Sorry for the late reply, it seems I missed this post.

I don't really care whether the bag is included in the pre-purchase; I'm unlikely to get it myself (I have yet to reach level 40 on any character) and I'm sure that if it weren't to be included, something else would be. The something else would likely be equally good, but probably to different people. I do think it's a moot point now; it's been promised as a part of the pre-order and reconsidering that would really give people something to complain about.

I wasn't replying so much to the original question as to the statement that 'we need it more than ever now'; I simply don't believe that to be true, and felt the urge to point that out.

Originally Posted by enginekid

Can we get a clarification on this?

Will the 6th bag only go free to those who pre-purchase RoR? Or will it be included in all purchases of RoR (eg. you were away and missed the pre-purchase, but got back, and bought RoR the next week)?

I think you can be sure you won't get the bag for free when you purchase RoR after launch, they won't make it a Pre-order reward for nothing.. in the entire life span of Lotro all Pre-order rewards have been either exclusive to Pre-order... or payed for after launch of the expansion.

This would make more sense because then they will get a lot of Pre-orders, fast and early cash for Turbine...

Originally Posted by DuroNL

I think you can be sure you won't get the bag for free when you purchase RoR after launch, they won't make it a Pre-order reward for nothing.. in the entire life span of Lotro all Pre-order rewards have been either exclusive to Pre-order... or payed for after launch of the expansion.

This would make more sense because then they will get a lot of Pre-orders, fast and early cash for Turbine...

Don't be so sure on getting lots of pre-orders. Many are not happy with ROI & given all the issues this game has been having since that launch, not to mention many have either stopped paying money for this game or just quit. Turbine could be in for a surprise. If I was them, I'd be getting my act together & changing some things before it's too late.

I was all for the pre-order but now with all the problems going on in game & they continue to get worse, I am thinking twice about it.

Originally Posted by Annariel

I wasn't replying so much to the original question as to the statement that 'we need it more than ever now'; I simply don't believe that to be true, and felt the urge to point that out.

You don't need it more than ever now. With your chosen play style, you might not come close to filling the 3 (or 4 or 5) bags you have now, making a 6th bag of very little value to you.

I don't have any more player demographic data than you or the person whose statement you oppose do, however I feel comfortable that there are many more players with high level characters and near-full bags than there are with characters of a low maximum level and much less full bags. While it's fair for you to not believe its true that very many people want more bags, it's equally fair to point out that people have been asking for a 6th bag for a very long time (rendering your belief a little confusing).

Originally Posted by Sapience

Instead of just fixing them for the next release, the person responsible thought players would like a fun little quest instead of just interesting, content-less, interiors. So there was never anything to promote. It was a little bit of spontaneous bonus content thrown in for fun.

Please pass on to the "person responsible" that I had a great deal of fun with the "little bit of spontaneous bonus content" in Bree! Ha ha ha!

Honor and fun,
Dannigan