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Well, many countries don't allow MSRP as it amounts to 'price fixing'. We also know that the market usually dictates prices, and MSRP can mean nothing.

That said, it'll be weird to hear of a new product and not really get an idea of what the price might be off of the bat. 

On 2/11/2019 at 10:58 AM, Lasraik said:

Picked up The Division on Steam during the Lunar Sale for $5.  Based on the reviews it seems as though it's more fun if you play with friends.

Anyone playing it or anyone that has played it?

Damn its 50 bucks now.  That is a great pick up.  We love the co-op stuff at our place.  Let me know how you like it.

28 minutes ago, Pasanda said:

That was great. Reminiscing on both an amazing film and an amazing game simultaneously. I won't tell you what i just did in my pants.

No worries friend!  Incontinence is a common problem in the elderly.  We don't have to talk about it if you aren't comfortable.

1 hour ago, Jag said:

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Relic Raids at 2am in the depths of Hibernia. I have watched countless zergs collide like 2 handfuls of glitter tossed together in the dark over Hadrian's wall.  All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die. ~ Dakil

That was great. Reminiscing on both an amazing film and an amazing game simultaneously. I won't tell you what i just did in my pants.

League of Legends, Diablo 3, and (epic sigh) Apex Legends.

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Relic Raids at 2am in the depths of Hibernia. I have watched countless zergs collide like 2 handfuls of glitter tossed together in the dark over Hadrian's wall.  All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die. ~ Dakil

Hey everyone! So, we recorded Thursday's video and had it halfway edited before we realized that I had completely forgotten two very important things! The pack opening for the winner of our Twitter Tokens contest and the winner for our Patron only giveaway! So we decided to just make a seperate video to cover those two things. https://youtu.be/UKsYhj1NZo0

Indeed, here are my thoughts:

I'm assuming the main goal of this is to reduce complaining about the Estimated Value of products. Time and time again, WOTC releases product information, along with MSRP, and people point out that the product is bad based on MSRP. This is basically a way to release potentially bad, low-EV products without people complaining about how they aren't "worth it," This is particularly good since the price of products will be determined by the secondary market anyway. Case and point Ultimate Masters, which dropped way below the over-inflated MSRP and sold for way lower after launch.

On the less-good front, some stores sold the Challenger Decks for above MSRP, and that was with a "moral obligation" to play by the rules, so without MSRP it's unlikely you'll see those sell at a remotely reasonable price.

Also, with no MSRP guidelines, big box stores (or Amazon) are much more likely to sell at a price lower than any LGS could ever compete with, which is very, VERY bad for local gaming stores. Though this is kind of already happening anyway, so.... *Shrug*

Altogether, I don't necessarily think it's a "good thing" or a "bad thing," it just seems like they are sacrificing market stability for the sake of better PR during product announcements. A trade-off, if you will.

I really like this initiative to reduce the amount of text on cards. There is such a limited amount of space in the text box and stuff like this just frees up space for more words, which means more complex cards can be printed.