Originally Posted by glyph42 While Tony's updates are very much appreciated, Amazon itself doesn't do a very good job of promoting the EC list. Beyond the disclaimer on the EC page which states "Amazon reserves the right to change or terminate this promotion at any time." there isn't any real indication that the list will change at all. Unless I check the forums daily I have no idea when deals will expire or when new deals will appear. I'd much rather see Amazon explicitly state "these are the deals for the first week of January, check back next Monday for the second week's deals" or something like that... I also wouldn't mind some reminder e-mails from Amazon each time the EC list refreshes. If Amazon can spam my inbox with coupons for F2P game offers that I don't want they can certainly promote the EC coupon a bit better!

For real. We look at this pretty regularly and we're hoping to incorporate a calendar type view for upcoming deals. This won't address pricematching but should address upcoming stuff (as far out as we have it).

As for emails, this is a great idea.

Cheers,
Tony

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Originally Posted by forthenguyen Don't crucify me, here, but what games did 1C make, and what is this complete bundle and at what price?

Originally Posted by Motoki Last I remember, and it's been a while since it was discussed beyond 'whatever happened to that 1C pack', it was $15 for everything here: http://store.steampowered.com/publisher/1C%20Company

An update to this is that we're waiting on the Strat First pack to do the stress test then figuring out the 1C bundle.

Cheers,
Tony

Tony,

I guess it would be beneficial to people who posted what they wanted and at what price point they'd be willing to pull the trigger/make use of their coupons. I'll dive right in but I know full well some of these price points just aren't happening until summer-ish.

(All prices after-coupon)

Hell Yeah -- $2.50ish
Realms of Ancient War -- $2.50ish
Risen 2 -- $5ish
X-Com -- $10ish (not happening, I know)


Stuff Amazon doesn't even carry but potentially could due to existing publisher relationships:

Alpha Protocol -- $2.50 to $3.75ish
Sacred 2 Gold -- $5ish
Amalur Steam version (lulz) -- $10-$15ish


Just an example of my eclectic taste and how hard it is to please everyone. All of that stuff would be 'insta-buy' no second thoughts at those price points.

Originally Posted by hailey Why am I being guilt tripped by a passive aggressive marketer because I don't like particular deals? I feel legitimately disheartened as a customer because I bought many things on the premise that the $5 coupons would benefit me in the future. Now the deals are bottom of the barrel or literally the exact same deals + $5. Why cant I say I'm disappointed by that? Or that I think it sucks?

Then that's your own entitled hangup. There have been some stellar deals here in the past few days with these coupons, many of which have been pointed out repeatedly by the community. You don't like the deals, but many other people are just fine with them. What exactly were you expecting here? The only thing disappointing to this is this entitled, spoiled brat reaction from a vocal few on here. People are doing the same thing they did to Josh (the KMart rep) when we had them reach out to us for deals. It's disgusting.

This question might've been asked before, but will there ever be a shopping cart for digital purchases where I can buy different games at the same time as opposed to just one at a time?

Yes, a lot of the complaining and whining isn't helping Tony (or Amazon), but at the same time, replying with "Tony is da best" or "Whiners just want free games" isn't helping either.

A lot of the deals that Amazon have provided since Black Friday have been great (2K Packs and Darksiders for example) and I think overall Amazon kicked Steam's ass this holiday season.

However, if Amazon is have people consider their January Editor's Choice sale as a super-sale event -- one of the best of the year, then it must step-up.
Tony has been presenting a lot of the games as being a great deal AFTER COUPON. But Amazon must keep in mind that not everyone have those $5 coupons. If we are to compare the BEFORE COUPON price with previous deals that Amazon, Steam, and others have had, then this Editor's Choice Event has been lackluster.
That's not to knock on Tony -- he's been a great representative for both Amazon and gamers -- nor is it a complaint, but it's an honest criticism of this sale thus far.

Again, I want to re-iterate: Amazon has kicked Steam's ass in deals this season, but the Editor's Choice Sale hasn't been as good as previous Sales that Amazon and their competitors have had, in my opinion.

Originally Posted by forthenguyen Don't crucify me, here, but what games did 1C make, and what is this complete bundle and at what price?

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...postcount=8594

Originally Posted by aShufflinZombie Oops you CAN get Alice 1 with the Steam key. First you need to register the steam key in Steam. When you are in your library bring Alice: Madness Returns up. Copy the CD key from the link in the description. Paste the key into Origin as a product. When you download the Origin version, it includes Alice 1. I have not personally tried it but this may mean that you only need the standard steam key.

Sadly i can't confirm this. I just registered Alice Steam Key on Origin and it shows up in the Library just as "Alice: Madness Returns".

Haven't tried downloading it right now, but i doubt there is Alice 1 bundled with it, hopefully someone can prove me wrong.

Originally Posted by RiseFromYourGrave Gonna have to grab this trio. Nice price on NFS: TR, and I'll have to finally get those other two at that price. That'll leave me with 6 coupons to go Still hoping for TW: FotS... Thanks again, Tony!

NFS: The Run surely was worth the Lincoln, when Tony ran that deal a bit back.
At $4 after coupon - that's even better.

Originally Posted by mtxbass1 Then that's your own entitled hangup. There have been some stellar deals here in the past few days with these coupons, many of which have been pointed out repeatedly by the community. You don't like the deals, but many other people are just fine with them. What exactly were you expecting here? The only thing disappointing to this is this entitled, spoiled brat reaction from a vocal few on here. People are doing the same thing they did to Josh (the KMart rep) when we had them reach out to us for deals. It's disgusting.

Bingo. Anyone who bought the games they did based mostly off of the $5 coupons has only themselves to blame. I bought the games in December because they were good deals.

Originally Posted by tritangle However, if Amazon is have people consider their January Editor's Choice sale as a super-sale event -- one of the best of the year, then it must step-up.

The point is it was never promoted as such. Only some of the posters here convinced themselves that was the case. The problem lies in your interpretation.

legit feedback, huh...Okay let me have a hand that this,

A Long time ago (Aug 20, 2012) in a place far, far away (Seattle), an awesome company lead by its leader (Tony) was creating "new at the time" bundle deals to lure CAGers from its rival Steam (and Steam's clumsy half cousin, Origin).

Amazon created the The Enlightened Entertainment Package made by Enlight Software at a ridiculous $5.99 sale price.

Probably won't be Editor's Choice obviously but if you can revive back this deal again Tony, that'll be awesome.

Anyway, with the chance that the Alice Complete pack won't be on Steam anytime soon and me wanting the first game that I can't find anywhere (other than Ebay), probably going to use my coupon for that. $6.99 (w/coupon) seems to be pretty good.

Originally Posted by mtxbass1 Then that's your own entitled hangup. There have been some stellar deals here in the past few days with these coupons, many of which have been pointed out repeatedly by the community. You don't like the deals, but many other people are just fine with them. What exactly were you expecting here? The only thing disappointing to this is this entitled, spoiled brat reaction from a vocal few on here. People are doing the same thing they did to Josh (the KMart rep) when we had them reach out to us for deals. It's disgusting.

No need to call names.

While I appreciate the passion I think part of the snowball effect stems from the pile on that occurs when people to voice disappointment in such a way that is isn't actionable.

I'm contacting a mod at this point and am going to ask him to help implement some guidelines that support this observation.

Originally Posted by crzyboy88 This question might've been asked before, but will there ever be a shopping cart for digital purchases where I can buy different games at the same time as opposed to just one at a time?

You know how this thread sometimes gets derailed? I do that in every tech meeting. No word on a cart yet.

Originally Posted by tritangle Yes, a lot of the complaining and whining isn't helping Tony (or Amazon), but at the same time, replying with "Tony is da best" or "Whiners just want free games" isn't helping either. A lot of the deals that Amazon have provided since Black Friday have been great (2K Packs and Darksiders for example) and I think overall Amazon kicked Steam's ass this holiday season. However, if Amazon is have people consider their January Editor's Choice sale as a super-sale event -- one of the best of the year, then it must step-up. Tony has been presenting a lot of the games as being a great deal AFTER COUPON. But Amazon must keep in mind that not everyone have those $5 coupons. If we are to compare the BEFORE COUPON price with previous deals that Amazon, Steam, and others have had, then this Editor's Choice Event has been lackluster. That's not to knock on Tony -- he's been a great representative for both Amazon and gamers -- nor is it a complaint, but it's an honest criticism of this sale thus far. Again, I want to re-iterate: Amazon has kicked Steam's ass in deals this season, but the Editor's Choice Sale hasn't been as good as previous Sales that Amazon and their competitors have had, in my opinion.

/agreed...and this post is an example of a response that is pretty well thought out and I can use to drive action, and doesn't invite a response from people that have specifically asked for upcoming deals.

As noted above, I'm going to reach out to the mod team to help regulate.

Cheers,
Tony

Originally Posted by asheskitty http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...postcount=8594

Thanks. I knew it was buried here somewhere I just had no idea what the hell page it is on.

I guess I have to start bugging more about the Strategy First Pack now so that I can get to bug about the 1C one.

So, uh, when is that Strategy First pack happening?

Originally Posted by shezbot As noted by Tony on Reddit: 1/11-1/13: Alice: Madness Returns: The Complete Collection - $11.99 pre coupon (6.99 after coupon) Dragon Age Pack PC - $12.99 pre-coupon ($7.99 after coupon) 1/18-1/20: Need for Speed: The Run - $8.99 ($3.99 after coupon) EA Sports Classic Pack - $8.99 ($3.99 after coupon) Syndicate - $9.99 ($4.99 after coupon) Crysis Maximum Maximum -$17.99 ($12.99 after coupon) 1/13-1/19: Tantalizing THQ Medley - $11.99 pre coupon ($6.99 after coupon) 1/11-1/12 Darksiders Franchise Pack - $13.19 before coupon ($8.19 after coupon) Saints Row The Third: The Full Package - $12.49 pre coupon ($7.49 after coupon)

Originally Posted by Amazon DVG Deals Alice Complete Dragon Age Pack Need for Speed: The Run EA Classics Bundle (Madden '08 and NHL 09) Syndicate Crysis Maximum Maximum Pack Burning Hot Bundle (NFS Hot Pursuit, Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box) Battlefield 3 Shortcut Bundle Cheers, Tony

Hey Tony, been at work all day but didn't see this asked. Is that Burning Hot bundle still planned this month? Any update on when/price on it? Thanks

Long time lurker on this thread.

Just wanted to say you have been doing a great job Tony. This thread introduced me to Amazon's digital games and I have taken advantage of many of the deals you have posted here. Pretty sure I got around 6 EC credits still to use.

Keep up the great work and looking forward to another year of savings!

Originally Posted by Trace17 Hey Tony, been at work all day but didn't see this asked. Is that Burning Hot bundle still planned this month? Any update on when/price on it? Thanks

I need to hit up EA about this again.

Cheers,
Tony

Originally Posted by Mooby The point is it was never promoted as such. Only some of the posters here convinced themselves that was the case. The problem lies in your interpretation.

Actually, I can see where that line of thinking comes from, considering it was the super-sale of the year last year. There wasn't really any indication that this year would be different, either.

So while this is still a great promotion and I'm not disappointed at all, I could see how someone would be.

I may have missed it in the past, but has there ever been a GTA sale? Would it be possible for Amazon to match Steam's deal from the sale and get the franchise pack around $12.49?

Originally Posted by tjs09 Actually, I can see where that line of thinking comes from, considering it was the super-sale of the year last year. There wasn't really any indication that this year would be different, either. So while this is still a great promotion and I'm not disappointed at all, I could see how someone would be.

Here's my train of thought:

I got 8 coupons left...and I already own MANY of the games on the EC List already.

And many of the games I want that are on the EC List - they're just not cheap enough to suit me, so I just don't feel like spending the $ on them.