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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 7724682" data-attributes="member: 7635">It doesn't have to be new, but it has to have something special about it. I've bought the Original Trilogy of Star Wars 5 times; the original letterbox versions on VHS, the 97 Special Editions on VHS, The first DVD release boxset, the 2nd individual release DVDs with the bonus unaltered versions, and the Blu-Ray versions. They're the same movie; Luke still blows up the Death Star, Han is still put in carbonite, and Vader still betrays the Emperor; but each version gives me something unique since the original VHS letterbox; be it additional scenes (for good or ill), bonus content, improved visual/audio enhancement, etc. There is a reason to buy each. This feels like a company putting out the 2004 DVD release without any bonus content (extras or alterations) but charging the same cost as the Ultimate Edition Blu-Ray Box set. I'm getting nothing special for the same cost as the bells-and-whistles versions already out there. I get there is an audience for the no-frills &quot;give me just the movie&quot;&nbsp; releases, but it doesn't seem fair to charge them the same amount as the ones with deleted scenes, directors commentary, and special features. As I keep saying, if I'm looking for just the books, D&amp;D Beyond's Compendium Only is far better deal at $10 less. Which is why I keep asking &quot;why should I pay $10 more for the same content here?&quot; Offering a choice is a good thing. And if that choice is &quot;pay $20 for something or pay $30 for the same thing&quot;, then the people who choose the latter deserved to be separated from their money, as the proverb goes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 7724682, member: 7635"] It doesn't have to be new, but it has to have something special about it. I've bought the Original Trilogy of Star Wars 5 times; the original letterbox versions on VHS, the 97 Special Editions on VHS, The first DVD release boxset, the 2nd individual release DVDs with the bonus unaltered versions, and the Blu-Ray versions. They're the same movie; Luke still blows up the Death Star, Han is still put in carbonite, and Vader still betrays the Emperor; but each version gives me something unique since the original VHS letterbox; be it additional scenes (for good or ill), bonus content, improved visual/audio enhancement, etc. There is a reason to buy each. This feels like a company putting out the 2004 DVD release without any bonus content (extras or alterations) but charging the same cost as the Ultimate Edition Blu-Ray Box set. I'm getting nothing special for the same cost as the bells-and-whistles versions already out there. I get there is an audience for the no-frills "give me just the movie" releases, but it doesn't seem fair to charge them the same amount as the ones with deleted scenes, directors commentary, and special features. As I keep saying, if I'm looking for just the books, D&D Beyond's Compendium Only is far better deal at $10 less. Which is why I keep asking "why should I pay $10 more for the same content here?" Offering a choice is a good thing. And if that choice is "pay $20 for something or pay $30 for the same thing", then the people who choose the latter deserved to be separated from their money, as the proverb goes. [/QUOTE]

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