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So i was looking at some stuff in the Steam sales and i just noticed something that's pretty bad on Steam or R*s part.

 

The idea of buying a Complete/Gold/GOTY edition is to get all the released content including all DLC for a price which is cheaper than the combined total of buying it all separately, correct?

 

So then can someone please explain this to me please

 

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Notice the combined price of everything when purchasing individually is £23.29 but the price of the complete pack is £26.99, how the hell does that work. That means Steam are taking an extra £3 for every complete edition they sell and customers are better off buying the items individually and saving the £3.

 

Am i missing something?

 

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Sorry folks this is a pointless post. The base game is reduced by £10 in the individual price total so it should actually be £33.29.

 

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So i was looking at some stuff in the Steam sales and i just noticed something that's pretty bad on Steam or R*s part.

 

The idea of buying a Complete/Gold/GOTY edition is to get all the released content including all DLC for a price which is cheaper than the combined total of buying it all separately, correct?

 

So then can someone please explain this to me please

 

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Notice the combined price of everything when purchasing individually is £23.29 but the price of the complete pack is £26.99, how the hell does that work. That means Steam are taking an extra £3 for every complete edition they sell and customers are better off buying the items individually and saving the £3.

 

Am i missing something?

Price of individual games might be calculated with the current prices, meaning whatever discount they are at right now.
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23.29 is the price of the bundle with each game separate, while on sell. 26.99 is the price of the bundle when the games aren't off-sale. I think this is why.

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