REQ Store Gold Bundles Not Worth It

Games Halo 5: Guardians
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In Halo 5, they’ve given you the option to purchase multiple gold packs all at once. 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 34. Supposedly for a ‘discount’, or for convenience. 7 and up bundles come with a few free ones, as well. “Free”.
I’m going to show you that a majority of these options are actually more expensive than buying these amounts individually. Keep in mind, singular gold packs cost $2.99.

3 Gold Packs

  • Buying 3 gold packs individually costs $8.97.
  • Buying the bundle of 3 costs $8.99. That’s 2 more cents.

5 Gold Packs

  • Buying 5 gold packs individually costs $14.95.
  • Buying the bundle of 5 costs $14.99. That’s 4 more cents.

7 Gold Packs - +2 free Gold Packs

  • Buying 7 gold packs individually costs $20.93. That’s 94 cents more.
  • Buying the bundle of 7 costs $19.99.
    (As you can see, this pack is not only cheaper, but also with 2 legitimately free packs.)

10 Gold Packs - +3 free Gold Packs

  • Buying 10 gold packs individually costs $29.90.
  • Buying the bundle of 10 costs $29.99. That’s 9 more cents.
    (One of these “free” packs aren’t completely free, as apparently 9 cents goes toward paying for one of them.)

15 Gold Packs - +5 free Gold Packs

  • Buying 15 gold packs individually costs $44.85.
  • Buying the bundle of 15 costs $44.99. That’s 14 more cents.

34 Gold Packs - +13 free Gold Packs

  • Buying 34 gold packs individually costs $101.66. That’s 1 dollar and 67 cents more.
  • Buying the bundle of 34 costs $99.99.

As you can see, the 7 and 34 Pack-Bundles are the only cheaper ones out of all of them. So, if you’re gonna buy a ton of gold packs, buy them individually.(unless you’re buying 7 or 34, or 9 or 47 - the free packs that come with 7 and 34 help the last two numbers.)

What does the extra money on the 3,5,10, and 15 Pack-Bundles go to? Is it to the convenience of buying them all at once? Is it simply rounding?
I won’t jump to conclusions, but I could see why 343 Industries would want to round the number upwards a few cents, as rounding it downwards would make it a whole dollar cheaper. And that’s, in general, bad for business.

(Disclaimer: I am not pro- or anti- purchase of gold packs. I can see why certain individuals purchase them(Lack of time to earn them), and I can also see why certain individuals are against them(imbalance the game).

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the money go towards the hcs championship and funding the free dlc

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We’re talking a matter of cents here.

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A couple cents is worth the time you save over buying every one seperatley

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I have a job. My time is literally not worth the cents this post talks about.

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OP, you have to act like the free ones cost money. You did your math wrong. So the 15 REQ pack is actually a 20 REQ pack. 20 individual packs cost $59.80, as opposed to the for the 15+5 bundle at $44.99. All the bundles with free Gold packs are cheaper than buying them individually.

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You even wrote about the ‘+ free packs’ but didn’t do the maths? Sorry but it’s cheaper as you go up ratio wise. Your math is wrong.
EDIT
I get what you’re saying now. But still, because of the free packs it still does turn out a lot cheaper either way.

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> 2533274815582829;3:
> We’re talking a matter of cents here.

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> A couple cents is worth the time you save over buying every one seperatley

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> I have a job. My time is literally not worth the cents this post talks about.

I’m just saying. Cents add up with things like this.

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> You even wrote about the ‘+ free packs’ but didn’t do the maths? Sorry but it’s cheaper as you go up ratio wise. Your math is wrong.
> EDIT
> I get what you’re saying now. But still, because of the free packs it still does turn out a lot cheaper either way.

I know, but when they say free, I typically expect it to be 100% free. Could’ve called it discounted.

Mainly I was just happy I finally had something to make a presentation of. I never do get the opportunity to make a neat, organized, formatted presentation.

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I got tons of good stuff.

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Wow, that’s sneaky sneaky! lol

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> funding the free dlc

You mean the stuff that should’ve been in the base game to begin with like forge?

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Taxes.

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Yeah thanks op for the effort and time it took you to calculate this but if you have money, you could care less about a few cents being saved. Besides some of those bundles are cheaper than buying them individually.

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> Yeah thanks op for the effort and time it took you to calculate this but if you have money, you could care less about a few cents being saved. Besides some of those bundles are cheaper than buying them individually.

I think it’s just to show how scummy it is of 343 to market them like you’re saving a ton of money but in actuality you’re not getting anything for free at all.

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Somebody got a calculator for the holidays… Per unit the multipe packs are cheaper. You will learn about this type of math in the 7th grade.

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What I don’t understand is, why pay for virtual items in a content lacking game, when you could use that money to buy another game and get far more content and entertainment.

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I don’t see the problem. If you bothered wasting money on them at all I don’t really have any sympathy.

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> Somebody got a calculator for the holidays… Per unit the multipe packs are cheaper. You will learn about this type of math in the 7th grade.

I’m in the ninth. :l
But someone needs to take a trip back to typing class~ :wink: “multipe”. Little typo though.

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> What I don’t understand is, why pay for virtual items in a content lacking game, when you could use that money to buy another game and get far more content and entertainment.

It depends. For example, I’m fairly content with the content I have right now. I can’t think of another game I want right now even if I could buy it.

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> > 2533274937316582;13:
> > Yeah thanks op for the effort and time it took you to calculate this but if you have money, you could care less about a few cents being saved. Besides some of those bundles are cheaper than buying them individually.
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> I think it’s just to show how scummy it is of 343 to market them like you’re saving a ton of money but in actuality you’re not getting anything for free at all.

Actually, just an observation. As I said, I’m not readily assuming what 343’s reasoning for it is.

> 2533274937316582;13:
> Yeah thanks op for the effort and time it took you to calculate this but if you have money, you could care less about a few cents being saved. Besides some of those bundles are cheaper than buying them individually.

As I said above, it adds up. Cents. If it were a single purchase, sure. But if you’re buying dozens, not so much.

That and I just enjoy creating such organized presentations.

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I also noticed that right away. Like for the 3x Gold, why would we buy that? We aren’t even saving anything on it. Now if it were say a dollar off, then it would be okay. But this move makes no sense from a logical standpoint.

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> 2533274851326318;14:
> > 2533274937316582;13:
> > Yeah thanks op for the effort and time it took you to calculate this but if you have money, you could care less about a few cents being saved. Besides some of those bundles are cheaper than buying them individually.
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> I think it’s just to show how scummy it is of 343 to market them like you’re saving a ton of money but in actuality you’re not getting anything for free at all.

How do you not get items for free?