I almost never buy games at launch, but this is the one dev I absolutely trust to make a good product. Even if I absolutely hate the expansion (which I won't), I'd still be happy for them to have my money.
Now I just gotta get going and finish my k2-se play through.
That's honestly something I appreciate about wube, and further makes me want to buy ASAP. I'll be buying the expansion regardless, but the knowledge I probably won't be missing out on a future potential sale does feel nice.
The expansion price is more than justified IMO.
I'm honestly surprised that their pricing model isn't more prevalent. As I see it, it's always on sale price, so it loses out on the $x2 early buyers, but makes up for it in spades in brand loyalty.
I suppose the bean counters elsewhere have decided it's not really a viable strategy unless you've got such a game, though.