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So true.
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Avalanche: "Microtransactions and subscriptions will be the next-gen of games"
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So true.
The only DLC i ever purchased was the BF2 packs (actual DLC by the way), ever since then i just ignore or overlook DLC stuff. Its a nasty practice that MUST be causing further rifting between devs and publishers. You dont want suits telling you how to make your product, and now we have suits telling them JUST HOW MUCH of your product you should have available at starting price and what you should leave for MICROTRANSANCTIONS .
THIS IS SOME MORE BULLSHIT!!! that I wont be buying into
No love lost in regards to Avalanche whatever games.
THIS IS SOME MORE BULLSHIT!!! that I wont be buying into
No love lost in regards to Avalanche whatever games.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
nintendo is publishing the game, not making it, why you continue to bring up this point is beyond me
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
I will never spend money on microtransactions and I will recommend no one else does the same. It hurts the games, terribly.
Mass Effect
Member
Plenty of good things have already been said regarding why this need not be, and the good alternatives.
But what I would like to add is simply this, why doesn't monetization crop up more often in game reviews? Surely this is a rather central part of what makes the cost benefit equation tick in the end? Or is the press truly so corrupt, so that they could not be trusted to handle such a responsibility?
But what I would like to add is simply this, why doesn't monetization crop up more often in game reviews? Surely this is a rather central part of what makes the cost benefit equation tick in the end? Or is the press truly so corrupt, so that they could not be trusted to handle such a responsibility?
SmoothRunningGun
Member
Just because one jackass says it doesn't make it true.
Some Nobody
Junior Member
Back to square one: I just don't buy your game, then.
Skip Avalanche. Get Mario 3D World. No DLC, no micro-transactions. GOTY contender.
You guys have options. Put your money behind your words, and it will make a difference.
I think as games move away from physical and go to digital, the race down to the bottom once consumers realize they have options is going to inevitably drive this to the forefront. It's just kinda sad. I like the current model.
shanshan310
Member
I doubt boycotting will make a difference. Even if some people are aware of mircotransactions, there will still be those who buy the game without knowing about them, or people willing to put up with it despite disliking the concept.
CecilRousso
Member
Did he really say that this is their studios goal? Wasn't it just a general comment about the industry and trends?
ElectricBanquet
Member
Just resolving to never spend money on microtransactions won't do anything if you're still buying the game. Even if most players never spend a dime on microtransactions the publisher only has to hook a handful of whales to make the whole thing worthwhile.
Syphon Filter
Member
Yet people let these companies get away with charging for online.
Rhazer Fusion
Member
I'm not supporting any game with excessive microtransactions, always online and subscriptions, etc. I'll pass. This industry is getting ridiculous. Honestly, it's reasons like this why I am so skeptical about next generation. I predicted several times that the greed will be at an all time high next generation and I am sticking to that. Ryse and Forza are only the beginning.
He had a bit of a followup in a Gamespot article:
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gr...ss-says-about-microtransactions/1100-6416424/
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gr...ss-says-about-microtransactions/1100-6416424/
Gamespot said:On the subject of microtransactions and game subscriptions, Christofer Sundberg, founder of Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios, believes that "greed never works."
"We'll never compromise on quality or sell our souls for a quick buck," Sundberg said on Twitter. "Things are changing and we need to adapt."
Sundberg recently declared that microtransactions, subscriptions, and new business models will define the next generation of gaming.
This period of change will yield examples good and bad, Sundberg said, and pointed out that if there is a "solution," he has yet to find it.
"There will be some really bad examples for sure and some really good ones," he said. "I don't have a perfect solution... yet.
Sundberg and Avalanche Studios are no stranger to free-to-play games. Avalanche co-developed free-to-play hunting game The Hunter, which allows players to hunt one species for free, but then must pay for licenses to hunt other animals.
DXLelouch153
Banned
these idiots dont realize that we created them and we can just as easily destroy them and jump ship to indies and PC
didnt they learn from the NoDRM twitter campaign that were done putting up with this shit
didnt they learn from the NoDRM twitter campaign that were done putting up with this shit