Not sure what exactly why this is a big deal. I imagine they're avoiding the sim's 3 clusterfuck and just have everything done through the store.
Same here, how are you guys surprised by this news?
Next big surprise guys the next Ubisoft games is going to have terrible DRM! Surprise!
I think the problem is they've turned simcity into a $60/$80 always online multiplayer game witha p2w store. I could be wrong tho. Oh, and no mods.
Pay2Win in a cooperative game with obtuse objectives?
I don't think you understand what pay2win actually means.
I thought there was some competition involved? I'm not really up on the game, I cancelled my order mainly because online store + always online req + multiplayer focus + expansion paks = no modding community.
Said the same about "online passes" back in the day, to bad they eventually spilled over to and affected my offline singleplayer gameplay.
How much does Valve charge for access to the base game?More double-standards by the NeoGAF population. Valve has a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys can't get enough. EA introduces a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys are lining up to burn their building down.
I really don't know why I keep coming to this site. You guys have got to be some of the dumbest mother fuckers I've ever come across.
More double-standards by the NeoGAF population. Valve has a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys can't get enough. EA introduces a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys are lining up to burn their building down.
I really don't know why I keep coming to this site. You guys have got to be some of the dumbest mother fuckers I've ever come across.
More double-standards by the NeoGAF population. Valve has a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys can't get enough. EA introduces a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys are lining up to burn their building down.
I really don't know why I keep coming to this site. You guys have got to be some of the dumbest mother fuckers I've ever come across.
More double-standards by the NeoGAF population. Valve has a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys can't get enough. EA introduces a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys are lining up to burn their building down.
I really don't know why I keep coming to this site. You guys have got to be some of the dumbest mother fuckers I've ever come across.
* Always online DRM
* Origin Exclusive
* Cash store
* $60
* Possibly 20 expansion packs.
So why isn't this free again?
More double-standards by the NeoGAF population. Valve has a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys can't get enough. EA introduces a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys are lining up to burn their building down.
I really don't know why I keep coming to this site. You guys have got to be some of the dumbest mother fuckers I've ever come across.
Yo dawg, I just put the muttafucka in your muttafucka so ya can be a muttafucka while ya're a muttafucka!You realise that by your generalisation you just called yourself a 'dumb mother fucker'?
More double-standards by the NeoGAF population. Valve has a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys can't get enough. EA introduces a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys are lining up to burn their building down.
I really don't know why I keep coming to this site. You guys have got to be some of the dumbest mother fuckers I've ever come across.
It is a matter of trust. The store in TF2/Dota 2 (not sure which you are referring to) is a perfect example of microtransactions done right. Also, there is also the little matter of them being free-to-play games. People trust Valve to do the right thing, but clearly there is an overwhelming sense of cynicism when it comes to EA given their track record.
I finally got around to playing my Steam sale copy of Sims 3 last night, and they have stuff for the Sim's store embedded right in the game's UI, in a bright yellow colour.
Jesus EA, ease up a bit.
More double-standards by the NeoGAF population. Valve has a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys can't get enough. EA introduces a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys are lining up to burn their building down.
I really don't know why I keep coming to this site. You guys have got to be some of the dumbest mother fuckers I've ever come across.
wut£50 for a fucking hat is an example of microtransactions being done right?
More double-standards by the NeoGAF population. Valve has a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys can't get enough. EA introduces a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys are lining up to burn their building down.
One game will be $60, the other is free and the additions are aesthetic items such as costumes or announcers. They provide no real "bonus" to gameplay, the playing field is level.
The items in TF2 aren't aesthetic. They have stat changes which compliment certain play styles. If your style matches those stat changes, then it's beneficial to you. You could wait 100's of hours for it to randomly unlock, or pay for it right now. It's just as bad as charging for weapon unlock in BF3 or extra levels in Tales of Vesperia. Except some of the hats cost more than a full price retail game. Not bad, considering it probably took one modeller about 30 minutes to make.
The items in TF2 aren't aesthetic. They have stat changes which compliment certain play styles. If your style matches those stat changes, then it's beneficial to you. You could wait 100's of hours for it to randomly unlock, or pay for it right now. It's just as bad as charging for weapon unlock in BF3 or extra levels in Tales of Vesperia. Except some of the hats cost more than a full price retail game. Not bad, considering it probably took one modeller about 30 minutes to make.
The items in TF2 aren't aesthetic. They have stat changes which compliment certain play styles. If your style matches those stat changes, then it's beneficial to you. You could wait 100's of hours for it to randomly unlock, or pay for it right now. It's just as bad as charging for weapon unlock in BF3 or extra levels in Tales of Vesperia. Except some of the hats cost more than a full price retail game. Not bad, considering it probably took one modeller about 30 minutes to make.
Even when there was a micotransaction store in TF2, there were alternative methods to obtain the items, mainly through random drops while playing and trading, now the Game is free to play, so it's not like SimCity.
All items in Portal 2 are cosmetic and don't add anything to the game nor change how the game is played, so it's not like SimCity.
Dota 2 is free to play and the items can be obtained through random drops or trading, and they all are cosmetic, so it's not like SimCity.
As far as I know, there aren't any other Valve games with microtransaction store, so there isn't any double-standard when some is criticizing Maxis/EA but not Valve.
If you want to convince anyone in this forum of anything other than you're stupid, your argument is weak and it's not sustainable.
Also I recommend you to not come back if you keep with this attitude or insulting the rest of the members of the community, it'll save you a lot of headaches.
if it doesn't affect my gameplay i don't see the problem
More double-standards by the NeoGAF population. Valve has a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys can't get enough. EA introduces a micro-transaction store in one of their games, you guys are lining up to burn their building down.
I really don't know why I keep coming to this site. You guys have got to be some of the dumbest mother fuckers I've ever come across.
FYI there's an option to turn off the in-game store if you want, although there are frequently free objects available to download from it as well.
£50 for a fucking hat is an example of microtransactions being done right?
The items in TF2 aren't aesthetic. They have stat changes which compliment certain play styles. If your style matches those stat changes, then it's beneficial to you. You could wait 100's of hours for it to randomly unlock, or pay for it right now. It's just as bad as charging for weapon unlock in BF3 or extra levels in Tales of Vesperia. Except some of the hats cost more than a full price retail game. Not bad, considering it probably took one modeller about 30 minutes to make.
Hang on son, you haven't got a clue what items are going to be available from the store. They could well be just themed items such as those available from the limited edition. Don't jump to conclusions just to emphasize your badly made point.
SIMCITY STORE
Click the banner on the main menu to enter the SimCity Store. Here, you’ll find special add-ons for sale. Select STORE to view the full list of additional game content (both free and paid) that can provide you with new gameplay possibilities.
One game will be $60, the other is free and the additions are aesthetic items such as costumes or announcers. They provide no real "bonus" to gameplay, the playing field is level.
The least you should do when entering a thread is to read the first post.
Here's the quote from the manual about the store in the OP:
So tell me, what makes you think paid content is going to be only cosmetic?
Not going to get drawn into the rest of this debate but I thought I'd throw this out regarding Team Fortress 2: it was not always free. I and hundreds of thousands if not millions of others purchased it before it was free to play.
That could easily be referring to the ploppables from the deluxe edition, like public transportation services from the British city set.