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[LectureMaster]

A month after launch, Assassin's Creed Valhalla starts selling XP boosts

www.eurogamer.net

Pretty shady move to dodge the initial review critique on MTX imo.

This is why scores for live service games need also to be updated with time. No man's sky definitely deserves better than 61 MC score now while Valhalla should be critiqued by such shady move.

 

[Starfield]

they could implement a function where you see Launch Date Score and updated score

 

[TintoConCasera]

Buying Ubisoft games, never ever again.

 

[Thief1987]

If they doesn't change game balance, to make boosters more appealing, then i don't see a problem?

 

[IntentionalPun]

Who gives a shit?

 

[Bubba77]

i bought that mtx on odyssey and I was hoping it was there for Valhalla. time is precious! Took me 70 hours to get through valhalla!

 

[Allnamestakenlol]

So stupid. If you honestly believe your game is too hard or tedious for people, you either take a hard look at your game and/or create an easier difficulty for those people.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

i bought that mtx on odyssey and I was hoping it was there for Valhalla. time is precious! Took me 70 hours to get through valhalla!

You realise you don't have to play these games, right?

 

[SinDelta]

Who gives a shit?

Gamers concerned by a increasingly predatory industry.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Doesn't effect the gaming experience one bit so doesn't really matter

 

[13th]

I successfully avoided them before, nothing stops me from avoiding them now.

 

[diffusionx]

Activision did this so often it was expected, the rot is spreading

 

[dottme]

Pretty shady move to dodge the initial review critique on MTX imo.

This is why scores for live service games need also to be updated with time. No man's sky definitely deserves better than 61 MC score now while Valhalla should be critiqued by such shady move.

Its a classic now and it’s really awful.

 

[SinDelta]

Activision did this so often it was expected, the rot is spreading

Remember when people freaked out over horse armor? They knew it was leading to shit like this.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

Doesn't effect the gaming experience one bit so doesn't really matter

Sure it does. There's a reason the games are so bloated.

 

[IntentionalPun]

Gamers concerned by a increasingly predatory industry.

If people want to harm themselves, that's their issue IMO.

I've literally never bought a microtransaction, and never played a game where I thought microtransactions made it worse. I know some games have been designed to fuck you over if you don't spend, those games suck... but beyond that, I love RPG/leveling mechanics.. so if microtransactions are motivating devs to put those mechanics in.. the more the merrier.

 

[Nezzeroth]

The AAA industry is honestly stupid as hell. Release 100h+ hour games for no reason with filler everywhere and then sell MTX to make them shorter.

 

[ScarletSpider]

Gamers concerned by a increasingly predatory industry.

Nah, this definitely seems like something to bitch about for the sake of bitching.

It’s an optional micro transaction. Getting “concerned,” angry, or whatever about this is a waste of time and energy.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Sure it does. There's a reason the games are so bloated.

Leveling is piss easy so no it really doesn't.

 

[Bubba77]

You realise you don't have to play these games, right?

Heh understood, but I enjoy them. I enjoy story, gameplay, sidequests. I just dont want to have to grind every single small sidequest to get to the endgame. I had to do a lot of that in valhalla. Still really enjoyed my time with the game but wouldve welcomed it to be about 20 hours shorter.

 

[SinDelta]

Nah, this definitely seems like something to bitch about for the sake of bitching.

It’s an optional micro transaction. Getting “concerned,” angry, or whatever about this is a waste of time and energy.

Ever hear the saying "Give them an inch?"

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Cheat engine is free and I'm sure mister antifun will have a trainer.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

Leveling is piss easy so no it really doesn't.

They intentionally bloat these games so people like B Bubba77 will gladly buy MTX to make them shorter. Imagine if they streamlined these games. They'd still be long but they'd be much better for it. So yeah, it does affect your experience, whether you're aware of it or not. Ubisoft are hoping you're not.

 

[ScarletSpider]

Ever hear the saying "Give them an inch?"

Yep. Do YOU understand it?
At what point in Valhalla is this micro transaction essential to complete the game?

 

[IntentionalPun]

Ever hear the saying "Give them an inch?"

Are you pro-union?

(lol jk I know you aren't)

 

[SatansReverence]

Did they slow down the already existing EXP rate?

If not, it's a non issue.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Pretty shady move to dodge the initial review critique on MTX imo.

This is why scores for live service games need also to be updated with time. No man's sky definitely deserves better than 61 MC score now while Valhalla should be critiqued by such shady move.

Didn't they do something similar with some other game?

 

[RoadHazard]

Who the fuck buys XP to make a single player game easier?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

They intentionally bloat these games so people like B Bubba77 will gladly buy MTX to make them shorter. Imagine if they streamlined these games. They'd still be long but they'd be much better for it. So yeah, it does affect your experience, whether you're aware of it or not. Ubisoft are hoping you're not.

I've managed to progress through main story while just interacting with a couple of mysteries and treasures and have never once been level gated unlike with Odyseey

It's a non issue.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

I've managed to progress through main story while just interacting with a couple of mysteries and treasures and have never once been level gated unlike with Odyseey

It's a non issue.

No one is arguing that you can't progress through the game.

 

[SinDelta]

Yep. Do YOU understand it?
At what point in Valhalla is this micro transaction essential to complete the game?

At what point is a micro transaction needed in a single player game?

Are you pro-union?

(lol jk I know you aren't)

-Advocating against MTX in a Ubisoft Assassin's Creed title
-Somehow equates me to being anti-union, a topic which is not even in the same universe or thread

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

No one is arguing that you can't progress through the game.

Then there's no need to buy MTX is there?

 

[GrayChild]

Thank God for developers like CDPR who would never do something like that.

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

Then there's no need to buy MTX is there?

And yet there is someone in this very thread who wants to buy this MTX and already did it in the previous game.

I've already explained it to you, I'm not repeating myself.

 

[Lupin3]

Ubi being Ubi. Who's surprised?

It's a disgusting move, for sure.

 

[Night.Ninja]

What happens if I don't buy it

 

[ScarletSpider]

At what point is a micro transaction needed in a single player game?

It’s not

That’s why it’s optional, and due to it being optional, it’s a non issue.

 

[SinDelta]

It’s not

That’s why it’s optional, and due to it being optional, it’s a non issue.

Ok. I concede the point.

 

[kretos]

so? don't buy it

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

What happens if I don't buy it

You spontaneously combust leaving the phrase "I suck dong" in ashes.

 

[Guilty_AI]

they could implement a function where you see Launch Date Score and updated score

Steam does this.

Thank God for developers like CDPR who would never do something like that.

You jinxed it man.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

And yet there is someone in this very thread who wants to buy this MTX and already did it in the previous game.

I've already explained it to you, I'm not repeating myself.

It's a complete waste of money. Once again, you're not level gated like you are in Odyseey. There is absolutely no need to be buying these unless you just want to kill enemies faster.

You may as well just not buy the game then and just watch it on YouTube instead

You don't need to repeat yourself. You need to be quiet and listen

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

It's a complete waste of money. Once again, you're not level gated like you are in Odyseey. There is absolutely no need to be buying these unless you just want to kill enemies faster.

You may as well just not buy the game then and just watch it on YouTube instead

You don't need to repeat yourself. You need to be quiet and listen

You have already demonstrated that the point has sailed 100 metres over your head. I'm not sure why you need to keep doubling down.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

You have already demonstrated that the point has sailed 100 metres over your head. I'm not sure why you need to keep doubling down.

I mean if you want to pretend you know what you're talking about i'll just keep correcting you. It's not exactly difficult to do

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

I mean if you want to pretend you know what you're talking about i'll just keep correcting you. It's not exactly difficult to do

Tell me again how it doesn't affect you progressing through the game when I haven't once argued that it does. You are terrible at this.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Tell me again how it doesn't affect you progressing through the game when I haven't once argued that it does. You are terrible at this.

Then how exactly does it affect my gaming experience if they sell me MTX that have no worth

 

[Freeman76]

Who gives a fuck?! This isnt shady at all. You have a choice whether to spend money on this shit, it's not like they're forcing it down your throat.

Some of y'all must be so fucking bored with life to have an issue with something like this.

 

[RJMacready73]

I'm still surprised people buy ubi games tbh, yes they're well made and graphically pretty nice but by fuck do they bore the absolute cunt offa yee after a few hours and each game is a skin rewrap of the previous game

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

Then how exactly does it affect my gaming experience if they sell me MTX that have no worth

I already have. In this very thread. It's just that you have the reading comprehension skills of roadkill.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

I already have. In this very thread. It's just that you have the reading comprehension skills of roadkill.

Yeah. You argued it affects progression

It doesn't.