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Mortal Kombat X is selling "Easy Fatalities" for money [Also unlockable w/ Krypt]
- Thread starter Zeyphersan
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Novel Mike
Member
My problem with this is that while it seems like it can be unlocked judging by the reviews I've looked at it takes much longer to unlock things in the Krypt then it used to, gee seeing this I wonder why? :/
The problem is that something like this shouldn't exist in the first place. It's almost self parody of the state of games these days.
KazenY2J
Member
You can unlock these in the game, as everyone is saying in the thread.
mgs2master2
Banned
are people in this thread seriously defending this? This is how devs get away with sneaking in microtransactions.
dragonfart28
Banned
PAYTALITY
We can do this gaf.
We can do this gaf.
What a day we live in when there are people saying this is OK
I really am getting old :/
1. They can be unlocked via the Krypt.
2. You can still do fatalities the normal way.
3. If someone is doing a fatality on you, 10 out of 10 times it means that you already lost the match, and it wasn't from them buying easy fatalities.
Someone please tell me what's outrageous about this?
Locking up Goro? That was fucked up.
This? It's nothing.
Phat Michael
Banned
That's not true. The krypt is an entirely new minigame now and it's pretty interesting. After playing through the story mode i had like 80K koins and bought so much stuff. I didnt need to use real money for anything and exploring the krypt is pretty interesting.
Giving people the option to pay for something they can unlock for free is hardly new.
swazzyswess
Member
who cares? no one figures out the inputs on their own anyway.
Ploid 3.0
Member
Yep, watched in the crypt or something. I have no problem with this. They are fatalities, and you can unlock the 2 button execution with extra points you earn if you have points burning in your pocket. The fatalities don't look that hard to do.
The fatalities are listed in the character commands screen. You can pause the game at "finish him" and and check what you need to do.
Neuromancer
Member
As someone who is usually ok with DLC, this is super gross. If simplified fatalities are going to be in the game (which I would be fine with) they should be unlockable or available to everyone.
evilromero
Member
Or you just don't buy the optional easy fatality and simply perform them with the regular inputs. I don't see the issue here. It's for those who want it easy but it's already in the game.
LurkerPrime
Member
Yeah, but unless I misunderstood something (only having seen Giant Bomb's QL) they're so heavily limited that what's the point? The entire game is apparently built around the "koin" system, which will inadvertently pressure people to make convenience purchases so they can save their money for stuff they actually want.
It's bad game design.
They'd have to duke it out before we could decide.
On the GB quicklook Jeff said he only had about 8 tokens after finishing the game. These are consumable btw
I love the "if stupid people pay I fully endorse companies take advantage of them" idea
PensivePen
Member
Some people are lazy and don't want to learn how to do fatalities themselves.
Honestly I'm perfectly fine with allowing lazy people to shell out extra money for things you can do on your own. I can see why other people might not like the idea of it though.
I don't understand why that refutes the comparison. In both instances, the item for sale is attainable in game.
Coffee Dog
Banned
I can't believe this is consumable.
I wasn't endorsing it, I just thought you didn't know.
Subpar Spatula
Banned
They're harmless in the sense it doesn't upset the balance of the game. It's similar to me buying a new Fireball spell effect in Path of Exile. There's a market for it because people will want easier fatalities to perform. Is there something wrong with allowing someone to do a fatality but with simpler inputs? No. If you someone answer's yes then they probably hate DLC as whole or have some elitist attitude towards other players.
One is easy to unlock in the game via normal play, one most certainly isn't. It's still a crummy comparison.
Phat Michael
Banned
they arent hard at ALL. ive never fucked up a fatality, they are really forgiving with inputs. The outrage isnt really warranted - it doesnt effect your game in the slightest.
Instead of doing RT+X, you can do like B, D, F + X - that's it.
Ive got at least 10 of those "easy Fatalities" and about 4 "Skip fights" that i have unlocked from the crypt - you honestly wont even notice it in the game.
DirgeExtinction
Member
Don't waste your time. People like to make things seem so much worse than they really are. If there's something to complain about, no matter how miniscule, they'll complain about it.
LurkerPrime
Member
Buttonbasher
Member
Jeez Capcom. Get it together.
nah total war blood pack was worse.
We are now ok with companies selling stuff that exists in game already, even worse, a consumable in this case.
Can't wait for Bloodborne 2. Buy 30 blood vials for only $5. I mean you could go farm them yourself so it's fine
Can't wait for Bloodborne 2. Buy 30 blood vials for only $5. I mean you could go farm them yourself so it's fine
hipsterpants
Member
If you actually buy this you're probably an idiot that deserves to have their money taken away anyway.
There is also a twenty buck DLC for unlocking everything in the Krypt.
Between a pre order character, a overpriced season pass, online region locking and now micro-transactions, I now have zero interest in this game, I guess i'll stick with USFIV on PC and KI on Xbox for my Fighter-Fix
Between a pre order character, a overpriced season pass, online region locking and now micro-transactions, I now have zero interest in this game, I guess i'll stick with USFIV on PC and KI on Xbox for my Fighter-Fix
Yeah...I don't understand why this is such a big deal, it's basically some form of cosmetics.
LurkerPrime
Member
-MD-
Member
They're for ultra lazy players that would rather spend a dollar to pull off a cool move than memorize a 5 button combo.
I'm sure someone out there will buy it, has absolutely no effect on the game itself though and the "how about I just don't buy this game" post(s) are hilariously stupid.
Because Netherrealm is counting on some players to be so lazy and impatient they'd rather pay more money instead of just learning the inputs or grinding out the Krypt for easy fatalities.
robertlebrone
Member
Just because you won't use them doesn't mean they shouldn't exist.
We are now ok with companies selling stuff that exists in game already, even worse, a consumable in this case.
Can't wait for Bloodborne 2. Buy 30 blood vials for only $5. I mean you could go farm them yourself so it's fine
Remember when horse armor sent the community into an uncontrollable berzerker state?
We're all the battered spouses of gaming now. "Yeah, that's just how it is."
The Faceless Master
Member
Flawless move there by NRS
Subpar Spatula
Banned
We are now ok with companies selling stuff that exists in game already, even worse, a consumable in this case.
Can't wait for Bloodborne 2. Buy 30 blood vials for only $5. I mean you could go farm them yourself so it's fine
Not even the same situation. Blood Vials heal your character. Fatalities are cosmetic sequences that don't impact game play.
Am I incorrect in remembering that each announcer unlock requires an arcade run with that character? The pack is 6 announcers for $12.