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Darmik posted...

Wut? That's what these microtransactions are paying for!

Cool, it's a really shitty MMO then is what you're defending.

Darmik posted...

Ok? Sea of Thieves is entirely cosmetic though. Other games are bad so Sea of Thieves is bad isn't an argument.

The whole "it's just cosmetic" argument is fucking trash and people should stop jumping on it as some ethical blessing that has been bestowed upon them. This being multiplayer centric doubles that point home, what is the one thing that will distinguish someone from another in any online game? If you said "how they look" then you're a quick learner. Cosmetics matter a lot, looking good matters a lot, having these cosmetics on how you want to look matters a lot. They may not have a direct influence on gameplay but they have a direct influence on the player. If you're going to play Sea of Thieves for any serious amount of time, you want to look 'cooler' or show off that you're not some random. It's the psychology of standing out in these games.

Darmik posted...

Sea of Thieves isn't a traditional mid 2000's game. It's a Games as a Service title. It's not a game popped out for $60 with some balance patches and nothing else. It's not a game that will have a sequel in two years. It's a game that Rare intends to support with additional content for years.

If it was a game that popped out for $60, some balance patches and properly sane ways of unlocking looks through playing it, then that would be a huge step up from the current direction it's going towards.

"Games as a service" is just another way of admitting that it's being backed by a design team that cares little for the game itself and more on how they can get your wallet open. You can support this type of dogshit but hopefully you realize that you're part of the problem on why games today are trash.
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