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Topic	Jim Sterling now whining about Sea of Thieves microtransactions
Frolex 02/15/18 12:19:11 AM #104:	Darmik posted... That's lootboxes. Sea of Thieves doesn't have lootboxes. And shifting to their next cow isn't a crash lol. It's adapting to the market demands. Shifting to a new cash cow in response to sudden consumer backlash. Use whatever terminology you like if "bubble" upsets you. Darmik posted... And I didn't buy or play any of those games Well that's great. But it's an industry norm. Darmik posted... Why? Because you personally don't like it? How many games do you even buy these days if you're this extreme about it? At this rate you'd need to be opposed to any paid content released for a $60 game. Because "we aren't fully monetizing the game for a few months" isn't a defense for charging 60 dollars for a free to play game Darmik posted... Claiming that Sea of Thieves is a free to play game because it has cosmetic DLC is ridiculous dude. You'd probably piss your pants if you saw how mobile users monetize their userbase. It's a free to play game because it's forcing players to pay money to skip a massive grind. It's certianly not designed that because it's the way players want to unlock items Darmik posted... What continuous fees? Why would you personally need to continuously buy cosmetics to access content? You don't need to pay for new content just like you don't need to play the game in the first place. But saying that forcing a free to play business model on top of a $60 game is justified because it adds content becomes a non-argument if you're stipulating the content isn't worth paying for in the first place. Darmik posted... What bullshit? Am I really expected to give a shit that I don't get to have a cat on my pirate ship for free when it's added to the game months after launch? Does that seriously bother you down to your core? You should give a shit about the content they're adding if you're saying they are justified in charging for it. If not then yes, I agree with your earlier point, charging $30 for a chintzy pets expansion is the opposite of pro-consumer --- http://i.imgur.com/HOLHd4k.gif http://i.imgur.com/six2WTN.gif <cite>Frolex posted [p:896112478] in Jim Sterli... [t:76319459]...</cite> <quote><cite>Darmik posted...</cite> <quote> That's lootboxes. Sea of Thieves doesn't have lootboxes. And shifting to their next cow isn't a crash lol. It's adapting to the market demands. </quote> Shifting to a new cash cow in response to sudden consumer backlash. Use whatever terminology you like if "bubble" upsets you. <cite>Darmik posted...</cite> <quote>And I didn't buy or play any of those games</quote> Well that's great. But it's an industry norm. <cite>Darmik posted...</cite> <quote> Why? Because you personally don't like it? How many games do you even buy these days if you're this extreme about it? At this rate you'd need to be opposed to any paid content released for a $60 game. </quote> Because "we aren't fully monetizing the game for a few months" isn't a defense for charging 60 dollars for a free to play game <cite>Darmik posted...</cite> <quote> Claiming that Sea of Thieves is a free to play game because it has cosmetic DLC is ridiculous dude. You'd probably piss your pants if you saw how mobile users monetize their userbase. </quote> It's a free to play game because it's forcing players to pay money to skip a massive grind. It's certianly not designed that because it's the way players want to unlock items <cite>Darmik posted...</cite> <quote>What continuous fees? Why would you personally need to continuously buy cosmetics to access content? </quote> You don't need to pay for new content just like you don't need to play the game in the first place. But saying that forcing a free to play business model on top of a $60 game is justified because it adds content becomes a non-argument if you're stipulating the content isn't worth paying for in the first place. <cite>Darmik posted...</cite> <quote> What bullshit? Am I really expected to give a shit that I don't get to have a cat on my pirate ship for free when it's added to the game months after launch? Does that seriously bother you down to your core?</quote> You should give a shit about the content they're adding if you're saying they are justified in charging for it. If not then yes, I agree with your earlier point, charging $30 for a chintzy pets expansion is the opposite of pro-consumer --- http://i.imgur.com/HOLHd4k.gif http://i.imgur.com/six2WTN.gif</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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