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Topic	Jim Sterling now whining about Sea of Thieves microtransactions
MC_BatCommander 02/15/18 4:30:55 PM #154:	Romulox28 posted... MC_BatCommander posted... Romulox28 posted... there's no benefit to the consumer other than a promise that if you pay $10 for a different colored hat, the devs will be able to continue supporting your game and not shut off the servers after a year or something. "there's no benefit except continued support of the game" as a consumer, how a company manages its product is not my problem, it's theirs, and frankly to put the future of a game hostage contingent on SOMEONE spending thousands upon thousands on little in-game trinkets is a pretty shitty business practice no matter how you slice it You act like games were commonly supported for years after release before this model was created. Most games are released and then done. Maybe you'll get a DLC or a bug fix patch but after the first year it's safe to say the vast majority of game devs then cease support. Hell maybe after the first month in some cases. If a dev offers continued support beyond the initial release by offering shit to buy in-game, what's so horrible about that? You do know releasing patches and adding content costs money right? Say you're the guy in charge of a company developing a video game. Are you really going to make a decision to dedicate time and money to release free content updates to a game without some means of revenue? --- The Legend is True! <cite>MC_BatCommander posted [p:896151392] in Jim Sterli... [t:76319459]...</cite> <quote><cite>Romulox28 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>MC_BatCommander posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Romulox28 posted...</cite> <quote>there's no benefit to the consumer other than a promise that if you pay $10 for a different colored hat, the devs will be able to continue supporting your game and not shut off the servers after a year or something.</quote> "there's no benefit except continued support of the game"</quote> as a consumer, how a company manages its product is not my problem, it's theirs, and frankly to put the future of a game hostage contingent on SOMEONE spending thousands upon thousands on little in-game trinkets is a pretty shitty business practice no matter how you slice it</quote> You act like games were commonly supported for years after release before this model was created. Most games are released and then done. Maybe you'll get a DLC or a bug fix patch but after the first year it's safe to say the vast majority of game devs then cease support. Hell maybe after the first month in some cases. If a dev offers continued support beyond the initial release by offering shit to buy in-game, what's so horrible about that? You do know releasing patches and adding content costs money right? Say you're the guy in charge of a company developing a video game. Are you really going to make a decision to dedicate time and money to release free content updates to a game without some means of revenue? --- The Legend is True!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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