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ZombiePelican 06/05/17 10:29:29 AM #1:	http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/170468-Take-Two-CEO-Company-is-Under-Monetizing-its-Users And to think all of you who view microtransactions in games people paid upwards of 60 dollars for are benign or not that big of a deal just got made to look like complete fools as this man straight up doesn't even view you as human or even think your worthy of owing his games unless your have a constant stream of cash flowing to his bank account. --- http://i.imgur.com/J1Fi0Cw.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MCC79Ov.jpg http://i.imgur.com/iEMaJl1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/grqvrr9.png <cite>ZombiePelican posted [p:880446909] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/170468-Take-Two-CEO-Company-is-Under-Monetizing-its-Users And to think all of you who view microtransactions in games people paid upwards of 60 dollars for are benign or not that big of a deal just got made to look like complete fools as this man straight up doesn't even view you as human or even think your worthy of owing his games unless your have a constant stream of cash flowing to his bank account.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mei_von_Karma 06/05/17 10:31:08 AM #2:	RIP GTA single player --- http://i.imgur.com/2oxxsP8.jpg <cite>Mei_von_Karma posted [p:880446980] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>RIP GTA single player</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZombiePelican 06/05/17 10:39:18 AM #3:	Mei_von_Karma posted... RIP GTA single player Yep and apologists @Asherlee10 who gleefully drank the koolaid of publishers and took great joy knowing they're being fleeced for the sake of pleasing the unchecked avarice of publishers are entirely to blame --- http://i.imgur.com/J1Fi0Cw.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MCC79Ov.jpg http://i.imgur.com/iEMaJl1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/grqvrr9.png <cite>ZombiePelican posted [p:880447323] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mei_von_Karma posted...</cite> <quote>RIP GTA single player</quote> Yep and apologists @Asherlee10 who gleefully drank the koolaid of publishers and took great joy knowing they're being fleeced for the sake of pleasing the unchecked avarice of publishers are entirely to blame</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlephZero 06/05/17 10:40:31 AM #4:	can't wait to buy fake horses in rdr2 with real money --- "There is value in segregation." - qwertyman2002 01001100 01010101 01000101 00100000 00110100 00110000 00110010 <cite>AlephZero posted [p:880447382] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>can't wait to buy fake horses in rdr2 with real money</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChromaticAngel 06/05/17 10:41:49 AM #5:	this comes a few days after they announce they bought KSP and I said it was about to go to shit and got attacked by a ton of apologists who are addicted to GTA and RDR. --- https://puu.sh/tcLsT/24f4611235.png <cite>ChromaticAngel posted [p:880447445] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>this comes a few days after they announce they bought KSP and I said it was about to go to shit and got attacked by a ton of apologists who are addicted to GTA and RDR.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shotgunnova 06/05/17 10:43:12 AM #6:	RDR2 Railroad Bonds, just $60! --- Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame <cite>Shotgunnova posted [p:880447504] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>RDR2 Railroad Bonds, just $60!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Inigo 06/05/17 10:43:42 AM #7:	Bu-but 60 dollar games need microtransactions to survive! --- "This is your last dance." <cite>Blue_Inigo posted [p:880447529] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>Bu-but 60 dollar games need microtransactions to survive!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tropicalwood 06/05/17 10:45:52 AM #8:	But they're still charging at minimum of $30 for a game they release on the PC 2 years ago, a game which includes micro-transactions. Hell, I still remember when they boosted the price during a summer sale and discounted them back to the normal price. --- ayy lmao ayy lmao \|\| oaml oaml yya yya ayy lmao ayy lmao \|\| oaml oaml yya yya <cite>Tropicalwood posted [p:880447643] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>But they're still charging at minimum of $30 for a game they release on the PC 2 years ago, a game which includes micro-transactions. Hell, I still remember when they boosted the price during a summer sale and discounted them back to the normal price.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
snesmaster40 06/05/17 10:48:27 AM #9:	Makes me laugh that people are still hyping Red Dead Redemption 2, especially since Benzies isn't working on it. --- Vinesauce Joel's reaction to "7 GRAND DAD" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF-xdiL7Nr0 <cite>snesmaster40 posted [p:880447768] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>Makes me laugh that people are still hyping Red Dead Redemption 2, especially since Benzies isn't working on it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Error1355 06/05/17 10:52:34 AM #11:	Why are you even humoring the troll @Asherlee10? <_< --- This life is just a game we play, that we can never win. But don't give up, no don't give up. <cite>Error1355 posted [p:880447954] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>Why are you even humoring the troll @Asherlee10? <_<</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Error1355 06/05/17 10:58:34 AM #13:	Ah okay.. Just as long as you weren't expecting to actually change his mind on anything. =P --- This life is just a game we play, that we can never win. But don't give up, no don't give up. <cite>Error1355 posted [p:880448241] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>Ah okay.. Just as long as you weren't expecting to actually change his mind on anything. =P</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Trigg3rH4ppy 06/05/17 11:04:54 AM #15:	If you're still playing GTA online to this day after the loads of free dlc they've dropped, you're just being a cheap little peasant if you haven't thrown a couple dollars their way in one form or another. $60 does not justify being able to enjoy a game's online services for absolutely nothing years after release. --- ~A little nonsense, now and then, is relished by the wisest men ~ TWSSted since~ 3/27/12 https://i.imgur.com/zlaENmx.png <cite>Trigg3rH4ppy posted [p:880448522] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>If you're still playing GTA online to this day after the loads of free dlc they've dropped, you're just being a cheap little peasant if you haven't thrown a couple dollars their way in one form or another. $60 does not justify being able to enjoy a game's online services for absolutely nothing years after release.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ZombiePelican 06/05/17 11:06:58 AM #17:	Asherlee10 posted... I still see no issue with microtransactions when they do not give an advantage to the player. Those include items that are just aesthetics. EX: Destiny emotes So you enjoy feeding the avarice of publishers who use terms like whale, dolphin, and minnow to describe people like you? Why do you have no integrity? Asherlee10 posted... I also see no issue with microtransactions when players can get those same items by grinding the game. EX: Halo 5 req-packs Because you paid upwards of 60 fucking dollars just to have to keep paying more to satisfy their greed, how di you see nothing wrong with that? Error1355 posted... Why are you even humoring the troll @Asherlee10? <_< $0.50 has been deposited into your account byTake-Two Interactive Software Inc --- http://i.imgur.com/J1Fi0Cw.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MCC79Ov.jpg http://i.imgur.com/iEMaJl1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/grqvrr9.png <cite>ZombiePelican posted [p:880448622] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote> I still see no issue with microtransactions when they do not give an advantage to the player. Those include items that are just aesthetics. EX: Destiny emotes</quote> So you enjoy feeding the avarice of publishers who use terms like whale, dolphin, and minnow to describe people like you? Why do you have no integrity? <cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote>I also see no issue with microtransactions when players can get those same items by grinding the game. EX: Halo 5 req-packs</quote> Because you paid upwards of 60 fucking dollars just to have to keep paying more to satisfy their greed, how di you see nothing wrong with that? <cite>Error1355 posted...</cite> <quote>Why are you even humoring the troll @Asherlee10? <_<</quote> $0.50 has been deposited into your account byTake-Two Interactive Software Inc</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ZombiePelican 06/05/17 11:24:36 AM #19:	Trigg3rH4ppy posted... If you're still playing GTA online to this day after the loads of free dlc they've dropped You mean the ridiculously overpriced items Rockstar drops to encourage you to buy shark cards or grind endlessly before getting tired and buy a shark card? And don't pretend that isn't their intention after they slashed mission payouts multiple times Trigg3rH4ppy posted... you're just being a cheap little peasant if you haven't thrown a couple dollars their way in one form or another. No that makes me an informed consumer and makes you a corporate lapdog Trigg3rH4ppy posted... . $60 does not justify being able to enjoy a game's online services for absolutely nothing years after release. That's not our problem and even if it was these are not starving indie devs barely keeping the lights on these AAA publishers with billions in the bank who spend the bare minimum in servers as it is. Your point is invalid Asherlee10 posted... I agree and this is going to make ZombieHeron's head explode. No surprise considering you're happy to be the perfect corporate thrall --- http://i.imgur.com/J1Fi0Cw.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MCC79Ov.jpg http://i.imgur.com/iEMaJl1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/grqvrr9.png <cite>ZombiePelican posted [p:880449499] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>Trigg3rH4ppy posted...</cite> <quote>If you're still playing GTA online to this day after the loads of free dlc they've dropped</quote> You mean the ridiculously overpriced items Rockstar drops to encourage you to buy shark cards or grind endlessly before getting tired and buy a shark card? And don't pretend that isn't their intention after they slashed mission payouts multiple times <cite>Trigg3rH4ppy posted...</cite> <quote>you're just being a cheap little peasant if you haven't thrown a couple dollars their way in one form or another.</quote> No that makes me an informed consumer and makes you a corporate lapdog <cite>Trigg3rH4ppy posted...</cite> <quote>. $60 does not justify being able to enjoy a game's online services for absolutely nothing years after release.</quote> That's not our problem and even if it was these are not starving indie devs barely keeping the lights on these AAA publishers with billions in the bank who spend the bare minimum in servers as it is. Your point is invalid <cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote>I agree and this is going to make ZombieHeron's head explode.</quote> No surprise considering you're happy to be the perfect corporate thrall</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Error1355 06/05/17 11:25:47 AM #20:	ZombiePelican posted... $0.50 has been deposited into your account byTake-Two Interactive Software Inc Pft, my YouTube account makes more than that a day and all I do is upload commentary free full NHL 17 games where I play on an easy difficulty and win 9 of 10 games. =P --- This life is just a game we play, that we can never win. But don't give up, no don't give up. <cite>Error1355 posted [p:880449565] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>ZombiePelican posted...</cite> <quote>$0.50 has been deposited into your account byTake-Two Interactive Software Inc</quote> Pft, my YouTube account makes more than that a day and all I do is upload commentary free full NHL 17 games where I play on an easy difficulty and win 9 of 10 games. =P</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ZombiePelican 06/05/17 11:33:48 AM #22:	Asherlee10 posted... For about the 100th time, I have no problem with MTs that are aesthetic-based or can be acquired if you just play the game. It's up to you if you want to spend more to cut some corner No publisher ever put microtransactions in games people paid upwards of 60 dollars for you to NOT buy them. Did it ever occur to you that these publishers graciously allow to "cut corners" as you put it because THEY put the corner there in the first place not because it's mandatory but because they are avaricious? Come now, this is getting pathetic --- http://i.imgur.com/J1Fi0Cw.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MCC79Ov.jpg http://i.imgur.com/iEMaJl1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/grqvrr9.png <cite>ZombiePelican posted [p:880449937] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote>For about the 100th time, I have no problem with MTs that are aesthetic-based or can be acquired if you just play the game. It's up to you if you want to spend more to cut some corner</quote> No publisher ever put microtransactions in games people paid upwards of 60 dollars for you to NOT buy them. Did it ever occur to you that these publishers graciously allow to "cut corners" as you put it because THEY put the corner there in the first place not because it's mandatory but because they are avaricious? Come now, this is getting pathetic</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 06/05/17 11:35:24 AM #23:	Error1355 posted... Why are you even humoring the troll @Asherlee10? <_< @Error1355 You could you know do your job and moderate the troll? Or is that asking to much? --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:880450007] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>Error1355 posted...</cite> <quote>Why are you even humoring the troll @Asherlee10? <_<</quote> @Error1355 You could you know do your job and moderate the troll? Or is that asking to much?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Error1355 06/05/17 11:38:02 AM #25:	spikethedevil posted... Error1355 posted... Why are you even humoring the troll @Asherlee10? <_< @Error1355 You could you know do your job and moderate the troll? Or is that asking to much? While the guy is a troll the topic itself or the posts he's made doesn't break the rules. --- This life is just a game we play, that we can never win. But don't give up, no don't give up. <cite>Error1355 posted [p:880450133] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>spikethedevil posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Error1355 posted...</cite> <quote>Why are you even humoring the troll @Asherlee10? <_<</quote> @Error1355 You could you know do your job and moderate the troll? Or is that asking to much?</quote> While the guy is a troll the topic itself or the posts he's made doesn't break the rules.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ZombiePelican 06/05/17 11:39:03 AM #27:	Asherlee10 posted... Seems like all you can do is call people 'corporate thralls' or 'corporate lapdogs,' but you can never provide any substantial rebuttal to the points made. Are you literally illiterate? I have rebutted every so called points plus some every single time you make excuses to justify the unchecked avarice of publishers Sorry if your shitty handwaving attempts don't fly with an informed consumer like myself --- http://i.imgur.com/J1Fi0Cw.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MCC79Ov.jpg http://i.imgur.com/iEMaJl1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/grqvrr9.png <cite>ZombiePelican posted [p:880450182] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote>Seems like all you can do is call people 'corporate thralls' or 'corporate lapdogs,' but you can never provide any substantial rebuttal to the points made.</quote> Are you literally illiterate? I have rebutted every so called points plus some every single time you make excuses to justify the unchecked avarice of publishers Sorry if your shitty handwaving attempts don't fly with an informed consumer like myself</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
giantblimpN7 06/05/17 11:40:04 AM #28:	Paid DLC is evil and microtransactions that then make that DLC free are evil. So people just want stuff to be free --- http://i.imgur.com/zSHmk.jpg http://i.imgur.com/qT9WxSu.png <cite>giantblimpN7 posted [p:880450236] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>Paid DLC is evil and microtransactions that then make that DLC free are evil. So people just want stuff to be free</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlisLandale 06/05/17 11:40:45 AM #29:	Just don't buy micro transactions. If you boycott an entire company or game, theyll change creative direction. If you refuse in-game transactions, they'll change their business model. They do it because its profitable. Its profitable because people buy them. --- Currently Binging: Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex http://i.imgtc.com/YQId2Bz.png <cite>AlisLandale posted [p:880450280] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>Just don't buy micro transactions. If you boycott an entire company or game, theyll change creative direction. If you refuse in-game transactions, they'll change their business model. They do it because its profitable. Its profitable because people buy them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AzureAnihilator 06/05/17 11:40:51 AM #30:	"We're not going to grab the last nickel," he said. Wow. After charging a premium for the tiniest piece of shit content in your games, you're going to spare this one a nickel? I am so grateful, masters! This is the most pretentious fucking shit. This guy can take all his games and shove 'em. They'll never live up to the glory of the first Red Dead Redemption anyway, especially if they're just going to peddle more garbage and cut their game into pieces to sell it back. --- You only matter as much as I allow you to matter. Shut your mouth, and know your role. <cite>AzureAnihilator posted [p:880450283] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>"We're not going to grab the last nickel," he said. Wow. After charging a premium for the tiniest piece of shit content in your games, you're going to spare this one a nickel? I am so grateful, masters! This is the most pretentious fucking shit. This guy can take all his games and shove 'em. They'll never live up to the glory of the first Red Dead Redemption anyway, especially if they're just going to peddle more garbage and cut their game into pieces to sell it back.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ZombiePelican 06/05/17 11:42:52 AM #32:	Asherlee10 posted... I never said that was the case. But you aren't forced to buy them, either. You can either choose to purchase aesthetic items or grindable-items or not. Again, the games are grindy because they were designed that way to test your patience against wallet. Which again is unjustifiable --- http://i.imgur.com/J1Fi0Cw.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MCC79Ov.jpg http://i.imgur.com/iEMaJl1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/grqvrr9.png <cite>ZombiePelican posted [p:880450379] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote> I never said that was the case. But you aren't forced to buy them, either. You can either choose to purchase aesthetic items or grindable-items or not. </quote> Again, the games are grindy because they were designed that way to test your patience against wallet. Which again is unjustifiable</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 06/05/17 11:43:15 AM #33:	ZombiePelican posted... Come now, this is getting pathetic your posts absolutely are, yeah --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:880450399] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>ZombiePelican posted...</cite> <quote>Come now, this is getting pathetic</quote> your posts absolutely are, yeah</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Error1355 06/05/17 11:44:03 AM #34:	Asherlee10 posted... Your deflection game is 6/10 at best. That high? lol --- This life is just a game we play, that we can never win. But don't give up, no don't give up. <cite>Error1355 posted [p:880450447] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote>Your deflection game is 6/10 at best.</quote> That high? lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Balrog0 06/05/17 11:46:44 AM #37:	haven't games been retailing at $60 since the PS2 came out in 2000? These avaricious game peddlers would need to sell their games for more than $85 retail in order to just keep pace with what they were charging nearly 20 years ago I paid $40 for OW, so I'm glad that some chumps are paying the difference between that $40 and the $85+ I'd have to pay otherwise for the games to remain profitable --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:880450603] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>haven't games been retailing at $60 since the PS2 came out in 2000? These avaricious game peddlers would need to sell their games for more than $85 retail in order to just keep pace with what they were charging nearly 20 years ago I paid $40 for OW, so I'm glad that some chumps are paying the difference between that $40 and the $85+ I'd have to pay otherwise for the games to remain profitable</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 06/05/17 11:49:40 AM #38:	Trigg3rH4ppy posted... If you're still playing GTA online to this day after the loads of free dlc they've dropped, you're just being a cheap little peasant if you haven't thrown a couple dollars their way in one form or another. $60 does not justify being able to enjoy a game's online services for absolutely nothing years after release. lol imagine being this much of a cuck They provided GTA Online for free yeah? Then that was their choice, there is zero obligation for someone to buy a virtual car or some shit for real money --- http://i.imgur.com/iwo6yR9.jpg http://i.imgur.com/uqXNtk6.jpg <cite>Doe posted [p:880450750] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>Trigg3rH4ppy posted...</cite> <quote>If you're still playing GTA online to this day after the loads of free dlc they've dropped, you're just being a cheap little peasant if you haven't thrown a couple dollars their way in one form or another. $60 does not justify being able to enjoy a game's online services for absolutely nothing years after release.</quote> lol imagine being this much of a cuck They provided GTA Online for free yeah? Then that was their choice, there is zero obligation for someone to buy a virtual car or some shit for real money</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
green butter 06/05/17 11:50:27 AM #39:	lol @ the microtransaction apologists in this topic a fool and his money are soon parted --- http://i.imgur.com/LhwwG.gif <cite>green butter posted [p:880450783] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>lol @ the microtransaction apologists in this topic a fool and his money are soon parted</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 06/05/17 11:54:14 AM #40:	green butter posted... lol @ the microtransaction apologists in this topic a fool and his money are soon parted exactly why everyone who isn't a fool should absolutely love microtransactions --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:880450993] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>green butter posted...</cite> <quote>lol @ the microtransaction apologists in this topic a fool and his money are soon parted</quote> exactly why everyone who isn't a fool should absolutely love microtransactions</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZombiePelican 06/05/17 11:56:54 AM #41:	Balrog0 posted... your posts absolutely are, yeah Pffft. Being pro consumer is now pathetic? Get the fuck out of here with that shit Asherlee10 posted... All I see is you insulting people that bring up issues with your points. Lol again with the handwaving? Did you even read the article at all? Take Two has raked in over half a billion dollars in revenue from shark cards ALONE and they STILL are not satisfied. What good can come from this insatiable avarice? Asherlee10 posted... ZombiePelican posted... Asherlee10 posted... I never said that was the case. But you aren't forced to buy them, either. You can either choose to purchase aesthetic items or grindable-items or not. Again, the games are grindy because they were designed that way to test your patience against wallet. Which again is unjustifiable Yeah, all those microtransactions in Skyrim sure did help me level up (hint: there aren't any). Games that take a long time for you to complete increase their playability. Taking a long tome to complete =/= grindy Now you know this all too well and are grasping at straws --- http://i.imgur.com/J1Fi0Cw.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MCC79Ov.jpg http://i.imgur.com/iEMaJl1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/grqvrr9.png <cite>ZombiePelican posted [p:880451142] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>Balrog0 posted...</cite> <quote> your posts absolutely are, yeah</quote> Pffft. Being pro consumer is now pathetic? Get the fuck out of here with that shit <cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote>All I see is you insulting people that bring up issues with your points. </quote> Lol again with the handwaving? Did you even read the article at all? Take Two has raked in over half a billion dollars in revenue from shark cards ALONE and they STILL are not satisfied. What good can come from this insatiable avarice? <cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ZombiePelican posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote> I never said that was the case. But you aren't forced to buy them, either. You can either choose to purchase aesthetic items or grindable-items or not. </quote> Again, the games are grindy because they were designed that way to test your patience against wallet. Which again is unjustifiable</quote> Yeah, all those microtransactions in Skyrim sure did help me level up (hint: there aren't any). Games that take a long time for you to complete increase their playability.</quote> Taking a long tome to complete =/= grindy Now you know this all too well and are grasping at straws</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 06/05/17 11:58:28 AM #42:	ZombiePelican posted... Pffft. Being pro consumer is now pathetic? Get the fuck out of here with that shit idk how you're being pro-consumer by trying to get companies to charge me more --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:880451212] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>ZombiePelican posted...</cite> <quote>Pffft. Being pro consumer is now pathetic? Get the fuck out of here with that shit </quote> idk how you're being pro-consumer by trying to get companies to charge me more</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZombiePelican 06/05/17 11:59:25 AM #43:	Asherlee10 posted... Error1355 posted... Asherlee10 posted... Your deflection game is 6/10 at best. That high? lol I'm in a generous mood. And yours is a 3 at best. I don't resort to petty deflection unlike you and Error --- http://i.imgur.com/J1Fi0Cw.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MCC79Ov.jpg http://i.imgur.com/iEMaJl1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/grqvrr9.png <cite>ZombiePelican posted [p:880451259] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Error1355 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote>Your deflection game is 6/10 at best.</quote> That high? lol</quote> I'm in a generous mood.</quote> And yours is a 3 at best. I don't resort to petty deflection unlike you and Error</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 06/05/17 11:59:32 AM #44:	I don't see how ZombiePelican is wrong here --- http://i.imgur.com/iwo6yR9.jpg http://i.imgur.com/uqXNtk6.jpg <cite>Doe posted [p:880451268] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>I don't see how ZombiePelican is wrong here</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 06/05/17 12:00:40 PM #45:	RIP Kerbal --- Oda break tracker 2017- 4 (2) Super Mario Maker Profile: 1237-0000-0073-02FE <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:880451325] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote>RIP Kerbal</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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AlisLandale 06/05/17 12:02:34 PM #48:	ZombiePelican posted... Pffft. Being pro consumer is now pathetic? Get the f* out of here with that s* Youre not pro consumer. You just bitch about micro-transactions and complain that they are anti-consumer. What then, do you posit, to be the alternative? Mass consumer boycotts? Government regulation? Are you prepared for possible shifts in game development, distribution and pricing? Personally I think game budgets are fucking insane and wouldnt mind if the AAA market was reigned in a bit. But I don't buy many AAA games so I have no stake in that fight. Your problem isnt you making this topic, just to emphasize. This kind of shit should be exposed and brought to peoples attention. But you escalated from "heres a shitty guy doing shitty things" to condemning an entire business model that doesnt affect anyone who chooses not to buy microtransactions, and completely ignoring the agency of people who do buy and enjoy them. --- Currently Binging: Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex http://i.imgtc.com/YQId2Bz.png <cite>AlisLandale posted [p:880451418] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>ZombiePelican posted...</cite> <quote>Pffft. Being pro consumer is now pathetic? Get the f* out of here with that s* </quote> Youre not pro consumer. You just bitch about micro-transactions and complain that they are anti-consumer. What then, do you posit, to be the alternative? Mass consumer boycotts? Government regulation? Are you prepared for possible shifts in game development, distribution and pricing? Personally I think game budgets are fucking insane and wouldnt mind if the AAA market was reigned in a bit. But I don't buy many AAA games so I have no stake in that fight. Your problem isnt you making this topic, just to emphasize. This kind of shit should be exposed and brought to peoples attention. But you escalated from "heres a shitty guy doing shitty things" to condemning an entire business model that doesnt affect anyone who chooses not to buy microtransactions, and completely ignoring the agency of people who do buy and enjoy them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChromaticAngel 06/05/17 12:03:10 PM #49:	Asherlee10 posted... ZombiePelican posted... Asherlee10 posted... I never said that was the case. But you aren't forced to buy them, either. You can either choose to purchase aesthetic items or grindable-items or not. Again, the games are grindy because they were designed that way to test your patience against wallet. Which again is unjustifiable Yeah, all those microtransactions in Skyrim sure did help me level up (hint: there aren't any). Games that take a long time for you to complete increase their playability. I can't really tell if you're being intentionally disingenuous about how much grinding some "free" stuff requires or whether or not grinding is even possible even if they say it is. The latest anniversary update of Overwatch gave people a very short window with which to grind limited cosmetics. It would take on average 300 hours to get all of it except in order to actually play that much you'd basically need to not sleep and do nothing but eat and play overwatch. The only way to actually get what you want is to spend a lot of money. It caused enough of a problem at Blizzard that they made an official response about looking for feedback regarding the lootcrate system. --- https://puu.sh/tcLsT/24f4611235.png <cite>ChromaticAngel posted [p:880451443] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ZombiePelican posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Asherlee10 posted...</cite> <quote> I never said that was the case. But you aren't forced to buy them, either. You can either choose to purchase aesthetic items or grindable-items or not. </quote> Again, the games are grindy because they were designed that way to test your patience against wallet. Which again is unjustifiable</quote> Yeah, all those microtransactions in Skyrim sure did help me level up (hint: there aren't any). Games that take a long time for you to complete increase their playability.</quote> I can't really tell if you're being intentionally disingenuous about how much grinding some "free" stuff requires or whether or not grinding is even possible even if they say it is. The latest anniversary update of Overwatch gave people a very short window with which to grind limited cosmetics. It would take on average 300 hours to get all of it except in order to actually play that much you'd basically need to not sleep and do nothing but eat and play overwatch. The only way to actually get what you want is to spend a lot of money. It caused enough of a problem at Blizzard that they made an official response about looking for feedback regarding the lootcrate system.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZombiePelican 06/05/17 12:04:14 PM #50:	Balrog0 posted... ZombiePelican posted... Pffft. Being pro consumer is now pathetic? Get the fuck out of here with that shit idk how you're being pro-consumer by trying to get companies to charge me more You already are paying more just not financially but psychologically even if you don't buy any of their microtransactions. --- http://i.imgur.com/J1Fi0Cw.jpg http://i.imgur.com/MCC79Ov.jpg http://i.imgur.com/iEMaJl1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/grqvrr9.png <cite>ZombiePelican posted [p:880451496] in Take Two C... [t:75423823]...</cite> <quote><cite>Balrog0 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ZombiePelican posted...</cite> <quote>Pffft. Being pro consumer is now pathetic? Get the fuck out of here with that shit </quote> idk how you're being pro-consumer by trying to get companies to charge me more</quote> You already are paying more just not financially but psychologically even if you don't buy any of their microtransactions.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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