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pinky0926 11/13/17 5:57:20 AM #1: |
Stealing this from a reddit comment, but at what does it stop being microtransactions and start being macrotransactions?
Just look at this bullshit: https://i.redd.it/o6u0ia9ptnxz.jpg Imagine paying $80 for a star wars game but one of the main characters is a paid unlockable. Don't even need to actively boycott EA anymore, I just ain't gonna pay for any of that. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i.imgur.com/ILz2ZbV.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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darkprince45 11/13/17 6:00:35 AM #3: |
I have ea pass so I kinda wanted to try it. But the whole appeal of that game is playing jedis and shit. 60k credits for a character or some shit no thx
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KainWind 11/13/17 6:01:07 AM #4: |
Are they not unlockable otherwise?
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St0rmFury 11/13/17 6:01:52 AM #5: |
KainWind posted...
Are they not unlockable otherwise? Sure they are, if you're willing to sink about 40 hours just to unlock Vader. --- "Average Joe" is a trolling term since it's completely an opinion. "Overachieving" is also an opinion. - SBAllen (Hellhole: 52458377) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KobeSystem 11/13/17 6:03:23 AM #6: |
KainWind posted...
Are they not unlockable otherwise? Yea Hope you're a NEET or an insomniac with no life tho --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Chicken 11/13/17 6:03:43 AM #7: |
This is gonna be small potatoes in comparison to how it is now than in a few years. Just like how we thought a single $8 DLC was outrageous less than 10 years ago.
Major publishers have teams of hundreds of genius level experts whos only job is to study and research even more ways to add more kinds of DLC into games with as little effort as possible with as much cost as possible. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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rexcrk 11/13/17 6:04:01 AM #8: |
Its as simple as not paying for them.
Its literally that simple. I know I sure as hell wont be --- These pretzels are making me thirsty! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pinky0926 11/13/17 6:04:13 AM #9: |
KainWind posted...
Are they not unlockable otherwise? They'll tell you it's achievable but they've deliberately engineered the mechanics to make it incredibly demotivating to even try. You'll be sitting there grinding away as an underpowered character while a bunch of Korean players will all have the most expensive gear and characters and will be caning your ass. They're counting on you to give in and say "fuck it, it's only another $X". Same story with so many of these games. Like sure, you could get the most expensive walls on clash of clans, but it would take about 3 years. Or just spend $100, who's even going to know... --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i.imgur.com/ILz2ZbV.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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wackyteen 11/13/17 6:04:16 AM #10: |
Yeah but you're not supposed to go drop that much. You're supposed to have a healthy mix of playing and paying. I suppose most of CE hasn't played any of the Ultimate Teams in sports games <_<
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KainWind 11/13/17 6:04:46 AM #11: |
To me that seems fine, but I guess that might be a bit much for some people.
I'm generally fine with stupid microtransactions if you can unlock something otherwise. It gives me more reason to play a game. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pinky0926 11/13/17 6:05:49 AM #12: |
Chicken posted...
This is gonna be small potatoes in comparison to how it is now than in a few years. Just like how we thought a single $8 DLC was outrageous less than 10 years ago. I'm hoping there's going to be a pendulum swing where people just stop enjoying videogames and there's a movement to bring it back to basics. I think that's already happening to some degree, at least on the indie front. I've seriously just stopped playing games like this, and it has nothing to do with money. I can afford this, but I just won't pay for it. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i.imgur.com/ILz2ZbV.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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daftpunk_mk5 11/13/17 6:07:31 AM #13: |
wackyteen posted...
Yeah but you're not supposed to go drop that much. You're supposed to have a healthy mix of playing and paying. I suppose most of CE hasn't played any of the Ultimate Teams in sports games <_< When a game is $80 there should be 0 paying after that. --- Some say that his voice can only be heard by cats, and that he has two sets of knees... all we know is, he's called the Stig. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pinky0926 11/13/17 6:07:58 AM #14: |
KainWind posted...
To me that seems fine, but I guess that might be a bit much for some people. It's less about the cost and more about the bullshit they're trying to pull on you. Remember Goldeneye? That game had some sick unlockables, but the catch was the only way to get them was to be a complete wizard at the game. Remember the achievement you felt finally getting the invisible and invincibility cheats? I remember being one of only two kids in my neighbourhood who had all the cheat codes. That was what achievement felt like in videogames. It's pretty shit these days that as soon as a game comes out there's no small amount of players running around with all the sickest gear because daddy had no problem putting up $1k worth of lootbox rewards on his credit card. There's no sense of achievement there when the reward is just enough to make you not shit at the game. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i.imgur.com/ILz2ZbV.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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iron jojo 11/13/17 6:08:12 AM #15: |
Chicken posted...
This is gonna be small potatoes in comparison to how it is now than in a few years. Just like how we thought a single $8 DLC was outrageous less than 10 years ago. Yep --- vickfan-chucky they hated Jesus homie chuckyhacks-who teh hell is "jesus homie" ... Copied to Clipboard!
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wackyteen 11/13/17 6:12:04 AM #16: |
daftpunk_mk5 posted...
wackyteen posted...Yeah but you're not supposed to go drop that much. You're supposed to have a healthy mix of playing and paying. I suppose most of CE hasn't played any of the Ultimate Teams in sports games <_< I agree, if the game is single player. It's part of the reason why I don't fuck with multiplayer in most games. However I don't personally mind dropping $10-20 every week or so in Madden, though they usually have some new flavor of the week packs or events going on so... And I'm not saying that EA isn't doing what they're doing out of greed. They're clearly aiming to make baller baller money yo. I'll just wait til I can rent BF2 through Redbox or get it used at gamestop and play the single player story --- The name is wackyteen* for a reason. Never doubt. *No longer teen ... Copied to Clipboard!
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untrustful 11/13/17 6:12:25 AM #17: |
Revenue Streams
money is lit af --- My Mario Maker Levels https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/profile/untrustful?type=posted ... Copied to Clipboard!
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apolloooo 11/13/17 6:17:06 AM #18: |
And people would still buy it and buy microtransaction too.
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pinky0926 11/13/17 6:19:05 AM #19: |
@Godnorgosh
I saw you ask in that other topic if it's possible to give EA negative money. In a way you can. Click on all of their digital advertising. Google Adwords ads, banners, anything you see pop up on the internet. But never buy anything. Waste away their pay-per-click advertising budget and make zero conversions. Don't even look sign up to a subscriber list. It would be petty and unremarkable but you might enjoy the experience. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i.imgur.com/ILz2ZbV.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Steve Nick 11/13/17 6:23:47 AM #20: |
How much for all the epic star cards?
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luigi13579 11/13/17 6:24:34 AM #21: |
I don't need to boycott them when I wouldn't buy their trash anyway.
These days, I play games on a delay for the most part, and only buy the brand new games that I *really* want. I probably play more older games than new ones overall. There are so many great ones I've missed out on over the years. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DemonBuffet 11/13/17 6:29:26 AM #22: |
Wow. Looks like Im skipping battlefront 2 :D
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untrustful 11/13/17 8:47:00 AM #23: |
>2017
>trying to make the case that optional content isn't optional kek --- My Mario Maker Levels https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/profile/untrustful?type=posted ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Coffeebeanz 11/13/17 8:49:01 AM #24: |
EA Games
It's On the Disc (TM) --- Physician [Internal Medicine] ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ssj3vegeta2 11/13/17 8:50:10 AM #25: |
Dat's cheap as hell compared to what you have too pay to unlock FIFA Icons, stop complaining and adapt to da world we live in now tbh
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HypnoCoosh 11/13/17 8:50:49 AM #26: |
This is why I only play SP games and don't engage in PvP
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pinky0926 11/13/17 8:51:24 AM #27: |
ssj3vegeta2 posted...
Dat's cheap as hell compared to what you have too pay to unlock FIFA Icons, stop complaining and adapt to da world we live in now tbh please tell me this is a joke post --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i.imgur.com/ILz2ZbV.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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rhklce 11/13/17 8:52:35 AM #28: |
Coffeebeanz posted...
EA Games Hah ... Copied to Clipboard!
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eston 11/13/17 8:53:46 AM #29: |
I generally have no problem grinding for unlockables, but i can't see how this is a good idea in a MP game
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ssj3vegeta2 11/13/17 8:55:53 AM #30: |
I never joke post doe
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RE_expert44 11/13/17 8:55:58 AM #31: |
40 hours is probably the tail end of most people time they will invest into this game
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daftpunk_mk5 11/13/17 1:41:57 PM #32: |
wackyteen posted...
daftpunk_mk5 posted...wackyteen posted...Yeah but you're not supposed to go drop that much. You're supposed to have a healthy mix of playing and paying. I suppose most of CE hasn't played any of the Ultimate Teams in sports games <_< 10-20 a week is fucking crazy --- Some say that his voice can only be heard by cats, and that he has two sets of knees... all we know is, he's called the Stig. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FLUFFYGERM 11/13/17 1:43:08 PM #33: |
EA wants $80 for their game?
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FightingGames 11/13/17 1:46:32 PM #34: |
pinky0926 posted...
I just ain't gonna pay for any of that. yes you will along with everyone else. Corporate practices have only worsen throughout the decade and therefore will only continue. We have witnessed many boycott attempts and protests but they become easily forgotten and ignored whenever ZP makes a topic complaining about bad corporate practices, you guys better shut the fuck up and listen --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MC_BatCommander 11/13/17 1:47:45 PM #35: |
Lmao, definitely not buying this one. Unfortunately people will still buy it and sink tons of money into this bullshit.
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DoctorVader 11/13/17 1:48:05 PM #36: |
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KarmaMuffin 11/13/17 1:48:19 PM #37: |
The time length of 40 hours to get Vader is only real if you ignore the challenges. The weekly challenges should give you ~30k a week if you do them all.
It's pretty obvious that what they're going for is to keep players coming back. If they had the per match credit increase like people want, then players will have finished it all and not kept on coming into the game. Still scummy, but not the same kind of scummy the hivemind is saying it is. The concept of heroes being locked behind in-game credits is not something I think is an issue at all. I get that Vader/Luke are the main characters yadda yadda yadda but it's not something I have a strong opinion on either way. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FL81 11/13/17 1:50:08 PM #38: |
St0rmFury posted...
KainWind posted...Are they not unlockable otherwise? I remember the old days when FPS games didn't require MMORPG-tier timesinks --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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I Like Toast 11/13/17 1:53:02 PM #39: |
wackyteen posted...
. I suppose most of CE hasn't played any of the Ultimate Teams in sports games <_< And is why I stopped buying Madden --- If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kirby 11/13/17 1:53:10 PM #40: |
I fucking hate EA, but people need to stop paying for the micro transactions before any change will come.
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butthole666 11/13/17 1:53:21 PM #41: |
We live in a late capitalist hell
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MoreRpgs 11/13/17 1:54:16 PM #42: |
Not acceptable.
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Dustin1280 11/13/17 1:54:34 PM #43: |
Even Star Wars HQ
has spoke out against EA's bullshit... You know EA fucked up when SWHQ doesn't fall in line. --- RIP: Canuklehead, Karma: 1369 // RIP: Gen_Lee_Enfield, Karma: 1731 // RIP: Orlando of the Axe, Karma: 1642 --They delivered! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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The Admiral 11/13/17 1:55:02 PM #44: |
Some fools will pay that, which EA knows.
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LeadPipeCinche 11/13/17 2:05:06 PM #45: |
St0rmFury posted...
KainWind posted...Are they not unlockable otherwise? Yeah cause god forbid you have to actually PLAY THE GD GAME to unlock something. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pinky0926 11/13/17 2:06:00 PM #46: |
FightingGames posted...
pinky0926 posted...I just ain't gonna pay for any of that. No, I won't. I haven't bought an EA game since 2007. --- CE's Resident Scotsman. http://i.imgur.com/ILz2ZbV.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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AlternativeFAQS 11/13/17 2:06:47 PM #47: |
St0rmFury posted...
KainWind posted...Are they not unlockable otherwise? 40 hours in an online FPS is nothing ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FLUFFYGERM 11/13/17 2:07:13 PM #48: |
butthole666 posted...
We live in a late capitalist hell what does an entertainment company shooting itself in the foot have to do with capitalism --- they shall be the first ones against the wall when the revolution comes - averagejoel ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MC_BatCommander 11/13/17 2:08:03 PM #49: |
AlternativeFAQS posted...
St0rmFury posted...KainWind posted...Are they not unlockable otherwise? 40 hours is a huge chunk of time to dedicate to unlocking ONE character, and from what I understand you cannot unlock anything else in this time, you have to save all of your credits for this one character. --- The Legend is True! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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AlternativeFAQS 11/13/17 2:08:14 PM #50: |
FLUFFYGERM posted...
butthole666 posted...We live in a late capitalist hell i keep seeing you ask these dumbfuck questions with very obvious answers ... Copied to Clipboard!
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