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5/21/2022 1:17:28 PM
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What you describe is how a BUY TO PLAY title usually works. And SHOULD work.
Bungie on the other hand went the greed route after the activision split and went full blown micro transaction gacha game while the entire game STILL IS a pay to play game. The f2p part is more like a demo. So why do they think they can have the cash shop and mtx's be the main focus?
This is far from a f2p title. Lost ark, path of exile, warframe. To name a few examples. Those games can justify an mtx shop. Those titles are completely free and all the content is playable entirely without paying. A cash shop with a lot of stuff in it is fine and justified in those games.
In D2, we pay 100 bucks per year for the content which essentially is a subscription. The extreme mtx focus on top of that shows you how scummy this company really is. Remember how easy it was to obtain literally everything from the eververse store by just playing the game in year 1? AND we were showered in bright dust to buy even more stuff. WITH Activision?
Yea i remember. But hey, Activision was the problem right? Right?!?
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[quote]Remember how easy it was to obtain literally everything from the eververse store by just playing the game in year 1? AND we were showered in bright dust to buy even more stuff. WITH Activision? Yea i remember. But hey, Activision was the problem right? Right?!?[/quote] I remember. I also remember people complaining about the monetization then too. I loved getting armor and event cosmetics from Eververse and Event engrams. It seems like Eververse wasn’t something Activision contractually mandated, but I remember hearing it was a means to make Destiny more profitable when Activision kept claiming Destiny content sales were under performing. Whatever the reason that type of revenue stream is addictive to a company. Whether used as compensation incentives for employees, as seed money for the next expansion, or even as seed money for other projects. Once a company gets used to certain budgets and revenue their goal isn’t figuring out how to go backwards.
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If we’re gonna pay out for a subscription We may as well pay £10 p/month for ESO [i]Become an ESO Plus member to unlock VIP perks, including full access to DLC Game Packs available in the Crown Store (2021 Blackwood Chapter not included), 1650 monthly crowns to spend on in-game items, unlimited storage for crafting materials, exclusive deals, and loads of additional bonuses.[/i] that game is beyond huge (not without its faults though)
