I like Drift, but his opinions on the matter mean shit to me when he directly contributes to this by buying into these RNG boxes.
At the least, I hope he's stopped in these games.
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PAY2WIN: COD microtransactions keep getting worse - IW gives stat boosts to guns
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I like Drift, but his opinions on the matter mean shit to me when he directly contributes to this by buying into these RNG boxes.
At the least, I hope he's stopped in these games.
The gun perks that stack with attachments aren't nearly as powerful as the attachments themselves. It's a small bonus that you aren't honestly going to notice when you're on the other side of the barrel. And although Epic variants are more expensive, they aren't necessarily better in every case. Same goes for Rares and Legendaries. In the beta, I often found myself running the common variant because I preferred it's perk to the two I got from the rare or legendary (or even epic) options.
I think that only applied to the daily bonuses. Near the end of the weekend, they handed out 1000+ salvage just for signing in.
I don't think the variants are as bad as the AW versions this time around. Yes, most of them don't have drawbacks, but the most important stat-change (increased damage) does. The only variants that get it either become slower or go from automatic to semi auto.
I think that only applied to the daily bonuses. Near the end of the weekend, they handed out 1000+ salvage just for signing in.
I don't think the variants are as bad as the AW versions this time around. Yes, most of them don't have drawbacks, but the most important stat-change (increased damage) does. The only variants that get it either become slower or go from automatic to semi auto.
I'm fine with lootcrates in overwatch and battlepacks in battlefield cause they are purely cosemetic and you can earn them at decent enough rate.
Halo 5 I was okay with because even with there being reqs in them it never felt like I had to play more than 3 or 4 matches to afford the most expensive box.
This and Gears 4 are just examples of doing it extremely poorly. Where you earn the currency to buy the crates at an extremely slow rate and gate game altering items behind them.
I'm cool with this version of supplementary income for devs to offset the costs of development and the fact that they haven't jacked game prices to compensate just as long as its done well and not done in the mobile game way.
Halo 5 I was okay with because even with there being reqs in them it never felt like I had to play more than 3 or 4 matches to afford the most expensive box.
This and Gears 4 are just examples of doing it extremely poorly. Where you earn the currency to buy the crates at an extremely slow rate and gate game altering items behind them.
I'm cool with this version of supplementary income for devs to offset the costs of development and the fact that they haven't jacked game prices to compensate just as long as its done well and not done in the mobile game way.
Huge Succeeded
Banned
oh word, and here I was actually thinking about buying this game too.
lolol fuck this shit
lolol fuck this shit
dragonflys545
Member
Kinda glad I went with titanfall 2 fuck this gross shit.
Polioliolio
Member
They're exploiting it. Doesn't make it good game design. It might be good business design, but if that's all you care about, why don't you go kiss some dollar bills or franchise a Mcdonalds. Games are meant to be fun, and pay to win is in conflict with that.
Darryl M R
Member
My biggest worry especially with how the most recent event is going. A lot of microtransaction for RNG cosmetic without any other way of getting the items after 3 attempts.
Acerac
Banned
This'll be wonderful for short term profits. That's all that really matters, right?
I didn't mind them because they had no effect on my stats.
As a sidenote I now have cool costumes for every character I use in that game, including bunches of the Halloween limited edition ones. I've yet to pay anything more than 40 dollar entry fee.
I didn't mind them because they had no effect on my stats.
As a sidenote I now have cool costumes for every character I use in that game, including bunches of the Halloween limited edition ones. I've yet to pay anything more than 40 dollar entry fee.
I'm hoping they're smart enough to avoid that. None of the microtransactions in Destiny currently give you any tangible advantage, if they added that in Destiny 2 I'm sure there would be a huge backlash.
Collateral22
Member
afaik he hasnt bought them in a long time, his weapon videos are borrowed clips from his friends/other youtubers
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
We have been trained to spend money on multiplayer games since forever. Whether it's cosmetics or boosters it's the reality of multiplayer games right now.
Hamster Plugin
Member
They also gave 120 keys, which is obviously a beta thing and is 100% not happening in the final game. That lets you open 8 dollars of rare drops. There is a login bonus system, but the numbers of items you get is unknown.
Huge Succeeded
Banned
for some reason I feel like Destiny 2 is going to bring microtransactions in force.
Waiting for this and I was not disappointed.
Yeah, I forgot to mention keys.
There was also no way to make guns in AW like IW has. IW's system is actually better then AW's because there is a way to earn the guns without loot boxes.
old
Member
OP said:
That type of time sink sounds like something from LoL and runes or ISK farming. But that's a game that people play for years. This is COD. Not to be crass but this game will be obsolete next November when the next installment drops.
I can't justify spending that kind of time investment to maximize a game when that game has a defacto expiration date and that date isn't even that far away.
Livingskeletons
If I pulled that off, would you die?
Black Ops was released 6 years ago.
Hey, Black Ops 2 came out 4 years ago!
The number for a lot of things has changed from the beta. Salvage gain rate is one. I think we should wait and see before decrying the system as an unreasonable grind. I'm not that optimistic, but salvage rates were a frequent complaint during the beta.
they're just sprays and skins and stuff
the second someone gets an "ult reduction time" boost i'll be pissed
Drillary Clinton
Banned
Because they are completely cosmetic and have no influence on the game and you get plenty of items just for playing?
And also result in every update for the game being free
While I'm not a fan of the system, I feel like people are overthinking the value the variants give. A really good level 1 player with the default version of a gun is still going to kick the ass of a Master Perstiege player with a Legendary variant cause having those doesn't make them better. It wasn't hard for me to come in first place in the beta with just the standard guns.
Cause the TTK ensures that every gun is still viable.
Cause the TTK ensures that every gun is still viable.
With the alternatives on the market now people really don't need to buy this game anymore.
But they still will
What alternatives exactly? Titan fall is the only one that feels like CoD and it still is futuristic. We have no boots to ground multiplayer game that is as good as CoD. People may argue battlefield.....but it's completely different in terms of gameplay and feel.
God I hope they remaster the first black ops.....then I can say adios lol
Is this sarcasm, or is this true? Serious question, as I'm genuinely interested in Titanfall.
Rexatality
Member
I'm so bad at photoshop.
Fucking amazing lol
That's how this shit started with COD too lol. And every year you had the same people shilling "Its just ____!" "You get free ones once in a while, sometimes"
Fuck these games. Titanfall 2 it is.
Yes this is true. Future maps will be free.
DudeWithNoName
Member
100% truth.
i have more faith in Blizz than i do EA
plus it helps that OW plays great and isnt yet another ADS shooter
TimeEffect
Member
Its like they know the game is shit, so they're trying to get as much out of it as possible
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
But it's no good if your a lone wolf type. TF2 is a nice balance of going solo and working as a team.
Rushersauce
Banned
Shame on anyone who bought this game.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Bruh, chill. lol
Run-M-Run
Member
Night Angel
Member
Yeah, this is probably gonna be the CoD I skip.
Tye The Czar
Member
Ready to vote with my wallet for Titanfall.
I had the same feeling with the Modern Warfare remastered thing when it was revealed.
Wait, so you earn even less salvage per game than OP states and those were inflated beta values? Damn, I mean... I like it when games give you the opportunity to do this with non-realcashdollas, but I hate it when they draw the process out sooo much.
I was going to get Titanfall 2 anyways...
Shouldn't be in the game to begin with.