*crosses Just Cause 3 off wish list*
Their new business model should be called "pay up or grind into oblivion".
These sorts of things are making me hate gaming.
Oh god, please don't ruin Hitman now that it's showing potential to be great.Square Enix killing all the eidos games one after another.
Gaming is dead right guys? GUYS?
Oh god, please don't ruin Hitman now that it's showing potential to be great.
Call me stupidly optimistic, but do we know the $$$ is REAL money? Like, that can't be real.
That's so OBVIOUSLY terrible, there's no way it's real $$$.
They already ruined that with Absolution.
Well it's an alpha so the prices probably are placeholder, but it's microtransactions up the wazzoo.
Are we sure it's microtransactions? I'm trying to be optimistic, maybe you get $ from missions, but the black market trades in diamonds you buy with (in-game) $? :'(
Why would you introduce two currencies? Is there a fluctuating economy that you have to pay attention to?Are we sure it's microtransactions? I'm trying to be optimistic, maybe you get $ from missions, but the black market trades in diamonds you buy with (in-game) $? :'(
Why would you introduce two currencies? Is there a fluctuating economy that you have to pay attention to?
The most obvious answer is probably the correct one.
But the supposed microtransactions are so obviously bad. Even if it was F2P they'd be terrible. I guess the $iamond ratio is off tho if it's ingame currencies. 'Cause is Rico getting paid $2/hr to do secret agent stuff?
I know, but Absolution was bound to be pretty bad since the first concept art was shown. The new one is much more promising, which is why ruining it with microtransactions would be a real shame.no. but maybe just Square Enix.
They already ruined that with Absolution.
Sad thing is, all they need is one whale good for another ~$50 for every 50 people playing it to justify it (monetarily). Which is more likely than not.Yeah, I won't but this if it has in-app purchases. Shame, because JC1 and 2 were some of my most beloved last-gen experiences.
I hope threads like these help get the awareness out to these publishers and their accountants, that this sort of thing is not acceptable. I guess the only way they'll change is if they think they're going to lose money from dissatisfied customers not wanting to spend 70$ on a storefront.
What's next? Deus ex you rent augments & if you dont renew the micro fee your Aug sets off an alarm alerting enemies to you?
Sad thing is, all they need is one whale good for another ~$50 for every 50 people playing it to justify it (monetarily). Which is more likely than not.
To be honest, this screenshot is really selling me on the game.
So absolutely beautiful.
To be honest, this screenshot is really selling me on the game.
So absolutely beautiful.
How about I sell you on it even more?To be honest, this screenshot is really selling me on the game.
So absolutely beautiful.
To be honest, this screenshot is really selling me on the game.
So absolutely beautiful.
All major publishers will start shoving this shit down our throats until it's just commonplace and nobody complains. Devs costs are more expensive now so they're trying to explore as many revenue streams as possibleThe Crew also has 2 currencies, so this is not limited to SE.
Deus Ex strikes me as something that would make the most sense to monetize with a season pass unless they have a BioWare-esque online mode.
Some children die in the womb. Things can crumble faster than you imagined.
Day 1 purchase for me.
I wont be buying any of the microtransactions though, just enjoying the game.
Don't developers not work on maximizing framerate until almost all of the game is built?