As someone who played an unhealthy amount of Rocket League, the transition from paid to free to play ruined the game. The sheer amount of smurfing was disgusting.
Comment on Helldivers 2 was almost a free-to-play game, could've changed Sony's live service trajectory
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Being paid is better. Less cheaters and griefers on new accounts ruining everyone’s game.
There are still plenty of griefers (mostly PlayStation players in my experience, shich is Why I have crossplay disabled and dont join ransoms anymore), but imagine how many more would be there if they could use bots to keep creating new accounts to claim the game for free.
Brosplosion@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 4 weeks ago
This surprises me, as I've only really encountered one lobby that had griefing issues, and they were readily resolved by me running an autocannon and the laser pistol lol. I think the nature of the game itself does a lot to minimize the impact of players being jackasses.
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I tried playing with PS players about 11 times, and every single mission ended with me being team killed and kicked right before extract, but after all the objectives were completed. I’m not giving them another chance.
stringere@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Autocannon is love