time-saving convenience items
“We made this problem so we can sell you the solution”
Zulu@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
There won’t be any battle passes in Guild Wars 3. There will be paid expansions, paid cosmetics, paid account services, and paid “time-saving convenience items”. A less generous interpretation of Johanson’s post would be that some of these things are manifestations of the “hidden” subscription mentality he’s knocking.
So we dont like live service crap because they just shifted the monthly sub to other things. Anyway, buy the cosmetics/services/‘time saving items’ from us! Def not the same live service bullshit those other guys are doing lmao.
edgemaster72@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
ulu_mulu@lemmy.zip 17 hours ago
Not only that, but in GW2 they ended up doing shady stuff like locking additional equipment slots behind latest xpacs and making latest xpacs builds the best so, unless you’re super-uber casual and never play group content, you’re de-facto forced to buy everything they release.
Now, an MMO is very expensive to maintain so it’s fine to pay for it, but the article is the most hypocritical statement I’ve ever seen.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 21 hours ago
I would rather a monthly subscription over micro transaction crap tbh.
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 19 hours ago
I mean one is literally required to play the game, the other does not.
So depending on what micro transactions are available, it seems worse to require a monthly sub then have truly optional/cosmetic mtx
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 19 hours ago
RuneScape can be played without a subscription.
Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 18 hours ago
if a game requires money after it’s bought, it’s not worth it… subscription or in-game stores. both are equally as bad.
I pay once… that’s it. expansions/dlc are fine because I’m not REQUIRED to get it. if the game just… stops because I didn’t get the dlc, you bet your ass I’m never buying from them again.