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its ok for a free game but a bit unfair as gives people well off with money an unfair advantage over most people
Weekend Open Forum: Your take on microtransactions
- Thread starter Matthew DeCarlo
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I don't think I'd like to see microtrasactions in every game, and I appreciate those Kickstarter games which say that they'll give the complete game to anyone who pays, no DLC, no special editions.
On the other hand, I love "free to play" MMO's. As a casual player I don't feel like subbing, and having a free base game to enjoy with inexpensive upgrade options is a good way for me to play. I paid SOE $35 over the two years since Everquest II Extended came out. If I had to subscribe I'd pay nothing. Same goes for City of Heroes. I don't play much, so the option of playing games and paying just what I feel like are great.
On the other hand, I love "free to play" MMO's. As a casual player I don't feel like subbing, and having a free base game to enjoy with inexpensive upgrade options is a good way for me to play. I paid SOE $35 over the two years since Everquest II Extended came out. If I had to subscribe I'd pay nothing. Same goes for City of Heroes. I don't play much, so the option of playing games and paying just what I feel like are great.
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Do too my fiancial issues at this time I have found myself sampling Steam's F2P offerings, I have too say some do it right and others do it wrong. I think releasing a completly free game with at least 40-50 hours of playability for free is a great idea. Like lets take a FPS whats become almost stanrdard is paying for more powerful guns. Why not just have advancement options like what 60 games have and have map packs. The game comes with 8 maps and another 8 maps will cost you $20 total. If u want to play through the hours and hours to level up and get new weapons that's fine but if u really want that gun now being able too drop something as small as $1 on the same weapon that anyone can get for playing is the way too go. As long as the pay to win, ie more powerful guns then what regular no paying players can get, doesn't take hold I am ok with this for FPS's. Even just giving gimmicky things like cool camo and other stuff that would allow people who enjoy the game too help support it would be worth the effort, while letting the game stay completely balanced. I am gonna be working through the rest of the different F2P genres over the next few weeks, but so far I am not pushed away by them, should be nice for this year since I will be low on cash for the next couple months.
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