The Microtransactor!
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To spoil Classic Mode for you...Grey Carter said:
Also, Hardcore Mode was done more intelligently this time around. You can save as many times as you want, so if you need to stop playing for whatever reason, you're fully capable of doing so. But dying deletes the save. So don't do that.Kopikatsu said:
I do have to agree, though. Dead Space 2 was my favorite game of this gun as well. Bought it on all three systems just to always have it. (360, PC, PS3)
So on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being "I'm gonna bomb EA for this" and 1 being "OMG OMG I LOOOOOOOOOOVE micro transactions"Grey Carter said:
were do you personally sit on the issue?
First, in this article, I read 'universal ammo' and went "Wha..?", which kinda painted DS3 in a negative light. Your description of Hardcore mode just saved the game for me howeverKopikatsu said:
So I'm still gonna be picking it up.But yeah, DS2 was awesome. Just the right mix of characters, action, horror and creepy atmosphere...
EA's next marketing strategy? Buying every magazine for your gun. There are now no longer any random ammo loot. You are free of course to focus on melee weapons... that they sell for a premium at their store. Want to use fists? You have to buy that ability in the collectors edition DLC. Want to progress to level 2? Sorry but thats barred with a gate, that requires this specific key for the low low price of 9.99 or your regional equivalent.
You are of course expected to pay the usual hourly fee so your 360, PS3, or equivalent doesn't simply shred your disc and burn it to ash. To finish your transaction, please link your bank account directly to EA.
You are of course expected to pay the usual hourly fee so your 360, PS3, or equivalent doesn't simply shred your disc and burn it to ash. To finish your transaction, please link your bank account directly to EA.
Captures my feelings on having to pay for stuff in a game you already had to spend money to buy in the first place.
On the free to play games I can understand and it's not bad if buying stuff doesn't give you a huge edge in the game.
On the free to play games I can understand and it's not bad if buying stuff doesn't give you a huge edge in the game.
On some levels I'm glad to hear you liked the game Grey, I'm still not buying it due to the cash grab gimmick though. Maybe in a year or two for 75% off or whatever, but right now I refuse to sponsor that idea. I am hoping that no matter how good the core gameplay is, the game crashes and burns to discourage the practice. I love the franchise and IP, but I'd rather lose Dead Space than to see EA trying to gouge me for extra $$$ with single player game transactions, especially seeing as if they succeed, other companies will follow suit.
That said, the idea of their being a microtransaction mob like that does sound like something that might show up in a Korean MMORPG. "The only way to damage this monster is to pay money, and you can't progress past this region without vanquishing them! Put a credit card on file, and every $1 you charge is 10 points of damage... each monster that spawns has 100 hit points... and there is a 1 in 1000 chance that each mob you vanquish will have a key to unlock the gate to the next zone.... gogogogo!"
Of course to be fair in doing this the new mechanic would be introduced by a doe-eyed anime girl with a squeaky voice who seems unusually upbeat about the whole idea... as opposed to say Erin.
That said, the idea of their being a microtransaction mob like that does sound like something that might show up in a Korean MMORPG. "The only way to damage this monster is to pay money, and you can't progress past this region without vanquishing them! Put a credit card on file, and every $1 you charge is 10 points of damage... each monster that spawns has 100 hit points... and there is a 1 in 1000 chance that each mob you vanquish will have a key to unlock the gate to the next zone.... gogogogo!"
Of course to be fair in doing this the new mechanic would be introduced by a doe-eyed anime girl with a squeaky voice who seems unusually upbeat about the whole idea... as opposed to say Erin.
Not nice, but you forget that Erin's not nice either.OfficialJab said:
I don't advocate ending use of a word because it's often used to draw unpleasant connections. The original use of "retard" was "to slow down", and I use it often in my education to describe things slowing down, stunningly enough.
OT: I can see it happening. It wouldn't last long, but I can see it.
Your avatar is from Fallout 3. Where you had to pay $15 for the real ending. I really feel like Bethesda might do something like this first.dragongit said:
Although it's obviously exaggerated, this is the kind of direction that worries me when it comes to adding DLC and micro-transactions. It's the point when they stop feeling like they are an optional addition and instead start to become almost necessary to play the game properly.
It's not there yet, but I can't help but feel we are starting to head towards it.
It's not there yet, but I can't help but feel we are starting to head towards it.