I really hope this game crashes and burns, preferably with a 95% piracy rate or something.
Teach those money grubbing asshats a lesson.
Teach those money grubbing asshats a lesson.
EA Brings Microtransactions to Dead Space 3
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That sounds extremely lazy...on the players part. "I don't want to look for stuff, so I'll pay you to get it for me." That sucks a lot of fun out of games if you ask me. I wonder how many people will actually do this. As long as I don't have to pay to beat the game, I'm not touching this. And if I DO have to pay to beat the game, oh man...
It's because people love to ***** about EA. It's almost like a sport now. Pass judgement before the game comes out, just because EA is involved. The micro transactions could be completely separate, not affecting actual scrounging at all. Or it could make scavenging more boring so people buy resources. We don't know yet. Y'all can get mad at EA when we see exactly how things are affected, when the goddamn game is released.-Ezio- said:
"You can buy resources with real money, but scavenger bots can also give you the currency that you can use on the marketplace," Dead Space 3 Associate Producer Yara Khoury told Eurogamer. "So you don't have to spend [real world] dollars."
I really don't have a problem with this. It doesn't sound like you HAVE to do this, nor does it take away from those who do not. If people want to pay to unlock everything (i.e. they've been doing this since Skate) then go ahead. It doesn't diminish my enjoyment of the game whatsoever.
I really don't have a problem with this. It doesn't sound like you HAVE to do this, nor does it take away from those who do not. If people want to pay to unlock everything (i.e. they've been doing this since Skate) then go ahead. It doesn't diminish my enjoyment of the game whatsoever.
Only if they let you buy the skill points to use them!kajinking said:
This is pure greed but nobody has to do it. If a few stupid people feel like wasting their money on stupid crap then let them. I'll get up in arms when it starts becoming mandatory to progress or do well in the game.
Honestly I think they've gone mad, Dead Space won't sell 5 million, it's as bad as Capcoms Resi 6 projections, though I did enjoy Resident Evil 6 (shush, it was better than 5, at least it lasted longer than 3 fucking hours, was fun co-op too, though I'd like to know why the last boss was a manticore, then a t-rex, then mothra). Honestly I'm just not interested in Dead Space 3 because I can't stand Dead Space, the first kind of interested me but it bored me stupid within a couple of hours, and the second I was put off by the demo and it's magic "spawn two enemies in a corner youi're in and give them insta-kill attacks" moment of making me never want dead space 2.Shadow-Phoenix said:
The fact that people are adamant out there that it's survival horror sickens me too. The last mainstream game that came close was Resident Evil 4 (though maybe Silent Hill Downpour did, I haven't played it yet), and that was because of a masterful atmosphere and genuine feelings of solitude.
Maybe ZombiU too, that looks like a lot of fun actually, it's on my Wii U shopping list...
While there is no inherent problem with allowing this option to players, I simply do not trust EA with this. I can see them easily taking it the wrong direction and making the game overly grindy and time consuming just to encourage(practically force) players to take advantage of this "feature." This has already become a huge issue in F2P/P2W MMOs and social gaming. I'll be seriously pissed if EA starts this trend going in singleplayer games. I'll be keeping a close eye on EA over this one.
Yup.kommando367 said:
"Oh hey a totally optional thing that I probably won't bother to use but that might be useful to someone who can't dedicate as much as I am, and which won't affect me at all?"
"KILLING GAMING!"
I really can't see this going well. The microtransaction system really turned me off of Mass Effect 3's multiplayer, since the ability to get a good loadout in there was left up to pure chance. I get my ass handed to me on just about every difficulty, and even saving up for the really high-tier packs rarely turns out anything good, making any money you do spend a real gamble. It makes the game itself really unfun, thus resulting in me putting it down. The fact that it can cripple your single player experience is another strike against it.
So, with that in mind, you know what I think is going to happen with Dead Space? Pirates will take this game, host it on their own servers, and make the store dispense all of its content for free. EA loses money on an already dwindling franchise, and puts the kibosh on it. People continue to lose respect for EA, and its stock prices drop further. After all, they love to repeat history.
Now to be clear, I don't hate EA. I just don't like how they manage their resources. The people at its various game studios truly love the properties that they work on, and really want them to be the best damn games they can make. However, so much of the development decisions are made by the execs up top, with the goal of making more money and little else. You take that and compare that to a model like Bethesda's, which is more focused on growing and nurturing a small set of big properties and making them the best possible experiences for the player, which in turn has the players recommending their games and spreading a good word of mouth. I don't see Bethesda losing money faster than a gambling addict at a casino, so they must be doing something right.
So, with that in mind, you know what I think is going to happen with Dead Space? Pirates will take this game, host it on their own servers, and make the store dispense all of its content for free. EA loses money on an already dwindling franchise, and puts the kibosh on it. People continue to lose respect for EA, and its stock prices drop further. After all, they love to repeat history.
Now to be clear, I don't hate EA. I just don't like how they manage their resources. The people at its various game studios truly love the properties that they work on, and really want them to be the best damn games they can make. However, so much of the development decisions are made by the execs up top, with the goal of making more money and little else. You take that and compare that to a model like Bethesda's, which is more focused on growing and nurturing a small set of big properties and making them the best possible experiences for the player, which in turn has the players recommending their games and spreading a good word of mouth. I don't see Bethesda losing money faster than a gambling addict at a casino, so they must be doing something right.
Thematically, horror is clearly what they've been aiming for- jump scares, things scurrying just out of the edge of vision, mounting dread, etc.. Whether they've succeeded in that in the past is certainly an open question, but it's somewhat different than the question of whether the games are "horror" as in "survival horror" in genre. The answer to that question is more emphatically "no", which I think is what you mean.Bindal said:
It's "horror" as in "theme and atmosphere" that to my mind makes the shop ridiculous, though.
This is bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad. T^T. "But why? It doesn't effect the me, (hardcore) so why should I care if others are willing to pay for it?" Well, let me put it this way. For such access to a game in the past, it was called a "Cheat Code". A function found in old ps1, N64 games and older for the function of either making it easier or more fun for the player......and it was free. This is nothing more than to scam possible customers out of their money for something that literally was free at one point of time. "If" they want to add in more unique weapons, than sure i'm up for that. But that is not what this intended project is for, it's a modern day version of a Snake Oil salesman and we really need to chase these types of people out of our homes. >_<
I won't buy this specific game, but will buy others when they are worth it.
I won't buy this specific game, but will buy others when they are worth it.
This will probably go rather poorly.
In multiplayer, buying weapons can, in ideal circumstances, offer the player with a wider variety of powers, but not necessarily MORE power. That awesome sniper rifle may fit a play style better, but it is not inherently better then another sniper rifle. But in dead space, where tension relies to some extent on a a slow increase in power, It is very likely that microtransactions will feel purely like "Pay to win". In single player, there is no counter play to balance certain micro transaction weapons. Necromorphs won't change tactics if you pay real money for a new gun. I'm not saying that EA COULDN'T implement this system well. Its technically possible with a lot of thought. But I will say that realistically? They probably WON'T.
In multiplayer, buying weapons can, in ideal circumstances, offer the player with a wider variety of powers, but not necessarily MORE power. That awesome sniper rifle may fit a play style better, but it is not inherently better then another sniper rifle. But in dead space, where tension relies to some extent on a a slow increase in power, It is very likely that microtransactions will feel purely like "Pay to win". In single player, there is no counter play to balance certain micro transaction weapons. Necromorphs won't change tactics if you pay real money for a new gun. I'm not saying that EA COULDN'T implement this system well. Its technically possible with a lot of thought. But I will say that realistically? They probably WON'T.
EA are playing the fools gambit and they surely should know they won't even come close to meeting the quota that they set themselves up with but we'll just have to sit back and watch their gamble blow up in smoke and watch them shuffle the deck once more to try again.SkarKrow said:
I also need to put Zombi U on my shopping list as well as a premium U.
I lost any remnant of faith in EA when the new SSX didn't have racing with your friends on the couch, i.e. the best feature of On Tour: hammering it down the mountain with a buddy for giggles, I still boot that bad boy up to this day!Shadow-Phoenix said:
Oh, I need to too, tell you what lemme find a link, ShopTo are doing a bundle for £299.99 with ZombiU, and an Pro Controller... http://www.shopto.net/wiiu/WIIUHW03-nintendo-wii-u-console-32gb-black-premium-zombiu-bundle bingo!
I do want nintendo land though it looks like a blast, along with mario bros u because i'm just a sucker for platforming of that quality.
Gonna probably pick it up fairly soon, after I get myself a new office chair, this ones literally falling apart!
So what? They have been doing this for all their games as of late. If people are too lazy to play a fucking game, well I'm just glad its not my income that they are wasting. Just as long as it doesn't reach Capcom-esque levels, then I don't have a problem.
