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Then lets add the admittion that Monolith/WB Games aim to make money with the addition of microtransactions with your questioning my claim of...
'1. Monolith isn't just adding microtransactions, but they're changing the game's pacing to make the purchase of microtransactions far more appealing.'
So... they're adding microtransactions to make money, but won't change the pacing of the game to make the microtransactions more appealing?
Yeah, that's based on the desire of primarily single-player developers to bring in the revenue of multiplayer games through microtransactions.
The entire existance of a company is to make money. So, I'm interested in your argument as to why they don't want to make more money.
His opinion isn't exactly uncommon, but what sets his appart is the history he's brought up of other single-player series bringing in microtransactions to the detriment of the quality of the game.
Judge the opinion based on the merritt of the opinion, the likelihood of it being reality, rather than the persons presenting the opinion.
And wonder why the opinion is voiced by so many.
So far, you've just been shooting down the probability of the game being altered to make the microtransactions an attractive option, yet you've not given an argument as to why that isn't the case.
The video was posted today.
My initial cautious opinion was based on the first impressions after hearing the news.
What changed my opinion, was being reminded the publisher is WB Games, who has been adding more intrusive microtransactions to every release for years.
Good to hear.... but the thing is Monolith & WB Games won't give a shit, because you already bought the game.
And you're betting $60+SalesTax that you're right, and everyone on the internet is wrong.
Perhaps the outrage is overblown, and it'll be a fun game despite the added grinding, but it won't be as fun as the original... especially for those that detest such business practices and detest them being inserted in our favorite game series.
This is essential a really simple thing that you're trying to make more complicated than it is.
They could make the game more "grindy" to encourage people to buy MTs. Doesn't mean they will. The notion that because they desire "profit" is meaningless since every single developer and publisher has the same primary motivator for every decision they make. If people think game devs like Valve and CDProjekt arent making every decision because they feel in the long run it's going to make them the most profit, then they're naive. They just have a different philosophy.
You're assuming theyd make more money by making the game "worse" but putting in MTs to make it "better" when purchased. You're not counting potential sales theyd lose just by putting in MTs in the first place, and then not even counting what theyd lose if the game does turn out to be a disappointment. What it's going to come down to is the quality of the game. If it comes out and it is a grindy mess, then no amount of MTs is going to make up for the loss in potential sales.
You're sitting there saying I have no argument when that's exactly what your side is doing. Saying "MTs = grind" is a shit argument. Theres no verifiable prediction that can be right or wrong since "grind" is ultimately such a vague bullet point. If they have more side missions, is that "grind"? Or is that just more game content? If you can repeat missions, but it isn't necessary to progress, is that "grind"? Grinding to achieve what exactly? Skipping content....I guess? Since no one has any idea what this "grind" is going to be in the first place, much less what you're "grinding" for.
I care about my single player campaign experience. If I play through it and don't experience this nebulous "grind" people are referring to in a game that is so far promising dynamic content I'm gonna pretty much assume people are talking out of their ass. If I do experience a bunch of crap, filler content, I'd be the first to say "Fuck this shit".
I've only played a few WB games, but I don't know what this reputation is you're talking about. I played Mad Max and it was fine. I put a bit of time, but admittedly not much into MK X. I remember people bitching and moaning about paid fatalities, but at the same time it's one of those things that doesn't effect gameplay, so I couldn't give less of a shit about MTs like that. Arkham Knight had arguably the worst PC launch of all time for a AAA title, but I don't remember any evil micros. So what are some of the horrible, game breaking microtransactions WB has been adding?
Jesus Christ, not "everyone on the internet" agrees with you. That's a stupid as fuck thing to say. I've paid zero dollars for anything so far. I'll wait for hands on previews and reviews on release. Let's see if they put a review embargo on it. It's 2017 and we have the internet with a bajillion gaming vendors, anyone paying full price for a game is a moron.
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