"If this discusson quiets down, the ability to make changes goes away, which is exactly what Wall Street and the big gaming companies are waiting for"
Quote from: Slayer7744 on December 06, 2017, 09:56:57 AM"If this discusson quiets down, the ability to make changes goes away, which is exactly what Wall Street and the big gaming companies are waiting for"The only way there will be a lasting impact and change is if people continue to vote with their wallets, it's the only outcry that these greedy companies listen to, as hard as it can be to resist those shiny new games, we all need to hold off on buying, and especially preordering, any games that employ these predatory tactics.
Quote from: AkyraStrike on December 07, 2017, 08:23:01 AMQuote from: Slayer7744 on December 06, 2017, 09:56:57 AM"If this discusson quiets down, the ability to make changes goes away, which is exactly what Wall Street and the big gaming companies are waiting for"The only way there will be a lasting impact and change is if people continue to vote with their wallets, it's the only outcry that these greedy companies listen to, as hard as it can be to resist those shiny new games, we all need to hold off on buying, and especially preordering, any games that employ these predatory tactics.Yep this. I'm with @Slayer7744 on the SWBF2 thing and will go pre-owned so they get nuddin'. People like @mimix who buy at full tote are the enemy ......................boyaiaiaiai boi!But seriously the only way they learn is with dollars and the threat enough has worked.
All we can hope is that all devs/publishers learn from it and get back to gameplay rather than trying to gouge the extra $
Quote from: spazmanaught on December 07, 2017, 08:48:36 AMQuote from: AkyraStrike on December 07, 2017, 08:23:01 AMQuote from: Slayer7744 on December 06, 2017, 09:56:57 AM"If this discusson quiets down, the ability to make changes goes away, which is exactly what Wall Street and the big gaming companies are waiting for"The only way there will be a lasting impact and change is if people continue to vote with their wallets, it's the only outcry that these greedy companies listen to, as hard as it can be to resist those shiny new games, we all need to hold off on buying, and especially preordering, any games that employ these predatory tactics.Yep this. I'm with @Slayer7744 on the SWBF2 thing and will go pre-owned so they get nuddin'. People like @mimix who buy at full tote are the enemy ......................boyaiaiaiai boi!But seriously the only way they learn is with dollars and the threat enough has worked.All we can hope is that all devs/publishers learn from it and get back to gameplay rather than trying to gouge the extra $
Quote from: mimix on December 07, 2017, 11:53:16 AMAll we can hope is that all devs/publishers learn from it and get back to gameplay rather than trying to gouge the extra $But the shareholders demand 10% year on year growth, so they either need to find more gamers or gouge us somehow!
After watching that vid I now know why they haven't done BFBC3. They will want loot boxes/microtransactions and the backlash from the BC fans would be loud and massively damaging .................................. Spaz knows!
EA would almost certainly cash in on the nostalgia by implementing every microtransaction known to man into BC3.Not only that but it will launch with 6 - 7 maps, probably less destruction physics than BC2, none of the gunplay that made BC2 fun and have a Premium Pass for $80 for future maps.
Quote from: Slayer7744 on December 07, 2017, 04:18:42 PMEA would almost certainly cash in on the nostalgia by implementing every microtransaction known to man into BC3.Not only that but it will launch with 6 - 7 maps, probably less destruction physics than BC2, none of the gunplay that made BC2 fun and have a Premium Pass for $80 for future maps.And as a final kick in the teeth to fans, said DLC map packs will be the classic BC2 maps remastered.
Quote from: AkyraStrike on December 07, 2017, 04:20:27 PMQuote from: Slayer7744 on December 07, 2017, 04:18:42 PMEA would almost certainly cash in on the nostalgia by implementing every microtransaction known to man into BC3.Not only that but it will launch with 6 - 7 maps, probably less destruction physics than BC2, none of the gunplay that made BC2 fun and have a Premium Pass for $80 for future maps.And as a final kick in the teeth to fans, said DLC map packs will be the classic BC2 maps remastered.Will that include remastered, remastered BC maps?
Aside from boycotting, we can vote with our wallets by supporting the devs who do it right by the gamers. ie CD Projekt RED. I cannot praise them enough for the amount of effort they must have poured into creating the Witcher 3. The base game was huge on its own and actually made you WANT dlc/expansions to prolong the experience.
Quote from: euphoricx on December 07, 2017, 08:03:52 PMAside from boycotting, we can vote with our wallets by supporting the devs who do it right by the gamers. ie CD Projekt RED. I cannot praise them enough for the amount of effort they must have poured into creating the Witcher 3. The base game was huge on its own and actually made you WANT dlc/expansions to prolong the experience.This is true. CDPR are almost like a unicorn though, theres not too many devs out there that get it as right as they do, their DLC alone would be bigger than some full releases.
I'm more inclined to support smaller studios via early access then pre order from AAA publishers now days.