EA micro transactions in all our games!

Oh you **** whiny **** Just don't buy it.

omfg, spend money on gamez ??? NEIN!!

[QUOTE="Shielder7"][QUOTE="BPoole96"]

Knew this would happy. Any money grabbing that gamers support in any way becomes the norm and eventually everyone will  just follow suit. Once the publishers decide they need even more money, they will just think of some new way to screw people over. I really won't be surprised if SP games start to have long grinds that will be annoying so the player will buy a shortcut DLC just to skip over it.

BPoole96

We're already there

And The War Z makes you wait an hour to spawn again if you die unless you pay them money. You also lose any gear that you bought with real money for your character when he dies.

And let's not forget Capom selling Asura's Wrath "True Ending" as DLC

Thanks PC gamers.

Oh you **** whiny **** Just don't buy it.

svenus97

Well, best case scenario, it doesn't affect the game design at all. AND MONKEYS MIGHT FLY OUT OF MY BUTT.
Happy fun times ahead courtesy of Uncle Riccitiello.

[QUOTE="razgriz_101"]All the major pubs have been doing it for ages, and if anyones really to blame for frivilous microtransactions its silly korean free mmo's.clyde46

[QUOTE="svenus97"]

Oh you **** whiny **** Just don't buy it.

McStrongfast

Well, best case scenario, it doesn't affect the game design at all. AND MONKEYS MIGHT FLY OUT OF MY BUTT.
Happy fun times ahead courtesy of Uncle Riccitiello.

It's a shame people will miss out of good games for something they don't even have to buy into.

[QUOTE="AmnesiaHaze"]well its just preference , you cant say its right or wrong to purchase DLC , if i spent 60$ already why not add a 10$ extra to get new stuff provided i like the game, if you say you could afford then it means you dont want it (enough)Shielder7

Shame some people fail to see why this is becoming a big problem. That argument that you don't have to buy the DLC if you don't want to is getting old. Miroku32

I will not buy anymore games from EA. I hope other people do this as well. Don't show support! Plus EA horrible at making games :lol:

In the long run publishers like EA will remove even more content from the games and charge them as "DLC".

For example, in the past new weapons, skins and stuff like that were unlockables. Now most of them are DLC.

Sooner or later you will see EA will follow Crapcom and release the real ending of a game as a DLC, or lock the multiplayer content and force you to pay it if you want to play.

Sure, you don't have to buy the real ending or the multiplayer part or anything but it is amazing how people allow companies like EA or Crapcom remove parts of the games that were once standard to have in the full package.

[QUOTE="McStrongfast"]

[QUOTE="svenus97"]

Oh you **** whiny **** Just don't buy it.

svenus97

Well, best case scenario, it doesn't affect the game design at all. AND MONKEYS MIGHT FLY OUT OF MY BUTT.
Happy fun times ahead courtesy of Uncle Riccitiello.

When you're designing games around a business model which may benefit from making the game worse for those who don't pay, then that is an issue. Game design becoming more about manipulating people into upping companies' bottom lines than "good" design.

Currently it's theoretically a bad thing, which could very easily go dark side. It's essentially about trusting companies to not get tempted to go down that path. Let me reintroduce you two, THIS IS ELECTRONIC ARTS. This is Real Racing 3.

So that's the problem.

I think it's a ripoff and I refuse to buy anything of the sort

[QUOTE="svenus97"][QUOTE="McStrongfast"] BECAUSE THAT HELPS WHEN EVERYONE ELSE IS BUYING IT

Well, best case scenario, it doesn't affect the game design at all. AND MONKEYS MIGHT FLY OUT OF MY BUTT.
Happy fun times ahead courtesy of Uncle Riccitiello.

McStrongfast

When you're designing games around a business model which may benefit from making the game worse for those who don't pay, then that is an issue. Game design becoming more about manipulating people into upping companies' bottom lines than "good" design.

Currently it's theoretically a bad thing, which could very easily go dark side. It's essentially about trusting companies to not get tempted to go down that path. Let me reintroduce you two, THIS IS ELECTRONIC ARTS. This is Real Racing 3.

So that's the problem.

It depends on how they use it.

If it is just paid cheat codes, that's fine.

However, if it evolves into freemium model (e.g. Jetpack Joyride), where it's unrealatistic to have real progression without micro transactions, then yes, that would be unexcusable.

If I'm trying to play the game and it blatandly states "buy this!" or "if only you had bought this!" then I want a refund.
I had that issue with Sleepy Dogs.

If it's in the launcher I don't feel that bad about it, but if I'm in the game, I'm in the fricking game. So let me be.

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

[QUOTE="McStrongfast"]

[QUOTE="svenus97"]

If everyone is buying it then what's the problem...svenus97

When you're designing games around a business model which may benefit from making the game worse for those who don't pay, then that is an issue. Game design becoming more about manipulating people into upping companies' bottom lines than "good" design.

Currently it's theoretically a bad thing, which could very easily go dark side. It's essentially about trusting companies to not get tempted to go down that path. Let me reintroduce you two, THIS IS ELECTRONIC ARTS. This is Real Racing 3.

So that's the problem.

I didn't buy Dead Space 3 because I don't particularly care for Dead Space. If I did I probably would've been disappointed by it for other reasons.

There's nothing irrational about being concerned about where things are heading with this stuff. I'm not talking about Dead Space 3, I've been told EA didn't cross the line with that game. But I think it's foolhardy to believe that they never would. Because this is Electronic Arts and this is Real Racing 3.

Clearly inspired by those MMO item malls and TF2 hats. PC, the plague that continues to hurt the gaming industry.

I haven't bought an EA game in such a long time because they do this kind of stuff.

[QUOTE="Miroku32"]Shame some people fail to see why this is becoming a big problem. That argument that you don't have to buy the DLC if you don't want to is getting old. Animal-Mother

Cliff Bleszinski sums this all up nicely, continues to raise questions about why someone so intelligent went by "Dude Huge" and "Cliffy B" for so long.

[QUOTE="svenus97"][QUOTE="McStrongfast"]When it brings in enough revenue for it to be a profitable venture, smartypants. Not literally everyone. I didn't buy Dead Space 3 and no microstransactions in ME3, FIFA or Tiger Woods, and look where we are. I can try to be vigilant for myself, but I'm not the only consumer out there am I?

When you're designing games around a business model which may benefit from making the game worse for those who don't pay, then that is an issue. Game design becoming more about manipulating people into upping companies' bottom lines than "good" design.

Currently it's theoretically a bad thing, which could very easily go dark side. It's essentially about trusting companies to not get tempted to go down that path. Let me reintroduce you two, THIS IS ELECTRONIC ARTS. This is Real Racing 3.

So that's the problem.

 

McStrongfast

I didn't buy Dead Space 3 because I don't particularly care for Dead Space. If I did I probably would've been disappointed by it for other reasons.

There's nothing irrational about being concerned about where things are heading with this stuff. I'm not talking about Dead Space 3, I've been told EA didn't cross the line with that game. But I think it's foolhardy to believe that they never would. Because this is Electronic Arts and this is Real Racing 3.

My "don't like it, don't buy it" refered to micro-transactions not the game itself.

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"][QUOTE="Miroku32"]Shame some people fail to see why this is becoming a big problem. That argument that you don't have to buy the DLC if you don't want to is getting old. soulitane

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"][QUOTE="Miroku32"]Shame some people fail to see why this is becoming a big problem. That argument that you don't have to buy the DLC if you don't want to is getting old. soulitane

Yah.

If you don't like the practice it's simply best to not support the game at all. EA won't support the practice if they see it driving away gamers.

Because having a couple optional weapons available for $5 in Dead Space 3 DLC totally ruined the game. :roll: