"Microsoft, can you please give us special treatment so you miss out on profits, while we still charge for a full game along with the out-dated and overpriced $15 monthly fee?"
False. If he had been in contact with any of the Bioware fanbase, he'd know we have a severe distaste for online functions or attempted integrations. While MP was a pleasant surprise with ME3, many of us still prefer doing SP, setting our online status to offline, and getting sucked into our favorite game's orbit with zero interference from the outside world and microtransactions.
@gamemaven @Rafficus_III I'm aware. In no way is Microsoft excused either. Sony has the cheaper product, they marketed excellently, and they have the stronger tech currently to our knowledge. That said, many gaming empires always crash at some point in favor for the next best thing in the eyes of the gaming collective; Bioware to CDProjekt for example. And yes, I'd agree. Anointing Sony as the gaming messiah right now is very premature foolish.
I smell arrogance with a side of smug with those Sony comments. If there's one thing I've learned with the gaming community, it's things that are championed by gamers as the next big thing, are the same things that are clawed down by the same used-to-be fans over a misstep who now eagerly await the next big thing. I'll be watching what Sony does and when their misstep will happen.
I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand I expected this. Looking at all that we're getting, the price matches the quantity and quality. The graphics may not be Skyrim good, but they're far better than most MMO's. On the other hand, it's just not reasonable. You can't be serious asking console gamers who have to shell out for XBL and PS+ to cough up more for a MMO. For anyone who hasn't played MMO's: they can take months to complete the main story and quests due to wading through trash mobs and getting a good foothold. It's just not financially wise to drop that much money for console gamers for something that will take so much time to complete just one walkthrough. IDK. I was set to get this, and I understand the pricing, but I'm on the fence now.
You can look at it from two angles. The macroscopic view: very solid lineup as it has something for everyone, which is what Xbox has marketed it as; or the microscopic view: it's okay, maybe good, but nothing to write home about for many of the gamers who don't lean to the casual end. Personally, I like it and there's about 4 or 5 I know I'll be getting, not to mention the exclusives that will drop later on.
@rad8045 It's an exclusive for the Xbox One and many Sony fans seem to relish in trolling the Xbox community however they can. The true problem here, is it's Free to Play. Devs and Publishers throw this word around like they're saints and being the good guy, but when it comes to delivery they make the experience so droll and such a grind you have to pay to play for enjoyment.
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