pycorax@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Anyone know if Nexon is a concern for this game? I haven’t heard much about them recently but their shitty practices from way back then (and continuing) from their older MMOs doesn’t inspire confidence.
pycorax@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Anyone know if Nexon is a concern for this game? I haven’t heard much about them recently but their shitty practices from way back then (and continuing) from their older MMOs doesn’t inspire confidence.
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 hours ago
From my experience playing the Finals, it seems the developers have quite a good grip on creative freedom and how they monetize (the only exception is the cosmetic battlepass “upgrade” for additional superfluous cosmetics), and there haven’t been any elements of P2W that I witnessed.
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 21 hours ago
Yeah, I’ve spent 0 money on Finals but have all the Battlepasses over the past 8 seasons. And got extra in game currency to buy more cosmetics without spending money.
And for the gameplay itself which is the most important aspect there is no pay to win.
xenos@lemmy.zip 21 hours ago
The game was only available to play in limited time play/stress tests. It obviously wouldn’t be present in a stress test.
That doesnt mean there is going to be P2W in the released game, but it seems somewhat disingenuous to say that you didn’t witness any P2W, since there wasn’t an opportunity for it yet.
Based on every other game in the genre, there’s usually at least some amount of convenience or power you can buy so I would expect some to be added at some point, maybe not on day 1 of release though.
Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 hours ago
The finals =/= Arc Raiders (The finals has been released since 2023 and has been actively updates to current day).
They are developed by the same studio (embark), but Nexon is their parent company now. The reason I left the future ambiguous is because I don’t have access to their internal planning.
With that being said, none of the updates or available purchases within The Finals have had P2W or predatory elements for 2 years, so I’m inclined to believe they will stay on the right track.
You can check the FAQ on Nexon’s or Embark’s websites (official site ran by Embark) about Arc Raiders if you want to see their plans in writing:
(Check bottom of page)