GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Man, I miss Rock Paper Shotgun’s quality.
The game made gameplay-affecting design decisions around these micro-transactions.
And they knew what they were doing was wrong because they didn’t put them in the review copies. Plus the character creator had 5 character slots, to the game’s one. Intentionally misleading everyone prior to release.
It’s just gross all around.
The game made gameplay affecting design decisions around these micro transactions.
Name one, because I beat the whole ass game without even feeling the need to buy any of that easily acquirable in-game for no money stuff. Most of the stuff is for sale at the pawn guild, including the character redesigner. I got enough port crystals to basically cover everywhere I’d want to go regularly. I spent probably 500 RC over a playthrough that got over 10k.
If you don’t pay extra money for the special camping kit you can carry fewer items at all times due to weight.
I didn’t say you can’t deal with them making these negatively impacting gameplay decisions.
Just that they are gross.
The non-dlc elite camping kit, which is easy to get, weighs less than the DLC kit and lets you cook food for buffs, unlike the paid one. Also, you have 4 characters. Spread the weight around efficiently.
You wouldn’t have to do that as much if this item didn’t exist to be purchased for cash.
Creating minor inconveniences through design that you can pay real money to fix is a dark pattern that I will never support in any game and will get angry at in any game that costs money up front.
Ive defended the paid items that were acquirable in game, but i missed this onw. Is the paid camping kit just not in the game at all unless you buy it? Because if so that is definitely an issue.
Old buddy is lying because reasons. There’s better camping kits available in game that weigh less than the paid one and let you get buffs.
There are other camping kits that are heavier but you can only get the one in the microtransaction from paying real money. It becomes available to buy in shops only as part of the real money transaction.
You also are limited on your number of portcrystals so effectively you cannot get that item in game. You can get 4 of them without paying extra money, and this lets you have a 5th.
Um… The RC dlc actively makes the game worse if nothing else (due to simplifying the economy with more rc than you’ll ever need) but the others aren’t really anything you can even notice in game.
So someone who paid money for stuff got very poor value for their money? Why even have it at all?
Because executives will want the profit margins going up regardless.
DMCV had the same irrelevant low value micro transactions that had no business being there. I feel like that’s his way (same director) of complying with demands for extended monetization.
It’s a trend. It’s quite literally clearly worthless garbage tacked on as MTX to satisfy some worthless suit, but as long as you don’t just buy a bunch of MTX before even playing a given game, you’d notice none of that shit needs to be bought.
dojan@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I preordered the game, because I really enjoyed the first game. Basically unplayable, and the micro transactions were a slap in the face.
Refunded it, and instead I’ll just sail the seas for the game whenever it makes a splash there. Can’t see myself buying another Capcom game again.
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
If it’s not an Indy developer and publisher, it’s not a videogame but a graphical gambling site disguised as a game.
The more A’s a company claims, the less credible they are.
dojan@lemmy.world 6 months ago
The A stands for arse.
Remember kids; it’s not theft if you can’t own it. Furthermore, the people that actually matter, the artists, devs, etc. have already (hopefully, since some triple-crapple-A companies aren’t above stealing) been paid. They won’t earn shit from the sales.
Kiosade@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Unplayable? I watched my brother stream a lot of it the last few days. How is that possible if it’s unplayable?
dojan@lemmy.world 6 months ago
As in, unplayable on my computer. Within 20 minutes I had three spontaneous CTDs.
Kiosade@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Ahh okay, well I do believe it. It seems to not be optimized, especially those town areas, my god!