Submitted 8 hours ago by simple@lemm.ee to games@lemmy.world
https://www.ign.com/articles/eas-skate-gets-microtransactions-before-its-release-date
Of course it does. We all saw it coming.
I hope when it’s released you can turn off the MMO features and play solo. I just want to get high, bomb hills, and watch my dude get all of his bones obliterated like the good ol days. I don’t need some clown decked out in a $100 dinosaur costume telling me I suck ass to heighten the experience.
Skater XL + Mods
There’s also Session, which is pretty good
I haven’t tried it in awhile, but tried it a few times over the years and always preferred Skater XL (just felt more like Skate to me), but I need to see how Session has progressed.
One of my favorite Skater XL mods is the ability to go into slow-mo whenever you start a trick. Really cool/fun. Also really satisfying to make your own skateboards in the game.
EA and micro transactions. Name a more iconic duo.
The only other two certainties in life are death and taxes.
Are we even surprised anymore? Just don’t buy it.
Its free to play so no need to pay for anything
That’s the plan.
How is this news? This news the plan all along, they were quite vocal about it. Free to play games are always funded by mtx.
I know this is an unpopular opinion here but I think the game looks dope, having followed development since the beginning. The animations look sick and I’m always there for another skateboarding game. I just won’t buy any skins.
You can spend real-world money on a virtual currency called San Van Bucks, which in turn is used to buy cosmetic items.
I hate this but if it’s just cosmetics and the game price is fair I’ll be ok with it. I know the price is going to be a full on AAA release and they will still cram this into it… but I can hope.
It should, according to other, be free to play
I don’t play skater games, but like whats so wrong with all the old ones? Didn’t they just remake Tony Hawk? How can these games be so different? I get playing ‘new’ games in your favorite genre, but I feel like you can only do so much with this formula, kind of like guitar hero.
New environments, new tricks, higher quality graphics, fixed bugs, runs on the current console (since backwards compatibility isn’t always a thing). Multiplayer, if Skate 3 didn’t have it already.
Fixed bugs… Lol.
Sometimes you just want more. Doesn’t have to be drastically different, just fresh
Can you remember the last time you actually cared about an EA game?
It Takes Two was pretty well received.
Hazelight Studios has been doing OK under their publishing umbrella.
Battlefield 4.
Star Wars Squadrons
I recently saw a documentary that talked about conditions at EA even back in the 90’s turns out I never cared for an EA game ever. I cared about the studios making them despite the fact that EA made ridiculously stupid choices.
“Mom, I want Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 Remastered.”
“We a skateboard game at home.”
Don’t give a crap that (or if) this is free, I’d still play Tony hawk over this every day of the week. Excited for new 3 release
All we need is Skate 3 via Xenon Recomp: infinite mods.
So, EA as usual.
Distance@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
The game is free to play. If cosmetics are the only micro transaction, that’s actually good.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Depends on the implementation.
If the promotion of mtx.is jarring or overwhelming then even limiting to cosmetics sucks. If something ends and there are multiple click through screens encouraging players to by mtx and other ads within the game to buy the mtx it can become a chore to ignore. Even if gameplay itself is not impacted, the things that happen outside of gameplay can deag down the whole experience.
An example would be those stupid unskippable season pass screens where the bar goes up slowly and it reminds you of what you didn’t get becsuse tou didn’t buy the season pass. A few seconds each time, sure, but it adds up and is clearly trying to goad you into spending money. That shit sucks even if it limited to cosmetics.
Distance@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
I would rather pay $60 to own and be able to fully play the game. However, my response came from my perception of surprise and doom-and-gloom by the community when we already knew it would be free-to-play.