Anthem Microtransactions

[J4MES OX4D 10,034]

OOF

That's a lotta coinage and shardage. Although it's 'not final' and needs to be 'balanced' in the words of BioWank; you can kinda see where this game is going. 

[The3rdWalker 1,271]

Purely cosmetic? Couldn't care less. 

[J4MES OX4D 10,034]

15 minutes ago, The3rdWalker said:

Purely cosmetic?

We'll find that one out after the game has launched and the reviews are in. 

[The3rdWalker 1,271]

I mean you shared a screenshot of cosmetics and their prices, with "oof" prior. When it comes to the cosmetic world, as long as there are no items to be bought, no javelins, etc then it's a non issue. Agreed you have to wait to see, but you also kind jumped the gun with judgement until it's out. 

[phil bottle 9,758]

Cosmetics, meh don't care, that's between the kids, their parents and their credit card bills[emoji23]

If its just the thin end of the wedge and prep for pay to win I think they'd get a shit storm, so hopefully won't happen...

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[MrBiron 1,453]

Assuming it's £1 per 100 shards then that's £20 for a skin. FUCK THAT! I'd pay a quid or 2. That's it.

[J4MES OX4D 10,034]

15 hours ago, The3rdWalker said:

I mean you shared a screenshot of cosmetics and their prices, with "oof" prior. When it comes to the cosmetic world, as long as there are no items to be bought, no javelins, etc then it's a non issue. Agreed you have to wait to see, but you also kind jumped the gun with judgement until it's out. 

I just don't want to see a F2P economy in a full price game full stop. It's greedy, looks tacky and just oozes desperation to make money the easy way. Possibly £20 for a skin they could make in an hour which is 40% of the cost of the actual game is just outrageous even if it doesn't affect gameplay.  If they have to have such aggressive monetization in play then they must have low projections and expectations for the game. 

[GazzaGarratt 11,049]

I'm not gonna lose my shit. Yet. I hear you Rob but on this one I feel like Angry Joe is right below.

 

 

Cosmetic microtransactions are absolutely fine in my book....but not at $20. Not even at $10.

 

It smells of Bioware testing out the reaction so when they bring it down to $10 it's somehow acceptable.

 

Microtransactions should be built so you reinvest in a game you enjoy and they use that to invest further into improvements over time.

 

Skins should only $3-4 max imo. Unless it's a super duper glorious shiny rainbow one that has emotes inbuilt and can interact with enemies in a funny way. That one is pay $£5-6 for

[crispymorgan 1,054]

Couldn't care less about cosmetics.  But I'm starting to feel that games are money extraction devices first, game second, and it's starting to show.  Swathes of game held back for DLC.  

 

No Pre-orders............

[The3rdWalker 1,271]

Until people stop buying the shit it will never, ever go away.