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Cash shop and PAY TO PROGRESS items
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I know this has been answered somewhat.
I really hope the developers ONLY put cosmetic items in the cash shop.
Nothing with stats on.
I'd love to be able to buy more bag space via in game means (this is abused by company's every time!)
For the love of god don't follow black deserts HUGE pay to progress curve that shaves months off farming time when you invest £500+
I can't stress this enough because it'll make me quit instantly if I see this again.
I really hope the developers ONLY put cosmetic items in the cash shop.
Nothing with stats on.
I'd love to be able to buy more bag space via in game means (this is abused by company's every time!)
For the love of god don't follow black deserts HUGE pay to progress curve that shaves months off farming time when you invest £500+
I can't stress this enough because it'll make me quit instantly if I see this again.
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I really hope the developers ONLY put cosmetic items in the cash shop.
Nothing with stats on.
I’d love to be able to buy more bag space via in game means (this is abused by company’s every time!)
For the love of god don’t follow black deserts HUGE pay to progress curve that shaves months off farming time when you invest £500+
I can’t stress this enough because it’ll make me quit instantly if I see this again.
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I know that feel bro. By my knowledge there are none of these rage-inducing items in the cash shop, only cosmetics, vanity mounts and some other vanity item(forgot what). I'm pretty sure steven also understands how frustrating it is.
They make their cash back and get funding for further development of the game through the monthly subscription and through the ppl who want vanity. $15 might seem small, but considering the number of people(2200+ my estimates) they shouldn't run short of cash
Pay to progress makes a mockery of the game content even existing.
Why make all the content.....so people can pay a few £100 and avoid it.
And why the hell would you want to avoid it anyway ?
Its normally so new players and alts can catch up to the VETS because the game designers thought it would be clever to use vertical progression instead of horizontal progression.
If they used horizontal progression there would be no gap to bridge and no need for such short cuts.
Gated VET content would not exist....and not be a thing to get to.
Look at BDO, dont be BDO or archeage.
I have a job, a family, kids. Once I've played through the leveling content, I don't mind spending money to go through it faster.
I have a job, a family, kids. Once I’ve played through the leveling content, I don’t mind spending money to go through it faster.
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Make those login rewards for loyal customers then and not pay to win items. Simple solution
While convenience items are nice they shouldn't be for sale until long after the game has launched and gained a solid core of players (+2 years).
We can only trust in the developers which in good faith has said (and proven?) that the game already have the money needed to finish. Meaning the kickstarter is a supplementary way to create funds, but also give us the fans a way to show our support. And of course, pick ups some amazing perks!
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This has been answered like 1000 times yes.
<strong>Offical answer: </strong>No items in cash shop or kickstarter with p2w elements.
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But such a discussion is endless anyway.
Everyone has his own opinion and there are even some fked up people who are going to say that cosmetic items in item shops is p2w.
At the end of the day most people are greedy and want everything for free. Thats why a lot of companies just go full p2w mode and milk those who are willing to invest.
This aint 2005 anymore where people where willing to pay for quality rather than for items.
What I dont want to see are things like a pickaxe in the cash shop that you need to mine or a hatchet to cut trees, they should be in game items with durability instead of locking gatherers or crafting items available only the shop required to make high tier gear locking people behind a paywall.. that gets so aggravating.
Or they could offer pay-to-win items that players are required to buy to be competitive, and then the average player would be paying $20 a month just from the store.
Intrepid then has 3 choices. They could just make it cost $20 a month in subscriptions and eliminate the in-game store.
They could drop the subscription to $15 a month, have an in-game store, and have the store only offer totally cosmetic items that provide no actual benefit but give you exclusive appearance options for your gear, pets, mounts, house, boat, etc. They’ll make up the $5 difference from the players that opt for those frills.
Or they could make it totally free, but you can’t really play the game effectively without buying some essential things. Probably putting the best items in lock boxes that you need ridiculous luck to give you what you actually want.
Which option would you prefer? Have to pay $20 a month to play? Only have to pay $15 a month, and there’s a store you can totally ignore if you want? Or play yet another pay-to-win freemium game?
AoC is doing option B; subscription with a cosmetic (non pay-to-win) store. Though they haven’t yet announced the subscription price AFAIK, it’s probably going to be around $15 a month.
guess i'll be the one to link it for you
AFK Features ...
- does not belong in an MMO
- whats the point of logging ... if you aren't going to ACTIVELY PLAY THE GAME?
- Is only seen in Mobile games. As such ...
- Does not belong in an MMORPG setting ...
- BDO is Heavy P2W - do not compare nor suggest ANYTHING from that game- because its P2W trash
seriously ???yeeeaaahhh ... i bet it is ... you only have to drop your entire LifeSavings in BDO
I don't need to say anything else ...
One way to make leveling alts more engaging and less of a chore is by giving you multiple ways to do it. Pick different paths, have different storylines, maybe have different ways to level (your main levels up through questing, a second gets experience from crafting, a third does pure PvP). Leveling up an alt should be fun an exciting, not an obstacle you want to skip past.