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Predatory FOMO emails
Vic20
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I was looking forward to this game, but honestly these emails are a huge red flag. A lot of us have had enough with this psychological nonsense creeping into Every. Single. Aspect. Of gaming. Your target audience is comprised, in large part, of people with high degrees of susceptibility to exploitation. It's completely tonedeaf, especially in light of Diablo pulling the curtain back entirely with its awful monetization.
I'm pretty much fed up with the mind games at this point. And I know I'm not the only one. I hope the extra quick cash you make from fomo sales is worth losing players. Because you lost me.
I'm pretty much fed up with the mind games at this point. And I know I'm not the only one. I hope the extra quick cash you make from fomo sales is worth losing players. Because you lost me.
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If you are not strong willed enough to be able to resist the "mind games" of monthly cosmetics, you are probably not fit for the "mind games" of open world PvP either.
Sure, Diablo is pretty shit, but that is what you get for even looking at a Blizzard game right now. What Intrepid are doing is offering cosmetics that have no effect on you if 6ou buy them or do not buy them.
The only mind games here are the ones you are playing with yourself.
Hopefully the project will survive this setback.
You might struggle less if you drop all the fancy words and learn to let go.
If I was going to make a post somewhere about it, it'd probably be on one of the forums for a game whose cash shop sells p2w things. Ashes cash shop is pretty harmless in comparison.
No mate. You are wrong. Do you create an account and reply to every spam mails forums or website? Or do you just block and move on with your day? This has nothing to do with $500 backers or your other generalization.
The thought is like-minded people will pour from the woodwork, and a huge rebellion will begin, while the company realized the error of their ways and repents and begs OP for their forgiveness. It's a nice dream.
It really is a nice dream.
Nope, you are wrong. (lol)
No, you're wrong.
The OP does not have a good point, and you yourself provided the proof of that.
The OP said Intrepid were playing mind games with e-mails and such about cosmetics. You said that you just have then sent to your spam folder - which is something the OP can do.
Thus, the issue is with the OP, not Intrepid. If they do not wish to be informed about the immanent removal of cosmetics from sale, they can simply not be informed about it.
So, with that in mind, what is their point, exactly?
Ok, you are right Noaani, and I love you.
Once Ashes goes live, revenue will be a mix of subscription fees AND cosmetics sales. Fishes and Whales.
By selling Cosmetics now, before Launch, they get a much more realistic idea of how much the Whales will be willing to buy, as well as what they actually want.
Thanks largely to Whales (Steven being the Leviathan among Whales), I don't even need to Pledge a dollar to see Ashes through completion. I'm not going to begrudge the Whales or Intrepid anything, I am just along for the ride at this point.
Right now, I don't need to Pledge unless I want to play Alpha 2 or the Betas.
Thank you, Cosmetics Packages.
Anyway, Ashes marketing is not that bad but I understand if it annoys some people. The main emphasis on those monthly letters have been selling cosmetics and actual progression of the development comes secondary. This has continued years and some people actually buys those cosmetic packages because of the fear of missing out, "last call on shop packages".
I can live with FOMO cosmetics in the cash shop. If intrepid needs money, cosmetics are, imo, completely fair game because they do not affect the gameplay.
Such posts as the OP should be given 0 ground or encouragement/"understanding".
The account is one days old and the language is full of marketing jargon. This is not how an annoyed user acts. This is a deliberetly harmful BS post. As if that person wouldnt play a new mmo when AOC releashes. In a heartbeat they would.
I wish suchs topics were removed straight away. They are simple attacks on IS abd AoC. Just delete them. They are not even refering to its development.
If emails about non-p2w unique monthly cosmetics are a "red flag" for you,
i would say thats quite an interesting hill to die on in this genre,
I have no idea whatsoever how you managed to throw in Diablo immortal mobile Insane P2W monetization in relativisation to Ashes cosmetic emails.
Oh yeah the "mind games", what are you gonna call it next?
Exploitative marketing? Manipulative and greedy psychological tricks?
To be honest, your post is either pure ignorance or just straight up dishonesty.
I would expect the second, but who knows, you might just be lost....
Aren't we all sinners?
Even bought a 5kb expansion. It played Ultima 1... at the time, I never imagined graphics could be better
Ah, the good ole days of high def orange and black.
And from where you got the idea that I have said so?