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dtOddity92's avatar
dtOddity92
6 years ago

The Iron Crown Event: Just a predatory monetisation tactic?

Please note: This post isn't meant to dissuade players from making their own choices. I am merely providing my opinion through criticising the developers' use of shady business tactics to swindle pla...
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dtOddity92's avatar
dtOddity92
6 years ago
@AcessorieSS It's okay that you didn't read my post. I'm honestly just glad this situation is further encouraging people to voice their concern with how this company is conducting their business.
I don't expect to start a revolution of any kind, but the fact more and more people are talking about it, like on reddit, I'd say we're witnessing the beginning of the end for EA.

You're right to feel bad for the studio though. Imagine being one of the artists hired to create the admittedly great Iron Crown skins, only for your work to then be locked behind a paywall so high even President Trump would be envious. It must suck for those who want to deliver a dependable end product.
But no, Ea is just like...
"It's not restricted content, it's selective viewing."
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TheJumpingJawa
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago

It's a stupidity tax, like all gambling.

Honestly, I'm not at all bothered; no matter how much Respawn paint these as 'exclusive', they're only cosmetics.

Sure there are social implications for their preying on the vulnerable, and they absolutely should be held account for such unethical behaviour.

However that's the job of the legislature to crack down on; as an individual it doesn't impact upon the gameplay one bit.

In fact, if you detest EA's business practices, the best thing you can do is ..... play the game! (and buy nothing).

It costs EA/Respawn money to provide server capacity, thus players who play but don't pay are a liability to their bottom line.

  • nooblet123's avatar
    nooblet123
    6 years ago
    @TheJumpingJawa wrote:

    In fact, if you detest EA's business practices, the best thing you can do is ..... play the game! (and buy nothing).

    It costs EA/Respawn money to provide server capacity, thus players who play but don't pay are a liability to their bottom line.

    That's unfortunately not how F2P games work. They love free players, because the more free players a game has, the more whales it will attract. Whales don't spend a ton of money on a small or dying game.

    • dtOddity92's avatar
      dtOddity92
      6 years ago
      @nooblet123 I think what @TheJumpingJawa was trying to remark upon is the idea that some have where when people are playing a game and not spending money on it then the developers will think there’s a flaw in their marketing.
      EA: “They’re playing but not paying? Why not? We should try something else.”
      Plus if you were Respawn and your game has players who when asked aren’t happy with the value of the rewards for spending money then it does to some extent highlight that what they’re doing isn’t 100% beneficial in the way they expect. By playing but not spending you could argue it encourages the developers to have a greater focus on the core aspect of the game over inessential things like cosmetics.

      Developers and publishers (if they have any common sense) must at least consider this. So it only makes sense that some players think it matters too.

      You are also right however, more players means more views and more views means more interest in their IP, which ultimately amounts to higher profit margins. That’ll never change.

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