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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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Anlbrd's avatar
Anlbrd
6 years ago
@dtOddity92 You're right.

The answer isn’t “well the game studio needs additional revenue”...

Indeed - the answer is "well the game studio needs revenue"
Avenger0314's avatar
Avenger0314
6 years ago

What is even worse is that almost everyone is upset about it and coming after EA for it and they still didn't bother making a statement to calm people down and try to fix this ... they just don't care anymore

  • BovinePiracy's avatar
    BovinePiracy
    6 years ago

    I am an older gamer and I usually will put a price tag on what I am willing to spend on a game. $60 for a good game is not out of the question so I was willing to drop $60. So far I have purchased the first two battle passes ($20) and if each battle pass afterwards is also $10 each I will buy those. But $18 for a legendary skin and this BS with this new event is ridiculous. Keep pushing and I won't spend another dime. I will play for free with what I got until I get bored or until this game goes belly up.

    • wheel_dragon_lk's avatar
      wheel_dragon_lk
      6 years ago
      • $7 per pack, $70 per 10 packs
      • Additional $35 for the heirloom
      • ~$200 for the whole collection
      • Can't use Apex Coins or even crafting metal

      "Just a predatory monetisation tactic?" Yes. Yes it definitely is. This is definitive proof that until the U.S. government steps in and stops this, EA will continue to exploit us consumers, regardless if we're aware of them doing it or not.

      • dtOddity92's avatar
        dtOddity92
        6 years ago
        @wheel_dragon_lk True, it is an issue that needs to be combated on a societal level.

        Here in the U.K. EA's application of gambling mechanics like in Battlefront 2 was and still is perfectly legal based on the governmental gambling laws.
        EA do exploit this and due to that fact they are perfectly allowed to provide products that on their most fundamental levels are get rich quick schemes.
        Shareholders and CEO's don't want to make games, they want profit.
        EA only buys or funds other game developers in order to distributed their shady business methods after they hire those studios to dress them up in some copyrighted IP.

        Although the outrage brought about with this latest monetised game content may seem frivolous to most. It truly encapsulates the larger issue with modern day society in how multi billion dollar companies like EA, are able to conduct unethical business practises, despite them being entirely unsustainable in the long term.
        Though I for one am glad to hear in the news that politicians are actively trying to address these problems through attempting to pass new legislations to help eradicate this problem in the industry.
    • dtOddity92's avatar
      dtOddity92
      6 years ago
      @BovinePiracy Part of the problem here is that we don't exactly know for sure if they really are "pushing" for higher prices overall.
      The outrage at this event predominantly lies in the matter of not having a justified reason as to why this new content is priced higher than the regular content when all cosmetic items, new and old, all get categorised into the same tier categories.
      Why should the previously available legendary skins cost however much against why should these new legendary skins be several time the price?

      Still it's and alway swill be the buyer's prerogative to spend money if they want to. And not when they don't.
  • dtOddity92's avatar
    dtOddity92
    6 years ago
    @Avenger0314
    I think the problem with this is a lot of those who are upset are conveying their message poorly.
    You only have to scroll through the Apex Legends subreddit to see hundreds of folks screaming obscenities at the developers.

    Companies like EA simply won't bother responding to such blatant rudeness, either from legal standpoint or from not wanting to encourage greater negative reactions by telling those who are upset, that they are wrong.

    Players who aggressively demand answers won't be respected whatsoever by the companies they slander.
    But here, like with my original post in this thread, things are clearly being communicated better through calmer and more respectful discussion.
    Sure our words in this forum won't likely touch the hearts and minds of multi millionaire shareholders that own the publisher, but hopefully it will support our voice as consumers when requesting future changes to the content we see get released.

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