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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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GetDIntegrated's avatar
GetDIntegrated
6 years ago

Imagine getting your "Me Too" badge from an EA forum post about spooge dumpster business practices (instead of from an actual feminist icon).

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    Anlbrd
    6 years ago

    It boils down to this, for me - EA are happy to fund development of games like this based on the projected income they bring.  They bring this income because of the F2P itemshop business model.  They wouldn't bring the same level of income if the game was 100 dollars to buy and then subsequent content was released for free or for sale, this is why they do it this way.

    If the game wasn't going to make this much money - EA wouldn't have paid as much for the development.  Maybe they wouldn't have supported its development at all.

    So your options are : publishers can make less money and the games wont have as much money in development or we can try our best to suffer the agony of getting games for free :S

    • dtOddity92's avatar
      dtOddity92
      6 years ago
      @Anlbrd Another brilliant response.
      EA and Respawn are sure to be commended for the sheer amount of content they have provided over the course of just a few months post release, especially when we consider it is a free to play game.

      Now although EA are renowned the world over for being greedy, money-hungry monsters of the gaming industry as of late, I don't deny that they have every right to make money.

      The majority of the controversy we're seeing lies in the fact we simply don't know the reasoning behind the new contents cost.
      Sure it's an optimal business strategy for the situation, but when content receives an inflated price without an explanation as to why, that's where consumers are lead to believe something negative is occurring.

      We all will indeed suffer the agony of what it really means to get free stuff, but we should still endeavour to encourage the developers and publishers to be more open about why they make the decisions they choose and hope they then better respect our right to choose too.

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