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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
@wheel_dragon_lk I doubt it. I think the whole point of these Iron Crown cosmetics being time-limited and at a higher prices was solely meant to highlight their "exclusivity" and act as a means to generate higher revenue than usual seeing as how it has been decreasing gradually over time prior to the event and season 2.

The developers likely never intended for these new epic and legendary cosmetic items to be accessible to all players unless they invest money to gain that access. Which is only emphasised though the fact Respawn have responded to the community displeasure by making them individually purchasable items on rotation in the store and not by given the players alternative ways to obtain them through gameplay alone.

I hope you get the skins you want, I really do. However for the foreseeable future, they'll definitely be locked behind a paywall.
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MandatoryIDtag
6 years ago

Well,this update has been an encouraging step frankly. It's good to see that respawn have been frank about their goals with this event and aint just money grabbing mercenaries.

I hope going forward they do honour this and it isn't just lip service. Hopefully respawn will be a bit more transparent about future events rather than just generating a lot of hype for their events only to throw a sneaky curveball in on in release.

As i've said previously i'm happy to pay...but i'm not gonna break the bank in order to support a game. 

  • Sarrgeras's avatar
    Sarrgeras
    6 years ago

    there is something wrong with either my perception of acceptable prices or the rest of the forums .... we actually accepted the rip offs they serve us 1800 coins .... 18 euros ??? 

    At first i thought these apex packs are a mistake  they gonna try fixing since its obviously insane rip off  .... 10 different colour skins thousands of useless crap to get a decent skin and now they add even less value of our money.... fk this I wont be spending another euro on this rip off

  • MandatoryIDtag's avatar
    MandatoryIDtag
    6 years ago

    @Sarrgeras  a lot of people wanted specific skins, this gives them the opportunity to get them without spending the huge amounts of cash the iron crown packs would have set them back.

    Not saying it's right or wrong but that's the logic.  

  • dtOddity92's avatar
    dtOddity92
    6 years ago
    @MandatoryIDtag I think you have to bare in mind the language company representatives learn to use when addressing their consumers.
    Like how they seemingly express their humanity and sympathise with us to help divert our attention from the fact that what they've done is actually quite unethical.

    Yes they've promised to try and do better, however they say this IMMEDIATELY after admitting having broken their previous promises.
    They're like a child saying "I know I broke that promise but this time I reeeaaallllllyyy mean it!" All whilst crossing their fingers behind their back.

    Nothing is set in stone. We can only wait and see if they truly intend to deliver the community content that proves more accessible than elitist.

    For now we should just try to enjoy the game for what it is, without getting overly political about unnecessary cosmetics.
    I mean most of us will likely be playing something else in a couple of months anyhow, so what does it matter if we don't invest more into this?
    And why should we invest when it's now abundantly clear that some of the devs have proven they despise the player base.
  • dtOddity92's avatar
    dtOddity92
    6 years ago
    @MandatoryIDtag You're absolutely right. People are perfectly happy to pay for something they want if they feel they want it badly enough. And most of the community have only been vexed by their lack of accessibility to the items they want. At least now they have a choice. It's definitely the best of a bad situation.

    We can only hope that future content is more ethically marketed and consumer friendly. Though given how some of the devs have responded to the dismay of their player base I'm guessing the next cosmetic skin will consist solely of a pair of buttocks placed on the head of each legend.
    That way we can all play as what the devs think we are.

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