As i stated in the original apology thread for iron crown, it looks like plan B was part of A, sell legendary items through event boxes first and then sell items direct in the second half to maximise income. Amongst all the complaints, Respawn developer on reddit ''but in reality the Iron Crown event has been a success, both with revenue and player engagement. Our numbers are up across the board.'' makes me wonder where this is heading both with the current frustration amongst the community, financial success for the business model, the lack of acknowledgement to downright insults from the devs.. Also the future of gaming as stated in the video when the goal posts move again..

@chrisragnarCouldn't agree more!@DoYaSeeMeThey do push cosmetics, excluding solos the entire crown event was about skins and misleading it's player base to maximise profit.Most if not all fps games I have played recently whether 1st or 3rd person have had a large focus on cosmetics and most players while having one main will be playing 3 legends due to character selection.Edit: Concerning the exclusiveevent pass.. Is that not what battlepass is?@Silz616I agree with RagTagg that as you don't see yours often in this game the value is reduced and he makes some good points and great content, hopefully he'll do another regarding this subject in the near future.

For the whales, freeloaders and developers

19 Replies

SlivPTS
6 years ago
You can remove "it looks like".
Of course they knew what reaction will follow... they are not dumb :D
It all was planned.
jumanjaydazed
6 years ago
@apostolateofDOOM
wtf is a whale? I got dibs on the blueberry one's if there are any!!
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apostolateofDOO
6 years ago
@SlivPTS That's kinda my point. :P

@jumanjaydazed A marine mammal?
-BiA-Pesqez
6 years ago
@jumanjaydazed
Whale: A term used for labeling anyone who bought a legendary item.
The term is commonly used by individuals with a keen desire to get their hands on a legendary item - but circumstances such as greed, youth or poor cashflow prevents them.
You’re welcome!
apostolateofDOO
6 years ago
@-BiA-Pesqez I'm not greedy, young or poor. Nor do I have any desire to purchase any of the legendary items in this event. The G7 scout looks ok but I hardly use it and maybe lifeline but i main PF and have equiped the dreadnaught skin and the alchemist for r99, im good as gold with what I got, for now atleast.
DoYaSeeMe
6 years ago
I don't get why there's so much fuss, when it can be sooooo simple. Don't like the price? Don't buy it! Don't like the game? Don't play it! Don't like the predatory mechanics? Don't support them!
I'm a freeloader and don't feel ashamed one bit. I don't want to spend on skins, my lame fighting skills won't get better with a shiny new look. I will support this game with feedback and would gladly buy a campaign mode if there will ever be one (or Titanfall 3, heh), of course, if I'm OK with the price.
Destroying your keyboard for not being able to get that skin for the price you want is like going on strike in front of Ferrari factory because their latest sports car is 10 times the price of what you'd pay for. Pathetic!
apostolateofDOO
6 years ago
@DoYaSeeMeI agree! I'm not moaning about the price or the strategy used, not that I condone it. If someone spent loads thinking they were ''rare'' items and are upset that others were able to obtain them then more fool you. I appreciate they need to make money but gaming and items for that matter should be available for most if not all players to realistically obtain and enjoy, not a select few. This is a game (for big kids and small) not and I quote ''a Ferrari''. Also, i'm giving my keyboard a break on the forums compared to smashing my awsd keys :P
Vladplaya
6 years ago
I am a whale, I got great job and no loans, and dropping few hundreds dollars on a game that I like is not a big deal, if it's worth the money. What Respawn doesn't offer anything in the shop that is worth my money.
I haven't spent a cent on this game, and not planning to. You know you * up when whales look at your greedy prices for pretty basic stuff, and think "This is outrageous and not worth it".
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Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Anyone that spends money on this game is somehow getting decent server and network performance so otherwise why would you? If you get consistent good hitreg you are suspect. Either no recoil macro user or worse. These servers are not stable nor optimized. I would be a whale if those things were fixed. Bad hitreg and constant drops killed my will to play.
Pretzelnutcake
6 years ago
@DoYaSeeMe Freeloader as well and I agree with most of what you say, but there's a thing with skins that affects the players confidence causing them to play better because they feel better or something like that, it's the same with how you think a car will go faster if you put some bright paint and a spoiler on it. It's all in our heads of course but I think there's some truth to it based on personal experiences