If You Think Apex Is Predatory, Think Again!
Here's how free to play games get money: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNjI03CGkb4 Now, tell me how many of these rules you see in Apex.
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@PretzelnutcakeI didn't state it's a saint, but it's one of the least predatory games I've seen . Sure, it has expensive stuff for sale, but hardly pushes players into spending. There's no pay to win, no collection to complete, no daily ad to buy the new, exclusive cosmetic, no suggestion to buy more loot ticks after opening free ones, shop doesn't annoy with obnoxious notifications, promo badges or highlight animations, etc.. The general feeling I get is that spending in this game is truly optional, not forced in any way.
Sharing this as well for thoughts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXA559KNopI
@DoYaSeeMe That second video was much more entertaining to watch and i really hope someone at EA watches it without fainting at his opinions and suggestions because those are proven to be true by several other games now.
I'm sure everyone has heard about Warframe and how free player friendly they are with their content, people buy stuff literally because they want to support the devs rather than because it's the ONLY WAY to get stuff. Another game that does this is Paladins, plenty of monetisation but they'll give dedicated players the option to earn battlepasses and such by just playing the game, I bought their most recent one with premium currency I earned that way.
Another thing he pointed out which I've been preeching myself but most people seem to ignore is how even the free players are worth something to a game and are worth keeping around and happy because they make up a big part of the game's active playerbase and could eventually spend on the game if they're enjoying themselves and feel like the game deserves some support for not being a money vampire, another thing I can confirm from personal experience as a lower middle class third worlder who doesn't have the luxury of buying all the latest skins for their favourite characters because it would add up to a point where you have to start cutting costs everywhere else to compensate for the prices of stuff after it's converted to your currency.
If EA adopted methods like these I know for a fact their revenue will increase overtime because more people like myself would feel bad for NOT supporting such ethical practices once in a while.
I'm sure everyone has heard about Warframe and how free player friendly they are with their content, people buy stuff literally because they want to support the devs rather than because it's the ONLY WAY to get stuff. Another game that does this is Paladins, plenty of monetisation but they'll give dedicated players the option to earn battlepasses and such by just playing the game, I bought their most recent one with premium currency I earned that way.
Another thing he pointed out which I've been preeching myself but most people seem to ignore is how even the free players are worth something to a game and are worth keeping around and happy because they make up a big part of the game's active playerbase and could eventually spend on the game if they're enjoying themselves and feel like the game deserves some support for not being a money vampire, another thing I can confirm from personal experience as a lower middle class third worlder who doesn't have the luxury of buying all the latest skins for their favourite characters because it would add up to a point where you have to start cutting costs everywhere else to compensate for the prices of stuff after it's converted to your currency.
If EA adopted methods like these I know for a fact their revenue will increase overtime because more people like myself would feel bad for NOT supporting such ethical practices once in a while.
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