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@Koochi-Q
I see your point. But, what you said is actually why I feel the way I do. I have a friend that plays this game much more casually than myself. The thing is, they still buy the BP and still want the cool stuff that comes with it. The grindier the BP, the more levels they will end up buying. Great for EA/Respawn, not so much for them.
I agree that the casual market makes up the largest percent of the player base. But, I also believe that's why they make some of the decisions they do, which may look fine on the surface, but are done in such a way to lure more people into spending more money, thus making them loads more cash (while we, the players, suffer for it, in a variety of ways).
And, yes, I know a business needs to make money. But, I worry about how they do so and what affects it may have on the customer/player. I mean, I look at Apex with its $18 Legendary skins, loot boxes, paid battle passes, and when they say that changes are coming to these things that "benefit the player", I'm just more than a bit hesitant to take them at their word, is all.
Don't get me wrong, I want any changes made to this game to be a success for both the players and companies involved. If that happens, they make money and we have fun and feel satisfied with our time/money/effort spent on this game. All very good thing. But, sadly, that is rarely the case with most "Triple AYE!" games these days. A lot of the time, the money companies end up making comes from screwing over their players, not helping them. And I just don't want things like the S7 BP system to fall under that category, you know?
I assure you, I say all these things as someone who loves this game and wants to see it be the best game it can be and for players to have fun and feel rewarded for playing it and supporting it. I wouldn't be on here, engaging with people and discussing all these things about the game (both positive and negative), if that wasn't the the case.
A) players engaging more which equals more time spend in-game and liking it meaning possibly more gold in the vault of the safe of EA
B) more suckers buying levels to keep up.
Either way EA wins so your theory isn’t wrong.
BUT if players see or calculate or reddit or Streamer follow someone that says that it’s much harder as opposed to slightly harder, there will be an outcry again which Respawn will have to rectify and that means no money as ppl once again lose faith :P
That said I dont want any company... gaming company (XD) to fail. I want all of them competing which gives us gamers more and better games.
No need to say that you are a caring gamer. As you point out, you wouldn’t be a multi-poster on a forum if you werent xD. Even if you were all negative nancy, that would only mean you’re a bigger supporter who just wants the best.
Here’s just to hoping that it’s almost the same
- 5 years ago@Koochi-Q
Thank you. I appreciate your candor and it's nice to have a civil discussion on a forum (something that has seemed to be lacking in recent years, based on the time I've spent on multiple game forums in the last 5 years or so). So, again, I thank you for that. It is nice to see.
As for the overall topic at hand, I agree. And I do hope that things stay in a good place or hopefully strive to be better in terms of game design and player enjoyment. Personally, there have been multiple things that Respawn have done that I've enjoyed (everything from small QoL stuff to big buffs), but of course there have things I've disliked as well. Such is life, I suppose.
But, I do see where you're coming from with your last point. I mean, a little less grindy, a little more, that's doesn't really matter. Almost meaningless at the end of the day. Because if this change does really make things a lot more grindy, you're right, they won't be able to escape that. I mean look what happened with the shield changes in S6.
Basically, if something in this game causes a big enough stink (either positively or negatively), I'm sure it will be heard about across the land (haha). And, if it's negative (to the point of being unbearable for a large enough portion of the player base), it will most likely be addressed. Especially, if it threatens cash flow.
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