Why is EA/Respawn the bad guy for loot boxes?
If you have this attitude about Apex/EA/Respawn then I think that you are wrong to have this attitude, you DO NOT deserve to get lots of progression,unlocks, skins, and everything for FREE whilst the...
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I see that most people agree with me but there are some who still think that loot boxes are a 'scary' idea. If customers can only buy what they want then they will only spend what they need to get said items, and nothing more. You can call it greed all you want but at the end of the day they need to be making money, and a couple million people spending a few quid on the items that they want is all great...until 2 months and everyone has all the items they want, and no more money coming in.
There isn't anything wrong with lootboxes, it is how they are implemented which makes or breaks the deal. Overwatch, Apex legends, good examples of lootbox additions. I'm afraid that many of you showing an instant disapproval of lootboxes and EA in general are maybe not quite as business savvy as you think.
@powermadmatt 2 months in is when you add new content and the guys who bought what they wanted find new stuff they want on a new weapon or a new Legend or in new stuff for an old weapon or legend.
- F2P will be complaining they are getting 0 items for free and they are 'looking after the whales'trust me as a mobile game dev I have seen it all, tried every approach, the ones who don't want to pay always feel shafted. People are too entitled these days
@powermadmatt wrote:
F2P will be complaining they are getting 0 items for free and they are 'looking after the whales'trust me as a mobile game dev I have seen it all, tried every approach, the ones who don't want to pay always feel shafted. People are too entitled these daysMaybe the ones u talk to, but there are tons and tons of guys like me.
We love the idea of free to play and we use such services in that way.
I never pay a cent for anything in free to play games, because just me playing the game is enough reward to the devs.
All they need is people playing to keep the numbers up and the small percentage of whales will furnish us with all the nice things we like in time.
I really appreciate the whales for paying for all this stuff for me, and I think this is the ultimate gaming model, zero barrier to access is the only way to fly imo.
Dont worry, this game will make a billion dollars soon enough, it doesnt need my money, just my time.
I am fine with what-ever little rewards I get for just playing, virtual clothes mean nothing to me so if they hide some behind a paywall I think its great bait to catch the whales.
All F2P games need these whales, if u let them buy what they wanted up front these games would not make billions like candy crush and fortnite.
Yes some people have gambling issues, they need some mental help for certain, but can we really expect game devs to cater to all mental disorders? Where to draw the line?
This is the free market everyone screams about with joy!
- U need to realize if they sold skins straight up they would need to be extremely expensive or they would cannibalize the loot box sales completely.
Imagine them selling $30-$40 for a single skin!! People would scream bloody murder and EA is evil, etc, lol.
U cant have both and u cant please everyone, the whales dont care they are usually single boys in their 20's with nothing to spend their money on anyways, if not this game it would be online poker or porn getting their cash.
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