DLC Maps/Map Packs
While I dislike buying a game only to spend more money to fully unlock it, I would be happy to buy DLC maps/map packs occasionally. I think maps should be obtainable in-game and we could use Rainbow...
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I have zero problem with ideas to help the game @spIash_damage . And the idea of earning the maps via game play or buying them with RL money is better than straight up only getting maps via cash as I've seen elsewhere. Keep things coming!
My issue, which I had posted earlier, was that some people will play a lot less and won't even earn the maps via playing unless the threshold is very low to earn them (which would make it difficult to justify paying money for them). For example, I have a few friends that play but very little and haven't really done much with the prize map or weekly challenges at all so wouldn't earn these maps and a lot of people play these games super casually but still queue for stuff and it would leave them out and could cause havoc in the queues.
Cosmetics are a popular way these types of games make money, it's huge in Overwatch despite that game being full price for example, and PvZ shooters have always been a cut above the competition for cosmetics already. Along with that I would gladly (as I previously posted) would pay for more slots per character. I'm sure there are other ways to help keep the game going so we get more content as well.
@Iron_Guard8 I really do understand your point but we're seeing TONS of people running around with legendary costumes (that they PAID for). PC is a small player base that .... what? we'll save? Not being rude, you know I wish we could cross play (not "us," but literally you and I as buddies) as much as anyone but that's definitely not happening. For PS4, there's still time to present something like this and I do believe it would save the game.
If the devs can't spend more money on creating new content (my assumption based on current rate of player base falling), I don't see how we will receive new content (not already created waiting to be released). If that's the case, I don't see the community lasting as long as GW2.
EDIT: Typo
