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@TheGamerSeal You don't maybe believe in inside game payments or monthly subscriptions, I usually also like buy once type of games more than free-to-play games, although buy once games gives these problems when support will be over, it will be game over like in good old times. I know that somehow you need to pay that support and content what is made by game companies, otherwise they don't get paid and can't make any content or patches for your game. In many games gaming industry is using only microtransactions as payments, because it brings millions of dollars to their pockets, they call it free-to-play game, it is just like Team Fortress 2 game has, it was probably making millions of dollars in its best years, but Fortnite makes even more it brings billions of dollars. Good old buy once type of gaming industry doesn't bring so much money than succesful free-to-play game, it also provides constant content flow from developers and paid support going as long as money is flowing.
EA wasn't succesful when making this game, they wanted to make this something like FIFA and their sports games franchise, first pay once and then pay-to-win money flow, I wasn't so much against that because I knew this buy once system doesn't work with live service game. Perhaps they will learn lesson and change this game to free-to-play game, with payable cosmetics only, like it already is, you can pay skins with crystals if you want, but problem is there isn't going to be more content support from developers because original idea was trashed and game was changed by EA to pay-once-and-forget-game as community was against their live service pay-to-win game, maybe this game should have been free-to-play game at first place and for cosmetics only like in Fortnite or Overwatch. Still I don't know would this game be succesful even when free-to-play game, old Star Wars community is so much against in game payments. Community even rioted when some characters like Vader and Luke were being locked behind too high grind walls, so these walls need to be lowered. Problem with making succesful free-to-play game is that you have to make it cleverly so that gamers still buy ingame stuff they want, but game can't be too much like pay-to-win game, otherwise community will riot and it is not fun for anybody.
I have bought too many buy once games that I myself wanted this game to be more like free-to-play game like Fortnite or Overwatch and I wasn't so much against pay-to-win approach like in FIFA as long you could get all that stuff with grinding like it was intended, but Star Wars community wanted otherwise and here we are. If we like more content from developers then we need to pay some way or another and there will be mods even without mod support that is for sure. Already now there are lot of different mods, Ashoka, Ventress, Padme, Krennic, Jyn and some new maps all modded, after couple of years there will be huge list of mods, too many for my taste. Mods are also fracturing game community, unless you can load them somehow while playing a game, though they are keeping also game alive, so I am not against them, official support is always better and more constant. We can wish and hope more supported payable content, but probably won't get nothing more from developers but seldom patch now and then, new content is going to be made by modders.
You seem to imply heavily through your messages that I'm not aware of how companies make money.
Know this: if EA has stated that they are going to keep the servers online (something that not only costs money, but server space as well) and expect the rest of the income for Battlefront 2 to come from more game purchases and the occasional purchase of crystals, then I don't see a problem with them continuing the live service - for free - in the future.
- 6 years ago@TheGamerSeal I don't know what you know, but you say you don't believe in monetization in games which is really big business right now and makes huge profits, it doesn't have anything to do what you believe or I believe what is right to do when making money, we can believe and hope what we want, but business is business and people buy what they want. People buy lot of FIFA gambling cards if they want, many people likes gambling games and in these video gambling games you even can't loose money, you always get something when you buy cards. Only reason what I can think of why EA decided to end live service for this game is that their profit is declining and profit needs to be much high for continuing live support any longer, I doubt they will start live service for this game again. This game must have been pay-to-win game or free-to-play to become more profitable to be able to continue live service longer time. You don't maybe believe in monetization inside game, but you can't believe in constant live service either if you can't believe in monetization, live service needs lot of profit to be able to keep going. I only want to point out that big companies are bigger so their costs are bigger and also profit needs to be bigger and if we wan't constant live services then companies needs as much money as profitable pay once game is bringing to their pockets or even more, otherwise it isn't profitable for them. We only can wait and see, maybe we get Star Wars Battlefront 3 instead, who knows.
- 6 years ago
I have... "other" skins to keep me busy and invested
- 6 years ago
@quenaelin I removed this. Sorry.
- 6 years ago@Interstallion Why pay for Minecraft skins? What a waste...
Get PC, make your own skins or choose from the massive libraries of several different websites. - 6 years ago
Not what I'm actually waiting for, just a joke
This is what I'm waiting for...
- 6 years ago@Interstallion Time Traveler: *puuf*
Rando On The Street: Woah.
Time Traveler: What year is it?
Rando On The Street: 2020
Time Traveler: Damn, four more years until Shrek 7 releases.
Rando On The Street: :D - 6 years ago@TheGamerSeal No problem, of course we get all content updates and support free, as long as game sells good or monetization works and money is being flowed from every door and window in to developers and investors pockets. All big gaming companies work this way, Epic Games, 2K, EA, there aren't any exceptions but perhaps smaller indie developers, they don't need as much money because their companies aren't listed.
- 6 years ago
@quenaelin I removed this. sorry. Since it's the latest post at the time of writing, I can tell you what was said personally through direct message if you, or anyone else, must know.
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