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"th3evo;c-2278676" wrote:

"Drathuk916;c-2278636" wrote:

"th3evo;c-2277370" wrote:
Kyno is right, we are all free-to-pay here.
I think buying an advantage in a game is kinda pathetic but to each their own.

This is your first comment on this thread. It certainly sets the tone.

As for apex legends. Never heard of it nor played it. Question on the cosmetics they do sell. Are they used purely to show ones own personal style or are the cosmetics ever used to help in camouflage or to make it easier for squad mates to identify their team members?

Of course it sets the tone. I don't like this type of monetization that should be obvious.

"evilhighlander;c-2278656" wrote:
I don't think it is buying an advantage at all. I think you are simply compressing time when you spend money.

When you spend $$$, you are moving days/week/months further along. You are just buying stuff that would have taken longer to earn FTP. It would be an advantage if I spent $500 and played the same person tomorrow with my stronger roster. But I wont be playing the same person, I'll be playing someone slightly more advanced.

Spending the money has a net effect of 0 as far as advantage in battle goes, it just changes the tools with which you fight..

Your arena shard stays the same.

"Drathuk916;c-2278660" wrote:


I gathered that after doing some reading. It’s an interesting business model. One I’m not sure could work for swgoh. Even though they chose a business model that doesn’t sell advantages they still deal with complaints on their monetization. Which is odd to me.

I already said that games are built around their monetization and that this type wouldn't work for SWGoH right now..

We’re clearly at an impasse. I get that your discussing issues larger than swgoh but I just respectfully disagree. Mostly because I don’t think eliminating the selling of crystals, character shards, hyperdrive bundle or any advantage would increase a ftpers ability to obtain first in the arena. Nor do I think the gaming industry is headed in downward trend. There are just so many options for your gaming time.

You benefit in ways you don’t realize by those that spend (in game not just cause cg decides to keep the lights on) and I imagine our hurt by the krakens in your shard far less than you think. Changing the progress equation from Time + money + development choices to just time + development choices doesn’t mean guaranteed greater success for those that currently don’t spend in the arena. But I do get I’ll never convince you otherwise whether we are speaking about swgoh or the gaming industry as a whole.