6 years ago
Why such a focus on PVP?
This is an honest question. PvP in “turned based” games seems inherently flawed to me.. as it heavily depends on who goes first. And yes, I know there is pve in this game.. but it’s pretty weak. It ...
"Strumpoo;c-1915066" wrote:"No_Try;c-1914881" wrote:"Strumpoo;c-1914878" wrote:
The best comment so far is "all you have to do is spend $1200 a year and you can be semi-competitive. Lol.
$1200 a year on a freaking mobile game. Lol.
Real video games cost around $100 with all DLC.
For them to expect this kind of money commitment from people, and that people pay it so willingly, is why PVP is king.
PVP makes them tons of money from people chasing gear and that last +1 speed.
No, FTP players are not competitive in this game. Not at high levels anyway. There may be 1 or 2 out of 1000 that can compete but to compete you must spend. CG Carrie even said so, I think she said they expect $2000 a year from you to stay competitive.
Stop lying about FTP being competitive.
TLDR,
PVP makes them tons of $$ , that's why there is lots of it.
How do you explain at least %50 of almost all shard chats that comprimises of shard top players consist of f2p?
I agree with your general qualm, ofc the vast majority of f2p will fall behind, will be urged to spend here and there and that's the crust of the economical model of these games. Not only to spend but to keep spending on top of your already made investment you feel the urge to protect.
But you gotta put it in perspective. Being a competetive f2p is completely within possibility in this game for those who put their mind to it and that's further incentive to keep spenders on the edge and make them spend further. It's these types of push-pulls that's the fuel of the engine. I've seen the nightmare scenario on CG's previous game where the spending/f2p division was so wide that the community suffered a not so slow death. This aspect is in much more control in swgoh.
The only reason ftp on top of shards is because of discord. With out the set up payout schedules afforded by discord servers. FTP would be SOL.
If you think FTP can compete with paying players on average, I invite you to take on a few of the crew in Wallet Warriors or TI in a GA or a TW. Have fun.
I dont mean to side track from OP question though.
I stand by my original answer, PVP king because PVP pays their XMAS bonuses