Rob Fahey writes, "Expensive in-game cosmetic items are a contentious issue that many developers tiptoe around – but this is the most balanced and palatable option for a modern business model.
For Diablo IV, the reviews are positive, the community is mostly happy – there’s just one fly in the ointment, it seems. That’s the existence of a single tab in the game’s menus, 'Shop', wherein you’ll find a set of cosmetic items (armour, mounts, and the likes) that the game is happy to sell you for between $10 and $20 a pop. There’s some lovely, well-designed stuff in there, but without forking over the cash, you can look but you can’t touch – dressing your character up in those fancy duds demands a surcharge over the full-price game you just bought.
Nobody seems terribly happy about this."
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the latest patch was actually really good, but in that state the game should've been released not patched. I might play again in a patch or 2 but I'm rather looking forward to Last Epoch's patch
Sadly it's still a boring game. My max level pre season was 65, now it's 78 before I just stopped playing.
It's a smoother progress getting to T4 content but it lacks the fun. Dungeons are far to similar and there are some really bad designs with running around for too long and back tracking with stones.
The world in my opinion is it's worst design. It's very large and takes time running or teleporting between towns.
The new helltides are very basic, increase the spawn rate and drop orbs....that's a huge change..
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I mean, its better than loot boxes, But that isnt saying a lot. Personally i just dont buy games with any sort of monetization outside of traditional game expansions. Cosmetics are still an important aspect of enjoying a game. I guess this is the best monetization model theyve come up with but it still doesnt fly with me when its packaged in a full price game.
There is no defense.
"the most balanced and palatable option for a modern business model" what the hell are you talking about, it’s a minimum $70 game.
Used to be roar-worthy when they also had MTs beside the admission price, the bar got so low that now Macro transactions on top of that & people just mention it in passing.
How the hell anyone is ok with that is beyond me. Any streamer or reviewer worth their salt should be calling this out non-stop & boycott, yes even boycott, or this is going to set a messy precedent for any future good/great game from any studio.
I’m not happy I didn’t buy it, because I actually felt like playing it, but I won’t condone greedy art-gutting practices.
I don't think that the problem is that they are there...It's their price point! The game is 70$...Includes the music score, the art, all the monster and heroes designs, all the weapons and armor, the gameplay mechanics, the UI, etc... For 3 measly outfits they ask the same price of the full game?!?!?! Charge a dollar or 2 for a freakin' skin, not 20$!!!! I wish there were no mtx, but IF they have to be there, make them reasonable!!
When a game has seasons or leagues there is going to be some form of monenetization whether you take part in them or not. As long as there are service games with new maps, content changes, etc, the company will need to have a constant money stream. However, it does suck when a company does not include an in-game currency to grind for those cosmetics. Some games are just better at balancing the MTs than others. The only No-Nos are pay2win MTs like Diablo Immortal where they screwed over the whales and the defaults at the same time.
is there a justification other than "we want more money"? It cheapens the experience seeing in-game purchases, even offered in a tab you don't have to click on. I'll gladly pay $100 for a top-tier AAA game published by any of the most egregious offenders if it's a matter of covering development costs.