GP writer Marcus Estrada examines whether Steam's $100 fee is really helping Greenlight in the long run.
Blindfolding myself and clicking a Steam page at random would serve me better recommendations than Steam’s algorithm
Hmm, not sure I agree with that. The recommendations I get are usually pretty good, but then again I have pretty large library of games on Steam and hundreds of them in my wish list, along with lots of curators I follow for it to build recommendations off of. On occasion it will throw me a random FIFA game or something I've never bought or shown interest in, but mostly its decent IMO.
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Players can pay to edit their character, resurrect the dead and other actions.
Yet Helldivers 2 gets a pass? Y’know a GotY contender by the name of RE4 had them and so does Devil May Cry V. The funny thing is I enjoyed both of those games thoroughly without having to buy a single microtransaction.
What I do consider a valid complaint is not being able to start a new game or being able to edit your character. That’s kind of a seriously baffling decision, but then I think how I played Dragon’s Dogma 1 and I never edited my character and I just did a 100% playthrough on a single file and didn’t start a NG since. So, I don’t think these are really going to impact me, but I can see how it will others.
I was going to pay full price to support this game because I've been waiting for it for forever but I think I'll wait until I get it for free from Epic or a Humblebundle monthly.
I am not defending Capcom, as I am not a fan of MTX in single player games. I do however belive they were open to reviewers about having MTX in their game. The reviewers just decided to leave that part out. Which is very disingenuous. There are some companies that get away with these things. Image if this was done by EA, Ubisoft, or even Activision? I am positive those defending Capcom, would have had their pitchforks ready if the companies listed above did this
The idea is a step in the right direction, I reckon. However, I don't think the price is right. Some of the legit indie developers might not have the $100 for it.
Yeah, I like the idea of trying to keep the trolls at bay, and it's actually cool that the money goes to charity, but $100 seems a bit much.
100$ is a perfect price. Not too much, but not an amount you throw away on a joke.
Compared to the equipment, software, time, etc. a 100$ is not much if you are serious.
If you can't scrounge 100$ from somewhere then you probably have bigger problems. If you can buy a computer then you should be able to get 100$ together.
It will also help keep less serious devs and those who refuse to pay out of principle, thereby increasing visibility.
100$ is fine.