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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
Well hopefully less shit in the market! Meaning games paid and played in early stages are 100% at release!
IMO I see nothing "shady" or wrong in charging players to play the game in its alpha stage. As long as its clearly stated to the customer.
This is where I had a problem with WarZ. Had they simply and clearly stated that this is "alpha/beta" stage and the the game was not complete, things would have been fine. They clearly did not do that and tried to create the impression it was 100% complete, which it wasn't.
However, one issue that worries me is if this isn't taken seriously by the developer. Meaning they are only doing it for the cash and disregarding input completely. Should that happen, it could corrupt the entire practice.
Overall I think its a great idea. Its optional, but I really think the games themselves will benefit in the end.