Evolve: Putting the Macro in Microtransactions

Hardcore Gamer: One only has to take a quick look at the in-game store to see that 2K and Turtle Rock certainly wouldn’t mind having your money.

[getrektedmate]

Im not suprised, since everyone else is doing the same thing

[Palitera]

We told them what we want when we broke sales records with Destiny.

Now we just have to enjoy what we did.

[TheCommentator]

I remember when you would unlock all the cool stuff in a game by "achieving" certain milestones as you played; now all I get is a bunch of useless points and a boatload of cool stuff to pay extra for. Some companies are even making it necessary to pay extra to finish the story (cough Destiny, cough Far Cry 4).

When does it end???

[Bathyj]

I knew it was bad news on that very first Need for Speed game I saw that had DLC available at launch. I wondered what sort of message that sent that they had content ready to go and leave it out of the game so they could sell it to you separately.

And now here we are.

The online era of consoles is way overrated in my opinion. I'll even go so far to say its highly damaging to the industry. Everything is about content left out of games and every game needing tacked on multiplayer. I could have easily done without consoles ever going online.

The only thing I was really excited about with online consoles was being able to get more game demos without having to buy a magazine, but demos seem to be getting rarer and rarer, not more prevalent, and patching games after launch has just lead to more games being unpolished when released.

OFFLINE CONSOLE FUTURE FTW !!

[magiciandude]

Online capabilities on console is nice to have, but the misfortunes that came along with it ruined a large percentage of gaming as a whole. If publishers can get away with abusing their power, they will, and right now they are. :/

[Bathyj]

With great power, comes a bunch of cheap douches trying to rip you off.

[CODallday]

You guys need to take off the rose tinted glasses,and realize DLC in some form has always existed in gaming,and always will.

[TheCommentator]

Lol. Remember all of the great add ons that N64 and PS1 had? Oh yeah there weren't any. Heck, I can't recall XBOX or PS2 having much besides some Halo map packs. This is what happens when you grow up in the modern age.

[MasterCornholio]

Yeah I remember the old days when we bought a game like Half-Life and we had those expansions packs like opposing force.

Micro transactions are just like that today.

Oh wait no they are not.

:I

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

Die Microtransactions...die!

[Godmars290]

Don't. Buy. Them.

Its going to mean bad things for the companies because they've based their profit margins on more than simply selling a game, they may close their doors or the studios if not just not make a sequel, but if you want this kind of crap to stop, the audience as a whole has to be willing to bite that bullet.

[TheCommentator]

It's true. If you vote with your dollars, either the companies making games will change how they make games or they will perish. Either way, we win if we stick to our guns.

Slightly off topic: I won't shop at Wal Mart or buy anything Apple since I don't agree with their business practices.

[CaptainObvious878]

I haven't bought them. I haven't bought a single piece of DLC ever.

Unfortunately, there's plenty of idiots out there that couldn't care less about the industry and how their bending over for DLC can affect other gamers.

I not saying I want to take away their right to buy what they want with their own money, I just want them to use a little consideration and actually acknowledge there's other people in the world besides them.

[realplayer82]

Thats why I just gamefly'd this game just for trophies then sending it back.

[Palitera]

Nice that you are supporting the devs, but this is still a dirty business by them.

[Morgue]

1. Don't buy the game.
2. Don't buy the DLC if you bought the game.
3. Make the game a download only for $29.99 then charge $19.99 for a season pass then .99 for skins or some dog that'll track monsters.

Way too promote DLC more than your product.

Come back to said game after it doesn't sell well.
/s

[CODallday]

Instead of whining like children,just don't buy it. We're still lucky games even still cost 60$ instead of 80.

[dreamed]

The greed of publishers and the willingness of morons to just throw cash down is whats going to kill the industry.

It amazes me that ppl try and justify these shitty practices with comments like " just dont buy it",then again your username says it all...

[STK026]

While I think Evolve is a tad too light on content, the way they are handling DLC is much better than many other games. While putting so many hunters and monsters behind a paywall sucks, at least all the maps are free and future maps will also be free, which at least avoids the issues seen in games like CoD and BF where some people get kicked out of servers because they don't have a particular DLC pack.

I'm not defending the amount of content that has to be purchased separately (including the season pass), but at least they have made sure that even in a few months every one will still be able to play with every one else.

[EvilWay]

I got the game and hunting pass today. They gave me $10 off the pass when I picked up my copy.

I never support microstransaction but I love evolve and turtle rock studios

[Number-Nine]

Thought about it but the dlc bs is a turn off. That's $60 you lost.