Evolve Dlc And Microtransactions Disaster...

Many fellows of N4G here might not have noticed how ugly and downright disgusting Turtle Rock Studios and Take two have made the dlc and microtransactions in the game. So i am here to shed some light on the matter. So after you pay 60$ for the full game or that's what you expect, you need to pay this amount for the full game experience.

Here’s the full information on the Evolve Hunting Season Pass:

Includes four new playable Hunter characters available this spring, one in each class: Assault, Trapper, Medic, and Support.

Includes three Monster skins at launch, exclusive to the Evolve Hunting Season Pass: Magma Goliath, Magma Kraken, and Magma Wraith

The Evolve Hunting Season Pass contains $29.96 of content for $24.99

The four playable Hunter characters will be available for purchase individually outside of the Evolve Hunting Season Pass for $7.49 each.

The game has a Season Pass which cost 25$ that gives you three exclusive useless skins. In which each skin is valued up to 3$ each. Really? A skin cost 3$. A skin that a normal PC modder can do very easily cost 3$.

Four playable hunter characters that cost 7.50$ individually. Thats 30$ for four characters.

Now if that doesn't bother you then i am sure this will. You can buy the the fourth Monster The Behemoth individually for 15$.

Not only that, there is also the microtransactions in the game. Which is essentially you paying 3$ for a weapon skin or a monster skin. That could have been easily inserted in the game as an unlockable award once you reach a certain level or do a certain task but NO! You have to pay for them.

So why is this disgusting. Because you are essentially paying for half the game as DLC.

The full game ships with twelve hunters and three monsters for the price of 60$ including all game modes. And you have to pay 45$ in order to get the fourth monster and the four playable hunters. So that's 105$. Combine that with the microtransactions which should and could have been easily implemented as unlockables. You are talking about 150$ or more to play the full game. I cant accept that and neither should you. Or to be more accurate 180$ right now. Thats the price of three new games. This greed is unjustified.

Many players said the game content does not justify 60$. It doesn't even justify 30$.

I would like to show you what Phil Robb, Turtle Rock co-founder said and i quote “I would buy this game for 150 dollars easily,” Then i want you to judge by yourself if the game worth 150$, let alone 60$.

What is also more shameful is that Gamespot and Polygon gave the game 8/10 and didn't even mention neither the dlc or microtransactions and seems to be ok with. i also read that those reviewers get the dlc for free. So offcourse they wouldn't have to worry about that.

I also forgot to mention what 2K flat out and said that the game is being built upon dlc.This is truly a sad day for gaming. I remember when we used to buy a full game with everything in it. No dlc/Microtransactions/Locked in disk content things we have to worry about.

Should we accept this and give the developers our money willingly for such an outrageous practice? I sure as hell made up my mind by not giving them anything. I really wish you vote with your wallets and stop
supporting any developer who does this kind of practice. This is getting out of hand and if we don't do anything about this now. Then things will get uglier as we progress into this new gen.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

Lol I though there were more monsters. Just 3 and get the fourth one for $15? Ridiculous! This game is a microtransaction fest and deserves no support. But who Am I kidding? People will still buy it and devs will get away with this. This will never stop.

Sad State of Gaming.

[DarkOcelet]

Believe me, many players said the game was so light in content. You can practically try every mode and play with every monster and hunter in less than 2 hours.

And no story in this game. I cant believe sites are giving it such a high score.

[Wizard_King]

The whole thing stinks so bad I can smell it down here in Australia lol, here the game is $79.95 and the dlc scales accordingly. Our currency is comparable with the USD. For a digital only title with no overheads is just a disgrace.

Buuuuuuut. No one complained when EA and Dice did this same thing with BF3 and BF4. They set the precedent for this shit unchallenged and when I tried to mention these things at the time my then multi bubble previous account was reduced to one like now.

But I do troll it a bit for shits and gigs these days lol.

Base game plus map packs or "premium" and then paid for class unlocks could all total up over $200 here.

It is what it is and it's only going to get much much worse. I blame those that have been raised on last gen consoles only. It's their appathy and lack of knowing any better that has lead to this.

:(

[caseh]

It's getting to a point where these types of games should either be F2P or retail at half the price.

If I was to spend $60 on any of the F2P games I've poured hours into I would see far more content than most of the full retail games released recently. It is indeed a sad state of affairs. :/

[DarkOcelet]

True. If this was f2p then i wouldnt mind all those skins prices but its not. Its a 60$ retail game that should be a full game. I dont usually say i wish a game would fail so hard but this here, i cant accept it at all and wish it would fail to show those greedy bastards that people are not putting up to this $hit anymore.

[s45gr32]

I wonder why Evolve is not a free to play game. Then paying for DLC and microtransanctions would make more sense

[PrimeGrime]

Sad state of reality in general. This extends far beyond the gaming industry.

So many companies take advantage of people. While very few actually acknowledge the fact, the majority just accepts it and continues to buy their products anyway. The rest of us more logical folk suffer in return.

In this day and age, we get ripped off with just about everything there is. No one cares enough, just like you said, so it will only get worse as time goes by.

[DarkOcelet]

Exactly, i cant believe people disagreed with me when i heard that Battlefront had 5 dlc packs that seemed to be announced now.

http://n4g.com/news/1671409...

The amount of disagrees tells you that people seem to be accepting dlc as part of the game and dont mind paying 120$ or more for the 'Premium Experience'.

[Anthotis]

This makes me wanna puke.

[DefenderOfDoom2]

I just wish developers and publishers would go back to focusing on making great FPS campaigns like Wolfenstien New Order which has no DLC .

The only game coming out that i can think of , that will focus on a FPS campaign is DOOM, which we might see at the first ever Bethesda E3 press conference this June.

[newflesh]

I really hope this game bombs hard

[LightDiego]

This is unnaceptable, even more funny these reviewers saying nothing about the subject. Perfect example of a greedy company and corrupt journalism.

[HammadTheBeast]

That's what's making me so mad, in the 7/10, 8/10 reviews I've seen, NO ONE is talking about the BS microtransactions.

[DarkOcelet]

Now IGN has given the game 9/10 . **** them.

[magiciandude]

Oddly enough, this only surprised me the very slightest bit. Game journalists and gamers alike have been eating this garbage up for over 7 whopping years (if not more, can't remember). Now look at the absolute disgrace that gaming has turned into. This game is exactly the kind of future that I have been fearing years ago and it finally came, but it's only going to get even worse from this point on. I would be happy to see a PS7 and Xbox 6 to be anything other than tiny set-top boxes for cloud streaming with 90% of the average game locked behind micro-transactions and tiered subscription plans.

[s45gr32]

That's a horrible future, sadly the gamers of the 90s are gone or a tiny weeny minority replaced with gamers with no balls.

[DarXyde]

From my understanding, the game itself is pretty solid. This DLC practice, while highly deplorable, isn't necessary at all. Honestly, who is going to spend all that money on skins? When sales slow down, they'll inevitably release a version with all the DLC, claiming it's a "value pack with over $120 of additional content!"

Make no mistake, I don't defend this approach because it's highly anti-consumer. They caught wind that their game was well-received at conferences and conventions and are capitalizing on consumer interest in the worst possible way, but we as consumers have the power here. Want to make a game and charge $60? This is fair. Season Pass? Sure, it's a good way to save a couple of bucks. Want to completely gouge your fans with launch DLC that ISN'T covered in the Season Pass? Ha, go ahead and throw your line in the water and see how many bites you get.

As long as we don't make it a mission to eat up this DLC, we should be fine. Friends, keep in mind that **other companies are watching**. If this practice yields success, expect others to follow. Don't waste your money, waste Turtle Rock's.

[DarkOcelet]

Here is the thing. I will assume you have played MGS3 since you put Phantom Pain as your avatar which is badass :D .

What if they made the alternate customs that Big Boss wear in MGS3 as dlc and sell each one for 3$ Wouldn't you be angry?

All i am saying, they could have simply made those skins as unlockables in the game. But they didnt, they hid them behind a paywall.

So how can i play a game or give my money to a developer who doesnt respect his fans and do $hit like this.

[DarXyde]

There actually were some downloadable costumes in Snake Eater, but they were bonuses, free ones at that. And for the record, I've beaten the original Snake Eater 32 times on PlayStation 2 and bought The HD Collection on both PS3 and Vita. I effin' love Snake Eater. ;)

And of course I would be angry, but that isn't a wise business practice. That isn't something I would see Kojima doing to be honest. Ever. DLC was very niche back then and not even half of the people had the means then as they do now. Not a particularly practical example, but for the sake of your point, yes, that would be infuriating. Thing is, for Snake Eater, you needed the various camouflages to hide. For Evolve, do you really need them in the way you would need Big Boss' camos?

I completely agree: Turtle Rock made a horribly anti-consumer decision. Inevitably, it will come back to bite them. I'm confident that such a decision will become a catalyst of negative press (if it hasn't already) that could damage the company's reputation considerably. Since they decided the rewards would outweigh the consequences, let's let them deal with the repercussions. If it breaks them, well, I don't know what to say. I loved Left 4 Dead, but I'm not about to mindlessly throw money at a company trying to take advantage of me.

We're the consumers, and you should give us some credit. There is, after all, a reason why the XBOX One isn't an always-connected device that mandates Kinect.

You screw with consumers, there will be hell to pay.

[strauser360]

wow 32 times, I don't even know what to say lol. I really hope they release some sort of collection for current gen though since a lot of people don't have the old consoles anymore.

[NixonMonoxide]

The fact that you need to pay around £50 for the full EVOLVE experience is hilariously criminal. The game is even lighter on content than games like Titanfall.

This should NOT be sold at full price at all. I'm so glad they won't be having my money. And some reviewers have called this practice out. Just not the main ones like FailGN,Lamespot & Gamefailers.

[DarkOcelet]

I really love the names you gave to those websites lol :D . I highly agree with you. This should have been sold at 30$ max.

[s45gr32]

Thank you my favorite blog already. Grammatical errors here and there,but an excellent blog. I wish we gamers fought back to get exploration, free unlockables, mini games, map editors, etc. back in the games. Another $60.00 with DLC + Microtransanctions. Ugh, we are gamers no,we already market their games for free (YouTube lets play videos, trailers, reviews,etc.) We already testing the bloody game for free via betas, early access, kickstarter. Despite all of that, these mainstream game developers have the audacity to charge us $60.00 games with bugs galore, broken, day one dlc and now microtransanctions. Come on lets fight back and tell these game developers to go kick rocks.

[DarkOcelet]

I appreciate the kind words. Sorry for the errors. English in not my first language. I am from Egypt so i am trying my best here :D and hopefully i will improve it more.

I agree with you on everything you said. That is why i am not supporting these 2K anymore with their practices. Guys like CD Projekt and Kojima are the ones i can support because i know we will get a complete experience. I am glad more people are realizing what is happening to our beloved gaming industry and are fighting back.

[Rachel_Alucard]

Counter-strike and it's other releases was not priced as a full price game at the time it released. Evolve has about as much content as that did at launch. CS also didn't have DLC up the ass when it launched and all that was added later was free.

I feel 2K required they launch it at $60.

[DarkOcelet]

The game should have gone with the F2P model with skins and dlc characters and monsters are optional payment. That would have at least made sense of their ridiculous pricing.

[strauser360]

I paid good money for that horse armor on april 1st don't you talk shit!

[BillytheBarbarian]

This is the reason I'm skipping this generation...the rip off generation of consoles is shit.

[theFAYEsorceress]

i was really excited when i heard about this game last year. i followed it throughout 2014 and couldn't wait for it to release... until i heard about the dlc stuff. i'm definitely not paying full price for this game, and prolly not at all at this point. unless there's a "complete edition" that has all the dlc, and until that drops in price to mebe 30-40$, i'll be skipping this game all together. i refuse support such a blatant attempt to rip people off. 3$ skins? give me a break.