Can Cash Shop be a bit more reasonable

[Theodric]

It's a shame that the model for extra content embraced by the developers of The Witcher 3 hasn't become standard in the gaming industry. Sadly people will parrot the excuse that 'businesses exist to make money' with little regard to the fact that businesses can make plenty of money without resorting to dubious business practices.

I'm lucky enough to have a disposable income but I dislike the rate at which new, exclusive items are being added to the game. Whilst optional collectors of glamour, minions and mounts will feel obligated to purchase them and Square Enix are well aware of that.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

It's a shame that the model for extra content embraced by the developers of The Witcher 3 hasn't become standard in the gaming industry. Sadly people will parrot the excuse that 'businesses exist to make money' with little regard to the fact that businesses can make plenty of money without resorting to dubious business practices.

I'm lucky enough to have a disposable income but I dislike the rate at which new, exclusive items are being added to the game. Whilst optional collectors of glamour, minions and mounts will feel obligated to purchase them and Square Enix are well aware of that.

"Plenty of money" isn't going to make investors happy. You do not go into business with the aim of making enough money. You set your prices according to market demands. Games have become exceedingly expensive to make. Companies are going to pass as much of that cost to the customer to maximize their own profits as possible. A lot of people are under the impression if we didn't buy DLC and vanity items they would instead be built back into the game. What would actually happen is we simply wouldn't get them at all. Some companies are better about it than others, which are typically the ones I'm okay throwing money at. But it's all business.

[Jynx]

A lot of people are under the impression if we didn't buy DLC and vanity items they would instead be built back into the game. What would actually happen is we simply wouldn't get them at all.

You see that's the thing about opinions...unless they are backed by a history of things being in games and then removed once DLC became a accepted practice.

So alot of people are using past experience to guide their opinions while "Other" people assume that nothing will be done because we didn't pay an extra bill for it.