Thread: 2.2 Retainers via Microtransactions

that moment people realize p2p only means that you pay to play it nothing more. cash shops are part of all games be it f2p p2p or console games. paying to play a game never meant you get everything in game it just meant you have to pay to play it.

yep posted it here to cause it's still funny xD

Originally Posted by Musashidon

that moment people realize p2p only means that you pay to play it nothing more. cash shops are part of all games be it f2p p2p or console games. paying to play a game never meant you get everything in game it just meant you have to pay to play it.

yep posted it here to cause it's still funny xD

That attitude is what brought us the "amazing" DLCs in single player games (including day one DLCs), for instance. And we all know how good the vast majority of them are in regards to quality & content VS price. It's sad to see all MMOs going that route too, including this one that looked promising in that regard.

There was a time when people had some standards regarding games, both when developing them and when buying them.

Originally Posted by Yshnal

That attitude is what brought us the "amazing" DLCs in single player games (including day one DLCs), for instance. And we all know how good the vast majority of them are in regards to quality & content VS price. It's sad to see all MMOs going that route too, including this one that looked promising in that regard.

There was a time when people had some standards regarding games, both when developing them and when buying them.

standards change, there is nothing wrong with dlc or cash shops they help fund the games and companys you so hold dear but it's nice to know you couldn't care less.

Originally Posted by Musashidon

standards change, there is nothing wrong with dlc or cash shops they help fund the games and companys you so hold dear but it's nice to know you couldn't care less.

The $15 per month I already pay helps fund the game I hold dear.

Originally Posted by Naunet

The $15 per month I already pay helps fund the game I hold dear.

Get over it. Games have microtransactions now. WoW got away with being P2P and having a cash shop and now other companies are following the trend. These companies are businesses and they want to make money. If you don't like it, leave. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

It's just an extra retainer. One less coffee from starbucks a month can buy you four extra retainers. QQ more when there is something worth complaining about, like a boosted character to level cap for $50.

Originally Posted by Naunet

The $15 per month I already pay helps fund the game I hold dear.

doesn't sound like it to me, all you're spouting is i deserve everything i pay a flat fee how dare they try to make more money to make more content for a game i supposedly like.

Originally Posted by Felis

Even if it was known since 2010 that we can someday get an extra retainer for 1$/month?

Lots of things changed since 2010. I don't think that I've to tell you the whole story.

Originally Posted by Musashidon

standards change, there is nothing wrong with dlc or cash shops they help fund the games and companys you so hold dear but it's nice to know you couldn't care less.

Actually, because I care I say that. To give you an example, I really liked BioWare but they eventually took some decisions that made some of their games not really up to the standards that they always holded highly. That disappointed a lot of people in the process, and hurted the name of the company to the point that they had to adapt and make a move. Even then, the trust that they had is not the same as it was before, and they'll have to regain people's faith in the future. Standards might change, but when they're unjustified they're usually bad changes.

Companies have to get money after all, that's one of the main reasons why they exist. But there's a limit to what some of us can accept in regards to the hard balance between greed and good will. That's why EA and ActiVision aren't the most loved of the publishers out there, and the same can be said about other companies like Nexon and Co. The situation here regarding retainers is one of these changes that seem uncalled for, besides for pure greed. And some of us don't really understand the change and hope that SE listens (as they've done in the past).

Companies have to get money after all, that's one of the main reasons why they exist. But there's a limit to what some of us can accept in regards to the hard balance between greed and good will. That's why EA and ActiVision aren't the most loved of the publishers out there, and the same can be said about other companies like Nexon and Co. The situation here regarding retainers is one of these changes that seem uncalled for, besides for pure greed. And some of us don't really understand the change and hope that SE listens (as they've done in the past).[/QUOTE]

I honestly don;t see the big deal.... back in xi we has to pay extra dollar for every mule and garden mule, how is it any different?