• cstine@lemmy.uncomfortable.business
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    1 year ago

    I’m annoyed because WoW wants to triple-dip.

    You really should either charge for content (expansions), or a subscription or load it up with shitty MTX options.

    These guys are doing all 3, and the content kinda sucks on top of it.

    I don’t mind paying for the occasional cosmetic or battle pass or whatever in otherwise free games, but seriously, pick a lane, my dudes.

  • Strae@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m gonna go against the grain here a little bit.

    I’ve never been particularly bothered by WoW’s approach to microtransactions. It’s all cosmetics and transfer/name/race change services.

    I understand the fear that even cosmetic transactions can drive game design decisions, but I just don’t think it’s that bad with WoW. It has certainly never been pay to win, and has never even really been pay for convenience.

    If someone wants to spend $20 on a meaningless mount I’m not really sure I care.

    • Poopfeast420@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      Generally agreed, but I think the non-cosmetic services are too expensive.

      Some people also argue that the shops gets the best looking mounts, but there are just so many available directly in-game, that it never bothered me.

  • Stormyfemme@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    No one who knows Blizz didn’t expect this to happen but it’s a shame if it does all the same.