Create FOMO for players so they continuously check in and play to unlock stuff so they never miss out on an opportunity
This comment made me mad at Destiny 2 again.
Your anger is pure and justified.
I’ve reached the point where if a game gives me FOMO I will just stop playing the game
This is basically how I play Forza. Play a couple days to get my weeklys and then check in the next week
Are you playing then or are you just doing a todo list every week?
Destiny 2 moment
Play Deep Rock Galactic. If you want a Halloween hat from 4 years ago. This Halloween will have new hats, and all the previous hats. All the gear is like that.
Rock and Stone!!!
MONEY
dats why
Devs are like that because publishers says they should do it. And publishers are like that because people keep buying and paying for all that shit. So in the end they are like that because of OP who contributes to the FOMO and wants to throw money at them for cosmetics.
You’re*
The current fascination with skins and cosmetics is hilarious. It’s ridiculous that people continue to put money and time into a game mechanic that was already perfected with the catboy costume. If you’re playing a game and you aren’t using a free catboy costume, why are you even playing that game? Secondarily, your opinion is worthless, stop wasting drive space on my internet by posting it.
You sound bitter. I bet you actually didn’t get the catboy costume. Loser.
You dare doubt my enjoyment of catboys? Do you even understand who you’re talking to?? If you EVER suggest that I am even NEUTRAL to programmer socks and midriffs, I will come down on you like the semiflaccid, freshly shaven hammer of Thor. You mark my FUCKING WORDS.
okay grandpa, now let’s get you to bed.
Devs have nothing to do with that decision
they are the ones developing and implementing that decision though.
That decision doesn’t come from the devs.
Yes, and they’re the ones heeding it.
Dude what’s your deal?
You think they’re going to strike and refuse? This is their last stand? They throw away their job because they will die on this hill?
nah, i wanted some spine on people.
devs aint gonna starve if they refuse a crappy job for another one.
that applies to many things, not just games btw.
They develop it, sure, but much like the rest of the game, devs have minimal say in what actually goes into the game.
devs are the rare kind of worker who can choose to work elsewhere without much problems.
Somewhere else where it’s going to end up the same. The industry is shit with this kind of practice, devs can go wherever they want, sure. Assuming this is true, which I have my doubts on, it doesn’t matter if everywhere is doing the same thing.
then open your own fucking studio instead of addicting kids for fucking money??? stop coding and do better shit for humanity?
Big moving goalposts there. Maybe direct some of that vitriol at the execs, the ones who are actually not doing shit for humanity.
The goalpost is still not having stuff like this just because some asshoIe somewhere wants more money.
And nothing will actually change if workers keep sucking it up and doing the unethical garbage they are told to do. If complaining to them did anything, this wouldn’t be a problem in the first place.
FOMO. The answer is FOMO. buy the skin now, it won’t be here forever.
me in the default skin, just having fun with the game because it’s actually a decent game: You have no power here.
Even funnier in shooters with somewhat realistic aesthetics adding super bright, garrish outfits that cost money but also light you up like a Christmas tree to every serious player in the game. Y’all are dumb dressing like a fuckin’ traffic cone. I’ma stay in these drab brown and green coverings and blend in with the trees.
Tbh, I’m okay with exclusive (cosmetic) seasonal content.
Games are expensive. A good online multiplayer game requires a stable revenue source and a huge active player base. Seasonal content is one of less scummy ways to achieve both. It spreads the costs better than milking a small number of whales and it incentivizes the average player to play on the regular.
Imo, losing out on a skin cause you didn’t buy/play a specific season is decent trade off. You don’t need to own everything you want.
For the sake of conversation, what’s your opinion on offering the same cosmetic skin for real money if you missed out on the limited time frame?
I’m definitely not a fan of micro transactions overall but I’m generally ok with purely cosmetic ones, within reason. I’m also not a fan of the whole FOMO “I have to have time every day to play a game I enjoy or else I won’t get the fun stuff” bullshit.
If for whatever reason you missed out on some skin or some other purely cosmetic thing should you be able to spend like $1 to get it? This helps financially support the game and doesn’t affect overall gameplay, just personal enjoyment.
Minecraft made 2 billion before Microsoft turned it into a micro transaction hell, and that game’s development was glacial as fuck.
I’m not buying anymore GaaS garbage. That includes a game I’ve waited years to see, I will skip it if they monetize it like Destiny 2 or Darktide. I’m done with this shit.
