Reduce Microtransactions costs

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Thorien_Kell a écrit :

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NavarreElder a écrit :

I'm not American.

So, yeah. You're bad and you should feel bad.

I've could accidentally mistaken you for one. And yes, that is no compliment ;)

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The micro-transactions in Forza Motorsport 5 have frustrated many players, and now it looks as though Gran Turismo 6 is doing a similar thing. We’ve known about the existence of such transactions in the game for a while, but now Polyphony Digital has released more details on how it will work and — more importantly — how much it will cost.

And it all seems a little bit steep.

The Australian pricing is as follows…

Cr. 500,000 — AUD $7.35
Cr. 1,000,000 — AUD $14.45
Cr. 2,500,000 — AUD $29.95
Cr. 7,000,000 — AUD $73.95

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In other words, micro-transaction models are designed to generate revenue - lots of revenue - from the people who really love and are deeply engaged in your game. The flipside is that a much larger group of people - casually engaged but not fully hooked - are playing for free, or paying nothing over the initial purchase cost - and that's fine.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-03-01-fearing-the-micro-transaction-future

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As I headed over to the store, however, I was pretty disappointed with the offerings. 5 dollars was enough for me to buy a lavender glow for one of my weapons (the cheapest color) and … that’s it. I’ve got 21 points left, which is about 2 bucks. The only thing that will buy me is the ability to rename and re-color two of the tabs in my “stash” or buy one simple spell effect (changes the look of a spell). Thanks, but no thanks. It’s easy to spend $20 dollars on a pet to follow you around, or a cool looking weapon effect. About $8 will buy you a new character animation. You get the point. I’ve enjoyed the game so far, and I want to give the developers my money, but I’m going to find it hard to spend much more when the return is so trivial.
http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/nate/blog/microtransactions-and-path-of-exile/99410/

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So there you have it - No gameplay advantage. Obviously this is a reaction to the “pay to win” reputation of many free-to-play games. I really respect this decision, and find it refreshing that they aren’t offering an easy way out ($) for overly challenging gameplay.

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I think it’s great that Grinding Gears is taking such an “ethical” (to use their word) approach to microtransactions. However, it seems that by making the items for sale so downright un-impactful, they’ve shot themselves in the foot. Damned if you, damned if you don’t, I suppose. I do sincerely hope this game is a success for them and I hope this microtransaction model can work.

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_Lightshard_ a écrit :

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Sexcalibure a écrit :

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Shagsbeard a écrit :

Quit thinking of it as "paying for". You're supporting the game, and get something that shows off your level of support.

failed logic... people want to support the game, but if its too high its too high...its not like if its cost GGG something to make more of X mtx

failed logic too, bud. When everyone can afford the mtx then you dont have the feeling of beeing "special/unique" with your Hero, cuze everyone/more will walk with the same effect around.

So maybe more ppl tend to say "nah everyone have this shit effect now, im more special with using nothing".

I still get "wow cool portal" for my First Package Portal... And its just 50$ or so...

Will it cheaper, i wont hear this nearly 1-2times per day, cuze the ppl see it to often and dont think its "cool".

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CharanJaydemyr a écrit :

Tell you what, kids.

IF GGG (the only party to whom 'bad' mtx prices should really matter, since their livelihood depends on it) feels the mtx pricing is off -- based no doubt on in-depth analyses and access to *numbers* most of us may never know -- then surely they will adjust it.

We've seen that happen before anyway. The daily deal was absolutely an obvious move to get more mtx sales. And it was a good one. It worked.

You can speculate all you want. You can complain all you want. Entirely your right.

But if GGG do not adjust their prices, and as I said, IF their very survival depends on the sales of things at those price-points, then I can only conclude that things are going fine.

Talk with your wallets, as they say. If you feel the mtxes are too expensive, don't buy any. Don't kick up a stink. Don't make a big scene. Just don't buy any.

Enough people do that and GGG WILL notice.

And you can't even blame me if they don't, because I'm not even part of their economy/demographic anymore. I've done all the damage I ever will to anyone who wants to boycott/passively protest the mtx pricing. Sorry.

It's all up to you now.

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CharanJaydemyr a écrit :

Try to remember that certain games were/are subscription-based and/or pay to win.

I do believe that this is essential to remember when comparing PoE's mtx structure to almost any other existing one.