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Originally Posted by Kiiii
I always felt it was a strange argument for people to **** on developers for being money hungry. Isn't that there motivation for making the game? Would you walk into a Burger King and yell at the cashier because you have to pay for a burger? Though I know EA is notorious for it, but if a developer is simply excited about making money on their creation (without loot boxes etc) I don't see an issue.
As Bat said, I find your shooting yourself in the foot if you don't buy a game simply because of the devs havits. Again this isn't including loot boxes which I think are the spawn of Satan in video games. If you enjoy a game, who cares if the devs wanna monetize it. It's when they take advantage of their fanbase that causes the backlash I think.
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That's what happens when motivations clash - to "them" it might only seem like a way to earn a lot of money. To "us" it's almost sacrilege. People are emotionally invested in the stories and characters and they expect a similar level of emotional involvment from the creators. Instead they get literally shat on by EA, that chooses to take a route with the worst (or best, depending on how you look at it) money/passion ratio.
I don't mind paying for games that are good. Hell, I have 23 premium ships in World of Warships, and the game is "free"
but removing huge chunks of the story, and not just random filler but the conclusion of game 2 for example (The Arrival DLC) or 90% of all interactions between characters you learned to know and love over the 3 games (citadel dlc, yes it's so full of character fluff) ? That's simply stupid.
It's like a musician releasing a song to promote a record, only to not include it on the actual record, unless you pay extra.
Or another way: choose your favorite franchise, whether it's a movie, tv series, book, game - it doesn't matter. And in the middle, change the focus from what made it stand out, to making more money because hey, you're already hooked right ? So you won't mind paying extra for the content that should have been included initially.
I am all for big addons that build on the original game - look at the Witcher for one. Sure the expansions costed 20$ each, but they delivered a lot of quality and didn't mess with the main game at all.
In ME ? pay 15$ for a dlc that will only take an hour to finish, but it's an absolutely crucial link between 2 and 3, story wise. because fu*k you, that's why.
To end: if their only motivation is to make money, maybe they should have started a Dunder Mifflin type company and sell copy paper, instead of ****ting over what millions of people got emotionally involved with.