how is it? game play on youtube looks pretty bad ass and i'm not very fond of 1st person games.Bikejoh wrote:Totally forgot I bought Wolfenstein 2 and installed it overnight
Can we get a Video Game subforum?
It's awesome, more connection between the two games than I expected. I hadn't played the first one, so I refunded at $60 and bought the first for $20. Same with Shadow of War, waiting for the steam Christmas sale. Can't justify paying $60 for one-time 10-12 hour experiences anymore (unless it's DOOM)
Thoughts on BF2: people don't know what "pay to win" means, they just drymounting suck.
I despise EA as much as the next guy, but the progression system is great. There's plenty of depth and tons of cool stuff to unlock. WAY too good of a game to pass up because of the huge microtransaction backlash. People just like to bitch.
I despise EA as much as the next guy, but the progression system is great. There's plenty of depth and tons of cool stuff to unlock. WAY too good of a game to pass up because of the huge microtransaction backlash. People just like to bitch.
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Not really.Bikejoh wrote:People just like to bitch.
The backlash was huge because the issue is huge and with a game that has such a large audience someone finally realized these predatory tactics need to be reined in.
Completely disagree with you on this. The micro transactions in that game are bullshit and they did it because they thought they could get away with it. It has nothing to do with being pay to win.Bikejoh wrote:Thoughts on BF2: people don't know what "pay to win" means, they just drymounting suck.
I despise EA as much as the next guy, but the progression system is great. There's plenty of depth and tons of cool stuff to unlock. WAY too good of a game to pass up because of the huge microtransaction backlash. People just like to bitch.
I thought the progression would be intentionally miserable so you'd be more inclined to spend money to skip it, but it's actually perfectly fine. Loot crates are completely random, as they always have been, spending money on them is literally gambling. You aren't "buying an advantage" if you get a victory pose and a shitty star card for a class you don't play. A level 1 can still go in with the stock weapon and no star cards or upgrades, play the objective with the team, top the scoreboard, and win the match.
You can unlock any star card in the entire game and upgrade it to the max level using crafting parts from challenges and crates, but you can't just buy crates for crafting parts and boost any card to the max level because there's a rank requirement to upgrade to each tier. You get plenty of crafting parts just from playing the game.
Yes, EA is scummy for selling in game currency used to buy the same exact fudge you get from playing the game normally, but there's nothing predatory about it. TF2 has done the same fudge for years, even before they were free to play. A brand new player doesn't have access to all the weapons until they play the game for a while, OR they can spend money to get them quicker. It's completely, 100% optional.
You can unlock any star card in the entire game and upgrade it to the max level using crafting parts from challenges and crates, but you can't just buy crates for crafting parts and boost any card to the max level because there's a rank requirement to upgrade to each tier. You get plenty of crafting parts just from playing the game.
Yes, EA is scummy for selling in game currency used to buy the same exact fudge you get from playing the game normally, but there's nothing predatory about it. TF2 has done the same fudge for years, even before they were free to play. A brand new player doesn't have access to all the weapons until they play the game for a while, OR they can spend money to get them quicker. It's completely, 100% optional.
I don't care about the micro transactions, because I'd never buy anything. What I hate are drymounting loot boxes. Sick of every game having these random unlocks. Let me play the game and unlock better fudge through simply playing it.
drymount that game. It's a shame too because it does look good, even though I disliked the beta.
drymount that game. It's a shame too because it does look good, even though I disliked the beta.
I don't mind loot boxes when it's strictly cosmetic stuff, but when it's stuff that actually makes an impact on gameplay, then drymount that. I saw a video of a guy that paid $100 and upgraded his A-Wing and just dominated with a 20% better turn rate and something like a 30% damage increase...IN MULTIPLAYER. I'm glad they removed them, but EA never would have removed them if Disney didn't bring down the hammer.
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No real surprise with Peter Moore coming from Xbox to EA that they'd find a new way to nickel and dime gamers following the Microsoft fudge on gamers business model.