EA's Skate Gets Microtransactions Before Its Release Date
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EA and micro transactions. Name a more iconic duo.
The only other two certainties in life are death and taxes.
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Of course it does. We all saw it coming.
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It's free to play so no need to pay for anything
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Can you remember the last time you actually cared about an EA game?
Battlefield 4.
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You can spend real-world money on a virtual currency called San Van Bucks, which in turn is used to buy cosmetic items.
I hate this but if it's just cosmetics and the game price is fair I'll be ok with it. I know the price is going to be a full on AAA release and they will still cram this into it.. but I can hope.
It should, according to other, be free to play
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Can you remember the last time you actually cared about an EA game?
I recently saw a documentary that talked about conditions at EA even back in the 90's turns out I never cared for an EA game ever. I cared about the studios making them despite the fact that EA made ridiculously stupid choices.
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Can you remember the last time you actually cared about an EA game?
Star Wars Squadrons
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Can you remember the last time you actually cared about an EA game?
Hazelight Studios has been doing OK under their publishing umbrella.
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Of course it does. We all saw it coming.
All we need is Skate 3 via Xenon Recomp: infinite mods.
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Of course it does. We all saw it coming.
How is this news? This news the plan all along, they were quite vocal about it. Free to play games are always funded by mtx.
I know this is an unpopular opinion here but I think the game looks dope, having followed development since the beginning. The animations look sick and I’m always there for another skateboarding game. I just won’t buy any skins.
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Of course it does. We all saw it coming.
I mean... yeah, that's normally when you add stuff to a game. Especially this stuff.
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Star Wars Squadrons
Aw, man, underrated. Great in VR, too.
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Can you remember the last time you actually cared about an EA game?
I played a fair amount of Jedi Fallen Order. Someone said Squadrons below, too, and I agree.
Titanfall 2 is an all-timer.
Split Fiction is sitting at second on the Steam best sellers at the moment. Reviews are sitting at "overwhelmingly positive".
The Command and Conquer remaster was maybe the best contemporary remaster this gen, even before they released the source code.
Oh, and the Dead Space remake. That was great. Should have done better.
Lost in Random? Underrated. Should have done better, too.
I don't know, man. Companies don't make games, people make games, and a LOT of people make games under EA.
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You can spend real-world money on a virtual currency called San Van Bucks, which in turn is used to buy cosmetic items.
I hate this but if it's just cosmetics and the game price is fair I'll be ok with it. I know the price is going to be a full on AAA release and they will still cram this into it.. but I can hope.
The price is nothing, apparently the game is free to play.
It'd be pretty suprising if it didn't have microtransactions.
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I mean... yeah, that's normally when you add stuff to a game. Especially this stuff.
Adding it in the closed alpha though is a new level of greed & impatience
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I played a fair amount of Jedi Fallen Order. Someone said Squadrons below, too, and I agree.
Titanfall 2 is an all-timer.
Split Fiction is sitting at second on the Steam best sellers at the moment. Reviews are sitting at "overwhelmingly positive".
The Command and Conquer remaster was maybe the best contemporary remaster this gen, even before they released the source code.
Oh, and the Dead Space remake. That was great. Should have done better.
Lost in Random? Underrated. Should have done better, too.
I don't know, man. Companies don't make games, people make games, and a LOT of people make games under EA.
I do want to play the Dead Space remake, but I won't buy it unless the DRM is removed from it on Steam.
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Adding it in the closed alpha though is a new level of greed & impatience
It really, really isn't. Guessing it's testing.
As per the article, they're refunding all purchases at launch.
It's a free to play game, there is absolutely nothing newsworthy about this. Path of Exile 2 just launched on early access with a bunch of microtransactions AND a paywall and people were absolutely delighted with it.
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The price is nothing, apparently the game is free to play.
It'd be pretty suprising if it didn't have microtransactions.
lol, imagine a studio developing a game for half a decade and then just sharing it out.
"Don't tell our staff, but it was a labour of love and they're all being let go because we're out of investor funds. Also don't tell the investors. Or the publisher. In fact don't say anything until we've made it to Montenegro."
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Aw, man, underrated. Great in VR, too.
Definitely a fantastic game. The only “mistake“ they made was that it’s honestly a little inaccessible for a lot of people. It’s very technical when you get down to it. Pretty steep learning curve even against basic AI, and you cannot have any fun playing online even if you’re competent lol
They then didn’t do a very good job of marketing to the hardcore SIM crowd, where I think it would have found a better home.
Basically it’s probably 10% too casual for the hard-core SIM crowd though they would likely accept it, but it’s impenetrable for “casuals” IMO. The power management while trying to focus on where you’re flying and engaging can really trip people up, and if you can’t manage your power you’re basically screwed
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Definitely a fantastic game. The only “mistake“ they made was that it’s honestly a little inaccessible for a lot of people. It’s very technical when you get down to it. Pretty steep learning curve even against basic AI, and you cannot have any fun playing online even if you’re competent lol
They then didn’t do a very good job of marketing to the hardcore SIM crowd, where I think it would have found a better home.
Basically it’s probably 10% too casual for the hard-core SIM crowd though they would likely accept it, but it’s impenetrable for “casuals” IMO. The power management while trying to focus on where you’re flying and engaging can really trip people up, and if you can’t manage your power you’re basically screwed
I guess it depends a lot on your background. I thought it felt simple compared to the old X-Wing series but not necessarily dumbed down, they did a decent job streamlining it for a modern take on it.
I guess that means some people can find it too slow and intricate and others too arcadey. I imagine the Skate guys are having to make a lot of those same decisions for a lot of those same reasons.
