Guild Wars 2

Now is game preferentialing paying players, becouse they will have content that non-paying dont have.

Quite major change in game policy.

Its a turning point now.

I dont like that it will be payed.

Sadly its clear to me, that not shareing majority opinion makes me drop and dead.
You like its payed? – oh nice, lets come with us celebrate. You dont like it? – than burn on a border.

psizone.8437:

for DOTA 2 that gives players xp boosts and other in game changes

It doesnt boost in game XP, it boost battle points. Thats 2 diferent things.
And rest of it, its ALL SKINS ONLY. (and thats what makes dota 2 profitable btw).

Tournaments are e-sport. Its different category. In some you compete for real money.
You dont have to play it (= pay it), its not afecting gameplay. You (as a winner) dont get special hero or sword, that others dont have (its all skin only).

Sorry, normaly when i buy meal in restaurant i also eat it. I am not shareing it with other guests. Guess i am a bad person))))

Games are shared content.
You are shareing it with newcomers and other playing players.
Meal not. Its eaten by yourself.

Expansions (alias small patches) are just money makeing for me. Its microtransaction afecting gameplay = money makeing.

If you one day see some payed patch in Dota 2 let me know, and that game unlike GW is FREE !! and yes, its also permanently upgraded ! (new heroes and stuff). There is no need to pay for gameplay afecting stuff.
And guess what, players still donate it ! And the game isnt bankrupt, actually its generating a lot of profit !

i dont like that this “patch” will be payed, its money-makeing on players.

Talks about “one time pay” is history.

Shame on you.

What be next, new profession avaiable only for paying players? Or farming zone? Maybe paying players could switch between 3 weapons, hm?

Guess i will have to look for another game.

i dont know your costs, but quartal profit 32 milions seems to me enought to keep game runing and updating (without payed expansions)

If u still need more money, then i sugest to change game model – problem of the game is, thats based on fashion, and that fashion is avaiable to all players (paying or not paying) + most of it CANT be bought for money.
I recommand (in case of makeing more money) change model to 3 base skin looks for every armour type, rest skins (rares and special) avaiable only via gems (600 gems per 1 item). Events (living story) offering as meta achievment special “+5 upgrade”, which upgrade selected atribute on selected peace of armor by 5. On final event chest similar upgrade, but only +1 (and achievable only once per event). Its not such big advantage, but players will still be motivated enought to continue playing the game, and the microtransaction from skins will finance the game very well (a lot of active players + human nature to brag = profit). Present black lion offering its quite garbage (no offence), its not tending people to microtransaction as situation described above will.

“and there are people who still aren’t happy”
i am happy

“ppl crying about the fact that they have to pay”
i bought it once, dont see a reason to be forced to buy it again.

For financing purpose u have new buyers.
For aditional financing, u have (optional) microtranstactions (not influencing gameplay). Just do your job corectly and people will apreciate it (pay or recommand to friends).
Thats my opinion.

If they were not updating game, the game will eventualy die. Updates (if good) is the key what keeps game popular and selling.

Rebound.3409:

Besides it hasn’t been state it will be payed…how cheep can u get seriously. By the time the expo comes out this game will be 3 years old. If u played it since beta u practically payed 50$ for a game that has lasted u for 3 years. Is it that much to pay 30-40$ more when the expansion comes out IF it’s payed?

Tell me how much did the last “50$ game” last you before u quit and forgot about it?

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If u love your T-shirt and still wearing it 5 years, you also go to china and pay the kid who made it extra 10 dolars?
Sorry, but for me its not extra, its what i except, and the reason why i bought it.
But i understand your (different) attitude
Besides, there is plenty ways to support developers another way (and more voluntarily, for those who really want to)
Btw, please dont see someone who dont want to “extra pay” as a bad guy or something.

hmm, maybe some local review writer tranlated something wrong, or gets missunderstood.
But it was like “no more payments, everything in future will be free, they said”

i have been playing game since beta, and really love it, but why did u lie back there? – You promised no monthly payment and no more buying stuff (patch, etc.), saying everything in future will be free, couse you dont want to be like another games (which was one of main reasons i bought the game).
Now, you are just like another games, where ok patch, fixes, events, updates are free (for example like in WoW), but expansion is paid. Its shame you ruin game philosophy (that you can be proud of + make propagation strategy on it) + you dont keep your promises

Thomas