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Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist
#424301: Jun 23rd 2015 at 8:36:24 AM

Fine.

@Badge:Fak u.

SO ANYWAY!

Dirty Bomb is a game that's....pretty much Counterstike when I think about it. You have people trying to blow up stuff and people trying to keep that from happening.

BUT!

Its F 2 P which means. MICROTRANSACTIONS!

And boy does Dirty Bomb get you with microtransactions. See you can buy stuff ingame with either in game currency, Gold, or with real cash. Probably the least expensive thing in the shop is about 1000G. And it gets up to the tens of thoudsands needed to get something. And for each match you play, about 10mins each. You get 100~150G if you're balls out amazing at the game.

But here's the real kicker. Most of those microtransactions are gonna come in the form of card packs. Each pack essentially spins a roulette and gives you one card ranging in general usefulness, and rarity, from Lead, to Iron, to Bronze, then Silver, Gold, and Cobalt being the rarest. And what do you get for these cards? Loadouts. You get different guns and slightly different color pallets.

But the RNG is fixed to go towards lead most of the time. Even if it looks like you're about to land on a gold or a cobalt, if a lead is right next to it, it will give you the lead nine times out of ten. So you're either gonna wind up playing the game for an hour for a single horrible chance at a good card. Or cave in and by elite packs, which remove the three most common card types, for about 5USD each. And even then elite packs aren't guaranteed a gold. They're rigged to go to Silver most of the time.

The game either wants you to waste all of your time on a rather small chance of getting something good, or all of your money for a chance to unlock something useful.

Its a rather mediocre shooter as well.

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#424302: Jun 23rd 2015 at 8:39:59 AM

didn't the dev make another bad shooter

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LatverianBadger Calamity is a housewife from gacha hell Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
Calamity is a housewife
#424303: Jun 23rd 2015 at 8:40:41 AM

@ Box: Clipping through floors and floating batmobiles, oh my!

Here's hoping I don't have the same experience with DMC 4 SE.

@ Jam: The one time microtransactions can be considered acceptable is when they mainly sell completely superficial things. Costumes, special models for existing items, music, etc, things that you don't need to get a decent experience out of the game. I feel your pain bro.

"Shake the dust." - Anis Mojgani
Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist
#424304: Jun 23rd 2015 at 8:46:15 AM

I remember a time.

When to unlock something in a game you didn't pay for it.

You used you skill and ingenuity to find secrets, beat superbosses, find the just right combonation of things to unlock that cool sword, or character, or gun, or golden kangaroo launcher, you can brag to your friends about.

Now.

Not so much.

edited 23rd Jun '15 8:47:00 AM by Azure

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#424305: Jun 23rd 2015 at 8:46:36 AM

at least the game probably ran like it was actually meant to

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ramuf Electric Heart from the Shining Throne Since: Jan, 2013
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#424306: Jun 23rd 2015 at 8:47:29 AM

Ah yes.

The good ol days.

The zeitgeist has moved against you.

Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist
#424307: Jun 23rd 2015 at 8:48:27 AM

And exactly when did we settle for a game just being able to run?

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RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
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#424308: Jun 23rd 2015 at 8:49:20 AM

When our standards took a nosedive.

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Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
whatever he can
#424309: Jun 23rd 2015 at 8:49:36 AM

that's rule one of a video game

"does it work"

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ramuf Electric Heart from the Shining Throne Since: Jan, 2013
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#424310: Jun 23rd 2015 at 8:54:10 AM

I thought rule one was "will it sell."

Bcom Since: Jun, 2014
#424311: Jun 23rd 2015 at 8:54:50 AM

Rule zero is "will it sell" because that's probably the most important rule to the industry

edited 23rd Jun '15 8:55:19 AM by Bcom

Boxen whatever he can Since: Jan, 2013
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#424312: Jun 23rd 2015 at 8:56:07 AM

bcom is correct

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Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist
#424313: Jun 23rd 2015 at 9:01:42 AM

No.

Dirge of Cerberus "works".

Shitty copy and paste Steam Greenlight Unity Bullshit "works".

You got your game to run on the platform its supposed to run on congradufuckinglations!

Did you make a quality product that will appeal to your fans and your general core audience? No? Then you're just a parasite.

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#424314: Jun 23rd 2015 at 9:03:40 AM

whatever i'm wrong

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ChrissieMcNapkins bruhonetta from the traphouse Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
bruhonetta
#424315: Jun 23rd 2015 at 9:05:41 AM

there has always been shit games

I live in a constant state of fear and misery.
ramuf Electric Heart from the Shining Throne Since: Jan, 2013
Electric Heart
#424316: Jun 23rd 2015 at 9:05:49 AM

Being a bad video game doesn't mean that it's a parasite on the industry.

They do their part to prop it up, same as the swagalicious games.

Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist
#424317: Jun 23rd 2015 at 9:11:40 AM

Explain to me what lazy horribly designed games have ever done for the industy.

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Bcom Since: Jun, 2014
#424318: Jun 23rd 2015 at 9:13:11 AM

make the good stuff seem even better and shown us who actually gives a shit.

ramuf Electric Heart from the Shining Throne Since: Jan, 2013
Electric Heart
#424319: Jun 23rd 2015 at 9:13:52 AM

Generate revenue.

Now, they perpetuate horrendous business practices, yes. That much is undeniable.

But hey money.

Terrible video games accomplish their goal; the companies making them get exactly what they want.

edited 23rd Jun '15 9:17:15 AM by ramuf

f1r3lemon Duty First from All aboard the fun train Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
Duty First
#424320: Jun 23rd 2015 at 9:16:04 AM

Dosh

But they make the good games even more pristine and bright

всегда верен
ChrissieMcNapkins bruhonetta from the traphouse Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Hoping Senpai notices me
bruhonetta
#424321: Jun 23rd 2015 at 9:25:40 AM

aaaaaaa iunno what to do

I live in a constant state of fear and misery.
SR3NORMANDY Problem Child from N/A - In constant flux Since: Jul, 2012
Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist
#424323: Jun 23rd 2015 at 9:39:21 AM

They do make good games seem better. And there's always gonna be bad games.

But.

Ram, you just explained my point.

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#424324: Jun 23rd 2015 at 9:41:05 AM

okay i am wrong i get it

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ramuf Electric Heart from the Shining Throne Since: Jan, 2013
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#424325: Jun 23rd 2015 at 9:41:16 AM

As was intended.

It's hard to argue with a company that gets what it wants.


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