Micro-transactions, cheating and videogames. Major drama inc?

[Wilian]

Well that's a real pity, because whether or not their software should be changed should be between creator and purchaser. Pretty crazy that we live in a world where you can't even decide the terms under which you will sell your own product to willing consumers.

And I fail to see what is so terrible that a person would have right to use the product they paid for as they wish.

[Totori]

Didn't something along these lines come up with Apple trying to claim jailbreaking was copyright infringement?

It was Terms of Service.
Apple was denied by the court.

[icedwarrior]

I wish more games would employ TF2's mentality: you can buy all the shinies you want, but you can obtain them in the game, so all you're really doing is obtaining it quicker.

I refuse to fund micro-transactions; I've only spend $0.49 on TF2 to become a "Premium" member, and I got the game for free, so I can easily justify that. Now, if it was $60 and they wanted $20...that's not going to happen.

I can understand wanting to control multiplayer cheating, but single player? Really?

[Wilian]

I wish more games would employ TF2's mentality: you can buy all the shinies you want, but you can obtain them in the game, so all you're really doing is obtaining it quicker.

I refuse to fund micro-transactions; I've only spend $0.49 on TF2 to become a "Premium" member, and I got the game for free, so I can easily justify that. Now, if it was $60 and they wanted $20...that's not going to happen.

I can understand wanting to control multiplayer cheating, but single player? Really?

I don't mind microtransactions in F2P games at all. They are rather neat way to support the developer whom's games you enjoy in any amount you wish.

[Chelly]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain...ource-exploit/

“The resource-earning mechanic in Dead Space 3 is not a glitch,” an EA spokesperson told me. “We have no plans to issue a patch to change this aspect of the game. We encourage players to explore the game and discover the areas where resources respawn for free. We’ve deliberately designed Dead Space 3 to allow players to harvest resources by playing through the game. For those that wish to accumulate upgrades instantly, we have enabled an optional system for them to buy the resources at a minimal cost ($1-$3).”

Well that's a good move.

[SirRobin]

Hehe... Nice... Wait, so are they going to have any patches? You know, for the "real" bugs? lol

Or is that another deliberately made it that way thing?

[Wilian]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain...ource-exploit/

Well that's a good move.

Well, it's nice that they let common sense reign for a while, though I have no doubt it was after long thinking from the part of their Marketing/PR department. They know they need good PR within gaming community and this was one of the ways of getting it.