PoE has huge shop with MTX and the prices are very high. Not to mention all those premium stash tabs that are so important (like currency tab or map tab) QoL that I don't see myself playing without them. I'm aware its f2p game but the price for all those tabs already surpased b2p ARPGs by alot.
But for some reason I don't see people flooding this forum with complains, why? Because it's not Blizzard?
I don't mind if it will purely be convenience and cosmetics only. I already accepted that games moved in that direction.
I do hope there will be 0 power to have from $$ and most certainly not the BS that Diablo Immoral is, which really pushes the envelope there.
It's 2022 and people still surprised by microtransactions in a game. This is capitalism in purest form. If you want change it's not just not buying things, it's voting in people that twill change laws.
Because it is F2P people are willing to excuse anything as long as it is not power. PoE might be the only game where I have an issue with cosmetic in shop, solely because all of the regular gear in game looks like absolute dog water. The only way to look even remotely good in that game is to pay, Also people forget it is own by Tencent pretty frequently.
Will probably use microtransactions combined with seasonal FOMO & also some sort of "ladder pass" or "season pass".
That's why they're using multiplayer so heavily - they'll probably ristrict access to areas / bosses / loot if your ilvl or whatever is not high enough.
I guarantee you that's a 100% for cosmetics and what to do for expansions.
There will be no way to boost your character via real world money in any shape or form.
Which is absolutely fine - so long as player power can ONLY be gained by playing the game. It becomes a problem when content is gated behind ilvl restrictions when you purchase player power with $$$. I dont mind heroic dungeons having a "you need XYZ ilvl before queuing for this content" because it protects other players in the group from ending up carrying someone who really isnt able to help much.
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What gives you that confidence? The last 2 Diablo games (outside of D2R) had P2W at launch. I genuinely think and hope this is the case, as you say, but i have little to no confidence thats how it will turn out.
"There is a pervasive myth that making content hard will induce players to rise to the occasion. We find the opposite. " -- Ghostcrawler
"The bit about hardcore players not always caring about the long term interests of the game is spot on." -- Ghostcrawler
"Do you want a game with no casuals so about 500 players?"
Not only will it have microtransactions, it'll have P2W. You folks deserve every bit of it lol
This. POE is great, and has a mostly fair MTX system. Bank tabs become essential but are thankfully a one time purchase and are reasonably priced.
Thier cosmetics are freaking CRAZY priced. Want a new shield skin? $12. Want an entire matching armor set? About half cost $40 and the other half cost $80.
Butterfly wings? $64
A cape? $22
Long as I'm not forced into groups like DI I don't care.. its 2022 cames are going to have MTX for cosmetics, at some point after release probably level boost. honesty neither bothers me at all. Long as they don't sell gear with stats, or extra dungeon resets. Hell from this thread PoE would annoy me more having to buy QoL things it seems like, its been ages since i tried PoE though.
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"There is a pervasive myth that making content hard will induce players to rise to the occasion. We find the opposite. " -- Ghostcrawler
"The bit about hardcore players not always caring about the long term interests of the game is spot on." -- Ghostcrawler
"Do you want a game with no casuals so about 500 players?"
How joyous to be in such a place! Where phishing is not only allowed, it is encouraged!
I'm fine with cosmetic stuff, but if they sell power/become p2w... lol