MMO players blast "disgusting" $90 early access charge for WoW: The War Within - "We must say early and loudly that this is not okay" - eviltoast
    • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      If they didn’t stop from abusive micro transactions, half-ass launches, mocking players about mobile phones, overworked devs, a sexist frat boy culture, women leaving over sexual abuse, or a employee who committed suicide (!)… then nothing will.

      • Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        The average player doesnt know about any of this. The average player doesnt think about these things. The average player is not you or me.

        • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
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          1 year ago

          WoW has micro transactions, including: level boost, several exclusive cosmetics (mounts, armors, weapons), exclusive pets.

          You can also buy game time with cash and resell it for gold, so an indirect and limited cash for power, too. I know these have been around at least since BfA, dunno if Legion already had them

    • William@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Not only that, this is by design. They want their early testers to be a small group of people who are heavily invested in the game, both mentally and financially.

      Sure, a lot of people are going to be mad about being “excluded”, but how many of them are going to actually boycott the expansion when it releases because of it? The ones are maddest are the ones who most want to play it and are unlikely to walk away.

      There was always going to be a small group of players that got to play it before the majority of the playerbase. The only difference is the $90, and that price is well worth it to a lot of the big fans.