How do you feel about microtransactions and monetisation?

[amdfangirl]

I'm pretty annoyed. I opened up Sims 3 after a long time and found that the whole game was plastered with microtransactions. Apparently I can't visit 3 towns out of 6 towns unless I unlock them with Simpoints. Is this just a little crazy or what? I've spent full sticker price on the game and I have about 4 of the 11 expansion packs (not to mention content packs) avalible on offer (each expansion costs ~ $20...) and EA still expects me to pay for microtransactions??

I dunno about you, but I am very bummed out here. Sims 4 is missing basic things like swimming pools (which will likely be avalible by... DLC/microtransactions! YAY!).

I mean like sure, you have League of Legends... but how do you feel about microtransactions? I tink it's a worrying trend if companies expect us to pay for all of this stuff indivdually. To counterbalance this dose of pessimism, here is a countervideo from extra credits on this topic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXA559KNopI&list=PLhyKYa0YJ_5BjqBfCTq5pgJsSFZShCxSU&index=11

 

[Gam3r01]

I have to say I hate current gen micro transactions, but I do think they could work.
Games like league or PS2 for example have it a bit better, I had a friend who spent 5 dollars to buy a gun that performed fairly well, I who play the game more, got the same weapon 2 weeks later by earning the certs to buy them in game. League is similar, you can spend real money for a champion, or use (i think its called) ip to buy them as well. Hearthstone too, you can simply own the gold to buy packs, or pay for them.

I happily threw 10 bucks into PS2, since it was a quality F2P game that isnt pay to win, I had no problem with it. I got a few skins for my vehicles, a new secondary for my fighter, and most important, a resource boost. I simply paid 2 bucks (approx) to get 50% increased in game currency for the next week, which to someone who played as much as I do, allowed me to purchase around 9 bucks worth of items.

Then there are others. Ones that are strictly visual, cost too much, or simply withhold content are moving in the wrong direction.

At the current pace, they are going the wrong direction (Certain fire missions in destiny require PS plus) but there is some hope.

 

[amdfangirl]

PS2?

 

[Gam3r01]

Planetside 2