Originally Posted by
Xaphan Fox
Lets focus on the actual issue:
This game represents a bit of a shift in sts's plat philosophy.
Before now, in sl and pl, plat got you esthetic items with no increase to playing power, or items EQUIVALENT to that which is dropped with no increase in playing power over what anyone could do for free with some amount of time investment.
Now: the best items are gained through plat purchases, and random chance plat purchases at that!
This change now weighs game performance, now more than ever, in the plat purchaser's favor.
I understand this is beta, and not at all indicative of what the end game store and its items will actually be...
But sts has already stated the increase in plat costs in this game over pl/sl is to place this game on the same profit footing as other iap saturated games.
The other games are a rip off. Its a mobile bubble everyone is cashing in on, and it will surely, hopefully, burst soon. Sts following this cash heavy model cause everyone else is doing it I find very unfortunate, but completely expected.
No matter how much everyone loathes it, people will still spend 50bucks on firebrand attempts and not get it/get it. Sts will still cash in. Business as usual.
I love sts's games. I love the people on it. I truely hope sts realizes some errors in their gaming philosophy, and act accordingly:
as people who play games also, and not just representatives of a company expanding a bottom line.
Also, as a side note for sts:
The cost of things is very high. 20 bucks can get me a single item or more slots, or it can buy me a whole damn Xbox game.
I might not wanna buy a single 50 dollar item, but if things were 1 2 5 10 dollars, I might buy a lot more stuff and probably spend more than 50 overall. Just a thought.
You all want/need money. I truely understand. But I believe you are moving in the wrong direction to get it.
Love you guys.
As flip has said to me in the past, hopefully this post is free of the vitriol of past critiques of your business model, and you will take some of this to heart.
Bark bark woof.
*nuzzles*
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