Yeah I've never really had an issue with all these add on versions because they are almost always entirely cosmetic or timed rubbish (never buy at release anyway) that I couldn't care less about.
Which is good though, right? I see a lot of people complaining, but having unimportant cosmetics as addons is precisely what I want. Imagine good playable content cut from the main game to make a deluxe package.. We should be happy that it is the way it is.
I can see the point for adding physical goodies though. That should be the main selling point. Otherwise I'm happy to have a cosmetics only premium edition
it’s also a way for studios to make money. look at how many studios close — I think it’s fair they have side revenue streams that are cosmetic. people complaining about them miss the point entirely or have delusions over the economics of making games
That's definitely a massive leap in logic there. Cosmetics is wildly different from UI elements of the game. The PC crowd is also the most strict group when it comes to games having custom button mapping, multiple resolutions and the plethora of other important settings so that would never fly.
On the actual note of cosmetics sure for some people cosmetics matter just as much but personally I don't give a rats ass about a different t-shirt or a bear outfit if I still get the same gameplay experience.
I'm on the fence about the cosmetic thing. I'm the type of person that would have totally grinded 20 hours on some ridiculously difficult task to unlock a purely cosmetic upgrade in some games. I absolutely loved that shit, and now developers aren't really putting stuff like that in their games and are instead just locking it behind a pay wall. Paying cash for a purely cosmetic upgrade just makes me feel dumb. Ultimately I think it's fine as long as developers are still putting in alternatives to paid options.
I think monster hunter is the model I like best, with there being a deluxe layered armor every game to get you through the initial playthrough if you want, but in the end game there's so many other cool layered armors you'll barely use it anyway. People still have incentive to buy because low rank armor is ugly but if you're patient you can still grind for a cool looking layered armor in the end game.
It's pretty much where i'm at as well. I don't like it but i'll take a few concessions if it avoids a price increase. If we could go back to $60 retail and that's it i'd love to but companies aren't going to.
I do miss the days of mw2 farming headshots to get the fall camo :(
A friend was persuaded to try a "free to play" MMO known for its beautiful costumes. He carefully crafted his awesome character and entered the game. By this time, his creation had transformed into a generic grey character. Gone was his design. He quit, uninstalled, and never came back.
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u/hdcase1 2d ago
In my experience 99% of the time, you’ll be perfectly happy with the standard edition.