Still, aside from driving up the price, microtransactions are also incredibly good at taking the player out of the game. It’s a slap in the face to gamers who are willing to support the industry by buying new games at their respective launches. I expect a complete product upon purchasing my game and that simply isn’t the case these days.Ĭurrently, the gaming market seems to be set up so that consumers buy around 80-85% of a game, leaving the rest up to microtransactions and expansions that drive up the overall price, should the consumer choose to buy in. I don’t care if that means having to complete challenges, earn more in game currency, etc. If I buy Dead Space 3 (one of my favorite games by the way) I expect to be able to unlock all of the content (microtransaction content included) without having to pay a dime. If you pay full price for a video game, don’t you expect to receive a complete version of the game? I know the gaming industry is in a bit of a tough spot right now, but bleeding the fan base doesn’t seem like a smart thing to do. These seem like small things, but when viewed through the eyes of a consumer who has already paid $60 for what they believe to be a complete game, microtransactions only serve to frustrate the player, and here’s why.
Call of Duty: Ghosts: microtransactions pertaining to a skin for your guard dog. GTA V: microtransactions pertaining to in-game money. Dead Space 3: microtransactions pertaining to gear, materials, suits. It doesn’t matter what game you’re playing nowadays. I’d like to begin my assault on DLC by first targeting the smaller microtransactions, which have become commonplace in recent years. Keep reading to find out what it is that frustrates me about the latest DLC craze. Don’t get me wrong, I love extra content, especially if it’s within a game I thoroughly enjoy, but sometimes DLC diminishes a game’s overall experience. In fact, I often find myself coming head to head with a game’s newest DLC expansion before I even have time to complete the main story line itself. It’s actually become somewhat of an abnormality for a game to not have DLC. Up until the explosion of online gaming and digital content, expansions and other forms of DLC had been irrelevant. Opinions by GamesBeat community writers do not necessarily reflect those of the staff. This post has not been edited by the GamesBeat staff.
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