Apparently Cliffy B really disagrees with me

by Avateur , Saturday, March 02, 2013, 20:10 (4065 days ago) @ Avateur
edited by Avateur, Saturday, March 02, 2013, 20:16

Well, not me on a personal level, but when it comes to microtransactions:

http://dudehugespeaks.tumblr.com/post/44243746261/nickels-dimes-and-quarters

And you know, I agree with him on some of it. I may personally disagree with microtransactions and its overall effects on gaming, but I absolutely see the business perspective of it and I do know that, unfortunately, many, many people have no problem with it (or don't notice or don't care). The thing I most agree with him about is that it really is my money, and I absolutely see no need for me to continue buying video games from EA (or anyone else with a gameplay or design philosophy I disagree with, be it in the form of microtransactions or whatever else I might not like all that much). There were already a rare select few games from EA that I had continued to buy, and that's going to be changing.

All in all it was a great read, even if I mostly disagree with what he said. I agreed with some things, but only from a purely and strictly business standpoint that completely disregards the impact on gameplay and consumers as a whole. Still, it's worth checking out!

Also, Penny-Arcade provided some thoughts on the matter (more or less) along with a comic:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/2013/03/01 <- Thoughts

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2013/03/01 <- Comic