Don't tempt them! (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 14:57 (3536 days ago) @ Speedracer513

...So it's not "selling cosmetics for money" that bothers you, it's just how they package them apparently.

In some sense. If not, I'd be barred from any new game at all essentially, since they all have preorder bonuses now.

So, what's so bad about it then? I, personally, would much rather have the option to individually buy - or ignore - cosmetic items that don't affect the game at all. I have a really hard time understanding why someone would think that is a wholly unacceptable way to offer things that some people care about but others obviously don't...?

I'm not sure I have a GREAT answer for you, but I think it boils down to having the artistic integrity to make sure everybody who buys your game has access to your best work as a developer. Your game is your art. Everything in it should be important. I'd hate to go to a film and not see that one super cool slow mo action explosion shot because the theater chain didn't enter into a deal with the studio, or I didn't buy a premium ticket. I'm sure George Miller would hate that too. Yet, that's essentially what developers are allowing nowadays.

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This is a promise - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 12:55
- ----Line in the sand---- - INSANEdrive, 2015-06-23, 13:00
- Couldn't you just eat a sock or something? - someotherguy, 2015-06-23, 13:02
- :/ - ZackDark, 2015-06-23, 13:09
  - :/ - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 13:26
    - :/ - Speedracer513, 2015-06-23, 13:31
    - :/ - stabbim, 2015-06-23, 13:31
      - :/ - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 13:44
        
        Opportunity cost. - General Battuta, 2015-06-23, 15:51
  - I feel like I wandered into a Mary Kay pitch. - Vortech, 2015-06-23, 17:58
- Well, uhm, cya I guess. - CougRon, 2015-06-23, 13:55
- Don't tempt them! - Funkmon, 2015-06-23, 14:17
  - Don't tempt them! - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 14:22
    - Don't tempt them! - Leviathan, 2015-06-23, 14:32
      - Don't tempt them! - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 14:34
        
        Don't tempt them! - Speedracer513, 2015-06-23, 14:39
        
        Better cosmetic than pay-to-win - someotherguy, 2015-06-23, 14:47
        
        Better cosmetic than pay-to-win - Speedracer513, 2015-06-23, 14:58
        
        Better cosmetic than pay-to-win - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 15:02
        
        *Reach - CyberKN, 2015-06-23, 15:07
        
        In full price games? Not cool. - someotherguy, 2015-06-23, 15:07
        
        Don't tempt them! - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 14:57
        
        Don't tempt them! - Speedracer513, 2015-06-23, 15:10
        
        Don't tempt them! - Korny, 2015-06-23, 16:03
        
        Don't tempt them! - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 16:17
        
        Don't tempt them! - Korny, 2015-06-23, 17:16
        
        Don't tempt them! - Leviathan, 2015-06-23, 14:57
        
        Don't tempt them! - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 15:00
        
        Don't tempt them! - MacAddictXIV, 2015-06-23, 15:24
        
        My plan. - Funkmon, 2015-06-23, 15:29
        
        My plan. - MacAddictXIV, 2015-06-23, 15:32
        
        I will dance if you want me to - unoudid, 2015-06-23, 15:36
        
        Will you leave your friends behind? - Vortech, 2015-06-23, 18:04
        
        We can dance on the xbone - unoudid, 2015-06-23, 18:23
        
        360 4 LYFE. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-23, 18:24
        
        Come to the xbone. There is cake. - MacAddictXIV, 2015-06-23, 18:27
        
        360 4 LYFE. - Ragashingo, 2015-06-23, 18:33
        
        Operation Donation needs to happen - unoudid, 2015-06-23, 18:43
        
        360 4 LYFE. - RaichuKFM, 2015-06-23, 18:45
        
        Just shoot Hard Light for power ;) - unoudid, 2015-06-23, 18:48
        
        We can dance on the xbone - Vortech, 2015-06-23, 18:45
        
        Don't tempt them! - RaichuKFM, 2015-06-23, 15:38
        
        Don't tempt them! - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 15:43
        
        Don't tempt them! - Leviathan, 2015-06-23, 15:39
        
        Don't tempt them! - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 15:50
        
        Don't tempt them! - Leviathan, 2015-06-23, 16:19
        
        Don't tempt them! - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 16:24
        
        Don't tempt them! - RaichuKFM, 2015-06-23, 16:39
        
        Don't tempt them! - Leviathan, 2015-06-23, 16:47
        
        Don't tempt them! - Ragashingo, 2015-06-23, 17:47
        
        Don't tempt them! - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 17:54
        
        Don't tempt them! - RaichuKFM, 2015-06-23, 17:56
        
        Don't tempt them! - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 18:25
        
        Don't tempt them! - Vortech, 2015-06-23, 18:54
        
        Don't tempt them! - Ragashingo, 2015-06-23, 18:09
        
        Don't tempt them! - Claude Errera, 2015-06-23, 19:57
        
        Don't tempt them! - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 20:04
        
        Don't tempt them! - Claude Errera, 2015-06-23, 20:06
        
        Don't tempt them! - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 20:43
        
        Don't tempt them! - Dean Hofmeyer (unhh), 2015-06-23, 22:40
        
        Don't tempt them! - Vortech, 2015-06-24, 00:35
- I'd buy cosmetics if the game went Free to Play - Kahzgul, 2015-06-23, 14:26
  - +1 - MacAddictXIV, 2015-06-23, 14:29
  - Generally this funding model makes more sense... - electricpirate, 2015-06-23, 14:55
- *IMG* - ncsuDuncan, 2015-06-23, 15:14
  - They've really buckled on their morals here - MrPadraig08, 2015-06-23, 15:18
  - *IMG* - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 15:24
    - *IMG* - MrPadraig08, 2015-06-23, 15:25
      - LOL - Leviathan, 2015-06-23, 15:42
    - *IMG* - Korny, 2015-06-23, 15:31
      - *IMG* - MacAddictXIV, 2015-06-23, 15:33
      - *IMG* - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 15:35
        
        *IMG* - Miguel Chavez, 2015-06-23, 15:44
        
        *IMG* - Korny, 2015-06-23, 15:50
        
        *IMG* - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 15:53
        
        *IMG* - Korny, 2015-06-23, 16:08
        
        *IMG* - Cody Miller, 2015-06-23, 16:13
        
        my life - MrPadraig08, 2015-06-23, 16:17
        
        Heh. - Ragashingo, 2015-06-23, 17:53
        
        my life - breitzen, 2015-06-23, 18:20
  - For clarity, this was charity. - RaichuKFM, 2015-06-23, 15:34
- This is a promise - Fuertisimo, 2015-06-23, 17:56
- This is a promise - Jillybean, 2015-06-23, 18:29
  - This is a promise - unoudid, 2015-06-23, 18:39
    - This is a promise - Jillybean, 2015-06-23, 18:42
      - Heh. Yep! - Ragashingo, 2015-06-23, 18:53
      - This is a promise - petetheduck, 2015-06-23, 22:45
- You seem to be missing something - Raflection, 2015-06-23, 20:54
- "...if you know you can't keep it." - Ragashingo, 2015-06-25, 02:08

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