Microtransactions can be good. (Destiny)

by stabbim , Des Moines, IA, USA, Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 14:41 (3511 days ago) @ CruelLEGACEY

There were initially some concerns about buying loot packs that contain random rewards... you might get what you want, or you might get something you already have (beyond the microtransactions, this is a problem with RNG based loot in general, as we all know). But Bioware had a great solution to this problem. If a loot crate gives you a weapon you already have, it upgraded your gun to a "Mark II" version that would do slightly more damage. Your weapons could be upgraded all the way up to Mark X, so getting duplicates was actually a good thing.

Also, once you got a gun to Mark X, it was no longer possible to get that gun. So no duplicates or wasted drops.

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Microtransactions *can* be good. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 14:11
- Microtransactions *can* be good. - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 14:18
  - Microtransactions *can* be good. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 14:39
    - Microtransactions *can* be good. - stabbim, 2015-07-22, 14:46
      - + 1 - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 15:42
        
        + 2 - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-07-22, 22:00
    - Microtransactions *can* be good. - Korny, 2015-07-22, 16:05
      - ^^^ This ^^^ - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 16:23
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 17:05
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - Korny, 2015-07-22, 17:11
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 17:16
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 17:21
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 17:23
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - Ragashingo, 2015-07-22, 17:25
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 17:28
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 17:30
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 17:37
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 17:41
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 17:48
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 17:52
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 18:01
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - cheapLEY, 2015-07-22, 17:53
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - Ragashingo, 2015-07-22, 17:58
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - Kermit, 2015-07-22, 18:01
        
        The oholiabs miss the blades - Oholiab, 2015-07-22, 18:09
        
        The oholiabs miss the blades - cheapLEY, 2015-07-22, 18:26
        
        The oholiabs miss the blades - Ragashingo, 2015-07-22, 18:33
        
        The oholiabs miss the blades - Kermit, 2015-07-22, 19:08
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - Ragashingo, 2015-07-22, 17:39
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - Ragashingo, 2015-07-22, 17:23
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - cheapLEY, 2015-07-22, 17:23
        
        ^^^ This ^^^ - red robber, 2015-07-22, 19:29
        
        A great idea, actually... - Korny, 2015-07-22, 19:37
        
        +1 - CyberKN, 2015-07-22, 19:38
        
        +1 - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 20:46
        
        +1 - CyberKN, 2015-07-22, 20:50
        
        And they already did that with Xur anyway! - CyberKN, 2015-07-22, 20:52
        
        +1 - red robber, 2015-07-22, 23:06
        
        Only 8? Try 15 :/ - someotherguy, 2015-07-22, 23:32
        
        I really like all of this. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 19:59
        
        A great idea, actually... - red robber, 2015-07-22, 20:26
        
        A great idea, actually... - CyberKN, 2015-07-22, 20:37
        
        A great idea, actually... - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 20:41
        
        A great idea, actually... - Ragashingo, 2015-07-22, 21:02
        
        A great idea, actually... - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 21:15
        
        A great idea, actually... - Claude Errera, 2015-07-23, 02:19
        
        A great idea, actually... - cheapLEY, 2015-07-23, 02:29
        
        A great idea, actually... - Cody Miller, 2015-07-23, 03:53
        
        A great idea, actually... - Ragashingo, 2015-07-23, 04:57
        
        A great idea, actually... - Korny, 2015-07-23, 05:56
        
        A great idea, actually... - slycrel, 2015-07-23, 06:07
        
        A great idea, actually... - cheapLEY, 2015-07-23, 16:39
    - Microtransactions *can* be good. - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 16:56
      - Microtransactions *can* be good. - CyberKN, 2015-07-22, 17:06
        
        Microtransactions *can* be good. - Korny, 2015-07-22, 17:17
      - Microtransactions *can* be good. - Korny, 2015-07-22, 17:21
        
        Microtransactions *can* be good. - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 17:25
        
        Microtransactions *can* be good. - Korny, 2015-07-22, 17:33
      - Microtransactions *can* be good. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 17:24
        
        Microtransactions *can* be good. - CyberKN, 2015-07-22, 17:28
        
        Microtransactions *can* be good. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 17:30
        
        Microtransactions *can* be good. - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 17:28
        
        Microtransactions *can* be good. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 17:32
        
        Microtransactions *can* be good. - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 17:43
        
        Microtransactions *can* be good. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 17:52
        
        Microtransactions *can* be good. - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 17:56
        
        I think your game would fail. - Claude Errera, 2015-07-22, 19:42
        
        If Cody's game ever comes out, can that be a box quote? ;) - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 19:57
        
        I think your game would fail. - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 20:39
  - Microtransactions *can* be good. - Ragashingo, 2015-07-22, 14:39
    - Microtransactions *can* be good. - CyberKN, 2015-07-22, 14:54
- It makes sense for a lot of design, including destinies - electricpirate, 2015-07-22, 14:31
  - It makes sense for a lot of design, including destinies - cheapLEY, 2015-07-22, 15:18
    - It makes sense for a lot of design, including destinies - Xenos, 2015-07-22, 15:20
      - It makes sense for a lot of design, including destinies - cheapLEY, 2015-07-22, 15:35
    - It makes sense for a lot of design, including destinies - electricpirate, 2015-07-22, 15:40
    - I totally agree, except for... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 15:44
      - I totally agree, except for... - cheapLEY, 2015-07-22, 15:52
        
        It was standalone?! - ZackDark, 2015-07-22, 18:46
        
        It was standalone?! - Korny, 2015-07-22, 18:55
    - AOL!! - Vortech, 2015-07-22, 23:17
- The Resupply Packs in ME3 were AWFUL - CyberKN, 2015-07-22, 14:34
  - just start charging $69 instead of $59 and be done with it - Schedonnardus, 2015-07-22, 14:43
    - just start charging $69 instead of $59 and be done with it - CyberKN, 2015-07-22, 14:50
      - 1 problem with this... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 14:53
        
        1 problem with this... - CyberKN, 2015-07-22, 15:00
        
        1 problem with this... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 15:36
        
        1 problem with this... - cheapLEY, 2015-07-22, 15:56
        
        1 problem with this... - CyberKN, 2015-07-22, 16:01
        
        1 problem with this... - cheapLEY, 2015-07-22, 17:13
        
        1 problem with this... - red robber, 2015-07-22, 15:07
      - just start charging $69 instead of $59 and be done with it - electricpirate, 2015-07-22, 14:55
  - A few points... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 15:28
    - A few points... - CyberKN, 2015-07-22, 15:52
      - A few points... - cheapLEY, 2015-07-22, 16:03
      - A few points... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 16:13
        
        A few points... - CyberKN, 2015-07-22, 16:29
- I wish I knew enough about this stuff to have an opinion. - Funkmon, 2015-07-22, 14:39
- Microtransactions *can* be good. - stabbim, 2015-07-22, 14:41
  - Microtransactions *can* be good. - CyberKN, 2015-07-22, 15:09
    - Microtransactions *can* be good. - stabbim, 2015-07-22, 16:49
      - Microtransactions *can* be good. - Korny, 2015-07-24, 05:03
        
        Microtransactions *can* be good. - stabbim, 2015-07-25, 05:07
- I hate this model, still. - Durandal, 2015-07-22, 14:55
  - I hate this model, still. - Xenos, 2015-07-22, 14:56
    - I hate this model, still. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-07-22, 15:40
      - I hate this model, still. - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 17:21
        
        I hate this model, still. - Ragashingo, 2015-07-22, 17:32
        
        I hate this model, still. - Cody Miller, 2015-07-22, 17:45
        
        Uh huh. How? :) - Ragashingo, 2015-07-22, 18:02
        
        I hate this model, still. - Avateur, 2015-07-23, 00:15
        
        I hate this model, still. - Ragashingo, 2015-07-23, 01:55
        
        I hate this model, still. - cheapLEY, 2015-07-23, 02:15
        
        I hate this model, still. - Ragashingo, 2015-07-23, 02:26
        
        I hate this model, still. - cheapLEY, 2015-07-23, 02:36

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